Happy new year! In our first episode of 2026, we take a look back at the last year in Hearthstone, what we liked, what we didn't, and where we think things are going to go in the year to come.

Tournaments – 15:16

• Worlds Recap

Decksplanations – 34:05

• 2025 in Hearthstone
  • The sets:
    • Starcraft
    • Into the Emerald Dream
    • Lost City of Un'goro
    • Across the Timeways
  • Balance changes
  • In-game events
  • Communication
  • Esports

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Looking for something different to play to close out the climb for December? Just in time for the holidays, we present you with how to play Aura Paladin! Plus, review of the lineups from Worlds, and more!

Tournaments – 17:00

• Worlds Lineups Review

Decksplanations – 37:30

• How to play Aura Paladin

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Just in time for Winter Veil, Blizzard has come bearing good tidings in the form of a buffs-only balance patch! We look at all the new toys we get to unwrap and figure out if any of them will lead to (holiday) cheers.

News – 18:02

• Worlds Preview
• Hotfix Patch 34.2.1

Decksplanations – 29:34

• Patch 34.2.2
  • Buffs
  • More buffs

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We're back from our holiday break, with suggestions for off-meta decks you can play in Standard if you need your own break from the December ladder grind. Plus, details on the new Battlegrounds season, a huge new patch with multiple upcoming in-game events, and more!

News – 35:30

• Patch 34.2
  • Battlegrounds, Arena and Gameplay updates
    • Rewind performance improvements
    • Fabled cards in Arena (not you, Rafaam)
    • New Battlegrounds season
  • Events and Features
    • Upgraded Signature Card Features
    • Events
    • Obtain Ranked Hero Skins You May Have Missed!

Decksplanations – 1:01:29

• Off-meta Decks you Can Play
  • Decks using the new Welcome Home Card
  • Toki Mage
  • Azshara Druid
  • Quest Hunter
  • Wallow Warlock

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There have been a lot of changes in the meta since last week's big balance change, and we're here to help you navigate the new Timeways, including a recap of last weekend's Last Chance tournament to determine the final spot at next month's World Championships, and a trip back to the future to break down Discover Hunter.

News – 15:07

• Patch 34.0.3
• Aviana ban in Wild and Arena
• Ranked rewards makeup packs

Tournaments – 23:09

• Last Chance Recap

Decksplanations – 35:45

• How to play Discover Hunter

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We've gotten our first balance patch for Across the Timeways, and boy is it a doozy! We break down the implications for the meta and some early ideas of what to play into it.

News – 15:58

• Setting things right with ranked rewards
• Last Chance Finals

Decksplanations – 23:52

• Patch 34.0.2
  • Nerfs
  • More nerfs

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Across the Timeways is here, and we've been scouring the timeline to find the best decks to play from the past, the present, and a possible post-balance patch future!

News – 24:49

• Patch 34.0
• Blizzcon Tickets on sale

Decksplanations – 33:55

• Across the Timeways early meta overview
  • New decks with positive win-rates
  • Modified old decks with positive win-rate decks
  • Old decks that are still good
  • Developing decks to keep an eye on

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We're almost out of time before the next expansion releases, but there's just enough left to talk about what we played in Theorycrafting and the Prerelease Tavern Brawl, and what cards we're excited to play with (or hope will be lost to the annals of history).

News – 24:32

• Patch 34.0
• Quests, Elise banned in Prerelease Tavern Brawl
• Tavern Pass refresh

Decksplanations – 51:46

• Across the Timeways superlatives
  • Cards we can't wait to play with
  • Cards we're scared of
  • Cards we want to be good but aren't
  • Cards we think are over/underrated
  • Cards we just want to talk about

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We've finally seen all of the cards from Across the Timeways, and we have thoughts. Warrior is summoning minions, Mage has a new OTK deck and Warlock has ten Rafaams?!

News – 15:24

• Across the Timeways community events
• Team 5 votes to unionize

Decksplanations – 27:30

• Across the Timeways Cards!
  • Warrior
  • Mage
  • Warlock

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We revealed four Demon Hunter cards on stream Wednesday night (thanks, Blizzard)! We talk about all of those cards in detail, along with the rest of Demon Hunter's set in Across the Timeways, plus new cards from Druid, Rogue, and Shaman.

News – 13:51

• Chromie's Chrono Catastrophe event is live

Decksplanations – 18:16

• Across the Timeways Cards!
  • Demon Hunter
  • Druid
  • Rogue
  • Shaman

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