Legend of the Innkeeper : A Hearthstone Podcast for Casual Players

Community

Intro:

Welcome to the Legend of the Innkeeper.  I’m Vastidious, I’m Ariannwyn and I’m Espo.  We’re glad you could join us for our 47th episode.

This week we are talking about… Community

Talk about the 24 Hour Stream

* Share with the audience what it was about

* Ariannwyn needs surgery

* People asked for a way to help

* Espo wanted to do a 24 hour stream

* He enlisted help

* Zorotio

* Matty J Mania

* MacKenzie

* Patrons

* Donations – Go to GiveForward to see names (don’t read them)

* Memorable Moments

* Started out with double Jaraxxus on the Priest side of the board

* MattyJMania and MacKenzie Raided the stream

* Late night moments when no one was talking

* …

* Current status and how listeners can participate

Talk about the Community

* Hearthstone Community in general

* So much of what people consider community in Hearthstone is Fireside Gatherings and tournaments.

* What I am seeing here in our community is almost like a Guild in WoW.

* It’s become extended family

* Community as we see it is the following

* Getting like minded individuals together to have fun

* Sharing burdens and achievements

* Supporting and encouraging

* What do we want to see in the future of the community

* Free resources

* https://www.reddit.com/r/hearthstone/

* https://www.reddit.com/r/CompetitiveHS/

* http://www.hearthpwn.com/

* http://www.hearthhead.com/

* http://www.twitch.tv/directory/game/Hearthstone:%20Heroes%20of%20Warcraft

* http://www.heartharena.com/

* http://hearthstats.net/

* http://www.gosugamers.net/hearthstone

* http://www.icy-veins.com/hearthstone/

* http://hearthstone.blizzpro.com/

* http://www.legendoftheinnkeeper.com/

* Community Groups

* https://twitter.com/PlayHearthstone

* https://twitter.com/ESLHearthstone

* https://twitter.com/hearth_players

* https://www.facebook.com/Hearthstone

* http://us.battle.net/hearthstone/en/

* https://www.patreon.com/LegendoftheInnkeeper (join our Facebook group and gain access to the Mumble info)

* http://www.liquidhearth.com/gatherings/

* Podcasts

* http://www.hearthstonecalendar.com/shows

Reviews and Emails

iTunes Reviews:

Emails:

Twitter: Twizz from BlizzPro:   “Beyond awesome to help with @LotiPodcast‘s 24 stream! Great group of people and cause. Go see what they’re doing!”

Facebook Shoutout:  Mertz for saving gold and inspiring others to do so to.  10,000 Gold

Outro

That does it for this episode.

Hey there everyone. This is a special post to let you know about a 24 hour stream that Espo is doing to help with an unexpected life event. We recently discovered that Ariannwyn needed surgery for a condition known as Esotropia. She has double vision and will need the surgery to correct it.

Espo wanted to do something crazy to help out and he setup a 24-hour stream to raise awareness and funds to help with the costs. Come join us on the stream as we continue today!

If you get this after the fact and want to see how it went, more of the story or to donate, please visit the site here: http://www.legendoftheinnkeeper.com/eyes

We are streaming RIGHT NOW: http://www.twitch.tv/LOTIPodcast

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Arena Guide

Intro:

Welcome to the Legend of the Innkeeper.  I’m Vastidious, I’m Ariannwyn and I’m Espo.  We’re glad you could join us for our 46th episode.

This week we are talking about…

Updates:

What did you do this week?

Top 3 of the week – Card sounds

Vastidious – Leeroy Jenkins, ‘“Aha!”,

Ariannwyn – Goblin sapper, Wild pyromancer, Hobgoblin

Espo –  Jaraxxus, Millhouse Manastorm, Illidan (Hello, Brother)

News

1. Hearthstone going 64-bit

http://toucharcade.com/2015/05/15/hearthstone-64-bit-update/

Blizzard added support for 64-bit devices (anything better than the iPad Air 1 and iPhone 5S). They also added the ability to purchase multiple packs at a time with gold on tablets. And they added the Ninja card back, which you get for the May card back.

