Heighten Metamagic + Duelward

[Crow]

Duelward is a spell from Complete Arcane which allows the caster under it's effect to counterspell as an immediate action. My question is, can a Sorcerer use a metamagic spell (in this case, cantrips modified by heighten spell), with this ability.

One of our players has said that Duelward only alows you to counterspell with a standard action spell (so no metamagic for the sorcerer). Is this the same with the Reactive Counterspell feat?

[Fax Celestis]

Your friend is right. You cannot counter with a full-round action spell. However, you could counter with a Heightened spell if you had Rapid Metamagic and/or the Metamagic Specialist alt class feature.

In all seriousness, though, if you want to counterspell, I recommend either the Noctumancer out of Tome of Magic (perhaps with the Adaptation section variant that removes the shadowcasting requirements and advancement), or my own Countercaster.

[Crow]

Hmmm...like the homebrew, but can't use it =(

Rapid Metamagic? Is that a feat? If so, what's the location on that?

[Fax Celestis]

Rapid Metamagic is either in CMage or Draconomicon, I forget.

[Crow]

Hopefully it's Complete Mage!