Hi all, new to priest (I’m specifically playing disc) and I’ve been using a build without mind control. I’m quickly realizing though that there are many situations where you will want to use mind control and will be at a disadvantage if you don’t.
So my question is when (or against what kind of comps) do you want to specifically take mind control? I’m talking 2s, 3s and RSS. Also, based on the talents i’m using now, what do you think I should shift around and drop to take mind control when it’s warranted?
Thanks All!
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To be perfrctly honest, the most use I tend to get out of MC is baiting dumb melee to kick me on shadow so I don’t have to fake cast and can just cast heals in their face.
I yoinked Cdew’s build, it doesn’t currently have it, and I haven’t really been missing it.
Yea, I’ve been playing a build that doesn’t use it. Honestly, I feel like mind control is almost not needed most of the time. Also if misused, it’s one of those abilities that can hurt you more than help. I can’t remember how many games I’ve won against priests (on my other toons) because of a poorly used mind control.
That being said, a random (with experience) yelled at me for not using it in a couple 2’s matches, and it made me question whether there are times that 100% require it.
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I’d say it’s probably more useful for 2’s than 3’s right now on the merit that there’s less opportunity for the enemy to stop it, so it can force a trinket or something.
I haven’t put much time into the Priest tree to see what you’ve got to give up to use MC, but for 2’s both MC and Mindgames are pretty good and the current build I’m using, uses neither.
I don’t think it’s critical enough to get yelled at for, such as not having a trinket or wearing agility gear, so I’d say you just had a ragey DPS.
very good in 2s, sometimes good in 3s (do not play it unless you’re playing double wizard, a CC heavy hunter comp, or rmp), absolute garbo in shuffle
Fun if you can time it right into other priests or Monks. Can make them put pain sup or cocoon on themselves if you MC their target low as they’re doing it.
I have heard there’s a macro to prevent them from doing it though and it’s very hard to do to begin with. MC on a low target until you can CC the healer again is also fun.
in 2s mc is super important. 3s mc is even more so. think its a shadow spell. 2 sec of someones burst is worth 4 secs of precog of healing as disc at greater than 20% damp
u can do some cool stuff with mc. like hurt their team and help urs
u can root shamans with mc with their own totems. its the one ability that is priest since they stripped mana burn