Episodes
Wednesday Jan 31, 2024
Episode 238: All About Those Gems, 'Bout Those Gems AND CHANGES!
Wednesday Jan 31, 2024
Wednesday Jan 31, 2024
Welcome to Doctor 3, a Hearthstone podcast dedicated to giving you explosive growth in
climbing the standard ranked ladder. Hosted by Katrina, dragonrider, and Smarms.
Mini-Podcast in a Podcast?
Last week's Poll Question
NEWS:
- Patch 28.4.1 launched yesterday, Monday Jan 29th bringing changes to standard, BGs, arena offering adjustments and bug fixes https://hearthstone.blizzard.com/en-us/news/24046220/28-4-1-patch-notes
- We’ll discuss standard changes in main topic
- Pyrotechnician is no longer banned in Standard.
- The Lunar New Year event started today and runs from January 30 to February 13, complete event quests to earn event XP on the special event rewards track.
- Complete the rewards track to earn 6 Signature Cards (2x Kobold Miner, 2x Walking Mountain, and 2x Howdyfin), the Lantern Stringer Galewing Battlegrounds Hero Skin, and the Dragon Dance Celeste Hearthstone Hero Skin!
- Twist returns this week, starting February 1st with a commons and rares ONLY format!
Main Topic
- Standard balance changes
- Velarok the Deceiver (2nd half of the card) from a 3/6 to a 3/3
- Shattershambler now just kills the next Deathrattle immediately when its played and doesn’t discount the next Deathrattle minion by 1
- Cactus Construct now summons a 1/1 version of the chosen minion instead of a 1/2
- Herald of Nature now only buffs +1/+1 instead of +1/+2
- Pendant of Earth now restores Health to your hero equal to the cost of the discovered minion instead of gaining armor equal to the cost.
- Shattered Reflections no longer adds a copy of the chosen minion to your hand, it just adds it to the battlefield and deck
- Dew Process from 2 mana up to 4 mana
- Boogie Down from 3 mana up to 4 mana and the finale now summons another 1-cost minion instead of giving the summoned minions taunt.
- The Garden’s Grace now gives Divine shield and +4/+4 instead of +5/+5
- Thaddius, Monstrosity now has your odd-cost or even-cost cards costing 2 less instead of 4 less.
- Thoughts of impact on meta/decks
Next Poll Question
- What rank are you ending in STANDARD for Jan 2024?
- Legend
- Diamond Ranks
- Platinum Ranks
- Gold/Silver Ranks
*We’ll talk about the results on next week’s show*
*And speaking of the show, you can find us:*
Doctor 3 Twitter: https://twitter.com/Doctor3HS
Email us: doctor3hs@gmail.com
Discord - https://discord.com/invite/qY8SxKJ
Kat - https://twitter.com/Alkaline_Kat, https://www.twitch.tv/AlkalineKat
Dragon - https://twitter.com/dawniedk , https://www.twitch.tv/dragonriderTCCG
Smarms - https://twitter.com/sendmeyourarms https://www.twitch.tv/sendmeyourarms & Blizzlet podcast
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Thursday Jan 25, 2024
Episode 237: Dual-Clas, Dual-Class On The Wall...Who's The Strongest of Them All?
Thursday Jan 25, 2024
Thursday Jan 25, 2024
Welcome to Doctor 3 a hearthstone podcast dedicated to giving you explosive growth in climbing the standard ranked ladder. The hosts Katrina, dragonrider, and Smarms talk about the Hearthstone news, ladder, and current Hearthstone news.
NEWS:
- Patch 28.4 released
- Delve Into Deepholm Mini-set released
- Lunar new year event starts next week, January 30 to February 13, complete event quests to earn event XP on the special event rewards track.
- Complete the rewards track to earn 6 Signature Cards (2x Kobold Miner, 2x Walking Mountain, and 2x Howdyfin), the Lantern Stringer Galewing Battlegrounds Hero Skin, and the Dragon Dance Celeste Hearthstone Hero Skin!
- Twist returns in February
- Blizzard Bots have been removed from the Standard ranked ladder. They are now limited to Apprentice (and new/lower-ranked Battlegrounds games), where they will continue to serve their role in smoothing out matchmaking for newer players.
- Hearthstone Esports Announcement
- Still Using the points system
- Only 3 tournaments
- No bgs lobby legends
Main Topic
- Thoughts of impact on meta/decks
- What is popular and why?
- What hasn't gained popularity or went down?
- What decks have WE been playing?
Where can we find you?
