Mind Spike
Mind Spike 40 yd  range 1.0% of base mana 1.5 sec cast Blasts the target for X Shadowfrost damage, but extinguishes your Shadow damage-over-time effects from the target in the process.
Usable by
Class	Priest
Properties
Type	Offensive
School	Frost, Shadow
Cooldown	(GCD 1.5 sec)
Talents
Specialization	Shadow
Level required	44
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• Mind Spike
• 40 yd  range
• 1.0% of base mana
• 1.5 sec cast
• Blasts the target for X Shadowfrost damage, but extinguishes your Shadow damage-over-time effects from the target in the process.

Mind Spike is a priest ability learned at level 44 for those with the Shadow specialization. It deals Shadowfrost damage, yet also clears any existing Shadow damage over time effects on the target. It provides a quick nuke to use in situations where time is of the essence, such as when the priest has to swap targets frequently.

It also provides the priest with a shadow spell even if that school is currently locked; school lockouts no longer affect multi-school spells.

Modified by

• [From Darkness, Comes Light] (talent, Surge of Darkness)
• [Power Infusion] (talent)

2020

• Glyph of Mind Spike
• Item Level 25Disenchants into:
  Not disenchantable
• Major Glyph
• Classes: Priest (Shadow)
• Requires Level 25
• Use: Permanently teaches you this glyph.
  When you deal damage with Mind Spike, the cast time of your next Mind Blast is reduced by 50% lasting 6 sec. This effect can stack up to 2 times.
• Sell Price: 1

Patch changes

• Patch 4.2.0 (28-Jun-2011): When interrupted while casting a single-school spell such as Mind Flay or Frostbolt, players will now be able to cast dual-school spells such as Mind Spike (Frost and Shadow schools) or Frostfire Bolt (Frost and Fire schools). However, being interrupted while casting a dual-school spell will still interrupt all respective schools as intended. 
  
• Patch 4.1.0 (26-Apr-2011): Casting an instant Mind Blast immediately following a Mind Spike should no longer cause Mind Blast to not benefit from the last cast of Mind Spike. 
  
• Patch 4.0.6 (8-Feb-2011): Mind Spike can now trigger Chakra: Chastise. 
  
• / Patch 4.0.1 (12-Oct-2010): Added. 
  

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