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Backstab

Spell

Backstab

Physical

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0.4 secCombat Range

Stabs the target in the back, inflicting Physical damage.

Backstab

Tooltip

Stabs the target in the back, inflicting Physical damage.

How it works

  1. Effect 1 is School Damage (effect type 2). Its base value is 5.

What it does

Backstab is a Physical spell with a 0.4 sec cast and a range of 5 yards. When cast it deals Physical damage (base value 5).

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 time0.4 sec
Effect #1School Damage (2)
Value: 5

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: 2 spells that cast 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 #270315. 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
#143481cast time: instant; effect values: 1135.76 (this record: 5); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#145562cast time: instant; effect values: 1135.76 (this record: 5); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#203865cast time: instant; effect values: 500 (this record: 5); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#204344cast time: 1.5 sec; effect types: Weapon % Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#221512cast time: instant; effect values: 200 (this record: 5); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#245689cast time: instant; duration: 30 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#270529effect values: 150 (this record: 5)Different tuning
#277363effect types: Weapon % DamageA different effect setup
#277899effect types: Weapon % DamageA different effect setup
#291356cast time: instant; effect values: 21 (this record: 5); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#317442effect types: Weapon % DamageA different effect setup
#319065subtext: Rank 2; cast time: instant; 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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