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Mind Blast

Mind Blast

0.25% of base mana	40 yd range

1.5 sec cast	9 sec cooldown

Requires Priest (Shadow)
Requires level 21

Blasts the target for (180% of Spell power) Shadow damage and generates 1 Shadow Orb.

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Duration

n/a

School

Shadow

Mechanic

n/a

Dispel type

n/a

GCD category

Normal

Cost

0.25% of base mana

Range

40 yards (Long)

Cast time

1.5 seconds

Cooldown

9 seconds

GCD

1.5 seconds

Effect #1

School Damage (Shadow)
Value: 1

Effect #2

Give Power (Shadow Orbs)
Value: 1

Effect #3

Trigger Spell

	Mind Blast Marker

Effect #4

Give Power (Shadow Orbs)
Value: 2

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Comments

Comment by tarqsharq

With the aggro down to where it should be (nothing special, thank you Blizzard) this is a great damage spell in group PvE now. However, if you are running VE you must keep in mind that throwing a mindblast at 70 with decent damage stats will heal your party for about 1500-2000 at least (VE can crit heal) meaning, all your attacks still have a large aggro component with VE.

My advice, limit VE running when the tanking situation is shaky, and use fade aggressively (not reactively). Also, avoid using this spell more than 10-15 seconds into a boss engagement, let the poor tank (and your repair bill) get some time.

Comment by Bazzz

This spell represents the highest dmg/castime proportion in the game. For this no other spell can compete with Mind Blast. Of course the cooldown and the relatively high mana cost have been added to balance this issue.

Comment by pepsihax

Darkness dont do 10% more shadow damage it gives you 10% more shadow spelldamage lets say you have 1000 spelldmg then with 5/5 darkness you have 1100 shadow spelldmg

Comment by Wrekk

It's worth noting that this spell does not trigger the global cooldown. You can cast anything you want the very moment Mind Blast finishes casting.

Comment by Infel

Let's be a bit more fair. Compare it to Fire Blast () and you'll see it's only -slightly- better.

Keep in mind, the cooldown doesn't begin until the spell ends, and you'll see... if all you're doing is spamming these two... mind blast will come up behind the other. And oddly... fire blast isn't even in a fire mage's rotation.

Comment by Ametrine

...with MIND BULLETS!

Comment by Skullhawk13

See melt face.

Comment by Ruthulous

This really needs to be cooldownless. Sure it's base stats are alright, but if you factor in talents it gets blown away by most other classes. For example, a Moonkin friend of mine spams Wrath with a 0.9 second cast. I outgear him by miles and Wrath still does more.

Also, his Wrath bind is his mouse wheel. GG Blizzard.

Comment by Weaselcow

When I first saw the icon, I was like: "HOLY CRAP! A giant toilet flushing!"
Those were the days.....

Comment by Pastoral

Blizzard has announced that Mind Blast has been boosted. This was much needed as the spell hits like a cotton ball.

I have a question regarding Mind Blast. Why does the spell light up occasionally? Sometimes the lights fade after I use it once. Other times, it doesn't seem to fade no matter how much I use it...which admittedly isn't much, as I prefer the debuffs of Mind Flay.

Comment by Walterion

Mindblast buff has been applied.

Before this patch, with 3 orbs up and on my level 83 Shadow priest, mindblast would hit for around 9k or 13 k crits.
Post patch, with 3 orbs up and same characters, it would hit for 17k and crit for 25-27k.

This clearly makes leveling easier and decimating other players way easier than before.

Comment by SpikedMilk

Mind blast is the only spell in the game that has a casting animation of an offensive spell but ends with a healing animation.

Comment by sylancer

enter Shadowform increase Mind Blast's damage by 25%.
Shadow Orbs is the new resources for Shadow Priest, one can have 3 Shadow Orbs max.
it generate by:

Mind Blast (+1)
Shadow Word: Death (+1; only usable on target less than 20% health; CD is reset if target does not die, but this additional cast does not grant Shadow Orbs, 6 sec internal CD.)

when and only when Priest have at least 1 Shadow Orbs, these spells can be cast to consume all Shadow Orbs:

Devouring Plague (Damage and healing increased based on the number of Shadow Orbs consumed)
Psychic Horror (Horrify duration increased based on the number of Shadow Orbs consumed, Disarm duration unaffected)

Divine Insight give each tick of Shadow Word: Pain a 5% chance (does NOT diminish on multiple targets) to trigger Divine Insight, make next Mind Blast within 12 sec:

CD is reset
instant
free

Glyph of Mind Blast cause critical Mind Blast to trigger Glyph of Mind Blast on the target, root the target for 4 sec.
Glyph of Mind Spike cause non-instant Mind Spike to trigger Glyph of Mind Spike on the Priest, reduce cast time of next Mind Blast within 9 sec by 50%, stack for 2 times.

Hearthstone: Mind Blast

Comment by Zarac

Debuffs that share the same effect: +5% magic damage taken

Monk Mistweaver / Windwalker
Rising Sun Kick

Priest Shadow
Mind Blast

Rogue

Warlock

Hunter
Basilisk - Dragonhawk - Rhino - Wind Serpent

See all Warlords of Draenor Buffs and Debuffs here.

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