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| Set: | Blackrock Mountain "Have you heard the rumblings? The mountain stirs once more. Beneath its crags, cliffs and rocks, there s evil in its core. Fire made flesh! Dragon s breath! Teeth and claw and flame! Calling any heroes out  |
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| Type: | Hero A hero is a character in the Warcraft universe representing the player. In Hearthstone, this concept is expressed in three interrelated but distinct ways: Heroes are gameplay characters representing players or bosses within a match.  |
| Health: | 30 (Normal) 30 (Heroic) |
RAGNAROS WANTS YOU TO KNOW HE`S GOT YOUR BACK!
| Set: | Blackrock Mountain "Have you heard the rumblings? The mountain stirs once more. Beneath its crags, cliffs and rocks, there s evil in its core. Fire made flesh! Dragon s breath! Teeth and claw and flame! Calling any heroes out |
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| Type: | Hero A hero is a character in the Warcraft universe representing the player. In Hearthstone, this concept is expressed in three interrelated but distinct ways: Heroes are gameplay characters representing players or bosses within a match. |
| Health: | 30 (Normal) 30 (Heroic) |
| Armor: | 30  (Normal)50 (Heroic) |
Lord Victor Nefarius is a boss Bosses are unique computer-controlled heroes encountered in adventures, the tutorial, and some Tavern Brawls. Each boss presents a unique encounter, featuring their own Hero Power and decks. Bosses use a combination of regular cards and 
encounter found in the Blackrock Mountain "Have you heard the rumblings? The mountain stirs once more. Beneath its crags, cliffs and rocks, there s evil in its core. Fire made flesh! Dragon s breath! Teeth and claw and flame! Calling any heroes out adventure Choosing an adventure Game formats Each Standard year, any adventures released prior to the previous calendar year are marked as Wild format. The adventures are removed from the Shop, and players will be unable to 
. It is the fourth encounter of the adventure`s fourth wing, Blackwing Lair "Have you heard the rumblings? The mountain stirs once more. Beneath its crags, cliffs and rocks, there s evil in its core. Fire made flesh! Dragon s breath! Teeth and claw and flame! Calling any heroes out .
While the initial boss is Lord Victor Nefarius himself, at the start of his first turn he will use True Form The subject of this article is part of theBlackrock Mountain adventure. True Form Set: Blackrock Mountain Type: Hero Power Cost: 1 Hero PowerLet the games begin!See this card on Hearthpwn data page] True Form is 
, changing into his dragon form and thus replacing himself with the Nefarian hero. This will also cause the boss to gain a significant amount of Armor A hero with 2 Armor Armor is a form of secondary Health available only to heroes, gained through certain spells, Hero Powers and minions. Damage taken will always be deducted from Armor before Health. Only 
, immediately set his mana to 10, and draw 2 additional cards for free.
Strategy
The Nefarius encounter sees the player pitched against the black dragon in an impossibly unbalanced fight. With 10 mana and a huge reserve of Armor, the player is hard-pressed to defeat Nefarian - until Ragnaros shows up to lend the player some aid. At the start of each turn the Firelord will grant the player one of several extremely powerful cards - DIE, INSECT! The subject of this article is part of theBlackrock Mountain adventure. DIE, INSECT! Set: Blackrock Mountain Type: Spell Deal 8 damage to a random enemy.See this card on Hearthpwn data page] For other cards of , Living Lava The subject of this article is part of theBlackrock Mountain adventure. Living Lava Set: Blackrock Mountain Type: Minion Attack: 6 Health: 6 Abilities: Taunt TauntSee this card on Hearthpwn data page] For the Tavern Brawl , Whirling Ash The subject of this article is part of theBlackrock Mountain adventure. Whirling Ash Set: Blackrock Mountain Type: Minion Attack: 4 Health: 5 Abilities: Windfury WindfurySee this card on Hearthpwn data page] For the Tavern Brawl and Son of the Flame The subject of this article is part of theBlackrock Mountain adventure. Son of the Flame Set: Blackrock Mountain Type: Minion Attack: 6 Health: 3 Abilities: Battlecry Battlecry: Deal 6 damage.See this card on Hearthpwn data - in order to assist them in defeating his nemesis. With this endless supply of overpowered cards at your disposal, the main challenge is staying alive for long enough for your mana pool to grow, at which point you will be able to slowly overpower Nefarian due to your additional cards.
Note that using Saboteur Saboteur Set: The Grand Tournament Type: Minion Rarity: Rare Cost: 3 Attack: 4 Health: 3 Abilities: Battlecry, Modify cost, Modify Hero Power Tags: Hero Power-related Battlecry: Your opponent s Hero Power costs (5) more next turn.Listen 
on turn 1 will prevent Nefarian from transforming.