2. Hearthstone-themed Wedding Invitation

http://venturebeat.com/2015/05/15/omg-how-cute-is-this-hearthstone-themed-wedding-invitation-answer-so-cute/

The text reads: “Battlecry: We invite all the minions who received an invitation to the wedding”

3. Blizzard bans over 100,000 accounts for 6 months for using third-party programs that automate gameplay

http://www.polygon.com/2015/5/15/8611809/world-of-warcraft-nukes-honorbuddy-hands-out-6-month-bans

4. Blizzard is celebrating Diablo III’s 3rd birthday with a special event until May 21st.

http://www.gamespot.com/articles/diablo-3-invaded-by-cows-for-third-anniversary/1100-6427369/

In honor of it’s third birthday, Blizzard has introduced an Elite cow enemy named Herald of the Queen to the game. If you kill the enemy, you will get to go into a portal that transports you into a location known as Not The Cow Level.

Getting Better

Deck vs Deck comparison – http://www.hearthstonetopdecks.com/deck-vs-deck/?dt=midrange_paladin&dt2=ramp_druid

https://plus.google.com/+GauravKhemka79/posts/iuKWmL7PHo5

Jarraxxus – Repentance Secret – Hero down to 1 health

The Arena

The interesting thing about Hearthstone is that there are really 2 different challenges that are included with the game. Actually you might even say three now that we have the adventure modes to play with too. You have Constructed (Ladder) and The Arena.

Most of the time, on this show we are talking about the Constructed side of the game. About fine crafting decks to help you get further and further up on the ladder, with the desire to eventually hit Legend.

However, there are many, many players out there that do nothing but play in the Arena and can’t stand Constructed. I really love the idea behind the Arena and I really enjoy it but I’m not very good at it. I will assume then that there are MANY other casual players that feel the same. And there are probably MANY more who don’t like the Arena at all.

In this discussion, it is our goal that you will leave here with a renewed excitement about trying the Arena again if you are in the first group or be willing to give it a second chance if you are in the latter. Either way, we want to show you how you can have FUN while playing in the Arena. Of course winning never hurts to increase your fun factor.

We did discuss the Arena back early on in the show, before Espo came around,

Here be Dragons

Intro:

Welcome to the Legend of the Innkeeper.  I’m Vastidious, I’m Ariannwyn and I’m Espo.  We’re glad you could join us for our Forty Fifth episode.

This week we are talking about…

Updates:

What did you do this week?

Top 3 of the week – Dragon cards

Vastidious – [Deathwing].  Need there be more?  (The Real Vast: [Nefarian], [Dragon Consort], [Alexstrasza])

Ariannwyn – [Azure Drake], [Dragonkin Sorcerer], [Nefarian]

Espo –  [Chromaggus], [Ysera], [Deathwing]

News

1. New HoTS card back discovered

http://www.hearthpwn.com/news/893-new-heroes-of-the-storm-themed-card-back

2. Hearthstone Mount in HoTS for getting 100 wins in Hearthstone

http://www.hearthpwn.com/news/893-new-heroes-of-the-storm-themed-card-back

Dragons!!!

http://hearthstone.gamepedia.com/Dragon

From Wowpedia:

A dragon is a reptilian creature, usually winged, with magical or unusual abilities. Dragons were one of the first intelligent life forms to appear in Azeroth. It is not clear whether the titans created them or if they somehow evolved prior to the titans’ arrival. At one time, their numbers were uncountable, but in present-day Azeroth there are very few left. Originally, there were many different dragonflights, with many different colors to be seen. The five most influential, however, were the reds, the greens, the bronze, the blacks, and the blues, and eventually most (if not all) of the other flights disappeared.

