UnitRangedAttackPower

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Added in 1.0.0 / 1.13.2

Returns the ranged attack power of the unit.

attackPower, posBuff, negBuff = UnitRangedAttackPower(unit)

Arguments

unit

string : UnitToken - Likely only works for "player" and "pet"

Returns

attackPower

number - The unit's base ranged attack power (seems to give a positive number even if no ranged weapon equipped)

posBuff

number - The total effect of positive buffs to ranged attack power.

negBuff

number - The total effect of negative buffs to the ranged attack power (a negative number)

Example

Shows your current ranged attack power.

local base, posBuff, negBuff = UnitRangedAttackPower("player");
local effective = base + posBuff + negBuff;
print("Your current ranged attack power: " .. effective);