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Welcome to the Hero Power website, we are glad you have found us and we hope to be able to provide you with entertainment or assistance.  We are a weekly Hearthstone: Heroes or Warcraft podcast and we focus on bringing you news and notes as well as an increased knowledge of the game through video play through’s and descriptions of decks you might see in the current meta.  Please have a look around, you can find all of our episodes on this site as well as our audio podcasts on iTunes.  Follow us on Twitter to find out when we go live and if you enjoy what you see and want a chance at some sweet loot each month or to play in the Hero Power Invitational Hearthstone tournament check out our Patreon to help support and improve the show.  If you have any questions about the site, the show, or Hearthstone you can send us an email using the form on the Contact Us page of this site or directly at HeroPowerPodcast@gmail.com.

We record live every Wednesday night at 7:30pm eastern/4:30pm pacific on our Twitch channel, join us!

Thank You for taking the time to check us out, and as always, Good Gaming!

Avanties

New Patch, Who Dis? Edwin Who? – Hero Power Episode 251

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Welcome to 2021, our first episode of the new year sees a new patch including some standard balance changes and a new book of heroes.

During the play portion of the show we check out a Taunt Warrior.

  • News and Discussion
  • Book of Heroes: Uther
    • Released Jan 5th
    • Discussion: Thoughts?
  • Patch 19.2.1: Jan 8th
  • Speculation: Mini-Set Release Schedule
    • Discussion: With this patch being seemingly “rushed” out, do we expect the Mini-Set Patch (19.4 ?) out this month?
    • Discussion: Also, let’s speculate on the “New Game Mode” recently teased.
  • Tavern Brawl: Visions of Sayge
    • Sayge needs help divining your future. Each turn choose one of two powerful cards to add to your hand. But choose wisely – your opponent gets the other card!

Decklist:
[Shield Slam] x 2
[Sword and Board] x 2
[Frightened Flunky] x 2
[Minefield] x 2
[Bladestorm] x 2
[Coerce] x 2
[Lord Barov] x 1
[Shield Block] x 2
[Sword Eater] x 2
[Brawl] x 2
[Kobold Stickyfinger] x 1
[Ringmaster Whatley] x 1
[Scrap Golem] x 2
[Armagedillo] x 1
[Deathwing, Mad Aspect] x 1
[Carnival Clown] x 2
[N’Zoth, God of the Deep] x 1
[Scrapyeard Colossus] x 1
[Y’Shaarj, the Defiler] x 1

If you would like to build this deck in Hearthstone you can copy the following string of code to your clipboard and then open My Collection and select New Deck, you will then be prompted if you wish to create the deck saved to your clipboard, just click yes.
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If you have any questions about this deck or questions about Hearthstone in general you can email us at: HeroPowerPodcast@gmail.com or use the Contact Us form on this site and we will answer them on the next show.

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Patch 19.2! – Hero Power Episode 250

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This week Avanties and Zerotio break down the recent Patch 19.2 release and take a look at the new Battlegrounds changes.

  • News and Discussion
  • Patch 19.2: LIVE (Dec 15th)
    • Rewards Progression Updates
    • Winter Veil Quests
    • Book of Heroes: Garrosh – Live Dec 16th
    • Book of Heroes: Uther – Live Jan 5th
    • Constructed Balance Changes
    • Duels Balance Changes
    • Battlegrounds Update
  • Tavern Brawl: Gift Exchange
    • Great Father is dropping crates on the battlefield! Get a gift each time you smash your opponent’s crate… or your own!

If you have any questions about this deck or questions about Hearthstone in general you can email us at: HeroPowerPodcast@gmail.com or use the Contact Us form on this site and we will answer them on the next show.

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2020 Hearthstone World Championships – Hero Power Episode 249

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The 2020 World Championships are here, we have 8 players vying for it all, which region will be home to the new Champion? This week on Hero Power we discuss the outcome of the tournament as well as some announced Rewards Track Updates coming soon.

During the play portion of the show we take a look at a Soul Demon Hunter decklist.

News and Discussion

Decklist:
[Consume Magic] x 1
[Spirit Jailer] x 2
[Twin Slice] x 2
[Blade Dance] x 2
[Chaos Strike] x 2
[Manafeeder Panthara] x 2
[Soul Shear] x 2
[Wandmaker] x 1
[Aldrachi Warblades] x 2
[Relentless Pursuit] x 2
[Shardshatter Mystic] x 2
[Il’gynoth] x 1
[Marrowslicer] x 2
[Soulshard Lapidary] x 2
[Bladed Lady] x 2
[Skull of Gul’dan] x 2
[Soulciologist Malicia] x 1

If you would like to build this deck in Hearthstone you can copy the following string of code to your clipboard and then open My Collection and select New Deck, you will then be prompted if you wish to create the deck saved to your clipboard, just click yes.
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If you have any questions about this deck or questions about Hearthstone in general you can email us at: HeroPowerPodcast@gmail.com or use the Contact Us form on this site and we will answer them on the next show.