Chosen by the titans, each of the five dragonflights were given domain over a certain aspect of the world, ranging from the earth to time itself. During the War of the Ancients, the dragonflights sought to fulfill their duty and strike against the invading Burning Legion. Over time, the dragons have endured much hardship and only a handful still remain, hostile to all that may tamper with the titans’ creations.

Mike Donais explains that the ‘holding’ mechanic has the potential to further explore a relatively new element in Hearthstone: bluffing.[2] Because the successful activation of a Blackwing Technician, Blackwing Corruptor or Rend Blackhand highlights the presence of a Dragon in the player’s hand, this can be used to play mind games with the opponent, who may alter their play in order to counter the Dragon assumed to be in the player’s hand. Donais states, “Bluffing is something I want to encourage more in our games.

Class specific dragons:

[Twilight welp] – Priest

[Dragon Consort] – Paladin

Legendary dragons:

[Alexstrasza]

[Chromaggus]

[Deathwing]

[Malygos]

[Nefarian]

[Nozdormu]

[Onyxia]

[Ysera]

Non-Dragon dragon cards:

[Blackwing Corruptor]

[Blackwing Technician]

[Dragon Egg]

[Rend Blackhand]

Common:

[Black whelp]

[Dragonkin Sorcerer]

[Drakonid Crusher]

[Faerie Dragon]

[Hungry Dragon]

[Twilight Whelp] (Priest)

[Volcanic Drake]

[Blackwing Corruptor]*

[Blackwing Technician]*

Rare:

[Azure Drake]

[Dragon Consort] (Paladin)

[Twilight Drake]

[Dragon Egg]*

* = Not a dragon type

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New class cards:

Druid –

[Druid of the Flame]

Hidden Laboratory, Kappa

Intro:

Welcome to the Legend of the Innkeeper.  I’m Vastidious, I’m Ariannwyn and I’m Espo.  We’re glad you could join us for our 44th episode.

This week we are talking about… Blackrock Mountains 5th and final wing, The Hidden Laboratory.

Updates:

What did you do this week?

Top 3 favorite encounters in “all” of BrM

Vastidious – Mage Challenge,

Ariannwyn –

Espo –  Mage Challenge, Dark Iron Arena, Heroic Nefarian

News

1. May Ranked Play Card Back – Ninja Card Back

Wing 5: Hidden Lab

Normal Bosses

Boss #1: Omnotron Defense System

Hero Power: Activate Arcanotron!

Trons:

Arcanotron – 0 mana, 2/2 mech, Both players have Spell Damage +2

Toxitron – 1 mana, 4/4 mech, At the start of your turn, deal 1 damage to all other minions.

Electron – 3 mana, 6/6 mech, All spells cost (3) less.

Magmatron – 5 mana, 8/8 mech, Whenever a player plays a card, Magmatron deals 2 damage to them.

Reward: [Volcanic Drake] – 6 mana, 6/4 dragon, Costs (1) less for each minion that died this turn.

 

Boss #2: Maloriak

Hero Power: The Alchemist (Passive Hero Power: Minions’ Attack and Health are swapped.)

Reward: [Blackwing Corruptor] – 5 mana, 5/4 minion, Battlecry: If you’re holding a Dragon, deal 3 damage.

 

Boss #3: Atramedes

Hero Power: Echolocate – Equip a weapon that grows as your opponent plays cards.

Reward: [Drakonid Crusher] – 6 mana, 6/6 dragon, Battlecry: if your opponent has 15 or less Health, gain +3/+3

 

Boss #4: Nefarian

Hero Power: Bone Minions – Summon two 2/1 Bone Constructs

Reward: [Dragonkin Sorcerer] – 4 mana, 3/5 dragon, Whenever you target this minion with a spell, gain +1/+1.

Wing Reward: [Nefarian] – 9 mana, 8/8 dragon, Battlecry: Add 2 random spells to your hand (from your opponent’s class).

