Legend of the Innkeeper : A Hearthstone Podcast for Casual Players

News

Ben Brode – “Been reading discussions about balance; we have an update coming next month which includes some cool events, and that is when any balance changes would happen. We’ll be sure to announce any changes as the patch gets closer. See you at the HCT World Championship next week!”

Espo Mode

Shadow Reflections

How it Works

Choose your own class!

Build a deck with any number of cards you want. It can be anything between 1 card (not at all recommended) and 30 (also not recommended).

Any remaining slots in your deck get filled with Shadow Reflection.

Find some awesome combos and get slaying your opponents!

KaC Hunter cards

Next Week: Warrior

Reviews and Emails

iTunes Reviews: 2

Great fun!  5 stars

by charsiscool from USA

I have returned to Hearthstone as an extremely casual player after too long of a hiatus. It has been so awesome discovering this podcast because of it. I never feel out of the loop when Vastidious & Espo review new cards. They explain things well without wasting any time. And it is also helping me learn how to play more competitively (while still keeping cash in my wallet). And I can also watch Espo play on Twitch (so helpful to see the cards they review in action). Very good show! Will continue to listen and watch!

Not recommended  2 stars

by ap ren from Finland

Unfortunately i can’t really recommend this podcast to anyone. It advertises itself as a podcast for the casual players but i think it’s actually dangerous for those players because it contains so much misinformation so if you’re casual player you don’t have the knowledge to judge which parts of the info provided is incorrect and which is ok. For the more invested player it provides nothing you could not get better from elsewhere. Hosts are most of the time unprepared on simple things like card names or effects. Good thing is they fixed a lot of the audio issues lately.

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Battle.Net Shoutout:  CrushedIce for the Priest game, Grommok for the Packs

Outro

That does it for this episode.  You can email the show at [email protected].  You can also visit our website at legendoftheinnkeeper.com where we will post the show notes with the episode that has links to all the information we discussed.

Our YouTube channel is www.legendoftheinnkeeper.com/YouTube

You can follow us on Twitter

LOTI Podcast – @LOTIpodcast.  

Espo – @Xcmtbgamer

You can support the show through Patreon at :  www.patreon.com/Legendoftheinnkeeper

Be sure to subscribe and rate us on iTunes!

Until next show, Happy gaming!

Credits:

Music by James Marantette – https://soundcloud.com/james-marantette

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News

Happy New Year!

A few stats to begin the year: 100,285 downloads in 2017

Downloads from 146 different countries

Single most downloaded show of all time: Episode 120: Mean Streets with Matt Place – over 6,000 downloads

Over 16,000 minutes watched on YouTube; almost 4,000 on Twitch

Almost 100 hours streamed live on Twitch

Espo Mode

Servant of Yogg-Saron Tryouts

Help Yogg-Saron find a servant! Your deck is full of wannabes who cast a random spell at a random target when played.

The Brawl

Your deck is filled with random minions, simply choose your class and head into game.

The minions will be neutral or from your own class.

The random spell that is cast goes off before any Battlecry effects activate. Important to keep in mind!

If a minion is summoned to the field through card text, no random spell will be cast. It must be played from your hand.

Getting Better

Next Week: Hunter

Hints and Tips

Reviews and Emails

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Twitter:

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Outro

That does it for this episode.  You can email the show at [email protected].  You can also visit our website at legendoftheinnkeeper.com where we will post the show notes with the episode that has links to all the information we discussed.

Our YouTube channel is www.legendoftheinnkeeper.com/YouTube

You can follow us on Twitter

LOTI Podcast – @LOTIpodcast.  

Espo – @Xcmtbgamer

You can support the show through Patreon at :  www.patreon.com/Legendoftheinnkeeper

Be sure to subscribe and rate us on iTunes!

Until next show, Happy gaming!

Credits:

Music by James Marantette – https://soundcloud.com/james-marantette

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Updates:

What did you do this week?

Quests?  Ranked play?  Fun Guaranteed with friends?

