Nefarian (Hidden Laboratory)
- For other uses of Nefarian, see Nefarian (disambiguation).
Nefarian is a boss in the Blackrock Mountain adventure. It is the fourth encounter of the adventure's fifth wing, Hidden Laboratory, and the final encounter of the adventure. It is a three-stage fight, with the first and third stages fought against Nefarian, and the second against Nefarian's sister Onyxia.
Second phase[edit | edit source]
Hero Power[edit | edit source]
Stages 1 and 3: Nefarian
| Normal | Heroic |
|---|---|
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Stage 2: Onyxia
| Normal | Heroic |
|---|---|
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| Auto-cast | |
Onyxia's hero power causes Nefarian to deal damage to the player's hero, along with an emote from Nefarian. The following table charts how much damage is dealt for each subsequent turn the hero power is used. After the 7th turn in Stage 2, Nefarian's hero power deals 20 damage to the player every turn until Stage 3 is activated by killing Onyxia.
| Turn | Damage | Emote |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Behold as I spit fire from above! One damage is just the beginning! |
| 2 | 2 | Two fireballs! I am spitting them at you from above! |
| 3 | 1 | This time I will spit just a single fireball, because I am charging up for a glorious turn! |
| 4 | 3 | Oh ho! Three fireballs! Take that! From above! |
| 5 | 1 | From now on, I will spit only 1 fireball. |
| 6 | 4 | Just kidding! FOUR fireballs! Ahahaha! |
| 7 | 0 | I will shoot no fireballs this time... but get ready. |
| 8+ | 20 | TWENTY FIREBALLS! AHAHAHAHAA! |
Special cards[edit | edit source]
Decks[edit | edit source]
The below classes are listed purely for reference, and have no effect on the boss' use of the cards during the battle.
| Class | Card | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| Boss |  LAVA!
|
2 |
| Tail Swipe
|
2 | |
| Mage | Dragon's Breath
|
2 |
| Priest | Twilight Whelp
|
2 |
| Warlock |  Power Overwhelming
|
2 |
| Soulfire
|
2 | |
| Shadowflame
|
2 | |
| Neutral | Dragon Egg |
2 |
 Nerubian Egg |
2 | |
| Blackwing Technician |
3 | |
| Dragonkin Sorcerer |
2 | |
| Twilight Drake |
2 | |
| Drakonid Crusher |
2 | |
| Volcanic Drake |
2 | |
| Chromaggus |
1 |
Tips[edit | edit source]
- If the player deals enough damage to break Nefarian's armor and kill all 30 of his hitpoints in a single hit in Stage 1, the game skips both Stage 2 and 3 of the battle and awards the player a victory immediately.
Videos[edit | edit source]
Rewards[edit | edit source]
Wing completion
As the final boss of the Hidden Laboratory, defeating Nefarian also unlocks the following reward:
Dialogue[edit | edit source]
Before match
- Nefarian
- ▶️This time you won't be so lucky.
Stage 1: Nefarian
Introduction
- Nefarian
- ▶️You made it to the glorious finale!
Turn 1
- Nefarian
- ▶️My ultimate creation awaits, mortal.
Emote Response
- Nefarian
- ▶️Mortal minds... so easily manipulated.
Hero Power
- Nefarian
- ▶️My shadowflame animates their bones!
- Nefarian
- ▶️I hope you can swim... IN MOLTEN LAVA!
Play Deathwing
- Nefarian
- ▶️DADDY??
Stage 2: Onyxia
Appearance of Onyxia
Emote Response
- Onyxia
- ▶️*Growl*
Hero Power
- Nefarian
- ▶️Behold as I spit fire from above! One damage is just the beginning!
- ▶️Two fireballs! I am spitting them at you from above!
- ▶️This time I will spit just a single fireball, because I am charging up for a glorious turn!
- ▶️Oh ho! Three fireballs! Take that! From above!
- ▶️From now on, I will spit only 1 fireball.
- ▶️Just kidding! FOUR fireballs! Ahahaha!
- ▶️I will shoot no fireballs this time... but get ready.
- ▶️TWENTY FIREBALLS! AHAHAHAHAA!
Death
- Onyxia
- ▶️Roaaaaarr!
Stage 3: Nefarian
Greeting
Death
- Nefarian
- ▶️NOOOOOOOOOO!
Unused[edit | edit source]
- Nefarian
- ▶️While I'm up here, I have a surprise for you down below!
Lore[edit | edit source]
Blackrock Mountain
Nefarian, AKA, Blackwing, AKA Victor Nefarius, Lord of Blackrock. When he's not smashing intruders with his sorcerous might, he enjoys long walks through his domain, the sound of victims sniveling in fear, and quality time on his throne. His family is known across the land for their wisdom, restraint, and humility. Psyche! His family tree includes some of the most hideously evil dragons Azeroth has ever known, including his sister Onyxia and their father, Deathwing. They're all pretty much the worst kind of awful, but true to his name, Nefarian is, well, nefarious. Not only does he have that being a huge dragon deal going for him, he's also cunning and manipulative, as evidenced by his not-so-friendly rivalry with the elemental Firelord Ragnaros (probably because they're both really terrible neighbors). Neighborhood watch? More like neighborhood watch your back!
