Shadow

Shadow is a school of spell especially associated with priests and warlocks.

Background

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Shadow (or void) magic is the manifestation of Shadow, also called Void. Void lords are entities composed of pure shadow energy. The Old Gods are the manifestation of the Void.

Shadow abilities are able to impart feelings like despair, doubt, and panic. Healing can be sacrifice to deal damage with shadow magic.

Shadow cards

Collectible

For Wild format listings, see Shadow/Wild format

Uncollectible

For Wild format listings, see Shadow/Wild format

Name / Desc	Rarity	School	Class	Cost	Description
Nightmare		Shadow	Any	0	Give a minion +4/+4. At the start of your next turn, destroy it.
Raise Dead	Common	Shadow		0	Deal 3 damage to your hero. Return two friendly minions that died this game to your hand.
Ritual of Doom	Rare	Shadow	Warlock	0	Destroy a friendly minion. If you had 5 or more, summon a 5/5 Demon.
Shadowstep	Common	Shadow	Rogue	0	Return a friendly minion to your hand. It costs (2) less.
Sigil of Silence	Rare	Shadow	Demon Hunter	0	At the start of your next turn, Silence all enemy minions.
Soul Fragment		Shadow		0	Casts When Drawn Restore 2 Health to your hero.
Demonic Studies	Common	Shadow	Warlock	1	Discover a Demon. Your next one costs (1) less.
Final Gasp	Common	Shadow	Warlock	1	Deal 1 damage to a minion. If it dies, summon a 2/2 Adventurer with a random bonus effect.
Grimoire of Sacrifice	Common	Shadow	Warlock	1	Destroy a friendly minion. Deal 2 damage to all enemy minions.
Mortal Coil	Common	Shadow	Warlock	1	Deal 1 damage to a minion. If that kills it, draw a card.
Oh My Yogg!	Epic	Shadow	Paladin	1	Secret: When your opponent casts a spell, they instead cast a random one of the same Cost.
Wicked Whispers	Rare	Shadow	Warlock	1	Discard your lowest Cost card. Give your minions +1/+1.
Drain Soul	Common	Shadow	Warlock	2	Lifesteal Deal 3 damage to a minion.
Feast of Souls	Rare	Shadow	Demon Hunter	2	Draw a card for each friendly minion that died this turn.
Insight	Common	Shadow	Priest	2	Draw a minion. Corrupt: Reduce its Cost by (2).
Insight	Common	Shadow	Priest	2	Corrupted Draw a minion. Reduce its Cost by (2).
Shadow Clone	Rare	Shadow	Rogue	2	Secret: After a minion attacks your hero, summon a copy of it with Stealth.
Shadow Word: Death	Common	Shadow	Priest	2	Destroy a minion with 5 or more Attack.
Shadowform	Epic	Shadow	Priest	2	Your Hero Power becomes 'Deal 2 damage'.
Sigil of Summoning	Rare	Shadow	Demon Hunter	2	At the start of your next turn, summon two 2/2 Demons with Taunt.
Soul Shear	Rare	Shadow		2	Deal 3 damage to a minion. Shuffle 2 Soul Fragments into your deck.
Thrive in the Shadows	Rare	Shadow	Priest	2	Discover a spell from your deck.
Unstable Shadow Blast	Common	Shadow	Warlock	2	Deal 6 damage to a minion. Excess damage hits your hero.
Cloak of Shadows	Epic	Shadow	Rogue	3	Give your hero Stealth for 1 turn.
Devouring Plague	Common	Shadow	Priest	3	Lifesteal. Deal 4 damage randomly split among all enemy minions.
Palm Reading	Rare	Shadow	Priest	3	Discover a spell. Reduce the Cost of spells in your hand by (1).
School Spirits	Common	Shadow	Warlock	3	Deal 2 damage to all minions. Shuffle 2 Soul Fragments into your deck.
Shroud of Concealment	Rare	Shadow	Rogue	3	Draw 2 minions. Any played this turn gain Stealth for 1 turn.
Auspicious Spirits	Rare	Shadow	Priest	4	Summon a random 4-Cost minion. Corrupt: Summon a 7-Cost minion instead.
Auspicious Spirits	Rare	Shadow	Priest	4	Corrupted Summon a random 7-Cost minion.
Hysteria	Rare	Shadow		4	Choose an enemy minion. It attacks random minions until it dies.
Shadow Word: Ruin	Epic	Shadow	Priest	4	Destroy all minions with 5 or more Attack.
Soul Rend	Rare	Shadow	Warlock	4	Deal 5 damage to all minions. Destroy a card in your deck for each killed.
Deck of Chaos	Legendary	Shadow	Warlock	5	Swap the Cost and Attack of all minions in your deck.
Psyche Split	Rare	Shadow	Priest	5	Give a minion +1/+2. Summon a copy of it.
Siphon Soul	Rare	Shadow	Warlock	5	Destroy a minion. Restore 3 Health to your hero.
Hand of Gul'dan	Common	Shadow	Warlock	6	When you play or discard this, draw 3 cards.
Initiation	Rare	Shadow	Priest	6	Deal 4 damage to a minion. If that kills it, summon a new copy.
Soul Mirror	Legendary	Shadow	Priest	7	Summon copies of enemy minions. They attack their copies.
Twisting Nether	Epic	Shadow	Warlock	8	Destroy all minions.
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Wild format

