Learn how to use this in our class guide. Void Torrent damage increased by 15. Every 2 casts of Devouring Plague transforms your next Mind Flay or Mind Spike into a more powerful spell. Mind Spike vs Mind Flay. I’m having the same issue, and I have over the 50 instanity required to cast. 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. active this was anywhere from 700-400 dps loss depending on reforging. Love that build. Working from player feedback and internal data, we’ve developed the following class tuning changes to address several over- and under-performing classes. Current SIMC is holding 1 charge of mind blast and using the Mind Spike Insanity and then using Mind Blast to stop it from capping. I main shadow. Mind Spike replacing Mind Flay. cancelling a mind flay insanity cast early. Dark Evangelism - Mind Flay, Mind Spike, and Void Torrent increase the damage of your non direct damage spells. It also increases the damage of Mind Flay and Mind Spike by 10%. Mind Spike and Mind Melt are roughly 3-5% better than Mind Flay builds depending on the setup. The global cooldown is imposed on most spells in the game. Mind Spike damage increased by 15 percent. Mind Spike damage increased by 9% and now replaces Mind Flay. Shadow Priest UI. Idol of Y’shaarj increases damage done by 5% when Mindbender is summoned on a feared target (was 15%). Chillproof-moon-guard February 3, 2023, 5:44pm 8 1 2 Our Shadow Priest Class Guide is updated for the latest rework. WOTLK-WEAKAURA. The damage is quite weak and the forced concentration really nerfs it, but as I said- it gives me a spell slot back so its basically a level 1 spell that does 3d8* damage. Cast Mindgames if you have all DoTs on your target, you can delay for a few seconds if Dark Ascension is about to come off cooldown. If you really hate spike that much, you can drop these two points for Voidtouched and another flex point, all sims and data shows. But ive noticed during void eruption that without instant mind spike procs you are wasting void bolts, mind blasts, and. They’ve gone way overboard. This as a whole declutters the filler rotation which is good in that sense. ago. save your mana on all those expensive dots spells. Dark Evangelism can now also be triggered by Mind Spike. Ascended Blast, Ascended Nova, Devouring Plague, Holy Fire, Holy Nova, Holy Word: Chastise, Mind Flay, Mind Spike, Mindgames, Mindgames, Purge the Wicked, Smite, Unholy Nova, Unholy Transfusion, Void Torrent Modifies Damage/Healing Done +10%: Inescapable Torment Modifies Damage/Healing Done +46%: Flash Heal Modifies. Put these points into Dark Evangelism and Voidtouched. Or vice versa. then Coalescing Shadows needs to interact with Mind flay or its basically a half-dead talentYea, they should really have at least buffed mind flay or shadow word void to help with single target… they were already pretty middle of the pack for that and this nerf just made it a little worse. This as a whole declutters the filler rotation which is good in that sense. Mind Flay: Insanity damage increased by 30%. 2) Write out the primary spell together with the wanted spell. use void form with if you want to play mindflay. 46% of Spell Power ] Shadow damage over 3 sec and slowing their movement speed by 70%. In the current state of spriest u barely use mind flay (never). Addons used: Weakauras: The entire center group is Weakauras and includes all the Spells, the Insanity bar and the Castbar and everything else you can think of. Please report the post above if it breaks one of our >rules<. A Spike build has a lot of short and instant casts, a Flay build has a slow and generally slower gamemplay. The consequence of Shadow going FOTM was that it made it harder for Disc and Holy to get into keys because Shadow brings the same exact toolkit. Mind Spike damage increased by 20%. 8. Mind spike for example used to have an animation but currently it's kind of not doing anything. Caithyra-bleeding-hollow. If you don’t have a mind blast or DP available, then you cast mind spike as a filler. 