Espo: Rank 9, 9/9 Dungeon Run, 382 Priest Wins

Friends quests with J1nx3 and JimCarter

Played about 50 games with Priest @65% winrate

Dragon Creep

2x (1) Northshire Cleric

2x (2) Netherspite Historian

2x (2) Shadow Ascendant

1x (3) Curious Glimmerroot

2x (3) Kabal Talonpriest

2x (3) Tar Creeper

2x (4) Duskbreaker

2x (4) Twilight Drake

2x (5) Cobalt Scalebane

2x (5) Drakonid Operative

2x (6) Spiteful Summoner

2x (7) Bonemare

2x (7) Corridor Creeper

2x (8) Free From Amber

1x (8) Grand Archivist

2x (10) Mind Control

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Vast: Rank 20, 1/9 Dungeon Run, 106 Priest wins, 356 Mage wins

News

January all players are getting 3 Kobolds packs as compensation for the daily quest bug. (source)

Espo Mode

Idols of Azeroth

Ever draw a spell when you really needed a minion? Never again! Your deck will be 30 Raven Idols, so you’ll be able to discover whatever you need!

Premade deck of all Raven Idols

New player friendly

Victory gets you a classic pack

Hunter FTW

KaC Priest

Next week: Mage

Reviews and Emails

iTunes Reviews: 0

Emails:

From Mherrick84

A while back you featured one of my old klepto priest decks on the show after Espo issued a “fun deck challenge” (I really wish this would become a weekly segment, btw).  Since K&C, thief priest is more fun than ever.  Here is my latest rendition, it’s easier to play than the Tinkmaster version from last spring and usually rolls right over the control demonlock decks currently taking over the meta.  Patience is key.  Mulligan for potion of madness and youthful brewmaster for an explosive start.  Save one Alchemist for Marin.  #funguaranteed

### Klepto Dragonmaiden

# Class: Priest

# Format: Standard

# Year of the Mammoth

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# 2x (1) Pint-Size Potion

# 2x (1) Potion of Madness

# 2x (2) Crazed Alchemist

# 2x (2) Faerie Dragon

# 1x (2) Shadow Visions

# 1x (2) Shadow Word: Pain

# 2x (2) Youthful Brewmaster

# 1x (3) Shadow Word: Death

# 2x (3) Twilight Acolyte

# 2x (4) Duskbreaker

# 1x (4) Greater Healing Potion

# 1x (4) Shadow Madness

# 1x (4) Shadow Word: Horror

# 2x (4) Twilight Drake

# 2x (5) Drakonid Operative

# 2x (6) Cabal Shadow Priest

# 2x (6) Dragonfire Potion

# 1x (7) Corridor Creeper

# 1x (8) Marin the Fox

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Outro

That does it for this episode.  You can email the show at [email protected].  You can also visit our website at legendoftheinnkeeper.com where we will post the show notes with the episode that has links to all the information we discussed.

Our YouTube channel is www.legendoftheinnkeeper.com/YouTube

You can follow us on Twitter

LOTI Podcast – @LOTIpodcast.  

Espo – @Xcmtbgamer

You can support the show through Patreon at :  www.patreon.com/Legendoftheinnkeeper

Be sure to subscribe and rate us on iTunes!

Until next show, Happy gaming!

Credits:

Music by James Marantette – https://soundcloud.com/james-marantette

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Updates:

What did you do this week?

Quests?  Ranked play?  Fun Guaranteed with friends?

Espo – Dungeon Run 8 of 9 Heroes (Rogue remains), Rank 11 in Wild, 45 Gold, 595 dust, 9 Legendaries

Vast – 0 of 9 Heroes, 55 gold, 3655 dust, Rank 20, 5

News

Blizzard posted a behind the scenes of Kobolds & Catacombs video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qaUVEleZO5I

Apple adds guidelines for loot boxes on iOS apps – source

Espo Mode

Wacky Waxy Winter’s Veil

Greatfather Kobold got a little carried away with the presents. He’s wrapped up the strongest creatures and heroes in Azeroth! Free them!

How it Works

Create your own deck!

Before turns start, Greatfather Kobold drops presents on both sides of the field – Large Waxy Gift.

Defeating a gift on the opposing side of the field gives you a random Legendary which costs three fewer mana to play.

Later in the game, more presents will be parachuted in.

Rewards : 3 Frozen Throne packs

Tech Cards: Minions and spells that swap Health and spells that evolve your minions

KaC: Warlock

Vulgar Homonculus – One of the better cards for Warlock. Auto include in almost every deck, except those that use Prince Keleseth. Great card to play early game.

