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Physical
Tooltip
Surprise someone from the shadows.
What it does
Cheap Shot is a spell with an instant cast, an unlimited range and effects that last 9 sec. When cast it applies an aura. 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 facts
SchoolPhysical
Cast timeInstant
Duration9 sec
EffectApply Aura
RangeAnywhere - Unlimited
Spell ID396359Datamined from the current retail game build. Numbers that scale with level or stats are shown at their base value.
Spell Details
| School | Physical |
|---|---|
| Range | 50000 yards (Anywhere - Unlimited) |
| Cast time | Instant |
| Duration | 9 sec |
| Mechanic | Stunned |
| Effect #1 | Apply Aura (6) Aura type id 12 Value: 70 |
| Effect #2 | Apply Aura (6) Aura type id 60 Misc value: 127 |
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.
Multiple client spell records exist
The game client stores 35 separate Spell records named "Cheap Shot". This page is record #396359. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| #188150 | duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply Aura | A different effect setup |
| #209238 | duration: 20 sec; effect values: 0, 0 (this record: 70, 0) | Different tuning |
| #257738 | duration: 3 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Energize; different tooltip text | A different effect setup |
| #263640 | duration: 2 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip text | A different effect setup |
| #268987 | duration: 5 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip text | A different effect setup |
| #268993 | duration: 3 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip text | A different effect setup |
| #283655 | duration: 4 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Energize; different tooltip text | A different effect setup |
| #288588 | duration: 2 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip text | A different effect setup |
| #326696 | duration: 4 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip text | A different effect setup |
| #374614 | duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip text | A different effect setup |
| #374615 | duration: 3 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, effect 164; different tooltip text | A different effect setup |
| #403988 | duration: 1 sec | A variant record |
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.