Legend of the Innkeeper : A Hearthstone Podcast for Casual Players

Constructing Decks: Warrior

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 39th episode.

This week we are talking about…

Updates:

What did you do this week?

Top 3 of the week

Vastidious – [Warbot], [Commanding Shout], [Bouncing Blade]

Ariannwyn – Ones you should craft: [Cruel Taskmaster], [Frothing Berserker], [Brawl] But but these cards are fun: [Commanding Shout], [Bouncing Blade]

Rezz – [Cruel Taskmaster], [Armorsmith], [Shield Slam]

Espo – [Inner Rage], [Frothing Berserker], [Bouncing Blade]

News

1. Hearthstone player fighting cancer says goodbye on Reddit

http://www.reddit.com/r/hearthstone/comments/304vqp/thank_you_hearthstone_a_goodbye_from_a_passionate/

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Blackrock

http://www.hearthpwn.com/guides/798-blackrock-mountain

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Three New Cards Revealed and launch date set

It’s now official that Blackrock Mountain is going live on April 2nd/April 3rd.

Three new cards were revealed this week.

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

[Drakonid Crusher] – 6 mana Dragon, 6/6 common, Battlecry – If your opponent has 15 or less health, gain +3/+3.

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

The remaining cards will be revealed on a live stream Monday, March 30th hosted by Whirthun and Zeriyah. http://bit.ly/PLHSBRM

Getting Better

Your first Warrior

2x [Elven Archer] —-> 2x [Inner Rage]

2x [Heroic Strike] —-> 2x [Kor’kron Elite]

1x [River Crocolisk] —-> 1x [Frothing Berserker]

1x [Darkscale Healer] —-> 1x [Frothing Berserker]

1x [Stormwind Champion] —-> 1x [Brawl]

1x [Frostwolf Warlord] —-> 1x [Gurubashi Berserker]

1x [Razorfen Hunter] —-> 1x [Gurubashi Berserker]

Warrior Episode 17

http://www.legendoftheinnkeeper.com/loti-017-warrior-strategy-guide/

Tournaments

Viagame Housecup

Kinguin Pro league

ESL Legendary Series

NVIDIA Pro/Am that Vastidious participated in https://esports.geforce.com/news/102/watch-the-nvidia-hearthstone-heroes-of-warcraft-pro-am-tournament/

Reviews and Emails

iTunes Reviews:

Love me some hearthstones – Radmobile14

This show is awesome and I look forward to it every week!

Emails:

From: Alex in Australia

Subject: Lovely Morning Run

Message Body:

Was on a lovely morning run on Tuesday in the Australian bush listening to Legend of the Innkeeper but nearly tripped over myself when I heard Vastidious get yet another legendary. i don’t know how you are so lucky, I think I am unluckier than Ari as it took me 40 packs to get a legendary and I got Uncle Tony which would have been great if I hadn’t crafted in a few months before.

Question this week – What previous cards do you think will get more play when Blackrock Mountain comes out? Faerie Dragon? Azure Drake? Hobgoblin, Wisp, Wisp, Echo of Medivd, Wisp, Wisp on Turn 7?

Good luck with your packs this week and looking forwar...

Constructing Decks : Warlock

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 38th episode.

This week we are talking about… Warlocks

Updates:

What did you do this week?

Top 3 of the week

Vastidious – [Power Overwhelming], [Void Terror], [Bane of Doom]

Ariannwyn – [Floating Watcher], [Imp-losion], [Twisting Nether]

Espo – [Demonfire], [Mistress of Pain], [Demonheart]

Patreon – [Darkbomb], [Flame Imp], [Power Overwhelming], [Doomguard], [Imp-losion]

News

1. Blizzpro Podcast relaunches as Well Met!

http://hearthstone.blizzpro.com/2015/03/16/well-met-podcast-episode-1-blackrock-mountain/

* http://us.battle.net/hearthstone/en/blog/18313049/and-the-winners-are-%E2%80%A6-3-18-2015

* LOTI Fireside Gathering @Event Horizon Games Raleigh, NC April 7th at 6pm EST

Blackrock Mountain Update –

5 new cards revealed

[Dragon Egg] – 1 mana, 0/2 Minion, Whenever this minion takes damage, summon a 2/1 Whelp.