Kobold Librarian – Mixed thoughts. It’s often thought of as the Warlock hero power for 1 mana plus a body. However, it costs you a card to use it. And depending on what you have going on you might need to conserve health. Oh and it feeds into Amethyst Spellstone.

Dark Pact – A lot of healing, something that Warlock players have asked for forever, and for only 1 mana! Also great for cracking eggs! However, it depends on if your deck has minions you are willing to sacrifice to recover your health. Also could combo well with Carnivorous Cubing your Doomguard, then Dark Pact on the Cube?

Amethyst Spellstone – Warlock has lots of options to deal damage to themselves now. So this is fairly easy to trigger the upgrade. Works really well with the Kobold Librarian.

Possessed Lackey – Very expensive for what it does. There are a bunch more demons you might want to play instead. Best if you are able to pull a Voidlord or Doomguard.

Hooked Reaver – It’s a 4 mana 7/7 with taunt, that doesn’t rely on another card to give it Taunt. Could be quite a tempo changer if you get low on health. Brings back the Handlock mindset.

Voidlord – Lots of synergy with late game cards and has the potential to be pulled early. However it’s really expensive and if you make it that far into the game, you might be ok without it.  Think of it this way. It’s like Wobbling Runts with Voidwalkers. Same stats as 3 Voidwalkers and when you kill it, it spawns 3 Voidwalkers. And synergizes with Master Oakheart?

Cataclysm – Lakkari Sacrifice, Silverware Golem, Melchezzar’s Imp and Clutchmother Zavas make this potentially viable. You can complete the quest on turn 4, by only using your hero power to that turn.

Rin, the first disciple – One of the most expensive cards ever, to get the final result (41 mana). AND is super useless if silenced. However, can be devastating to your opponent if you can pull it off.

Skull of the Man’ari – One negative is on turn 5 you do nothing for 5 mana then have your opponent play a weapon removal card. However, if you get to benefit, it “could” have great results or it “might” not because of RNG.

Hints and Tips

Crafting new cards – we should see a few more free packs coming in and still are trying to figure out the popular cards.  Play with what you have, and wait another week or so to see what cards rise to the top.

News

Winter’s Veil Tavern Brawl!

December 20th-24th

Decorations on the Stormwind and Orgrimmar game boards

Show your opponent some holiday spirit with the return of the Happy Winter’s Veil greeting emote!

The reward for winning your first game of this Tavern Brawl is THREE festively frosty Knights of the Frozen Throne card packs!

HS ESports 2018

New Master System, Teams, and more!

Season 1 – January, February, March

Season 2 – April, May, June, July

Season 3 – August, September, October, November

Hearthstone Digital Comic!

Join Hucklemuck and Mire as they strive to survive a day in the life of a kobold. They’re not the brightest candles in the catacombs, but caught between the overbearing commands of the Kobold King, ravenous little monsters, and the mischief of a marauding adventurer, can our peculiar protagonists prevail? Artwork by Manuel Garcia

Deathstalker Rexxar’s Hero Power will be updated to include the new beasts from KaC. No time frame yet since this will take some changes to make happen. They also mentioned that some beasts might be marked as ‘exempt’ for various reasons.

Espo Mode

Valeera’s Bag of Burgled Spells

Valeera has stolen spells from every class and filled your deck with them! Each of those spells will summon a random minion of the same cost when played.

New Player friendly pre-made deck

K&C Neutral Cards

Espo’s Favorites

Common – Dire Mole, Guild Recruiter,  and Violet Wurm

Rare – Lone Champion and Kobold Monk

Epic – Corridor Creeper, Void Ripper, Arcane Tyrant, and Shimmering Courser

Legendary – Master Oakheart

 

Reviews and Emails

iTunes Reviews: 0

Emails: 0

Twitter: From multiple tweets DM’s “What will you craft?”

Facebook Shoutout: Johan ~ Have people stopped saying Well Played at the end of the match in the ladder? I usually do after most matches and until recently I have almost always got one back. Nowadays I get the threat emote or a thank you or nothing. Feels kinda strange and a little alienating.

Outro

That does it for this episode.  You can email the show at [email protected].  You can also visit our website at legendoftheinnkeeper.com where we will post the show notes with the episode that has links to all the information we discussed.

