Mind Flay

Mind Flay is a channeled spell that is the primary ability of Shadow priests. It is the spell with the best damage/mana ratio for the Shadow priest, and it has the additional bonus of slowing the target by 50%.

Talents

 * Shadow tree talents:
 * Specialization: Shadow Power increases damage by 15% and critical strike damage by 100%.
 * ‎Darkness increases spell haste by 1/2/3%.
 * Twisted Faith increases spell damage by 1/2%.
 * Shadowform increases all shadow damage you deal by 15% and reduces threat by 30% when in Shadowform.
 * Vampiric Embrace a spell which heals you for 15% and your party members for 3% of all single-target spell damage you deal for 30min. The spell itself has a 1 second cooldown and can therefore be active at all times.
 * Pain and Suffering gives a 30/60% chance to refresh Shadow Word: Pain on the target when damaging it with Mind Flay.


 * Discipline tree talents:
 * Twin Disciplines: Increases your Shadow and Holy spell damage and healing by 2/4/6%.
 * Evangelism: Casting Mind Flay grants the Dark Evangelism buff, increasing the damage done by your Periodic Shadow spells by 1/2% for each stack.
 * Archangel: Consumes your Dark Evangelism, causing Dark Archangel: Instantly restores 5% of your total mana and increases the damage done by your Mind Flay, Mind Spike, Mind Blast and Shadow Word: Death 4% for each stack (up to 5). Lasts for 18 sec. 90 sec cooldown.

Glyphs

 * Glyph of Mind Flay increases the damage done by 10%.