Videos
Stage 1: Lord Victor Nefarius
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Stage 2: Nefarian
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As the Hero Power is on Auto-cast and it costs 1 mana, Nefarian will almost never be able to cast 10 mana spells ( Pyroblast Pyroblast Set: Classic Type: Spell Class: Mage Rarity: Epic Cost: 10 Abilities: Deal damage Deal 10 damage.Take the time for an evil laugh after you draw this card.See this card on Hearthpwn data page] Pyroblast 
and Mind Control Mind Control Set: Basic Type: Spell Class: Priest Cost: 10 Abilities: Take control Take control of an enemy minion.Nominated as "Spell Most Likely to Make Your Opponent Punch the Wall."See this card on Hearthpwn data 
) gained by his Hero Power without additional effects such as Sorcerer`s Apprentice Sorcerer s Apprentice Set: Classic Type: Minion Class: Mage Rarity: Common Cost: 2 Attack: 3 Health: 2 Abilities: Modify cost Tags: Ongoing effect, Spell-related Your spells cost (1) less.Apprentices are great for bossing around. "Conjure me 
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Player cards
Starting with turn 3, at the start of each turn Ragnaros will grant the player one of the following cards at random. In Heroic mode this happens only once, at the start of turn 3; the card is still randomly selected.
Deck
Nefarius has a strongly Dragon Dragons are a type of minion. Most Dragon synergies involve Battlecries which activate if the controlling player is holding a Dragon card in their hand. There are more legendary Dragons than any other specific minion 
-themed deck.
The below classes are listed purely for reference, and have no effect on the boss` use of the cards in the encounter.
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| Neutral | Blackwing Corruptor Blackwing Corruptor Set: Blackrock Mountain Type: Minion Rarity: Common Cost: 5 Attack: 5 Health: 4 Abilities: Battlecry, Deal damage Tags: Dragon-related, Hand-related Battlecry: If you re holding a Dragon, deal 3 damage.He got his name when  | 2 |
Blackwing Technician Blackwing Technician Set: Blackrock Mountain Type: Minion Rarity: Common Cost: 3 Attack: 2 Health: 4 Abilities: Battlecry Tags: Dragon-related, Hand-related Battlecry: If you re holding a Dragon, gain +1/+1.This is who you go to when your  | 2 | |
Dragonkin Sorcerer Dragonkin Sorcerer Set: Blackrock Mountain Type: Minion Subtype: Dragon Rarity: Common Cost: 4 Attack: 3 Health: 5 Tags: Spell-related, Triggered effect Whenever you target this minion with a spell, gain +1/+1.Dragonkin Sorcerers be all "I m  (Normal Only) | 2 | |
Drakonid Crusher Drakonid Crusher Set: Blackrock Mountain Type: Minion Subtype: Dragon Rarity: Common Cost: 6 Attack: 6 Health: 6 Abilities: Battlecry Tags: Health-related Battlecry: If your opponent has 15 or less Health, gain +3/+3.Drakonids were created to  | 2 | |
Faerie Dragon Faerie Dragon Set: Classic Type: Minion Subtype: Dragon Rarity: Common Cost: 2 Attack: 3 Health: 2 Abilities: Elusive Can t be targeted by Spells or Hero Powers.Adorable. Immune to Magic. Doesn t pee on the rug. The  | 2 | |
Hungry Dragon Hungry Dragon Set: Blackrock Mountain Type: Minion Subtype: Dragon Rarity: Common Cost: 4 Attack: 5 Health: 6 Abilities: Battlecry, Summon Tags: Cost-related, Random Battlecry: Summon a random 1-Cost minion for your opponent.Hungry Hungry Dragon is  | 2 | |
Twilight Drake Twilight Drake Set: Classic Type: Minion Subtype: Dragon Rarity: Rare Cost: 4 Attack: 4 Health: 1 Abilities: Battlecry Tags: Hand-related Battlecry: Gain +1 Health for each card in your hand.Twilight drakes feed on Mystical Energy.  | 2 | |
Volcanic Drake Volcanic Drake Set: Blackrock Mountain Type: Minion Subtype: Dragon Rarity: Common Cost: 6 Attack: 6 Health: 4 Abilities: Modify cost Tags: Death-related, In-hand effect, Ongoing effect Costs (1) less for each minion that died this  | 2 | |
| Druid | Bite Bite Set: Classic Type: Spell Class: Druid Rarity: Rare Cost: 4 Abilities: Gain Armor Give your hero +4 Attack this turn and 4 Armor.Chew your food!See this card on Hearthpwn data page] Bite is a  | 2 |
Claw Claw Set: Basic Type: Spell Class: Druid Cost: 1 Abilities: Gain Armor Give your hero +2 Attack this turn and 2 Armor.The claw decides who will stay and who will go.See this card on Hearthpwn  | 2 | |