Our YouTube channel is www.legendoftheinnkeeper.com/YouTube

You can follow us on Twitter

LOTI Podcast – @LOTIpodcast.  

Espo – @Xcmtbgamer

You can support the show through Patreon at :  www.patreon.com/Legendoftheinnkeeper

Be sure to subscribe and rate us on iTunes!

Until next show, Happy gaming!

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Music by James Marantette – https://soundcloud.com/james-marantette

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News

New video trailer by, King Togwaggle – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0blneW2fTo&feature=youtu.be

New Patch and the expansion is live!

Log in to get 3 K&C packs and a random Legendary weapon for free

135 new cards

Dungeon Runs

3 progressive Dungeon run quests that each reward a K&C card pack

Defeat the Dungeon run with all 9 classes and get the Candle King card back

Repeating daily quest: Spelunker: Defeat 5 Dungeon Run encounters get 1 Classic card pack

Arena draft appearances adjusted

Final Card Reveal : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYBhUb9ub0A

Espo Mode

Yellow-brick Brawl

How it Works

You’ll make a deck using 10 standard cards. You may play any class.

Any minions on the left side of Dorothee will gain Charge.

Any minions on the right side of Dorothee will gain Taunt.

Dorothee cannot be killed, buffed, or interacted with at all.

Reviews and Emails

iTunes Reviews: 0

Emails: 0

Twitter:

Ben Hearthstone‏ @ben_heathstone Dec 6

More

@LotiPodcast @XcMtbGamer how’d you and your listeners do on saving for the expansion? Good luck on your packs!

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Outro

That does it for this episode.  You can email the show at [email protected].  You can also visit our website at legendoftheinnkeeper.com where we will post the show notes with the episode that has links to all the information we discussed.

Our YouTube channel is www.legendoftheinnkeeper.com/YouTube

You can follow us on Twitter

LOTI Podcast – @LOTIpodcast.  

Espo – @Xcmtbgamer

You can support the show through Patreon at :  www.patreon.com/Legendoftheinnkeeper

Be sure to subscribe and rate us on iTunes!

Until next show, Happy gaming!

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Music by James Marantette – https://soundcloud.com/james-marantette

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News

Espo Mode The Void Singularity

“Beyond the Void’s event horizon, all your minions become crushed into a single powerful entity of light. Build a deck and sacrifice your minions to The Void!”

Standard format

At the end of your turn, all of your minions on board are killed and a void minion is summoned with all the stats combined, but not the effects.

Rewards a Kobolds & Catacombs pack.

New Cards

Grumble, Worldshaker – 6 mana, 7/7 Legendary Shaman Elementa – Battlecry: Return your other minions to your hand. They cost (1).

Benevolent Djinn – 3 mana Paladin, 2/4 Elemental – At the end of your turn, restore 3 Health to your Hero.

Temporus – 7 mana, 6/6 Priest Dragon – Battlecry: Your opponent takes two turns. Then you take two turns.

Grizzled Guardian – 8 mana, 3/5 Druid Beast, Taunt: Deathrattle: Recruit 2 minions that cost (4) or less.

King Togwaggle – 8 mana, 5/5 neutral Legendary – Battlecry: Swap decks with your opponent. Give them a Ransom spell to swap back.

King’s Ransom – 5 mana, Swap decks with your opponent.

Ruby Spellstone – 2 mana, Mage spell – Add 1 random Mage spell to your hand. (Play 2 Elementals to upgrade.) – UPGRADE – Add 2 random Mage spells… UPGRADE: Add 3 random Mage spells…

Pearl Spellstone – 2 mana, Paladin spell – Summon a 2/2 Spirit with Taunt (Restore 3 Health to upgrade.) – UPGRADE – Summon a 4/4 Spirit with Taunt… UPGRADE – Summon a 6/6 Spirit with Taunt.

Explosive Runes – 3 mana, Mage spell – Secret: After your opponent plays a minion, deal 6 damage to it and any excess to their hero.

Sonya Shadowdancer – 3 mana, 2/2 Rogue Legendary minion – After a friendly minion dies, add a 1/1 copy of it to your hand. It costs (1).

Arcane Artificer – 1 mana, 1/2 Elemental – Whenever you cast a spell, gain Armor equal to its Cost.

Grand Archivist – 8 mana, 4/7 neutral minion, At the end of your turn, cast a spell from your deck (targets chosen randomly).

