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Auto Attack

Spell

Auto Attack

Physical

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Instant castSelf Only

Automatically attacks a target in melee with an equipped weapon.

Auto Attack

Tooltip

Automatically attacks a target in melee with an equipped weapon. This ability can be toggled on or off.

How it works

  1. Effect 1 is effect type 78, which the datamine does not name.

What it does

Auto 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 #1Effect 78

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?

Auto Attack appears in: 1 skill line.

Skill lines

  • GENERIC (DND) (Warrior, Paladin, Hunter, Rogue, Priest, Death Knight, Shaman, Mage, Warlock, Monk, Druid, Demon Hunter, Evoker and Adventurer), 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 9 separate Spell records named "Auto Attack". This page is record #6603. They are not merged: each record can belong to a different difficulty, caster, rank or tuning, so each keeps its own page.

Record What differs from this record Likely reason
#305741duration: until cancelled; effect types: Weapon Damage, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#305747duration: until cancelled; effect types: Weapon Damage, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#305751duration: until cancelled; effect types: Weapon Damage, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#305755duration: until cancelled; effect types: Weapon Damage, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#305758duration: until cancelled; effect types: Weapon Damage, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#308612used by: Cast by Auto Attack Override; school: Shadow; effect types: Weapon % DamageA helper record another spell casts
#419591effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#463303effect types: School Damage; 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.

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
Also in the Classic Era clientYes - this spell is in the Classic Era client's data too
Listed asAttack
Effect rows sighted1 effect rows 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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