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Wrath of the Lich KingWrath of the Lich King era data from Blizzard's titan client, build 3.80.2.69874Also on WoW Forever · Classic Era · The Burning Crusade · MoP Classic · Retail (Midnight)
Backhand

Spell

Backhand

Physical

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Instant castInteract Range

Inflicts normal damage plus 56 to 64 to an enemy, stunning it for 2 sec.

Backhand

Tooltip

Inflicts normal damage plus 56 to 64 to an enemy, stunning it for 2 sec.

How it works

Backhand is built from 2 client effects, applied in this order:

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 12.
  2. Effect 2 is Weapon Damage (effect type 58). Its base value is 56.

What it does

Backhand is a Physical spell with an instant cast, a range of 5 yards and effects that last 2 sec. When cast it applies an aura and deals weapon damage (base value 56). The client files the whole spell under the stunned mechanic.

Generated from the SpellEffect, SpellMisc, SpellCooldowns and SpellRange records in the Wrath of the Lich King client, build 3.80.2.69874. Effects the client marks as internal hooks are left out.

Spell Details

SchoolPhysical
Range5 yards (Interact Range)
Cast timeInstant
Duration2 sec
MechanicStunned
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 12
Effect #2Weapon Damage (58)
Value: 56

Raw client values from the Wrath of the Lich King client, build 3.80.2.69874. 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 20 separate Spell records named "Backhand". This page is record #12461. 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
#6253effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#6753cast time: 1 sec; duration: none; effect types: Dummy; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#8208duration: 10 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, School DamageA different effect setup
#18103effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#32104duration: 3 sec; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#52908effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#59047effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#76893used by: Cast by Force Backhand; effect types: noneA helper record another spell casts
#118975effect types: noneA different effect setup
#120371effect types: noneA different effect setup
#130081effect types: noneA different effect setup
#140381effect types: noneA different effect setup

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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