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Knockback

Spell

Knockback

Physical

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Instant castSelf Only

Physical spell.

Knockback

How it works

  1. Effect 1 is Knock Back (effect type 98). Its base value is 150. It scales with 1 times spell power. Its area radius is 10 yards.

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 Details

SchoolPhysical
RangeSelf Only
Cast timeInstant
Effect #1Knock Back (98)
Value: 150
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.

Related

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 103 separate Spell records named "Knockback". This page is record #28438. 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
#19813effect values: 250 (this record: 150); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#26027effect values: 250 (this record: 150); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#28405effect types: Weapon % Damage, Knock Back; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#30056effect types: Weapon % Damage, Knock BackA different effect setup
#37317different tooltip textA variant record
#38576effect values: 225 (this record: 150)Different tuning
#47113effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#47115used by: Cast by Knockback; effect values: 135 (this record: 150); different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#49398different tooltip textA variant record
#64319effect values: 250 (this record: 150); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#68683effect types: Knock Back, Dummy; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#72994different tooltip textA 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.

WoW Forever

WoW Forever: what our data shows

Sighted in the WoW Forever beta clientBuild 1.60.1.70338, 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 sighted1 effect rows 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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