This section concerns content exclusive to Wild format.

Name / Desc	Rarity	School	Class	Cost	Description
Shadow Reflection		Shadow	Rogue		Each time you play a card, transform this into a copy of it.
Forbidden Ritual	Rare	Shadow	Warlock	0	Spend all your Mana. Summon that many 1/1 Tentacles.
Forbidden Shaping	Epic	Shadow	Priest	0	Spend all your Mana. Summon a random minion that costs that much.
Forbidden Words	Rare	Shadow	Priest	0	Spend all your Mana. Destroy a minion with that much Attack or less.
Lazul's Scheme	Epic	Shadow	Priest	0	Reduce the Attack of an enemy minion by 1 until your next turn. (Upgrades each turn!)
Sacrificial Pact	Free	Shadow	Warlock	0	Destroy a friendly Demon. Restore 5 Health to your hero.
Shadowstep	Common	Shadow	Rogue	0	Return a friendly minion to your hand. It costs (2) less.
Silence	Common	Shadow	Priest	0	Silence a minion.
Call of the Void	Common	Shadow	Warlock	1	Add a random Demon to your hand.
Conceal	Common	Shadow	Rogue	1	Give your minions Stealth until your next turn.
Consume Magic	Common	Shadow	Demon Hunter	1	Silence an enemy minion. Outcast: Draw a card.
Corrupted Blood		Shadow	Any	1	Casts when Drawn Take 3 damage. After you draw, shuffle two copies of this into your deck.
Dark Possession	Rare	Shadow	Warlock	1	Deal 2 damage to a friendly character. Discover a Demon.
Fadeleaf Toxin		Shadow	Rogue	1	Give a friendly minion Stealth until your next turn.
Grim Rally	Rare	Shadow	Warlock	1	Destroy a friendly minion. Give your minions +1/+1.
Mind Vision	Free	Shadow	Priest	1	Put a copy of a random card in your opponent's hand into your hand.
Mortal Coil	Free	Shadow	Warlock	1	Deal 1 damage to a minion. If that kills it, draw a card.
Pint-Size Potion	Rare	Shadow	Priest	1	Give all enemy minions -3 Attack this turn only.
Plague of Madness	Rare	Shadow	Rogue	1	Each player equips a 2/2 Knife with Poisonous.
Potion of Madness	Common	Shadow	Priest	1	Gain control of an enemy minion with 2 or less Attack until the end of the turn.
Power Overwhelming	Common	Shadow	Warlock	1	Give a friendly minion +4/+4 until end of turn. Then, it dies. Horribly.
Shriek	Rare	Shadow	Warlock	1	Discard your lowest Cost card. Deal 2 damage to all minions.
Soul Infusion	Rare	Shadow	Warlock	1	Give the left-most minion in your hand +2/+2.
Spirit Bomb	Common	Shadow	Warlock	1	Deal 4 damage to a minion and your hero.
Big Bad Voodoo	Epic	Shadow	Shaman	2	Give a friendly minion "Deathrattle: Summon a random minion that costs (1) more."
Book of Specters	Epic	Shadow	Mage	2	Draw 3 cards. Discard any spells drawn.
Confuse	Epic	Shadow	Priest	2	Swap the Attack and Health of all minions.
Corrupting Mist	Rare	Shadow	Warlock	2	Curse all minions. Destroy them at the start of your next turn.
Curse of Rafaam	Common	Shadow	Warlock	2	Give your opponent a 'Cursed!' card. While they hold it, they take 2 damage on their turn.
Cursed!		Shadow	Warlock	2	While this is in your hand, take 2 damage at the start of your turn.
Dark Conviction	Common	Shadow	Paladin	2	Set a minion's Attack and Health to 3.
