New Spriest AoE?

[TheEaterofSouls]

Does anyone else think it would be cool if Shadow priests got a new aoe ability like a shadow void. To me it kinda sucks that you have to have a mob targeted to use your MF instead of an auto aoe like the other casters. Plus void zones look awesome! Anyone else think this would be cool?

[Mooq]

I think Mind Sear is good enough.

[palindrome]

Ummm, Mind Sear? How is that not one of the best AoEs?

[RauruFP]

you can also target party members with it, you dont necessarily have to target a mob with it

[Dathorize]

Mind Sear can be annoying in certain situations but that goes with almost all AoE, Spriests don't need another AoE in my opinion.

[eErike]

Ummm, Mind Sear? How is that not one of the best AoEs?

It's doing good damage, but the having a target thingy makes it kinda bad sometimes.

Though it's good enough for everything there is atm, so we don't need anything new. Adding spells because they are cool is kinda, stupid tbh.

[Deleted]

I'm pretty fine with Mind Sear, it does good damage and is something unique. I like it and don't feel the need to drop additional void zones.

[synthetikv]

target melee
cast mind sear
???
profit

[Jalek]

I'm pretty fine with Mind Sear, it does good damage and is something unique. I like it and don't feel the need to drop additional void zones.

Try elemental shaman. You have to target things for flame shock, hope they don't die so fast so that you can fire nova, chain lightning, then target another mob for flame shock, fire nova again.....or you can EQ that I only use on Rag's adds due to knowing where they are going to stack.

Mind seer you target the tank and spam it.

Which would you prefer.

[Dathorize]

Try elemental shaman. You have to target things for flame shock, hope they don't die so fast so that you can fire nova, chain lightning, then target another mob for flame shock, fire nova again.....or you can EQ that I only use on Rag's adds due to knowing where they are going to stack.

Thunderstorm, Profit.

[Blueeagle]

target tank
/cast mindsear
i see no problem, your aoe even moves with the tank.....

[Kilma]

if you are complaining about mind sear being difficult to use my moonkin would like to have a word with you.

however I do like the idea of void zones - problem is that wouldn't sound like a Spriest ability more like a warlock with all the demon summoning and stuff.

maybe could go back to the days where DK pestilence would transfer all diseases :P

[Him]

Mind Sear is great... the aoe moves with where the tank moves them.

[QwertySham]

target tank
/cast mindsear
i see no problem, your aoe even moves with the tank.....

^ this.
With that change that you can target party members with it, it's much easier for you to aoe. Yours moves with the tank, other casters get a targeting circle that if the tank moves out of, they have to recast it. So yeah, Mind Sear > all

[furriusmurrius]

I think a lot of you guys saying Mind Sear is great don't play spriest as your main and here's why.

Of all the T11 and T12 encounters a great deal of them require heavy aoe but some of them require noone to be within melee range. I can think of spiderlings on Beth, the bloods on Cho'gall as two really great examples of this. Mind Sear works like ass in these circumstances where, for example, I would kill to have a ground targeting based AoE instead of crap shooting and hoping:
1) My target is in the center of the pack
2) My target STAYS in the center of the pack
3) My target doesn't die early or mid channel, forcing me to recast a very mana inefficient spell

So yeah, I would love a ground based void zone type aoe.

[TheEaterofSouls]

I just thought is was a cool idea is all. I see all these bosses using shadowy voids and I thought it would look cool as a Spriest spell. Also consider how many Aoes mages and locks have. It'd be cool to have a ground based AoE like the other casters.

[Deleted]

I think a lot of you guys saying Mind Sear is great don't play spriest as your main and here's why.

Of all the T11 and T12 encounters a great deal of them require heavy aoe but some of them require noone to be within melee range. I can think of spiderlings on Beth, the bloods on Cho'gall as two really great examples of this. Mind Sear works like ass in these circumstances where, for example, I would kill to have a ground targeting based AoE instead of crap shooting and hoping:
1) My target is in the center of the pack
2) My target STAYS in the center of the pack
3) My target doesn't die early or mid channel, forcing me to recast a very mana inefficient spell

So yeah, I would love a ground based void zone type aoe.

I dont even have a priest, but

Halfus - Small whelps stacked on boss + dragons..?
Cho'gall - Small adds are stacked
Magmaw - small adds are stacked
Maloriak - target the tank


Which fight require's not to be in melee range?

[Irisel]

I just thought is was a cool idea is all. I see all these bosses using shadowy voids and I thought it would look cool as a Spriest spell. Also consider how many Aoes mages and locks have. It'd be cool to have a ground based AoE like the other casters.

Be careful what you wish for. Elemental shamans have a TON of aoe abilities, but it's imo the least fun, most annoying spec for aoe.

[furriusmurrius]

I just thought is was a cool idea is all. I see all these bosses using shadowy voids and I thought it would look cool as a Spriest spell. Also consider how many Aoes mages and locks have. But i dunno. :/

You're fine, and you're not wrong for thinking out AoE capacity is woefully limited. Sure, mages and locks are DD classes with no hybrid utility , but the fact is MOST classes have at least 2 options for effective AoE dependant on the situation.

Spriest has three options when dealing with big packs of mobs
Either multi dot which now thanks to the nerf to dots and buff to nukes is a bad choice
Mind sear and hope the stars align and either your tank stays put or your enemy target complies
or LOLholynova.

Maybe make Holy nova turn to a Shadow Nova when in shadowform, even that would be better than having 1 option imo.

[The_Butcher]

Personally i want holy nova to be a "Shadow Nova" in shadow form