WoW:API UnitAttackPower

UnitAttackPower -Documentation by Flickering-

base, posBuff, negBuff = UnitAttackPower("unit");

Returns the unit's melee attack power and modifiers.

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Arguments

("unit")

unit

String - The UnitId to get information from. (Does not work for "target" - Possibly only "player" and "pet")

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Returns

base, posBuff, negBuff

base

Number - The unit's base attack power

posBuff

Number - The total effect of positive buffs to attack power.

negBuff

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

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Example

local base, posBuff, negBuff = UnitAttackPower("unit");
local effective = base + posBuff + negBuff;

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