Darkbomb	Common	Shadow	Warlock	2	Deal 3 damage.
Death Coil		Shadow	Death Knight	2	Deal 5 damage to an enemy, or restore 5 Health to a friendly character.
Death Grip		Shadow	Death Knight	2	Steal a minion from your opponent's deck and add it to your hand.
Defile	Rare	Shadow	Warlock	2	Deal 1 damage to all minions. If any die, cast this again.
Demonic Project	Common	Shadow	Warlock	2	Each player transforms a random minion in their hand into a Demon.
Drain Soul	Common	Shadow	Warlock	2	Lifesteal Deal 3 damage to a minion.
Embrace the Shadow	Epic	Shadow	Priest	2	This turn, your healing effects deal damage instead.
Feast of Souls	Rare	Shadow	Demon Hunter	2	Draw a card for each friendly minion that died this turn.
Mind Blast	Common	Shadow	Priest	2	Deal 5 damage to the enemy hero.
Seance	Common	Shadow	Priest	2	Choose a minion. Add a copy of it to your hand.
Shadow Visions	Epic	Shadow	Priest	2	Discover a copy of a spell in your deck.
Shadow Word: Death	Free	Shadow	Priest	2	Destroy a minion with 5 or more Attack.
Shadow Word: Pain	Free	Shadow	Priest	2	Destroy a minion with 3 or less Attack.
Shadowform	Epic	Shadow	Priest	2	Your Hero Power becomes 'Deal 2 damage.'
Spirit Lash	Common	Shadow	Priest	2	Lifesteal Deal 1 damage to all minions.
Thoughtsteal	Common	Shadow	Priest	2	Copy 2 cards from your opponent's deck and put them into your hand.
Twisted Knowledge	Common	Shadow	Warlock	2	Discover 2 Warlock cards.
Violet Haze	Common	Shadow	Rogue	2	Add 2 random Deathrattle cards to your hand.
Bloodfury Potion	Rare	Shadow	Warlock	3	Give a minion +3 Attack. If it's a Demon, also give it +3 Health.
Dark Prophecy	Rare	Shadow	Priest	3	Discover a 2-Cost minion. Summon it and give it +3 Health.
Death and Decay		Shadow	Death Knight	3	Deal 3 damage to all enemies.
Drain Life	Free	Shadow	Warlock	3	Deal 2 damage. Restore 2 Health to your hero.
Haunting Visions	Epic	Shadow	Shaman	3	The next spell you cast this turn costs 3 less. Discover a spell.
Sense Demons	Common	Shadow	Warlock	3	Draw 2 Demons from your deck.
Shadow Bolt	Free	Shadow	Warlock	3	Deal 4 damage to a minion.
Shadow Madness	Rare	Shadow	Priest	3	Gain control of an enemy minion with 3 or less Attack until end of turn.
Shadow Strike	Common	Shadow	Rogue	3	Deal 5 damage to an undamaged character.
Soul Cleave	Free	Shadow	Demon Hunter	3	Lifesteal Deal 2 damage to two random enemy minions.
Spreading Madness	Rare	Shadow	Warlock	3	Deal 9 damage randomly split among ALL characters
Surrender to Madness	Epic	Shadow	Priest	3	Destroy 3 of your Mana Crystals. Give all minions in your deck +2/+2.
Treachery	Epic	Shadow	Warlock	3	Choose a friendly minion. Your opponent gains control of it.
Unwilling Sacrifice	Rare	Shadow	Warlock	3	Choose a friendly minion. Destroy it and a random enemy minion.
Ancient Curse		Shadow	Any	4	Casts When Drawn You take 7 damage.
Anti-Magic Shell		Shadow	Death Knight	4	Give your minions +2/+2 and "Can't be targeted by spells or Hero Powers."
Blastcrystal Potion	Common	Shadow	Warlock	4	Destroy a minion and one of your Mana Crystals.
