Shadow Word: Pain — Priest Card

Table of Contents

• 1. General Comments
• 2. Constructed Play
• 3. Arena
• 4. Icy Veins Decks that Contain this Card

Shadow Word: Pain is a Priest-only spell. 2 copies of this card are given to you with the Basic set of the game. You receive a golden version of this card for reaching Level 36 and 38 with Priest. Below the card images, you will find explanations to help you use the card optimally in every game mode of Hearthstone.

1. General Comments

Shadow Word: Pain is a very flexible removal card that can allow you to trade evenly with a small minion in the early-game, or be used more effectively later to take out a bigger Midrange threat such as a Violet Teacher or Sludge Belcher.

2. Constructed Play

Shadow Word: Pain is an excellent card that generally rotates in and out of Priest decks based on the state of the meta. The perfect meta to be playing Shadow: Word Pain is one where there are many important early game cards like Darnassus Aspirant and Acolyte of Pain as well as Midrange minions with low attack such as Violet Teacher.

3. Arena

Shadow Word: Pain is a fantastic card in Arena. It offers much the same flexibility as it does in Constructed, as it can be used to remove a small minion early in the game, or gain significant Tempo in the Midgame by destroying a 4-drop or better. It is particularly potent in Arena since most drafts will feature at least 1 or 2 3/5 minions out of necessity.

4. Icy Veins Decks that Contain this Card

• Mecha'thun Priest Deck
• Resurrect Priest Deck
• Combo Silence Priest Deck
• Kazakus Highlander Priest Deck
• Big Priest Deck
• Wild Big Priest Deck
• Midrange Dragon Priest Deck
• Miracle Dragon Priest Deck
• Combo Dragon Priest Deck
• The Lich King Lifesteal Dragon Priest Deck
• The Lich King Cheap Priest Deck
• Sindragosa Cheap Combo Priest Deck
• Lady Deathwhisper Cheap Priest deck.
• Velen Dragon Priest Wild Deck
• Dragon Priest Wild Deck
• Basic Priest Deck
• Reno Dragon Priest Wild Un'Goro Deck
• Reno Priest Wild Un'Goro Deck
• Cheap Priest Wild Deck
• Cheap Romulo and Julianne Priest Deck (Heroic Mode)
• Cheap Magic Mirror Priest Deck (Heroic Mode)
• Cheap Slitherspear Priest Deck (Heroic Mode)
• Basic Lord Slitherspear Priest Deck (Normal Mode)
• Basic Archaedas Priest Deck (Normal Mode)
• Cheap Sun Raider Phaerix Priest Deck (Heroic Mode)
• Basic Temple Escape Priest Deck (Normal Mode)
• Basic Chromaggus Priest Deck (Normal Mode)
• Cheap Garr Priest Deck (Heroic Mode)
• Cheap Emperor Thaurissan Priest Deck (Heroic Mode)
• Legendary Coren Direbrew Priest Deck (Heroic Mode)