Instructor Razuvious

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Class:	Neutral

Instructor Razuvious is a boss found in the Curse of Naxxramas adventure. He is the first boss of the adventure's third wing, the Military Quarter.

Hero power

Normal	Heroic

Special cards

Normal

Heroic

Deck

Instructor Razuvious used the same deck in both Normal and Heroic mode, with the exception of Massive Runeblade, which has separate Normal and Heroic versions.

Note that the classes in the left hand column are listed purely for reference, and have no effect on Razuvious's use of the cards in the encounter.

Class	Card	Quantity
Neutral	Abusive Sergeant	2x
Boss	Deathcharger	2x
Neutral	Master Swordsmith	2x
Warrior	Cleave	2x
Neutral	Dancing Swords	2x
Neutral	Deathlord	2x
Neutral	Acolyte of Pain	2x
Boss	Massive Runeblade (Heroic)	4x
Boss	Necroknight	2x
Neutral	Wailing Soul	2x
Neutral	Spiteful Smith	2x
Neutral	Spectral Knight	2x
Warrior	Brawl	2x
Paladin	Avenging Wrath	1x
Neutral	The Black Knight	1x

Strategy

You start the game with Mind Control Crystal in hand.

Heroic mode

The main reason why this boss is challenging is his Massive Runeblade, which he has 4 copies of in his deck. The Understudies are given to you to hold until the moment when you can fight back.

The suggested class for defeating Instructor Razuvious in heroic mode is priest. Your main goal is to steal the Massive Runeblade with Thoughtsteal or Mind Vision. To stabilize and survive until then you may run Divine Spirit and Inner Fire due to its synergy with the Understudies, and Acidic Swamp Ooze to destroy the Massive Runeblade, making it less effective. You also want to run any relatively cheap taunts, so you don't take 20 damage if Razuvious kills the Understudies. Note that Razuvious runs Brawl and The Black Knight so don't make plays that are weak against these cards. Always remember that Razuvious can deal 24 damage from hand with Massive Runeblade and Hero Power if you have no taunts on the field. If you are able to steal the Massive Runeblade, you probably win, along with extra damage from Inner Fired Understudies, Mind Blast and Holy Fire.

Decklists

• Hearthpwn.com - The Military Quarter Heroic Boss Deck Guides
• Hearthhead.com - Decks for defeating Heroic Instructor Razuvious

Rewards

Dialogue

Opening remark

You should have stayed home!

Hero power

Yieea!

Special (upon using the Mind Control Crystal)

No! No! My students! Give them back!

Emotes

Haha! I am just getting warmed up!

Defeat

Ugh... an honorable death.

Kel'Thuzad

Introduction

Please ignore the Mind Control stones next to Razuvious.

Defeat

Who will train my Death Knights now?! I can't do it myself, I'm SUPER busy.

Lore

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Instructor Razuvious in the World of Warcraft Trading Card Game

Curse of Naxxramas

Instructor Razuvious is the trainer of the Death Knights, the fiercest and most loyal of the Lich King’s servants. His strikes are sure and deadly, and it is rumored that only students under his tutelage can withstand even a single blow of his deadly runeblade.

In World of Warcraft

"Pay attention. This is Instructor Razuvious, Kel'Thuzad's appointed trainer of all death knights. It is said that his own technique is so potent, only a disciple of his could possibly withstand his might."

- Commander Eligor Dawnbringer

Trivia

Senior UI Designer Derek Sakamoto shared the following unused flavor text for Instructor Razuvious:

"Instructor Razuvious: After tutoring and subbing at many death knight academies, he finally got a full-time position in the Military Quarter."

Artist

Chris Seaman

Gallery

Instructor Razuvious in World of Warcraft

Patch changes

• Patch 1.1.0.6024 (2014-07-22): Added.