Coin Concede: A Hearthstone Podcast

On episode 232, The Hearthstone team has been incredibly busy! We've got TWO HOURS OF NEWS to share with you on everything covered in the reveal for Year of the Phoenix, including (but not limited to) discussion of the new Demon Hunter class and the new Ashes of Outland expansion. What more can be said? Check it out and get hype with us!!!

News Highlights - 10:48

• Patch 16.6 Live Now
• BG stuff
• 2020 Roadmap
• Card Pack Changes
• Free Deck for New and Returning Players
• Ranked Mode Overhaul
• Priest Update
• HoF announcement
• New Demon Hunter Class
• Ashes of Outland

Tournaments - 1:50:18

• Jonkoping qualifiers

Decksplanations -1:53:02

• Ashes of Outland

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On episode 231, Our review for the last year is huge, but we hope it doesn't drag-on! Special guest DeckTech joins us to take some time and look back at all the events since last rotation - there's quite a bit! Not to mention the news, which includes a teaser of what's to come for the next year as well as our first reverted card reveal. Hang out with us before the storm next week!

News Highlights - 39:34

• A Storm is Coming
• Sludge Slurper confirmed to be Unnerfed
• Hall of Champs Brawl is back!
• Devs favorite wild cards
• BG fun facts

Tournaments - 1:21:50

• Jonkoping qualifiers
• Ladder

Decksplanations -1:30:30

• Year of the Dragon Review

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On episode 230, Buckle up because the CraigOfCanada rollercoaster is taking off! Craig joins Hat and Bott this week to chat about everything from Masters Tour LA going online only to his new show Born to be Wild, coming out this week with NateWolfeTCG. We also have some Wild speculation to discuss with Iksar's post about reversions. Decksplanations continues the discussion from the last bonus episode and has the gang trying out their new method of evaluation with cards they may have Got or Goofed from DoD.

News Highlights - 24:40

• Masters Tour LA moved to Online-Only
• Reverting a handful of card nerfs
• 16.4.1 patch
• The Spirit of Competition HS Anniversary Event

Tournaments - 53:28

• Jonkoping qualifiers
• Ladder

Decksplanations -58:04

• Got it or Goofed it

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This bonus episode has it all - reflection on tournament formats, discussion of statistics, hilarious custom cards representing the hosts, and making fun of priest (and Botticus). There's also a deep dive into a discussion of how card ratings can be defined and how we'll be discussing cards for the upcoming year of the... something!

Discussion Topics

Specialist

Pocket Metas

Switching Decks

HSReplay Data

Year of the ?

Custom Cards

Card Ratings

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On episode 229, The gang unleashes their wild side this week with special guest EK joining the crew to talk about the other constructed format in the client. There’s lots to cover with the 16.4 update, including the huge new BG refresh and the various bugs that came along for the ride. There’s also some live discussion of Iksar’s tweets about wild philosophy before getting into tournaments, where Embiggen Druid has confirmed itself as the new Face Hunter. Decksplanations covers how to engage with wild if you’re not already in the format with lots of expert knowledge from EK.

News Highlights – 27:45

* 16.4* Dragons in BGs* Lots of 16.4 issues* Iksar Wild tweet

Tournaments – 1:04:57

* Anaheim* Jonkoping qualifiers* Ladder

Decksplanations -1:12:30

* How to Wild

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On episode 229, The gang unleashes their wild side this week with special guest EK joining the crew to talk about the other constructed format in the client. There's lots to cover with the 16.4 update, including the huge new BG refresh and the various bugs that came along for the ride. There's also some live discussion of Iksar's tweets about wild philosophy before getting into tournaments, where Embiggen Druid has confirmed itself as the new Face Hunter. Decksplanations covers how to engage with wild if you're not already in the format with lots of expert knowledge from EK.

News Highlights - 27:45

• 16.4
• Dragons in BGs
• Lots of 16.4 issues
• Iksar Wild tweet

Tournaments - 1:04:57

• Anaheim
• Jonkoping qualifiers
• Ladder

Decksplanations -1:12:30

• How to Wild

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On episode 228, Donde esta el Master's Tour? Hat and Botticus are joined by special guest Donde of THL (hall of) fame to process the news week, including the bombshell of the master's tour relocation and the hype generated by the 2020 Hearthstone Summit. Hat reveals what the new Face Hunter is in the tournaments section and decksplanations is all about how to prepare a lineup for any number of formats.

News Highlights - 28:29

• Masters Tour Moved to LA
• Hearthstone Summit 2020
• Blizzard/Google deal
• Masters Tour stats on YouTube
• Tespa

Tournaments - 1:00:40

• Jonkoping
• Ladder

Decksplanations -1:06:56

• Adapting a lineup to a format

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On episode 227, Hat and Bott are joined once again by WickedGood to take a dive into the post-Awakening meta now that all the cards are out. There are some developer posts and interviews to dig through, a Battlegrounds nerf, and firsthand feedback on how to use the fantastic Off Curve masters tour dashboard. Decksplanations is a look back at Galakrond's Awakening where the gang thinks about what worked and what didn't.

News Highlights - 34:42

• Iksar on Meta shifts
• Patch 16.2.4
• Interview with Alex Charskey

Tournaments - 1:06:35

• Off Curve
• Jonkoping
• Ladder

Decksplanations -1:27:28

• Galakrond's Awakening Retrospective

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On episode 226, Appa is back from Masters Tour Arlington and he brought stories! Bott, Hat, and Appa exchange stories from the past week before getting into some news. The news covers a new client update coming soon as well as three interviews, which includes a slightly controversial interview with Drew Higbee. Hat recaps the games to watch from the event before the guys discuss the event's meta and why Appa chose the lineup that he did. To round out the show is a breakdown of the popular Hunter archetypes in standard, how to play with them, and how to beat them.

News Highlights - 27:25

• 16.2.3 Client Update
• Interview with Dave Kosak and Stephen Chang
• Interview with AzumoQT
• Interview with Drew Higbee

Tournaments - 49:45

• Arlington
• Ladder

Decksplanations -1:18:23

• Hunter

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On episode 225, It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a... 6/8 beast with reborn? Druid has made a huge impact on the ladder and we expect to see the same impact at Masters Tour Arlington which is happening this weekend! Hat and Bott go over the news and dive deep into the upcoming tournament format for the first Masters Tour of 2020. Decksplanations is a short and sweet coverage of the new big bad on ladder to help you gain an edge for the February season.

News Highlights - 31:25

• Blizzard and Google
• Dragon Masters Bundle
• BG matchmaking change is live
• Iksar tweet
• Mike Donais

Tournaments - 53:35

• Qualifiers
• Ladder
• Arlington!

Decksplanations -1:13:40

• Embiggen Druid

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