Mind Spike

Mind Spike
	Mind Spike; Level 100 Shadow priest talent; 40 yd range; 1.5 sec cast; Assail the target with shadowy spikes, dealing (44.8% of spell power) Shadowfrost damage and leaving a spike embedded in their mind.; ; Mind Blast will detonate these spikes, each dealing 200% of their original damage to the main target, and 100% to all nearby targets.; ; Generates 4 Insanity.; ; Replaces [Mind Flay].;
Usable by
Class	Priest
Properties
School	Shadowfrost
Cooldown	None/Global Cooldown
Other information
Level learned	100
Improvements	[Void Ray]
Affects	[Mind Flay]
Related debuff
	Magic ; Mind Spike ; Embedded with Mind Spikes which Mind Blast will detonate, dealing an additional (89.6% of spell power) Shadowfrost damage to the target, and (44.8% of spell power) Shadowfrost damage to all nearby targets. ; Duration: 10 seconds ;

Victims of a shadow priest seldom remember why they're victims.^[1]

Mind Spike is a level 100 Shadow priest talent.

Notes

If a Priest uses the Shadowform spell in Hearthstone, their Hero Power will transform from [Lesser Heal] to Mind Spike. Using Shadowform a second time will cause Mind Spike to transform into "Mind Shatter", which deals an extra point of damage.

Patch 7.1.5 (2017-01-10): Removed.
Hotfix (2016-09-26): Mind Spike damage increased by 28%.
Patch 7.0.3 (2016-07-19): Redesigned. Changed from a level 44 ability to level 100 talent.

Previous: Blasts the target with Shadowfrost damage, but extinguishes your Shadow damage-over-time effects from the target in the process.

Patch 6.2.2 (2015-09-01): Now deals 10% more damage. In PvP combat, Mind Spike now deals 10% less damage.
Patch 5.0.4 (2012-08-28): Now a Shadow specialization ability. No longer increases critical strike chance of Mind Blast.
Patch 4.1.0 (2011-04-26): 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 4.0.1 (2010-10-12): Added.

Mind Spike
Mind Spike Level 100 Shadow priest talent 40 yd range 1.5 sec cast Assail the target with shadowy spikes, dealing (44.8% of spell power) Shadowfrost damage and leaving a spike embedded in their mind. Mind Blast will detonate these spikes, each dealing 200% of their original damage to the main target, and 100% to all nearby targets. Generates 4 Insanity. Replaces [Mind Flay].
Usable by
Class	Priest
Properties
School	Shadowfrost
Cooldown	None/Global Cooldown
Other information
Level learned	100
Improvements	[Void Ray]
Affects	[Mind Flay]
Related debuff
Magic Mind Spike Embedded with Mind Spikes which Mind Blast will detonate, dealing an additional (89.6% of spell power) Shadowfrost damage to the target, and (44.8% of spell power) Shadowfrost damage to all nearby targets. Duration: 10 seconds