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Mind Flay

Spell

Mind Flay

Shadow

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Priest

Instant castLong Range

Assaults the target's mind with Shadow energy, causing (828.8% of Spell Power) Shadow damage over 4.5 sec and slowing their movement speed by 50%.

Mind Flay

Tooltip

Assaults the target's mind with Shadow energy, causing (828.8% of Spell Power) Shadow damage over 4.5 sec and slowing their movement speed by 50%.

Generates 18 Insanity over the duration.

How it works

Casting it triggers a 1.5 sec global cooldown.

Mind Flay is built from 4 client effects, applied in this order:

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 3. It scales with 1.3814 times spell power. It ticks every 0.8 sec, 6 times over the full 4.5 sec.
  2. Effect 2 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 33. Its base value is -50. It applies the snared mechanic.
  3. Effect 3 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 24. Its base value is 300 per tick. It ticks every 0.8 sec, 6 times over the full 4.5 sec (1800 base in total).
  4. Effect 4 is Dummy (effect type 3). Its base value is 6.

What it does

Mind Flay is a Shadow spell with an instant cast, a range of 40 yards and effects that last 4.5 sec. When cast it applies an aura every 0.8 sec and applies an aura with the snared mechanic.

Generated from the SpellEffect, SpellMisc, SpellCooldowns and SpellRange records in the current retail game build. Effects the client marks as internal hooks are left out.

Spell Details

SchoolShadow
Range40 yards (Long Range)
Cast timeInstant
Global cooldown1.5 sec
GCD categoryCategory id 133
Duration4.5 sec
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 3
Spell power coefficient: 1.3814
Period: every 0.8 sec
Effect #2Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 33
Value: -50
Mechanic: Snared
Effect #3Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 24
Value: 300
Misc value: 13
Period: every 0.8 sec
Effect #4Dummy (3)
Value: 6

Raw client values from the current retail game build. Where the game data carries no name for an id, the id is shown as is.

Used by

Where is this spell used?

Mind Flay appears in: 1 class specialization.

Class specialization

From the client's JournalEncounterSection, SpecializationSpells, TraitDefinition, PvpTalent, SkillLineAbility, SpellLearnSpell and SpellEffect tables.

Build history

this spell Changelog

Changes between the retail game builds our datamine has recorded, newest first.

  • Effect: Spell power coefficient changed from 1.2012 to 1.3814 (patch 12.1.5)

Related

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 110 separate Spell records named "Mind Flay". This page is record #15407. They are not merged: each record can belong to a different difficulty, caster, rank or tuning, so each keeps its own page. The 12 records closest by id are compared here.

Record What differs from this record Likely reason
#16568duration: 3 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#17165duration: 3 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#22919duration: 3 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#23953duration: 10 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#26044duration: 8 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#26143duration: 10 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#28310duration: 5 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#29407duration: 6 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#29570duration: 3 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#32417duration: 3 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#35507duration: 4 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#37276duration: 3 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup

Compared fields: SpellMisc difficulty rows, school, cast time and duration; Spell subtext and tooltip text; SpellEffect types and base values; journal and class usage. The reason column names the first difference found.

WoW Forever

WoW Forever: what our data shows

Sighted in the WoW Forever beta clientBuild 1.60.1.70532, read from the beta game data we hold
Also in the Classic Era clientYes - this spell is in the Classic Era client's data too
Effect rows sighted2 effect rows in the beta client's data
Level data sightedBase level 20 in the beta client's data

A sighting in the beta client is a fact from our own database; the launch roster is Blizzard’s to finalize. World of Warcraft: Forever launches November 4, 2026. World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4

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