Bloodbloom	Epic	Shadow	Warlock	4	The next spell you cast this turn costs Health instead of Mana.
Eternal Servitude	Rare	Shadow	Priest	4	Discover a friendly minion that died this game. Summon it.
Grave Rune	Common	Shadow	Priest	4	Give a minion "Deathrattle: Summon 2 copies of this."
Mindgames	Epic	Shadow	Priest	4	Put a copy of a random minion from your opponent's deck into the battlefield.
Shadow		Shadow	Rogue	4	Casts When Drawn Summon a {0}.
Shadow of Death	Epic	Shadow	Rogue	4	Choose a minion. Shuffle 3 'Shadows' into your deck that summon a copy when drawn.
Shadow Word: Horror	Rare	Shadow	Priest	4	Destroy all minions with 2 or less Attack.
Shadow Word: Ruin	Epic	Shadow	Priest	4	Destroy all minions with 5 or more Attack.
Shadowflame	Rare	Shadow	Warlock	4	Destroy a friendly minion and deal its Attack damage to all enemy minions.
Soul Split	Rare	Shadow	Demon Hunter	4	Choose a friendly Demon. Summon a copy of it.
Unsleeping Soul	Common	Shadow	Priest	4	Silence a friendly minion, then summon a copy of it.
Bane of Doom	Epic	Shadow	Warlock	5	Deal 2 damage to a character. If that kills it, summon a random Demon.
Demonheart	Epic	Shadow	Warlock	5	Deal 5 damage to a minion. If it's a friendly Demon, give it +5/+5 instead.
Devour Mind	Rare	Shadow	Priest	5	Copy 3 cards in your opponent's deck and add them to your hand.
Doom Pact		Shadow	Death Knight	5	Destroy all minions. Remove the top card from your deck for each minion destroyed.
Excavated Evil	Rare	Shadow	Priest	5	Deal 3 damage to all minions. Shuffle this card into your opponent's deck.
Mass Hysteria	Rare	Shadow	Priest	5	Force each minion to attack another random minion.
Necrium Vial	Epic	Shadow	Rogue	5	Trigger a friendly minion's Deathrattle twice.
Nether Portal		Shadow	Warlock	5	Open a permanent portal that summons 3/2 Imps.
Power Word: Tentacles	Common	Shadow	Priest	5	Give a minion +2/+6.
Siphon Soul	Rare	Shadow	Warlock	5	Destroy a minion. Restore 3 Health to your hero.
Webweave	Common	Shadow	Druid	5	Summon two 1/2 Poisonous Spiders.
Army of the Dead		Shadow	Death Knight	6	Remove the top 5 cards of your deck. Summon any minions removed.
Dark Bargain	Epic	Shadow	Warlock	6	Destroy 2 random enemy minions. Discard 2 random cards.
Ectomancy	Epic	Shadow	Warlock	6	Summon copies of all Demons you control.
Embrace Darkness	Epic	Shadow	Priest	6	Choose an enemy minion. At the start of your turn, take control of it.
Shadow Essence	Rare	Shadow	Priest	6	Summon a 5/5 copy of a random minion in your deck.
Demonbolt	Common	Shadow	Warlock	8	Destroy a minion. Costs (1) less for each minion you control.
Twisting Nether	Epic	Shadow	Warlock	8	Destroy all minions.
Void Contract	Epic	Shadow	Warlock	8	Destroy half of each player's deck.
Plague of Death	Epic	Shadow	Priest	9	Silence and destroy all minions.
DOOM!	Epic	Shadow	Warlock	10	Destroy all minions. Draw a card for each.
Mind Control	Free	Shadow	Priest	10	Take control of an enemy minion.
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Cards that generate Shadow cards

