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For the Suramar world quest, see N [45RWQ] Backlash. For the Burning Crusade Classic version, see Spell fire playingwithfire [Backlash].
Backlash
Spell fire playingwithfire
  • Backlash
  • Row 5 Destruction warlock talent
  • Passive
  • Increases your critical strike chance by 3%.

    Physical attacks against you have a 25% chance to make your next Incinerate instant cast. This effect can only occur once every 6 sec.
Properties
Class Warlock
Talents
Talent required Ability ironmaidens whirlofblood [Pandemonium]/Inv offhand 1h artifactskulloferedar d 05 [Cry Havoc] or Spell fire immolation [Improved Immolate]
Other information
Affects Spell fire burnout [Incinerate]
Related buff
Spell fire playingwithfire
  • Magic
  • Backlash
  • Your next Incinerate is instant cast.
  • Duration: 15 seconds
"I want you to hit me as hard as you can."[1]

Backlash is Destruction warlock talent.

Notes[]

This will probably have greatest effect against melee attackers with very fast swing rate such as hunter pets and druids in Ability druid catform [Cat Form]. Nuke to the face, close range!

Patch changes[]

  • Dragonflight Patch 10.0.0 (2022-10-25): Re-added as a row 5 Destruction talent (was a level 32 Destruction ability). Now also increases your critical strike chance by 3%. No longer makes Spell shadow shadowbolt [Shadow Bolt] instant cast.
  • Warlords of Draenor Patch 6.0.2 (2014-10-14): Removed.
  • Mists of Pandaria Hotfix (2012-10-04): The instant cast Incinerates generated by Backlash will now correctly consume Backlash.
  • Mists of Pandaria Patch 5.0.4 (2012-08-28): Now a level 32 Destruction ability (was a tier 4 Destruction talent).
  • Cataclysm Patch 4.0.1 (2010-10-12): No longer increases chance to critically hit with spells. Now at tier 4 (was tier 5).
  • Wrath-Logo-Small Patch 3.1.0 (2009-04-14): Moved to tier 5, up from tier 7. Now requires Spell fire lavaspawn [Intensity].
  • Bc icon Patch 2.0.3 (2007-01-09): When a Warlock is under the effects of Backlash and Spell shadow twilight [Nightfall], only one of the effects will be consumed by a Shadow Bolt cast.
  • Bc icon Patch 2.0.1 (2006-12-05): Added.

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