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Physical
Tooltip
Knocks away all enemies within, ignoring them.
What it does
Knockback is a spell with an instant cast and no range (it targets the caster). When cast it has a Knock Back effect in a 10 yard radius.
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
EffectKnock Back
RangeSelf Only
Spell ID26027Datamined from the current retail game build. Numbers that scale with level or stats are shown at their base value.
Spell Details
| School | Physical |
|---|---|
| Range | Self Only |
| Cast time | Instant |
| Effect #1 | Knock Back (98) Value: 250 Spell power coefficient: 1 Misc value: 250 Radius: 10 yards |
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 103 separate Spell records named "Knockback". This page is record #26027. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| #19813 | different tooltip text | A variant record |
| #28405 | effect types: Weapon % Damage, Knock Back; different tooltip text | A different effect setup |
| #28438 | effect values: 150 (this record: 250) | Different tuning |
| #30056 | effect types: Weapon % Damage, Knock Back | A different effect setup |
| #37317 | effect values: 150 (this record: 250); different tooltip text | Different tuning |
| #38576 | effect values: 225 (this record: 250) | Different tuning |
| #47113 | effect types: Apply Aura | A different effect setup |
| #47115 | used by: Cast by Knockback; effect values: 135 (this record: 250); different tooltip text | A helper record another spell casts |
| #49398 | effect values: 150 (this record: 250); different tooltip text | Different tuning |
| #64319 | different tooltip text | A variant record |
| #68683 | effect types: Knock Back, Dummy; different tooltip text | A different effect setup |
| #72994 | effect values: 150 (this record: 250); different tooltip text | Different tuning |
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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