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Pick Pocket

Spell

Pick Pocket

Physical

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Rogue

Instant cast0.5 sec cooldownTen yards

Pick the target's pocket.

Pick Pocket

Tooltip

Pick the target's pocket.

How it works

It does not trigger the global cooldown, so it can be used between other casts.

  1. Effect 1 is Pickpocket (effect type 71).

What it does

Pick Pocket is a spell with an instant cast, a range of 10 yards and a 0.5 sec cooldown. When cast it pickpockets the target.

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
Range10 yards (Ten yards)
Cast timeInstant
Cooldown0.5 sec
Global cooldownNone
Effect #1Pickpocket (71)

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?

Pick Pocket appears in: 1 skill line.

Skill lines

  • Rogue, learned automaticallySkill line

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

Related

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Cut to the ChaseCut to the Chase
Deadly PoisonDeadly Poison
DetectionDetection

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 9 separate Spell records named "Pick Pocket". This page is record #921. They are not merged: each record can belong to a different difficulty, caster, rank or tuning, so each keeps its own page.

Record What differs from this record Likely reason
#88217no compared field differsA duplicate client record
#168819effect types: Dummy; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#168861effect types: effect 166A different effect setup
#178815different tooltip textA variant record
#192986cast time: 2 sec; effect types: Dummy; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#238006no compared field differsA duplicate client record
#311706no compared field differsA duplicate client record
#319470subtext: Rank 2; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different rank or variant

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 sighted1 effect rows in the beta client's data
Level data sightedBase level 4 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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