| Set: |  Legacy |
|---|---|
| Type: | Minion |
| Minion type: | Elemental |
| Class: |  Neutral |
| Rarity: |  Legendary |
| Cost: | 8  |
| Attack: | 8  |
| Health: | 8  |
| Abilities: | Deal damage |
| Wiki tags: | Random, Triggered effect |
Ragnaros was summoned by the Dark Iron dwarves, who were eventually enslaved by the Firelord. Summoning Ragnaros often doesn’t work out the way you want it to.
- For other representations of Ragnaros, see Ragnaros the Firelord (disambiguation)
Ragnaros the Firelord is a legendary neutral minion card, from the Classic set.
How to get
Ragnaros the Firelord can be obtained through Classic card packs, through crafting, or as an Arena reward. Regular Ragnaros the Firelord can also be obtained as a first-time reward for first time reaching Legend in Ranked mode.
| Card | Crafting cost | Disenchanting |
|---|---|---|
| Ragnaros the Firelord | 1600 | 400 |
| Golden Ragnaros the Firelord | 3200 | 1600 |
Strategy
Because Ragnaros deals 8 damage when your turn ends, he can easily work as removal, while remaining a persistent threat. Due to how he attacks, Ragnaros will not take damage, and can be used to destroy powerful minions without being destroyed himself, although the targets of his attacks are random. Silencing Ragnaros will remove his special ability, but will allow him to attack normally.
Left uncountered, Ragnaros can quickly demolish even high-health opponents, or clear several powerful threats. However, because Ragnaros' targets are randomly selected, the exact effects of summoning him tend to be hard to predict. Players who are unable to remove Ragnaros entirely can use a number of weak minions to increase the likelihood of his attack being largely wasted; removing a small minion such as a 1/1 is generally the worst possible outcome of his ability. With no enemy minions on the board, Ragnaros represents a steady 8 damage output each turn.
Ragnaros' 8 Health makes him resistant to attack and even high-damage spells like Fireball and Lava Burst, while his 8 Attack means most attackers will be destroyed. This generally makes Ragnaros a very good target for transform effects such as Polymorph and Hex, and mind control effects such as Mind Control and Sylvanas Windrunner.
Because Ragnaros deals his damage at the end of the controlling player's turn, he generally provides guaranteed value, regardless of the opponent's response. For example, if the opponent immediately removes Ragnaros using Polymorph and Fireblast, the two players will essentially have traded cards, but the controlling player will still have dealt 8 damage.
Silencing your own Ragnaros can sometimes be a good move, usually when the opponent has several minions and it is critical that the right target is struck. For example, if the opponent has 8 Health remaining but 4 minions on the board, ending the turn with an un-silenced Ragnaros grants only a 20% chance of him hitting the opponent. Provided there are no Taunts on the board, silencing Ragnaros will allow the player to use him to attack the opponent directly, winning the game.
Quotes
- Summon
- BY FIRE BE PURGED!
- Effect triggering
- DIE, INSECT!
- Attack
- TOO SOON...
- Death
- AAAARRGH!
Lore
- "THIS WORLD AND ALL THAT YOU HOLD DEAR EXIST ONLY TO BURN!"
One of the four Elemental Lords, Ragnaros the Firelord is one of the most powerful forces on Azeroth.
This section uses content from Wowpedia.- Ragnaros The Firelord and his brethren once held sway over the entire world. As a servant of the Old Gods, he fought against the Titans for domination over the planet. The victorious Titans banished him and his brethren to the Elemental Plane — there to remain imprisoned until the end of time. It was then and there that the brothers turned on each other. For five millennia a battle was fought at the core of this world. It was during the Elemental Sundering that Ragnaros attacked Thunderaan, Prince of Air. Thunderaan was utterly defeated and the Firelord feasted upon his essence, but was unable to consume him entirely. Ragnaros divided what remained between his servants,
Baron Geddon and Garr.
- In the center of a vast lake of fire in the Elemental Plane stands Sulfuron Keep, the home of Ragnaros. Until comparatively recently, he ruled his underground land with a molten iron fist.
In the alternate reality of Whispers of the Old Gods, Ragnaros is "uncorrupted" into 
Ragnaros, Lightlord, turning to lead the fight against the Old Gods.
Trivia
- With the release of Blackrock Mountain, Ragnaros is the most diversely-featured character in Hearthstone, featuring as a minion card, a boss, a replacement hero, and a narrator for the Blackrock Mountain adventure. The only comparable character is Nefarian, who features as a minion card, a narrator, and three separate bosses.
- The expansion Whispers of the Old Gods extended this even further, introducing the "uncorrupted/double negative" Ragnaros, Lightlord.
- The expansion Whispers of the Old Gods extended this even further, introducing the "uncorrupted/double negative"
- The version of Ragnaros featured in Hearthstone is the original legless version, as opposed to the two-legged version introduced in World of Warcraft: Cataclysm.[1]
Artist
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Voice
Ragnaros was voiced by {{#set:Has voice actor=Matthew Mercer }}Matthew Mercer, who also voices 
Rexxar and 
Nefarian. Mercer is also known to fans of Blizzard's Overwatch as the voice of Jesse McCree.
Gallery
Ragnaros the Firelord, full art |
  Ragnaros and |
  Ragnaros in his stronghold of Sulfuron Keep. |
Patch changes
- Patch 8.0.0.18336 (2017-04-04): Moved to the Hall of Fame set.
- Commentary: Ragnaros is heavily played in both control and mid-range decks and even shows up as a finisher in certain types of aggro decks. His high immediate value and strength at the eight mana cost made the decision during deck-building, “Is this eight mana minion better than Ragnaros?” rather than, “Is this eight mana minion the best choice for my deck type?” Dozens of cards in the seven to nine mana range never saw play because Ragnaros was always the easy choice in that range, and some decks only want to run one high cost card.
- Patch 3.0.0.9786 (2015-08-18): Text changed from "Can't Attack." to "Can't attack."
- Patch 2.0.0.7234 (2014-12-04): Card art changed, apparently to reflect Ragnaros' new appearance in World of Warcraft.
References
- ↑ Ben Brode on Twitter. (2016-03-27).