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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)
Backstab

Spell

Backstab

Physical

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Instant castCombat Range

Inflicts normal damage plus 20 to an enemy, but only if attacking from behind.

Backstab

Tooltip

Inflicts normal damage plus 20 to an enemy, but only if attacking from behind.

How it works

  1. Effect 1 is Weapon Damage (effect type 58). Its base value is 20. It scales with 1 times spell power.

What it does

Backstab is a Physical spell with an instant cast and a range of 5 yards. When cast it deals weapon damage (base value 20).

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 (Combat Range)
Cast timeInstant
Effect #1Weapon Damage (58)
Value: 20
Spell power coefficient: 1

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.

Used by

Where is this spell used?

Backstab appears in: 1 spell that casts it.

Spells that cast it

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

Related

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 40 separate Spell records named "Backstab". This page is record #15657. 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
#53subtext: Rank 1; used by: Subtlety Rogue; effect types: effect 121, Weapon % Damage, effect 328; different tooltip textA different rank or variant
#7159different tooltip textA variant record
#15582no compared field differsA duplicate client record
#22416no compared field differsA duplicate client record
#30992no compared field differsA duplicate client record
#34614no compared field differsA duplicate client record
#37685effect types: Weapon % DamageA different effect setup
#52540effect types: Weapon % DamageA different effect setup
#58471effect types: Weapon % Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#63754effect types: Weapon % Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#71410no compared field differsA duplicate client record
#75360effect 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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