Prince Arthas


 * "Nothing shall prevent me from having my revenge, . Not even you. Now, I call out to the spirits of . I will give anything, or pay any price, if only you will help me save my people."
 * ''For other appearances of Arthas, see Arthas (disambiguation).

Prince Arthas Menethil is an alternate hero for the class in Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft.

Background

 * '', Crown Prince of and, was the son of King  and  and heir to the throne. He was trained as a paladin by Uther the 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, Arthas was able to defeat the demon Mal'Ganis, but he lost his soul in the process. Becoming a  of the , he led the undead in destroying Lordaeron, , and . Arthas later made his way to the  of  and merged with the Lich King.


 * ''Ruling as the Lich King for years afterward, Arthas had the last remnants of his humanity destroyed and was ultimately defeated in combat by Highlord Tirion Fordring and his champions of the . Cradled by the spirit of his father, Arthas Menethil died, leaving the mantle of the Lich King to be taken by a noble soul who would contain the power of the Scourge.

How to get
Arthas is rewarded after a player defeats the Lich King in the final Knights of the Frozen Throne single-player Mission with all nine classes.

Functionality
Once unlocked and selected for use, Arthas Menethil is used as the hero whenever playing with a paladin deck. Arthas comes with his own portrait, emotes, and hero tray art, as well as featuring a special animation when using his Hero Power, Reinforce.

For more information, see Alternate heroes.

Flavor text
When viewed in the Collection, Arthas has the following flavor text:
 * The boy who would be King... LICH King. Obtained by defeating the Lich King with every class.

Emotes
Each hero has their own selection of audio and written emotes that are produced in response to specific events. For more information, see Emote.

Patch changes

 * Added an interaction with Jaina Proudmoore, Illidan Stormrage, Uther Lightbringer, and Sylvanas Windrunner.
 * Added.