Episodes

Wednesday Feb 03, 2021
Episode 86 : Our top ten!!!
Wednesday Feb 03, 2021
Wednesday Feb 03, 2021
This week was a busy week in news but not much to update you on the meta but Iksar posted his top 10 cards in hearthstone history so we all decided to do the same and talk about them this week!!!
BlizzConline preview video shows Hearthstone announcements coming
Blizzard announces BlizzCon digital bundles
Book of Heroes: Anduin is now available
https://www.hearthstonetopdecks.com/book-of-heroes-anduin-si7-anduin-bundle-have-been-released/
Lunar New Year Celebration Quests launch early
Iksar Twitter Q&A # 3 last Wednesday

Wednesday Jan 27, 2021
Episode 85 : Off to the races again!!!
Wednesday Jan 27, 2021
Wednesday Jan 27, 2021
Almost a week into the new meta we talk about how it feels now that things are settling and what we've found as fun.
Darkmoon Races mini expansion went live Thursday
https://outof.cards/hearthstone/2518-hearthstone-patch-194-and-darkmoon-races-mini-set-is-now-live
Undocumented chnages in patch 19.4
Tavern Special Darkmoon Faire Bundles available in game and in shop
Another Iksar AMA on Twitter
Hearthstone outlines 2021 eSports
For art fans, Year of the Dragon artbook coming October 15th
https://www.hearthstonetopdecks.com/how-good-is-the-darkmoon-races-mini-set/

Wednesday Jan 20, 2021
Episode 84 : Racin to the Miniset : a hasty set review
Wednesday Jan 20, 2021
Wednesday Jan 20, 2021
We got the set revealed for us today and we talk about all 35 cards!!! We got lucky what can I say!!!
Hearthstone Mini Set: Darkmoon Races announced
https://playhearthstone.com/en-us/news/23609762
Patch notes for 19.4 released ahead of Jan 21st launch
https://playhearthstone.com/en-us/news/23591149
Iksar answers community questions on Twitter
Hearthstone eSports teases 2021 announcement for this week

Wednesday Jan 13, 2021
Episode 83 : Edwin Noooooooooo W/Nejiboston
Wednesday Jan 13, 2021
Wednesday Jan 13, 2021
This week we take a look and talk about nerfs especially to Edwin and Bogspine knuckles. We talk how to process them and what do you do if you were playing decks with these cards in them.
Edwin VanCleef and Bogspine Knuckles get nerfed in Friday balance patch
Hall of Fame will be going away says Alec Dawson
https://twitter.com/GW_Alec/status/1347667269346758657
Iksar says 100 level rewards track likely for next expansion
You can find Neji at https://www.twitch.tv/nejiboston and on twitter @Nejiboston !!!

Wednesday Jan 06, 2021
Episode 82 : Learning how to temper yourself on a meta
Wednesday Jan 06, 2021
Wednesday Jan 06, 2021
This week we talk about shaman running the meta and how we deal with our feelings when we are not enjoying the meta!!!
Iksar answers some questions on Reddit
Regarding Balance Changes: says they will be looking at game balance when they get back in the office on Jan 4th https://www.reddit.com/r/hearthstone/comments/kopuqc/could_claiming_achievements_be_any_more_annoying/ghtckro/?utm_source=share&%3Butm_medium=web2x&%3Bcontext=3
Regarding Mini Expansion: says they aren't ready to announce a date or tease any cards just yet, but will share info in advance of release date https://www.reddit.com/r/hearthstone/comments/kqbq2j/will_we_get_information_on_the_mini_expansion/gi50bnx/?context=3
Rating reset coming to Duels middle of the January

Wednesday Dec 30, 2020
Episode 81 : A look back at 2020 and a look forward to the next year!
Wednesday Dec 30, 2020
Wednesday Dec 30, 2020
Pretty Simple straight forward episode. We look at 2020 at hearthstone as a game and our own acheivements inside of the game. We also set some goals for 2021 and look forward to the future
Also Daring Alkaline will be on the Hearthstone panel at conbeforestorm virual con!!!
Con Before the Storm announces podcast panels

Wednesday Dec 23, 2020
Episode 80 : Evolvin around Thrall
Wednesday Dec 23, 2020
Wednesday Dec 23, 2020
This week we look to a mystery grab bag topic but then we end up just talking a whole lot about evolve shaman its strengths and plays of the deck.
Retroactive awards for reaching levels 27 and 30 were distributed to players last week
Hearthstone hotfixes arena micro adjustments and corrupt minions bug
https://us.forums.blizzard.com/en/hearthstone/t/192-server-hotfix/49733
Hearthstone Deck Tracker adds experience bar in latest update
https://twitter.com/HSReplayNet/status/1340081954620882945
No Winter Veil bundle appears to be coming
https://outof.cards/hearthstone/2373-the-hearthstone-holiday-sale-on-battlenet-isnt-a-sale
Nagrand Garrosh bundle is still available in the store
https://outof.cards/hearthstone/2356-garrosh-shop-bundle-book-of-heroes-chapter-is-now-live

Wednesday Dec 16, 2020
Episode 79 : Worlds and Nerfs A patch 19.2 story
Wednesday Dec 16, 2020
Wednesday Dec 16, 2020
We go through the standard related items as we look at patch 19.2 and then we talk about what the meta may look like and how it is effected by the most recent round of balance changes.
Patch 19.2 brings huge updates to Constructed play, plus the Battlegrounds and Duels game modes to go along with Rewards Track changes
https://playhearthstone.com/en-us/news/23584141/19-2-patch-notes
Battlegrounds perks price has been reduced to 1250 gold / $9.99
Glory wins 2020 Hearthstone World Championship
https://playhearthstone.com/en-us/news/23586617/glory-is-the-hearthstone-2020-world-champion
Jambre publishes deck guide article and video for Evolve Shaman
https://www.reddit.com/r/CompetitiveHS/comments/kdetn6/1_legend_eu_evolve_shaman_guide/
Alec Dawson's thread on balance changes: https://twitter.com/GW_Alec/status/1338592102935011329

Wednesday Dec 09, 2020
Episode 78 : Rework Makes Perfect
Wednesday Dec 09, 2020
Wednesday Dec 09, 2020
This week we look at the new changes coming to the rewards system then we talk worlds before we talk about potential balance changes coming next week.
Blizzard announces rewards track changes coming next week
https://playhearthstone.com/en-us/news/23585675
Firestone published chart on XP reward for different modes
https://twitter.com/ZerotoHeroes_HS/status/1334535568764571656
Hearthstone addresses several bugs with 19.0.2 Server Hotfix
https://us.forums.blizzard.com/en/hearthstone/t/1902-server-hotfix/48197
Choose your champion returns for Hearthstone 2020 World Championships
Hearthstone eSports giving away Darkmoon Faire bundles and $10 battle.net gift cards
https://twitter.com/HSesports/status/1334558151157276673

Wednesday Dec 02, 2020
Episode 77 : Ready to Boil over?
Wednesday Dec 02, 2020
Wednesday Dec 02, 2020
This week we were all feeling a bit frustrated with our games so we take a look at that slow boil and how to control your tilt. I Know we've talked about it before but its a subject that's always worth revisiting and taking a fresh new look
Blizzard working to fix another quest bug for some users
https://www.reddit.com/r/hearthstone/comments/jzrf46/weekly_and_daily_quest_status/
Compensation for previous weekly quest bugs was credited to affected players
https://www.reddit.com/r/hearthstone/comments/jzrf46/weekly_and_daily_quest_status/gdkqxhx/
Hearthstone Mathematics creates infographic that attempts to predict where you’ll finish in the reward path