The subject of this article was removed in patch 6.0.2 but remains in World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King Classic. This includes items and quests that can no longer be obtained or are now deprecated.

For the retail talent, see [Backlash].

Backlash
Backlash (3 ranks) Destruction, Tier 7 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.
Requirements
Class	Warlock
Tree	Destruction
Points required	30
Properties
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."^[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 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

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