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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)
Cheap Shot

Spell

Cheap Shot

Physical

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Rogue

Instant castCombat Range

Stuns an enemy for 4 sec.

Cheap Shot

Tooltip

Stuns an enemy for 4 sec. Must be stealthed.

How it works

Casting it triggers a 1 sec global cooldown.

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 12.

What it does

Cheap Shot is a spell with an instant cast, a range of 5 yards and effects that last 4 sec. When cast it applies an aura. 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 (Combat Range)
Cast timeInstant
Global cooldown1 sec
GCD categoryCategory id 133
Duration4 sec
MechanicStunned
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 12

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 35 separate Spell records named "Cheap Shot". This page is record #30986. 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
#1833used by: Rogue; effect types: Apply Aura, effect 328; different tooltip textA different owner
#6409subtext: Rank 1; duration: 5 sec; effect types: Weapon Damage, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different rank or variant
#14902effect types: Apply Aura, effect 328; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#31819subtext: Rank 1; duration: 5 sec; effect types: Weapon Damage, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different rank or variant
#31843subtext: Rank 1; duration: 5 sec; effect types: Weapon Damage, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different rank or variant
#34243duration: 2 sec; different tooltip textA variant record
#132651effect types: noneA different effect setup
#133002effect types: noneA different effect setup
#138412effect types: noneA different effect setup
#145424effect types: noneA different effect setup
#171953effect types: noneA different effect setup
#188148used by: Cast by Cheap Shot; effect types: noneA helper record another spell casts

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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