Blizz… Con… Line? – Hero Power Episode 240

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Episode 240 take 2, this week Avanties and Zerotio are re-recording the episode after an epic fail of OBS crashing, but that just means we get to bring you more news as there were HUGE announcements. This week we take a look at everything from a new Game Development company with Hearthstone ties, to a Save the Date and a new Patch with TONS of content. Also be sure to check out the give-away we announce in this show!

During the play portion we check out an Aggro Rogue deck.

News and Discussion

  • Dreamhaven (New Game Development Company) Opens Two New Studios!
    • Dreamhaven Founder: Mike Morhaime
    • Moonshot Games:
      • Leaders: Jason Chayes, Dustin Browder and Ben Thompson
      • Notable Members: Hadidjah (Per Tweet)
    • Secret Door:
      • Leaders: Chris Sigaty, Alan Dabiri and Eric Dodds
  • BlizzConline: Feb 19-20, 2021
  • Save The Date: 2020 World Championship!
    • December 12-13
    • Season 1 Invites: Bloodyface (Americas), Glory (APAC), Silvername (EU), IG.Syf (China)
  • Grandmasters 2020 Season 2 – Week 6 (Round Robin – Wk 3)
    • APAC:
      • Div A: Surrender (5 Wins), Che0nsu (1 Win)
      • Div B: Shaxy/Flurry (4 Wins), Kin0531/Ryvius (1 Win)
    • EU:
      • Div A: RDU (4 Wins), Viper (0 Wins)
      • Div B: Swidz/Zhym/Felkeine (4 Wins), BoarControl/Silvername (1 Win)
    • Americas: 
      • Div A: Muzzy (4 Wins), 4 Players with 2 Wins!
      • Div B: ETC (4 Wins), Naguidan/Rami/Firebat/Empanizado (2 Wins)
  • Seasonal Event: Masquerade Ball
    • Sept 29 – Oct 21
    • Week 1 (Sept 29th)
      • Elementals in Battlegrounds
      • Dual-Class Arena
      • Tavern Brawl: Rise of the Zombeasts
    • Week 2 (Oct 7th)
      • Tavern Brawl: Masquerade Ball
    • Week 3 (Oct 13th & 14th)
      • Book of Heroes: Rexxar
      • Tavern Brawl: Boss Battle Royale 3
    • Quests Available Each Week
    • Hidden Quest Completion to receive Golden Transfer Student
  • Patch 18.4: Sept 29th
    • New Battlegrounds Heroes
      • Ragnaros, The Firelord
      • Chenvala
      • Rakanishu
      • Al’Akir The Windlord
    • New Battlegrounds Minions
      • Details in Link Above
    • Battlegrounds Rating Update
      • Start at “0”, cannot go below “0”
      • Rating goes up with Top 4 finish (Up to 300 Points)
      • Cannot lose rating points until after “2000”
      • After “2000” Rating Points, every “500 Points” is a Floor that you cannot go below
      • Small bonus to rating gains, until “6500 Rating Points”
    • Constructed Card Balance
      • Tortollan Pilgrim
        • Text Changed to “Battlecry: Discover a spell in your deck and cast it with random targets.”
      • Guardian Animals
        • Mana Changed from [7] to [8]
    • Various Bug Fixes
    • Seasonal Event Details Added
  • Developer Insight: Battlegrounds Rating System
    • Too much details to address at this time, link in show notes
  • Tavern Brawl: Heroic Brawliseum (Standard)
    • Discussion: Did you play any Heroic Brawliseum?

Decklist:
[Backstab] x 2
[Deadly Poison] x 2
[Secret Passage] x 2
[Spymistress] x 2
[Worgen Infiltrator] x 2
[Eviscerate] x 2
[Sap] x 1
[Sneaky Delinquent] x 2
[Edwin Vancleef] x 1
[Greyheart Sage] x 2
[Hooked Scimitar] x 1
[Self-Sharpening Sword] x 2
[Vulpera Toxinblade] x 2
[Dread Corsair] x 2
[Captain Greenskin] x 1
[Cutting Class] x 2
[Doctor Krastinov] x 1
[Jandice Barov] 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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Jaina’s Story – Hero Power Episode 239

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This week Avanties and Zerotio talk about Forbidden Library – Week 2 which introduces Book of Heroes – Jaina, we also look at week 5 of Grandmasters.

During the play portion we check out Totem Shaman.

News and Discussion

  • Forbidden Library – Week 2 (Sept 15th)
    • Book of Heroes – Jaina: Impressions?
    • Scholar Jaina Bundle: Impressions?
  • Forbidden Library – Week 3 (Sept 23rd)
    • Heroic Brawliseum
      • Discussion: Is this worth playing?
    • Book of Dalaran Card Back Available for Purchase
  • Grandmasters – Week 5 (Round Robin)
    • APAC: 
      • Div A: Surrender (4-0), Che0nsu (0-4)
      • Div B: Shaxy & Tizs (3-1), 4 Way Tie for bottom (1 Win Each)
    • EU: 
      • Div A: RDU (3-0), Viper (0-3)
      • Div B: Top 5 Players all have 2 Wins, Silvername (0-3)
    • Americas: 
      • Div A: Top 5 with 2 Wins Each, Bloodyface (0-2)
      • Div B: Top 4 with 2 Wins Each, Nalguidan (0-2)
  • Tavern Brawl: Randomonium
    • An encounter at the crossroads… under a manastorm! Choose a class, get random cards. Each turn your cards’ costs are randomized!