| Mage | Dragon`s Breath Dragon s Breath Set: Blackrock Mountain Type: Spell Class: Mage Rarity: Common Cost: 5 Abilities: Deal damage, Modify cost Tags: Death-related, In-hand effect, Ongoing effect Deal 4 damage. Costs (1) less for each minion that died  | 2 |
Flamestrike Flamestrike Set: Basic Type: Spell Class: Mage Cost: 7 Abilities: Deal damage Tags: Area of effect Deal 4 damage to all enemy minions.When the ground is on fire, you should not stop, drop, and roll.See  (Heroic Only) | 2 | |
| Paladin | Dragon Consort Dragon Consort Set: Blackrock Mountain Type: Minion Subtype: Dragon Class: Paladin Rarity: Rare Cost: 5 Attack: 5 Health: 5 Abilities: Battlecry, Modify cost Tags: Dragon-related Battlecry: The next Dragon you play costs (2) less.Everybody wants  | 2 |
| Priest | Twilight Whelp Twilight Whelp Set: Blackrock Mountain Type: Minion Subtype: Dragon Class: Priest Rarity: Common Cost: 1 Attack: 2 Health: 1 Abilities: Battlecry Tags: Dragon-related, Hand-related Battlecry: If you re holding a Dragon, gain +2 Health.The twilight whelps  | 2 |
| Warrior | Cleave Cleave Set: Basic Type: Spell Class: Warrior Cost: 2 Abilities: Deal damage Tags: Random Deal 2 damage to two random enemy minions.Hey you two…could you stand next to each other for a second…See this card  | 2 |
| Boss | Tail Swipe Tail Swipe Set: Blackrock Mountain Type: Spell Cost: 4 Abilities: Deal damage Deal 4 damage.See this card on Hearthpwn data page] Tail Swipe is an uncollectible spell card generated x 2 by Nefarian s Battlecry when  | 2 |
Heroic
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The main difference between Normal and Heroic modes is that in Heroic mode, Ragnaros grants the player only a single card. After that, Nefarian steps in to stop Ragnaros from aiding the player further. Nefarian also sports a more substantial pool of 50 Armor.
One option to defeat him is to use a Priest deck, with Majordomo Executus Majordomo Executus Set: Blackrock Mountain Type: Minion Rarity: Legendary Cost: 9 Attack: 9 Health: 7 Abilities: Deathrattle, Replace, Replace Hero Power Tags: Hero Power-related Deathrattle: Replace your hero with Ragnaros, the Firelord.You thought Executus turned 
being your only minion. His Hero Power has a chance of giving him Mindgames Mindgames Set: Classic Type: Spell Class: Priest Rarity: Epic Cost: 4 Abilities: Copy, Summon Tags: Random Put a copy of a random minion from your opponent s deck into the battlefield.Sometimes it feels like this is 
, which will then summon Majordomo to his board. Destroy Majordomo with Shadow Word: Death and finish the 8 Health Ragnaros hero with damaging Priest spells, or the special card given to you by the Ragnaros voiceover.
A Mill The Fel Reaver has a strong negative milling effect Milling is a term used in Hearthstone to refer to a range of phenomena related to card draw. The term may refer to the rapid drawing 
Druid deck is another effective option, partly due to the various ways Nefarius can inadvertently deck himself out - Nefarius will draw extra cards when revealing his true form, and Wild Magic The subject of this article is part of theBlackrock Mountain adventure. Wild Magic Set: Blackrock Mountain Type: Hero Power Cost: 1 Hero PowerPut a random spell from your opponent s class into your hand.See this card can generate spells such as Nourish Nourish Set: Classic Type: Spell Class: Druid Rarity: Rare Cost: 5 Abilities: Choose One, Draw cards Tags: Mana-related Choose One - Gain 2 Mana Crystals; or Draw 3 cards.Druids take nourishment from many things: the 
, Starfire Starfire Set: Basic Type: Spell Class: Druid Cost: 6 Abilities: Deal damage, Draw cards Deal 5 damage. Draw a card.Balance is important to druids. This card is perfectly balanced.See this card on Hearthpwn data page] 
and Tree of Life Tree of Life Set: Goblins vs Gnomes Type: Spell Class: Druid Rarity: Epic Cost: 9 Abilities: Restore Health Tags: Area of effect, Health-related Restore all characters to full Health.Healing: It grows on trees!See this card 
to ensure your longevity while stalling Nefarius` onslaught. The addition of the Grand Tournament "From east to west, heroes are sent, seeking glory in the greatest of events... there are knights on noble steeds; those who will bring them to their knees; there are monsters to test their mettle 
set to the pool of cards means that Nefarius has a chance of playing Astral Communion, which not only forces him to draw an extra card but also empties his hand entirely.
