Deathlord
Deathlord is a rare neutral minion card, from the Curse of Naxxramas set.
How to get
The Signature copy of Deathlord is uncraftable. It has special unlock requirements and cannot be crafted, disenchanted, or opened from card packs:| Type | Source | Quality | Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adventure | Defeat  Baron Rivendare in Curse of Naxxramas 3rd wing - The Military Quarter | Regular | 2 |
| Crafting | Craft a Regular copy for 100  | Regular | 1 |
| Crafting | Craft a Golden copy for 800 | Golden | 1 |
Previous availability
Deathlord used to be obtainable through these means.
| Type | Source | Quality | Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| Event Track | Battle of Anh'Qiraj Free Track, level 5 (from December 12, 2023 until January 2, 2024). | Signature | 2 |
Notes
To edit these notes, go to Template:Deathlord notes.
Deathlord's Deathrattle causes the opponent to place a random minion from their unused deck directly onto the battlefield.[1] The card is removed from the player's deck.[1] If the opponent has no minions remaining in their deck, no minion will be summoned.[2]
Deathrattle interactions
Like every other minion in the game, Deathlord's Deathrattle is not processed until after it has been killed and removed from play. Also note that when multiple deaths happen simultaneously, each one and all its consequences are resolved before moving to the next one. This means that if the Deathlord is played first and summons a minion that triggers on deaths, before then dying simultaneously to another minion, the minion summoned by the Deathlord's Deathrattle may react to the death of the other minion. In addition, if the Deathlord was killed by a spell, the spell will not resolve until after all deaths are processed, allowing newly summoned Flamewakers and Wild Pyromancers to immediately trigger.
Examples:
- Your opponent plays a Deathlord first and you play a
Bloodfen Raptor second. After damaging the Deathlord to 2/3, you use the Raptor to attack it. Both die simultaneously and a Death Phase begins where their deaths are considered in order of play. First the Deathlord brings out a Scavenging Hyena, then the Bloodfen Raptor's death is considered, and the Scavenging Hyena becomes a 4/3. Note that if the Deathlord was played second, the Scavenging Hyena would come out too late and it would be unbuffed.
- You Pyroblast an enemy Deathlord. Its Deathrattle puts a Wild Pyromancer into play. When the Pyroblast resolves, the Wild Pyromancer sees the spell finishing and triggers its effect, dealing 1 damage to all minions.
- If a Deathlord (played first) is destroyed alongside other minions and puts a Flesheating Ghoul into the field, the Flesheating Ghoul's triggered effect will always activate for any later simultaneous deaths, but may not activate for the Deathlord's death (it will only activate if the owner of Deathlord is the Dominant Player).[3]
Sounds
- Play
- ▶️
VO_FP1_009_EnterPlay_01.wavDeath does not scare me!
- Attack
- ▶️
VO_FP1_009_Attack_02.wavDeath!
- Death
- ▶️
VO_FP1_009_Death_03.wavNo! Noo!
Trivia
- The artwork for this card comes from the World of Warcraft Trading Card Game "War of the Elements" series, for the card Aric Stonejack.
- Deathlords effect can be seen as a prototype of the mechanic later known as Recruit, which was introduced three years later in the Kobolds & Catacombs expansion.
Gallery
Deathlord, full art
Deathlord, signature art
Patch changes
Card changes
Patch 25.0.0.158725 (2022-11-29):
- Minion type is now Undead (previously: no minion type).
Patch 1.1.0.6024 (2014-07-22):
- Added.
Bug fixes and other changes
Patch 27.2.0.183876 (2023-08-22):
- Signature card unlock requirement is now: "Obtainable by participating in a special event." (previously: no special unlock requirement).
- Signature artist is now James Ryman (previously: no artist).
- Now has Signature version.
Patch 4.2.0.12051 (2016-03-14):
- Golden card unlock requirement is now: "Crafting unlocked in The Military Quarter, in the Naxxramas adventure." (previously: "Can be crafted after defeating The Four Horsemen in the Military Quarter.").
- Patch 4.1.0.10956 (2015-12-04):
- Unlock requirement is now: "Unlocked in The Military Quarter, in the Naxxramas adventure." (previously: "Unlocked by defeating The Four Horsemen in the Military Quarter.").
- Fixed a bug that made the minion put into play by its Deathrattle deviate from the expected order of play when it died simultaneously with other minions.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ben Brode on Twitter. (2014-07-21).
- ↑ Ben Brode on Twitter. (2014-07-22).
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmrYFdsaVfQ
- ↑ https://github.com/HearthSim/hs-bugs/issues/67