Backlash (BC Classic)

For the retail talent, see [Backlash].

Backlash
Backlash (3 ranks) Tier 7 Destruction warlock talent Passive Increases your critical strike chance with spells by an additional 1/2/3% and gives you a 8/16/25% chance when hit by a physical attack to reduce the cast time of your next Shadow Bolt or Incinerate spell by 100%. This effect lasts 8 sec and will not occur more than once every 8 seconds.
Properties
Class	Warlock
Other information
Affects	[Incinerate], [Shadow Bolt]
Related buff
Magic Backlash Your next Shadow Bolt or Incinerate spell has its cast time reduced by 100%. Duration: 8 seconds

"I want you to hit me as hard as you can."

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 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.
  

See also

• Backlash, TCG card

External links

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