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| − | '''Mind Control''' is a [[shadow]] [[spell]] that allows a unit to temporarily take control of an enemy target for up to one minute and use it to attack other enemies. |
+ | '''Mind Control''' is a [[shadow]] [[spell]] that allows a unit to temporarily take control of an enemy target for up to one minute and use it to attack other enemies. |
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| − | On a successful cast of Mind Control, the priest's viewpoint will shift to the controlled player or [[mob]] and the priest's movement keys will move this unit. The pet bar appears and allows the unit's special abilities to be used. [[Elite]] mobs (but not [[boss]]es) are generally able to be MCed. It forms a general-purpose [[crowd control]] similar to [[sap]]ing and [[sheep]]ing. |
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| − | If the MCed unit is moved too far from the controlling priest, the spell will be disrupted. The spell is [[channel]]ed so hitting the priest will not break their control of the target, although each hit the priest takes will decrease the ultimate duration of the spell. [[Death]] (of the priest or the MCed target), [[silence]]s and some other abilities will entirely disrupt the spell. |
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| ⚫ | When learned, Mind Control actually lets a priest usurp the will of a player or mob higher the priest's level. It is not known if Rank 4 is harder to resist than Ranks 1 through 3, so it could be worth using the lower ranks to save mana if the target unit is within the priest's range. In general, however, MC is seldom used until endgame or PvP situations. |
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| − | If you control an enemy mob or player next to a hostile (to the casting priest) mob, that mob will attack the mind controlled enemy. If a MCed mob dies while MCed, it is not lootable, but if the MC is removed before death it will be lootable. |
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| + | ==Talent Improvement== |
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| + | [[Shadow Affinity]] reduces [[threat]] generated. |
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| + | [[Shadow Focus]] reduces the target's chance to resist or break free. |
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| − | == Mind controllable mobs == |
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| − | The following mobs can provide useful [[buff]]s to your group or raid when Mind Controlled: |
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| − | * [[Scarshield Spellbinder]] ([[Lower Blackrock Spire]]): "Fire Resistance" gives up to +83 resistance for 60 minutes. |
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| + | Mind control serves as a unique form of [[crowd control]] in that not only is the target removed from the fight temporarily but the target's powers can be directed against other enemies. On a successful cast of Mind Control, the priest's viewpoint will shift to the controlled player or [[mob]] and the priest's movement keys will move this unit. The pet bar appears and allows the unit's special abilities to be used. Mind Control forms a general-purpose [[crowd control]] similar to [[sap]]ping and [[sheep]]ing; however, unlike most other forms of crowd control, the [[priest]] himself is essentially removed from battle for the duration of the spell and cannot cast any of his own heals or attacks until the Mind Control is broken. |
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| − | * [[Scarlet Medic]] ([[Felstone Field]] in [[Western Plaguelands]]): "Arcane Resistance" gives +70 to +82 resistance for 60 minutes. |
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| − | * [[Crimson Initiates]] ([[Stratholme]]): "Shadow Resistance" decreases shadow damage taken by 87. |
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| − | * [[Twilight Emissaries]] ([[Blackrock Depths]]): "Fury of Ragnaros" gives +25 magical damage for 30 minutes. |
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| − | * [[Vile Tutor]] ([[Eastern Plaguelands]]): "Dark Whispers" gives +35 shadow spell damage for 10 minutes. |
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| + | Mind Control's full duration is one minute, but there are several factors which can cause it to break early. A break is checked vs '''mob's level / distance from controlling priest / resistances of target, every x seconds''', and the spell can break without warning even if the channelling bar is still mostly full. In addition, if the MCed unit is moved too far from the controlling priest the spell will automatically be disrupted. Attacks directed against the controller will shorten the duration of the spell but will have no effect on the the target's ability to break free of their own volition. [[Death]] (of the priest or the MCed target), [[silence]]s, and some other abilities will entirely disrupt the spell. |
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| − | Some spellcaster mobs can provide with powerful [[AoE]] spells when Mind Controlled. A few examples: |
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| ⚫ | Casting Mind Control generates a great deal of [[threat]] from the controlled mob against the priest who controlled it. To this date it is not clear precisely how much threat Mind Control causes, but it is very substantial – a priest who releases a mob for it to be killed in an instance is well advised to do nothing else to generate threat until [[aggro]] has been rock-solidly established by a [[tank]]ing character. Apparently, mobs don't like having their free will stripped away by someone they can kill in two hits. |
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| − | * [[Whelp Handlers]] ([[Scholomance]]): [[Cone of Cold]], [[Blast Wave]] |
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| − | * [[Bloodaxe Evokers]] ([[Lower Blackrock Spire]]): [[Flamecrack]], [[Fire Nova]] |
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| − | * Various warlock type mobs can cast a [[Shadow Bolt Volley]]. |
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| ⚫ | [[Elite]] mobs can generally be MCed, but not [[boss]]es. You can even MC other players, although you are limited to melee attacks while doing so. The signature usage of MC in PvP is to MC an enemy player atop a tower or other high place and then run that player off the edge, causing a large amount of falling damage (if not death). |
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| − | ==Mind Control FAQ v1.3== |
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| − | Mind control is obtainable at level 30 by priests, and can be used to crowd control, use an enemies' abilities against them, and lots of other creative stuff that are towards the end of this FAQ. |
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| ⚫ | When learned, Mind Control actually lets a priest usurp the will of a player or mob higher the priest's level. It is not known if Rank 4 is harder to resist than Ranks 1 through 3, so it could be worth using the lower ranks to save mana if the target unit is within the priest's range. In general, however, MC is seldom used until endgame or PvP situations. |
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| − | ;Why don't priests use Mind Control in instances very often? |
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| − | :A couple of reasons: |
