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Shadow Word: Pain
Shadow Word: Pain 40 yd range 4.4% of base mana Instant cast A word of darkness that causes X Shadow damage instantly, and an additional X Shadow damage over 18 sec.
Usable by
Class	Priest
Properties
Type	Offensive
School	Shadow
Cooldown	(GCD 1.5 sec)
Level required	3
Related debuff
Magic Shadow Word: Pain X Shadow damage every 3 seconds. Duration: 18 seconds
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This spell envelopes a target briefly in a cloud of dark energy conjured from the netherworld.

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Shadow Word: Pain is a priest ability learned at level three. It is a Shadow Word - a Shadow-based damage over time spell.

Modified by

The Absolution Regalia 2-piece set bonus adds one tick.
With the shadow specialization, an immense amount of damage can be dealt with Shadow Word: Pain and [Devouring Plague]. Adding [Vampiric Touch] to the mix results in even more damage.

Patch 4.2.0 (28-Jun-2011): Shadow Word: Pain damage done has been decreased by 12%.
Patch 3.0.8 (2009-01-20): Shadow Word: Pain now will gain the correct damage modifiers for the creature type of the target.
Patch 2.0.6 (23-Jan-2007): The bonus coefficient for "Shadow Word: Pain" has been reduced by about 9%. This should result in about 5% less damage done by "Shadow Word: Pain" for the typical priest.