You need magic? Nefarian's got magic aplenty, and he delights in using his enemies' tools against them.
Nefarian really, really loves experiments—specifically mad experiments. He loves them so much that he's had himself re-animated and is now back from the dead, fully ready to resume his twisted work. Being a very goal-oriented dragon, he's outfitted another secret laboratory deep inside Blackrock Mountain, complete with sparking lightning coils, vats of questionable substances, and the sounds of draconic agony. Nefarian spared no expense in decking this place out with all the tools, materials, minions, and victims he needs to succeed. He even had his pad tricked out with amazing Dark Iron technology (Hint: It's not a sound system, though that would be totally sweet).[1]
The black dragon Nefarian, son of Deathwing, claims the upper reaches of Blackrock Mountain as his own. Ruthless and cunning, Nefarian built Blackwing Lair as a home for the black dragonflight and his various experiments. It was also here that he concocted the ultimate army of home-cooked chromatic dragons, perfect for thwarting Ragnaros and his fiery minions that lurked under the mountain (Nefarian’s favorite pastime.)[2]
Nefarian, AKA Blackwing, AKA Lord Victor Nefarius, son of Deathwing and interim leader of the black dragonflight--need we say more? Cruel, plotting, evil, and snarky, this draconic menace is a true threat to all the mortal races of Azeroth. You've already beaten him once, but now he's back bigger and badder (though a bit un-deader) than before.[3]
World of Warcraft
This section uses content from the Warcraft Wiki.- Nefarian, also known as Blackwing, was the eldest son of Deathwing and his Prime Consort Sintharia. Like his father and his sister Onyxia, he had a human guise, appearing as Victor Nefarius, Lord of Blackrock. Holding the Blackrock clan and various clans of ogres under his control, Nefarian ruled from his lair at the top of Blackrock Spire until he was defeated by champions of Azeroth. Upon the return of his father and the Shattering that resulted, Nefarian was brought back to life as a rotted abomination, and descended further into Blackrock Mountain, where he set up a laboratory full of new (and mostly failed) experiments - including reanimating his sister Onyxia. Ultimately, he was destroyed once again by Azeroth's champions.
- History
- Since Deathwing's departure to Draenor during the aftermath of the Second War, his eldest children have arisen to lead their brethren and recoup their failing numbers. Deathwing's eldest son, the malicious and cunning Nefarian, has claimed the burning fortress of Blackrock Spire — and Blackwing Lair as his aerie as Deathwing commanded.
- Nefarian has been experimenting with the blood of all of the various dragonflights to create a chromatic dragonflight of unstoppable warriors. In this task he has succeeded his father, and aided by his sister, he plans to use them to rally the Black Dragonflight to his command.
- In Blackrock, aided by his loyal dragonspawn, he fights a constant battle with Ragnaros and his forces for control of the mountain, and ultimately control of the entire region. To this end, he made efforts to bolster his forces like his father Deathwing in ages past. Nefarian delights in capturing Ragnaros' elemental minions and using them for his own insidious purposes.
- He has struck up an alliance with Rend Blackhand, though he only uses him and his Dark Horde to further his own goals. Nefarian's mad bid for dominance has even attracted the ire of the red dragonflight — in the form of the red dragon Vaelastrasz — which has always been the Black flight's greatest foe. Though Nefarian's intentions are known, the methods he is using to achieve them remain a mystery.
- With the black dragonflight once again under solid leadership, and with the support of these new chromatic dragons, he plans to strike back against the other dragonflights, as well as the mortal nations of the world.
- Cataclysm
- After his death in Blackwing Lair at the hands of adventureres, Nefarian was reanimated and charged by Deathwing to continue his insidious endeavours within Blackwing Descent.
- Nefarian, the eldest son of Deathwing the Destroyer, has been bested by the heroes of Azeroth in the past, most recently in Blackwing Lair. Hubris and arrogance have ever been the great dragon's weak points - but returning from beyond the veil of death has made him cautious. Where another wyrm might strike back with brutish anger against the tiny insects who disrupted his plans, Nefarian has retreated.
- Dwelling on the lessons learned from his defeat in Blackwing Lair, he has burrowed deeper into the heart of Blackrock Mountain, and rebuilt his sanctuary. The Vault of the Shadowflame, a deep pit of cascading magma, is the heart of Blackwing Descent, and the location of horrific new experiments in undeath and magical augmentation, including a triumph dear to even Nefarian's cold, wrathful heart.
- He had continued his experiments along with his minion Maloriak, which yielded results such as Chimaeron, Atramedes, and the reanimation of his sister, Onyxia, until he was slain yet again by adventurers in Blackwing Descent.
Gallery
Nefarian, full art
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Patch changes
Patch 2.4.0.8311 (2015-03-31):
- Added.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ The Horrors of the Hidden Laboratory. (2015-03-26).
- ↑ Blackrock Mountain – The Dragons of Blackwing Lair. (2015-03-24).
- ↑ Blackrock Mountain: The Hidden Laboratory – Now Open. (2015-04-30).