Unit damage returns information about your current damage stats. Doesn't seem to return usable values for mobs, NPCs, or other players. The method returns 7 values, only some of which appear to be useful.

lowDmg, hiDmg, offlowDmg, offhiDmg, posBuff, negBuff, percentmod = UnitDamage("unit");

Parameters Edit

Arguments Edit

unit 

String - The unitId to get information for. (Likely only works for "player" and "pet". Possibly for Beast Lore'd "target"s. -- unconfirmed)

Returns Edit

lowDmg, hiDmg, offlowDmg, offhiDmg, posBuff, negBuff, percentmod

lowDmg 

Number - The unit's minimum melee damage.

hiDmg 

Number - The unit's maximum melee damage.

offlowDmg 

Number - The unit's minimum offhand melee damage.

offhiDmg 

Number - The unit's maximum offhand melee damage. (same as above)

posBuff 

Number - positive physical Bonus (should be >= 0)

negBuff 

Number - negative physical Bonus (should be <= 0)

percentmod 

Number - percentage modifier (usually 1; 0.9 for warriors in defensive stance)