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News
The HCT Winter Championship will be in the Bahamas from March 23rd, 2017 to March 26th, 2017.
Elon Musk says his kids play Hearthstone
Ben Brode posts on the forum, goals behind Standard mode.
The ultimate goal is to keep Standard fresh every year.
If the same Basic and Classic cards appear too frequently, that won’t be them achieving their goal.
Releasing new cards is better than buffing cards from the Classic and Basic sets.
They have no issues with moving problematic cards out of the Basic and Classic sets. As result he said, “We might rotate some additional Classic cards to Wild.”
Ben followed up with a question to the community: “Do you prefer some evergreen cards to be nerfed, rotated to wild, or kept in Standard even if it results in a staler meta?”
Ben Brode also addressed the new player experience. (https://www.reddit.com/r/hearthstone/comments/5m6cjz/the_biggest_problem_with_the_new_player/dc1dsox/ )
Revealed that the win rates for new players in Casual have gone up while Ranked continues to grow increasingly difficult. He says that new player win rates have increased by ~15%.
Espo Mode
The Dark Wanderer – Celebrating Diablo’s 20 years.
A hooded stranger sits to play, holding a grim deck in his hands. Can you unravel the secrets surrounding this dark wanderer?
2 Phases
Phase 1 – The Dark Wanderer
If you reveal all 3 secrets, Twisting Nether is played and the Enigmatic Portal is opened and you move to Phase 2.
Phase 2 – The Cow King
The Cow King is your opponent. And it’s cows, all the way up.
Getting Better
Druid cards
Mark of the Lotus – 1 mana; Give your minions +1/+1
Jade Blossom – 3 mana; Summon a Jade Golem. Gain an empty Mana Crystal.
If you play it after you have 10 mana, you do NOT get Excess Mana. You just get the Jade Golem.
Jade Behemoth – 6 mana; 3 Attack; 6 Health; Taunt; Battlecry: Summon a Jade Golem.
If you can get a few Jade Golems out before you play this it’s even more intimidating.
Jade Idol – 1 mana; Choose One – Summon a Jade Golem; or Shuffle 3 copies of this card into your deck.
If you are playing this early in the game, almost always choose to shuffle copies into your deck. Having a bunch of these in your deck is nuts, especially if you have Gadgetzan Auctioneer on the board.
Virmen Sensei – 5 mana; 4 Attack; 5 Health; Battlecry: Give a friendly Beast +2/+2.
Seems out of sync with all the other cards for Druid in this batch (except for Mark of the Lotus).
Celestial Dreamer – 3 mana; 3 Attack; 3 Health; Battlecry: If a friendly minion has 5 or more Attack, gain +2/+2.
Lunar Visions – 5 mana; Draw 2 cards. Minions drawn cost (2) less.
Many compare this to Nourish, because you get 3 cards and when combined with Fandral, it’s nice. However, this also helps speed up some Jade Golem decks.
Pilfered Power – 3 mana; Gain an empty Mana Crystal for each friendly minion.
This DOES give Excess Mana, if you use it and it pushes you over 10 mana.
If you can pull it off, Turn 1 – coin, Wild Growth; Turn 2 – Innervate, 2x Living Roots then Pilfered Power
Kun the Forgotten King – 10 mana; Choose One – Gain 10 armor; or Refresh your Mana Crystals.
Super fun when combo’d with Aviana.
Hints and Tips
Don’t forget to re-roll quests for higher gold.
Reviews and Emails
iTunes Reviews: 2
Amateurish
★ in iTunes by _RVA_ from USA on January 3, 2017
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By Vastidious and Espo, Hearthstone PodcastersNews
The HCT Winter Championship will be in the Bahamas from March 23rd, 2017 to March 26th, 2017.
Elon Musk says his kids play Hearthstone
Ben Brode posts on the forum, goals behind Standard mode.
The ultimate goal is to keep Standard fresh every year.
If the same Basic and Classic cards appear too frequently, that won’t be them achieving their goal.
Releasing new cards is better than buffing cards from the Classic and Basic sets.
They have no issues with moving problematic cards out of the Basic and Classic sets. As result he said, “We might rotate some additional Classic cards to Wild.”
Ben followed up with a question to the community: “Do you prefer some evergreen cards to be nerfed, rotated to wild, or kept in Standard even if it results in a staler meta?”
Ben Brode also addressed the new player experience. (https://www.reddit.com/r/hearthstone/comments/5m6cjz/the_biggest_problem_with_the_new_player/dc1dsox/ )
Revealed that the win rates for new players in Casual have gone up while Ranked continues to grow increasingly difficult. He says that new player win rates have increased by ~15%.
Espo Mode
The Dark Wanderer – Celebrating Diablo’s 20 years.
A hooded stranger sits to play, holding a grim deck in his hands. Can you unravel the secrets surrounding this dark wanderer?
2 Phases
Phase 1 – The Dark Wanderer
If you reveal all 3 secrets, Twisting Nether is played and the Enigmatic Portal is opened and you move to Phase 2.
Phase 2 – The Cow King
The Cow King is your opponent. And it’s cows, all the way up.
Getting Better
Druid cards
Mark of the Lotus – 1 mana; Give your minions +1/+1
Jade Blossom – 3 mana; Summon a Jade Golem. Gain an empty Mana Crystal.
If you play it after you have 10 mana, you do NOT get Excess Mana. You just get the Jade Golem.
Jade Behemoth – 6 mana; 3 Attack; 6 Health; Taunt; Battlecry: Summon a Jade Golem.
If you can get a few Jade Golems out before you play this it’s even more intimidating.
Jade Idol – 1 mana; Choose One – Summon a Jade Golem; or Shuffle 3 copies of this card into your deck.
If you are playing this early in the game, almost always choose to shuffle copies into your deck. Having a bunch of these in your deck is nuts, especially if you have Gadgetzan Auctioneer on the board.
Virmen Sensei – 5 mana; 4 Attack; 5 Health; Battlecry: Give a friendly Beast +2/+2.
Seems out of sync with all the other cards for Druid in this batch (except for Mark of the Lotus).
Celestial Dreamer – 3 mana; 3 Attack; 3 Health; Battlecry: If a friendly minion has 5 or more Attack, gain +2/+2.
Lunar Visions – 5 mana; Draw 2 cards. Minions drawn cost (2) less.
Many compare this to Nourish, because you get 3 cards and when combined with Fandral, it’s nice. However, this also helps speed up some Jade Golem decks.
Pilfered Power – 3 mana; Gain an empty Mana Crystal for each friendly minion.
This DOES give Excess Mana, if you use it and it pushes you over 10 mana.
If you can pull it off, Turn 1 – coin, Wild Growth; Turn 2 – Innervate, 2x Living Roots then Pilfered Power
Kun the Forgotten King – 10 mana; Choose One – Gain 10 armor; or Refresh your Mana Crystals.
Super fun when combo’d with Aviana.
Hints and Tips
Don’t forget to re-roll quests for higher gold.
Reviews and Emails
iTunes Reviews: 2
Amateurish
★ in iTunes by _RVA_ from USA on January 3, 2017