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Backstab

Spell

Backstab

Physical

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Instant castCombat Range

Stab the target.

Backstab

Tooltip

Stab the target.

How it works

  1. Effect 1 is School Damage (effect type 2). Its base value is 200. It scales with 0.2 times spell power.

What it does

Backstab is a Physical spell with an instant cast and a range of 5 yards. When cast it deals Physical damage (base value 200).

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
Effect #1School Damage (2)
Value: 200
Spell power coefficient: 0.2

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 40 separate Spell records named "Backstab". This page is record #221512. 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
#143481effect values: 1135.76 (this record: 200); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#145562effect values: 1135.76 (this record: 200); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#203865effect values: 500 (this record: 200); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#204344cast time: 1.5 sec; effect types: Weapon % Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#245689duration: 30 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#270315used by: Cast by Shadowstep; cast time: 0.4 sec; effect values: 5 (this record: 200); different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#270529cast time: 0.4 sec; effect values: 150 (this record: 200); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#277363used by: Cast by Shadowstep; cast time: 0.4 sec; effect types: Weapon % Damage; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#277899used by: Cast by Shadowstep; cast time: 0.4 sec; effect types: Weapon % Damage; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#291356effect values: 21 (this record: 200); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#317442cast time: 0.4 sec; effect types: Weapon % Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#319065subtext: Rank 2; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different rank or variant

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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