Shadow Word: Horror
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| Set: | Whispers of the Old Gods |
|---|---|
| Type: | Spell |
| Class: | Priest |
| Rarity: | Rare |
| Cost: | 4 |
| Abilities: | Destroy |
| Tags: | Area of effect, Attack-related |
| Artist: | Andrew Hou |
Destroy all minions with 2 or less Attack.
It's more succinct than "Shadow Word: Suck Into Vortex."
Shadow Word: Horror is a rare priest spell card, from the Whispers of the Old Gods set.
How to get[edit | edit source]
Shadow Word: Horror can be obtained through Whispers of the Old Gods card packs, or through crafting.
| Card | Crafting cost | Disenchanting |
|---|---|---|
| Shadow Word: Horror | 100 | 20 |
| Golden Shadow Word: Horror | 800 | 100 |
Strategy[edit | edit source]
This works well against decks with lots of small minions. It would fit in a control deck seeking to clear the board of their opponent's low-Attack minions without damaging their own larger minions.
Note that this spell destroys all minions with 2 or lower Attack, not just enemy ones.
This spell can be combined with cards like Crazed Alchemist, Shrinkmeister, and especially Pint-Size Potion to remove larger targets.
Lore[edit | edit source]
Shadow Word: Horror is a Shadow Word, a spell of dark magic used by priests to afflict and destroy their enemies. Unlike the other Shadow Words in Hearthstone - Shadow Word: Pain and Shadow Word: Death - Shadow Word: Horror is original to Hearthstone.
Trivia[edit | edit source]
- Pint-Size Potion's flavor text mentions this card, as a reference to the strong combo of these two cards (which effectively clears all enemy minions with 5 or less Attack, while still only losing your own minions of 2 or less Attack)
Gallery[edit | edit source]
Patch changes[edit | edit source]
Patch 5.0.0.12574 (2016-04-24): Added.