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Choose Your… Bloodyface… Uh? Champion! – Hero Power Episode 248

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It is that time of year again to choose your champion for the World Championships, we want to know who you are choosing and why it is Bloodyface? Also this week we discuss the December 3rd Hotfixes being dropped.

During the play portion of the show we check out a Pure Paladin from Zerotio.

News and Discussion

  • Our week in Hearthstone and where are we this week on the Progressions Track?  Avanties: 32 / Zerotio: 37
  • Hotfix Deployed on Dec 3rd to resolve multiple issues
    • Fixed an issue with receiving Quests, compensation incoming
    • Fixed an issue where Heroic Duels were not giving XP, compensation incoming
    • Fixed a bug where Heroic Duels would not start, compensation incoming
    • Fixed a bug where Silas Darkmoon was not being rewarded
    • Fixed a bug where rewards for Ch. 5 of Tombs of Terror were not being rewarded
    • Fixed a bug where Whizbang was not using new recipe decks
    • Fixed Nazmani Bloodweaver Bug!!!! BIG NEWS!!!
    • Fixed a bug where Arena was not able to draft 17 Darkmoon Cards
    • All hotfixes will be server side, no patch needed.
    • Compensation has been sent out to all player affected on Dec 4th
    • Discussion: How do we feel about Bug Fix resolution and was the reward track rolled out too soon?
  • Choose Your Champion
    • World Championship: Dec 12-13
    • Voting end 12/11 @ 11:59pm PDT
    • Americas: Bloodyface & Monsanto
    • EU: Jarla & Silvername
    • APAC: Bankyugi* & Glory
    • China: Syf* & XiaoT
    • Discussion: Who do we think wins it all, and why is it Bloodyface? ;P
  • Tavern Brawl: Shake, Deathrattle and Roll!
    • There’s a whole lotta rattlin’ going on! Choose a class and get a random deck. Every minion you play will gain a copy of a random minion’s deathrattle effect!

Decklist:
[First Day of School] x 2
[Aldor Attendent] x 2
[Hand of A’dal] x 2
[Libram of Wisdom] x 2
[Murgur Murgurgle] x 1
[Shotbot] x 2
[Goody Two-Shields] x 2
[Consecration] x 2
[High Abbess Alura] x 1
[Lightforged Zealot] x 2
[Aldor Truthseeker] x 2
[Blessing of Authority] x 2
[Libram of Justice] x 2
[Hammer of the Naaru] x 1
[Lady Liadrin] x 1
[Lightforged Crusader] x 1
[High Exarch Yrel] x 1
[Libram of Hope] x 2

If you would like to build this deck in Hearthstone you can copy the following string of code to your clipboard and then open My Collection and select New Deck, you will then be prompted if you wish to create the deck saved to your clipboard, just click yes.
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If you have any questions about this deck or questions about Hearthstone in general you can email us at: HeroPowerPodcast@gmail.com or use the Contact Us form on this site and we will answer them on the next show.

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Mmmm… Leftovers! – Hero Power Episode 247

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This week Avanties and Zerotio revisit the communities feelings about the rewards track after a week, and we check out a fun Highlander Hunter decklist from Andrew Brown.

News and Discussion

  • Rewards System: Brief reminder of current community feelings
    • Discussion: Where are we on the rewards track? (Last week: Z 25, A 23)
    • Discussion: How do we “Feel” about the system, as it is, after 2 Weeks?
    • Discussion: Do we feel any “Changes” need to be made, after 2 Weeks?
  • Tavern Brawl: Half & Half
    • Create a deck of 15 cards. At the start of the game, we’ll complete your deck with a copy of your opponent’s!

Decklist:
[Adorable Infestation] x 1
[Blazing Battlemage] x 1
[Demon Companion] x 1
[Dwarven Sharpshooter] x 1
[Guardian Augmerchant] x 1
[Intrepid Initiate] x 1
[Mystery Winner] x 1
[Tour Guide] x 1
[Wolpertinger] x 1
[Bonechewer Brawler] x 1
[Freezing Trap] x 1
[Imprisoned Felmaw] x 1
[Open the Cages] x 1
[Pack Tactics] x 1
[Phase Stalker] x 1
[Scavenger’s Ingenuity] x 1
[Snake Trap] x 1
[Voracious Reader] x 1
[Wriggling Horror] x 1
[Zephrys the Great] x 1
[Animal Companion] x 1
[Eaglehorn Bow] x 1
[Inconspicuous Rider] x 1
[Kill Command] x 1
[Petting Zoo] x 1
[Unleash the Hounds] x 1
[Hyena Alpha] x 1
[Lorekeeper Polkelt] x 1
[Rinling’s Rifle] x 1
[Dinotamer Brann] x 1

If you would like to build this deck in Hearthstone you can copy the following string of code to your clipboard and then open My Collection and select New Deck, you will then be prompted if you wish to create the deck saved to your clipboard, just click yes.
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If you have any questions about this deck or questions about Hearthstone in general you can email us at: HeroPowerPodcast@gmail.com or use the Contact Us form on this site and we will answer them on the next show.

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