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Knockback

Spell

Knockback

Physical

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Instant castSelf Only

Physical spell.

Knockback

How it works

Its aura procs every time its trigger condition is met.

  1. Effect 1 is Knock Back (effect type 98). Its base value is 150. It scales with 1 times spell power. Its area radius is 10 yards.

What it does

Knockback is a spell with an instant cast and no range (it targets the caster). When cast it has a Knock Back effect in a 10 yard radius.

Generated from the SpellEffect, SpellMisc, SpellCooldowns and SpellRange records in the WoW Forever beta client, build 1.60.1.70338. Effects the client marks as internal hooks are left out.

Spell Details

SchoolPhysical
RangeSelf Only
Cast timeInstant
Proc chanceAlways
Effect #1Knock Back (98)
Value: 150
Spell power coefficient: 1
Misc value: 250
Radius: 10 yards

Raw client values from the WoW Forever beta client, build 1.60.1.70338. Where the game data carries no name for an id, the id is shown as is.

Sounds

Knockback sounds

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

classic_Unarmed SmallSoundKit 2988

  1. Unarmedattacksmalla0.7s · ID 567919 · item/weapons/unarmed
    MP3iPhoneDiscordOriginal

DecisiveStrikeSoundKit 3218

  1. Decisivestrike1.0s · ID 569098 · spells
    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.

Related

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 103 separate Spell records named "Knockback". This page is record #28438. 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 values: 250 (this record: 150)Different tuning
#26027effect values: 250 (this record: 150)Different tuning
#28405effect types: School Damage, Knock BackA different effect setup
#30056effect types: School Damage, Knock BackA different effect setup
#37317effect types: noneA different effect setup
#38576effect types: noneA different effect setup
#47113effect types: noneA different effect setup
#47115used by: Cast by Knockback; effect types: noneA helper record another spell casts
#49398effect types: noneA different effect setup
#64319effect types: noneA 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.

WoW Forever

WoW Forever: what our data shows

Sighted in the WoW Forever beta clientBuild 1.60.1.70338, 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 sighted1 effect rows 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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