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Backhand

Spell

Backhand

Physical

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Instant castInteract Range

Physical spell.

Backhand

How it works

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

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 12.
  2. Effect 2 is School Damage (effect type 2). Its base value is 4.8087. It scales with 1 times spell power.

What it does

Backhand is a Physical spell with an instant cast, a range of 5 yards and effects that last 10 sec. When cast it applies an aura and deals Physical damage (base value 4.8087). 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
Duration10 sec
MechanicStunned
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 12
Effect #2School Damage (2)
Value: 4.8087
Spell power coefficient: 1

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 #8208. 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 sec; duration: 2 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#6753cast time: 1 sec; duration: none; effect types: Dummy; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#12461duration: 2 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Weapon % DamageA different effect setup
#18103duration: 2 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#32104duration: 3 sec; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#52908duration: 2 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#59047duration: 2 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#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 values: 0, 0.5 (this record: 0, 4.81); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#140381duration: 1 sec; effect values: 0, 18 (this record: 0, 4.81); different tooltip textDifferent tuning

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 sighted2 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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