Lord Barov


 * ''For the Battlegrounds hero of the same name, see Lord Barov (Battlegrounds).

Lord Barov is a legendary warrior/paladin minion card, from the Scholomance Academy set.

Strategy
Lord Barov is effectively Equality with the equivalent of a 2-mana minion attached to it. It can be used with small Area of effect spells like Consecration or Whirlwind to clear the opponent's board. He can also be used to set up good trades. In less dire situations, Barov is a decent tempo play that will threaten to destroy your opponent's minions with his own effect on the following turn. Barov works well in both midrange and control decks, although he has anti-synergy with mana-cheating cards like Commencement since he loses his Battlecry.

Paladins can use the Deathrattle left behind by Barov to clear the opponent's board a second time with Equality or Libram of Justice.

Cards such as Animated Broomstick, Sword and Board, and Hammer of Wrath can be used to destroy Lord Barov and clear the board immediately after playing him.

Lore
This card art depicts a Hearthstone ' s unique human version of Lord Alexei Barov.


 * '' was the lord of, , and . He was the father of , , and Jandice Barov and husband of Lady Illucia Barov.

Prior to Mists of Pandaria, he was an agent of the Scourge found in - the corrupt lord of the region who made a deal with Headmaster Kel'Thuzad to establish the Scholomance Academy as a cover for the activities of the Cult of the Damned. Eventually, Kel'thuzad's forbidden necromantic research resulted in the transformation of most of the Academy, including the Barov family, into undead beings, as Kel'thuzad sought corpses to turn into recruits for The Scourge.

Unlike his wife, Alexei's spirit seems to repent the sorrow that his choice caused to Caer Darrow. In Mists of Pandaria, he first appears in the form of the, who asks adventurers to kill Darkmaster Gandling and cleanse the darkness that has taken hold of Scholomance. He reveals his upon Gandling's demise.

Patch changes

 * Added.