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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That was so satisfying to drop it right after opponent's Alexstrasza when I faced freeze mage last time.
Brann Bronzebeard + this = the enemy cannot cast anything but Innervate and Moonfire.
Battlecry: Your opponent's entire hand costs 5 more next turn.
I love you loatheb never change <3
One of the best legendary card
I like the golden animation
Has the golden bug been fixed on Loatheb yet? Do the mushrooms glow blue?
Nope:/
One of the few cards that is auto-included in every single deck of mine
You need to buy 2nd wing of solo adveture 'Naxxramas'
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Mage used Loatheb and it increased the cost (obviously) of Shadow Word: Death to 8 which then got summoned Grommash. He had Duplicate which ended giving me two of higher than normal monsters. Quite nice
My very favourite Golden artwork in the game :D
Mage hate this card
One of the auto pick legendaries
golden one looks very great. but so expensive to create :(
The card is definitely worth the mana you pay for it, but take heed: this guy excels at one thing only and that is to get that extra turn without having your board cleared by a flamestrike or what have you. Do not assume that this guy can be stapled to any deck and perform significantly better than a generic 5/5. Play him in aggro. That is where he will shine the most.
That said, another thing to consider is that this guy will not save you when you are behind. This guy is fine in any board state, but you want to play him when you are almost at parity or if you are ahead on the board.
I always had a fear playing Loatheb in an aggro deck...
Usually, in aggro decks you don't have many AOE and by playing Loatheb you basically force the opponent to use minions.
Minions that he could trade for yours on the next turn...
In my humble opinion, Loatheb is GREAT for a control deck (to protect your board from AOE and removals)
:)
No , you got it all wrong. Loatheb's purpose is keeping your board safe for board clears.
This is basically an auto include in every rush deck ever (expect face hunter because.. face hunter) because you either lose because you lose the board to another rush deck or your board gets wiped by a spell. Loatheb blocks one of those options for one turn.
What a prefect designed card! Powerful battlecry, beautiful body, not overpowered, but irreplaceable!
In my humble opinion, Sylvanas Windrunner is the peak of classic legendaies, Loatheb is the peak of Naxx legendaries, and Dr. Boom is the peak of GvG legendaies.
...And Emperor Thaurissan will likely be the peak of BRM legendaries!