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

[Flamewaker] – 3 mana, 2/4 minion, After you cast a spell, deal 2 damage randomly split among all enemies.

[Core Rager] – 4 mana, 4/4 Beast, Battlecry: If your hand is empty, gain +3/+3 (Hunter Rare)

[Imp Gang Boss] – 3 mana, 2/4 Demon, Whenever this minion takes damage, summon a 1/1 Imp. (Warlock Common)

Getting Better

Warlock!

The Warlock was the 3rd hero I unlocked and went straight to level 10 with.  I always played a ‘Lock for fun in WoW, so I wanted to see if I could have just as much fun in Hearthstone.

We will take the starter basic deck and substitute in what our Patrons pointed out as being much needed for your first Warlock deck.

1x [Stormwind Knight] —-> 1x [Mortal Coil]

2x [Bloodfen Raptor] —-> 2x [Power Overwhelming]

2x [Bluegill Warrior] —-> 2x [Darkbomb]

2x [Shadow Bolt] —-> 2x [Flame Imp]

1x [Ironfur Grizzly] —-> 1x [Doomguard]

2x [Gnomish Inventor] —-> 2x [Murloc Tidehunter]

1x [Stormwind Champion] —-> 1x [Imp-losion]

 

The Mulligan

When going first you want to try to have [Mortal Coil], and/or [Dark Bomb] for removal and a [Flame Imp] or other 2 mana minion to play.

When going 2nd with the [Coin] you can keep anything you did for going first, except you can allow for a 3 mana minion as the coin will allow you to play that on your 2nd turn.

Play this deck fast!

The Warlock’s hero power allows you to play all of your minions without fear of having no cards to play on your next turn. So play those minions and use them to trade until you can do damage to face. Unlike the face hunter, you will trade often with this deck until you can get the bigger minions on your side and use [Power Overwhelming] to finish off your opponent.

The key cards in this deck are [Power Overwhelming] and [DoomGuard]. The idea is to get the opposing hero to 10 health and clear their taunts/secrets. Then if you have a minion on your side that is ready to attack, use [Power Overwhelming] to give it +4/+4 and play [Doomguard]. Always play other cards before [Doomguard], as his battlecry can discard what you planned to play that turn. =(

Other key cards/combos are [Imp-losion] and [Frostwolf Warlord] or [Stormwind Champion]. I often play [Imp-losion] on turn 4 and the [Frostwolf Warlord] on turn 5 for a nice big dude that will usually stick around.

“Constructing Decks – Priest”

Jumping the Larva Shock

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 37th episode.

This week we are talking about…

Updates:

What did you do this week?

Top 3 of the week

Vastidious – [Thoughtsteal], [Auchenai Soulpriest], [Lightbomb]

Ariannwyn – [Thoughtsteal] [Auchenai Soulpriest] [Velen’s Chosen] [Light of the Naaru] [Shadow Madness] [Lightbomb] [Mindgames] [Cabal Shadow Priest] [Shadowboxer] [Upgraded Repair Bot]

Espo – [Thoughtsteal], [Shadow Madness], [Mindgames]

Patreon – [Thoughtsteal], [Auchenai Soulpriest], [Cabal Shadow Priest]

News

1. GDC – Hearthstone’s UI Designer Presentation

http://www.gamespot.com/videos/how-blizzard-s-warcraft-brought-hearthstone-to-lif/2300-6423661/

2. Black Mountain Updates – 3 new cards revealed

[Lava Shock] – Shaman class card – 2 mana, Deal 2 damage. Unlock your Overloaded Mana Crystals.

[Axe Flinger] – Warrior class card (common) – 4 mana, 2/5 minion, Whenever this minion takes damage, deal 2 damage to the enemy hero.

3. Odds of getting to Legend – http://www.reddit.com/r/hearthstone/comments/2xnqbs/the_odds_of_you_getting_the_legendary_rank/

Getting Better

You’ve unlocked the Priest hero and have gained all the basic class cards through leveling up to 10. Now you’re ready to take on those Priest quests that have been building up.

Priest has some very useful basic cards, we suggest that you take the basic deck that the game gives you and and make a few substitutions with the cards gained from leveling and a few created with dust.

