Madness Review Part 2 – Hero Power Episode 244

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The Madness at the Darkmoon Faire is only a few days away now and we continue our look into the cards released so far.

News and Discussion

  • Hearthstone 3rd Quarter saw Hours played up year over year, with BGs seeing sustained strong player engagement. Total Active Users down across all Blizzard titles.
  • Patch 18.6.1 went live on Thursday 11/5
    • Highlights from Zerotio
      • Duels: Shaman Hero Power now summons a “Non-Basic” Totem INSTEAD, if you are overloaded
      • BGs: Wrath Weaver now a 1/3 Minion
    • Highlights from Avanties
      • Mr. Bigglesworth is removed from the treasure pool, if you watched the duel last week you saw we drew him as a treasure… Bad Kitty!
      • In BG’s Rakanishu’s Hero Power now targets a friendly minion instead of a random friendly minion.
  • Tavern Brawl: Brawl of Gaudiness
    • Gaudy? You? Never! You look marvelous in that! Choose a class and get a random deck, all cards cost half but you can only play 2 per turn!

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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Back to School-omance! – Hero Power Episode 231

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This week Avanties and Zerotio discuss what moving Masters Tour Madrid up a month and a half could mean for the World Championships and we take a look at 32 more Scholomance Academy cards that were revealed this year.

News and Discussion

  • Scholomance Academy Release Date: August 6th
    • Private Fireside Gatherings can be scheduled for July 31 – August 3
    • Private Firesides can be scheduled by anyone and allow packs to be opened early.
  • Masters Tour Madrid: Online
    • Moved from December to October 23-25
    • Qualifiers Aug 6 – Sept 27
    • Final Tour Stop to Qualify for Grandmasters 2021
    • Discussion: Since this is the final Tour Stop in 2020, do we expect World Championships within the Year of The Phoenix?
  • Tavern Brawl: Just A Hallucination
    • These aren’t my beautiful cards, this is not my beautiful deck! Your deck’s overflowing with Hallucinations, go see how the other side plays.

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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An Egg-cellent Card Review (Part 3) – Hero Power Episode 173

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This week we discuss the Nobelgarden event prizes and it’s time to choose your champion. During the second half of the show we finish up our Rise of Shadows card reviews with the Warlock, Warrior, and Neutral cards.

News and Discussion

  • Nobelgarden Event
    • 2 x Golden Mechano-Egg
    • 2 x Free Packs of Boomsday Project
  • Choose Your Champion is live!
    • Have until April 24th
    • Twitch Drops during live streams
      • One Rise of Shadows pack for 4 hours of total viewing
      • 1,500 Classic packs given every hour to lucky viewers
  • HCT World Championships decklists released
  • Tavern Brawl: Dr. Boom’s Ignoblegarden!
    • Dr. Boom is tired of eggs and bunnies!  Choose a class and play with the treats he’s placed in your deck!

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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