Mind Flay

Mind Flay was nerfed in WoW Forever: rank 1 Shadow damage 75 to 63. Priest Shadow talent, 1 rank. Full tooltip comparison with Classic Era below.

Mind Flay details: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

The ability this talent grants, the tooltip players see in-game, side by side with each changed line marked.

Classic Era Oct 27, 2026

Mind Flay

Rank 1 · Shadow school

45 Mana · 20 yd range · Channeled

Requires level 20

Assault the target's mind with Shadow energy, causing 75 Shadow damage over 3 sec and slowing their movement speed by 50%.

Movement speed slowed by 50%.

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Mind Flay

Rank 1 · Shadow school

45 Mana · 20 yd range · Channeled

Requires level 20

Assault the target's mind with Shadow energy, causing 63 Shadow damage over 3 sec and slowing their movement speed by 50%.

21 Shadow damage every 1 sec. Movement speed slowed by 50%.

changed value added in Forever removed in Forever

Ability field diff every changed column on the granted spell

Field	Classic Era	Forever
auraDescription	$?A1226557[$s1 Shadow damage every $t1 second.][Movement speed slowed by $s2%.]	$w1 Shadow damage every $t1 sec. Movement speed slowed by $w2%.
description	Assault the target's mind with Shadow energy, causing $o1 Shadow damage over $d$?A1226557[.][ and slowing their movement speed by $s2%.]	Assault the target's mind with Shadow energy, causing $o1 Shadow damage over $d and slowing their movement speed by $m2%.
effects	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 3, "auraPeriod": 1000, "basePoints": 24, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 1, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 33, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": -51, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 1, "effect": 6, "index": 1, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 3, "auraPeriod": 1000, "basePoints": 21, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 33, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": -50, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 1, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]

Talent field diff the talent row itself (name, class slot, ranks)

Field	Classic Era	Forever
rankTexts	[ "Assault the target's mind with Shadow energy, causing 75 Shadow damage over 3 sec and slowing their movement speed by 50%." ]	[ "Assault the target's mind with Shadow energy, causing 63 Shadow damage over 3 sec and slowing their movement speed by 50%." ]
rankValues	[ [ 75, 3, 50 ] ]	[ [ 63, 3, 50 ] ]

Mind Flay changes between Forever builds

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

Related to Mind Flay

See every changed record in the Oct 22, 2026 build →

Questions about Mind Flay

Was Mind Flay nerfed in WoW Forever?

Yes. Mind Flay was nerfed in WoW Forever compared with Classic Era: rank 1 Shadow damage 75 to 63.

What changed for Mind Flay in WoW Forever?

Rank 1 Shadow damage 75 to 63. The Classic Era and WoW Forever tooltips are shown side by side on this page.

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