Coin Concede: A Hearthstone Podcast

Edelweiss is sick this week, so WickedGood and Magesa are on their own in a week with a lot to talk about, including the results of Worlds, prospects for esports in 2024, core set polls, changes at Blizzard leadership, and, oh, one of the biggest Standard balance patches we've had in a while.

News – 20:49

• Polls for Core Additions
• Amazon Prime Standard Packs
• Cora/Jia Profile in Shacknews
• Bot Ban Updates
• Blizzard 2023 By the Numbers
• Bobby Kotick Leaving Activision Blizzard

Tournaments – 44:02

• Worlds Recap
• Announcement of an announcement about 2024 esports

Decksplanations – 1:01:34

• Balance Patch 28.2.3
  • Nerfs
  • The Pyrotechnician ban
  • Buffs

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It's Worlds weekend! So this seems as good a time as any to talk about how to use tech cards, why there are going to be a lot of them in the decklists for the tournament, and why you shouldn't be doing the same on ladder.

News – 21:33

• Patch 28.2.2 Hotfix
• Winter Veil is Live
• The World's Foremost Game Designer Creator

Tournaments – 30:02

• Worlds Preview

Decksplanations – 43:44

• Tech Cards!
  • What are they?
  • Why play them?
  • When (not) to play them
  • How to use them

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It's a big week in Hearthstone, with two major patches, a new Battlegrounds season, big changes to the client, and more to talk about. However, there's still time to say goodbye to an old friend.

News – 22:55

• Patch 28.2
  • New Battlegrounds Season
  • Anomaly Updates
  • Card Updates
  • Winter Veil
  • Heroic Tavern Brawl
  • Show Rework
  • New Player Progression Update
• The state of Priest

Tournaments – 1:13:40

• Worlds Preview
• Battle of the Discords Recap
• Super Girl Gamer Pro Battlegrounds

Decksplanations – 1:17:41

• Pre-worlds balance changes
  • Nerfs
  • Buffs

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We're back from Thanksgiving break, and there's a ton of news to talk about, including balance changes, a new Battlegrounds season, and Twist's winter break update. Even with all that, we manage to find time to break down Reno Shaman, one of the hot new decks in the post-nerf meta.

News – 19:53

• Balance Changes
• New Battlegrounds Season
• Winter Veil
• Twist Winter Break Update
• Hearthstone 10th Anniversary crossover with WoW?
• Worst Card Ever Bracket

Tournaments – 1:05:53

• Worlds qualifiers
• Battle of the Discords coming soon

Decksplanations – 1:11:03

• Reno Shaman
  • Why play it?
  • General Gameplay
  • Mulligans
  • Matchups

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We're no longer scared of The Azerite Snake, because it's already been nerfed. But there are a lot of other new decks in the Showdown in the Badlands launch meta to talk about to figure out what will take the snake's place! That is, if a certain Twitter poll doesn't tear the crew apart...

News – 18:30

• Snek nerf
• Shop updates
• Known issues
• Twist hiatus
• Mercs XP change
• Firestone game mode stats
• A divisive Twitter poll

Tournaments – 1:01:16

• Super Girl Gamer Pro Battlegrounds Registration
• Battle of the Discords coming soon

Decksplanations – 1:04:00

• New decks to play!
  • Snek Warlock (RIP)
  • Naga DH
  • Dragon Druid
  • Cleave Hunter
  • Reno Paladin
  • Secret Mage
  • Plague Excavate DK
  • Buff Paladin

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We're still coming down from our theorycrafting stream, and we have a whole lot of impressions about the cards in Showdown in the Badlands! But first, we still have a Masters Tour to recap, and a bunch of big news to discuss!

News – 13:17

• 28.0 Patch Notes
  • Shadows in the Badlands launch and in-game event
  • Arena and Duels mechanic changes
  • Twist hiatus
  • Bug fixes and enhancements
• 28.1 Hotfix
• Known Issues

Tournaments – 52:15

• Masters Tour Recap

Decksplanations – 1:02:21

• Showdown in the Badlands card 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/under rated
  • Cards we don't understand

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We're live from Blizzcon, and we're all in the same room! We break down all of the big announcements from Blizzcon Opening Ceremonies and the What's Next panel, including the reason you'll want to play highlander decks in Showdown in the Badlands, everything you want to know about catch-up packs, and hands-on impressions of Battlegrounds Duos!

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We've got three new Paladin cards from Showdown in the Badlands to reveal to you! Big thanks to Blizzard and the Hearthstone community team for providing this opportunity!

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There's a lot going on, and we haven't even gotten to Blizzcon yet! The crew breaks down this week's balance changes, previews the lineups of this weekend's Masters Tour, and then reviews all the Showdown in the Badlands cards that were revealed this week, including the slimiest set of Warlock cards we've ever seen.

News – 20:57

• Patch 27.6.2 - Balance Changes
  • Rake
  • Embrace of Nature
  • Yogg-Saron, Unleashed
  • Tony, King of Piracy
  • The Jailer
  • Constructed anomalies

Tournaments – 51:37

• Removal of Hearthstone Esports Web Pages
• Masters Tour Preview

Decksplanations – 1:02:41

• New Cards!
  • Neutrals
  • Priest
  • Death Knight
  • Shaman
  • Hunter
  • Warlock

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Edelweiss and Magesa hold down the fort with a big patch and the announcement of the new expansion, Showdown in the Badlands! After discussing the highlights of the patch, we break down all the new cards and mechanics, including cards Edelweiss is scared of, Magesa's favorite meme card in Hearthstone so far, and our own spin on wildly speculating about Control Priest.

News – 23:41

• Patch 27.6 New expansion announcement!
  • Discussion of balance windows
  • Pre-release legendary and bundles
  • Highlights of Twist, Battlegrounds, and Arena Updates
  • Highlights of new features, bug fixes, known issues, and shop updates

Tournaments – 42:29

• Lobby Legends Results
• Solary Results

Decksplanations – 1:03:48

• Showdown in the Badlands!
  • Theme and teasers
  • Highlander is back
  • Quickdraw keyword and cards
  • Excavate keyword and cards
  • RidiculousHat is in this expansion

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