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Backhand

Spell

Backhand

Physical

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Instant castInteract Range

Backhands an enemy, stunning it for 2 sec.

Backhand

Tooltip

Backhands an enemy, stunning it for 2 sec.

How it works

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 12.

What it does

Backhand is a spell with an instant cast, a range of 5 yards and effects that last 2 sec. When cast it applies an aura. The client files the whole spell under the stunned 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

SchoolPhysical
Range5 yards (Interact Range)
Cast timeInstant
Duration2 sec
MechanicStunned
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 12

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.

Related

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 20 separate Spell records named "Backhand". This page is record #18103. 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
#6253cast time: 1 secA variant record
#6753cast time: 1 sec; duration: none; effect types: Dummy; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#8208duration: 10 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, School DamageA different effect setup
#12461effect types: Apply Aura, Weapon % DamageA different effect setup
#32104duration: 3 sec; effect values: 1 (this record: 0)Different tuning
#52908different tooltip textA variant record
#59047different tooltip textA variant record
#76893used by: Cast by Force Backhand; duration: none; effect types: DummyA helper record another spell casts
#118975duration: none; effect types: Weapon % Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#120371duration: none; effect types: Weapon % Damage, Knock Back; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#130081duration: 6 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, School Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#140381duration: 1 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, 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
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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