Mind Sear

Mind Sear
Mind Sear (2 ranks) Priest ability 30 yards yd range 28% of base mana Channeled Causes an explosion of shadow magic around the enemy target, causing X to Y Shadow damage every 1 sec for 5 sec to all enemies within 10 yards around the target.
Properties
Class	Priest
School	Shadow
Cooldown	None/Global Cooldown
Improvements	[Darkness], [Martyrdom], [Shadow Affinity], [Shadow Focus], [Shadow Reach], [Shadow Weaving], [Shadowform], [Vampiric Embrace], Focused Mind, [Mind Melt],  [Shadow Power], Misery, [Twisted Faith], [Focused Power]

[[Category:priest abilities]][[Category:priest abilities]]

Mind Sear is a Priest AoE base ability first gained at level 75. The ability is cast upon an enemy target but only affects other enemies around the target and not the actual target itself. Each individual hit will stack [Shadow Weaving].

Rank table

Rank	Level	Shadow Damage (per second)	Cost
1	75	183 - 197	1
2	80	212 - 228	10

Notes

This AoE is particularly effective when used by a Shadow Priest as it will allow them to instantly stack Shadow Weaving, assuming there's enough enemies in range of the AoE.

The actual AoE does not hit the target itself, rather it has an "Eye of the Storm" effect on them. This spell is therefore ideally useful in situations where an Elite mob, or higher health mob, comes with smaller, less powerful adds. The elite can be loaded up with DoTs and then Mind Seared, hitting the other mobs around him whilst still having damage running on the original elite.

A bad point about this spell is that when the mob it is being cast on dies, the spell stops channeling, meaning the Priest will have to find another mob to cast it on.