Arcane Tyrant – 5 mana, 4/4 neutral Elemental – Costs (0) if you’ve cast a spell that costs (5) or more this turn.

Psychic Scream – 7 mana Priest spell – Shuffle all minions into your opponent’s deck.

Hoarding Dragon – 4 mana, 5/6 Dragon – Deathrattle: Give your opponent two Coins.

Voidlord – 9 mana, 3/9 Warlock Demon – Taunt. Deathrattle: Summon three 1/3 Demons with Taunt.

Fal’dorei Strider – 4 mana, 4/4 Rogue minion – Battlecry: Shuffle 3 Ambushes into your deck. When drawn, summon a 4/4 spider. Reminder: Ambush – 4 mana, Summon a 4/4 spider. Draw a card. Cast this when drawn.

Hungry Ettin – 6 mana, 4/10 neutral minion – Taunt. Battlecry: Summon a random 2-Cost minion for your opponent.

Cataclysm – 4 mana, Warlock spell – Destroy all minions. Discard your hand.

Call to Arms – 4 mana, Paladin spell – Recruit 3 minions that cost (2) or less.

Lynessa Sunsorrow – 7 mana, 1/1 Paladin Legendary – Battlecry: Cast each spell you cast on your minions this game on this one.

Kobold Hermit – 2 mana, 1/1 Shaman minion – Battlecry: Choose a basic totem. Summon it.

Windshear Stormcaller – 5 mana, 5/5 Shaman minion – Battlecry: If you control all 4 basic totems, summon Al’Akir the Windlord.

Primal Talismans – 3 mana, Shaman spell – Give your minions “Deathrattle: Summon a random basic Totem.”

Vulgar Homunculus – 2 mana 2/4 Warlock Demon – Taunt. Battlecry: Deal 2 damage to your Hero.

Amethyst Spellstone – 4 mana, Warlock spell – Lifesteal: Deal 3 damage to a minion. (Take damage from your cards to upgrade.

News

 

New Tale of the Fox (Part 2) is up – https://playhearthstone.com/en-us/blog/21183938/kobolds-and-catacombs-tale-of-the-fox-part-2

 

Espo Mode

 

Decks Assemble

How it Works

You pick your class that you’d like to play.

At the start of your turn, choose a card via a discover-like interface.

When you play a card, shuffle a copy of it into your deck.

When your turn finishes, your hand is put back into your deck. 4 Cards are drawn from your deck.

 

Rewards: A Kobolds and Catacombs card pack

 

New Cards

 

Branching Paths – 4 mana Druid spell, Choose Twice – Draw a card; Give your minions +1 Attack; Gain 6 Armor.

 

Kathrena Winterwisp – 8 mana, 6/6 Hunter Legendary – Battlecry and Deathrattle: Recruit a Beast.

 

Level Up! – 5 mana, Paladin spell – Give your Silver Hand Recruits +2/+2 and Taunt.

 

Duskbreaker – 4 mana, 3/3 Priest Dragon – Battlecry: If you’re holding a Dragon, deal 3 damage to all other minions.

Cheat Death – 2 mana, Rogue Secret – Secret: When a friendly minion dies, return it to your hand. It costs (2) less.

 

Sudden Betrayal – 2 mana, Rogue Secret – Secret: When a minion attacks your hero, instead it attacks one of its neighbors.

 

The Runespear – 8 mana, 3/3 Shaman Legendary weapon – After your hero attacks, Discover a spell and cast it with random targets.

 

Lesser Mithril Spellstone – 7 mana, Warrior spell – Summon one 5/5 Mithril Golem (Equip a weapon to upgrade.)  Upgraded – Summon two 5/5 Mithril Golems. (Equip a weapon to upgrade.) Upgraded – Summon three 5/5 Mithril Golems.

 

Feral Gibberer – 1 mana, 1/1 Neutral minion – After this minion attacks a hero, add a copy of it to your hand.

 

Twig of the World Tree – 4 mana, 1/5 Druid Legendary weapon – Deathrattle: Gain 10 Mana Crystals.

 

Rummaging Kobold – 3 mana, 1/3 Neutral minion – Battlecry: Return one of your destroyed weapons to your hand.

 

Spiteful Summoner – 6 mana, 4/4 Neutral minion – Battlecry: Reveal a spell from your deck. Summon a random minion with the same Cost.

