Crypt Lord

Crypt Lord is a common druid minion card, from the Knights of the Frozen Throne set.

Strategy
Crypt Lord's main strength is its health, increasing for every minion you summon. It works well with aggressive Druid decks, protecting other low-cost minions. Living Mana or Spreading Plague combo with Crypt Lord as they can mass summon minions effectively, increasing its health. It has similar effects to Darkshire Councilman, but gaining 1 health rather than 1 attack.

Though it has one attack for a taunt, the amount of health it can offer can survive multiple hits from enemy minions or spells and makes it harder to clear out. Compare and contrast to Tar Creeper, a similar early-game taunt which offers higher attack on the opponent's turn, in exchange for passing up the health gain potential.

Lore

 * s are nerubian  of the subterranean spider kingdom of . Crypt lords are adept at summoning insect minions and crushing enemies. Betraying the nerubian people, the crypt lords have sacrificed the lifeblood of thousands to bolster the undead armies of Ner'zhul, winning an eternal life of servitude in his name.

Trivia

 * Crypt Lord's summoning and attack quotes are references to lines spoken by the hero unit in .
 * This card's flavor text is a reference to the "", an informal title applied to people who were at one point a member of the English rock band . The flavor text is also a reference to the Crypt Lord unit, whose gag quotes include "I'm the fifth beetle."

Patch changes

 * Added.