Coin Concede - Episode 401 TBD

Edelweiss* WickedGood* Guest*

Intro (~10 min)

Welcome to Episode 401 of Coin Concede, a Hearthstone podcast dedicated to making the competitive side of the game more accessible to you.

It is Thursday, June 22nd, 2023 in the evening!

Coming to you from Gnomeregan, Ohio, it's me, Edelweiss!

And from Northrend, Massachusetts, we have WickedGood!

And from Orgrimmar‎, Indiana, we have ClarkHellscream!

And from all around the world we have you, dear listeners.

Thanks for reviews

INTRODUCTION/INTERVIEW

• Hi Clark!
• For anyone that doesn't know you, give us a brief background of your history with Hearthstone.
• You’re known for trying to pull off wacky combos, what motivates you to try over and over to get the one cool thing to work?
• What’s the coolest combo you’ve ever pulled off?
• If it’s different, what is the most apm intensive combo you’ve ever pulled off?
• Quick hits:

• Favorite…

• Class
• Deck of all time
• Hearthstone character
• Sandwich order

• Anything you want to add or that we didn’t ask about before we do the rest of the show?

How's life and ladder? -

Edelweiss - Mage is the only thing I’m enjoying (because I hate losing to priest)

Baby Due date in August. Registry here: https://www.babylist.com/list/mgxrfqejr

Wickedgood - Priest isn’t working (or I’m too much of a hipster) so Evolve Shaman and 30-card Spooky Mage

Clark -

News Highlights -  

• TWIST!

• Announcement blog - https://hearthstone.blizzard.com/en-us/news/23968054

• Replaces Classic
• Rotating format
• Beta format - New Age (all sets Ashes of Outland forward) but with no neutrals

• Neutrals are removed from the card pool entirely so they won’t appear in discovers either

• Launches with patch 26.6, beta lasts for June and July
• Battle-ready decks will be available for purchase with gold - https://gamerant.com/hearthstone-twist-standard-wild-differences-changes-rules/

• The inevitable economy discussion

• Microsoft appealing the merger rejection to the FTC - https://www.eurogamer.net/microsoft-says-we-have-lost-the-console-waras-ftc-hearing-gets-underway

• “We have lost the console war”

Tournaments and the meta 

• Hellscream Cup Recap - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15o7XxmWXaA

Decksplanations

How to Twist

Impactful neutrals that are unavailable:

• Build Arounds

• Old Gods (no Bolner OTK or Yogg Druid)
• Kazakusan
• Elwynn Boar
• Lady Prestor
• Silas Darkmoon

• Combo Pieces

• Augmerchants
• Guild Trader/Mo'arg Artificer
• Battleground Battlemaster
• Goldshire Gnoll
• Barbaric Sorceress
• Flesh Behemoth
• Denathrius

• Common staple inclusions

• Multicaster
• Amalgam of the Deep
• Vizier/School Teacher
• Onyx Magescribe/Wandmaker/Venomous Scorpid
• Watch Posts
• Raid Boss Onyxia
• Pen Flinger

• Tech cards

• Most hand disruption (Theotar/Dirty Rat/Plaguespreader/Mutanus)
• Weapon removal

Really small discover pools:

• Primordial Studies

• Shaman: Lady Vashj, Novice Zapper, Imprisoned Phoenix
• Mage: Imprisoned Phoenix, Lab Parner, Solarian, Aegwynn

• Draconic Studies

• Drakonid Operative, Incriminating Psychic, Lightmaw Netherdrake, Skeletal Dragon

• Flight of the Bronze/Bronze Explorer

• Bronze Explorer, Timewarden, Daring Drake, Goldwing, Brasswing, Amber Watcher, Anachronos

• Peaceful Piper?
• Frightened Flunky?
• Whirlweaver (elementals)?
• Harmonic Disco (5-cost paladin minions)
• Nellie (Warrior pirates)?
• Glaciate (8-cost shaman minions)

• Al-Akir, Torghast Custodian, Blightblood Berserker

• Drakefire Amulet

• Haleh

What decks can we build?

Outro (~5min) - Thanks and contact!

We have many folks we'd like to thank - check out our THANKS! section on the website at www.coinconcede.com, where you can also find our contact info, our show notes, and our Patreon information!

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BIG THANKS to our producers nmbrthry, DogeTK, Kresh, Cap, Beefsquatch, David P, Fade2Black, Waalou, Jeremy T, bottlecaps, GrumpyMonk, TheBurgerClub, KercReagan, 4given1, Enraged Chicken!!!

Coin Concedes (Shout Outs):

RAIDS -

SUBS -

Edelweiss - Mattatarms, JaredPullet, Stormraige & smarms

WickedGood -

Clark -

Keep Calm and…

And if you see us on ladder…

“Coin Concede” Edelweiss

“Coin Concede” WickedGood

“Coin Concede” Clark