Nefarian

How to get

Regular Nefarian is obtained by completing the Hidden Laboratory "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 wing of 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 .

Once the regular version has been obtained, both regular and golden versions can be crafted and disenchanted:

Card	Crafting cost	Disenchanting
Nefarian	1600	400
Golden Golden cards often add movement and visual effects, like with this golden Piloted Shredder "Golden" redirects here. For information on golden heroes, see Golden heroes. Golden cards are special, rarer versions of cards. Each card Nefarian	3200	1600

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Nefarian

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
Type:	Minion
Subtype:	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
Rarity:	Legendary
Cost:	9
Attack:	8
Health:	8
Abilities:	Battlecry Battlecry is an ability where a particular effect activates when the card with the Battlecry is played directly from the hand. Although mostly limited to minions, some weapons also have Battlecries. Activation of Battlecries are , Generate Generate effects are abilities which create new cards and place them into a player s hand, or more rarely shuffle them into the player s deck. They may generate entirely new cards, or combine with a copy
Tags:	Class-related, Random Yogg-Saron, arguably the most random card ever released Random effects are effects which include some degree of randomness or RNG (random number generation). Random effects introduce an element of chance into Hearthstone. They can be , Spell-generating

Battlecry: Add 2 random spells to your hand (from your opponent`s class).

They call him "Blackwing" because he`s a black dragon...... and he`s got wings.

See this card on Hearthpwn

For the other representations of Nefarian, see Nefarian (disambiguation) Nefarian is represented in Hearthstone in various forms: Nefarian - legendary minion card, from the Blackrock Mountain set Lord Victor Nefarius - first appearance as a boss in the Blackrock Mountain adventure, in his human

Nefarian is a legendary Rarity is a rough measure of the quality and scarcity of a card. Cards of higher rarity are typically more powerful and more useful, but are harder to find and more expensive to craft. There neutral Neutral is the term used to describe cards which are not limited to a specific class. Neutral collectible cards can be included in any deck, regardless of hero. Neutral cards use a plain, grey card minion Bloodfen Raptor, a simple minion card. A Beast-type minion, it has 3 Attack, 2 Health and a mana cost of 2. Minions are persistent creatures on the battlefield that will fight for their hero. Minion card, from 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 set.

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Strategy

Since Nefarian is a costly 9- drop "Drop" is a colloquial term used to describe a minion of a specific mana cost. For instance, a "3-drop" is a minion which costs 3 mana, such as a Silverback Patriarch. The term may be it would be ideal if the player were to play him while having control of the board, while the opponent is low on cards, or use cards that reduce his cost. Nefarian is exceptionally good should the opposing class cover a weakness of the player`s class, for example a Mage against a Warrior, as Warriors have few high-damage removal spells, and very few board clearing spells. Options such as taunt, healing, and overall control of the board will, much like other expensive cards, allow Nefarian to be played more easily. Druids can also use options such as Wild Growth Wild Growth Set: Basic Type: Spell Class: Druid Cost: 2 Tags: Mana-related Gain an empty Mana Crystal.Grow your own mana crystals with this Mana Crystal Growth Kit, only 39.99!See this card on Hearthpwn data page] in order to play Nefarian earlier. Paladins also have 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 as a means of lowering Nefarian`s cost to seven. Nefarian`s effect makes it unlikely that he will ever be entirely useless, and while it is possible that a player may gain two copies of Totemic Might Totemic Might Set: Basic Type: Spell Class: Shaman Cost: 0 Tags: Totem-related Give your Totems +2 Health.Totem-stomping is no longer recommended.See this card on Hearthpwn data page] Totemic Might is a shaman spell card, from while not playing Shaman, even cards such as Moonfire Moonfire Set: Basic Type: Spell Class: Druid Cost: 0 Abilities: Deal damage Deal 1 damage."Cast Moonfire, and never stop." - How to Be a Druid, Chapter 5, Section 3See this card on Hearthpwn data page] are capable of being useful.