2x [River Crocolisk] —–> 2x [Thoughtsteal]

1x [Razorfen Hunter] —-> 1x [Holy Nova]

1x [Bloodfen Raptor] —-> [Auchenai Soulpriest]

1x [Darkscale Healer] —-> 1x [Holy Nova]

1x [Stormwind Champion] —-> 1x [Cabal Shadow Priest]

1x [Stormwind Champion] —-> 1x [Mind Control]

The Mulligan

If you are going first I would try to hold onto any 2 mana minion, [Power Word: Shield] and [Holy Smite]. These cards will allow you to clear their 1 drop and allow you a minion on turn 2.

If you are going 2nd I would keep all of the above, but also keep [Thoughtsteal]. This card can be played on turn 2 with the The Coin.

Playing this deck

You are probably thinking, “Why not play [Northshire Cleric] on turn 1?” With this card, I find that if I do not use it to get a card on the turn I play it, it just acts as a target for a low cost removal spell or is just killed off by a minion that will stay alive after killing it. So I usually play it when I know I can get the most from it. Unless… I can play it and [Power Word: Shield] on it. Then I am fine with not healing to gain the card.

I always tried to keep my opponents board clear of minions and used my hero power to keep my minions alive. I rarely healed myself and use my hero power to keep my minions alive to help clear the opponents board.

Be careful when healing your [Gurubashi Berserker]. If you heal him back to full, he will lose his bonuses for being enraged.

And keep in mind that trying to heal a minion or yourself while [Auchenai Soulpriest] is in play will “Deal” 2 damage, not heal it. I’ve fell victim to this trick one too many times. Pay attention. But, with the case of the [Gurubashi Berserker], dealing damage to it to enrage is not a bad idea at all.

Blackrock Mountain Calls

Intro

Welcome to the Legend of the Innkeeper.  I’m Vastidious, I’m Ariannwyn and I’m Espo’s substitute, MattyJMania.  We’re glad you could join us for our 36th episode.

This week we are talking about… BlackRock Mountain

Updates

What did you do this week?

Discuss Tuesday night coaching with Matty

News

1. Blizzard announces a new adventure, Blackrock Mountain at PaxEast 2015

* New Adventure Pack – Blackrock Mountain

* Phone version had some issues to overcome but it’s in Alpha state now. Will be coming “very, very soon”.

Important Points:

* Available in April 2015, with pre-orders starting on March 19th or 20th

* It’s slightly different than Naxxramas because of the story. You get thrown into the middle of one of Azeroth’s most heated conflicts. A feud between Ragnaros and the black dragon Nefarian. Nefarian apparently sends you to deal with Ragnaros.

* There are 5 wings just like there were in Naxxramas, 17 bosses.

* Each boss has their own hero power

* Each boss drops two copies of a new card. 31 new cards come in this Adventure, which are rewarded by defeating each boss and each challenge.

* When you defeat a wing, you get that wing’s Legendary card (example – Rend Blackhand)

* 9 class challenges – succeed and you get 2 copies of a new class card.

* New board

* Dragons are prevalent in this adventure

* Also you will come across Dark Iron dwarves, fiery elementals and Blackrock orcs

* Also has a Heroic mode to defeat

* First wing is Blackrock Depths

* First wing bosses – Grim Guzzler, The Arena, Dark Iron Emperor

* Second Wing – Molten Core

* Third Wing – Blackrock Spire

* Forth Wing – Blackwing Lair

* Fifth Wing – Hidden Lab

Pricing

As with Naxxramas, the pricing is pretty much the same.

* Pre-order begins on March 19th or 20th

* Wings can be purchased for 700 gold OR $6.99 USD

* You can purchase all at once for $24.99

* The first wing this time around is NOT free. Naxx first wing was free to introduce adventures.

* If you pre-order (at $24.99) you will get a bonus card back. Zeriyah confirmed that the pre-order is cash only. You can’t use gold to get the bonus card.

* Purchasing it only unlocks it for the region you purchase it in. (source: https://twitter.com/CM_Zeriyah/status/573934053151408128)

Zeriyah @ PAX @CM_Zeriyah

.@ArchonAmazHS The pre-order is for real money only, not gold.

