Counter

Counter
反撃
Attribute(s)	Passive
Effect(s)	Counter physical damageShin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne Shin Megami Tensei IV Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse Shin Megami Tensei V Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance Devil Survivor Devil Survivor: Overclocked Devil Survivor 2 Devil Survivor 2: Record Breaker Reflect physical damagePersona 3 Persona 3 FES Persona 3 Portable Persona 3 Reload Persona 4 Persona 4 Golden Persona 5 Persona 5 Royal

Counter is a recurring skill in the Megami Tensei franchise.

Profile

Counter is a Passive skill that allows the user to randomly instantly retaliate against incoming Physical or Strength-based damage with a Physical attack of their own.

In the Persona series, Counter randomly repels incoming Strength-based damage.

Gameplay

Effect

Game	Attribute	S. TypeSkill Type	D. TypeDamage Type	Effect	Cost	P. LevelPower Level	Target	Range	Hits	B. PowerBase Power	C. RateCritical Hit Rate	Accuracy	Rank	Usage
														In Battle	Outside
Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne	Passive	—	—	50% chance to counter.	—	—	Self	—	—	—	—	—	5	✔	✘
Shin Megami Tensei IV	Passive	—	—	???	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9	—	—
Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse	Passive	—	—	???	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	—	—
Shin Megami Tensei V	Passive	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8	—	—
Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance	Passive	—	Physical	50% chance to counter.	—	Weak	Single enemy	—	1	100	0%	98%	8	—	—
Persona 3	Passive	—	—	10% chance to repel Phys attack	—	—	Self	—	—	—	—	—	—	✔	✘
Persona 3 FES	Passive	—	—	10% chance to repel Phys attack	—	—	Self	—	—	—	—	—	—	✔	✘
Persona 3 Portable	Passive	—	—	10% chance to repel Phys attack	—	—	Self	—	—	—	—	—	—	✔	✘
Persona 3 Reload	Passive	—	—	—	—	—	Self	—	—	—	—	—	—	✔	✘
Persona 4	Passive	—	—	10% chance to reflect Phys; does not stack with other Counters	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Group 3	✔	✘
Persona 4 Golden	Passive	—	—	10% chance to reflect Phys; does not stack with other Counters	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Group 3	✔	✘
Persona 5	Passive	—	—	10% chance to reflect Phys or melee attacks. Does not affect Gun or stack with counterstrike or High Counter.	—	—	Self	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Persona 5 Royal	Passive	—	—	10% chance to reflect Phys or melee. Does not affect Gun or stack with Counterstrike or High Counter.	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Persona Mobile Online	Passive	Magic	—	15% chance to counter Physical attacks.	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Digital Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner	Passive	—	—	Counter Physical attacks.	—	—	Self	—	—	—	—	—	—	✔	✘
Digital Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner 2	Passive	—	—	Counter Physical attacks.	—	—	Self	—	—	—	—	—	—	✔	✘
Devil Survivor	Passive	Passive	—	12% chance to counter upon taking Phys damage.	—	—	Self	—	—	—	—	—	—	✔	✘
Devil Survivor: Overclocked	Passive	Passive	—	12% chance to counter upon taking Phys damage.	—	—	Self	—	—	—	—	—	—	✔	✘
Devil Survivor 2	Passive	Passive	—	Low chance to counter Phys attacks	—	—	Self	—	—	—	—	—	—	✔	✘
Devil Survivor 2: Record Breaker	Passive	Passive	—	Low chance to counter upon taking Phys damage	—	—	Self	—	—	—	—	—	—	✔	✘

Descriptions

Game	Description
Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne	May perform a weak counterattack when physically attacked.
Shin Megami Tensei IV	Unknown chance for user to counter physical damage to self with a normal attack.
Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse	Chance of countering with weak basic attack after receiving physical or gun damage.
Persona 3	Counter physical attacks (low odds).
Persona 3 Reload	10% chance of reflecting physical skills.
Persona 4	10% chance of reflecting Phys attacks.
Persona 5	10% chance of reflecting physical attacks.
Digital Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner	Randomly counter ～Light damage ～Low odds
Digital Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner 2	Randomly counter ～Light damage ～Low odds
Devil Survivor	Low chance of counter (phys only)
Devil Survivor: Overclocked	Low chance of counter upon taking Phys damage
Devil Survivor 2	Low chance of counter upon taking Phys damage
Devil Survivor 2: Record Breaker	Low chance of counter upon taking Phys damage

Learnsets

Party Members

Persona 3

Name	Learned
Shinjiro Aragaki	Innate

Persona 3 FES

Name	Learned
Shinjiro Aragaki	Innate
Junpei Iori	35

Persona 3 Reload

Name	Learned
Junpei Iori	16

Persona 4

Name	Learned
Chie Satonaka	24

Digital Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner

Mantra
Ogre

Digital Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner 2

Mantra
Priestess

Demons

Persona 3

Name	Arcana	Learned
Orthrus	Hanged Man	Innate
Hanuman	Strength	Innate
Ares	Chariot	21
Pale Rider	Death	27
Mithra	Temperance	28
Oumitsunu	Chariot	34

Persona 3 FES

Name	Arcana	Learned
Orthrus	Hanged Man	Innate
Hanuman	Strength	Innate
Rakshasa	Strength	21
Ares	Chariot	21
Pale Rider	Death	27
Mithra	Temperance	28
Oumitsunu	Chariot	34

Persona 3 Portable

Name	Arcana	Learned
Orthrus	Hanged Man	Innate
Hanuman	Strength	Innate
Neko Shogun	Star	20
Rakshasa	Strength	21
Ares	Chariot	21
Pale Rider	Death	27
Mithra	Temperance	28
Oumitsunu	Chariot	34

Persona 3 Reload

Name	Arcana	Learned
Oni	Chariot	Innate
Rakshasa	Strength	18
Mitra	Temperance	23
Orthrus	Hanged Man	28

Persona 4 / Persona 4 Golden

Skill Cards are only available in Golden.

Name	Arcana	Learned
Rakshasa	Strength	Innate
Ares	Chariot	Innate
Oni	Strength	Innate

Persona 5 Royal

Name	Arcana	Learned
Ippon-Datara	Hermit	18
Oni	Strength	Innate
Yaksini	Empress	Innate
Jikokuten	Temperance	25
Naga	Hermit	27
Setanta	Emperor	Innate

Devil Survivor

Name	Learned
Garm	14
Gagyson	14
Ubelluris	15
Thor	18

Devil Survivor 2

Name	Learned
Gagyson	12
Ubelluris	21
Ogun	Innate
Garm	27

Nomenclature

Names in Other Languages

Language	Name	Meaning
English	Counter
Japanese	1=反撃
	カウンタPersona 3 Persona 3 Reload Persona 4 Persona 5 Digital Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner Digital Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner 2 Kaunta	Counter