On episode 206, Hat has returned from his Honeymoon and joins Botticus and Appa to talk about their life and ladder from the past week. There's a lot of news to talk about this week and the cast goes a bit more in-depth on the Seiko drama from Grandmasters. Hat puts a new spin on the tournaments section this week while still keeping the charm of his usual approach. In Decksplanations, all three hosts weigh in on how they approach matchups for the most popular decks in the game right now.

 

News Highlights - 18:32

 

• Masters Tour changes
• Tombs of Terror
• Sn1p Sn4p +Wild Bans

 

Tournaments - 43:00

 

• Grandmasters
• Battleriff
• DH Montreal

 

Decksplanations - 1:05:23

 

• Matchup Matrix

 

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On episode 205, Hat is busy celebrating his honeymoon in Italy this week, so Appa and Botticus hold down the fort.  News this week covers the Tombs of Terror patch and the changes to Elise and the Discover mechanic. In the tournament section, Appa gives a breakdown of current Grandmaster standings and suggests two great games to watch from this week. Botticus and Appa round out the show by giving their personal "Fearless Hearthstone Inventory" and explain why doing this is a great way to improve.

 

News Highlights - 26:09

 

• September 10th Update Article

 

Tournaments - 40:11

 

• Grandmasters

 

Decksplanations - 1:03:46

 

• Fearless Hearthstone Inventory

 

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Hot dog! The gang has a lot to taco bout this bonus episode, and a few longer quest-ions are sandwiched in between some smaller bites of food for thought. Join for some thought provoking discussion on animation timing, the joy of the current meta, and some intense classification of edible items.

 

Discussion Topics

 

Recent Nerfs

Best Meta

Animation Times

Bluffing

Ranking the 18 quests

State of Esports

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On episode 204, The crew play the Louisiana Name Game where we find out that LA city names are just food. The news this week covers the upcoming single-player as well as the tavern brawl and balance changes for arena. Hat gives us updates from Grandmasters and highlights how the shield conquest meta is shaping up. Appa has a blast giving his primer on Quest Shaman after his top200 finish with the deck in August.

 

News Highlights - 19:22

 

• Tombs of Terror
• LoE Revived tavern brawl
• Arena balance changes

 

Tournaments - 32:05

 

• Grandmasters

 

Decksplanations - 44:04

 

• Quest Shaman

 

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The 11th bonus episode has the guys debating many important topics, including – but not limited to – the ethics of playing a busted deck, cards that could be erased from the timeline, the best class design in Year of the Dragon, and some ruminations on the state of the game from right before Uldum released. Come join in the discussion and let us know if you have a question for the next bonus episode!

Discussion Topics

Decks and Cards

Class design

Why play standard

State of the Game

Arena talk

Rise of Shadows retrospective

Quick Hits

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The 11th bonus episode has the guys debating many important topics, including - but not limited to - the ethics of playing a busted deck, cards that could be erased from the timeline, the best class design in Year of the Dragon, and some ruminations on the state of the game from right before Uldum released. Come join in the discussion and let us know if you have a question for the next bonus episode!

 

Discussion Topics

 

Decks and Cards

Class design

Why play standard

State of the Game

Arena talk

Rise of Shadows retrospective

Quick Hits

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On episode 203, This week Hat, Appa, and Botticus are joined by Stormraige from the Blizzlet podcast! Botticus dives into the news highlighting changes to Zephrys and caps off the section talking about the Valuetown podcast’s hiatus. In the tournament section, Hat breaks down the first week of the brand new Shielded Conquest Grandmasters format as well as the China Gold Team League. To round out the show, Appa goes over different ways you can recognize when you’re making mistakes and specifically how to learn and improve from them.

News Highlights – 30:04

* Card Balance Changes and Zephrys * Onward to Uldum Tavern Brawl* Value town goes on indefinite hiatus

Tournaments – 54:20

* Grandmasters* Qualifiers* Twitch arena rivals

Decksplanations – 1:03:49

* Identifying Mistakes

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On episode 203, This week Hat, Appa, and Botticus are joined by Stormraige from the Blizzlet podcast! Botticus dives into the news highlighting changes to Zephrys and caps off the section talking about the Valuetown podcast's hiatus. In the tournament section, Hat breaks down the first week of the brand new Shielded Conquest Grandmasters format as well as the China Gold Team League. To round out the show, Appa goes over different ways you can recognize when you're making mistakes and specifically how to learn and improve from them.

 

News Highlights - 30:04

 

• Card Balance Changes and Zephrys 
• Onward to Uldum Tavern Brawl
• Value town goes on indefinite hiatus

 

Tournaments - 54:20

 

• Grandmasters
• Qualifiers
• Twitch arena rivals

 

Decksplanations - 1:03:49

 

• Identifying Mistakes

 

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On episode 202, Another CC Listener Series is in the books, and Rebobson won a trophy (and a spot on the show) again! He joins us on a packed episode, with lots of discussion about the still developing Saviors standard meta and the upcoming nerfs. We recap the meta at Masters Tour Seoul in tournaments and try to predict what’s going to win the nerf round in Decksplanations.

News Highlights – 44:16

* Nerfs!* Explorer bundle* Iksar thread on combo priest* Interviews with Alex Charsky and Sam Braithwaite* Zephrys interview with Celestalon* Youtube Videos

Tournaments – 1:24:34

* Masters Tour Seoul* Qualifiers* CC Listener Series

Decksplanations – 1:32:40

* Nerf recap and what it will do to the meta

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On episode 202, Another CC Listener Series is in the books, and Rebobson won a trophy (and a spot on the show) again! He joins us on a packed episode, with lots of discussion about the still developing Saviors standard meta and the upcoming nerfs. We recap the meta at Masters Tour Seoul in tournaments and try to predict what's going to win the nerf round in Decksplanations.

 

News Highlights - 44:16

 

• Nerfs!
• Explorer bundle
• Iksar thread on combo priest
• Interviews with Alex Charsky and Sam Braithwaite
• Zephrys interview with Celestalon
• Youtube Videos

 

Tournaments - 1:24:34

 

• Masters Tour Seoul
• Qualifiers
• CC Listener Series

 

Decksplanations - 1:32:40

 

• Nerf recap and what it will do to the meta

 

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