Heroic Bosses:

Boss #1: Omnotron

Hero Power: Activate Arcanotron

Boss #2: Maloriak

Hero Power: The Alchemist (Passive Hero Power: Minions’ Attack and Health are swapped. Your minions have +2/+2)

Boss #3: Atramedes

Hero Power: Echolocate (Equip a weapon that grows as your opponent plays cards.)

Boss #4: Nefarian

Hero Power: Bone Minions (Summon two 4/2 Bone Constructs)

Class Challenge: Paladin

Reward: [Solemn Vigil] – 5 mana, Draw 2 cards. Costs (1) less for each minion that died this turn.

Tournaments

Kinguin Pro League

Twenty of the best hearthstone players faced off against each other in the group stage of the Kinguin Pro League, however only six advance into the playoffs.

For round one in the playoffs, Lifecoach and Strifecro both received a bye and moved on to the semi-finals.  Firebat and Kolento will be playing against each other to advance, and Hyped and Sjow will be facing off in round one.

Blackrock Team Brawl

Team Archon is presenting a 3 day tournament “Blackrock Team Brawl” which will feature a unique 2vs2 format.

Our focus on this tournament is to create a cooperative experience between two players playing together against another pair. Playing with a friend has always been fun and we think that a cooperative format creates a new experience to see players playing against one another.

Competing Players:

Player A

Player B

Team

Firebat

Eversiction

Archon

Strifecro

Kolento

Cloud 9

Orange

Blackwing Lair

Intro:

Welcome to the Legend of the Innkeeper.  I’m Vastidious, I’m Ariannwyn and I’m Espo.  We’re glad you could join us for our 43rd episode.

This week we are talking about… Blackwing Lair, the 4th wing in the Blackrock Mountain adventure mode.

Updates:

What did you do this week?

Top 3 of the week (Favorite Encounter in this wing?)

Vastidious – Razorgore

Ariannwyn – Razorgore

Espo –  Chromaggus!  All the cards! (Handlock)

News

1. From Aratil on the Blizzard forums: “We take the competitive landscape and fair play very seriously – A fun, fair, and competitive environment is at the very heart of the Hearthstone experience. Those found to be in violation of our Terms of Use are subject to penalties, up to and including disqualification from the Hearthstone World Championship. Specific examples of such violations can include but are not limited to win trading, botting, and account buying or selling.”

A list of players that have been disqualified from the Hearthstone World Championship 2015 can be found below.

XzaM — Win trading

Alchemixt — Win trading

Naiman — Win trading

Damnery — Win trading

Getting Better

Polygon.com – Article on how Blizzard creates the boss encounters

http://www.polygon.com/2015/4/23/8477465/hearthstone-heroes-of-warcraft-blizzard-blackrock-mountain-blackwing-lair-bosses

Blackrock Mountain:  Blackwing Lair

Razorgore the Untamed – 30 health   (Egg management)

Razorgore always starts with a Corrupted Egg on his side.

1 cost hero power “The Rookery” Give all corrupted eggs +1 health, then summon one.

Spells to watch for; Flameheart = Draw 2 cards. Gain 4 armor. Other class spells that he may play; Dragon’s Breath, Corruption, Bloodlust

Minions he may play; Frostwolf Grunt, Cruel Taskmaster, Faerie Dragon, Wolfrider, Azure Drake, Blackwing Corruptor, Blackwing Technician, Drakonid Crusher, Dragon Consort, Hungry Dragon, Twilight Whelp, Volcanic Drake

Card gained from his defeat = Revenge: 2 cost Warrior spell = Deal 1 damage to all minions. If you have 12 or less health, deal 3 damage instead.

Vaelastrasz the Corrupt – 30 health (Vey-la-straws) (Card management – play as many cards as you can each turn)

1 cost hero power “Essence of the Red” Each player draws 2 cards.