Informal poll over on Reddit – How are you going to buy Blackrock Mountain? (http://strawpoll.me/3809475/r)

* Pre-order cash – 49%

* Gold only – 41%

* Gold then cash – 10%

New Cards Revealed

5 cards were revealed at the announcement

* [Blackwing Technician] – 3 mana, 2/4 minion, Battlecry: If you’re holding a Dragon, gain +1/+1

* [Dark Iron Skulker] – Rogue Challenge Reward – 5 mana, 4/3 minion, Battlecry: Deal 2 damage to all undamaged enemy minions

* [Grim Patron] – 5 mana, 3/3 minion, Whenever this minion survives damage, summon another Grim Patron

* [Hungry Dragon] – 4 mana, 5/6 Dragon, Battlecry: Summon a random 1-Cost minion for your opponent

* [Rend Blackhand] – Wing One Legendary – 7 mana, 8/4 minion, Battlecry: If you’re holding a Dragon, destroy a Legendary minion.

As with Naxxramas, golden versions are only available through crafting after you obtain the regular one first. Same costs as in the past.

Card Backs

We already mentioned that if you pre-order you get a bonus card back.

LOTI 35 – Legend of the Innkeeper – “Constructing your first Druid deck”

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 35th episode.

This week we are talking about… how to construct your first Druid deck

Updates:

What did you do this week?

Top 3 of the week

Vastidious – If a Mill Druid [Naturalize] if not [Wrath], [Keeper of the Grove] , [Ancient of Lore]

Ariannwyn – [Wrath], [Keeper of the Grove], [Ancient of War]

Espo – [Wrath] , [Grove Tender] , [Force of Nature]

Patreon – [Druid of the Claw] , [Keeper of the Grove] , [Ancient of Lore]

News

1. http://hearthstone.blizzpro.com/2015/02/26/next-adventure-mode-is-black-rock-mountain/

2. http://us.battle.net/hearthstone/en/blog/18053400/hearthstone-patch-notes-2207835-2-24-2015

3. Some possible card leaks? Most likely these are cards that will be played by the bosses in Molten Core.

Blackwing Technician – 4 mana, 2/4, Minions that cost 5 or more cannot be played. http://imgur.com/G3EygFg

Chimaeron – 8 mana, 8/7, When you draw this change the Health of ALL minions to 1. http://imgur.com/LXfzCyJ

Mind Quickening – 5 mana, Epic Mage spell, You can use your Hero power once during your opponent’s next turn. http://imgur.com/etVRj5c

Hourglass Sand – Rare Mage spell, Your opponent only has 5 seconds to take his or her next turn. http://imgur.com/etVRj5c

(fake?) Left arm of Kil’jaeden – 5 mana, 4/2 Demon, Legendary, Battlecry: If you control the other four body parts of Kil’jaeden, destroy your opponent. http://i.imgur.com/iJn0A0G.jpg

(fake?) Atramdes – 8 mana, Legendary 10/10 Dragon, Always attacks a random enemy character – http://s4.postimg.org/gqv9u18kt/IMG_0042.jpg

4. Ragnaros card back

This week we tackle the Druid class. And much to my chagrin, I’ve taken on the task of

trying to create a decent and fun deck using the basic deck with a few tweaks. Our listeners have suggested that I use [Druid of the Claw] [Keeper of the Grove] and [Ancient of Lore] to help boost my deck. Just looking at the basic deck, we can see that it has some synergy with [Innervate] and [Wild Growth] allowing us to put some big bodied minions out early. We can use this knowledge to help us with subtracting and adding cards, as I’ll show here…

1x [River Crocolisk] —-> 1x [Swipe]

1x [Shattered Sun Cleric] —-> 1x [Swipe]

2x [Razorfen Hunter] —–> 2x [Keeper of the Grove]

2x [Frostwolf Warlord] —-> 2x [Druid of the Claw]

1x [Stormwind Champion] —–> 1x [Ancient of Lore]

1x [Sen’jin Shieldmaster] —-> 1x [Ironbark Protector]

The Mulligan (what cards to keep in your opening hand)

If you’re going first, you want to try to have an [Intervate] or [Wild Growth] and a [Claw] or and of your 2 mana cost Minions. Also keep in mind that the Druid’s Hero power is a 2 mana cost ability that gives you 1 armor and 1 attack. The shield stays on your hero until it absorbs enough damage to destroy it, but the attack goes away at the end of your turn. This power can be used much like the Rogue and allow you to use health as a resource for removing opposing minions. (yes,

LOTI – Legend of the Innkeeper – “Constructing your first Rogue Deck”

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 34th episode.

