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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 Weapon % Damage (effect type 31). Its base value is 175.

What it does

Backstab is a Physical spell with a 0.4 sec cast and a range of 5 yards. When cast it deals a percentage of weapon damage (base value 175).

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 #1Weapon % Damage (31)
Value: 175

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 #317442. 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
#203865cast time: instant; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#204344cast time: 1.5 sec; effect values: 150 (this record: 175); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#221512cast time: instant; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#245689cast time: instant; duration: 30 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#270315used by: Cast by Shadowstep; effect types: School DamageA helper record another spell casts
#270529effect types: School DamageA different effect setup
#277363used by: Cast by Shadowstep; effect values: 125 (this record: 175)A helper record another spell casts
#277899used by: Cast by Shadowstep; effect values: 125 (this record: 175)A helper record another spell casts
#291356cast time: instant; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#319065subtext: Rank 2; cast time: instant; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different rank or variant
#406260used by: Cast by Backstab; cast time: 1.5 sec; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#406263used by: Cast by Leap; cast time: instant; effect types: effect 160; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts

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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