Loatheb was added in the Curse of Naxxramas Adventure. He is available from Wing 2 - The Plague Quarter which opened on July 29th, 2014, and is obtained after defeating the adventure boss Loatheb.
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As a player who only plays wild but didn't have the chance to get naxx, should I craft this? I crafted Boom, so I'd guess I should make this next.
One of the best cards ever introduced. It was fairly situational but if you played it in the right situations you would decide the game on the spot. Unfortunatly Blizzard mostly stepped away from printing cards which required a bit of judgement and skill. They dont want people to have answers, they want "tempo".
Sadly this is true. Loatheb was one of the best card introduced, gave the game more depth. Now it's tempo tempo tempo and SMOrc. We don't need more tempo, we need more cards like this and Zombie Chow. Situational, but powerful.
Yes, this is a card you need to play with strategy and skills. I hate the cards that will surely give you advantage whenever you play it like Kazakus and Reno.
I don't mind them too much actually. Reno is just a product of the constant tempo and smorc meta. He needed to be powerful in order to be a real answer to aggression.
I am still unsure about Kazakus. It is powerful for sure but with reno gone it will probably not be able to sustain the highlander deck type on its own.
DR.5
This card rotated out...aaaaaand Miracle Rogue is back. Well Played!
Depends on the matchup. If you're against something like Freeze Mage or Combo Druid then hold it to delay their combo one turn. Popping Ice Block and dropping Loatheb in the same turn is game winning against Freeze Mage.
However, you may still just need to play it for tempo to get a guy on the board, or maybe to stop a board wipe.
Nobody seriously spotted this yet? Not even the feg who just types "Haha!" on every single changed card?
Kewl
I seee yer bootyyy
I SEE YOU!
You are one of a kind Loatheb ........ You will be MISSED !!
Rest in peace, may he return as a corrupted minion.
Well, he is not dead.. He is rocking on Wild ;D
Good night sweet prince. I will never forget you. You are the best. You fucked up so much OTK bullshit. RIP Loatheb 2014-2016
Just crafted him in golden. So sweet :D
He'll be a normal card still, playable in the wild format, so no reason to give us any dust for him or any other non-standard cards. So if you want to play standard - that wasn't too smart :P
too bad he wont be in standrd lol
Baron Geddon?