This week we are talking about… How to construct your first Rogue deck.

Updates:

What did you do this week?

Top 3 of the week – (common, rare, epic – Rogue)

Vastidious – [Eviscerate], [Perdition’s Blade], [Preparation]

Ariannwyn – [Goblin Auto-Barber], [Ogre Ninja], [Preparation]

Espo – [Goblin Auto-Barber], [Iron Sensei], [Cogmaster’s Wrench]

Patreons – [Eviscerate], [SI:7 Agent], [Preparation]

News

1. MagicAmy leaves TempoStorm

https://tempostorm.com/articles/tempostorm-parts-ways-with-hyerim-magicamy-lee

Getting Better

Constructing your first Rogue Deck

To unlock the Rogue, known as “Valeera Sanguinar,” you must first defeat the Innkeeper’s Rogue deck in practice mode. To do this you much go into Solo Adventures from the main menu, click on Practice, choose Normal or Expert, pick the deck you’ll be playing and then challenge the Innkeeper with his Rogue deck.

Once leveled up to 10 you will unlock all of the basic Rogue class cards. Now you’re ready to construct your first Rogue deck for fun and maybe profit. (Fun is guaranteed, profit on the other hand is not guaranteed.

I’m going to go with our listeners and suggest that you create some [Eviscerate]s, [SI:7 Agent]’s, and a [Preparation] or two. You also want to make a few changes from the original deck that the game starts you out with. I’ll list the changes here…

2x [Elven Archer]\ —-> 2x [Eviscerate]

[Bluegill Warrior] —–> [Kobold Geomancer]

[Acidic Swamp Ooze] —-> [Shiv]

2x [River Crocolisk] ——> 2x [Fan of Knives]

2x [Razorfen Hunter]’s —-> 2x [SI:7 Agent]

[Assassinate] —-> [Preparation]

[Frostwolf Warlord] —-> [Assassin’s Blade]

[Stormwind Champion] —-> [Assassin’s Blade]

Here are some tips for playing this deck:

Mulligan (what cards do I keep if I go first/second w-the coin)

If you are going first try to get a [Deadly Poison] or [Backstab] and a [Bloodfen Raptor] or [Acidic Swamp Ooze]. You’ll want to begin aggressively. Why not [Kobold Geomancer], he’s a 2-drop? The [Kobold Geomancer] is in this deck to boost your spell power and should be played in the same turn as the spell.

If you are going second (with the coin) try for everything mentioned above, but remember that [SI:7 Agent]s are extremely powerful early game removal when combo’d with the coin.

Of course, you also need to keep in mind the class you’re going against. Example; Right now the Paladin spell [Muster for Battle] is very powerful, but with a simple [Fan of Knives] you can easily remove those 1,1 recruits. With this knowledge of the class you’re playing against, you can keep cards the you know will counter their powerful cards.

Playing this deck

Keeping the [Backstab] and the [Deadly Poison] early will allow you to remove your opponents minions while playing your own 2 and 3 cost minions. This will gain you board presence and hopefully keep the board clear for when you play the 4 cost minions and begin your onslaught.

In the mid and late game you’ll draw into the [Eviscerate], [Assassin’s Blade] and [Assassinate] for removal. This will give you room to go to face (attack the opposing hero) or trade correctly with your [Boulderfist Ogre] and [Stormwind Champion].

There is no “finishing combo” with this deck. Just keeping pressure on the opposing hero and attacking with your lar...

LOTI #33 – Legend of the Innkeeper – “Constructing your first Shaman Deck”

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 33rd episode.

This week we are talking about… Constructing your first Shaman deck.

Updates:

What did you do this week?

