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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)
Knockback

Spell

Knockback

Physical

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Instant castSelf Only

The target is knocked up into the air, taking 50% of normal weapon damage.

Knockback

Tooltip

The target is knocked up into the air, taking 50% of normal weapon damage.

How it works

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

  1. Effect 1 is Weapon % Damage (effect type 31). Its base value is 50. Its area radius is 15 yards.
  2. Effect 2 is Knock Back (effect type 98). Its base value is 139. Its area radius is 15 yards.

What it does

Knockback is a Physical spell with an instant cast and no range (it targets the caster). When cast it deals a percentage of weapon damage (base value 50) in a 15 yard radius and has a Knock Back effect in a 15 yard radius.

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
RangeSelf Only
Cast timeInstant
Effect #1Weapon % Damage (31)
Value: 50
Radius: 15 yards
Effect #2Knock Back (98)
Value: 139
Misc value: 50
Radius: 15 yards

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 103 separate Spell records named "Knockback". This page is record #28405. 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
#19813effect types: Knock Back; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#26027effect types: Knock Back; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#28438effect types: Knock BackA different effect setup
#30056effect types: School Damage, Knock BackA different effect setup
#37317effect types: Knock Back; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#38576effect types: Knock BackA different effect setup
#47113effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#47115used by: Cast by Knockback; effect types: Knock Back; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#49398effect types: Knock Back; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#64319effect types: Knock Back; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#68683effect types: noneA different effect setup
#72994effect 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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