Backlash

Backlash
	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	[Pandemonium]/ [Cry Havoc] or [Improved Immolate]
Other information
Affects	[Incinerate]
Related buff
	Magic ; Backlash ; Your next Incinerate is instant cast. ; Duration: 15 seconds ;

For the Suramar world quest, see [45RWQ] Backlash. For the Burning Crusade Classic version, see [Backlash].

"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 [Cat Form]. Nuke to the face, close range!

Patch changes

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 [Shadow Bolt] instant cast.
Patch 6.0.2 (2014-10-14): Removed.
Hotfix (2012-10-04): The instant cast Incinerates generated by Backlash will now correctly consume Backlash.
Patch 5.0.4 (2012-08-28): Now a level 32 Destruction ability (was a tier 4 Destruction talent).
Patch 4.0.1 (2010-10-12): No longer increases chance to critically hit with spells. Now at tier 4 (was tier 5).
Patch 3.1.0 (2009-04-14): Moved to tier 5, up from tier 7. Now requires [Intensity].
Patch 2.0.3 (2007-01-09): When a Warlock is under the effects of Backlash and [Nightfall], only one of the effects will be consumed by a Shadow Bolt cast.
Patch 2.0.1 (2006-12-05): Added.