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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)
Feint

Spell

Feint

Physical

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Rogue

Instant cast10 sec cooldownCombat Range

Performs a feint, causing no damage but lowering your threat by a small amount, making the enemy less likely to attack you.

Feint

Tooltip

Performs a feint, causing no damage but lowering your threat by a small amount, making the enemy less likely to attack you.

How it works

Each cast of Feint costs 20 Energy. Casting it triggers a 1 sec global cooldown.

  1. Effect 1 is Threat (effect type 63). Its base value is -150.

What it does

Feint is a spell with an instant cast, a range of 5 yards and a 10 sec cooldown. When cast it changes threat.

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
Cost20 Energy
Range5 yards (Combat Range)
Cast timeInstant
Cooldown10 sec
Global cooldown1 sec
GCD categoryCategory id 133
Effect #1Threat (63)
Value: -150

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?

Feint appears in: 1 skill line.

Skill lines

  • Rogue (Rogue), learned automaticallySkill line

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

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Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 3 separate Spell records named "Feint". This page is record #1966. 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
#451490effect types: noneA different effect setup
#1253308effect 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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