32: Our New Voidlord Overlords

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As if the ranked changes weren’t enough, we had a new round of balance changes announced, and they’re big! Let’s look at what’s changing and how you can prepare both your decks and your dust balance for the post-Patches world.

Links:

• 126 - Velen's Chosen: WickedGood Ladder & Antonidas Lore — Velen's Chosen
• Deck Guide: Spiteful Summoner Druid
• Steve Lubitz on Twitter: "Tweaked Spiteful Druid (mainly swapped Fire Fly for Glacial Shard to improve tempo matchups) and zoomed up to legend. Deck is flat out ridiculous. 70% WR from 4.5 to legend."
• Upcoming Balance Changes – Update 10.2

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31: Press Start To Continue

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Ranked play is changing! Is it for the better or worse? And what on earth does this have to do with Super Mario Bros? All these questions and more (including some from listeners) will be answered!

Links:

• Hearthstone on Twitter: "Beginning with the start of the March 2018 Ranked Play season, we’re making improvements to Hearthstone’s Ranked Play ladder experience. Check out the video below to see what to expect, as well as the philosophy and intentions behind the update.… https://t.co/3e1le2QJ6d"
• 15: Aches and Ladders

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30: Almost Famous

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With the Year of the Mammoth wrapping up, a look at why cards go to the hall of fame around set rotations, and what cards are likely to go. (And one that’s not likely but should anyway!)

Links:

• A Year of Mammoth Proportions
• Gyong's #1 Legend Asia - Miracle Rogue
• S46 #1 Legend rookie's Control Warlock =
• tom60229 vs Surrender
• Surrender vs ShtanUdachi

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29: FeelsBadMan

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So it’s time to have a long talk about what the Kobolds meta is, why it feels bad, and what Blizzard (and you!) can do to make it better.

Links:

• S46 #1 Legend RaFaEl's Tempo Rogue | BeerBrick Hearthstone
• Rage's #1 Legend Tempo Rogue (January 2018) - Hearthstone Top Decks
• Steve Lubitz on Twitter: "Thanks for everyone coming out to check out the stream! Went from rank 4 and 5 stars to rank 2 and 2 stars with this slight mod of @Rage_HS’… https://t.co/QgkQZfvGKg"
• Meet Your Doom! [Hearthstone Constructed - Tempo Rogue] - YouTube
• 119 – Coin Concede: ”Appa, COME ON DOWN!” – Coin Concede: A Hearthstone Podcast
• 124 - Velen's Chosen: Wild Druid & Furbolgs — Velen's Chosen
• Blizzard's Ben Brode hints at Hearthstone re-balance coming next month | PC Gamer
• Making Magic Happen: How CCGs Helped Manage the ADD I Didn't Know I Had — MULTIBALL!
• Wild Aggro Mage - Hearthstone Top Decks

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28: ...To Spite Your Face

Let my rollercoaster ride of a weekend on ladder be your guide to the most fun you can have with priest without putting Raza the Chained in your deck: Spiteful Summoner Dragon Priest!

Links:

• HS Pro Deck Feed on Twitter: "Abar’s Control Druid #hearthstone #hearthstonedecks https://t.co/QQPdsb0aRN"
• JAB's Spiteful Summoner Dragon Priest (January 2018) - Hearthstone Top Decks
• Satellite's Tempo Big Spell Priest [Top 3 Legend] - Hearthstone Decks

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Deck Codes:

• Anduin version: AAECAZ/HAgaRvALhvwKZyAKQ0wKc4gL86gIMCKgFjQjyDLq7AvC7AsrDAsrLAqbOAvvTAsvmAtfrAgA=
• Lich King Version: AAECAZ/HAgaRvALhvwKZyALCzgKc4gL86gIMCKgFjQjyDLq7AvC7AsrDAsrLAqbOAvvTAsvmAtfrAgA=

27: IRL Windfury

Dust burning a hole in your pocket? Need a new deck to play while you’re hunkering down from the Bomb Cyclone? Then let’s craft some cards!

Links:

• Stancifka's HANDLOCK is back! - Hearthstone Decks
• Sjow's Top 10 Legend Jade Druid (Kobolds, December 2017) - Hearthstone Top Decks

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26: The Legend Marathon

We got there! I recap my successful legend run with Big Priest, and then answer your Twitter questions about finding the right deck for you, why I keep trying to get to Legend, and awful things like Mill Rogue and math.

Links:

• Steve Lubitz on Twitter: "It’s a Christmas miracle! Got to Legend with Big Priest! The road was a bit rockier than I would have liked, but the meta call was correct.… https://t.co/XbjGxz4Nf5"
• 036 – Coin Concede: “To Sum It All Up: Math” – Coin Concede: A Hearthstone Podcast
• Hypergeometric Calculator

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25: Talking Teching

Now that the initial Kobolds meta is starting to settle out, let’s look at the main decks you’ll be playing against and how you can tune what you’re playing to counter them. And while we’re at it, why not update Big Priest for the new meta?

Links:

• The Happy Hearthstone Podcast - Gold or Fake Coins? Probably Gold. (Kobolds and Catacombs Review, Part 2) - Episode 106 | Free Listening on Podbean App
• vS Data Reaper Report #73 | Vicious Syndicate
• wickedgoodfm - Large Clergy! (Hearthstone Constructed) - Twitch

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Big Priest Deck Code:

AAECAZ/HAgaiCairAoW4AsLOApDTAuPpAgylCdMK1wqhrAK3uwLqvwLRwQLlzALmzAK0zgLwzwLo0AIA