# World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King

World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King is a board game for 1–5 players. It plays in 45–60 minutes and is meant for ages 14 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 3. It is rated 7.3 out of 10 by 15 Ludoya reviewers. The cheapest copy in stock is $79.76 (United States).

- **Players:** 1–5 (best with 3)
- **Playing time:** 45–60 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 14+
- **Complexity:** 2.3 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2021
- **Categories:** Fantasy, Video Game Theme
- **Mechanics:** Hand Management, Variable Player Powers, Action Points, Cooperative Game, Point to Point Movement, Set Collection, Trading
- **Ludoya rating:** 7.3 out of 10, from 15 reviews
- **Owned by:** 69 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 91
- **Unique players:** 121

**Designers:** Alexandar Ortloff-Tang, Todd Michlitsch, Michael Sanfilippo, Justin Kemppainen

**Artists:** Atha Kanaani

**Publishers:** Z-Man Games

## Where to buy in United States

| Shop | Price | Link |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Fantasiapelit | 82.2 € | https://www.fantasiapelit.com/index.php?main=ai&kat=single&mista=indeksi&etsittava=_212011 |

## Expansions

- [World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King – Brann Bronzebeard](https://www.ludoya.com/games/world-of-warcraft-wrath-of-the-lich-king-brann-bronzebeard)

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## Rules questions

### Can I play more than one Hero card on my turn?

Yes. You can play any number of Fight cards during a fight action (after rolling) and any number of Defend cards when suffering damage; Travel and Heal cards are free actions and may be played any number of times on your turn, while Stronghold cards are resolved immediately when drawn (pages 7, 11).

### When I fight, do enemies deal damage back for each hit I roll or only once?

Enemies deal damage after you resolve your hits: each ghoul and abomination on your space deals 1 damage (so damage is per enemy present, not per hit rolled); shield results reduce that damage and the Lich King adds +1 damage for fights in his region (pages 5, 7).

### If I contribute cards to a quest, do I discard them or lose them?

No — cards contributed to a quest are not discarded and remain in your hand, and each hero on the quest space can contribute one card per quest action (pages 6, 10).

### What happens when 'The Scourge Rises' is drawn or a space would get a fourth ghoul (an overrun)?

Resolving 'The Scourge Rises' advances the Scourge marker, moves the Lich King to the region, adds ghouls up to three on that space, and places an abomination; during the regular Spawn Ghouls step, attempting to place a fourth ghoul causes an overrun instead (advance despair once and place an abomination) (pages 8, 10).

### How do abominations activate — how do they move and deal damage?

One at a time, each abomination moves one space toward the closest hero (current player chooses ties) and then deals 1 damage to one hero on its space; if multiple abominations deal damage to the same hero they deal it simultaneously (page 8).

### How do we win or immediately lose the game?

You win by completing all three quests and then completing the Icecrown Citadel quest (you win immediately when Icecrown Citadel is completed); you lose immediately if the despair marker reaches the bottom of the despair track (and despair also advances when required components/cards cannot be placed or drawn) (page 9).

## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/world-of-warcraft-wrath-of-the-lich-king)
- [World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/world-of-warcraft-wrath-of-the-lich-king)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/342848)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-23. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._