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- You might be looking for one of these cards: Shadow Ascendant (Core).
Shadow Ascendant is a common priest minion card, from the Knights of the Frozen Throne set.
How to get
| Type | Source | Quality | Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| Card packs | The Regular version can be opened from any of these packs:  | Regular | 1~2 (random) |
| Card packs | The Golden version can be opened from any of these packs: | Golden | 1~2 (random) |
| Crafting | Craft a Regular copy for 40  | Regular | 1 |
| Crafting | Craft a Golden copy for 400 | Golden | 1 |
Sounds[edit | edit source]
- Play
- ▶️
VO_ICC_210_Female_Undead_Play_01.wavYou are the shadow's puppet! - ▶️
ShadowMagic_Play_Underlay.wav<underlay sound>
- Attack
- ▶️
VO_ICC_210_Female_Undead_Attack_01.wavDo my bidding! - ▶️
ShadowMagic_Attack_Underlay.wav<underlay sound>
- Death
- ▶️
VO_ICC_210_Female_Undead_Death_01.wav<death sound> - ▶️
ShadowMagic_Death_Underlay.wav<underlay sound>
Lore[edit | edit source]
The concept of a "Shadow Ascendant" originates from the non-canonical World of Warcraft: The Roleplaying Game, specifically the source book Horde Player's Guide.
This section uses content from the Warcraft Wiki.- The Forgotten Shadow is a powerful religion that sweeps through the Forsaken. A devotee may throw off the shackles of their zombie-like body, becoming one with the Shadow. Those who succeed become shadow ascendants. Outsiders do not understand the process that fuels the ascendant's evolution from a physically powerful but slow corpse to a quick and deadly shadow. The Cult of Forgotten Shadow, however preaches that all Forsaken are born from the Shadow, and that they carry a portion of the Shadow within them. By strengthening their ties to death and undeath, the ascendant manifests their inner Shadow, bonding with it until they becomes a living shadow, the ultimate manifestation of the Shadow from which they were born.
However, the Roleplaying Game and all of its associated material were deemed non-canonical in 2011, and as such they do not have any bearing on canon lore. Hearthstone's Shadow Ascendant may represent the first time that a non-canonical RPG concept has been appropriated for Hearthstone.
In the web comic Freedom, the undead 
Anduin Wrynn can be seen sending forth a shadowy ascendant to empower one of his undead soldiers into a hulking monstrosity.
Trivia[edit | edit source]
- The artwork for this card comes from the World of Warcraft Trading Card Game "Class Starter 2011: Horde Priest" series, for the card Teretha of the Undercity.
Gallery[edit | edit source]
Patch changes
Patch 26.0.0.170824 (2023-04-04):
- Now has 3 health (Up from 2).
Patch 25.0.0.158725 (2022-11-29):
- Minion type is now Undead (previously: no minion type).
Patch 9.0.0.20457 (2017-08-08):
- Added.
- ↑ English Voice Over Wikia - Knights of the Frozen Throne (2017). Retrieved on 2024-01-02.