1. Love that build. Drain life looks much better; Mind blast vs Shadow bolt. For this reason it is suggested you take Mind Spike if you are looking for overall damage. Spending insanity is higher prio than using your insanity flay procs i believe. Dark Ascension also has its original Cataclysm particles, but people seem to like them even if they are super dated and we could have. "Deals Shadowfrost damage and puts a debuff on the target that improves subsequent Mind Spike damage. • • Edited. Cast Mind Blast; Cast Void Torrent if you have all DoTs on your target (make sure to use all Mind Blast and Shadow Word: Death charges before Void Torrent to. shadow_fiend. The Talent Clarity of Power lets you play with a rotation without dots. Patch 7. Mind Spike: Insanity generates 6 Insanity (was 8) Mental Decay now also increases the damage of Mind Flay and Mind Spike by 10%. Mind Flay also generates 18 Insanity over its duration, 3 Insanity per tick. Surge of Insanity generates 12 Insanity over its duration (was 16). Dark Evangelism - Mind Flay, Mind Spike, and Void Torrent increase the damage of your non direct damage spells. Activated by casting Void Eruption. Deathspeaker increases the damage of Shadow Word: Death by 10% in. READ MORE. Mind Spike damage increased by 9 percent and now replaces Mind Flay. Generates 12 Insanity over the duration. That means you can skip it if you'd like to, and there won't be a super noticeable difference. Stacks up to 3 times. Interrupt this whenever another spell becomes available. [Mind Flay]x1 - This will help you to enter in normal rotation right after pet disappear. You can only gain 3 stacks of Mind Trauma from a single enemy. Rank 1: Your Mind Flay, Mind Sear, and. Cast Mind Flay as your main filler. If none of these things are true, hit mind flay. I personally en…Psychic Link - Mind Blast, Mind Flay, and Mind Spike deal 15% of its their damage to all other targets afflicted by your Vampiric Touch within 40 yards. Shadow had mind blast and mind spike procs throughout MoP and WoD, also the “proc” you get after casting devouring plague isn’t a proc. I also hear there is heavy pvp happening in the Beta as well. You hard cast mind spike as your filler if you have it selected in prepatch, and you will probably do the same at level 70 as well if nothing changes. Think about it, mind flay was shadows character for literal expansions, and now that talent is completely obselete numbers wise. The free Mind Sear procs from Mind Blast were actually amazing. Mind Flayers start off their lives as mindless little tadpoles that swim around in the Elder Brain’s pool. It's also very useful on Deathwing. Either right side tree with Mind Spike as your filler and you ignore Mind Flay, or you go left side of the tree and don't talent Mind Spike. If you want to do endgame content at a decent level, you HAVE to play the meta unless you. Mind SpikeMind SpikeMind Flay and Mind Blast deal 10% more damage Shadowand generate 20% more Insanity. And man is it kinda weird to play. Currently for mandatory spells we have 4 dots (sw:p, VT, DP, mindgames). The Talent Surge of Darkness lets you cast Mind Spike withour removing dots from the target when it procs. Shadow Priest Needs Another Rework Background Regardless of what you want to call it, rework or not, Shadow Priest has design issues that are causing friction with playing the spec and keeps going through waves of harmful balancing changes. Use misery talent, keep dots up, fill in with mind blast/mind flay/ dispel magic. Generate Insanity with Mind Blast, Void Bolt, Mind Spike, Mind Flay; Spend Insanity with Devouring Plague for Single-Target or Mind Sear for more than 3 targets. Alternatively, use it when shadow locked. The math was kindly provided by Linelo. 24Cast Mind Spike: Insanity if available. Spike is just a random cast with basically 0 aesthetics. Crazy. Mind Spike seems to be a much better alternative than both Mind Flay and Mind Blast. Stay up to date with all the latest news with Wowhead News Notifications! Get Wowhead. Mind Spike: Insanity damage reduced by 11%. 21Fully deplete all Mind Blast charges unless Mind Devourer is active. WoWHead - The largest database, this should be your go-to (don't forget to read the comment section!). I don’t think anyone has actually tested that. Being essentially forced into taking, as you say, the higher damage Mind Spike probably does not sit right with many old school SP. Mine Talent spec is 2/1/1/2/2/1/1. It feels so lack luster. If you spec mind flay: insanity and damnation for example, you could cast. Devouring Plague transforms your next Mind Flay or Mind Spike into a more powerful spell. There a lot of additional changes to both Priest and Shadow, with things like talent changes in the class tree, Power Word: Life rework, improved Mass Dispel removed etc. Namely the idea that the caster knows the location of the target for the duration of the spell. Mind Melt - Mind Spike now increases the critical strike chance of Mind Blast. Hearthstone: Mind BlastGlyph of Mind Spike. blizz. Your rough filler priority for this fight will be below, but check out the rotation guide for more details. I only use it on instant for burst to build into instant mindblast. then mind spike/mind blast it down. 3411 views 4 stars 433 installs 8 comments. In a future build, Mind Sear will tick every 0. 