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WoW ForeverWoW Forever · the official Classic+ · live since November 4, 2026 · data from client 1.60.1.70532Also on Classic Era · The Burning Crusade · Wrath of the Lich King · MoP Classic · Retail (Midnight)
Shank

Spell

Shank

Physical

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Instant castCombat Range

Inflicts normal damage plus 30 to an enemy when attacking from behind.

Shank

Tooltip

Inflicts normal damage plus 30 to an enemy when attacking from behind.

How it works

Its aura procs every time its trigger condition is met.

  1. Effect 1 is Weapon Damage (effect type 58). Its base value is 30. It scales with 1 times spell power.

What it does

Shank is a Physical spell with an instant cast and a range of 5 yards. When cast it deals weapon damage (base value 30).

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
Range5 yards (Combat Range)
Cast timeInstant
Proc chanceAlways
Effect #1Weapon Damage (58)
Value: 30
Spell power coefficient: 1

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.

Related

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 10 separate Spell records named "Shank". This page is record #15617. 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
#15248effect values: 10 (this record: 30)Different tuning
#118963effect types: noneA different effect setup
#133831effect types: noneA different effect setup
#134769effect types: noneA different effect setup
#244845effect types: noneA different effect setup
#261866effect types: noneA different effect setup
#277296effect types: noneA different effect setup
#277901effect types: noneA different effect setup
#370559effect 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 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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