Mind Flay: which rank to use
Priest · Shadow · 6 ranks, 2 learned by level 30.
At level 30 with 45 spell power, Mind Flay rank 1 gets the most damage per mana; rank 2 does the most damage per second.
Most mana-efficient rank by gear: rank 2 up to 14, rank 1 from 15 spell power.
Every rank at level 30 with 45 spell power
| Rank | Damage per cast | Mana | Cast | Damage per mana | DPS | Mana lasts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank 1 (level 20) | 86 (86–86) | 45 | 3 s | 1.90 | 28.5 | 1 min 40 s |
| Rank 2 (level 28) | 125 (125–125) | 70 | 3 s | 1.78 | 41.5 | 1 min 4 s |
DPS counts the global cooldown. Mana lasts: casting only that rank from 1,500 mana.
Forever against Classic Era
- Rank 1: 86 damage for 45 mana in Forever instead of 95 for 45 in Classic Era (spell power share 0.501 instead of 0.450).
- Rank 2: 125 damage for 70 mana in Forever instead of 146 for 70 in Classic Era (spell power share 0.501 instead of 0.450).
How it's worked out
- From the client, for each rank: base damage or healing and its range (SpellEffect base points and variance), the extra per level up to the rank's max level, the spell power share (coefficient), mana cost, cast time, duration, global cooldown and cooldown.
- No downrank penalty in the Forever client. Classic Era's client puts a penalty for spells learned before level 20 inside the coefficient (Shadow Bolt rank 1: 0.14); Forever's client gives the full share (0.486), for 80 low-level ranks across the classes. Anything else would be on Blizzard's servers, so the calculator shows Classic's rules only as Speculation.
- Speculation: crits count only on direct hits, at 150%, as in Classic; the example gear (1.5 spell power per level) is not client data.
Other Priest spells
Lesser Heal, Smite, Shadow Word: Pain, Power Word: Shield, Renew, Mind Blast, Starshards, Heal, Chastise, Devouring Plague, Flash Heal, Holy Fire, Holy Nova, Binding Heal, Prayer of Healing, Greater Heal