Coin Concede - Episode 268

"Double Y'shaarj, Double C'Thun"

Hat * Botticus * Edelweiss* Guest*

Intro (~10 min)

Welcome to Episode 268 of Coin Concede, a Hearthstone podcast dedicated to making the competitive side of the game more accessible to you.

It is Weds 11/25 in the evening

Joining us from Gadgetzan, New York, it’s RidiculousHat!

Also joining us - from Karazhan, California it’s Botticus!

And joining us from Undercity, Pennsylvania, it's Edelweiss!

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How's life and ladder? -

Hat -

Botticus - Evolve Shaman

Edelweiss -

Edelweiss post your lists pls

News Highlights -  (~30 min)

• Quest hotfix (https://www.reddit.com/r/hearthstone/comments/jzrf46/weekly_and_daily_quest_status/gdkqxhx/?context=3)

• Compensation update (https://www.reddit.com/r/hearthstone/comments/jzrf46/weekly_and_daily_quest_status/gdkqxhx/?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=web2x&context=3)

• Thread from Tiago on game count https://twitter.com/TiagoTaparelli/status/1331667530600116224 
• C'thanks bundle

• $20 USD
• 20 Scholomance packs, 2 DMF legendaries

• Random golden legendaries?? No info yet but some people are reporting it
• Hey we're on the launcher
• You can click the Yogg wheel https://twitter.com/LinusFlink/status/1330661068180361218 

Tournaments and the meta  -

• Worlds coming up - December 12th

• More player profiles

• Glory https://playhearthstone.com/en-us/news/23574986 
• Monsanto https://playhearthstone.com/en-us/news/23574983 
• Bankyugi https://playhearthstone.com/en-us/news/23574989/meet-bankyugi-2020-world-championship 

• Darkmoon Duel-fest happened

• Kibler won, team Solary in second
• 9 hour tournament! Cool tournament but long format

• 3 closed-circuit Duels runs until either one player remains, or one or more players reach 12 wins.
• Players are awarded 10 points for game win, and once a player loses 3 times they are out for that run.
• After the 3 full runs are completed, individual scores from each run are combined to make a player’s final score.
• These final scores will be the decider for the event’s results and prize pool, and additional prizing can be earned for being the “Last Duelist Standing” of each run!

• Twitch chat was worse than usual

• https://noproshere.com/2020/11/25/week-1-tournament-meta-at-the-darkmoon-faire/ 

Decksplanations - Pillars of the Format a week in

There are some strategies and cards that stand out in the first week - let's talk about what you can expect to face and how to effectively beat them.

SHARDSHATTER MYSTIC - Soul DH

Counters: Pure Pally, any kind of Control Warrior, Clown Druid

RISKY SKIPPER - ETC Warrior (and other warriors)

Counters: Clown Druid, any Priest, kinda HL Hunter and Pure Pally

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BOGGSPINE KNUCKLES - Evolve shaman (though there are other Shamans)

Counters: Aggro DH, HL Hunter, Control Warrior

LIGHTFORGED ZEALOT - Pure Paladin

Counters: Aggro DH usually, Rogues

STILTSTEPPER - Aggro DH

Counters: Soul DH, Control Warrior

There are some other decks cropping up, but let's go over these 5 - you're pretty likely to see them and there are some consistent ways to improve your matchups against them.

Other notable decks - Highlander Hunter, various Rogues, Clown Druid, Bomb Warrior, not Control Warlock because it's bad

Edelweiss Specials (user beware):

### Combo Quest Shaman

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### Nozdormu Paladin

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### Greed Paladin

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• Outro (~5min)

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Coin Concedes (Shout Outs):

TWITCH SUBS

Chris A

Saku

Hat - RegisKillbin, Reviewers, PlayForTempo

Botticus -

Edelweiss - Waalou

Keep Calm and

And if you see us on ladder…

“Coin Concede” Hat

“Coin Concede” Bott

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