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The Lich King is a legendary neutral minion, from the Knights of the Frozen Throne set.

How to get

TypeSourceQualityCount
Card packsOpen one of these card packs:
Knights of the Frozen Throne Pack
Wild Pack
Golden Wild
Regular
Golden
1 (random)
CraftingCraft a Regular copy for 1600 DustRegular1
CraftingCraft a Golden copy for 3200 DustGolden1

Generated cards[]

Anti-Magic Shell
Army of the Frozen Throne
Death and Decay
Death Coil
Death Grip
Doom Pact
Frostmourne
Obliterate

Notes

To edit these notes, go to Template:The Lich King notes.


Sounds[]

Play
  • ▶️ VO_ICC_239_Male_Human_Play_01.wav Warriors of the frozen wastes, rise!
  • ▶️ LichKing_Play_Stinger.wav <music stinger>
Attack
  • ▶️ VO_ICC_239_Male_Human_Attack_03.wav The end has come.
Death
  • ▶️ VO_ICC_239_Male_Human_Death_01.wav <death sound>

Lore[]

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The Lich King is the master and lord of the Scourge, which he rules telepathically from Icecrown Glacier atop the Frozen Throne.
Kil'jaeden the Deceiver created the Lich King from the spirit of the orc shaman Ner'zhul while Zovaal the Jailer forced the Runecarver (imprisoned Primus) who was forced against his will to do so by the Jailer to create both Frostmourne and Helm of Domination The Jailer intended to use the blade and the Helm to establish his influence on Azeroth, thereby allowing him to claim his "final prize", a secret that the First Ones sought to hide to raise an undead army to weaken Azeroth in preperation of the Burning Legion's invasion. Initially trapped within the Frozen Throne with Path of ArthasFrostmourne, the Lich King eventually betrayed Kil'jaeden and merged with the human Hero SkinsArthas Menethil. At the climax of the war for Northrend, the Lich King was defeated by Highlord LegacyTirion Fordring and his champions. With the destruction of Frostmourne and the death of Arthas, Goblins vs GnomesBolvar Fordragon took up the mantle of the Lich King in order to keep the undead Scourge in check.
The Lich King Arthas was the titular antagonist of World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King.

Trivia[]

  • The artwork for this card comes from the World of Warcraft Trading Card Game "Icecrown" series, for the card The Lich King.
  • The Lich King is the only minion to also be a default hero.
    • Demon Hunter's default hero, Hero SkinsIllidan Stormrage, would've had a corresponding minion had it not been removed and replaced with LegacyXavius.
    • According to developers, the reason Illidan's minion had to be replaced, but not The Lich King's, is due to it being a "different situation", with the main reason being that The Lich King is not in Standard.[1]
      • Despite this, Xavius wasn't changed back into Illidan even after becoming a Wild-only card.

Gallery[]

The Lich King full

The Lich King, full art

Patch changes

  • MoLK LogoPatch 25.0.0.158725 (2022-11-29):
    • Minion type is now Undead (previously: no minion type).
  • REV Logo AdventurePatch 24.6.0.154203 (2022-11-01):
    • Now reads: Taunt At the end of your turn, add a random Lich King card to your hand. (previously: Taunt At the end of your turn, add a random Death Knight card to your hand.)
  • Knights of the Frozen Throne logo Patch 9.0.0.20457 (2017-08-08):
    • Added.

References[]

 
  1. Celestalon on Twitter. (2022-11-29). 
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