Headmaster Kel'Thuzad
- For other uses of Kel'Thuzad, see Kel'Thuzad (disambiguation).
Headmaster Kel'Thuzad is a legendary neutral minion card, from the Scholomance Academy set.
How to get
| Type | Source | Quality | Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| Card packs | The Regular version can be opened from any of these packs:   | Regular | 1 (random) |
| Card packs | The Golden version can be opened from any of these packs:   | Golden | 1 (random) |
| Crafting | Craft a Regular copy for 1600  | Regular | 1 |
| Crafting | Craft a Golden copy for 3200 | Golden | 1 |
Secret effect
Summoning 6 cat minions while Headmaster Kel'Thuzad is in play will add a copy of Mr. Bigglesworth to your hand.[1]
This is a list of minions that count as cats for Headmaster Kel'Thuzad to summon Mr. Bigglesworth. This also counts uncollectible minions and even some adventure-exclusive minions.[2]
- Collectible
- Uncollectible
- Adventures
Notes
To edit these notes, go to Template:Headmaster Kel'Thuzad notes.
- Minions killed through
Professor Slate's effect does trigger Headmaster Kel'Thuzad, as well as killing them by swapping their health and attack such as 
Confuse and 
Topsy Turvy. - Headmaster Kel'Thuzad does work with spells that force attacks, like
Ramming Speed and 
Mass Hysteria.
- In the case of cards like
Nagrand Slam, minions summoned and killed by the same spell will be resurrected.
- In the case of cards like
- Unlike other Spellbursts, Headmaster Kel'Thuzad's Spellburst will trigger if he changes his controller by the time the spell has resolved. For example, his Spellburst will trigger if
Treachery is cast on him, while all other Spellburst minions would not trigger.[3]
- This can easily be seen if the spell is used to kill an enemy
Sylvanas Windrunner if she takes control of Headmaster Kel'Thuzad, who will resummon Sylvanas (as well as any other minions killed by the spell) for your opponent.
- This can easily be seen if the spell is used to kill an enemy
Sounds
- Play
- ▶️
VO_SCH_224_Male_Human_Play_01.wavTo control life, we must wield the power of death itself! - ▶️
HeadmasterKelThuzad_Play_Stinger.wav<music stinger>
- Attack
- ▶️
VO_SCH_224_Male_Human_Attack_02.wavYour soul is mine! - ▶️
ShadowMagic_Attack_Underlay.wav<underlay sound>
- Death
- ▶️
VO_SCH_224_Male_Human_Death_01.wav<death sound> - ▶️
Parchment_BookOpen_Death_Underlay.wav<underlay sound> - ▶️
ShadowMagic_Death_Underlay.wav<underlay sound>
Lore
This card depicts 
Kel'Thuzad while he was still a human necromancer, before his battle with 
Prince Arthas.
In this earlier period of Azeroth's history, he is the Headmaster of the Scholomance Academy, a renowned magical institution of higher learning he founded with Lord Barov and Mindrender Illucia which really serves as a cover for the activities of the Cult of the Damned taking place under the school - the slaying of students and locals from the region to provide corpses for 
The Scourge, and the hideous necromantic torture experiments of Doctor Krastinov, Ras Frostwhisper, and Disciplinarian Gandling.
Trivia
- In the public Hearthstone Team AMA on April 14, 2020, the developers were hinting at cats as being a special thing in the upcoming year. This might have been a reference to Mr. Bigglesworth.
Gallery
Headmaster Kel'Thuzad, full art
Patch changes
Card changes
Patch 20.8.0.86601 (2021-07-01):
- Now reads: "Spellburst: If the spell destroys any minions, summon them." (previously: "Spellburst: If the spell destroys any minions, summon them.")
Patch 18.0.0.54613 (2020-07-30):
- Added.
Bug fixes and other changes
- Patch 18.2.0.58213 (2020-09-08):
- Flavor text now reads: ""You wish to know my secrets, hmm? I carry little bits of tuna in the sleeves of my robe, he loves that. Oh, you meant the risen dead? That was trivial, trivial."" (previously: ""You wish to know my secrets, hmm? I carry a little bits of tuna in the sleeves of my robe, he loves that. Oh, you meant the risen dead? That was trivial, trivial."").
- Patch 18.0.2.56359 (2020-08-18):
- Headmaster Kel'Thuzad's Spellburst will now resurrect minions that are destroyed by spells that swap Attack and Health, and spells that have been granted Poisonous by Professor Slate.
- Summoning a cat will no longer allow Headmaster Kel'Thuzad's Spellburst to trigger on the opponent's turn.
- 2020-08-13: Fixed a bug where Headmaster Kel'Thuzad would not resurrect minions that were destroyed from being returned to a full hand.
- Headmaster Kel'Thuzad's Spellburst will now resurrect minions that are destroyed by spells that swap Attack and Health, and spells that have been granted Poisonous by