Intro (~10 min)

Welcome to Episode 547 of Coin Concede, a Hearthstone podcast dedicated to making the competitive side of the game more accessible to you.

It is Thursday, May 21th, 2026 in the evening!

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

From Northrend, Massachusetts, we have WickedGood!

From Teldrassil, California, we have Magesa!

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

This week's episode is brought to you by our producers nmbrthry, Kresh, Beefsquatch, David P, Jeremy T, bottlecaps, GrumpyMonk, TheBurgerClub, KercReagan, Mae, Nykiwi, sp1n3, ChrizzlyBear, and by our Patrons of the Week, Joaquin Prange and Brandon Downs! You can go to patreon.com/coinconcede to get perks like a thank you at the top of the show, bonus post-show content, early access to new episodes, and help support the show in the process!

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How's life and ladder? -

Edelweiss - Jury duty

Wickedgood -

Magesa -

News

35.4.2 Patch Notes - https://hearthstone.blizzard.com/en-us/news/24276662/35-4-2-patch-notes

Hounds of Fury: 3/3 -> 3/2
Forest's Gift: 2 mana -> 3 mana
Darkrider: 2/1 -> 1/1
The Arcanomicon: 7 mana -> 6 mana
Crystallized Leyline: 6 mana, summon 6-drop -> 5 mana, summon 5-drop
Surge Needle: 3/3 -> 3/5
Migrating Elekk: 3 mana 3/4 -> 2 mana ⅔
Dragon Soul, Shattered: Storm Aspect Essence: 3 damage -> 4 damage
Dragon Soul, Shattered: Bronze Aspect Essence: Refresh 7 -> Refresh 8

Dev Insights Video (Maybe Decksplanations) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zJluz79ad4

No new class - DK is getting two sets focused on different runes - https://youtu.be/5zJluz79ad4?si=TA7ICUvNGDSuN9l1&t=88
Plan was for Druid to be token treant druid as a full archetype - https://youtu.be/5zJluz79ad4?si=kSYh3OOK2g1cniPQ&t=144

Archetype was already powerful and would have been too much

Arena

Double herald draft rubs not a ton of fun to play against - https://youtu.be/5zJluz79ad4?si=98R8OzTxeqwWqaXN&t=390
Herald offering rate changes coming soon

Tournaments

Playoffs

Hearthstone Masters Tour Spring Playoffs

HsGuru:

Battlefy:

Hearthstone Masters Tour Spring Playoffs - Europe by EsportsAdmin (ESA Events)

Hearthstone Masters Tour Spring Playoffs - Americas by EsportsAdmin (ESA Events)

Hearthstone Masters Tour Spring Playoffs - Asia by EsportsAdmin (ESA Events)

Decksplanations

Outro (~5min) - Thanks and contact!

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Coin Concedes (Shout Outs):

CHEERS -

RAIDS -

SUBS -

WickedGood -

Edelweiss - https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/slightly-reckless-games/night-shift-devil-division

Magesa -

Post-Show Bonus Content Topic:

Preshow:

Postshow: Food and odd food choices, being or having twins

Keep Calm and…

And if you see us on ladder…

“Coin Concede” WickedGood

“Coin Concede” Edelweiss

“Coin Concede” Magesa