Template:Mind Blast strategy
While Mind Blast may seem cheap for such a large amount of damage, remember that it is locked to the enemy hero, and unlike 
Holy Smite cannot be used to affect any other target.
Mind Blast is one of the only cards which can be used by priests to 'nuke' opponents. Mind Blast x2 can deal 10 damage for only 4 mana; improved with Spell Damage or in combination with other spells or minion attacks, a priest with the right cards can easily take a low-health opponent by surprise.
Easily the deadliest card that can combine with Mind Blast is Prophet Velen; with 9 mana you can drop Velen and use Mind Blast on the same turn to effectively Pyroblast the enemy hero while also adding a 7/7 to the board. Mind Blast is the core of one turn kill combo decks involving Velen, using many varying setups such as 
Flash Heal, 
Embrace the Shadow and 
Emperor Thaurissan or 
Lesser Diamond Spellstone, 
Radiant Elemental, and 
Vivid Nightmare.
Since being moved to the Wild format, it's main use is in combo decks. It aims to gain multiple copies of Mind Blast through Shadow Visions, Reduce their cost with Emperor Thaurissan, and combo them with Prophet Velen for up to 40 damage to the enemy hero.
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