3) Change the IDs in the bot on Mind Flay to do Smite. LIVE STREAM: COMMUNITY: 2 full channels of Mind Flay vs Mind Sear {with chaining} (4 GCDs), if your Mastery% is 50. It feels so lack luster. I still wish we could build into one filler and completely drop the other, but this isn’t as bad as I thought. Also use mind flay to fake kicks, you can often get some value off of that, where faking kicks with mind blast gets you no value. Plater: Nameplate Addon (A good nameplate addon is probably the most important addon you can have as a Shadow Priest, or any spec that have to handle. Mind Spike (IF you have a Surge of Darkness proc, if you have chosen this talent) Vampiric Touch and Shadow Word: Pain should be applied and maintained. The consequence of Shadow going FOTM was that it made it harder for Disc and Holy to get into keys because Shadow brings the same exact toolkit. If you want to do endgame content at a decent level, you HAVE to play the meta unless you. As a Shadow Priest, Mind Flay will become your most oft used offensive ability. We prepared dedicated. Mind Flay and Mind Sear from Idol of C’Thun, Echoing Void from Idol of N’Zoth, and Void Torrent now have 5 percent damage variance. IN PVE - Trash is pointless, and now that our dots scale with crit and haste, casting a few dots on adds during a fight like Death Whisper, and then mind blasting, flaying, and deathing them is often enough. 08 Nov. Mind Spike now replaces Mind Flay. Most Warlocks will want to use Hex because of its good synergy with Eldritch Blast. Unfortunately blizzard brought it back…but put it into the talent tree…so now to justify spending the talent points on that…it has to be stronger than flay…. We also have. I noticed we have another filler spell now called Mind Spike and that it buffs our next Mind Blast… But when do I use it? We also have Mind Flay which I love using, but I can’t help feeling that it’s a bit obsolete with us having Mind. and it doesn't even have instant cast now when it. Something to keep in mind if you are newish to spriest in DF. There's so many combinations available which never existed back then, which is exciting, and. Valdivion-malganis. Mind flay vs Drain life. It is not clear when to cast Mind Spike vs. Hi, this WeakAura tracks if it is worth casting Shadow Word: Death over Mind Flay in raid encounters, based on the current spellpower and haste%. Does not apply to damage from Shadowy Apparitions, Shadow Word: Pain, and Vampiric Touch. " Adding a secondary effect to Heroic Leap, like a Thunder Clap or letting you get out of roots might be a good role for a glyph. I feel like there’s no room in the rotation to fit a full Mind Flay before using another Devouring Plague, especially with the increased duration. Mind spike for pvp is phenomenal. can't open the talents on the phone). Instantly restores 5% of your total mana and increases the damage done by your Mind Flay, Mind Spike, Mind Blast and Shadow Word: Death by 4% for each stack. It deals Shadowfrost damage, yet also clears any existing Shadow damage over time effects on the target. Mind Flay and Mind Sear from Idol of C’Thun, Echoing Void from Idol of N’Zoth, and Void Torrent now have 5% damage variance. If you choose to use Yogg-Saron instead of C'Thun, Mind Spike will serve as your default filler spell instead of Mind Flay. 1. 2022: Made some parts of the rotation around Mind Blast easier to read. Devouring Plague still has its terrible vanilla particles, Mind Spike still has its terrible Cataclysm particles, and Mind Spike: Insanity doesn’t even get unique particles like Mind Flay: Insanity does. Mind flay build actually seems kinda ok, wish the tentacles spawned more though. Now you may say hey numbers schumbers. 5 seconds, which Haste reduces. The two biggest differences are the addition of Mind Spike as an optional Single Target filler spell to replace Mind Flay, as well as the removal of as an AoE spender. Idol of Y’shaarj increases damage done by 5% when Mindbender is summoned on a feared target (was 15%). 10. This ability will trigger randomly and likely without you even noticing it - except that with the proper talents your Mind Blast and Mind Spikes will probably proc faster or twice at once (If the Shadowy Recall was from Vampiric Touch or SW:P). Bro, the best range with the most damage and survivability in game right now is the Mage. Before current patch mind spike was optional so I wasnt too concerned but now its effectively mandatory which was something i was worried about returning. Shadow has many spells to press rotationally, and this isn’t helping that. Something to keep in mind if you are newish to spriest in DF. When doing the rotation normally, Mind Flay or Mind Spike is your filler spell. WoWNoob Discord - Same