Coin Concede - Episode 284

“ROBOTTICUS"

Hat * Botticus * Edelweiss* Guest*

Intro (~10 min)

Welcome to Episode 284 of Coin Concede, a Hearthstone podcast dedicated to making the competitive side of the game more accessible to you.

It is Thu 03/25/2021 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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Thanks to David J, Viriatus, and ANOTHER producer ANTERO!

Thanks for reviews

How's life and ladder? -

Hat -

Botticus -

Edelweiss -

News Highlights -  (~30 min)

• Everything - 20.0, HUGE patch https://playhearthstone.com/en-us/news/23642550/20-0-patch-notes 

• Shaman hero power changed! Nitroboost nerf!
• Cards with core set changes are adjusted and reversions are live too!
• Classic format live!

• Clarification: no these cards are not free
• Everyone has a 2x multiplier right now

• STUFF FOR TUESDAY

• New set live, core becomes available, classic rotates
• Arena rotates
• Reward track resets
• Tavern pass becomes available for purchase
• Classic packs change - HOF stuff goes back in, replacement HOF cards drop out (but stay legal in wild)

• Weirdness with the bundle

• Minor BG updates - Argus buff, Shredder gone, Saurfang in early access pool, no new minion yet
• Detail stuff

• Tavern Brawl pack
• Achievements reset, no more XP for Duels or Darkmoon but Core and Barrens XP is live
• Duels rotates format, you can get Barrens cards in buckets, also there's like a BAN LIST now? https://playhearthstone.com/en-us/news/23626187/ 

• COOL STUFF

• Core set is not active but you will unlock a whole bunch of golden stuff in achievements
• Arena wins updating https://twitter.com/Celestalon/status/1375153569259655175 
• LOT of new voice lines
• General UI polish

• PAUSE FOR DISCUSSION

• What have we been doing personally?
• Does anyone else feel like this is new expansion day except we actually get one of those next week?

• OTHER NOTES

• Prerelease/Mankrik stuff (Hearthstone Forums)
• Casual format (Outof.Cards)
• Mankrik spell https://twitter.com/GallonHS/status/1374153047916613639 
• Known issues (there are a bunch) (Hearthstone Forums)

• Your rewards chest has a visual bug with looking reset, they're working on it
• Sparkjoy Cheat and Bamboozle are best friends
• Grave Rune summons for the wrong side
• Spell damage totem… is based on your hero portrait
• Friends list is funky

• Iksar AMA https://outof.cards/hearthstone/2891-dean-ayalas-community-qa-11-diamond-cards-for-old-expansions-warcraft-ip-cross-franchise-content 

• I don't even know if we can go into this here, but there's lots of cool design talk about burn your deck warlock and diamond cards

• Note at the end: no tournaments to discuss this week, but quals this weekend are going to be extremely strange

Tournaments and the meta  -

Decksplanations - NEW CARDS

Hat

1. Card you can’t wait to play with: Kol'Kar Pack Runner (with Wound Prey)

1. Last set: Redeemed Pariah

2. Card you’re scared of: Pen Flinger Field Contact

1. Last set: G'Huun The Blood God

3. Card you want to be good but isn’t: Lilypad Lurker

1. Last set: Prep Raptor Foxy Fraud (I WAS CONVINCED OKAY)

4. Card you think is over/under rated: All the secret paladin cards, also Scabbs

1. Last set: Lothraxion

5. Card you don't understand: Celestial Alignment unless Edelweiss talks about it The Caravans

Botticus

1. Card you can’t wait to play with: Efficient Octo Botticus

1. Last set: Tenwu of the red smoke (Step Raptor)

2. Card you’re scared of: 1 drops

1. Last set: Deck of Lunacy

3. Card you want to be good but isn’t: Watchposts

1. Last set: Greybough

4. Card you think is over/under rated: Spawnpool Forager

1. Last set: banana vendor

5. Card you don't understand: Serena Bloodfeather

Edelweiss

1. Card you can’t wait to play with: Wildfire

1. Last set: Deck of Chaos

2. Card you’re scared of: Celestial Alignment

1. Last set: Knife Vendor

3. Card you want to be good but isn’t: Caravans

1. Last set: E.T.C., God of Metal (LOL)

4. Card you think is over/under rated: Invigorating Sermon, Thickhide Kodo

1. Last set: Dancing Cobra (Still holding out)

5. Card you don't understand: Paralytic Poison

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1xsHaqkrzvZqm0FutVUaxpf2Phset_1z_wAnqtBG2kqw/edit#gid=2019961090 

• Outro (~5min)

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Coin Concedes (Shout Outs):

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Hat - Team 5! Lucky, Chris Sierra, everyone who got me bugs, craptasm

Botticus -  Enthralimund

Edelweiss -

Keep Calm and

And if you see us on ladder…

“Coin Concede” Hat

“Coin Concede” Bott

“Coin Concede” Edelweiss