Spells to watch for; Burning Adrenaline: Deal 2 damage to the enemy hero. Other class spells that he may play; Arcane Missiles, Dragon’s Breath, Gang up, Corruption, Imp-losion, Naturalize, Inner Rage.

Minions he may play; Flame Imp, Goblin Sapper, Twilight Drake, Volcanic Drake, Molten Giant, Clockwork Giant.

Card gained from his defeat = Flamewaker: After you cast a spell, deal 2 damage randomly split among all enemies.

Chromaggus – 30 health

1 cost hero power “Brood Affliction” At the end of your turn, add a Brood Affliction card to your opponent’s hand.

Brood Affliction Cards =

Blackrock Spire

 

Intro:

Welcome to the Legend of the Innkeeper.  I’m Vastidious, I’m Ariannwyn and I’m Espo.  We’re glad you could join us for our 42nd episode.

This week we are talking about…

The 3rd wing in Blackrock Mountain; Blackrock Spire

Updates:

What did you do this week? “Played Hearthstone on our iphones!”

 

Top 3 of the week (favorite boss?)

Vastidious – General Drakkisath

Ariannwyn – General Drakkisath

Espo – Rend Blackhand

News

1. Chinese Tournaments are getting a special Golden card back, Golden Celebration card back – http://www.hearthpwn.com/forums/hearthstone-general/general-discussion/35531-golden-celebration-card-back-revealed

Only the contestants who get to top 128 of an area tournament can get this cardback.

While there will be eight area tournaments in China, this cardback will have a max number of 1024.

2. iPhone and Android phone releases this week – Free packs for playing on each device

Getting Better

Blackrock Mountain:  Blackrock Spire

Highlord Omokk – 30 health

1 cost hero power “Me Smash” Destroy a random damaged enemy minion

Card gained from his defeat = Core Rager

Spells to watch for; Flameheart = Draw 2 cards. Gain 4 armor. & TIME FOR SMASH = Deal 5 damage to a random enemy. Gain 5 armor & the warrior spell Charge.

Minions he may play; All the Ogres, Abusive Sergeant, Elven Archer, and Loot horder

 

General Drakkisath – 50 Health

Passive Hero power “Intense Gaze” All cards cost (1) Players are capped at 1 mana crystal

His passive hero power means that cards cannot be affected by  Emperor Thaurissan, Venture Co. Mercenary, Pint-Sized Summoner, Sorcerer’s Apprentice or Mana Wraith.

Card gained from his defeat = Dragon Consort

Spells to watch for; Drakkisath’s Command = Destroy a minion. Gain 10 armor.  He also uses a plethora of spells from many classes; Flamestrike, Fireball, Mindgames, Sprint, Twisting Nether, and Brawl.

Minions he may play; Kidnapper, Ogre Ninja, Boulderfist Ogre, Core Hound, Drakonid Crusher, Force-Tank Max, Hungry Dragon, Lord of the Arena, Mogor the Ogre, The Beast, Troggzor the Earthinator, War Golem

 

Rend Blackhand – 30 health

He always starts with “Open the Gates” as his hero power. However, after the use of it a new random power appears from the following;

* “Open the Gates” Summon three 1/1 whelps. Get a new hero power.

* “Old Horde” Summon two 1/1 Orcs with Taunt. Get a new hero power.

* “Dismount” Summon Gyth. Get a new hero power. (Gyth = 3 mana 8/4 Dragon)

* “Blackwing” Summon a 3/1 Dragonkin. Get a new hero power.

Card gained from his defeat = Dragon Egg

Spells to watch for; The True Warchief = Destroy a Legenary minion.  He also uses spells from other classes; Dragon’s Breath, Mortal Strike, Rampage, and Revenge.

Minions he may play; Dragon Consort, Twilight Whelp, Azure Drake, Blackwing Corruptor, Blackwing Technician, Dragon Egg, Onyxia, The Beast, Drakonid Crusher, Twilight Drake, and Volcanic Drake.