 

Zola the Gorgon – 3 mana, 2/2 Neutral Legendary – Battlecry: Choose a friendly minion. Add a Golden copy of it to your hand.

 

Seeping Oozeling – 6 mana, 5/4 Hunter minion – Battlecry: Gain the Deathrattle of a random minion in your deck.

 

Raven Familiar – 2 mana, 2/2 Mage Beast – Battlecry: Reveal a spell in each deck. If yours costs more, draw it.

 

Unidentified Maul – 3 mana, 2/2 Paladin Legendary weapon – Gains a bonus effect in your hand.

Champion’s Maul – 3 mana, 2/2 Battlecry: Summon two 1/1 Silver Hand Recruits.

Sacred Maul – 3 mana, 2/2 Battlecry: Give your minions Taunt.

Blessed Maul – 3 mana, 2/2 Battlecry: Give your minions +1 Attack.

Purifier’s Maul – 3 mana, 2/2 Battlecry: Give your minions Divine Shield.

 

Silver Vanguard – 7 mana, 3/3 Neutral minion – Deathrattle: Recruit and 8-Cost minion.

 

Lone Champion – 3 mana, 2/4 Neutral minion – Battlecry: If you control no other minions, gain Taunt and Divine Shield.

 

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Outro

That does it for this episode.

News

Death Knights were removed from the Arena on Nov 14th.

Tale of the Fox, Part 1 – https://news.blizzard.com/en-us/hearthstone/21183933/kobolds-and-catacombs-tale-of-the-fox-part-1

Card Reveals begin with a livestream on Monday, Nov 20 at 11am PST.  Watch it on Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/playhearthstone) with Peter Whalen and Brian Kibler

Espo Mode

Treasure In The Catacombs – Rewards 1 free Kobolds & Catacombs pack

No need to create a deck this week, just pick a class and get a random deck!

Journey to the Catacombs is placed on both sides of the field at the start of the game.

The quest summons the same Master Chest you see from Marin the Fox.

When the quests complete, a new one spawns in its place. Infinite Treasure!

If you play the 7th minion which spawns the Chests, your opponent’s chest spawns damaged at 0/4.

New Card Reveals

There were 14 new cards revealed during BlizzCon:

Crushing Walls – 7 mana Hunter spell, Destroy your opponent’s left and right-most minions.

Wandering Monster – 2 mana Hunter secret, Secret: When an enemy attacks your hero, summon a 3-Cost minion as the new target.

Aluneth – 6 mana, 0/3 Legendary Mage weapon – At the end of your turn, draw 3 cards.

Drygulch Jailor – 2 mana, 1/1 Paladin minion, Deathrattle: Add 3 Silver Hand Recruits to your hand.

Dragon Soul – 3 mana, 0/3 Legendary Priest weapon – After you cast 3 spells in a turn, summon a 5/5 dragon.

Unidentified Elixir – 3 mana, Priest spell – Give a minion +2/+2. Gains a bonus effect in your hand. When the card is placed into your hand, it will gain one of the four bonus effects below.

Bonus Effect tokens

Elixir of Hope – Give a minion +2/+2 and “Deathrattle: Return this minion to your hand.”

Elixir of Life – Give a minion +2/+2 and Lifesteal.

Elixir of Purity – Give a minion +2/+2 and Divine Shield.

Elixir of Shadows – Give a minion +2/+2. Summon a 1/1 copy of it.

Kobold Illusionist – 4 mana, 3/3 Rogue minion, Deathrattle: Summon a 1/1 copy of a minion from your hand.

Lesser Jasper Spellstone – 1 mana Druid spell, Deal 2 damage to a minion (Gain 3 Armor to upgrade). If you gain Armor, it upgrades to “Deal 4 damage to a minion (Gain 3 Armor to upgrade). If you gain again, it upgrades to “Deal 6 damage to a minion”.

Lesser Sapphire Spellstone – 7 mana Shaman spell, Summon 1 copy of a friendly minion. (Overload 3 Mana Crystals to upgrade). When upgraded, it changes to, Summon 2 copies of a friendly minion. (Overload 3 Mana Crystals to upgrade). Last it reads, Summon 3 copies of a friendly minion.

Gather Your Party – 6 mana, Recruit a minion.

