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Backstab

Spell

Backstab

Physical

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Rogue

Instant castSelf Only

Invoke ancient symbols, restoring 40 Energy and increasing the damage of finishing moves by 10% for 10 sec.

Backstab

Tooltip

Invoke ancient symbols, restoring 40 Energy and increasing the damage of finishing moves by 10% for 10 sec.

How it works

Its aura procs every time its trigger condition is met. The aura is spent after 1 procs.

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 107. Its base value is 2.

What it does

Backstab is a spell with an instant cast, no range (it targets the caster) and effects that last 30 sec. When cast it applies an aura.

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
RangeSelf Only
Cast timeInstant
Duration30 sec
Proc chanceAlways
Proc charges1
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 107
Value: 2
Misc value: 23

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 #245689. 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
#143481duration: none; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#145562duration: none; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#203865duration: none; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#204344cast time: 1.5 sec; duration: none; effect types: Weapon % Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#221512duration: none; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#270315used by: Cast by Shadowstep; cast time: 0.4 sec; duration: none; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#270529cast time: 0.4 sec; duration: none; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#277363used by: Cast by Shadowstep; cast time: 0.4 sec; duration: none; effect types: Weapon % Damage; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#277899used by: Cast by Shadowstep; cast time: 0.4 sec; duration: none; effect types: Weapon % Damage; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#291356duration: none; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#317442cast time: 0.4 sec; duration: none; effect types: Weapon % Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#319065subtext: Rank 2; duration: none; effect values: 0 (this record: 2); 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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