 

The card gained for the defeat of all three bosses = Rend Blackhand

Priest Class Challenge – General Drakkisath

Card reward = Twilight Whelp

Druid Class Challenge – Rend Blackhand

Card reward = Volcanic Lumberer

 

 

Article about the mindset of a Legendary player versus a Casual Player – http://hearthstoneplayers.

Molten Core – You’re right, it is a cow!

Intro:

Welcome to the Legend of the Innkeeper.  I’m Vastidious, I’m Ariannwyn and I’m Espo.  We’re glad you could join us for our 41st episode.

This week we are talking about…

Updates:

What did you do this week?

Favorite boss so far

Vastidious – Dark Iron Arena

Ariannwyn – Garr

Espo – Dark Iron Arena

News

1. Blackrock Mountain – Molten Core is out

* Reddit thread – Molten Core Heroic with basic decks – http://www.reddit.com/r/hearthstone/comments/322vav/back_again_this_time_with_the_second_wing_of/

* Golden Radishes? (https://twitter.com/Zwickarr/status/586608985270173697)

Molten Core Discussion

Three new bosses – Garr, Baron Geddon and Majordomo Executus

Two new class challenges – Warrior and Shaman

Card Rewards – [Druid of the Flame], [Blackwing Technician], [Imp Gang Boss], [Axe Flinger], [Lava Shock], [Majordomo Executus]

Normal Bosses

First Boss: Garr

Health: 30

Hero Power: Magma Pulse (Deal 1 damage to all minions)

 

Second Boss: Baron Geddon

Health: 30

Hero Power: Ignite Mana (Deal 5 damage to the enemy hero if they have any unspent mana)

 

Third Boss: Majordomo Executus

Health: 30

Hero Power: The Majordomo (Summon a 1/3 Flamewalker Acolyte)

Heroic Bosses

First Boss: Garr

Health: 45

Hero Power: Magma Pulse (Deal 3 damage to all minions)

 

Second Boss: Baron Geddon

Health: 30

Hero Power: Ignite Mana (Deal 10 damage to the enemy hero if they have any unspent mana)

 

Third Boss: Majordomo Executus

Health: 30

Hero Power: The Majordomo (Summon a 3/3 Flamewalker Acolyte)

Tournaments

Seat Story Cup

Vastidious is officially OUT of the NVidia tournament – Lost Thursday night 0-3

Reviews and Emails

iTunes Reviews:

F Mertz – Perfect for me!

What great fun! The interaction between hosts, the separate and distinct personalities, and the casual overtones make this podcast perfect for listeners like me. It’s like listening to friends chat. Thanks for all that you do.

Emails:

Mike – Great Show

I recently found your show when it was mentioned on Realm Maintenance. Your show is perfect for me, the casual player, I find that the other Hearthstone podcast for casual players, while good,  is too advanced for me.   Keep up the great work, I am learning a lot from your podcast, and your show notes are invaluable references. I’m only at rank 20 so far, mainly just trying to do the quests and trying to get the rank 20 card back each month and eke out enough gold to buy card packs a few times a week. My favorite classes are the Mage, Warrior and Priest. I love stealing legendaries from the opponent’s deck and from the other side of the board.

Twitter: 208

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 the show on Twitter @LOTIpodcast

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:

BRM – Blackrock Depths – Emperor Espo

Intro:

Welcome to the Legend of the Innkeeper.  I’m Vastidious, I’m Ariannwyn and I’m Espo.  We’re glad you could join us for our 40th episode.

This week we are talking about…

Updates:

What did you do this week?

Status on Wing 1: Did you finish? Heroic?