Carnivorous Cube – 5 mana, 4/6 Neutral minion, Battlecry: Destroy a friendly minion. Deathrattle: Summon 2 copies of it.

Guild Recruiter – 5 mana, 2/4 Neutral minion, Battlecry: Recruit a minion that costs (4) or less.

Marin the Fox.

Rin, the First Disciple – Warlock Legendary minion, 6 mana, 3/6 minion, Taunt. Deathrattle: Add “The First Seal” to your hand.

The First Seal – 5 mana, Summon a 2/2 Demon. Add “The Second Seal” to your hand.

The Second Seal – 5 mana, Summon a 3/3 Demon. Add “The Third Seal” to your hand.

The Third Seal – 5 mana, Summon a 4/4 Demon. Add “The Fourth Seal” to your hand.

The Fourth Seal – 5 mana, Summon a 5/5 Demon. Add “The Final Seal” to your hand.

The Final Seal – 5 mana, Summon a 6/6 Demon. Add “Azari, the Devourer” to your hand.

Azari,

News

What’s up with Espo?

New Legendary Minion, Marin the Fox.

This past Monday, EVERYONE got Marin the Fox, 8 mana, 6/6 Legendary Minion, Battlecry: Summon a 0/8 Treasure Chest for your opponent. (Break it for awesome loot!)

If you purchased a Virtual Ticket or attended BlizzCon, you will get a Golden version of Marin the Fox as well.

Master Chest – 3 mana, 0/8 token, Deathrattle: Give your opponent a fantastic Treasure.

Fantastic Treasures (all cost 3 mana):

Tolin’s Goblet – Draw a card. Fill your hand with copies of it.

Wondrous Wand – Draw 3 cards. They cost (0).

Zarog’s Crown – Discover a Legendary minion. Summon two copies of it.

Golden Kobold – 6/6 minion, Taunt. Battlecry: Replace your hand with Legendary Minions.

Upcoming visual changes to Legendary/non-collectible cards

You might have noticed that Marin the Fox’s Master Chest, lacks a rarity gem for a Legendary even though it contains the silver dragon portrait adornment. This is how non-collectible Legendary cards will be going forward.

Rend Blackhand currently only targets Legendary cards which have the gem, and will be updated with the new expansion to target based on the silver dragon.

The orange gem will only be present on all collectible Legendary cards.

Silver Dragon will be present on all Legendary cards.

Non-legendary cards will have these changes too, no rarity gem for non-collectible cards.

Legendary weapons, like Ashbringer, will also lose their rarity gem and have a silver dragon.

Twitch Prime members can now redeem a Golden Classic Hearthstone pack until January 9th of next year.  

Pack contains 5 golden cards

Will not follow any pity timer rules

And you get the pack on every Hearthstone region!

And the Twitch page shows that in January, Twitch Prime members will get 2 more packs. Maybe expansion versions?

Blizzcon Wrap-up

So what happened at BlizzCon?  As expected, the newest expansion was announced. Kobolds and Catacombs!

Releases in December. No specific date at this time.

Card reveals will start on November 20th

Pre-order is now available. $49.99 50 packs and a special card back.

135 new cards

All classes are getting a Legendary Weapon and a Legendary Minion

Recruit is a new keyword which summons minions from your deck based on criteria and puts it in play.

We already talked about Marin the Fox earlier.

Logging in when the expansion goes live in December will give you a free, random Legendary weapon.

And there will be no balance changes with the launch of Kobolds and Catacombs.

Dungeon Runs are a new type of PVE content, replacing the adventure.

Dungeon Runs are completely free and they don’t require you to have any cards in your collection!!!!!!

If you successfully complete the Dungeon Runs with every class, you will get a special card back.

More on Dungeon Runs

New type of PvE content that is likely to have the most replayability of any single player content added so far.

48 encounters in total, which is made up of a huge assortment of cards created just for this mode. They sounded like they could potentially add more in the future.

The way it works is you will progress through the dungeon’s 8 levels, fighting bosses that get progressively harder. You start out with 10 health and 15 cards. When you defeat a boss, you will have options to choose from several options like sets of 3 cards and other perks, like passive abilities. You continue on level by level, until you either die or complete all 8 levels. The last levels will be very challenging.  If you fail, you have to start all over again and lose all the cards and perks you obtained.