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Backstab

Spell

Backstab

Physical

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Instant cast1 sec cooldownCombat Range

Inflicts normal damage plus additional damage to an enemy, but only if attacking from behind.

Backstab

Tooltip

Inflicts normal damage plus additional damage to an enemy, but only if attacking from behind.

How it works

Casting it triggers a 1.5 sec global cooldown.

  1. Effect 1 is Weapon % Damage (effect type 31). Its base value is 125.

What it does

Backstab is a Physical spell with an instant cast, a range of 5 yards and a 1 sec cooldown. When cast it deals a percentage of weapon damage (base value 125).

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 (Combat Range)
Cast timeInstant
Cooldown1 sec
Global cooldown1.5 sec
GCD categoryCategory id 133
Effect #1Weapon % Damage (31)
Value: 125

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?

Backstab appears in: 1 spell that casts it.

Spells that cast it

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

Related

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 40 separate Spell records named "Backstab". This page is record #15657. 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
#53used by: Subtlety Rogue; effect types: Dummy, School Damage, Energize, Dummy; different tooltip textA different owner
#7159effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#15582effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#22416effect values: 100 (this record: 125); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#30992effect types: Weapon Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#34614different tooltip textA variant record
#37685effect values: 150 (this record: 125); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#52540effect values: 200 (this record: 125); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#58471effect values: 175 (this record: 125); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#63754effect values: 200 (this record: 125); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#71410effect types: Weapon Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#75360duration: 15 sec; effect types: Weapon % Damage, Apply Aura; 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 1.60.1.70425, 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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