WoW: Fall of the Lich King

The day is finally upon us as the Lich King is being added into Icecrown Citadel. This encounter will finally give players the chance to confront and defeat the villain that has plagued players throughout Wrath of the Lich King, and is the sole obstacle in my path to retiring from World of Warcraft.

The Lich King is a limited attempt boss (20 attempts), and these limited attempts are shared with 3 other bosses that must be killed prior to confronting him. Blizzard has kept a tight lid on the final boss encounter, with no testing being performed on the PTR. This puts all guilds on a clean slate for defeating him, and keeps some of the allure of confronting the final boss of WotLK. Defeating the Lich King will also unlock the ability to set hard modes on each boss in Icecrown Citadel, which are considered to be the real skill test.

Along with the Lich King, the new arena season will start today, and a new boss will be added to the Vault of Archavon. With the patch currently being put on the servers, www.mmo-chamion.com has already data-mined the spells he will use in the encounter, and have posted the final cinematic for when you defeat the Lich King. Please remember this video contains spoilers, so click at your own risk.