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Backstab

Spell

Backstab

Physical

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Rogue

Instant castCombat Range

Backstab the target, causing 150% weapon damage plus 10 to the target.

Backstab

Tooltip

Backstab the target, causing 150% weapon damage plus 10 to the target. Must be behind the target. Requires a dagger in the main hand. Awards 1 combo points.

How it works

Each cast of Backstab costs 60 Energy. Casting it triggers a 1 sec global cooldown.

Backstab is built from 3 client effects, applied in this order:

  1. Effect 1 is effect type 121, which the datamine does not name. Its base value is 10. It scales with 1 times spell power.
  2. Effect 2 is Weapon % Damage (effect type 31). Its base value is 150. It scales with 1 times spell power.
  3. Effect 3 is Energize (effect type 30). Its base value is 1.

What it does

Backstab is a Physical spell with an instant cast and a range of 5 yards. When cast it deals a percentage of weapon damage (base value 150) and restores a resource (base value 1).

Generated from the SpellEffect, SpellMisc, SpellCooldowns and SpellRange records in the WoW Forever beta client, build 1.60.1.70532. Effects the client marks as internal hooks are left out.

Spell Details

SchoolPhysical
Cost60 Energy
Range5 yards (Combat Range)
Cast timeInstant
Global cooldown1 sec
GCD categoryCategory id 133
Effect #1Effect 121
Value: 10
Spell power coefficient: 1
Effect #2Weapon % Damage (31)
Value: 150
Spell power coefficient: 1
Effect #3Energize (30)
Value: 1
Misc value: 4

Raw client values from the WoW Forever beta client, build 1.60.1.70532. Where the game data carries no name for an id, the id is shown as is.

Sounds

Backstab sounds

The sounds the game plays when Backstab is cast and lands, straight from the client. Press play, or open a kit for every file and the download formats.

SwingWeaponSpecialWarriorSoundKit 3091

  1. Swingweaponspecialwarriora0.6s · ID 569828 · spells/warriorswings
    MP3iPhoneDiscordOriginal
  2. Swingweaponspecialwarriorc0.6s · ID 569827 · spells/warriorswings
    MP3iPhoneDiscordOriginal
  3. Swingweaponspecialwarriorb0.6s · ID 569830 · spells/warriorswings
    MP3iPhoneDiscordOriginal
  4. Swingweaponspecialwarriord0.7s · ID 569829 · spells/warriorswings
    MP3iPhoneDiscordOriginal

Joined in the WoW Forever beta client: spell visual, then visual kit, then SoundKit, then the sound file. Browse every game sound in the sound archive.

How to learn

How to learn Backstab

Learned at
Level 4 (Rank 1)
From
Rogue trainer
Who can learn it
Any Rogue

Visit a Rogue trainer once you reach level 4 and buy it from the trainer's list. Every Rogue trainer teaches the same list; capital cities are the easiest to reach.

Alliance Rogue trainers

TrainerZoneMap
AnisharRogue TrainerDarnassus Capital37.9, 20.9
Erion ShadewhisperRogue TrainerDarnassus Capital34.5, 25.9
SyurnaRogue TrainerDarnassus Capital37.0, 21.9
FenthwickRogue TrainerIronforge Capital51.5, 15.3
Hulfdan BlackbeardRogue TrainerIronforge Capital52.0, 14.8
Ormyr FlinteyeRogue TrainerIronforge Capital52.9, 15.0
Lord Tony RomanoRogue TrainerStormwind City Capital80.3, 68.6
Osborne the Night ManRogue TrainerStormwind City Capital77.4, 65.3
6 more in starting zones and towns
TrainerZoneMap
Hogral BakkanRogue TrainerDun Morogh47.6, 52.6
Solm HargrinRogue TrainerDun Morogh28.4, 67.5
Jorik KerridanRogue TrainerElwynn Forest50.3, 39.9
Keryn SylviusRogue TrainerElwynn Forest43.9, 65.9
Frahun ShadewhisperRogue TrainerTeldrassil59.6, 38.7
Jannok BreezesongRogue TrainerTeldrassil56.4, 60.1

Horde Rogue trainers

TrainerZoneMap
GestRogue TrainerOrgrimmar Capital42.7, 51.5
OrmokRogue TrainerOrgrimmar Capital43.9, 54.6
ShenthulRogue TrainerOrgrimmar Capital43.0, 53.7
Carolyn WardRogue TrainerUndercity Capital83.9, 72.1
Gregory CharlesRogue TrainerUndercity Capital84.9, 73.5
Miles DexterRogue TrainerUndercity Capital85.2, 71.6
4 more in starting zones and towns
TrainerZoneMap
KaplakRogue TrainerDurotar52.0, 43.7
RwagRogue TrainerDurotar41.3, 68.0
David TriasRogue TrainerTirisfal Glades32.5, 65.7
Marion CallRogue TrainerTirisfal Glades61.8, 52.0

Neutral Rogue trainers

TrainerZoneMap
FahradGrand Master RogueHillsbrad Foothills82.7, 18.7
Ian StromRogue TrainerStranglethorn Vale26.8, 77.1

Trainer level and race gate: the WoW Forever beta client's trainer and skill rows. Trainer positions: the Classic world data the beta is built on, placed on the map with the beta client's own map tables. The beta can still move an NPC.

Used by

Where is this spell used?

Backstab appears in: 1 class specialization.

Class specialization

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

Related

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EnduranceEndurance
EvasionEvasion
FeintFeint
Fist Weapon SpecializationFist Weapon Specialization

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 40 separate Spell records named "Backstab". This page is record #53. 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
#7159effect types: Weapon Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#15582effect types: Weapon Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#15657used by: Cast by Shadowstep; effect types: Weapon Damage; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#22416effect types: Weapon Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#30992effect types: noneA different effect setup
#34614effect types: noneA different effect setup
#37685effect types: noneA different effect setup
#52540effect types: noneA different effect setup
#58471effect types: noneA different effect setup
#63754effect types: noneA different effect setup
#71410effect types: noneA different effect setup
#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.

WoW Forever

WoW Forever: what our data shows

Sighted in the WoW Forever beta clientBuild 1.60.1.70532, read from the beta game data we hold
Also in the Classic Era clientYes - this spell is in the Classic Era client's data too
Effect rows sighted3 effect rows in the beta client's data
Level data sightedBase level 4 in the beta client's data

A sighting in the beta client is a fact from our own database; the launch roster is Blizzard’s to finalize. World of Warcraft: Forever launches November 4, 2026. World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4

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