Anub'Rekhan (boss)
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Anub'Rekhan is a boss in the Curse of Naxxramas adventure. He is the first boss of the adventure's first wing, the Arachnid Quarter.
Hero Power[edit | edit source]
| Normal | Heroic |
|---|---|
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- Summoned minions
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.
Normal and Heroic
| Class | Card | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| Boss |  Deathcharger
|
2 |
| Locust Swarm
|
3 | |
| Mage |  Frostbolt
|
2 |
| Rogue | Anub'ar Ambusher
|
2 |
| Warlock | Mortal Coil
|
2 |
| Shadow Bolt
|
2 | |
| Shadowflame
|
1 | |
| Neutral | Crazed Alchemist
|
2 |
| Haunted Creeper
|
2 | |
| Nerub'ar Weblord
|
2 | |
| Nerubian Egg
|
2 | |
| Deathlord
|
2 | |
| Shade of Naxxramas
|
2 | |
| Stoneskin Gargoyle
|
2 | |
| Abomination
|
2 |
Tips[edit | edit source]
Normal
- Try not to get overrun in the early game.
- Anub'Rekhan's 2-cost 3/1 Nerubian will trade efficiently with most of your cheap minions, and Nerub'ar Weblord will make it considerably harder to play Battlecry minions.
- Anub'Rekhan has spells like Frostbolt and Mortal Coil and minions like Haunted Creeper to ensure control of the board in the early stages.
- If you cannot play your own minions, try to eliminate his early minions.
- The best classes for this are mage and rogue. Mage's Hero Power can destroy his 3/1 Nerubian, negating Anub'Rekhan's Hero Power.
- Mages also should take advantage of spells like Arcane Missiles, Arcane Explosion.
- Rogues can also use their Hero Power to eliminate Nerubians, and can make use of cards like Backstab, Blade Flurry, Fan of Knives, to avoid getting overrun.
- Mages also should take advantage of spells like
- Making it to turn 4 or 5 with either of these classes without losing much Health increases chances of victory.
- Anub'Rekhan does not have much of a late game, with his biggest cards being Deathlord and Abomination.
- Anub'Rekhan does not have much of a late game, with his biggest cards being
- In later turns, Anub'Rekhan has no answer to big minions. Taunt minions are effective in keeping the board under control.
- Hunter can be a viable class to use as well, thanks to cards like Arcane Shot, Explosive Trap, Eaglehorn Bow and Unleash the Hounds being useful in staying competitive early.
Heroic
Please note: most of the above strategies for Normal mode also apply to Heroic mode, with minor changes. Below are some alternative strategies for Heroic mode.
- One approach is to build a paladin deck with lots of Battlecry healing effects, weapons, and cards that lower minions' Attack to 1. Essentially, you want to fill the boss side with 1 Attack minions so that he cannot summon anything larger. Once Anub'Rekhan's side is full (7 minions) you can focus on self-healing and using weapons to directly attack him.
- Decklists
- Hearthpwn.com - The Arachnid Quarter Heroic Boss Deck Guides
- Hearthhead.com - Decks for Defeating Anub'Rekhan
Videos[edit | edit source]
Rewards[edit | edit source]
Dialogue[edit | edit source]
Before match
- Kel'Thuzad
- ▶️Anub'Rekhan is one of my finest Spider Lords. Good luck, interloper.
Introduction
- Anub'Rekhan
- ▶️Welcome to my parlor.
Emote Response
- Anub'Rekhan
- ▶️It speaks!
Hero Power
- Anub'Rekhan
- ▶️Closer now, tasty morsels!
- Anub'Rekhan
- ▶️Just a little taste!
Death
- Anub'Rekhan
- ▶️Why... oh... why?
- Kel'Thuzad
- ▶️NOOO!!! I mean.... Irrelevant. You'll never defeat the Grand Widow.
Lore[edit | edit source]
The Arachnid Quarter houses undead nerubians, an ancient race of intelligent arachnoid beings. Normally highly reclusive and suspicious of outsiders, living nerubians fought valiantly against the undead Scourge, but were overwhelmed by their numbers. While living nerubians were immune to the undead plague, nothing could prevent the Lich King from bringing back the fallen to join the Scourge in undeath.
One of the minions raised by the Lich King was the Crypt Lord Anub'Rekhan. In life, he was one of the nerubians’ most powerful lords. Now, he guards the doors of the Arachnid Quarter.[1]
In World of Warcraft
- "Anub'Rekhan, one of the finest Spider Lords of Azjol'Nerub, was brought under control of the Scourge when he and his commander, Anub'arak, were finally defeated by the Lich King many years ago. It is said he was the most loyal of Anub'arak's commanders."
- - Commander Eligor Dawnbringer
Trivia[edit | edit source]
- The artwork for this card comes from the World of Warcraft Trading Card Game "Naxxramas Raid Deck" series, for the card Anub'Rekhan.
- Senior UI Designer Derek Sakamoto shared the following unused flavor text for Anub'Rekhan:
- "Anub'Rekhan is scary on the outside, thoughtful on the inside and also chitinous on the outside and then squishy when we're talking about his insides again."[2]
Gallery
Anub'Rekhan, full art
Anub'Rekhan in World of Warcraft
In the Curse of Naxxramas trailer
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Patch changes
Patch 1.1.0.6024 (2014-07-22):
- Added.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Naxxramas, the Floating Necropolis (official blog). (2014-07-03).
- ↑ Derek Sakamoto on Twitter. (2014-06-11).