Talk:Counterattack/@comment-26942477-20160124102216/@comment-24699797-20160128193211

Re: Artiliger vs keywords

Because Soulguard, Counterattack, and Penetrate are all effects that occur before the end of a battle, Artiliger can nullify these effects of an originally size 2 or less monster the Neodragon it's in the soul of is battling during that battle. Because the timing for Double Attack is after a battle ends, Artiliger's effect no longer applies at this point, and Double Attack can take effect successfully.

Re: Counterattack stat increases

Because Counterattack is an effect that occurs during battle, and the increased Power and Defense from Dragoenergy clones are also applied until the end of the battle, these stat increases are factored into the conditions for Counterattack's destruction effect.

Re: Schwarz vs Counterattack

The timing of Counterattack's destruction effect is before the timing for Schwarz bounce (return to hand) effect. So yes, Schwarz can be destroyed by Counterattack, and it cannot return to hand via its own effect if destroyed.

(Source for all of the above: the excerpt of the rules posted above by Puppet XXX.)