Deathbringer Saurfang

Deathbringer Saurfang is a boss found in the Knights of the Frozen Throne mission. He is the second boss of the mission's Lower Citadel wing.

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

Strategy
Since Saurfang is immune to all sorts of damage except from weapons, you obviously need to play a weapons class to defeat this boss. However, you will also need minions and/or spells to defend yourself from Saurfang's minions and to remove taunts that prevent you from attacking his face with your weapon. Generally speaking, you will want to control the board before focusing on damaging the boss. Ignoring his face early on and focusing on the board has two benefits: your damage will not be wasted by Blood Beast heals (as Saurfang will likely play them for tempo, leaving them open to be killed), and he gets one less draw from each Battle Rage, meaning he runs out of steam faster. Board control also makes it easier to handle Acolyte of Pain, which will further starve him of card draw. Once Saurfang's hand is depleted, you can simply whittle him down at your leisure.

A good combo to use is Assassin's Blade + Deadly Poison: four charges of 5 damage each is exactly enough to kill this boss. The downside as that this requires 6 mana to cast, and you need to have both cards in hand. Cavern Shinyfinder can aid in drawing Assassin's Blade, while Counterfeit Coin and Swashburglar, which gives The Coin when used against Saurfang, can alleviate the mana cost and allow the combo to be played sooner. Removing Blood Beast is imperative for this strategy, as even one heal will allow Saurfang to outlast your Assassin's Blade.

Another alternative is to play Warrior, the class with the most weapons available, and some of the Pirate combo's that allow you to buff your weapon.

Uther of the Ebon Blade is a fairly good choice for the fight, as Grave Vengeance will remove three-fourths of Saurfang's health and allow you to easily finish him off with another weapon, like Truesilver Champion, and Paladin's control cards will let you clear out Saurfang's minions and bleed out his resources until you can start attacking him without being threatened. Additionally, The Four Horsemen can instantly kill Saurfang, freeing up your weapons for contesting the board if necessary.

Note that fatigue and mill strategies will not work on their own, as Saurfang does not receive fatigue damage.

Boss completion
As the second boss of Lower Icecrown Citadel, defeating Deathbringer Saurfang unlocks the third and final boss, Lady Deathwhisper.

Dialogue
Before match
 * The Lich King
 * ''Deathbringer Saurfang was my first legendary minion. I built this whole adventure around him.

Introduction
 * Deathbringer Saurfang
 * ''Come and face the might of the Scourge!

Emote Response
 * Deathbringer Saurfang
 * ''Sniveling coward.

Saurfang equips a weapon
 * Deathbringer Saurfang
 * ''By the might of the Lich King!

Attack
 * Deathbringer Saurfang
 * ''Face the might of the scourge!
 * ''Fight! Die! Your fate is sealed.
 * ''I have become death!
 * ''The Lich king claims all.

Attacked by Player
 * Deathbringer Saurfang
 * ''Do your worst!

Blood Beast
 * Deathbringer Saurfang
 * ''Feast, my minions!
 * ''Devour them...
 * ''My power only grows.
 * ''My rage is made flesh!

Player's cards
 * Deathbringer Saurfang
 * Doomerang
 * ''Hmm... I gotta get one of those...
 * Gorehowl
 * ''Impressive.
 * Stealing a Blood Beast
 * ''Take it. You'll never get the smell out of your clothes.
 * Destroying Deathbringer Saurfang's weapon
 * ''Raarggh!
 * Giving Cursed Blade to Deathbringer Saurfang
 * ''Whose idea was this?
 * Becoming a death knight
 * ''At last! A worthy opponent!
 * The Lich King
 * Deathbringer Saurfang
 * ''What are YOU doing here?
 * The Lich King
 * Don't worry. I can't attack you.

Death
 * Deathbringer Saurfang
 * ''I am... released...
 * The Lich King
 * ''That was my favourite legendary! Now I have to dust him for something better.

Defeat
 * The Lich King
 * ''You brought the wrong weapon to a knife fight.

Lore
is the fourth boss in the Icecrown Citadel raid. He is described as being the Lich King's most powerful death knight.

He was, the son of Varok Saurfang, who was killed by the Lich King at the. Dranosh was raised in undeath by the Lich King, brought to Icecrown Citadel, and turned into a death knight. He was sent to guard the upper reaches of Icecrown Citadel, and he was eventually killed by adventurers. After his second death, Varok appeared to claim his deceased son's body.

Patch changes

 * Added.