Zixor, Apex Predator (boss)


 * ''For the minion card in Ashes of Outland set, see Zixor, Apex Predator.

Zixor, Apex Predator is the third boss encounter in Chapter 1: A World in Ruin of Trial by Felfire Story.

The player controls Aranna Starseeker.

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

Strategy
Gaining free +4 Attack each turn, the Apex Predator isn't pulling any punches here. The only thing that stands between you and its jaws is an unlikely little ally in Sklibb. Be sure to make good use of Sklibb's abilities by placing minions around him, to protect yourself and Sklibb. As Zixor continuously attacks, even at your Taunt minions, damaging the boss directly isn't so much of an issue. Focus on removing the Lifesteal minions Zixor plays so that it cannot restore the Health it constantly loses from attacking your minions.

Dialogue
Before match
 * Illidan Stormrage
 * ''In mushroom jungles chaos wends... Our party finds another friend.

Introduction
 * Aranna Starseeker
 * ''That huge beast... what is it trying to find in the mushrooms?
 * Zixor, Prime Predator
 * ''

Turn 1
 * Shalja, Outcast
 * ''A small creature hides among them! We can assist it.

Play Shalja, Outcast
 * Shalja, Outcast
 * ''Let us meet this beast head-on!

Death
 * Aranna Starseeker
 * ''That thing is gone now, little one. Are you alright?
 * Sklibb, Outcast
 * ''
 * Aranna Starseeker
 * ''I... don't know what you said, but you should come with us. It isn't safe here.

Unused

 * Sklibb, Outcast
 * Idle
 * ''
 * ''
 * ''


 * Aranna Starseeker
 * Response
 * ''What a curious language.
 * Misc
 * ''Strange little creature. The explorers know of this race - "Sporelok."

Victory
 * Aranna Starseeker
 * ''Little one, you too may join us.
 * Shalja, Outcast
 * ''My lady, what? He is... fungus!

Lore
Zixor is original to Hearthstone. He is a.


 * ''Warp stalkers are predators corrupted by the and live in  and  of . They can also be found at  on, having evolved completely independently from one another.


 * ''Originally called stalkers, these predatory animals used skin with natural camouflage ability to strike, as well as to sneak in and steal the eggs of their prey. They were native to many areas of, and following the planet's destruction they became corrupted by the Burning Legion into warp stalkers and gained the ability to teleport. They can be found in Terokkar Forest and Netherstorm of Outland, though there also seems to be a breed in , though whether these are true warp stalkers or not is still unknown. There are reports that Legion officers use warp stalkers as mounts.


 * ''Warp stalkers will sometimes prey on travelers. They are both smart and powerful, with the ability to phase in and out of the physical and astral dimensions. This ability disturbs magical energy, making them an annoyance to magic-users. After hatching, these twisted reptiles devour the weaker members of their clutches as an act of dominance.

Patch changes

 * Added.