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Physical
What it does
Cheap Shot is a Physical spell with an instant cast, a range of 5 yards, a 30 sec cooldown and effects that last 5 sec. When cast it deals a percentage of weapon damage (base value 100) and 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
Duration5 sec
Cooldown30 sec
EffectsWeapon % Damage, Apply Aura
RangeCombat Range
Spell ID6409Datamined from the current retail game build. Numbers that scale with level or stats are shown at their base value.
Spell Details
| School | Physical |
|---|---|
| Range | 5 yards (Combat Range) |
| Cast time | Instant |
| Cooldown | 30 sec |
| Global cooldown | None |
| Duration | 5 sec |
| Mechanic | Stunned |
| Effect #1 | Weapon % Damage (31) Value: 100 |
| Effect #2 | Apply Aura (6) Aura type id 12 |
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 #6409. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| #1833 | used by: Rogue; duration: 6 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Energize; different tooltip text | A different owner |
| #14902 | duration: 4 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip text | A different effect setup |
| #30986 | duration: 4 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip text | A different effect setup |
| #31819 | effect types: Weapon Damage, Apply Aura; different tooltip text | A different effect setup |
| #31843 | effect types: Weapon Damage, Apply Aura; different tooltip text | A different effect setup |
| #34243 | duration: 2 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip text | A different effect setup |
| #132651 | duration: 3 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip text | A different effect setup |
| #133002 | duration: 4 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip text | A different effect setup |
| #138412 | cast time: 2.5 sec; duration: 4 sec; different tooltip text | A variant record |
| #145424 | duration: 4 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Energize; different tooltip text | A different effect setup |
| #171953 | duration: 4 sec; effect types: Weapon Damage, Apply Aura, effect 164; different tooltip text | A different effect setup |
| #188148 | used by: Cast by Cheap Shot; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura, effect 164; different tooltip text | A 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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