Ana wrote:From what you describe (25 seconds being a generous kill time), your wand sucks.
Yup. I did the math. Point conceded.
The reason for dropping the debate is not because you won with math, but because the numbers you used are unreliable. Also, the debate is totally irrelevant.
Ana wrote:Btw fear is better than PWSing before pull. Cheaper.
Psychic Scream causes the mob to run away, often out of range of Mind Flay and sometimes out of the range of your wand, can fear the mob into another mob (or several), only lasts 8 seconds (assuming it doesn't break on damage (which it often does)), can be resisted, is your only form of CC as a priest, and has a base cooldown of 30 seconds.
Power Word: Shield lasts the entirety of any fight, has an effective 15 second cooldown, prevents damage from being taken completely, makes your spells immune to knock-back, doesn't cause the mob to run away, and doesn't leave you vulnerable while your Psychic Scream is on cooldown.
You cannot use Psychic Scream on every pull, nor is it advisable to do so even if you could.