Prince Arthas (Paladin boss)


 * ''For other appearances of Arthas, see Arthas (disambiguation).

Prince Arthas is the final boss in Paladin's Book of Heroes adventure.

Hero Power

 * Summoned minions

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
 * Uther Lightbringer (present)
 * ''From that day forward, a darkness came over Arthas that could not be lifted. He turned against his own father, King Terenas.
 * ''At that moment, I realized my worst enemy was the small lad I had raised to follow the Light. But still, my faith held.

Introduction
 * Uther Lightbringer
 * ''Your father ruled this land for seventy years, and you've ground it to dust in a matter of days.
 * Prince Arthas
 * ''Very dramatic, Uther. I'll make sure you die quickly.

Emote Response
 * Prince Arthas
 * ''Haven't we talked enough?!

Hero Power
 * Prince Arthas
 * ''Agh!
 * ''Frostmourne hungers...
 * ''You will know endless torment.

Idle
 * Prince Arthas
 * ''I will shake the very foundations of the world.
 * ''You should have obeyed me.
 * ''You were right, Uther. I am vile… even more vile than the orcs.

Boss' turn 1
 * Prince Arthas
 * ''None can stand between us and our fate...

Turn 3
 * Uther Lightbringer
 * ''I would have done anything for you. Given my life, even.
 * Prince Arthas
 * ''You still might...

Turn 7
 * Uther Lightbringer
 * ''What could have changed you so?!
 * Prince Arthas
 * ''Perhaps you're a bad teacher.

Death - end of boss' turn 12
 * Prince Arthas kills the player's minions and removes the cards in hand
 * Uther Lightbringer
 * ''I dearly hope that there's a special place in hell waiting for you.
 * Prince Arthas
 * ''We may never know. I intend to live forever.
 * Prince Arthas kills Uther with Frostmourne
 * Uther Lightbringer (present)
 * ''You may think this was a defeat. But when I closed my eyes, there was only Light.
 * ''I remembered everything I fought for... everyone I had loved and pledged loyalty to.
 * ''And I knew I had lived up to my charge - to fight in the name of faith. I was blessed to do so.

Defeat
 * Prince Arthas
 * ''Strange, I thought I would feel something at a moment like this.

Lore

 * '', Crown Prince of and, was the son of King  and heir to the throne. He was trained as a paladin by Uther Lightbringer and was inducted into the Order of the Silver Hand. Arthas also had a romantic relationship with the kind sorceress Jaina Proudmoore. Committed to the protection of his people, Arthas was determined to stop the  spreading throughout Lordaeron.


 * ''Despite his promising beginnings, Arthas became one of the most powerful and evil beings would ever know. Although he killed the necromancer Kel'Thuzad, Arthas was unable to stop the spread of the plague and resorted to increasingly desperate methods, such as purging the city of . Taking up the cursed runeblade Frostmourne, Arthas was able to defeat the demon Mal'Ganis, but he lost his soul in the process. Becoming a death knight of the, he led the undead in destroying Lordaeron, , and . Arthas later made his way to the  of  and merged with the Lich King.


 * ''Kel'Thuzad's remains were badly decomposed and needed to be taken to the mystical Sunwell in Quel'Thalas to be revived. Tichondrius sent Arthas to recover a mystical urn, which could be used to transport Kel'Thuzad's remains. However, the urn was in the keeping of the Knights of the Silver Hand. Arthas killed two paladins, and, who both condemned Arthas' betrayal. He then faced Uther Lightbringer, who explained that the urn held the ashes of his father, King Terenas. The two engaged in a duel with Uther initially having the upper hand, knocking Arthas down and sending Frostmourne flying from his hands. As Arthas awaited the killing blow, the sword seemed to find its own way into his hands and he was granted more power by the Lich King. The battle began to turn in Arthas' favor. Eventually, Uther, covered in blood from his wounds, fell to his knees and told Arthas he hoped there was a special place in hell waiting for him. Arthas replied that they may never know because he intended to live forever, then delivered the killing blow. He seized the urn and abandoned his father's remains, which suddenly swarmed on him with the wind, choking him and burning his eyes. Arthas had the remains of Kel'Thuzad placed within the urn, and then began the long journey to Quel'Thalas.

Trivia

 * The artwork for this boss is an alternate art that comes from the World of Warcraft Trading Card Game "Timewalkers" series, for the card Arthas Menethil.

Patch changes

 * Added.