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Backstab

Spell

Backstab

Physical

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Rogue

Instant castCombat Range

Backstab the target, causing 380% weapon damage plus 1 to the target.

Backstab

Tooltip

Backstab the target, causing 380% weapon damage plus 1 to the target. Must be behind the target. Requires a dagger in the main hand. Awards 1 combo points.

How it works

Each cast of Backstab costs 35 Energy. Casting it triggers a 1 sec global cooldown.

Backstab is built from 3 client effects, applied in this order:

  1. Effect 1 is effect type 121, which the datamine does not name. Its base value is 1. It scales with 1 times spell power.
  2. Effect 2 is Weapon % Damage (effect type 31). Its base value is 380. It scales with 1 times spell power.
  3. Effect 3 is effect type 328, which the datamine does not name. Its base value is 1.

What it does

Backstab is a Physical spell with an instant cast and a range of 5 yards. When cast it deals a percentage of weapon damage (base value 380).

Generated from the SpellEffect, SpellMisc, SpellCooldowns and SpellRange records in the MoP Classic client, build 5.5.4.70631. Effects the client marks as internal hooks are left out.

Spell Details

SchoolPhysical
Cost35 Energy
Range5 yards (Combat Range)
Cast timeInstant
Global cooldown1 sec
GCD categoryCategory id 133
Effect #1Effect 121
Value: 1
Spell power coefficient: 1
Effect #2Weapon % Damage (31)
Value: 380
Spell power coefficient: 1
Effect #3Effect 328
Value: 1

Raw client values from the MoP Classic client, build 5.5.4.70631. Where the game data carries no name for an id, the id is shown as is.

Used by

Where is this spell used?

Backstab appears in: 1 class specialization.

Class specialization

From the client's JournalEncounterSection, SpecializationSpells, TraitDefinition, PvpTalent, SkillLineAbility, SpellLearnSpell and SpellEffect tables.

Related

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 40 separate Spell records named "Backstab". This page is record #53. They are not merged: each record can belong to a different difficulty, caster, rank or tuning, so each keeps its own page. The 12 records closest by id are compared here.

Record What differs from this record Likely reason
#7159effect types: Weapon Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#15582effect types: Weapon Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#15657used by: Cast by Shadowstep; effect types: Weapon Damage; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#22416effect types: Weapon Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#30992effect types: Weapon Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#34614effect types: Weapon Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#37685effect types: Weapon % Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#52540effect types: Weapon % Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#58471effect types: Weapon % Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#63754effect types: Weapon % Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#71410effect types: Weapon Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#75360duration: 15 sec; effect types: Weapon % Damage, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup

Compared fields: SpellMisc difficulty rows, school, cast time and duration; Spell subtext and tooltip text; SpellEffect types and base values; journal and class usage. The reason column names the first difference found.

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