Spell

Backhand

Physical

2 secCombat Range

The caster backhands a nearby enemy, inflicting Physical damage and knocking them back.

Backhand

How it works

Backhand is built from 2 client effects, applied in this order:

Effect 1 is Weapon % Damage (effect type 31). Its base value is 100.
Effect 2 is Knock Back (effect type 98). Its base value is 50. It applies the knockbacked mechanic.

What it does

Backhand is a Physical spell with a 2 sec cast and a range of 5 yards. When cast it deals a percentage of weapon damage (base value 100) and has a Knock Back effect with the knockbacked mechanic.

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

School	Physical
Range	5 yards (Combat Range)
Cast time	2 sec
Effect #1	Weapon % Damage (31) Value: 100
Effect #2	Knock Back (98) Value: 50 Misc value: 150 Mechanic: Knockbacked

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.

Build history

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Added in patch 12.1.5.

Changes between the retail game builds our datamine has recorded, newest first.

First appeared in the game data (patch 12.1.5)

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 20 separate Spell records named "Backhand". This page is record #1320703. 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
#76893	used by: Cast by Force Backhand; cast time: instant; effect types: Dummy	A helper record another spell casts
#118975	cast time: instant; effect types: Weapon % Damage; different tooltip text	A different effect setup
#120371	cast time: instant; effect values: 110, 50 (this record: 100, 50); different tooltip text	Different tuning
#130081	cast time: instant; duration: 6 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, School Damage; different tooltip text	A different effect setup
#140381	cast time: instant; duration: 1 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, School Damage; different tooltip text	A different effect setup
#162127	cast time: 1 sec; duration: 2 sec; effect types: School Damage, School Damage, Apply Aura; different tooltip text	A different effect setup
#167811	cast time: 0.4 sec; effect types: School Damage, Knock Back; different tooltip text	A different effect setup
#176577	cast time: 1.5 sec; effect types: School Damage, Knock Back; different tooltip text	A different effect setup
#260622	cast time: instant; effect types: School Damage, Knock Back; different tooltip text	A different effect setup
#272274	cast time: 1 sec; effect values: 75, 75 (this record: 100, 50); different tooltip text	Different tuning
#276991	cast time: 1 sec; effect types: Weapon % Damage; different tooltip text	A different effect setup
#1287596	cast time: instant	A variant 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.

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Multiple client spell records exist

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