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Mindflayer is a ranged intelligence spell caster who punishes spell casting. Enemies who cast spells take great amounts of damage from Migraine and attract Thought Leeches who deal damage and drain intelligence. And the clever ones who cast no spells near Mindflayer can still be stunned by him.
Mindflayer's powerful ultimate makes the targeted enemy take random actions for quite a lengthy duration. Actions include attacking allies and casting spells for Mindflayer's team.

He's squishy, and offers little in the way of direct damage. If the enemy casts no spells of their own than two of Mindflayer's spells do nothing.

When fighting Mindflayer it's important you use powerful spells before he can cast insanity on you. You cannot use them against your team if they're already on cooldown.

Mind-control: changes Insanity to give Mindflayer full control over his target for a short duration. Mindflayer may cast a number of spells equal to his ultimate level, after which the target will be silenced but will still be under control of Mindflayer. The target has massively reduced attack damage, spell amplification, and movement speed.

There have been many madmen throughout the ages. Speaking gibberish, their thoughts scrambled, their bodies malnourished, and mind decaying. But in their ramblings they speak hints of the horrible truth of this world. A truth spoken to them by the Mindflayer. To poets, kings, and beggars alike he speaks words of dementia that fry neurons and rot gray matter. His dreams of spreading insanity are endless, and he'll do anything to achieve his demented goals.