Dark Thoughts

Dark Thoughts
Dark Thoughts Level 41 Shadow priest ability Passive For each of your Shadow damage over time effects on the target, your Mind Flay and Mind Sear have a 3% chance to trigger a Dark Thought. Dark Thought Increases the number of charges of Mind Blast by 1, Mind Blast can be cast instantly, and can be cast while channelling Mind Flay or Mind Sear.
Properties
Class	Priest
School	Shadow
Other information
Level learned	41
Affects	[Mind Blast]
Improvements	Darkened Mind (Shadowlands Tier), Living Shadow (Shadowlands Tier)
Related buff
Dark Thought Maximum number of charges of Mind Blast increased by 1. Mind Blast no longer has a cooldown, can be cast instantly, and while channelling Mind Flay or Mind Sear. Duration: 10 sec

Dark Thoughts is a passive level 41 shadow priest ability that grants [Mind Flay] and [Mind Sear] a chance to trigger a Dark Thought on targets affected by the priest's damage over time effects.

When a Dark Thought is triggered, it grants [Mind Blast] an additional charge. This charge can be consumed to instantly cast the ability without interrupting [Mind Flay] or [Mind Sear].

Improvements

The Sepulcher of the First Ones tier set, Habiliments of the Empyrean, features two improvements to Dark Thoughts:

• Darkened Mind (2-set): Casting [Devouring Plague] has a 40% chance to grant Dark Thought. Casting [Searing Nightmare] has a 25% chance to grant Dark Thought.
• Living Shadow (4-set): Consuming a Dark Thought causes your shadow to animate after a moment, dealing (125.4% of Spell Power) Shadow damage over 6 sec to all enemies within 10 yards of your target.

Notes

• Only one Dark Thought can be active at a time. Dark Thoughts do not stack.
  • If a Dark Thought is not consumed within the 10 second duration, the additional charge will disappear when the buff fades.

Patch changes

• Patch 10.0.0 (2022-10-25): Removed.
  
• Patch 9.0.1 (2020-10-13): Added.
  

External links

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