Using numerous heavy board clears such as Doomsayer, particularly with other Warlock clears such as Hellfire and Demonwrath, can help to stabilize in the early game while cards such as Abyssal Enforcer can be an effective finisher. Typically if you can gain board control via repeated clears until the late game, your deck will be able to more effectively compete with Nefarian`s as his main advantage is his head start on you. With board control, Lord Jaraxxus presents an excellent nail in the coffin as Nefarian has no way to beat out INFERNO! Be that as it may, beware the small chance of Wild Magic giving him Sacrificial Pact.
- Guides and decklists
- Hearthpwn.com - Blackwing Lair Heroic Boss Guides - Razorgore, Vaelastrasz, Chromaggus, Lord Nefarius
Videos
Rewards
Wing completion
As the final boss of Blackwing Lair, defeating Lord Victor Nefarius also unlocks the following reward:
Dialogue
Encounter selection/Mulligan
- Ragnaros
- PSST! MORTAL! I`M NOT FULLY DEAD. I WILL SEND HELP SO YOU CAN DEFEAT NEFARIAN.
Lord Victor Nefarian
- Lord Victor Nefarian
- Greeting
- Welcome to my personal sanctum, hero.
- Turn 1/ True Form The subject of this article is part of theBlackrock Mountain adventure. True Form Set: Blackrock Mountain Type: Hero Power Cost: 1 Hero PowerLet the games begin!See this card on Hearthpwn data page] True Form is
- Behold! The true power of NEFARIAN!
- Infinite mana! Armored Dragonscales!
- Emote response
- I am the master here!
- Wild Magic The subject of this article is part of theBlackrock Mountain adventure. Wild Magic Set: Blackrock Mountain Type: Hero Power Cost: 1 Hero PowerPut a random spell from your opponent s class into your hand.See this card , depending on player`s class
- Druid! The wild is mine to control!
- The hunter becomes the hunted!
- Mage! You should be more careful when you play with Magic.
- Paladin! Does the Light forsake you?
- Priest! The Light serves me now!
- Rogue! Stop hiding and face me!
- Shaman! The elements obey ME now.
- Warlock! You play with magic beyond your understanding!
- Warrior! Your strength becomes your weakness!
- Other heroes: Your magic is mine!
- Player summons Deathwing
- D-Daddy??
Ragnaros assists the player
- Ragnaros
- General dialogue
- ADVENTURER! LOOKS LIKE YOU NEED SOME HELP!
- REVENGE WILL BE MINE! BY FIRE BE PURGED!
- I AM SENDING MY MINIONS TO DESTROY YOU, BLACKWING!
- TURN THIS POMPOUS DRAGON TO ASH!
- YOU CANNOT DOUSE THE FLAMES OF THE FIRELORD!
- I WILL HAVE MY REVENGE, DRAGON!
- A GIFT FROM THE FIRELANDS!
- Nefarian
- General dialogue
- No! No! I will destroy you!
- This is cheating! I will not tolerate it!
- No! NO! NOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
- Preventing Ragnaros from assisting the player
- Not in Heroic Mode.
Victory
- Death
- No! NO! I will be baaaaaack!
Encounter design
This fight`s mirrors the original Nefarian encounter in World of Warcraft`s Blackwing Lair. After transforming into his True Form The subject of this article is part of theBlackrock Mountain adventure. True Form Set: Blackrock Mountain Type: Hero Power Cost: 1 Hero PowerLet the games begin!See this card on Hearthpwn data page] True Form is , Nefarian will periodically inflict special effects upon all members of a specific class, such as instantly breaking all hunters` ranged weapons, casting paladins` Hand of Protection on Nefarian, or causing mages to randomly Polymorph other raid members.
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).
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.)
Victor Nefarius is super impressed that you made it this far, even if it really wasn’t part of his plan. All the same, he’s going to end you now. It’s nothing personal; he just thinks you’re an insolent, uppity, mortal interloper. Don’t let appearances deceive you -- there’s more to the Lord of the Blackwing Lair than meets the eye.
World of Warcraft
From Wowpedia:
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.
Trivia
The design for this encounter, which sees Ragnaros aiding the player in defeating Nefarian is acknowledged by the designers as "a total departure from the story of World of Warcraft." Be that as it may, Ben Brode considers the Hearthstone storyline to be bringing forward a rivalry that simply "didn`t come to the forefront ever in World of Warcraft" due to the two characters` different placements in Warcraft lore.
