Lord Marrowgar Boss Guide - The Lower Citadel
The first boss of the Lower Citadel you'll encounter is Lord Marrowgar, the Gatekeeper.
Fight Details
This fight will require that you kill Lord Marrowgar in one swift hit to the face due to his Hero Power, Skeletal Reconstruction, fully healing himself at the end of his turn. To accomplish this, we're going to need a One Turn Kill style deck which will require some setup, or a way to steal some of his overpowered cards.
One fun and easy way to deal with this is the old-school Divine Spirit + Inner Fire combo on top of a stolen Bone Spike. You don't even need to get it crazy high, just doubling its health once (to 16) is enough since at the start of your turn you'll hit Marrowgar for 15 automatically followed by 16 for the kill.
Special Notes
- Mindbreaker does not work on this fight.
Watch Out for These Cards
- Bone Spike - This needs to be removed immediately. Stealing it is also an option.. an incredibly rude one at that.
- Bone Storm - Good luck with super aggro decks, a couple of these and your board is wiped out. The card draw for him sucks too.
- Bryn'troll, the Bone Arbiter - Having some form of weapon removal is a very good idea. This can deal a total of 18 damage over 3 turns.
- Skeletal Knight - Killing this could give you a fun way to swing things into your favor.
Rewards
Unlike previous adventures, this boss does not reward you with a new card. Instead, you will receive a Frozen Throne card pack upon completion of the Lower Citadel wing.
Boss Deck
Check out the full contents of Lord Marrowgar's deck below.
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Decks to Try
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Trivia
- Lord Marrowgar is the first boss in World of Warcraft's Icecrown Citadel.
- If you copy cards from him, he calls you a Bone Burglar!
Fight Video
Check out Neon's guide to the fight.
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I made this paladin deck to defeat him:
I used control warrior with The Ancient One. It was not quick, but damn was it satisfying!
I got lucky on the first try with ramp druid and the Ancient one, drawing both Blood of The Ancient Ones and a Faceless by the time I had 9 mana (about turn 6/7).
I think I should go back because I missed a lot of that encounter
First try with my normal elemental shaman deck. He ran out of cards and died of fatigue damage 😅
Beat him with Jade druid first try
Same, with Naturalize and Acidic Swamp Ooze teched in, and the DK Druid hero for funs.
Yup Jade Druid totally wrecks this guy.
Combo Priest is really good. Marrowgar lacks removal so your Lightwell and Lightspawn can stick to the board and clear Marrowgar's minions every turn while you continue to heal and buff them. Shadow Word Pain and Crazed Alchemist are great removals for Bone Spike early on before you reach critical mass with your minions.
Bone Storm - BONE STORM ?! - BONESTORM!!!