# Counter Performance
#pf2e/focus_spell/level_1 #pf2e/class/bard #pf2e/school/enchantment 
==[Uncommon](../../../Traits/Uncommon.md)== ==[Bard](../../../Traits/Bard.md)== ==[Composition](../../../Traits/Composition.md)== ==[Enchantment](../../../Traits/Enchantment.md)== ==[Fortune](../../../Traits/Fortune.md)== ==[Mental](../../../Traits/Mental.md)==
*Source* Core Rulebook pg. 386 3.0
**Cast** ◄ somatic or verbal; **Trigger** You or an ally within 60 feet rolls a saving throw against an auditory or visual effect.
**Area** 60-foot emanation

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Your performance protects you and your allies. Roll a Performance check for a type you know: an auditory performance if the trigger was auditory, or a visual one for a visual trigger. You and allies in the area can use the better result between your Performance check and the saving throw.