Psychic Scream

Psychic Scream
Psychic Scream Level 7 priest ability 1.2% of base mana 45 seconds cooldown Instant Lets out a psychic scream, causing all enemies within 8 yards to flee, disorienting them for 8 sec. Damage may interrupt the effect.
Properties
Class	Priest
School	Shadow
Cooldown	45 seconds
Other information
Level learned	7
Improvements	[Incessant Screams], [Petrifying Scream], [Psychic Voice], [Sheer Terror]
Related debuff
Magic Psychic Scream Disoriented. Duration: 8 seconds

"You say 'scream'... I say 'serenade'."

Psychic Scream is a priest ability that causes up to 5 nearby enemies to run away in fear. It is one of the priest's primary forms of crowd control.

Gallery

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  Revil Kost using Psychic Scream against the Defias in the comic.
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  In the Trading Card Game.

Patch changes

• Patch 10.1.0 (2023-05-02): Now hits all enemies within 8 yards (was a maximum of 5 enemies).
  
• Patch 10.0.0 (2022-10-25): Rank 2 removed.
  
• Patch 9.0.2 (2020-11-17): Rank 2 added at level 54: Psychic Scream can withstand 20% more damage before breaking.
  
• Patch 9.0.1 (2020-10-13): Now learned at level 7 (was 18).
  
• Patch 8.1.5 (2019-03-12): Mana cost reduced by 60%.
  
• Patch 8.1.0 (2018-12-11): Shadow: Damage break threshold increased by 40% against non-players.
  
• Patch 8.0.1 (2018-07-17): Psychic Scream is once again available as a baseline ability for Holy priests.
  
• Patch 7.1.0 (2016-10-25): Now available at level 18 (up from level 12).
  
• Patch 7.0.3 (2016-07-19): No longer a talent. Now a baseline ability for Discipline and Shadow priests, available at level 12. Cooldown increased to 1 minute (up from 30 seconds).
  
• Patch 6.1.0 (2015-02-24): Cooldown reduced to 30 seconds (down from 45 seconds).
  
• Hotfix (2012-12-11): Several abilities that should break on damage will now correctly have a chance to break when damage is absorbed, including Psychic Scream.
  
• Patch 6.0.2 (2014-10-14): Psychic Scream is no longer a baseline priest ability, and is now a level 15 talent (replacing [Psyfiend]). Cooldown has been increased to 45 seconds (up from 30 seconds).
  
• Patch 5.4.0 (2013-09-10): Psychic Scream can no longer cause targets under the effects of a movement speed buff to move faster than normal run speed. Additionally, Psychic Scream has a new visual spell effect.
  
• Patch 4.0.1 (2010-10-12): Now affects up to 5 enemies, up from 2. Now learned at level 12 (was 14).
  
• Hotfix (2009-04-30): Mana Burn now causes Fear, Hex and Psychic Scream to break early when used.
  
• Patch 3.1.0 (2009-04-14): The damage threshold for [Fear], Psychic Scream, [Hex], [Intimidating Shout], and [Turn Evil] to break early has been significantly reduced.
  
• Patch 3.0.2 (2008-10-14): Now costs 15% of base mana.
  
• Patch 2.0.1 (2006-12-05): Psychic Scream is now considered a magic effect and can now be dispelled.
  
• Patch 1.12.0 (2006-08-22): This spell now uses the same resistance checks as the Warlock spell [Fear].
  
• Patch 1.8.0 (2005-10-10): Updated tooltip to reflect that damage caused to the feared target may break the effect. Included radius in tooltip.
  

See also

• Psychic Scream, TCG card

Other versions

• Classic

  Psychic Scream
  Psychic Scream (4 ranks) Level 14 priest ability 100 Mana 30 seconds cooldown Instant The caster lets out a psychic scream, causing 2 enemies within 8 yards to flee for 8 sec. Damage caused may interrupt the effect.
  Properties
  Class	Priest
  School	Shadow
  Cooldown	30 seconds
  Other information
  Level learned	14
  Improvements	[Improved Psychic Scream]
  Related debuff
  Magic Psychic Scream Running in Fear. Duration: 8 seconds

• Wrath Classic

  Psychic Scream
  Psychic Scream (4 ranks) Level 14 priest ability 15% of base mana 30 seconds cooldown Instant The caster lets out a psychic scream, causing 2 enemies within 8 yards to flee for 8 sec. Damage caused may interrupt the effect.
  Properties
  Class	Priest
  School	Shadow
  Cooldown	30 seconds
  Other information
  Level learned	14
  Improvements	[Improved Psychic Scream]
  Glyphs	[Glyph of Psychic Scream]
  Related debuff
  Magic Psychic Scream Running in Fear. Duration: 8 seconds

• Cataclysm Classic

  Psychic Scream
  Psychic Scream Level 12 priest ability 15% of base mana 30 seconds cooldown Instant The caster lets out a psychic scream, causing 5 enemies within 8 yards to flee for 8 sec. Damage caused may interrupt the effect.
  Properties
  Class	Priest
  School	Shadow
  Cooldown	30 seconds
  Other information
  Level learned	12
  Improvements	[Improved Psychic Scream]
  Glyphs	[Glyph of Psychic Scream]
  Related debuff
  Magic Psychic Scream Running in Fear. Duration: 8 seconds

• MoP Classic

  Psychic Scream
  Psychic Scream Level 12 priest ability 3% of base mana 30 seconds cooldown Instant The caster lets out a psychic scream, causing 5 enemies within 8 yards to flee for 8 sec. Damage caused may interrupt the effect.
  Properties
  Class	Priest
  School	Shadow
  Cooldown	30 seconds
  Other information
  Level learned	12
  Glyphs	[Glyph of Psychic Scream]
  Related debuff
  Magic Psychic Scream Running in Fear. Duration: 8 seconds

External links

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