Deathwing (boss)

Deathwing is the sixth boss in Shaman's Book of Heroes adventure.

Decks
The below classes are listed purely for reference, and have no effect on the boss' use of the cards during the battle.

Dialogue
Before match
 * Thrall (present)
 * VO_Story_Hero_Thrall_Male_Orc_Story_Thrall_PreMission6_01.wav ''Our triumph heralded a new era. As Warchief, I kept peace with the Alliance, while listening to the many voices within the Horde.
 * VO_Story_Hero_Thrall_Male_Orc_Story_Thrall_PreMission6_02.wav ''But eventually, a new voice called to me. The cries of the elements drew me from my position as warchief...
 * VO_Story_Hero_Thrall_Male_Orc_Story_Thrall_PreMission6_03.wav ''I passed the mantle of leadership to Grommash's son, Garrosh Hellscream. And I left to discover what had caused the elements' suffering.
 * VO_Story_Hero_Thrall_Male_Orc_Story_Thrall_PreMission6_04.wav ''It was Deathwing. Years after his defeat, the great corrupted Aspect made his return.

Introduction
 * Deathwing
 * VO_Story_Hero_Deathwing_Male_Dragon_Story_Thrall_Mission6Intro_01.wav ''I will tear your world apart...
 * Thrall
 * VO_Story_Hero_Thrall_Male_Orc_Story_Thrall_Mission6Intro_02.wav ''Your madness must come to an end, Earth-Warder!

Emote Response
 * Deathwing
 * VO_Story_Hero_Deathwing_Male_Dragon_Story_Thrall_Mission6EmoteResponse_01.wav ''Insignificant!

Hero Power
 * Deathwing
 * VO_Story_Hero_Deathwing_Male_Dragon_Story_Thrall_Mission6HeroPower_01.wav ''There is no shelter from my fury!
 * VO_Story_Hero_Deathwing_Male_Dragon_Story_Thrall_Mission6HeroPower_02.wav ''I am the DESTROYER!
 * VO_Story_Hero_Deathwing_Male_Dragon_Story_Thrall_Mission6HeroPower_03.wav ''Shatter to pieces!

Idle
 * Deathwing
 * VO_Story_Hero_Deathwing_Male_Dragon_Story_Thrall_Mission6Idle_01.wav ''Your kingdoms crumble beneath my rage!
 * VO_Story_Hero_Deathwing_Male_Dragon_Story_Thrall_Mission6Idle_02.wav ''Pain... agony... you do not know them as I do!
 * VO_Story_Hero_Deathwing_Male_Dragon_Story_Thrall_Mission6Idle_03.wav ''Surrender all hope, and tremble before your fate!

Boss' turn 1
 * Deathwing
 * VO_Story_Hero_Deathwing_Male_Dragon_Story_Thrall_Mission6ExchangeA_01.wav ''You shall burn as Azeroth itself does...

Turn 2
 * Alexstrasza
 * VO_Story_Minion_Alexstrasza_Female_Dragon_Story_Thrall_Mission6ExchangeE_01.wav ''I will cleanse whatever corruption I can.

Turn 4
 * Deathwing
 * VO_Story_Hero_Deathwing_Male_Dragon_Story_Thrall_Mission6ExchangeB_01.wav ''I am inevitable... indomitable!

Turn 5
 * Deathwing
 * VO_Story_Hero_Deathwing_Male_Dragon_Story_Thrall_Mission6ExchangeC_01.wav ''Your armor means nothing, your faith even less!

Turn 7
 * Ysera
 * VO_Story_Minion_Ysera_Female_Dragon_Story_Thrall_Mission6ExchangeD_01.wav ''Alas, to see a fellow Dragon Aspect fall to such corruption...
 * VO_Story_Minion_Ysera_Female_Dragon_Story_Thrall_Mission6ExchangeD_02.wav ''The rest of us shall support you as we can.

Turn 9
 * Alexstrasza
 * VO_Story_Minion_Alexstrasza_Female_Dragon_Story_Thrall_Mission6ExchangeG_01.wav ''He is completely mad.

