Try taking a three person group of similar level to the Scarlet Monestary and see if you can rock the place like we did. And all thanks to, you got it -- mind control.

Obviously you want someone in this mini-group to be a mail or plate wearing meat shield. Let your tank handle the single mob pulls whenever possible. But in situations where 2-4 scarlets will aggro, it's time to put mind control to work!

(Throughout this instance you should be able to get by never pulling more than four mobs. If you do you're just being sloppy at pulling IMO.)

The biggest drawback to MC is you have to explain the tactic to your group almost always, and I even recommend a practice run... See, the spell baffles most groups and they try to help out in the worst way possible -- they try to join in the fight! This results in your minion being the only one left alive which is the opposite of what you want.

So explain to your groups this, first and foremost: LET THEM DUKE IT OUT. DO NOT LEAVE THE MINION WITH NOTHING TO FIGHT. The one you want to die in these battles is your minion. Also explain to everyone, tank especially, that NOTHING they can do will likely make that mind controlled mob stop aggroing you if he survives the battle. Huge waste of time. However the non-minion(s) will come off you with a single tap since you haven't done any direct damage to them!

I will bubble myself beforehand just in case the spell fails very early, but this is hardly ever the case -- with *human* humanoids especially. I pick my target for MC with care... first preference is a healer type class, next would be a mage, and lastly a melee. You'll find the caster classes let you use the mob's abilities, so if your group winds up fighting a wanderer while you're trapped in your minions head you can actually still heal them -- without wasting your OWN mana! I avoid melee targets because they are too likely to survive. Groups of three mobs are actually EASIER than groups of two because your target is more likely to die. The end result should be either eliminating or crippling the mob who was your minion and also taking a considerable chunk of life from a second target. This turns a dangerous four-mob pull into a much easier situation, all using very little of your own mana!

Once everyone's got the hang of it you and your mini-party can move through SM (and lots of other humanoid-heavy situations) like a well-oiled machine, enjoying considerably more loot and -- well let's face it. Mind control IS a lot of fun, but don't underestimate its usefulness!

One last thing... MIND CONTROL IN PVP! I haven't given this too much experimentation on large-scale raid PvP, but I HAVE found it devastating and hysterical to use when dueling HUNTERS! Just bubble (so you're not interrupted channeling), cast renew, and let the evil fun begin! You can just picture them crying as they are watching themselves wail on their own pet. I like to do this early of course, so the pet starts to attack its master. Just PRICELESS... Quote from Priest - Little Known Facts
By: VampyreKnight

Hello everyone, this is my first post on this community.

as an holy priest i have some troubles with MC because in party everyone expect me to heal em then i use it only on healer mobs (especially elite ones who heal usually more than me )... but my party need to be prepared and to know perfectly what happens when i release... so, i mean, mc will never be used with a party you don't know well. in pvp i think MC is simply great against class with pets: you can force an hunter to kill his own pet or releasing him close to you (if you want to melee) or close to your warrior friend. Obviously do so if there are not any pit to make em fall down (useless with 40+ rogues) or water to drown em (useless with undeads or warlocks which have casted their ability to breath underwater).

Post edited by: smg, at: 2005/05/12 11:05Post edited by: smg, at: 2005/05/12 11:07