Name / Desc	Rarity	Type	Subtype	Class	Cost	Atk	HP	Description
Archdruid Naralex	Legendary	Minion	General	Any	3	3	3	Dormant for 2 turns. While Dormant, add a Dream card to your hand at the end of your turn.
Ysera the Dreamer	Legendary	Minion	Dragon	Any	9	4	12	Battlecry: Add one of each Dream card to your hand.
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Wild format

This section concerns content exclusive to Wild format.

Name / Desc	Rarity	Type	Subtype	Class	Cost	Atk	HP	Description
Lakkari Sacrifice	Legendary	Spell	General	Warlock	1			Quest: Discard 6 cards. Reward: Nether Portal.
Curse of Rafaam	Common	Spell	Shadow	Warlock	2			Give your opponent a 'Cursed!' card. While they hold it, they take 2 damage on their turn.
Transfer Student	Epic	Minion	General	Any	2	2	2	Battlecry: Add an Uldum Plague spell to your hand.
Transfer Student	Epic	Minion	General	Any	2	2	2	Deathrattle: Add a random Death Knight card to your hand.
Arfus	Legendary	Minion	Beast	Any	4	2	2	Deathrattle: Add a random Death Knight card to your hand.
Xaril, Poisoned Mind	Legendary	Minion	General	Rogue	4	3	2	Battlecry and Deathrattle: Add a random Toxin card to your hand.
The Lich King	Legendary	Minion	General	Any	8	8	8	Taunt At the end of your turn, add a random Death Knight card to your hand.
Ysera	Legendary	Minion	Dragon	Any	9	4	12	At the end of your turn, add a Dream Card to your hand.
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Related cards

Name / Desc	Rarity	Type	Subtype	Class	Cost	Atk	HP	Description
Twilight Deceptor	Common	Minion	General	PRIEST	2	2	3	Battlecry: If any hero took damage this turn, draw a Shadow spell.
Psyfiend	Rare	Minion	General	PRIEST	3	3	4	After you cast a Shadow spell, deal 2 damage to each hero.
Tamsin Roame	Legendary	Minion	General	Warlock	3	1	3	Whenever you cast a Shadow spell that costs (1) or more, add a copy to your hand that costs (0).
Darkbishop Benedictus	Legendary	Minion	General	PRIEST	5	5	6	Start of Game: If the spells in your deck are all Shadow, enter Shadowform.
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Achievements

There are 111 achievements related to Shadow spells.

	Category	Name	Description	Rewards
	Gameplay - Barrens - Warlock	Shadow of a Shadow	Cast 80 0-Cost Warlock Shadow spells.	20
	Gameplay - General - Spell Schools	Call of the Void	Cast 15 Shadow spells.	10
	Gameplay - General - Spell Schools	Call of the Void	Cast 50 Shadow spells.	10
	Gameplay - General - Spell Schools	Call of the Void	Cast 150 Shadow spells.	10
	Gameplay - General - Spell Schools	Call of the Void	Cast 500 Shadow spells.	10
	Gameplay - General - Spell Schools	Call of the Void	Cast 1500 Shadow spells.	20

Patch notes

• Patch 20.0.0.77662 (2021-03-25): Added.

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