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| − | *The 20yard range means that quite often you won't be able to cast the spell without getting in aggro range. |
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| − | *Even if you do get the Mind Control off, it is very unpredictable. I've seen mind control last the full 60 seconds, and I've seen it break in less than a second, and if it does break early, your tank will have a hell of a time getting the mob off you, as it causes a tremendous amount of aggro. |
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| − | *Finally, Mind control is a channeled spell, so the priest can not heal the group while Mind controlling something. |
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| − | ;And why not in PvP? |
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| − | :Again, the range is a factor, generally if you're within 20 yards of something you probably don't want to take 3 seconds to cast mind control. However, there are certain situations where this spell shines. If the priest is smart enough to approach the target unnoticed (generally in the middle of a fight where some other friendly players are involved), enemies may have some unpleasant surprises: many players have died after jumping off the bridge to Dun Baldar in Alterac Valley or the lumber mill in Arathi Basin involuntarily. |
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| − | :What are the "Mind control buffs"? |
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| − | :Mind control buffs are buffs that are obtained by casting Mind control on a mob, and getting that mob to cast the buff on you or your party. We've got a nice looking list of them a little further down. |
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| + | See also a [[List of mind controllable mobs]] for information on MC-able enemies as well as their locations and special abilities. |
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| − | ;So what can you do with mind control? |
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| − | :Mind control is by no means "useless", but it is very situational. More often than not, it's used, simply because it's a damn fun ability to use, which is what this thread is all about. |
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| − | ;I heard that some of the Mind Control buffs are considered exploits, is this true? |
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| − | :Nope, it's been confirmed by Caydiem that using these buffs is creative use of game mechanics and not exploiting at all. |
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| − | http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.aspx?FN=wow-dungeons&T=269773&P=1 |
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| ⚫ | # Mind control duration is partly controlled by distance. The farther your 'pet' is from you, the higher the chance of breaking. Park it on top of yourself if you wish to reduce its chances of resisting - unless you have other plans in mind for it, OR if the NPC you are fighting has some sort of stun/cc (Shield bash/gouge/polymorph etc). |
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| − | ;How do you find Mind Control buffs? |
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| ⚫ | # Mind control a healer if it's available. Why spend your own mana and get possible aggro when you can easily mind control that medic and use its prayer of healing which heals for 2k+ AND uses only 400 mana over your own? Don't forget that the medic has 8k mana, meaning it can chain cast it for a while. And if it gets aggro and dies... just remember that it wasn't you. :P |
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| − | :By luck, mainly. Go out and mind control something and see if you can cast any of its abilities on yourself. If you find one, be sure to report it here, and we'll hopefully see this thread get longer and longer with more buffs and ideas. |
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| + | # Mobs within aggro range of an MCed target will regard it as hostile - they have no qualms over beating up a unit that was a trusted ally only moments before, so you can mind control something and let the surrounding 'linked' NPCs kill it. Note, however, that if the MCed target is freed from your control, they will once again regard it as a friend and will immediately seek another hostile target to attack - which may be you. |
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| + | #Mobs must take damage from players or player pets in order to generate loot; should they be killed solely by a Mind Controlled mob they will drop no items. In addition, a Mind Controlled mob will generate no loot if it dies while still MCed; it must be released if you wish to take its items. |
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| + | # Effects that reduce an enemy's shadow resistance (such as the [[Warlock]]'s [[Curse of the Elements]] spell) can decrease a mob's ability to resist or break free of Mind Control. |
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| ⚫ | # Mind control a healer if it's available. Why spend your own mana and get possible aggro when you can easily mind control that medic and use its prayer of healing which heals for 2k+ AND uses only 400 mana over your own? Don't forget that the medic has 8k mana, meaning it can chain cast it for a while. And if it gets aggro and dies... just remember that it wasn't you. :P |
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| − | # You can mind control something and let the surrounding 'linked' NPCs kill it. Then fade aggro to zero in order to dump the NPCs onto your group/tank. Ghetto crowd control. Why fight 3 when you can fight 2? Leading to the next note: |
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| − | # Mind Control damage is not counted as 'player damage' - meaning if a mind controlled pet kills something entirely by itself then you get no loot, but if a person in your group hits it for even 1 dmg it is counted as a player kill and you can loot it as normal. |
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| − | # A Mind-Controlled mob that dies while MC'ed will generate no loot either; instead let other NPCs beat it up to 5% or so, then break mind control and one shot it to gain access to its body. |
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| − | # Shadow Affinity and Shadow Focus affect the duration and aggro gained from mind control. If you're into heavy controlling both are highly suggested to make your life - and group's life - easier. |
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| − | # Mind control can break early even if channeled bar is still somewhat full. A break is checked vs level/distance/resistances of target every x amount of seconds. |
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| − | # The [[Warlock]]'s [[Curse of the Elements]] spell can decrease a mob's ability to both resist and break out of Mind Control; if one is in your party, have them use it just before you cast. Keep in mind that the curse will also make the mob more vulnerable to Fire, Frost, Arcane and Shadow damage/effects even after it is MC'ed, although whether or not you consider this a bad thing is entirely a matter of opinion. |
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- "Why should I shed my own blood?"[1]
Mind Control is a shadow spell that allows a unit to temporarily take control of an enemy target for up to one minute and use it to attack other enemies.