Nefarian is also a good addition to a Yogg-Saron deck for adding more spells to use. He is also useful for Rogue decks that use Ethereal Peddler Ethereal Peddler Set: One Night in Karazhan Type: Minion Class: Rogue Rarity: Rare Cost: 5 Attack: 5 Health: 6 Abilities: Battlecry, Modify cost Tags: Class-related Battlecry: If you re holding any non-Rogue class cards, reduce their against 8/9 classes.

Certain classes are more likely to have better results than others (though this list is subjective);

Best:

• Mage, as Mages have extremely good spells such as Frostbolt Frostbolt Set: Basic Type: Spell Class: Mage Cost: 2 Abilities: Deal damage, Freeze Deal 3 damage to a character and Freeze it.It is customary to yell "Chill out!" or "Freeze!" or "Ice ice, baby!" when , 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 , and 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 . Most spells are usable regardless of the situation.
• Priest, as Priests have excellent single-target removal such as Shadow Word: Pain, strong health boosts, and some good board-clearing spells, such as Lightbomb.
• Warlock, as many spells are usable, largely self-damaging ones, such as Hellfire Hellfire Set: Basic Type: Spell Class: Warlock Cost: 4 Abilities: Deal damage Tags: Area of effect Deal 3 damage to ALL characters.It s spells like these that make it hard for Warlocks to get decent help.See . In addition, one is capable of getting Sacrificial Pact Sacrificial Pact Set: Basic Type: Spell Class: Warlock Cost: 0 Abilities: Destroy, Restore Health Tags: Demon-related Destroy a Demon. Restore #5 Health to your hero.This is the reason that Demons never really become friends with , which, while being a useless spell most of the time, AGAINST Warlock can be extremely powerful if your opponent plays Lord Jaraxxus Lord Jaraxxus Set: Classic Type: Minion Subtype: Demon Class: Warlock Rarity: Legendary Cost: 9 Attack: 3 Health: 15 Abilities: Battlecry, Equip, Replace Hero Power Tags: Hero Power-related, Weapon-generating Battlecry: Destroy your hero and replace it .

Average:

• Shaman, as many of their spells are useful, such as Lightning Bolt Lightning Bolt Set: Classic Type: Spell Class: Shaman Rarity: Common Cost: 1 Abilities: Deal damage, Overload Deal 3 damage. Overload: (1)Lightning Bolt! Lightning Bolt! Lightning Bolt!See this card on Hearthpwn data page] Lightning bolt is , though some spells are borderline useless outside of Shaman, such as Totemic Might Totemic Might Set: Basic Type: Spell Class: Shaman Cost: 0 Tags: Totem-related Give your Totems +2 Health.Totem-stomping is no longer recommended.See this card on Hearthpwn data page] Totemic Might is a shaman spell card, from .
• Druid, as Druid has some strong buff spells, good healing spells, and moderately good single-target removal, such as Starfire.
• Rogue, as Rogue has some exceptionally good spells such as Eviscerate, though some spells may be useless outside of weapon classes.
• Hunter, with various good secrets, some good damaging spells such as Multi-Shot, few spells are likely to be entirely useless.

Poor:

• Paladin, as while Paladin has excellent buff spells, there are many negligible secrets, or minor effect spells.
• Warrior, as many Warrior spells have poor efficiency, such as Mortal Strike, or simply do not do enough, such as Whirlwind.

