Prince Arthas
Regular
| Set: |  Madness at the Darkmoon Faire |
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| Type: | Hero |
| Class: |  Death Knight |
| Artist: | Alex Garner |
Flavor text
The time has come to face the inevitable.
External links
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- For other appearances of Arthas, see Arthas (disambiguation).
Prince Arthas is the final boss in Paladin's Book of Heroes adventure.
Contents
Hero Power[]
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- Summoned minions
Player's hero[]
Special cards[]
Boss[]
Player[]
Decks[]
The below classes are listed purely for reference, and have no effect on the boss' use of the cards during the battle.
| Prince Arthas | Uther Lightbringer | ||||
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| Class | Card | Quantity | Class | Card | Quantity |
| Death
Knight |
Obliterate | 2 | Boss | Libram of Compassion | 2 |
| Frostmourne | 2 | Libram of Holiness | 2 | ||
| Boss | Darkness Beckons | 2 | Lordaeron Attendant | 2 | |
| Val'kyr Shadowguard | 2 | Libram of Wisdom | 2 | ||
| Pure Cold | 2 | Royal Urn | 1 | ||
| Spirit of Kel'Thuzad | 1 | Unbroken Faith | 2 | ||
| Mage | Shatter | 2 | Silver Hand Zealot | 2 | |
| Coldwraith | 2 | Libram of Justice | 2 | ||
| Blizzard | 2 | Radiant Lightspawn | 2 | ||
| Neutral | Glacial Shard | 2 | Silver Hand Crusader | 2 | |
| Acolyte of Pain | 2 | Paladin | Goody Two-Shields | 2 | |
| Bone Wraith | 2 | Paragon of Light | 2 | ||
| Grim Necromancer | 2 | Blessing of Kings | 1 | ||
| Sludge Belcher | 2 | Consecration | 2 | ||
| The Black Knight | 1 | Stand Against Darkness | 2 | ||
| Bonemare | 2 | Paladin, Priest | Devout Pupil | 2 | |
Notes[]
- Boss has 300 Health, but the Health icon is hidden with "Runaway" border. To win this encounter, the player has to survive in 12 opponent's turns.
- Unlike other bosses with hidden Health (e.g., Temple Escape or The Dragonflights) Prince Arthas is not immune, and thus the player can deal damage not only to the enemy minions.
- Boss always draws the cards on first nine turns in next order (or has them in hand at the specified turn):
- Turn 4 - Grim Necromancer
- Turn 5 - Spirit of Kel'Thuzad
- Turn 6 - Pure Cold
- Turn 7 - Frostmourne
- Turn 8 - The Black Knight
- Turn 9 - Bonemare
- The player always draws the cards on first eleven turns in next order:
- Turn 1 - Lordaeron Attendant
- Turn 2 - Royal Urn
- Turn 3 - Libram of Wisdom
- Turn 4 - Devout Pupil
- Turn 5 - Paragon of Light
- Turn 6 - Silver Hand Zealot
- Turn 7 - Silver Hand Crusader
- Turn 8 - Libram of Compassion
- Turn 10 - Libram of Justice
- Turn 11 - Stand Against Darkness
- If any of these cards were got on mulligan or drawn earlier using other cards, the player will draw a random card instead on respective turn. The cards above may be one of these randomly drawed cards; it leads to another random draw at turns 1-11 accordingly.
Strategy[]
Please add any available information to this section.Dialogue[]
Before match
- Uther Lightbringer (present)
- From that day forward, a darkness came over Arthas that could not be lifted. He turned against his own father, King Terenas.
- At that moment, I realized my worst enemy was the small lad I had raised to follow the Light. But still, my faith held.
Introduction
- Uther Lightbringer
- Your father ruled this land for seventy years, and you've ground it to dust in a matter of days.
- Prince Arthas
- Very dramatic, Uther. I'll make sure you die quickly.
Emote Response
- Prince Arthas
- Haven't we talked enough?!
Hero Power
- Prince Arthas
- Agh!
- Frostmourne hungers...
- You will know endless torment.
Idle
- Prince Arthas
- I will shake the very foundations of the world.
- You should have obeyed me.
- You were right, Uther. I am vile… even more vile than the orcs.
Boss' turn 1
- Prince Arthas
- None can stand between us and our fate...
Turn 3
- Uther Lightbringer
- I would have done anything for you. Given my life, even.
- Prince Arthas
- You still might...
Turn 7
- Uther Lightbringer
- What could have changed you so?!
- Prince Arthas
- Perhaps you're a bad teacher.
Death - end of boss' turn 12
- Prince Arthas kills the player's minions and removes the cards in hand
- Uther Lightbringer
- I dearly hope that there's a special place in hell waiting for you.
- Prince Arthas
- We may never know. I intend to live forever.
- Prince Arthas kills Uther with Frostmourne
- Uther Lightbringer (present)
- You may think this was a defeat. But when I closed my eyes, there was only Light.
- I remembered everything I fought for... everyone I had loved and pledged loyalty to.
- And I knew I had lived up to my charge - to fight in the name of faith. I was blessed to do so.
Defeat
- Prince Arthas
- Strange, I thought I would feel something at a moment like this.
Lore[]
This section uses content from Wowpedia.- 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 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.
- Kel'Thuzad's remains were badly decomposed and needed to be taken to the mystical Sunwell in Quel'Thalas to be revived. Tichondrius sent Arthas to recover a mystical urn, which could be used to transport Kel'Thuzad's remains. However, the urn was in the keeping of the Knights of the Silver Hand. Arthas killed two paladins, Ballador the Bright and Sage Truthbearer, who both condemned Arthas' betrayal. He then faced Uther Lightbringer, who explained that the urn held the ashes of his father, King Terenas. The two engaged in a duel with Uther initially having the upper hand, knocking Arthas down and sending Frostmourne flying from his hands. As Arthas awaited the killing blow, the sword seemed to find its own way into his hands and he was granted more power by the Lich King. The battle began to turn in Arthas' favor. Eventually, Uther, covered in blood from his wounds, fell to his knees and told Arthas he hoped there was a special place in hell waiting for him. Arthas replied that they may never know because he intended to live forever, then delivered the killing blow. He seized the urn and abandoned his father's remains, which suddenly swarmed on him with the wind, choking him and burning his eyes. Arthas had the remains of Kel'Thuzad placed within the urn, and then began the long journey to Quel'Thalas.
Trivia[]
- The artwork for this boss is an alternate art that comes from the World of Warcraft Trading Card Game "Timewalkers" series, for the card Arthas Menethil.
Gallery[]
  Prince Arthas, full art |
Patch changes[]
Patch 19.0.0.65614 (2020-11-12): Added.
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| Rexxar (Hunter) |
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| Garrosh (Warrior) |
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| Uther (Paladin) |
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| Anduin (Priest) |
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| Valeera (Rogue) |
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| Thrall (Shaman) |
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| Malfurion (Druid) |
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