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Backstab

Spell

Backstab

Physical

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Rogue

Instant castCombat Range

Stab the target, causing Physical damage.

Backstab

Tooltip

Stab the target, causing Physical damage. Damage increased by 20% when you are behind your target, and critical strikes apply Find Weakness for 10 sec.

Awards 1 combo points.

How it works

Each cast of Backstab costs 40 Energy. Casting it triggers a 1 sec global cooldown.

Backstab is built from 4 client effects, applied in this order:

  1. Effect 1 is Dummy (effect type 3). Its base value is 1.
  2. Effect 2 is School Damage (effect type 2). It scales with 1.0731 times attack power.
  3. Effect 3 is Energize (effect type 30). Its base value is 1.
  4. Effect 4 is Dummy (effect type 3). Its base value is 20.

What it does

Backstab is a Physical spell with an instant cast and a range of 5 yards. When cast it deals Physical damage and restores a resource (base value 1).

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
Cost40 Energy
Range5 yards (Combat Range)
Cast timeInstant
Global cooldown1 sec
GCD categoryCategory id 133
Effect #1Dummy (3)
Value: 1
Effect #2School Damage (2)
Attack power coefficient: 1.0731
Effect #3Energize (30)
Value: 1
Misc value: 4
Effect #4Dummy (3)
Value: 20

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 class specialization.

Class specialization

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 #53. 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
#7159effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#15582effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#15657used by: Cast by Shadowstep; effect types: Weapon % Damage; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#22416effect types: Weapon % Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#30992effect types: Weapon Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#34614effect types: Weapon % Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#37685effect types: Weapon % Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#52540effect types: Weapon % Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#58471effect types: Weapon % Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#63754effect types: Weapon % Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#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 1.60.1.70532, 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 sighted3 effect rows in the beta client's data
Level data sightedBase level 4 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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