Amal'thazad

Arch-lich Amal'thazad is a lich located in Acherus: The Ebon Hold.

History
Amal'thazad was once a powerful frost mage who fought against the forces of the Lich King. Arthas Menethil, impressed with the mage's power, raised him into undeath as the lich. He became the death knight frost trainer. Amal'thazad is surrounded by a group of.

During the Burning Legion's third invasion, when the Deathlord came back with the Frozen Soul Pendant, Amal'thazad decided he had nothing more to teach and joined them on the battlefield. He also appeared on the Broken Shore, investigating the Legion's attempts at re-creating the masterpiece that was the Scourge.

Quests

 * Eye of Azshara: The Frozen Soul
 * Champion: Amal'thazad (quest)
 * Amal'thazad's Message
 * Frozen Memories

Needs to be spoken to for Life's a Lich.

Quotes
''Amal'thazad places a challenge upon one of his Disciples of Frost. He will say one of the following lines, while the disciple comes forth:''
 * say
 * say
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The challenge, placed upon the Disciple of Frost can be one of two:

1. Amal'thazad calls forth a Coldwraith, which enters combat with the disciple.
 * say
 * say
 * The disciple casts Mind Freeze and interrupts the Coldwraith's Frostbolt.

2. Amal'thazad calls forth 3 skeletons, called Frigid Bones, which enter combat with the disciple.
 * say
 * Disciple of Frost casts Hungering Cold, freezing the skeletons solid.
 * say
 * The disciple battles the 3 Frozen Bones through a combination of melee strikes, Icy Touch, Howling Blast, and Hungering Cold until it kills them all or dies.

Depending on the outcome of the challenge Amal'thazad says the following lines:

Upon success - the Disciple of Frost completes the challenge by killing all enemies (note that the disciple can be healed with Gift of the Naaru)


 * say
 * say
 * say
 * say

Upon failure - the Disciple of Frost is killed by its enemy.


 * say
 * say
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 * say

We are what the cold wind carries. The icy chill of despair... The cold embrace of death...
 * Death knight gossip

I have nothing to teach you,.
 * Non-death knight gossip

Quest text

 * Deathlord, I have been your humble tutor in the dark arts for some years now. From your birth at the hands of the Lich King, to your ascension as leader of our order, I have taken pride in watching you grow in power and undeath.


 * I believe the time has passed in which my services as a teacher are necessary. Perhaps I would be of more use to you on the battlefield?


 * The time has come for me to warm these frozen bones of mine in the blood my enemies. Please, allow me to be of service on the battlefield.

On-click

 * Greetings
 * "What may I teach you today?"
 * "Yes, my disciple?"
 * "Death greets you, young one."


 * Farewell
 * "Do not forget what you have learned."
 * "The greatest power... is you."
 * "We do what the living cannot."

Gossip
When he appears on the Broken Shore, he has dialogs for Life's a Lich. After finishing the quest, he has the following gossip:
 * Broken Shore
 * Say what you will about Arthas, but the former Lich King did have a cold efficiency when it came to dealing with the Legion.
 * It is so nice to be away from Acherus doing some good, old fashioned field research again with fresh corpses and bone piles.
 * If this is a representation of the type of necromancy that the Burning Legion relies on then we are in better shape than I ever imagined.

Notes and trivia

 * Before World of Warcraft: Shadowlands, Amal'thazad was one of the few friendly liches on Azeroth in World of Warcraft (the other being Tanathal), and the only one with whom players may interact.
 * Although Amal'thazad is a Frost Trainer, he, as well as all other death knight trainers, teaches everything.
 * As a champion, it is shown that he fights like a Frost death knight, dual-wielding swords.
 * Amal'thazad is voiced by Dave Fennoy in Legion.