diff --git a/dist/habitrpg-shared.js b/dist/habitrpg-shared.js
index 8219922b26..368cd07e26 100644
--- a/dist/habitrpg-shared.js
+++ b/dist/habitrpg-shared.js
@@ -2314,7 +2314,6 @@ api.spells = {
       cast: function(user, target) {
         var bonus;
         bonus = user._statsComputed.int * user.fns.crit('per');
-        target.value += diminishingReturns(bonus * .02, 4);
         bonus *= Math.ceil((target.value < 0 ? 1 : target.value + 1) * .075);
         user.stats.exp += diminishingReturns(bonus, 75);
         if (user.party.quest.key) {
@@ -2449,10 +2448,9 @@ api.spells = {
       cast: function(user, target) {
         var bonus, _crit;
         _crit = user.fns.crit('str', .3);
-        target.value += _crit * .03;
-        bonus = (target.value < 0 ? 1 : target.value + 1) * _crit;
-        user.stats.exp += bonus;
-        return user.stats.gp += bonus;
+        bonus = calculateBonus(target.value, user._statsComputed.str, _crit);
+        user.stats.exp += diminishingReturns(bonus, 75, 50);
+        return user.stats.gp += diminishingReturns(bonus, 18, 75);
       }
     },
     toolsOfTrade: {
diff --git a/script/content.coffee b/script/content.coffee
index d11f86eff7..de9060c78f 100644
--- a/script/content.coffee
+++ b/script/content.coffee
@@ -548,6 +548,7 @@ api.spells =
       cast: (user, target) ->
         bonus = calculateBonus(target.value, user._statsComputed.per)
         user.stats.gp += diminishingReturns(bonus, 25, 75)
+
     backStab:
       text: t('spellRogueBackStabText')
       mana: 15
@@ -556,12 +557,10 @@ api.spells =
       notes: t('spellRogueBackStabNotes')
       cast: (user, target) ->
         _crit = user.fns.crit('str', .3)
-        ## old code:
-        ## target.value += _crit * .03
-        bonus =  (if target.value < 0 then 1 else target.value+1) * _crit
-        user.stats.exp += bonus
-        user.stats.gp += bonus
-        # user.party.quest.progress.up += bonus if user.party.quest.key # remove hurting bosses for rogues, seems OP for now
+        bonus = calculateBonus(target.value, user._statsComputed.str, _crit)
+        user.stats.exp += diminishingReturns(bonus, 75, 50)
+        user.stats.gp += diminishingReturns(bonus, 18, 75)
+
     toolsOfTrade:
       text: t('spellRogueToolsOfTradeText')
       mana: 25