Top 3 of the week – Shaman (common, rare, epic, and favorite totem)

Vastidious – [Earth Shock], [Lightning Storm], [Earth Elemental], [Stoneclaw Totem]

Ariannwyn – [Whirling Zap-o-matic], [Dunemaul Shaman], [Doomhammer], [Healing Totem]

Espo – [Earth Shock], [Feral Spirit], [Doomhammer], [Flametongue Totem]

News

http://venturebeat.com/2015/02/05/activision-reports-record-earnings-digital-revenues-as-hearthstone-reaches-25m-players/

* This was Activision’s earnings info for 2014. Included interesting numbers.

* Highlighted Hearthstone with Destiny – combined those two products generated more than $850 million in revenue.

* 25 million registered players

http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/feb/06/blizzard-hearthstone-success-mobile-apps-for-2015

* This article covers same story however mentions that Hearthstone is still smaller than Clash of Clans, which pulled in $1.8 billion in 2014.

* They said that Hearthstone isn’t your typical ‘abusive game’, trying to incorporate mechanics designed to extract money from players through frustration or addiction.

* But Activision Blizzard’s CFO Dennis Durkin confirmed that they are bringing the game to “mobile devices later in the year.”

Getting Better

“Shaman is *NOT* a hero for new players, overload and RNG is why.” – Hearthstone forums

Another post from forums:

“So why should I pick Shaman?”

“Well, it has a variety of viable decks and many fun playstyles available to it, in contrast to classes like Warrior, thanks to its base of good removal spells, excellent burst and fun combo cards. ”

“That’s great, but what about card draw?”

“Card draw can be a problem, however this can be combated by [Mana Tide Totem] or even by new cards such as [Gazlowe] and [Neptulon] which allow you to refill your hand with minions. Besides, our efficient removal helps us to trade 1 for 1 at least against most minions, preventing us from falling too far behind on the board”

“What about the RNG?”

“The RNG aspect of Shaman play makes it more difficult, requiring a higher skill level to play successfully over a long number of games but still allowing less discerning players to get results at times. It’s much more interesting when you have to weigh up your chances of getting a spellpower totem with your other use of the 2 mana and the reward you gain from getting it. Much of the bad RNG can be countered by solid and consistent play which minimizes the risks taken.”

“Doesn’t overload hurt Shaman’s tempo potential?”

“Only when it’s not managed properly. Overload spells can allow you to wipe the board in one turn and play a minion where you might not have been able to, allowing you to gain tempo on one turn for the cost of tempo in the next turn. However, this should balance out if you use it correctly, much like rubato in music.

Where overload can hurt you is when you don’t look at your hand to see what you want to play next turn. [Feral Spirit] can seem good on turn 5 but it prevents that [Fire Elemental] from coming down next turn.”

LOTI 032 – Legend of the Innkeeper – “Constructing your first Mage deck”

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 32nd episode.

This week we are talking about… Mage

Updates:

What did you do this week?

Espo – Played Mage and failed at ladder, but I won at the Fun. (wow, I may say that on air. ready the bad joke sounds)

Vastidious – Opened 15 packs on Wednesday. I opened 4 Legendary cards ([Bolvar Fordragon], [Gazlowe], [Toshley] and [Dr. Boom])

Top 3 of the week – Mage (common, rare, epic)

Vastidious – [Cone of Cold], [Unstable Portal], [Echo of Medivh]

Ariannwyn – [Flamecannon], [Unstable Portal], [Echo of Medivh]

Espo – [Snowchugger], [Goblin Blastmage], [Echo of Medivh]

Patrons – [Mana Wyrm], [Goblin Blastmage], [Ice Block], [Ice Barrier], [Unstable Portal]*, [Pyroblast], [Snowchugger], [Echo of Medivh],

Getting Better

I think we should mention the FB post about [Zombie Chow]. Our listeners may find it useful.

“Why is [Zombie Chow] such a commonly used card if it heals the opposing hero for 5 health? Especially if the card itself only has 3 health and does little damage.” (HappyFhantum)

Reviews and Emails

“chugga chugga ranks #2 on my personal list of “gvg voices i’ve wasted the most time imitating”

right behind hobgoblin” -Coldrun

iTunes Reviews: None

Emails:

Chris –

I’m a new listener and I love the podcast! Thank you!