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| 1 | 30 | 350 | 2 | 90
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| 2 | 44 | 550 | 3 | 2 16
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| 3 | 58 | 750 | 4 | 3 96
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Talent Improvement
[Shadow Affinity] reduces threat generated.
[Shadow Focus] reduces the target's chance to resist or break free.
Functionality
Mind control serves as a unique form of crowd control in that not only is the target removed from the fight temporarily but the target's powers can be directed against other enemies. On a successful cast of Mind Control, the priest's viewpoint will shift to the controlled player or mob and the priest's movement keys will move this unit. The pet bar appears and allows the unit's special abilities to be used. Mind Control forms a general-purpose crowd control similar to sapping and sheeping; however, unlike most other forms of crowd control, the priest himself is essentially removed from battle for the duration of the spell and cannot cast any of his own heals or attacks until the Mind Control is broken.
Mind Control's full duration is one minute, but there are several factors which can cause it to break early. A break is checked vs mob's level / distance from controlling priest / resistances of target, every x seconds, and the spell can break without warning even if the channelling bar is still mostly full. In addition, if the MCed unit is moved too far from the controlling priest the spell will automatically be disrupted. Attacks directed against the controller will shorten the duration of the spell but will have no effect on the the target's ability to break free of their own volition. Death (of the priest or the MCed target), silences, and some other abilities will entirely disrupt the spell.
Casting Mind Control generates a great deal of threat from the controlled mob against the priest who controlled it. To this date it is not clear precisely how much threat Mind Control causes, but it is very substantial – a priest who releases a mob for it to be killed in an instance is well advised to do nothing else to generate threat until aggro has been rock-solidly established by a tanking character. Apparently, mobs don't like having their free will stripped away by someone they can kill in two hits.
Elite mobs can generally be MCed, but not bosses. You can even MC other players, although you are limited to melee attacks while doing so. The signature usage of MC in PvP is to MC an enemy player atop a tower or other high place and then run that player off the edge, causing a large amount of falling damage (if not death).
When learned, Mind Control actually lets a priest usurp the will of a player or mob higher the priest's level. It is not known if Rank 4 is harder to resist than Ranks 1 through 3, so it could be worth using the lower ranks to save mana if the target unit is within the priest's range. In general, however, MC is seldom used until endgame or PvP situations.
The WoW Priest forums have a stickied thread with a variety of uses for Mind Control, which can be found here.
See also a List of mind controllable mobs for information on MC-able enemies as well as their locations and special abilities.
Tips, Hints and Info about Mind Control
- Mind control duration is partly controlled by distance. The farther your 'pet' is from you, the higher the chance of breaking. Park it on top of yourself if you wish to reduce its chances of resisting - unless you have other plans in mind for it, OR if the NPC you are fighting has some sort of stun/cc (Shield bash/gouge/polymorph etc).
- Mind control a healer if it's available. Why spend your own mana and get possible aggro when you can easily mind control that medic and use its prayer of healing which heals for 2k+ AND uses only 400 mana over your own? Don't forget that the medic has 8k mana, meaning it can chain cast it for a while. And if it gets aggro and dies... just remember that it wasn't you. :P
- Mobs within aggro range of an MCed target will regard it as hostile - they have no qualms over beating up a unit that was a trusted ally only moments before, so you can mind control something and let the surrounding 'linked' NPCs kill it. Note, however, that if the MCed target is freed from your control, they will once again regard it as a friend and will immediately seek another hostile target to attack - which may be you.
- Mind controlled NPCs have their own aggro; spells cast by an NPC do not get 'added' to your current aggro, so in group situations you do not have to worry about enemies that you attacked with an MCed mob favouring you over your tank.
- Mobs must take damage from players or player pets in order to generate loot; should they be killed solely by a Mind Controlled mob they will drop no items. In addition, a Mind Controlled mob will generate no loot if it dies while still MCed; it must be released if you wish to take its items.
[Mind Soothe] is VERY useful in getting close to humanoid NPCs without them jumping you due to the 20 yard range of mind control. If you want them to focus on pet and not on you first (Remember aggro rules) use Mind Soothe.- Effects that reduce an enemy's shadow resistance (such as the Warlock's [Curse of the Elements] spell) can decrease a mob's ability to resist or break free of Mind Control.
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- ^ TCGDP, #67