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Cheap Shot

Spell

Cheap Shot

Physical

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Rogue

Instant castCombat Range

Stuns the target for 6 sec.

Cheap Shot

Tooltip

Stuns the target for 6 sec.

Awards 1 combo points.

How it works

Each cast of Cheap Shot costs 40 Energy. It works on charges (charge category 2432); the charge count and recharge time live in a client table the datamine does not carry, so they are not stated here. Casting it triggers a 1 sec global cooldown. Its aura procs every time its trigger condition is met.

Cheap Shot is built from 2 client effects, applied in this order:

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 12.
  2. Effect 2 is Energize (effect type 30). Its base value is 1.

What it does

Cheap Shot is a Physical spell with an instant cast, a range of 5 yards and effects that last 6 sec. When cast it applies an aura and restores a resource (base value 1). The client files the whole spell under the stunned mechanic.

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
Recovery time1 sec
Global cooldown1 sec
GCD categoryCategory id 133
ChargesCharge category id 2432 (charge count not in the datamine)
Duration6 sec
MechanicStunned
Proc chanceAlways
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 12
Effect #2Energize (30)
Value: 1
Misc value: 4

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?

Cheap Shot appears in: 1 skill line.

Skill lines

  • Rogue, learned automaticallySkill line

From the client's JournalEncounterSection, SpecializationSpells, TraitDefinition, PvpTalent, SkillLineAbility, SpellLearnSpell and SpellEffect tables.

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Cut to the ChaseCut to the Chase
Deadly PoisonDeadly Poison
DetectionDetection
Detect TrapsDetect Traps

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 35 separate Spell records named "Cheap Shot". This page is record #1833. 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
#6409subtext: Rank 1; duration: 5 sec; effect types: Weapon % Damage, Apply AuraA different rank or variant
#14902duration: 4 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#30986duration: 4 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#31819subtext: Rank 1; duration: 5 sec; effect types: Weapon Damage, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different rank or variant
#31843subtext: Rank 1; duration: 5 sec; effect types: Weapon Damage, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different rank or variant
#34243duration: 2 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#132651duration: 3 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#133002duration: 4 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#138412subtext: Rank 1; cast time: 2.5 sec; duration: 4 sec; effect types: Weapon % Damage, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different rank or variant
#145424duration: 4 sec; effect values: 0, 2 (this record: 0, 1); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#171953duration: 4 sec; effect types: Weapon Damage, Apply Aura, effect 164; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#188148used by: Cast by Cheap Shot; duration: 5 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura, effect 164; 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.

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 sighted2 effect rows in the beta client's data
Level data sightedBase level 26 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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