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Puncturing Wounds

Spell

Puncturing Wounds

Physical

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Rogue

Instant castSelf Only

Increases the critical strike chance of your Backstab by 30% and your Mutilate by 15%, and gives Backstab a 45% chance to add an additional Combo Point.

Puncturing Wounds

Tooltip

Increases the critical strike chance of your Backstab by 30% and your Mutilate by 15%, and gives Backstab a 45% chance to add an additional Combo Point.

How it works

Its aura procs every time its trigger condition is met.

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

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 107. Its base value is 30.
  2. Effect 2 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 42. Its base value is 45. It triggers Improved Backstab.
  3. Effect 3 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 107. Its base value is 15.

What it does

Puncturing Wounds is a spell with an instant cast and no range (it targets the caster). When cast it applies an aura. It also casts Improved Backstab.

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
RangeSelf Only
Cast timeInstant
Proc chanceAlways
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 107
Value: 30
Misc value: 7
Effect #2Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 42
Value: 45
Trigger spell: Improved Backstab
Effect #3Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 107
Value: 15
Misc value: 7

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.

How to learn

How to learn Puncturing Wounds

Learned at
Level 1
From
Rogue trainer
Who can learn it
Any Rogue

Visit a Rogue trainer once you reach level 1 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.

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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
New in the beta dataYes - no match for this spell id in the Classic Era baseline we hold
Effect rows sighted3 effect rows in the beta client's data
Level data sightedBase level 1 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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