Lyra the Sunshard

Lyra the Sunshard

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Set:	Journey to Un'Goro
Type:	Minion
Minion type:	Elemental
Class:	Priest
Rarity:	Legendary
Cost:	5
Attack:	3
Health:	5
Abilities:	Generate
Tags:	Class-related, Random, Spell-generating, Spell-related, Triggered effect
Artist:	Phil Saunders

Whenever you cast a spell, add a random Priest spell to your hand.

Arise, fair sun, and kill my envious foes. They don't have a legendary as beautiful as you.

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Lyra the Sunshard is a legendary priest minion card, from the Journey to Un'Goro set.

How to get

Lyra the Sunshard can be obtained through Journey to Un'Goro card packs, or through crafting.

Card	Crafting cost	Disenchanting
Lyra the Sunshard	1600	400
Golden Lyra the Sunshard	3200	1600

Strategy

Lyra the Sunshard is a Priest card which functions as a superb value engine. Lyra in addition to Radiant Elementals can provide a player with a large supply of Priest spells to cycle through for very cheap, resulting in tremendous card advantage.

Priest spells that would kill Lyra, like Dragonfire Potion, will end the chain. You can also receive spells that require a target, like Potion of Madness or Shadow Madness - if no suitable target exists, these spells are uncastable and can end the chain if you have no other spells left.

Lyra is also an Elemental, and can substantially bolster the power of an Elemental Priest deck. While Elemental decks are usually creature-heavy, easily playable spells like Power Word: Shield and Shadow Visions can become worthwhile to include in these decks when combined with Lyra.

Possible cards

The below table lists all collectible priest cards available in Wild format, representing the full range of possible summons from Lyra the Sunshard. Quest cards cannot be generated through random effects, so Awaken the Makers is omitted from the list.

