Backstab

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Backstab is a attack style through the Divinity series. This attack can only initiated with a small blade (typically a dagger or knife) from the target's rear.

Divine Divinity

In Divine Divinity, the attacker must be positioned directly behind the target with small blade in hand. A successful will result in Template:Inline quote appearing on the screen along with the damage given.

Backstab does double the standard damage; however, the success chance is based on the number of points Lucian has invested into Assassin's Kiss, 10% at the lowest level and 50% at the maximum.

Original Sin and Original Sin 2

In Original Sin and Original Sin 2, backstabbing is enabled via the Back-Stabber in Original Sin (all characters can backstab in Original Sin 2) and equipping a dagger or other small blade (e.g. a rapier). Outside of combat, the attacker needs to position themself behind the target then select the option to attack; instead of a sword being displayed, a hand holding a downward pointing dagger will be shown. Backstab attacks have a 100% critical hit chance.

In combat the targeting circle around a target will include an arced segment to the rear, this denotes the area where the attacker must stand inorder to initiate a backstab. When an attacker stands within the arc, only the arc is shown, not the full circle. The full circle is shown only when planning a character movement.