community, different platform. You can insert any available ability here, the point being you are pressing something. Note that periodic damage means not only DoTs, but also channeled spells like Void Torrent and Mind Flay, as noted by their absence from Effect #1 in the Spell Details chart. BrilliantMachine2726. It is shadow and frost. I have a tough time believing it, though. Cast Mind Blast on the main target once you get DoTs on as many enemies as you can. Use MB first, then channel MF Insanity. Unfurling Darkness and Mental Decay have swapped positions on the talent tree. Can confirm as a lock main. Think about it, mind flay was shadows character for literal expansions, and now that talent is completely obselete numbers wise. Can accumulate up to 2 charges. you should never be pressing mind flay. 313% of Spell power) Shadow damage over 15 sec and slowing their movement speed by 30%. In single target mind spike is your filler unless you get an empowered mind flay, in aoe, you. New Talents. Felt really hectic and engaging. That's ok for me, Shadow Priests dps is quite fine. There is no using voidform. [Mind Spike] x3,4 8. A spell. Ilyon-silvermoon October 31, 2022, 9:14pm #1. Channel Void Torrent on your target to deal a large amount of damage and generate Insanity. • • Edited. Pain of death for SW Death in rotation (only in escapeable torment or when target below 20% hp) Most buffs/CD's will glow while active. Mind Spike damage increased by 9 percent and now replaces Mind Flay. Before Mind Spike appeared to be the default AoE filler interacting with Psychic Link, which was fine by me. Mind Spike now replaces Mind Flay. Scrambling for every 0. Then learn to operate both abilities using different keys rather than macroing them together. Mind Spike have slightly higher DPS, but will consume Shadow Word: Pain, Vampiric Touch, Devouring Plague on the target. Spam mindspike if I get shadow locked, or trick people into kicking mindspike instead of shadow. Back at full mana, repeat. Mind Spike is primarily for enemies which will die soon so that dots will not tick longer. The other choice node is Void Eruption which comes with Voidform and Void Bolt. Cast Mind Flay as your main filler. 2022: Added extra note about Mind Spike vs. I’m fairly certain you don’t just overcap and ignore it over and over for other spells, letting stacks rot. Canceling Mind Flay: Insanity means the proc is wasted, but Mind Spike: Insanity is not consumed until the cast is finished. Upcoming 10. 0". I searched around and found this macro and then changed a little. I haven't done the math, but I feel like Spike is. This build is the default single target build for Shadow, with an option to use either Mind Spike or Mind Flay depending on your preference. They have addressed some things that dont feel 'round' with shadow. That’s cool it’s still here. Mind Flay 300 more DPS if clip right on tick second and same if tick all three. Shadow is wonderful, easy damage. Mind Flay damage increased by 20%. Is there a decent build for epic bg/wq that doesn't have so many buttons? I can't even look at the screen trying to track all these procs and cds. At quick glance, besides being less appealing aesthetically, Mind Spike is a slightly more empowered filler spell. But thats not a bad thing. One thing that I’m trying to figure out involves optimizing casts during high haste void form phases. Mind Spike also increases the critical strike chance of your next Mind Blast on the target by 30%. Dark Evangelism can now also be triggered by Mind Spike. Scorching Ray makes three attacks, for up to 3 chances to trigger additional damage from Hex. The number of spells/rotation spriest has is intimidating at first glance. they could make a choice - mind flay vs spike, could allow forking tree with 2 different playstyles one fast with spikes, another slower with flay. The second major point is around mind spike. Yep, I’m still not able to use Mind Sear at all, even with the talent selected and a full bar of insanity. As for mind flay, the talent choice mind flay: insanity means you can use it after Devouring Plague as it’s quicker, does more damage, and builds more insanity than regular mind flay. Mind sear was removed. If Mind Spike stays better it will mean Mind Flay is only used to refresh DoTs or with other talents buffing its interactions like Mind Flay: Insanity. Every time last that, you can essentially cast Mind Spike + your 1st level spell of choice for the same 2nd level slot. Mind spike replaces it if you look at mind spike in the shadow tree, it says it replaces mind flay. Where did you get your build from? The Discord theorycrafters have all been saying VF is at least 2% stronger than DA in all content, so I’m 2 paragraphs in and your breakdown is already throwing up gigantic red flags for me. Rank 1: Your Mind Flay and Mind Spike critical strikes reduce the cooldown of Shadowfiend by 3 sec or Mindbender by 1 sec. Increases the damage of Mind Flay and Mind Spike by 10%. 