Doctor 3 Twitter: https://twitter.com/Doctor3HS
Email us: doctor3hs@gmail.com
Discord - https://discord.com/invite/qY8SxKJ
Kat - https://twitter.com/Alkaline_Kat, https://www.twitch.tv/AlkalineKat
Dragon - https://twitter.com/dawniedk , https://www.twitch.tv/dragonriderTCCG
Smarms - https://twitter.com/sendmeyourarms https://www.twitch.tv/sendmeyourarms & Blizzlet podcast
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Thursday Jan 18, 2024
Episode 236: Delve Into Deepholm CARDS!
Thursday Jan 18, 2024
Thursday Jan 18, 2024
Welcome to Doctor 3 a hearthstone podcast dedicated to giving you explosive growth in
climbing the standard ranked ladder. Katrina, dragonrider, and Smarms talk about the Hearthstone Delve Into Deepholm Miniset cards, and how we think these cards will do in each class, especially since many of the cards are dual-class cards, they won't necessarily be good in both classes!
Where can we find you?
Doctor 3 Twitter: https://twitter.com/Doctor3HS
Email us: doctor3hs@gmail.com
Discord - https://discord.com/invite/qY8SxKJ
Kat - https://twitter.com/Alkaline_Kat, https://www.twitch.tv/AlkalineKat
Dragon - https://twitter.com/dawniedk , https://www.twitch.tv/dragonriderTCCG
Smarms - https://twitter.com/sendmeyourarms https://www.twitch.tv/sendmeyourarms & Blizzlet podcast
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Thursday Jan 11, 2024
Episode 235: Down with the Sickness (OF THE DEEPHOLM MINISET)
Thursday Jan 11, 2024
Thursday Jan 11, 2024
Welcome to Doctor 3 a hearthstone podcast dedicated to giving you explosive growth in climbing the standard ranked ladder. Hosted by Kat Dragon Rider & Smarms - Kat is out this week, and both dragonrider and smarms have been sick!
NEWS:
- Heroic Tavern Brawl (Standard format) last week - how’d it go if we played?
-
Delve into Deepholm Mini-Set announced! https://hearthstone.blizzard.com/en-us/news/24046222/unearth-powerful-new-synergies-with-the-delve-into-deepholm-mini-set
- Miniset will have 38 cards
- 4 Legendary cards
- 1 Epic card
- 17 Rare cards
- 16 Common cards
- Releases on Thursday Jan 18th
- Normal version of the set can be purchased for $14.99 or 2000 gold’
- The all-Golden version of the Mini-Set can be purchased for $69.99 or 10,000 Gold. The Golden Mini-Set option also includes a bonus Diamond Legendary Deepminer Brann
- Miniset bringing more highlander cards, more excavate treasures, and dual-class cards are returning!
- two new classes will be delving into the Excavate keyword and their own Legendary Excavate treasures
- Miniset will have 38 cards
HSEsports twitter post announced that Competitive Points start this year with the Feb leaderboards, and that full details about the competitive system will be coming after the Mini-set goes live. https://x.com/HSesports/status/1745594789914132529?s=20
Where can we find you?
Doctor 3 Twitter: https://twitter.com/Doctor3HS
Email us: doctor3hs@gmail.com
Discord - https://discord.com/invite/qY8SxKJ
Kat - https://twitter.com/Alkaline_Kat, https://www.twitch.tv/AlkalineKat
Dragon - https://twitter.com/dawniedk , https://www.twitch.tv/dragonriderTCCG
Smarms - https://twitter.com/sendmeyourarms https://www.twitch.tv/sendmeyourarms & Blizzlet podcast
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Wednesday Jan 03, 2024
Episode 234 : Trimming the treeants
Wednesday Jan 03, 2024
Wednesday Jan 03, 2024
We talk this week about the most popular decks in the meta and how we play them!
Where can we find you?
Doctor 3 Twitter: https://twitter.com/Doctor3HS
Email us: doctor3hs@gmail.com
Discord - https://discord.com/invite/qY8SxKJ
Kat - https://twitter.com/Alkaline_Kat, https://www.twitch.tv/AlkalineKat
Dragon - https://twitter.com/dawniedk , https://www.twitch.tv/dragonriderTCCG
Smarms - https://twitter.com/sendmeyourarms https://www.twitch.tv/sendmeyourarms & Blizzlet podcast
Wednesday Dec 27, 2023
Episode 233 : A farewell to 2023 and a look forward to 2024
Wednesday Dec 27, 2023
Wednesday Dec 27, 2023
We look back at our goals for the past year and look forward to what we'd like to accomplish for the coming year.
Where can we find you?
Doctor 3 Twitter: https://twitter.com/Doctor3HS
Email us: doctor3hs@gmail.com
Discord - https://discord.com/invite/qY8SxKJ
Kat - https://twitter.com/Alkaline_Kat, https://www.twitch.tv/AlkalineKat
Dragon - https://twitter.com/dawniedk , https://www.twitch.tv/dragonriderTCCG
Smarms - https://twitter.com/sendmeyourarms https://www.twitch.tv/sendmeyourarms & Blizzlet podcast
Friday Dec 22, 2023
Episode 232 : Worlds and Nerfs!!!
