How to feel about the idea that you no longer lose your spell slot

You cannot cast Counterspell using a 1st or 2nd level spell slot, because it's a 3rd level spell What it's talking about is the spell you are *countering

DnD Arts & Crafts: Spell Slot Tracker · Stone counter At GenCon 2013 I played in a Savage Worlds game where the GM provided a handful of gaming

spell slot tracker A 1st-level spell fits into a slot of any size, but a 9th-level spell fits only in a 9th-level slot This means that shield will still count as

spellbinding mystery slot As a general rule, a spell can only counter itself If you are able to cast the same spell and you have it prepared (or have a slot of the appropriate level