19Cast Mind Spike: Insanity. Also look at the talents which mean that mind flay increases your dot damage. Just fish for the free mind sear procs and use mind sear above 75 insanity. You have on-demand healing with Mind Flay (and to a lesser degree Mind Blast) which means that you can burst heal your locks. Mind Flay (Talent in Shadow) Mind Flay is one of the most Mana Efficient Spells in the Shadow Priest toolkit. You typically want to start thinking about recasting Mind Flay about halfway through the channel. The dot consumption just feels very dated as a mechanic and it works directly against our mastery. However, being interrupted while casting a dual-school spell will still interrupt all respective schools as intended. Also a travel time for spells is kind of a disadvantage. Same story on AoE. I personally en…Im getting a little concerned with the number of active abilities shadow priests are getting in dragonflight. Do not mind spike the boss (except for extreme. 87% [ 314. Mind flay is an objectively better filler spell for mobility / not turreting than mind spike. Mind Flay and Mind Sear from Idol of C’Thun, Echoing Void from Idol of N’Zoth, and Void Torrent now have 5 percent damage variance. Mind Spike damage increased by 15%. There aren't many amazing Divination spells that are level 2 or above, and the only damaging one is- you guessed it- Mind Spike. Try not to let evangelism fall off if these are low HP adds on a boss. And what i mean by wasting is you arent able to use every ability on cooldown when it comes up or. If enemies are dying quicker, you should prioritize direct damage spells like Mind Flay, Mind Spike, and Mind Blast. 1. Mind Blast only better for them if clip second tick away only do 3rd damage. Creator wont even notice what you just did there :P. The change to Mind Sear* (edit) making it purely a spender instead of a filler spell can feel clunky at times, but they did massively buff the damage it does to compensate. But all of the builds I tested did quite similar damage, which is great as well. Row 7 Talents. Mind Spike does not make any attacks, and does not trigger Hex. Easy. My friend is the same. Mind Sear was the “fun button”, and now it’s gone. I personally en…The cast speed of Mind Sear from Idol of C’Thun no longer scales with Haste. Mind Flay has a base channel time of 4. So has anyone figured out when it's a good time to use Mind Spike? Since now it clears dots, I won't be using it in PVP or PVE, since I want to keep pressure on my enemy in PVP, and in PVE it hurts to break the flow of Mind Flay. There's surely a mathematically correct way that might be unintuitive, but I don't see a Mind Flay + Mind Spike build feeling all that great. Same story on AoE. Dark Evangelism can now also be triggered by Mind Spike. Shadow has many spells to press rotationally, and this isn’t helping that. At 28% I should do on average 28% more or 19. I played it a bit in BFA, but I can see it has changed since then. Mind Flay and Mind Sear from Idol of C’Thun, Echoing Void from Idol of N’Zoth, and Void Torrent now have 5 percent damage variance. It could also only let you move at 50% speed or something. When doing the rotation normally, Mind Flay or Mind Spike is your filler spell. So the clock is ticking, and raid testing has begun. I really don't know how good it is right now. This is actually unnecessary button bloat. Balanced-boulderfist. TLDR use it for every spec. Glyph of Mind Spike makes your Mind Blast casts instant after casting two Mind Spikes. Mind Flay version: Drop Mind Spike, Mind Melt, and one point of Mind Devourer. 75 seconds (before Haste). A blue post stated they don't want Spriests using Mind Spike as a part of their normal DPS rotation, so if that starts to happen it'll probably get nerfed. All of these nerfs on top of being one of the only casters that has to cast(and basically 1 school, while sure you have mind spike its being made worse with the surge of insanity nerfs) this makes me feel like. Rank 2: Your Mind Flay and Mind Spike critical strikes reduce the cooldown of Shadowfiend by 6 sec or Mindbender by 2 sec. Aquagosa. 