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Attack

Spell

Attack

Physical

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Warrior

Instant castSelf Only

Starts combat by attacking a target with a melee weapon.

Attack

Tooltip

Starts combat by attacking a target with a melee weapon.

How it works

  1. Effect 1 is Dummy (effect type 3).

What it does

Attack is a spell with an instant cast and no range (it targets the caster).

Generated from the SpellEffect, SpellMisc, SpellCooldowns and SpellRange records in the current retail game build. Effects the client marks as internal hooks are left out.

Spell Details

SchoolPhysical
RangeSelf Only
Cast timeInstant
Effect #1Dummy (3)

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

Used by

Where is this spell used?

Attack appears in: 1 skill line.

Skill lines

  • Warrior (Warrior), learned automaticallySkill line

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

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Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 28 separate Spell records named "Attack". This page is record #88163. 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
#7389cast time: 2 sec; duration: 15 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#31992school: Fire; duration: 20 sec; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#68844used by: Cast by Periodically Play Attack AnimA helper record another spell casts
#74413effect types: Weapon % Damage, Knock BackA different effect setup
#75100duration: 10 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply AuraA different effect setup
#154820used by: Cast by AttackA helper record another spell casts
#154821duration: 2 sec; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#186695duration: 10 sec; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#233159effect types: School DamageA different effect setup
#280368effect types: effect 165A different effect setup
#288789no compared field differsA duplicate client record
#288793no compared field differsA duplicate client record

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.

WoW Forever

WoW Forever: what our data shows

Sighted in the WoW Forever beta clientBuild 1.60.1.70532, read from the beta game data we hold
New in the beta dataYes - no match for this spell id in the Classic Era baseline we hold
Effect rows sighted1 effect rows in the beta client's data
Level data sightedBase level 1 in the beta client's data

A sighting in the beta client is a fact from our own database; the launch roster is Blizzard’s to finalize. World of Warcraft: Forever launches November 4, 2026. World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4

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