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Mindbender

Mindbender
40 yd range

Instant	1 min cooldown

Requires Priest
Requires level 45

Creates a Mindbender to attack the target. Caster receives 0.75% mana when the Mindbender attacks. Lasts 15 sec.

Replaces Shadowfiend.

Spell Details

Duration

15 seconds

School

Shadow

Mechanic

n/a

Dispel type

n/a

GCD category

Normal

Cost

None

Range

40 yards (Long)

Cast time

Instant

Cooldown

n/a

GCD

1.5 seconds

Effect #1

Summon (Mindbender)

Effect #2

Trigger Spell

	Spell #41967

Effect #3

Dummy
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Healing Priest Guide (Disc/Holy)

Raid and Class
cooldown list.

Shadow Priest Guide

Warlords of Draenor
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Comments

Comment by Mitchello

Seems great.

If anyone wants to see what it looks like: youtube.com/watch?v=4m8rdxWW9NE

Comment by coolguyry

Need an improved shadowfiend? Why not Zoidberg?

Comment by Nakadek

EXTERMINATE! EXTERMINATE!

Comment by anubalabeloralon

Actually this is pretty amazing.
This thing can fly!
No more dps loss or mana starved just because your shadow fiend fell to its own death!

Hope it works with Glyph of small fiend as well.

edit: no longer have wings since people abuse it to kill people in midair :(

Comment by Griever21

The Mindbender will attack 11 times regening 1,461 mana per hit for a total of 16,071.
I post this information from the point of view of a Holy Priest (or Disc Priest) concerned only with the mana regen aspect it.
This information is based on: L:85; 100,000 Mana Pool; Patch: 5.0.4

Comment by taohinton

Updated for Patch 6.0.2

The Mindbender is basically an upgrade to the Shadowfiend, offering superior damage output and a valuable source of mana regeneration. It actually deals less damage per hit than the Shadowfiend, but lasts longer and can be summoned three times as often. It is a Tier 3 talent, the other options being Surge of Light/Surge of Darkness and Power Word: Solace/Insanity.

Deals 88% as much damage as the Shadowfiend per hit
Lasts 25% longer, with a duration of 15 seconds, instead of 12 seconds
Available every 1 minute instead of every 3 minutes
Has a potential uptime of 375% that of the Shadowfiend, dealing up to 330% as much damage

The Mindbender therefore has the potential to outperform the Shadowfiend considerably. However, this relies on the priest to make the most of its short cooldown. Additionally, it requires the priest to spend a global once per minute summoning the Mindbender (rather than once every three minutes) which is potentially a downside. Other upsides include having the pet active more often, when can help to distract or confuse enemies, and reduces the impact of having your pet CCed, since its time is less precious.

The Mindbender has a default attack speed of 1.5 seconds, but does benefit from haste, granting extra hits and thereby increasing damage and mana generation. With 0 haste, the Mindbender will therefore deal 10 attacks per summon - my modest Shadow priest's currently fits in 12, for an extra 20% damage and mana generation.

Changes with 6.0.2

Mindbender's mana regeneration has been reduced from 1.75% per hit to 0.75%. More critically though, Shadowfiend no longer regenerates mana. This means Mindbender's mana regeneration is no longer in competition with the Shadowfiend, only with the other Tier 3 talents.

Comment by airlifter

This lil mindbender, also makes the cutest of noises when attacking too.. kinda haunting screeching sounds but cute none the less!

Comment by Cimegs5088

For easier content, PW:Solace is actually better than Mindbender.

Personally i love PW:Solace, but at times in progression, there just isn't enough time gap to cast an equavalent amount of PW:Solace to make it on par with MB.

Would love to see perhaps a lil increment of mana regen from PW: Solace, perhaps make it 0.9% or so.

Comment by DroRaz

If you have Kri'tak, Imperial Scepter of the Swarm or Jin'ya, Orb of the Waterspeaker equipped, this spell will morph into Mindbender, which looks like a little sha.

Comment by zharshoul

I had been wondering what was causing it, but it looks as if when you have a sha touched weapon equipped when casting this, the mindbender is morphed into one of those black and white sha creatures, the ones about the size of a shadow fiend, the kind that can pop up when doing archeology.

Comment by Daaltron3000

I gotta say, this thing is really broken considering it has -INSANE- damage reduction for whatever reason. I've got my set of S12 epic and a S12 weapon and was only hitting this damn thing for 8k with Slam.

What the hell, Blizzard.

Comment by Celellach

I was trying to find a list of all the minions and guardians available to players through spells, talents and glpyhs (not from items) and ended up creating one.
Hope this is useful for others as well.

Death Knight:
Ghoul - Available at level 55.
Geist - Minor glyph that changes the appearance of the Ghoul to that of a Geist.
Skeleton - Minor glyph that changes the appearance of the Ghoul to that of a Skeleton.
Undead Monstrosity - Available at level 70. Transforms the Ghoul into an Undead Monstrosity.
Gargoyle - Available at level 74.
Legion of Ghouls - Available at level 80.
Various undead - Minor glyph that changes the appearances of the Ghouls of the Army of the Dead into various undead minions.

Druid:
Treants - Available at level 60. Four different versions: Balance, Feral, Gaurdian and Restoration.

Mage:
Water Elemental - Available at level 10.
Unbound Elemental - Minor glyph that changes the appearance of the Water Elemental to that of an Unbound Elemental.

Monk:
Xuen, the White Tiger - Available at level 90.

Paladin:
Guardian of Ancient Kings - Available at level 75. Three different versions: Holy, Protection and Retribution.

Priest:
Shadowfiend - Available at level 42.
Mindbender - Available at level 45.
Sha Beast - Minor glyph that changes the appearance of the Mindbender to that of a Sha Beast.

Shaman:
Earth Elemental - Available at level 58.
Fire Elemental - Available at level 66.
Spirit Wolves - Available at level 60.
Spirit Raptors - Minor glyph that changes the appearances of the Spirit Wolves to that of Spirit Raptors.

Warlock:
Imp - Available at level 1.
Fel Imp - Available at level 75 upon learning Grimoire of Supremacy. Changes the appearance of the Imp to that of a Fel Imp.
Voidwalker - Available at level 8.
Voidlord - Available at level 75 upon learning Grimoire of Supremacy. Changes the appearance of the Voidwalker to that of a Voidlord.
Succubus - Available at level 20.
Shivarra - Available at level 75 upon learning Grimoire of Supremacy. Changes the appearance of the Succubus to that of a Shivarra.
Felhunter - Available at level 29.
Observer - Available at level 75 upon learning Grimoire of Supremacy. Changes the appearance of the Felhunter to that of an Observer.
Felguard - Available at level 42.
Wrathguard - Available at level 75 upon learning Grimoire of Supremacy. Changes the appearance of the Felguard to that of a Wrathguard.
Infernal - Available at level 49.
Abyssal - Available at level 75 upon learning Grimoire of Supremacy. Changes the appearance of the Infernal to that of an Abyssal.
Doomguard - Available at level 58.
Terrorguard - Available at level 75 upon learning Grimoire of Supremacy. Changes the appearance of the Doomguard to that of a Terrorguard.
Eye of Kilrogg - Available at level 22.

Comment by Phuryz

In comparison to Power Word: Solace, which spell gives more mana overall? I recently switched from Holy to Disc and I'm not sure which mana regen. spell to take since Disc needs to deal some damage for Archangel.

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