Balance in the Force – Hero Power Episode 280

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This week Avanties and Zerotio take a look at the recent changes to Collegiate Masters events and some upcoming balance changes.

During the play portion we play some of the new updates in Battlegrounds.

News and Discussion

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MERCENARIES!!!… Eventually… – Hero Power Episode 278

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This week Avanties and Zerotio take a look at the announcement for the upcoming Mercenaries mode, as well as some Balance announcements from Alec Dawson.

During the play portion of the show we look at a momentum demon hunter list.

News and Discussion

Decklist:
[Crimson Sigil Runner] x 2
[Double Jump] x 2
[Felosophy] x 2
[Final Showdown] x 1
[Fury (Rank 1)] x 2
[Illidari Studies] x 2
[Sigil of Alacrity] x 2
[Spirit Jailer] x 2
[Tuskpiercer] x 2
[Chaos Strike] x 1
[Spectral Sight] x 2
[Acrobatics] x 2
[Lion’s Frenzy] x 1
[Rustrot Viper] x 1
[Glide] x 2
[Kayn Sunfury] x 1
[Persistent Peddler] x 1
[Irebound Brute] x 2

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Balanced in Stormwind? – Hero Power Episode 276

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This week Avanties and Mattatarms talk about their experience with the expansion 2 weeks in and what else is happening in the news.

During the play portion Mattatarms shows Avanties how to play Quest-line Handlock.

News and Discussion

Decklist:
[Raise Dead] x 2
[Mortal Coil] x 2
[The Demon Seed] x 1
[Touch of the Nathrezim] x 2
[Tour Guide] x 2
[Bloodmage Thalnos] x 1
[Drain Soul] x 2
[Unstable Shadow Blast] x 2
[Backfire] x 2
[Blood Shard Bristle back] x 2
[Tamsin Roame] x 1
[Soul Rend] x 2
[Battleground Battlemaster] x 2
[Anetheron] x 1
[Barrens Scavenger] x 2
[Flesh Giant] x 2
[Goldshire Gnoll] 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. AAECAZytBATy7QOE+wOH+wOXoAQNm80D184DwdEDk+QD2O0D8O0D8e0DiO8DxvkDx/kDg/sDsZ8E56AEAA==

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It’s a Mystery! – Hero Power Episode 266

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This week Avanties and Zerotio talk about the mysterious tweet from Celestalon that gripped the Hearthstone Community. We also take a look at the Battle-Ready decks and their popularity and winrates according to HSReplay.net.

During the play portion of the show we head into the Battlegrounds to check out the new Quilboar tribe.

News and Discussion

  • Deck Popularity vs Win Rate of the new Battle-Ready Decks
    • HSReplay Data, via @HSReplayNet on Twitter
  • Battlegrounds Brawl: Battle of the Boars
    • May 12th: 10am-3pm PST
    • 4 Teams of 4 Players, $100k USD Prize Pool
    • Notable diversity in Teams and Casting (Very Positive!)
    • Twitch Drops: 1 Pack for 2 Hrs of watching, Max 2 Packs (4 Hrs), any HS Stream
  • Celestalon Tweets teases for Mystery of the Phoenix Card Back Achievement
  • Alec Dawson tweets tease for upcoming Balance Changes
    • Tweet sent on May 6th, hinting at Balance Changes going out next week
    • 5 “Nerfs” and 10 “Buffs”
    • Discussion: Do we think the meta is so unbalanced that “Buffs” are needed?
  • Tavern Brawl: A Chance Encounter
    • We heard you like random cards! Choose a class and get a randomly filled deck of randomly “random” cards… RANDOM!

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Barrens Review: Part 1 – Hero Power Episode 260

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This week Avanties and Zerotio take a look at the first round of Forged in the Barrens card releases, as well as taking a look at the new season rewards track.

News and Discussion

  • Rewards Track Refresh & Diamond Cards
    • Rewards Track: Update to rewards track progression and rewards.
    • Diamond Cards: Blademaster Samuro (Tavern Pass) and Bru’kan (Legendary Collector 5/5 Achievement)
    • Forged in the Barrens Tavern Pass: Available for purchase, with new cosmetics
    • New Coins: One for 90 Levels with Tavern Pass, other for 135 Barrens Collection Achievement. Bigglesworth Coin for 135 Scholomance Collection Achievement
  • Per Tweet from Alec Dawson, Stonetusk Boar and Bluegill Warrior moving to Wild, replaced in Core Set by 2/1 Beast with Rush (Stonetusk Boar) and 3/1 Murloc with Rush (Bluegill Warrior)
  • Tavern Brawl: A Temporus Shift
    • This is an illusion, turn times doubly so. Build a standard deck and each turn (except the first turn this time) you’ll get an extra turn!

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