Hammer of Wrath

Hammer of Wrath

Regular

Gold

Set:	Legacy
Type:	Spell
Spell school:	Holy
Class:	Paladin
Rarity:	Free
Cost:	4
Abilities:	Deal damage, Draw cards
Wiki tags:	Targeted
Artist:	Efrem Palacios

Deal 3 damage. Draw a card.

Flavor text

A good paladin has many tools. Hammer of Wrath, Pliers of Vengeance, Hacksaw of Justice, etc.

External links

Data page • PlayHearthstone • Hearthpwn

Hammer of Wrath is a paladin spell card, inducted into the Legacy set, formerly from the Basic set.

Other versions

Classic

How to get

Two copies of regular and golden Hammer of Wrath are automatically given after the player completes the Ranked's New player experience system, unlocking Wild and Classic format.

They are uncraftable and cannot be crafted or disenchanted.

Previous availability

Prior Year of the Gryphon's rotation on March 30, 2021:

• Two copies of Hammer of Wrath were automatically included in all players' collections upon unlocking the paladin class.
• Two Golden copies of Hammer of Wrath were a reward for raising a paladin to levels 32 and 34.

Notes

• This spell has two steps:
  • First, it damages its target, queuing and resolving triggers;
  • Then, it draws a card, queuing and resolving triggers.

Strategy

Hammer of Wrath is one of few single-target removal spells available to this class. It's similar to the druid's Starfire or the rogue's Shiv in that all three deal some amount of damage to a minion or hero while drawing the user a card. As such, its most efficient use is the removal of an enemy minion with exactly 3 health or the removal of a problematic minion when one is incapable of attacking it directly (such as when an enemy controls a minion with Taunt).

Lore

"You cannot run from the divine hand of justice."

Hammer of Wrath is a paladin ability from World of Warcraft that instantly deals direct Holy damage to the target. Only usable on targets under 20% health, it is designed as an execute ability for use on low health enemies.

Trivia

• The artwork for this card comes from the World of Warcraft Trading Card Game "Assault on Icecrown Citadel" series, for the card Hammer of Justice.

Gallery

Hammer of Wrath, full art

Patch changes

• Year of the Gryphon rotation (2021-03-30): Moved from Basic to Legacy set.
• Patch 20.0.0.77662 (2021-03-25): Now has Holy spell school (previously: no spell school).