2. In terms of base damage, Mind Spike deals around 20% more than Mind Flay. Does not require shapeshift. Devouring Plague transforms your next Mind Flay or Mind Spike into a more powerful spell. The second major point is around mind spike. Alternatively, use it when shadow locked (however there are likely better things to cast when shadow locked like dispel, shield, flash heal etc. They were super overpowered earlier this season but they are definitely much more in line now, and I’m saying this because I feel like Shadow is generally one of the more fun specs to play vs when its good But they are nerfing PI, MD, Mind Flay: Insanity(and also Mind Spike: Insanity) and they nerfed their defensives this current patch All of these. Lasts 6 sec. For the time being, this seems to spell the demise of Mind Spike for burst damage. I also hear there is heavy pvp happening in the Beta as well. Shadow has been FOTM since the MDI. Mind Flay: Insanity deals 80% more damage than Mind Flay. If there is a movement where the above-explained stutter stepping does not cover it entirely, the second most ideal way to deal with movement is to use some ability while moving. EDIT: Actually don't think that what I said above is the case. Every 4 casts of Devouring. Vampiric Touch and Mind Blast do a little purple spark, mind flay does a purple string. Icy Veins - News and detailed class guides. . Shadow is wonderful, easy damage. Scaling. Where you play the way before Shadow Orbs or Voidform was a thing. Problem with mind spike. Essentially there is no room for mind spike to be cast because there is always something better to press. Mind flay is still there. Right now it feels thoughtless. Dejaro December 12, 2022, 2:19pm 1. as Blizzard mentioned that Mind spike and Mind flay should no co-exist. Mind Spike: Insanity generates 6 Insanity (was 8) Mental Decay now also increases the damage of Mind Flay and Mind Spike by 10%. We prepared dedicated. ago. Mind Flay has a base channel time of 4. A spell. Mind Flay would be broke as heck if you could move, but it’d give some sort of perk vs Mind Spike. e ) , tons of shadows flying out and everything kinda "resets" itself. Mind spike pushed to a branch on the tree instead of being in the core is a great choice. You are always rolling dots. I might be wrong, but I think the intent is that you don't use Mind Flay unless you get an Insanity proc in a Mind Spike build. Next best are Holy Fire and Smite (spell damage depending), finally Mind Flay for both dps and DPM (This changes with talents and rotation. At the same time, being able to build your own Shadow Priest was a goal with this iteration and we believe the tree allows for that. Mind spike would be your casted filler spell when you have nothing better to do. Fixed opener to be easier to read. Can be used while sitting. It’s always been part of our core toolkit and I think it serves a great purpose as it frees up those “moments” during its use for us to look around for opportunities to use our other toolkit utility abilities like Mind Control, Shackle, Psychic Scream, Vampiric. I've done it countless times. Cast Mind Flay: Insanity. This could be a great patch for PvP if they thought carefully about what CC they are tuning. 22Cast Mindgames. Surge of Insanity is a guaranteed proc after casting DP. Can be used while sitting. Mind Flay as a filler spell. Felt really hectic and engaging. It can be a hindrance more than anything if you’re trying to time keys. Add back Cascade instead of halo and. Two tick 11430 and take 1. Making you have 3 orbs for each Mind Spike and Mind Blast. Demography-tichondrius. Mind Flay: Insanity has been renamed to Surge of Insanity. Crypto If the argument is having both Mind Flay and Mind Spike available at the same time creates a situation where sometimes you use one and sometimes you use the other… then that alone is reason enough to not have Mind Spike replace Mind Flay because you would use both as they both have unique enough reasons to use one over the other. Dark Ascension, Voidform with something emulating the extension mechanic, Mind Spike, , Shadowy Insight, Mind Flay: Insanity, even a version of Shadow's Cataclysm mastery Shadow Orbs appears in this new version of the spec. I personally hate spike. Many talents that saw little play or had very low gameplay impact, such as and Coalescing Shadows have also been removed, with new options such as Voidtouched and Mind's Eye taking their place. Considering Mind Spike's anti-DoT effect and Mind Flay's useful snare, the only situation I can therefore see Mind Spike being useful for (besides From Darkness Comes Light procs) is nuking totems, and when Shadow is locked, due to Mind Spike's Shadowfrost school. Mind Spike should also replace Mind Flay per your suggestion for sure. I. Mindgames and vampiric touch are the only casted dots with SW:pain baked into touch, devouring plague is the only spender and the build is largely keep the dots up, spam mind spike and use it for lots of instant mind blasts, mind spikes and SW: death's.