Decklist:
[Lightning Bloom] x 2
[Totemic Might] x 2
[Totemic Surge] x 2
[Storm’s Wrath] x 2
[Surging Tempest] x 2
[Tour Guide] x 2
[EVIL Totem] x 2
[Instructor Fireheart] x 1
[Mana Tide Totem] x 2
[Serpentshrine Portal] x 2
[Totemic Reflection] x 2
[Splitting Axe] x 2
[Vessina] x 1
[Bloodlust] x 2
[Totem Goliath] x 2
[Runic Carvings] 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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VKLiooon stalking MT Montreal – Episode 238

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This week Avanties and Zerotio take a look at Master’s Tour Montreal, Patch 18.2 Balance Changes, and Forbidden Library – Week 2.

During the play portion we check out VKLiooon’s Face Hunter deck.

News and Discussion

Decklist:
[Adorable Infestation] x 1
[Demon Companion] x 1
[Dwarven Sharpshooter] x 1
[Intrepid Initiate] x 1
[Tour Guide] x 1
[Wolpertinger] x 1
[Freezing Trap] x 1
[Imprisoned Felmaw] x 1
[Pack Tactics] x 1
[Phase Stalker] x 1
[Pressure Plate] x 1
[Scavenger’s Ingenuity] x 1
[Voracious Reader] x 1
[Eaglehorn Bow] x 1
[Kill Command] x 1
[Dragonbane] x 1
[Lorekeeper Polkelt] 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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To The Library! – Hero Power Episode 237

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This week Avanties and Zerotio take a look at the new Scholomance Event: The Forbidden Library, find out what is coming in the next couple of weeks. Also patch 18.2 drops this week, what can you expect and what is happening in Grandmasters week 4?

During the play portion of the show we check out an aggro demon hunter.

News and Discussion

  • Grandmasters – Week 4
    • Round Robin play for Groups A & B
    • APAC Highlights: Surrender 2-0 (Div A), Che0nsu 0-2 (Div A), Alan870806 2-0 (Div B)
    • EU Highlights: Bunnyhoppor and RDU 2-0 (Div A), Viper 0-2 (Div A)
    • Americas Highlights: Muzzy 2-0 (Div A), Languagehacker and Bloodyface both winless (Div A)
  • Scholomance Event: The Forbidden Library
    • From Sept 8th – 29th
    • Week 1: Sept 8th
      • Battlegrounds Parties: 8 Player Friendly Lobbies
      • New Scholomance Heroes: Lord Barov, Jandice Barov, Forest Warden Omu
      • Mega Wild Bundle: 56 Packs from Recently Rotated Expansions
    • Week 2: Sept 15th
      • Book of Heroes Solo Content: Jaina (Earn a “Mage Pack”)
      • Scholar Bundle: New Jaina Portrait + 5 “Mage Packs”
    • Week 3: 23rd
      • Heroic Brawliseum
      • The Magic of Dalaran Card Back available for purchase
  • Patch 18.2: Sept 8th
    • Battlegrounds Parties
    • Battlegrounds – New Heroes:
      • Lord Barov: Friendly Wager [1] – Guess which player will win their next combat. If they win, get three Coins.
      • Jaundice Barov: Swap, Lock & Shop It [0] – Swap a friendly non-golden minion with a random one in Bob’s Tavern.
      • Forest Warden Omu: Everbloom [Passive] – After you upgrade Bob’s Tavern, gain 2 Gold this turn only.
    • Battlegrounds – New Minions:
      • Micro Mummy [Tier 1]
    • Battlegrounds – Updated Minions:
      • Pack Leader: Changed to “When you summon a Beast, give it [+2 Attack].”
      • Removed Mecharoo from the minion pool.
    • Constructed – Balance Changes:
      • Secret Passage: Changed to “Replace your hand with 4 cards from your deck. Swap back next turn.”
      • Cabal Acolyte: Changed from 2/6 to 2/4
      • Totem Golem: Changed from 4/5 to 5/5, also changed from “Overload: (2)” to Overload: (1)”
      • Archwitch Willow: Mana changed from [9] to [8], also changed from 7/7 to 5/5.
      • Darkglare: Mana changed from [3] to [2], also changed from “After your hero takes damage, refresh 2 Mana Crystals.” to “After your hero takes damage, refresh a Mana Crystal.”
    • Misc Bug Fixes:
      • Newly created decks will appear at TOP, instead of BOTTOM.
      • Correct Kingsbane and Secret Passage interactions
      • Headmaster Kel’Thuzad fixed to include more “Death Situations” involving swapping health and poisonous being granted to spells.
      • Summoning a cat will no longer allow Headmaster Kel’Thuzad’s Spellburst to trigger on the opponent’s turn. The Headmaster just gets really excited about cats…
  • Tavern Brawl: UnidentifiaBrawl
    • After a very successful dungeon run your bags are overflowing with Unidentified Loot! Take a random deck into battle and identify those items!

Decklist:
[Battlefiend] x 2
[Spirit Jailer] x 2
[Twin Slice] x 2
[Blade Dance] x 2
[Chaos Strike] x 2
[Manafeeder Panthara] x 2
[Soul Sheer] x 2
[Aldrachi Warblades] x 2
[Shardshatter Mystic] x 2
[Kayn Sunfury] x 1
[Lorekeeper Polkelt] x 1
[Magtheridon] x 1
[Marrowslicer] x 2
[Glaivebound Adept] x 2
[Soulshard Lapidary] 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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