News

1. Blackrock launched!

Beating Heroic with no Epics or Legendaries – http://www.reddit.com/r/hearthstone/comments/31f7av/budget_decks_for_beating_heroic_blackrock_depths/

Vastidious’s decks that he used to beat Heroic:

http://hearthstats.net/decks/vastidious-heroic-direbrew?locale=en

http://hearthstats.net/decks/vastidious-heroic-arena?locale=en

http://hearthstats.net/decks/vastidious-heroic-emperor?locale=en

Tournaments

ViaGame House cup #2: Hoej

Kinguin Pro League http://www.kinguin.net/proleague

About PGL Tavern Tales Spring 2015:

PGL Tavern Tales is the return of Hearthstone to DreamHack grounds. During April 24-26, a total of forty players will be gathered in Romania, Bucharest to make for one grand of a show. With 32 slots reserved for ticket holders or qualifier winners, this is a chance for aspiring Hearthstone players to face some of the biggest names in the professional scene. Directly invited are:

Kolento Firebat Neirea Rdu

ThijsNL Lifecoach Gaara Ekop

Tuesday Night Hype

http://vicioushs.cards/tournaments/

Tournament Update: NVidia

Reviews and Emails

iTunes Reviews:

Seabass – Entertaining

First time listening to a podcast and found it by accident and so glad I did. Your father-daughter aspect is funny and easy to relate to as a casual player. The choices you’ve made helped make me feel like I wasn’t alone at doing something wrong or not understanding the mechanics. Your experiences have entertained and educated me as a player. It also helps to listen to something I can relate easily to which is the best part of hearthstone – the casual player.

Emails:

ShinyRob – Donation $10 –

Here is a small token of thanks for your hard work on the show. I am sending $10 a month for the next three months to buy some Classic packs to open during the show. This month they are for Ariannwin. She can open all 7 at once, 2 a week, or whatever she wants. But this way she doesn’t have to stress about packs for April. May it’s Espo’s turn and June Vastidious. (ABC order). Thanks, keep up the good work and GOOD LUCK!

Twitter:

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 the show on Twitter @LOTIpodcast

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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Blackrock Mountain – Mini Special

Intro:

Welcome to the Legend of the Innkeeper.  I’m Vastidious, I’m Ariannwyn and I’m Espo.  We’re glad you could join us for our 39.5th episode.

This week we are talking about…

Updates:

What did you do this week?

News

1. New Patch Live – Blackrock Mountain included

http://www.hearthpwn.com/news/831-blackrock-mountain-patch-8311-ninja-card-back#official-patchnotes

* Friends that are Away in Battle.net will no longer be displayed in your online friend count.

* We’ve nailed the game board to the table: Spells that create screen shaking effects should no longer get your screen stuck in a bad position.

* Warsong Commander will now give charge to minions summoned by other minions – charge forward!

* Bane of Doom can now summon any collectible demons. Doom . . . DOOM!

* Sylvanas Windrunner will no longer steal a minion that is about to die, which is weird because that’s generally her thing.

* Vol’jin will no longer destroy itself if the only other minion in play is stealthed.

* Minions that are spawned from a Deathrattle are now targetable sooner. This will affect the Slime from Sludge Belcher, as well as the spawns from Harvest Golem, Piloted Shredder and Piloted Sky Golem.

* General bug fixes and UI improvements.

* Boss Rewards revealed plus other stuff – http://www.hearthpwn.com/news/831-blackrock-mountain-patch-8311-ninja-card-back

New Card Discussion

Just some ideas around specific cards

Gang Up! – http://www.reddit.com/r/CompetitiveHS/comments/30xet4/card_discussion_gang_up/

* Coldlight Oracle in a Mill deck

* Dragon mechanic – adding dragon’s to your hand without having to load up on dragons

* Playing against a control warrior? Copy Ragnaros or Dr Boom

* Playing against a Handlock or anyone else carrying a bunch of dragons? Copy your BGH

* Emperor Thaurissan. Play him, copy him, prep sprint. Next turn Play him again and again.

Gang Up is basically “You’re now running 3 more copies of the best minion you have against the matchup you are currently facing”

Outro

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