Shadow Word: Pain

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"Your pain is my pleasure." — Omedus the Punisher ^{TCGHoA 87}

This spell envelopes a target briefly in a cloud of dark energy conjured from the netherworld. ^{WoWRPG 336}

Shadow Word: Pain is Shadow based damage over time spell. It is often considered the strongest DoT in the game.

Rank	Level	Mana cost	Damage	Cost
1	4	25% of base mana	30	1
2	10	25% of base mana	60	3
3	18	25% of base mana	120	20
4	26	25% of base mana	210	60
5	34	25% of base mana	330	1 20
6	42	25% of base mana	462	2 20
7	50	25% of base mana	606	3 00
8	58	25% of base mana	768	4 40
9	65	25% of base mana	906	8 00
10	70	22% of base mana	1116	14 00
11	75	22% of base mana	1176	18 00
12	80	22% of base mana	1380	18 00

Notes

• Shadow Word: Pain receives 110% (18.3% per Tick) of your shadow damage
• The Absolution Regalia (2) Set increases the duration of your Shadow Word: Pain ability by 3 sec. (1 "tick")

Tips and tactics

• You can deal an immense amount of damage with just Shadow Word: Pain and Devouring Plague. If you also happen to be Shadow spec, you can add Vampiric Touch to the mix for even more damage.

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