Kel'Thuzad Guide for the Curse of Naxxramas

Table of Contents

• 1. Health, Hero Power, Cards, Etc.
• 2. Video
• +3. Strategy and Deck Building
  • 3.1. Paladin Kel'Thuzad Deck
  • 3.2. Priest Kel'Thuzad Deck
• 4. Changelog

Kel'Thuzad is the second and final boss of the Frostwyrm Lair, the fifth and last wing of the Curse of Naxxramas. Most of the information in this guide is aimed at Heroic mode, but everything presented here can also be helpful to defeat the Normal mode of the boss.

We put up a video on Youtube to show you how to defeat Kel'Thuzad.

When building a deck to beat Kel'Thuzad, you need to keep in mind that, during the fight, you will have to plan ahead and transition him from Phase 1 to Phase 2 at the right moment.

During Phase 1, you should establish board control as soon as possible and burn down his armor in order to push him to Phase 2 before his Frost Blast inflicts too much damage to your hero. You also need to wait to have a solution to deal with his Guardian of Icecrowns. For example, with the Priest deck listed below, a good idea is to wait 1) to have a minion buffed with Divine Spirit and Inner Fire on the board, and 2) to draw 1 or 2 Silence to silence the guardians and burn down Kel'Thuzad as quickly as you can.

Once Phase 2 starts, your main concern will be Chains. Simply maintain board control and make sure his Hero Power does not give him value you cannot deal with.
You may be tempted to overextend your board to reduce the chances that your strong minions will be mind-controlled, but remember that Kel'Thuzad has 2 Twisting Nether in his deck.

Note that
Alexstrasza cannot be used on this encounter.

To help you beat Kel'Thuzad, we created the two decks presented below. You can also get some inspiration from them to create decks for other classes.

• 25 Aug. 2014: Added a link to our Youtube video for the fight.