For the first time I have stacked 1600 dust and need a legendary. I know [Ragnaros the Firelord] and [Dr. Boom] are the obvious picks that will bring my rank up in any and all decks I play but I’m in love with a few other cards. I mainly play Rogue even tho it is weak without staple legendary cards, I like the mind boggling combos that can come from the class. So my other choices for “fun factor” over upping my rank is … [Trade Prince Gallywix]. I think its more important to steal spells and have fun than to drop [Dr. Boom]for a no brainer win till you get outclass by stacks of legendary cards… I would love to hear your guys thoughts about the potentially very fun “Trade Prince” vs pure power cards like Dr.Boom and Ragnaros.

Joseph –

Hey guys love the show I enjoy lose listening to it on my way to and from work. You guys give solid advice for the casual player. Using your tips about arena I have improved my wins. Let Arrianwynn know I made my best run of five with the priest in arena The hero I almost never use. I am new to hearthstone I was wondering what card packs you get from the arena? Is it GvG, classic or a mix of both? Thanks for your time keep up the great work.

Nightfall –

Hi,

Thanks for a great show. It keeps me oppupied at work and give a good time with many laughs.

Steven

Hello all,

Love listening to the show and have been listening since the start.

Twitter: 150 followers

Outro

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Until next show, Happy gaming!

Credits:

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

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LOTI – Legend of the Innkeeper – “Constructing your first Paladin Deck”

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 31st episode.

This week we are talking about…

What cards to craft and use in your first constructed Paladin deck.

Including Naxx and GvG.

Updates:

What did you do this week?

Top 3 Paladin cards to craft

(1common, 1 rare, 1 epic)

Vastidious – [Shielded Minibot], [Muster for Battle], [Sword of Justice]

Ariannwyn – [Sword of Justice], [Avenging Wrath], [Equality]

Espo – [Shielded Minibot], [Muster for Battle], [Quartermaster]

Decklists:

Espo’s Midladin

2x – [Zombie Chow]

2x – [Haunted Creeper]

2x – [Ironbeak Owl]

2x – [Knife Juggler]

1x – [Coghammer]

2x – [Muster for Battle]

2x – [Aldor Peacekeeper]

1x – [Shade of Naxxramas]

2x – [Truesilver Champion]

1x – [Consecration]

1x – [Defender of Argus]

2x – [Piloted Shredder]

1x – [Loatheb]

2x – [Quartermaster]

2x – [Sludge Belcher]

1x – [Sylvanas Windrunner]

1x – [Dr. Boom]

1x – [Ragnaros the Firelord]

News

1. IGN reports rumors that next expansion is in April

http://uk.ign.com/articles/2015/01/29/report-next-hearthstone-expansion-to-launch-in-april

Player vs Environement gameplay

2 vs 2 mode

Getting Better

Open packs!

Reviews and Emails

iTunes Reviews:

Emails:

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

Artwork by Rezz

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LOTI 030 – Legend of the Innkeeper – “Did Espo Get 500 Wins?”

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 30th episode.

This week we are talking about…

Updates:

What did you do this week?

Top Legendary Card of the week (That casual players should craft)02

Vastidious – Sneed’s Old Shredder (8 mana, 5/7 mech minion, Deathrattle: Summon a random legendary minion.

Ariannwyn – Ragnaros?

Espo – Dr. Boom

News

1. Big Changes Going On With LOTI

This week has seen some pretty big changes with our website. I moved over to a new design and started adding new content and features. The biggest of these new features is that you can now watch the Twitch stream right on the site. Just go to legendoftheinnkeeper.com/stream. I’ve also started adding in the YouTube videos on the site. The goal is to make it a one stop shop for everything LOTI.

We are working to add additional stuff all the time and will continue doing what we can.

Changes with Patreon.

Getting Better

http://tempostorm.com/articles/the-meta-snapshot-3-magicamys-gvg-ladder-tier-list

Tournaments

http://bmkgaming.com/trouble-road-2015-hearthstone-world-championship/

Reviews and Emails

iTunes Reviews: Stuvypox – A very nice casual podcast

“This isn’t my favorite podcast about Hearthstone BUT it is very enjoyable and the hosts are all very cool. Very down to earth and seem like regular people that could live down the street from me, very casual. Some HS podcasts, the hosts can be kinda snooty. Not these guys (and girl). Also, Arianwynn sounds super cute and I hope to marry her someday. Pics plz???