Mind Sear

Other versions of Mind Sear: all 2 versions · Priest Shadow Magic ability #413259

Mind Sear, a Priest Shadow Magic ability, was changed in WoW Forever: Shadow damage 70 to 78 in Classic Era, printed 74 in Forever (the same 70 to 78 roll). 100 yd range, instant cast. Full tooltip comparison with Classic Era below.

Mind Sear tooltip: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

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

Classic Era Oct 27, 2026

Mind Sear

Shadow school

100 yd range · Instant

Requires level 1

Causes an explosion of shadow magic around the enemy target, causing 70 to 78 Shadow damage every 1 sec to all enemies within 10 yards around the target.

Causing shadow damage to all targets within 10 yards.

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Mind Sear

Shadow school

100 yd range · Instant

Causes an explosion of shadow magic around the enemy target, causing 74 Shadow damage every 1 sec to all enemies within 10 yards around the target.

Causing shadow damage to all targets within 10 yards.

changed value added in Forever removed in Forever

A value this tooltip would print is left out: the referenced number is not in the tables this build ships, so it is not stated rather than invented. Values that depend on your character (level, Spirit, Attack Power, spell power) are named in words instead of given a number.

Raw field diff every changed column

Field	Classic Era	Forever
baseLevel	1	0
effects	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 0, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 69, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 9, "effect": 2, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "radiusYards": 10, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 0, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 74, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 2, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "radiusYards": 10, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0.1081081 } ]

Mind Sear changes between Forever builds

Differs from Classic Era in every Forever build since Sep 16, 2026

Related to Mind Sear

What triggers Mind Sear

Talents that affect Mind Sear

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Questions about Mind Sear

Was Mind Sear nerfed in WoW Forever?

Mind Sear is listed as changed, not nerfed or buffed: no cast time, cost, cooldown or range moved in WoW Forever compared with Classic Era. What changed: Shadow damage 70 to 78 in Classic Era, printed 74 in Forever (the same 70 to 78 roll).

What changed for Mind Sear in WoW Forever?

Shadow damage 70 to 78 in Classic Era, printed 74 in Forever (the same 70 to 78 roll). The Classic Era and WoW Forever tooltips are shown side by side on this page.

Which class gets Mind Sear in WoW Forever?

Mind Sear is a Priest ability in WoW Forever, in the Shadow Magic spellbook tab.

Read from the Oct 22, 2026 build (1.60.1.70532), compared against Classic Era Oct 27, 2026 (1.15.9.70576) ·synced Oct 27, 2026 · how we read this → · report a wrong value