Improved Mind Flay, a WoW Forever Priest talent, in words
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Improved Mind FlayA Shadow Priest talent in WoW Forever: row 3 of the Shadow tree (level 20), 2 ranks, passive. New in WoW Forever, no Classic talent with this name. Read from the WoW Forever beta client.
What it does Shadow row 3
Improved Mind Flay2 ranks · passiveRequires 10 points in Shadow Talents (level 20). Requires Mind Flay.Rank 1: Your Mind Flay now deals 10% more damage, gains 5 yards increased range, but slows the target's movement speed by 35%.Rank 2: Your Mind Flay now deals 20% more damage, gains 10 yards increased range, but slows the target's movement speed by 20%.New in Forever. No Classic talent with this name.
Who takes it pick rates from this site's builds
- 39% of Priest buildsTaken in 39% of the 31,089 complete Priest builds planned here, Sep 13 to 30, 2026.
- 5% of Discipline buildsTaken in 5% of the 12,613 builds that lead in Discipline.
- 1% of Holy buildsTaken in 1% of the 5,687 builds that lead in Holy.
- 88% of Shadow buildsTaken in 88% of the 12,789 builds that lead in Shadow, its own tree.
- How it is countedEach build counts by what people did with it (opened, shared, saved), the way the calculator's pick-rate badges count. Updated daily, last on 2026-09-30.
Around it in the Shadow tree
- NeedsMind Flay at max rank first.
- Same row (10 points in Shadow, level 20)Improved Mind Blast, Improved Psychic Scream, Mind Flay.
- Row above (level 15)Shadow Affinity, Improved Shadow Word: Pain, Shadow Reach.
- Row below (level 25)Improved Fade, Vampiric Embrace, Shadow Weaving.
- Gone from Classic ShadowImproved Vampiric Embrace.
Every Shadow talent 18
- Shadow Focusrow 1
- Blackoutrow 1
- Spirit Taprow 1
- Shadow Affinityrow 2
- Improved Shadow Word: Painrow 2
- Shadow Reachrow 2
- Improved Mind Blastrow 3
- Improved Psychic Screamrow 3
- Mind Flayrow 3
- Improved Mind Flayrow 3
- Improved Faderow 4
- Vampiric Embracerow 4
- Shadow Weavingrow 4
- Silencerow 5
- Devouring Contagionrow 5
- Early Demiserow 6
- Darknessrow 6
- Shadowformrow 7
Every Discipline talent 18
- Power in Lightrow 1
- Wand Specializationrow 1
- Twin Disciplinesrow 1
- Silent Resolverow 2
- Holy Precisionrow 2
- Improved Power Word: Shieldrow 2
- Martyrdomrow 2
- Mental Agilityrow 3
- Inner Focusrow 3
- Meditationrow 3
- Improved Inner Firerow 4
- Mental Strengthrow 4
- Soul Wardingrow 4
- Improved Mana Burnrow 4
- Penancerow 5
- Renewed Hoperow 5
- Divine Aegisrow 6
- Power Infusionrow 7
Every Holy talent 17
- Twilight Focusrow 1
- Improved Renewrow 1
- Holy Specializationrow 1
- Spell Wardingrow 2
- Divine Furyrow 2
- Holy Novarow 3
- Blessed Recoveryrow 3
- Inspirationrow 3
- Holy Reachrow 4
- Improved Healingrow 4
- Searing Lightrow 4
- Binding Healrow 4
- Litany of Lightrow 5
- Spirit of Redemptionrow 5
- Spiritual Guidancerow 5
- Spiritual Healingrow 6
- Prayer of Mendingrow 7
From the WoW Forever beta client, checked in game with reader reports. Put points in Improved Mind Flay in the Priest calculator, read every Priest talent in words (Discipline and Holy too), or see the racials, changed class abilities and Legacy perks.