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Mind Control is a free priest spell card, from the Legacy set.
Other versions
How to get
The Regular and Golden copies of Mind Control are uncraftable and cannot be crafted, disenchanted, or opened from card packs.Type | Source | Quality | Count |
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Previous availability
Mind Control used to be obtainable through these means.
Type | Source | Quality | Count |
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Custom | Level up priest to 49 until March 30, 2021. | Golden | 1 |
Custom | Level up priest to 50 until March 30, 2021. | Golden | 1 |
Custom | Level up priest to 10 until March 30, 2021. | Regular | 2 |
Notes
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- Unless the target minion has the Charge ability, it will not be able to attack in the same round in which it was mind-controlled. A minion's Battlecry will not be triggered upon being mind-controlled.
- Unlike most mind control effects, Mind Control has no specific targeting restrictions. Any minion can be controlled, regardless of Attack or cost (except for Stealthed and Elusive minions).
- As with other mind control effects, if you Mind Control an enemy minion with the Blessing of Wisdom buff and attack with it, it will still draw cards for the player who applied the buff.
- As with other mind control spells, Mind Control requires you to have room for the minion you will steal at the time you target it.
Lore
- "Why should I shed my own blood?"
Mind Control first appeared as a priest spell in the retail release of World of Warcraft. It allows the casting priest to take control of an enemy character for a few seconds, and to make limited use of their abilities. The spell is infamous for its use in PvP battlegrounds, with priests using it to send enemy players leaping to their death from high places. Before the introduction of diminishing returns, the spell had a 1-minute duration and could be repeatedly cast on a given target, potentially allowing a priest to control another player indefinitely. One player known as Booms infamously used the spell to hold Alliance players to ransom, demanding that they mail gold to one of his alts before he would release them. With the introduction of diminishing returns this possibility was removed, although the ability remains a potential source of great frustration for the target, and grim satisfaction for the user. With Mists of Pandaria Mind Control was renamed 'Dominate Mind', and made into a talent, further limiting its availability to priests.
A similar card is also found in the "Heroes of Azeroth" deck of the World of Warcraft Trading Card Game.
Trivia
Gallery
Patch changes
- Patch 20.0.0.77662 (2021-03-25):
- Patch 8.0.0.18336 (2017-04-04):
- Rarity is now Free (previously: Common).
- Patch 1.0.0.4217 (Closed beta, 2013-12-10):
- Now costs 10 (Up from 8).
- Golden card unlock requirement is now: "Unlocked at Level 49." (previously: "Unlocked at Level 48.").
- Patch 1.0.0.3890 (Closed beta, 2013-10-02):
- Unlock requirement is now: "Unlocked at Level 10." (previously: no special unlock requirement).
- Golden card unlock requirement is now: "Unlocked at Level 48." (previously: no special unlock requirement).
- Patch 1.0.0.3645 (Alpha, 2013-08-12):
- Flavor text now reads: "Nominated as "Spell Most Likely to Make Your Opponent Punch the Wall."" (previously: no flavor text).
- Patch 1.0.0.3140 (Alpha, April or May 2013):
- Added.