Culling of Stratholme
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Culling of Stratholme is an uncollectible mage spell card, from the Caverns of Time set.
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Lore
This card depicts 
Prince Arthas's culling of Stratholme after the city received shipments of plagued grain from Andorhal.
This section uses content from the Warcraft Wiki.The Culling of Stratholme is the first major event of the Third War, signalling the first act in Arthas Menethil's descent into madness and evil, the suspending of the Knights of the Silver Hand from service and the destruction of the second most important city of the kingdom of Lordaeron.
In the early stages of the Third War, the Plague reached Stratholme in infected shipments of grain, most likely from Andorhal. The populace, unaware of the plague, baked and consumed the infected grain. The dreadlord 
Mal'Ganis was silently overseeing the operation.
When Arthas Menethil's forces arrived outside the walls of the city, the first thing they did was inspect the grain shipments in order to detect traces of the plague. As it turned out, they had arrived too late and the city had already been infected, even though its residents didn't know how dire their situation was.
Arthas, not wanting to deal with an entire army of undead, ordered Uther Lightbringer and his paladins to destroy the town. Uther was appalled by this, saying he wouldn't follow the order even if Arthas was the king. For his defiance, Arthas suspended the Knights of the Silver Hand from service and called all those still loyal to Lordaeron to come with him. Uther took his followers and left, and Jaina Proudmoore quickly followed. Abandoned by his teacher and friend, Arthas led his loyalists to Stratholme, taking it upon himself to burn down the city and kill everyone in it to prevent the citizens from becoming Scourge.
Trivia
- The artwork for this card comes from the World of Warcraft Trading Card Game "Reign of Fire" series, for the card The Scourge of Lordaeron.
- The artwork of this card actually depict Arthas, Jaina and Uther fighting the Scourge at Hearthglen, not the Culling of Stratholme.
Gallery
Culling of Stratholme, full art
Patch changes
Patch 27.2.0.183876 (2023-08-22):
- Added.