Generated cards

Notes

• Nefarian`s Battlecry generates 2 spell cards and adds them to the player`s hand. These cards are chosen randomly from all collectible Collectible cards are cards which are available for players to collect and use in their decks. The majority of all playable cards are collectible cards. Players can view their collectible card collection through the collection spells belonging to the opponent`s class. The contents of the opponent`s deck and hand have no effect on which cards are generated. The selection is also unaffected by card rarity Rarity is a rough measure of the quality and scarcity of a card. Cards of higher rarity are typically more powerful and more useful, but are harder to find and more expensive to craft. There .
• Nefarian`s Battlecry may generate 2 copies of the same spell.
• The cards generated by Nefarian depend on the class of the opponent`s current hero, even if they started as a different class.
  • If the enemy hero has been replaced by Lord Jaraxxus Lord Jaraxxus Set: Classic Type: Minion Subtype: Demon Class: Warlock Rarity: Legendary Cost: 9 Attack: 3 Health: 15 Abilities: Battlecry, Equip, Replace Hero Power Tags: Hero Power-related, Weapon-generating Battlecry: Destroy your hero and replace it , this card`s Battlecry will generate warlock spells, regardless of the opponent`s original class.
  • When played against a player- Ragnaros Ragnaros the Firelord Set: Blackrock Mountain Type: Hero Health: 8 See this card on Hearthpwn data page] For other representations of Ragnaros, see Ragnaros (disambiguation) Ragnaros the Firelord is the hero created by Majordomo Executus , 2 Tail Swipes are generated. This contradicts official sources on what should happen (2 class cards from the original class) and is therefore assumed to be a bug. It is worth noting that 2 Tail Swipes are enough to kill the 8 Health Ragnaros hero.
  • If used against 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 in Curse of Naxxramas "Whispers of an ancient tomb… holding horrors in every room. Ghastly ghouls, poisons galore… but in the shadows lurks something more. Knights of death and abominations… cleaving your bits for new creations. And if by , 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 or One Night in Karazhan  "Your host, the great magus Medivh, invites you back to party down - with me!"  "Come inside... Meet your friends at the door. We ve got a feast like you ve never seen before. Shake your stuff , Nefarian`s Battlecry will generate 2 copies of 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 . If used against a boss in the League of Explorers "We ve traversed the tombs of Naxxramas; we ve climbed every cliff on Blackrock. Now, the world cries out for heroes, as a new evil rises. There will be danger! There will be doom! There will be , Nefarian will generate 2 copies of The Coin The Coin Set: Basic Type: Spell Cost: 0 Tags: Mana-related Gain 1 Mana Crystal this turn only.See this card on Hearthpwn data page] The Coin is a special uncollectible spell card granted at the start .

Quotes

Druid

Druid! The wild is mine to control!

Hunter

The hunter becomes the hunted!

Mage

Mage! You should be more careful when you play with magic!

Paladin

Paladin! Does the Light forsake you?

Priest

Priest! The Light serves me now!

Rogue

Rogue! Stop hiding and face me!

Shaman

Shaman! The elements obey me now!

Warlock

Warlock! You play with magic beyond your understanding!

Warrior

Warrior! Your strength becomes your weakness!

Other

Your magic is mine!

Attack

Let the games begin!

Blackrock Mountain

Nefarian in the TCG

For details of Nefarian`s exploits 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, see 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 .

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.)

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.

Nefarian in his human form, as Lord Victor Nefarius

In Blackrock, aided by his loyal dragonspawn, he fights a constant battle with Ragnaros Ragnaros the Firelord Set: Blackrock Mountain Type: Hero Health: 8 See this card on Hearthpwn data page] For other representations of Ragnaros, see Ragnaros (disambiguation) Ragnaros the Firelord is the hero created by Majordomo Executus 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 Nefarian card back

• Nefarian uses a different summoning quote depending on the opponent`s class.
• Nefarian is the theme for the "Nefarian" card back, obtained by defeating all 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 bosses in Heroic mode. While not especially clear from his Hearthstone incarnation, the card back looks very similar to how Nefarian looks in Blackwing Descent in World of Warcraft.
• With the releaseAnnounce of 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 , Nefarian is one of the most frequently-featured characters in Hearthstone, featuring as a minion card and as both narrator and three separate bosses for the Blackrock Mountain adventure. The only more diversely-featured character is Ragnaros the Firelord, who featuresSpecial attraction as a minion card, a narrator, a boss, and a replacement hero.

Voice

Nefarian was voiced by Matthew Mercer, who also voices Rexxar and Ragnaros Ragnaros the Firelord Set: Blackrock Mountain Type: Hero Health: 8 See this card on Hearthpwn data page] For other representations of Ragnaros, see Ragnaros (disambiguation) Ragnaros the Firelord is the hero created by Majordomo Executus .

Gallery

Nefarian`s human form Victor Nefarius in World of Warcraft

Nefarian in World of Warcraft