Friday Dec 22, 2023
Friday Dec 22, 2023
This week we talk about the world championships and congrats to PocketTrain our 2023 world champion!!! Then we talk nerfs/buffs for the rest of the show.
Doctor 3 Twitter: https://twitter.com/Doctor3HS
Email us: doctor3hs@gmail.com
Discord - https://discord.com/invite/qY8SxKJ
Kat - https://twitter.com/Alkaline_Kat, https://www.twitch.tv/AlkalineKat
Dragon - https://twitter.com/dawniedk , https://www.twitch.tv/dragonriderTCCG
Smarms - https://twitter.com/sendmeyourarms https://www.twitch.tv/sendmeyourarms & Blizzlet podcast
Wednesday Dec 13, 2023
Episode 231 : Duality
Wednesday Dec 13, 2023
Wednesday Dec 13, 2023
We get a bit personal and discuss some of the things that are going on in our lives and whats important to us. Plus we talk nerfs and world championships!!!
Where can we find you?
Doctor 3 Twitter: https://twitter.com/Doctor3HS
Email us: doctor3hs@gmail.com
Discord - https://discord.com/invite/qY8SxKJ
Kat - https://twitter.com/Alkaline_Kat, https://www.twitch.tv/AlkalineKat
Dragon - https://twitter.com/dawniedk , https://www.twitch.tv/dragonriderTCCG
Smarms - https://twitter.com/sendmeyourarms https://www.twitch.tv/sendmeyourarms & Blizzlet podcast
Thursday Dec 07, 2023
Episode 230 : Insert Clever Title here!!!
Thursday Dec 07, 2023
Thursday Dec 07, 2023
This week we discuss the new big patch!!!
We talk the changes that hit battlegrounds and the changes to the new player experience!!!
Where can we find you?
Doctor 3 Twitter: https://twitter.com/Doctor3HS
Email us: doctor3hs@gmail.com
Discord - https://discord.com/invite/qY8SxKJ
Kat - https://twitter.com/Alkaline_Kat, https://www.twitch.tv/AlkalineKat
Dragon - https://twitter.com/dawniedk , https://www.twitch.tv/dragonriderTCCG
Smarms - https://twitter.com/sendmeyourarms https://www.twitch.tv/sendmeyourarms & Blizzlet podcast
Wednesday Nov 29, 2023
Episode 229: Fresh MEAT....or Meta? Why Not Both?!
Wednesday Nov 29, 2023
Wednesday Nov 29, 2023
Katrina and dragonrider are joined by Magesa from Coin Concede to chat about the Standard Hearthstone changes and how playing and looking at cards as a newer content creator has differed from before she got into content creation.
NEWS:
- Patch 28.0.3 released today with changes to Standard and Battlegrounds. https://hearthstone.blizzard.com/en-us/news/24033781/28-0-3-patch-notes
- Changes for standard include:
- Sharpshooter from 5 health down to 3
- Order in the Court still orders deck from highest to lowest but no longer draws a card.
- Always a Bigger Jormungar from 1 mana up to 2
- Defense Attorney Nathanos from 5 attack down to 4, and will work more favorably with cards like Spurfang, Twisted Frostwing, and Bovine Skeleton, so it should be intuitive
- Azerite Snake (Legendary Excavate reward for Warlock) going from 6 mana and stealing 10 health from the enemy hero to 4 mana and stealing 7 from the enemy hero.
- Changes for standard include:
- Twitter post today with info about upcoming Patch 28.2 with Battlegrounds big news and a holiday event! https://x.com/PlayHearthstone/status/1729636291203981744?s=20
- Patch will be live on Tues December 5th
- Mon December 4th there will be patch notes and an overview video
- Battlegrounds announcement and reveals will begin Wednesday Nov 28th
- In-game holiday event will run for 3 weeks from Decemeber 12th-Jan 2nd
Next Poll Question
Resuming next week
*We’ll talk about the results on next week’s show*
*And speaking of the show, you can find us:*
Where can we find you?
Doctor 3 Twitter: https://twitter.com/Doctor3HS
Email us: doctor3hs@gmail.com
Discord - https://discord.com/invite/qY8SxKJ
Kat - https://twitter.com/Alkaline_Kat, https://www.twitch.tv/AlkalineKat
Dragon - https://twitter.com/dawniedk , https://www.twitch.tv/dragonriderTCCG
Smarms - https://twitter.com/sendmeyourarms https://www.twitch.tv/sendmeyourarms & Blizzlet podcast
Magesa - https://twitter.com/Magesa_8
https://www.twitch.tv/magesahs
You've Been listening to Doctor3
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