Prince Arthas

"Nothing shall prevent me from having my revenge, old friend. Not even you. Now, I call out to the spirits of this place. 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 Paladin class in Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft.

Background

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Arthas Menethil, Crown Prince of Lordaeron and Knight of the Silver Hand, was the son of King Terenas Menethil II 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 plague spreading throughout Lordaeron.

Despite his promising beginnings, Arthas became one of the most powerful and evil beings Azeroth 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 Stratholme. 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 Scourge, he led the undead in destroying Lordaeron, Quel'Thalas, and Dalaran. Arthas later made his way to the Frozen Throne of Icecrown 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 Light. 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 wallpaper from Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos.

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.

Regular play

Type	Emote
Thanks	You have my gratitude.
Well played	Well played.
Greetings	Hail, and well met.
Mirror Greetings	Well met, indeed!
Wow	Holy Light!
Oops	A misstep.
Threaten	You are past redemption!
Sorry	A royal apology, friend.
Attack	Evil will be PURGED!
Concede	The battle is over. You win.
Opening remark	For Lordaeron!
Opening remark vs. Illidan Stormrage	It would seem we are evenly matched.
Opening remark vs. Jaina Proudmoore	I'm sorry, Jaina.
Opening remark vs. Sylvanas Windrunner	A dark fate lies ahead of us, Windrunner.
Opening remark vs. Uther Lightbringer	I'll fight hard, just like you taught me!
Mirror start	For my father the King!
Thinking [1]	Hmm...
Thinking [2]	Which path to choose...
Thinking [3]	What would Uther do...
Running out of time	I must act now!
Almost out of cards	I'm almost out of cards!
Out of cards	I'm out of cards!
Error: Too many minions	I have too many minions!
Error: Generic	I cannot do that.
Error: Hand already full	My hand is full!
Error: Hero already attacked	I already attacked.
Error: Minion not ready	Give that minion a turn to ready.
Error: Minion exhausted	That minion already attacked.
Error: Not enough mana	I don't have enough Mana.
Error: Need a weapon	I need a weapon.
Error: Can't play that card	I can't play that.
Error: Can't target stealthed minions	I can't target Stealthed minions.
Error: Not a valid target	That's not valid target.
Error: Must attack taunt minion	A minion with Taunt is in the way.
Selection in Arena	Justice has come!
Winter Veil Greetings	Happy Feast of Winter Veil!
Happy New Year	Happy New Year!
Midsummer Fire Festival Greetings	Light the bonfires!
New Lunar Year Greetings	Happy New Year!
Pirate Day Greetings	It's good to be Arrrrrrrrthas!
Hallow's End Greetings	Happy Hallow's End....

Gallery

Arthas Menethil, full art

Arthas in Stratholme, as seen in the Caverns of Time in World of Warcraft.

Patch changes

• Patch 20.0.0.77662 (2021-03-25): Added an interaction with Jaina Proudmoore, Illidan Stormrage, Uther Lightbringer, and Sylvanas Windrunner.
• Patch 9.0.0.20457 (2017-08-08): Added.

References

Playable heroes
Default heroes
Illidan	Malfurion	Rexxar	Jaina	Uther	Anduin	Valeera	Thrall	Gul'dan	Garrosh
Alternate portraits
1,000 wins portraits
Demonic	Shan'do	Wanderer	Fire Mage	Lightforged	King	Cap'n	Warchief	Shadow	Corrupt
Rewards Track portraits
Demonbane	Cenarion	Giantstalker	Arcanist	Lawbringer	Prophecy	Nightslayer	Earthfury	Felheart	Might
Tavern Pass portraits
			Apprentice Archmage Kul Tiran				Son of Durotan Alterac Wolfrider
Book of Heroes portraits
		Warsong	Scholar	Second War	SI:7	Gladiator			Nagrand
Seasonal portraits
				Horseman Guan Yu	Zhuge Liang	Diao Chan			Lü Bu
Alternate heroes
Promotional and special events
	Lunara			Liadrin Arthas	Tyrande	Maiev	Morgl	Nemsy	Annhylde
Purchasable heroes
Aranna	Elise Hazelbark Hamuul	Alleria Sylvanas	Medivh Khadgar Kel'Thuzad	Annoy-O	Lazul		Rastakhan Thunder King Vashj	Jaraxxus N'Zoth	Magni Deathwing