Mind Control

Mind Control, a Priest Shadow Magic ability, shows the same tooltip in WoW Forever as in Classic Era; behind it the client changed data no tooltip line prints on 3 of 3 ranks. Rank 3: 750 Mana, 20 yd range, 3 sec cast, requires level 58. Pick any rank to compare its tooltip with Classic Era.

Spell · Shadow · Rank 1 same tooltip

Mind Control (Rank 1) tooltip: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

The same tooltip players see in-game, side by side, with each changed line marked.

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Classic Era Oct 27, 2026

Mind Control

Rank 1 · Shadow school

350 Mana · 20 yd range · 3 sec cast

Requires level 30

Controls a humanoid mind up to level 32, but increases the time between its attacks by 25%. Lasts up to 1 min.

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Charmed. Time between attacks increased by 25%.

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Mind Control

Rank 1 · Shadow school

350 Mana · 20 yd range · 3 sec cast

Requires level 30

Controls a humanoid mind up to level 32, but increases the time between its attacks by 25%. Lasts up to 1 min.

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Charmed. Time between attacks increased by 25%.

changed value added in Forever removed in Forever

Both tooltips read the same. The client changed only data behind them: effects (not shown in a tooltip line). See the full field diff below for both values side by side.

Raw field diff every changed column

Field	Classic Era	Forever
effects	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 2, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 31, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 1, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "radiusYards": 100, "realPointsPerLevel": 1, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 4, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 0, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 1, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 138, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": -26, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 1, "effect": 6, "index": 2, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 2, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 32, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "radiusYards": 100, "realPointsPerLevel": 1, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 4, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 0, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 1, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 319, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": -25, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 2, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]

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Spell · Shadow · Rank 2 same tooltip

Mind Control (Rank 2) tooltip: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

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Classic Era Oct 27, 2026

Mind Control

Rank 2 · Shadow school

550 Mana · 20 yd range · 3 sec cast

Requires level 44

Controls a humanoid mind up to level 47, but increases the time between attacks by 25%. Lasts up to 1 min.

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Charmed. Time between attacks increased by 25%.

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Mind Control

Rank 2 · Shadow school

550 Mana · 20 yd range · 3 sec cast

Requires level 44

Controls a humanoid mind up to level 47, but increases the time between attacks by 25%. Lasts up to 1 min.

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Charmed. Time between attacks increased by 25%.

changed value added in Forever removed in Forever

Both tooltips read the same. The client changed only data behind them: effects (not shown in a tooltip line). See the full field diff below for both values side by side.

Raw field diff every changed column

Field	Classic Era	Forever
effects	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 2, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 46, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 1, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "radiusYards": 100, "realPointsPerLevel": 1, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 4, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 0, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 1, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 138, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": -26, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 1, "effect": 6, "index": 2, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 2, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 47, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "radiusYards": 100, "realPointsPerLevel": 1, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 4, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 0, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 1, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 319, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": -25, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 2, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]

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Spell · Shadow · Rank 3 same tooltip

Mind Control (Rank 3) tooltip: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

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Classic Era Oct 27, 2026

Mind Control

Rank 3 · Shadow school

750 Mana · 20 yd range · 3 sec cast

Requires level 58

Controls a humanoid mind up to level 62, but increases the time between attacks by 25%. Lasts up to 1 min.

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Charmed. Increases time between attacks by 25%.

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Mind Control

Rank 3 · Shadow school

750 Mana · 20 yd range · 3 sec cast

Requires level 58

Controls a humanoid mind up to level 62, but increases the time between attacks by 25%. Lasts up to 1 min.

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Charmed. Increases time between attacks by 25%.

changed value added in Forever removed in Forever

Both tooltips read the same. The client changed only data behind them: effects (not shown in a tooltip line). See the full field diff below for both values side by side.

Raw field diff every changed column

Field	Classic Era	Forever
effects	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 2, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 61, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 1, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "radiusYards": 100, "realPointsPerLevel": 1, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 4, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 0, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 1, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 138, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": -26, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 1, "effect": 6, "index": 2, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 2, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 62, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "radiusYards": 100, "realPointsPerLevel": 1, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 4, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 0, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 1, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 319, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": -25, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 2, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]

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What changed for Mind Control in WoW Forever

• Rank 1 same tooltip the same tooltip; behind it the client changed the effect type on 1 of its 3 effects
• Rank 2 same tooltip the same tooltip; behind it the client changed the effect type on 1 of its 3 effects
• Rank 3 same tooltip the same tooltip; behind it the client changed the effect type on 1 of its 3 effects

Mind Control changes between Forever builds

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