Name / Desc	Rarity	Class	Cost	Description
Forbidden Shaping	Epic	Priest	0	Spend all your Mana. Summon a random minion that costs that much.
Regenerate	Common	Priest	0	Restore 3 Health.
Topsy Turvy	Common	Priest	0	Swap a minion's Attack and Health.
Awaken the Makers	Legendary	Priest	1	Quest: Summon 7 Deathrattle minions. Reward: Amara, Warden of Hope.
Binding Heal	Common	Priest	1	Restore 5 Health to a minion and your hero.
Cloning Device	Common	Priest	1	Discover a copy of a minion in your opponent's deck.
Flash Heal	Common	Priest	1	Restore 5 Health.
Kazakus Potion	None		1
Light of the Naaru	Rare	Priest	1	Restore 3 Health. If the target is still damaged, summon a Lightwarden.
Pint-Size Potion	Rare	Priest	1	Give all enemy minions -3 Attack this turn only.
Potion of Madness	Common	Priest	1	Gain control of an enemy minion with 2 or less Attack until the end of the turn.
Power Word: Glory	Common	Priest	1	Choose a minion. Whenever it attacks, restore 4 Health to your hero.
Psionic Probe	Common	Priest	1	Copy a spell in your opponent's deck and add it to your hand.
Confuse	Epic	Priest	2	Swap the Attack and Health of all minions.
Convert	Rare	Priest	2	Put a copy of an enemy minion into your hand.
Divine Hymn	Common	Priest	2	Restore 6 Health to all friendly characters.
Divine Spirit	Common	Priest	2	Double a minion's Health.
Embrace the Shadow	Epic	Priest	2	This turn, your healing effects deal damage instead.
Mind Blast	Common	Priest	2	Deal 5 damage to the enemy hero.
Purify	Common	Priest	2	Silence a friendly minion. Draw a card.
Resurrect	Rare	Priest	2	Summon a random friendly minion that died this game.
Seance	Common	Priest	2	Choose a minion. Add a copy of it to your hand.
Shadow Visions	Epic	Priest	2	Discover a copy of a spell in your deck.
Spirit Lash	Common	Priest	2	Lifesteal Deal 1 damage to all minions.
Elixir of Hope	Common	Priest	3	Give a minion +2/+2 and "Deathrattle: Return this minion to your hand."
Elixir of Life	Common	Priest	3	Give a minion +2/+2 and Lifesteal.
Elixir of Purity	Common	Priest	3	Give a minion +2/+2 and Divine Shield.
Elixir of Shadows	Common	Priest	3	Give a minion +2/+2. Summon a 1/1 copy of it.
Extra Arms	Rare	Priest	3	Give a minion +2/+2. Add 'More Arms!' to your hand that gives +2/+2.
More Arms!	None	Priest	3	Give a minion +2/+2.
Shadowform	Epic	Priest	3	Your Hero Power becomes 'Deal 2 damage'. If already in Shadowform: 3 damage.
Surrender to Madness	Epic	Priest	3	Destroy 3 of your Mana Crystals. Give all minions in your deck +2/+2.
Twilight's Call	Rare	Priest	3	Summon 1/1 copies of 2 friendly Deathrattle minions that died this game.
Unidentified Elixir	Common	Priest	3	Give a minion +2/+2. Gains a bonus effect in your hand.
Velen's Chosen	Common	Priest	3	Give a minion +2/+4 and Spell Damage +1.
Vivid Nightmare	Epic	Priest	3	Choose a friendly minion. Summon a copy of it with 1 Health remaining.
Eternal Servitude	Rare	Priest	4	Discover a friendly minion that died this game. Summon it.
Greater Healing Potion	Rare	Priest	4	Restore 12 health to a friendly character.
Shadow Word: Horror	Rare	Priest	4	Destroy all minions with 2 or less Attack.
Devour Mind	Rare	Priest	5	Copy 3 cards in your opponent's deck and add them to your hand.
Excavated Evil	Rare	Priest	5	Deal 3 damage to all minions. Shuffle this card into your opponent's deck.
Holy Water	Rare	Priest	5	Deal 4 damage to a minion. If that kills it, add a copy of it to your hand.
Kazakus Potion	None		5
Mass Hysteria	Rare	Priest	5	Force each minion to attack another random minion.
Power Word: Replicate	Epic	Priest	5	Choose a friendly minion. Summon a 5/5 copy of it.
Power Word: Tentacles	Common	Priest	5	Give a minion +2/+6.
Dragonfire Potion	Epic	Priest	6	Deal 5 damage to all minions except Dragons.
Embrace Darkness	Epic	Priest	6	Choose an enemy minion. At the start of your turn, take control of it.
Entomb	Common	Priest	6	Choose an enemy minion. Shuffle it into your deck.
Holy Fire	Rare	Priest	6	Deal 5 damage. Restore 5 Health to your hero.
Lightbomb	Epic	Priest	6	Deal damage to each minion equal to its Attack.
Shadow Essence	Rare	Priest	6	Summon a 5/5 copy of a random minion in your deck.
Diamond Spellstone	Rare	Priest	7	Resurrect 3 different friendly minions. (Cast 4 spells to upgrade.)
Greater Diamond Spellstone	Rare	Priest	7	Resurrect 4 different friendly minions.
Lesser Diamond Spellstone	Rare	Priest	7	Resurrect 2 different friendly minions. (Cast 4 spells to upgrade.)
Psychic Scream	Epic	Priest	7	Shuffle all minions into your opponent's deck.
Free From Amber	Rare	Priest	8	Discover a minion that costs (8) or more. Summon it.
Zerek's Cloning Gallery	Legendary	Priest	9	Summon a 1/1 copy of each minion in your deck.
Kazakus Potion	None		10
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Quotes

Summon

Behold, the glory of a new sun!

Attack

Illuminate!

Lore

Lyra is unique to Hearthstone. She is some form of powerful elemental being, ostensibly associated with the sun and possibly the Light. Peter Whalen describes her as "basically on the level of an elemental lord".

Trivia

• Lyra the Sunshard came into being when the designers decided Priest needed to be "one of these trickier classes". Lyra was a 4 mana 3/5 initially, but proved to be too good in play-testing.
• Lyra's voice modulation is notably absent on certain mobile devices, causing her to sound more feminine.

Gallery

Lyra the Sunshard, full art

Patch changes

• Patch 8.0.0.18336 (2017-04-04) Added.