The former ruler was now a slave, and though he chafed at his leash, he could not free himself from it. When the time came the Lich King was delighted to raise Anub'arak himself into a powerful undead minion. Despite the strength and cunning of the nerubian army, the Lich King's minions were endless. Seeing no way to subvert their defenses the Lich King settled on smashing the nerubians into rubble. Įventually, the War of the Spider pitted the nerubians against the Lich King's forces, with any attempts to spread the Plague of Undeath being ruthlessly snuffed out by Anub'arak. During that time, the spiderlord Anub'Rekhan was his most loyal commander. Anub'arak, The Traitor King, artwork by Wei Wang.Īnub'arak was the king of the nerubians when the Lich King arrived in Northrend.