Supreme Lich King
- For other uses of The Lich King (Arthas), see Arthas Menethil (disambiguation) and The Lich King (disambiguation).
Supreme Lich King was a boss during Tavern vs. Lich King.
Hero powers[edit | edit source]
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Special cards[edit | edit source]
Deck[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 | Soldiers of the Cold Dark | 2 |
 Skeletal Knight |
2 | |
| Shaman |  Flamewreathed Faceless |
1 |
| Neutral |  Feugen |
1 |
 Anubisath Sentinel |
1 | |
| Bonemare |
1 | |
| Faceless Shambler |
1 | |
 Frostmourne |
1 | |
 Frost Giant |
2 | |
 Abomination |
1 | |
| Unstable Ghoul |
1 | |
| The Black Knight |
1 | |
| Shade of Naxxramas |
1 | |
| Kel'Thuzad |
1 | |
| Rogue | Plague Scientist |
1 |
| Warlock | Defile |
1 |
| Corruption |
1 | |
 Corrupting Mist |
2 | |
| Curse of Rafaam |
1 | |
| Mage | Frostbolt |
2 |
| Blizzard |
1 | |
| Priest | Mind Control |
1 |
| Mind Blast |
1 | |
| Eternal Servitude |
1 | |
| Paladin | Enter the Coliseum |
1 |
Boss completion
Upon defeating the Lich King, the screen gives out a message and the players are rewarded with a badge.
Dialogue[edit | edit source]
Encounter
Introduction
- The Lich King
- This entire tavern must be purged...
Random
- The Lich King
- Look upon my enormous health pool and despair.
New Hero!
- The Lich King
- Bring as many fools to battle as you wish. I will prevail.
Lore[edit | edit source]
This section uses content from the Warcraft Wiki.The Lich King is the demigod ruler of the Scourge, a massive, ravenous army of undead monstrosities, insidious spirits and mortal cultists. The first Lich King was created when the orc shaman Ner'zhul (former mentor of 
Gul'dan) was captured by the demon lord Kil'jaeden, transformed into a spectral entity and encased in a block of ice called the Frozen Throne, which was then hurled to Azeroth and landed in the wastes of Northrend. The Lich King's task was to create a Plague of Undeath to wreak havoc on Azeroth's inhabitans, weakening the world and preparing it for the invasion of the demonic Burning Legion.
When the Plague began affecting the human kingdom of Lordaeron, the young prince Arthas Menethil set out with his mentor, Uther Lightbringer, and romantic interest, Lady Jaina Proudmoore, to investigate. However, Arthas' determination to stop the plague led him to commit increasingly desperate acts, such as purging the city of Stratholme in the belief that its inhabitants were infected by the plague, an act which caused him to sever ties with Uther and Jaina. During the Culling of Stratholme, Arthas encountered the demon 
Mal'Ganis, who presented himself as the leader of the undead and invited the prince to pursue him to the frozen continent of Northrend. Arthas did so, and once in the icy wastes he picked up the cursed runeblade Frostmourne despite the warnings of his old friend, Muradin Bronzebeard (brother of Magni and Brann). Although Frostmourne allowed Arthas to defeat Mal'Ganis, the blade consumed his soul and he became a death knight of the Lich King. Returning to Lordaeron, Arthas murdered his royal father and led the Scourge in its devastation of the kingdoms of Lordaeron, Dalaran and Quel'Thalas. Eventually, Arthas returned to Northrend to merge with the Lich King into a single entity, after which he was encased in the Frozen Throne and lapsed into dormancy for years. Meanwhile, his Scourge minions constructed Icecrown Citadel around the Frozen Throne, and his various servants continued carrying out his will across Azeroth.
Years later, the Scourge rose up once more to threaten Azeroth. The Alliance and Horde, as well as the Argent Crusade — a paladin organization led by Tirion Fordring — and the Knights of the Ebon Blade — a faction of death knights who had broken away from the Lich King's control — launched armies into Northrend to combat the Lich King's forces. After a long and grueling campaign, the Argent Crusade and the Ebon Blade launched an assault upon Icecrown Citadel, with Tirion and the heroes of Azeroth confronting the Lich King at the Frozen Throne at the citadel's pinnacle. However, just as the heroes began their assault, Arthas froze Tirion in a block of ice, forcing him to watch the battle helplessly. Eventually, the Lich King effortlessly killed all of the adventurers with a single devastating attack and began raising them as death knights of the Scourge, proclaiming that:
- "No questions remain unanswered. No doubts linger. You ARE Azeroth's greatest champions. You overcame every challenge I laid before you. My mightiest servants have fallen before your relentless onslaught... your unbridled fury... Is it truly righteousness that drives you? I wonder... You trained them well, Fordring. You delivered the greatest fighting force this world has ever known... right into my hands - exactly as I intended! You shall be rewarded for your unwitting sacrifice. Watch now as I raise them from the dead to become masters of the Scourge. They will shroud this world in chaos and destruction. Azeroth's fall will come at their hands -- and you will be the first to die. *laughs* I delight in the irony."
Tirion beseeched the Light for one final blessing, breaking free from his bonds and leaping forward to shatter Frostmourne with his sword, the Ashbringer. The spirits who had been trapped within Frostmourne attacked their former jailer, while the spirit of Arthas' father, King Terenas, resurrected the heroes, allowing them to finish off the Lord of the Scourge. Arthas expired in his father's arms, saying that he saw "only darkness" before him. However, as the Scourge would become an even greater threat and rampage across the world if they were not held in check by a ruler, Bolvar Fordragon took up the mantle of the Lich King in order to keep the Scourge contained.
Gallery[edit | edit source]
Patch changes
Patch 9.0.0.20457 (2017-08-08):
- Added.