Deathwing switches to phase 3
 * Alexstrasza
 * VO_Story_Minion_Alexstrasza_Female_Dragon_Story_Thrall_Mission6ExchangeF_01.wav ''Deathwing's summoning of the final Cataclysm will destroy all life on Azeroth. Quickly, we must interrupt him.

Deathwing at 10 Health or less
 * Thrall
 * VO_Story_Hero_Thrall_Male_Orc_Story_Thrall_Mission6ExchangeD_01.wav ''Aspects, I call upon your aid!
 * Ysera
 * VO_Story_Minion_Ysera_Female_Dragon_Story_Thrall_Mission6ExchangeE_02.wav ''We shall channel our power into the Dragon Soul!
 * Thrall is equipped with Dragon Soul
 * Ysera
 * VO_Story_Minion_Ysera_Female_Dragon_Story_Thrall_Mission6Victory_01.wav ''Strike true, Thrall! This moment can never be undone!
 * Thrall
 * VO_Story_Hero_Thrall_Male_Orc_Story_Thrall_Mission6Victory_02.wav ''BEGONE!
 * Thrall deals 10 damage to Deathwing
 * Deathwing
 * VO__Male_Dragon_Death_01.wav ''Aaah!
 * Alexstrasza
 * VO_Story_Minion_Alexstrasza_Female_Dragon_Story_Thrall_Mission6Victory_03.wav ''We dragon aspects have fulfilled our great purpose.
 * VO_Story_Minion_Alexstrasza_Female_Dragon_Story_Thrall_Mission6Victory_04.wav ''You are Azeroth's true guardians and the future of this world is in your hands.

Defeat
 * Deathwing
 * VO_Story_Hero_Deathwing_Male_Dragon_Story_Thrall_Mission6Loss_01.wav ''I will destroy all other creatures who yet draw breath...

Lore

 * '' the Destroyer, formerly known as Neltharion the Earth-Warder, was one of the five and leader of the . Thousands of years ago, Neltharion was empowered by the s with dominion over the earth and the deep places of . However, driven mad by the Old Gods especially N'Zoth, he turned against the other Aspects during the . eventually abandoning his title of Aspect of Earth in favor of being the Aspect of Death. Among both mortals and dragons his name became one whispered with a feeling of fear and contempt.


 * ''The black aspect involved himself in the, adopting the form of Lord Daval Prestor in order to destroy the from within. He also managed to turn his greatest enemy, Alexstrasza, into a slave of the , with which he later allied himself. After a series of setbacks, culminating in his defeat at the hands of the other Aspects, Deathwing retreated to the elemental plane of  to recuperate. From there, he observed his former mate 's experiments with the twilight dragonflight in.


 * ''Though believed dead by many, Deathwing returned in spectacular fashion after the fall of the Lich King. His wrath resulted in the, which reshaped the map of Azeroth and unleashed widespread destruction; as the world reeled, he also appeared and brought flame to various regions of Azeroth. His ultimate goal was to bring about the - the final end of all life on Azeroth. To that end, he was aided by powerful allies, minions of his Old God masters. These included the warped ogre-mage Cho'gall and his  cult, the powerful  Al'Akir and Ragnaros, and the   of.


 * ''Uniting their powers, the remaining Dragon Aspects sent adventurers to brave the unstable paths of the to retrieve the Dragon Soul, an ancient artifact crafted by Deathwing himself ten thousand years earlier and destroyed shortly after the Second War, and believed to be the only means of defeating him. With the weapon secure, the Aspects took the battle to their corrupted brother, with the orc shaman Thrall as the wielder of the Soul, now imbued with Deathwing's essence - the very essence of the earth itself. After laying siege to the  and unleashing his most powerful minions, Deathwing took to the skies, until he was blasted into the  by the powers of the Soul. His body at last giving way to the corruption within, Deathwing made his final stand in the raging torrent of the Maelstrom, until he was at last destroyed by the combined powers of the shaman, the Aspects, and the mortal champions sent to defeat him.

Patch changes

 * Added.