Coin Concede: A Hearthstone Podcast

Edelweiss decides to start the new year by trying to help WickedGood and Magesa learn to love Excavate Rogue. (Spoiler: It doesn't go well.) Plus: The end of Duels, the spike in Asia Legends, Heroic Tavern Brawl, and more! News – 25:53 The end of Duels Blizzard China rumors Spike in legend players Heroic Brawl is live Shop updates Decksplanations – 1:07:07 Excavate (or Mining or Thief) Rogue Why p...

We're joined by 2023 Hearthstone World Champion PocketTrain for an extended interview, discussing his path to a world championship, his approach to the game, what he'd like to see in next year's competitive system, and more! The  Show Notes  for this week's episode are on our  Website You can monetarily support our show on  Patreon Join us every week live, by following us on  Twitch Join our commu...

Edelweiss is sick this week, so WickedGood and Magesa are on their own in a week with a lot to talk about, including the results of Worlds, prospects for esports in 2024, core set polls, changes at Blizzard leadership, and, oh, one of the biggest Standard balance patches we've had in a while. News – 20:49 Polls for Core Additions Amazon Prime Standard Packs Cora/Jia Profile in Shacknews Bot Ban Up...

It's Worlds weekend! So this seems as good a time as any to talk about how to use tech cards, why there are going to be a lot of them in the decklists for the tournament, and why you shouldn't be doing the same on ladder. News – 21:33 Patch 28.2.2 Hotfix Winter Veil is Live The World's Foremost Game Designer Creator Tournaments – 30:02 Worlds Preview   Decksplanations – 43:44 Tech Cards! What are...

It's a big week in Hearthstone, with two major patches, a new Battlegrounds season, big changes to the client, and more to talk about. However, there's still time to say goodbye to an old friend. News – 22:55 Patch 28.2 New Battlegrounds Season Anomaly Updates Card Updates Winter Veil Heroic Tavern Brawl Show Rework New Player Progression Update The state of Priest Tournaments – 1:13:40 Worlds Pre...

We're back from Thanksgiving break, and there's a ton of news to talk about, including balance changes, a new Battlegrounds season, and Twist's winter break update. Even with all that, we manage to find time to break down Reno Shaman, one of the hot new decks in the post-nerf meta. News – 19:53 Balance Changes New Battlegrounds Season Winter Veil Twist Winter Break Update Hearthstone 10th Annivers...

We're no longer scared of The Azerite Snake, because it's already been nerfed. But there are a lot of other new decks in the Showdown in the Badlands launch meta to talk about to figure out what will take the snake's place! That is, if a certain Twitter poll doesn't tear the crew apart... News – 18:30 Snek nerf Shop updates Known issues Twist hiatus Mercs XP change Firestone game mode stats A divi...

We're still coming down from our theorycrafting stream, and we have a whole lot of impressions about the cards in Showdown in the Badlands! But first, we still have a Masters Tour to recap, and a bunch of big news to discuss! News – 13:17 28.0 Patch Notes Shadows in the Badlands launch and in-game event Arena and Duels mechanic changes Twist hiatus Bug fixes and enhancements 28.1 Hotfix Known Issu...

We're live from Blizzcon, and we're all in the same room! We break down all of the big announcements from Blizzcon Opening Ceremonies and the What's Next panel, including the reason you'll want to play highlander decks in Showdown in the Badlands, everything you want to know about catch-up packs, and hands-on impressions of Battlegrounds Duos! The  Show Notes  for this week's episode are on our We...

We've got three new Paladin cards from Showdown in the Badlands to reveal to you! Big thanks to Blizzard and the Hearthstone community team for providing this opportunity! You can monetarily support our show on  Patreon Join us every week live, by following us on  Twitch Join our community chats in our  Discord  channels and write in to our Email Follow us on  Twitter  as well as like share and fo...

There's a lot going on, and we haven't even gotten to Blizzcon yet! The crew breaks down this week's balance changes, previews the lineups of this weekend's Masters Tour, and then reviews all the Showdown in the Badlands cards that were revealed this week, including the slimiest set of Warlock cards we've ever seen. News – 2 0:57 Patch 27.6.2 - Balance Changes Rake Embrace of Nature Yogg-Saron, Un...

Edelweiss and Magesa hold down the fort with a big patch and the announcement of the new expansion, Showdown in the Badlands! After discussing the highlights of the patch, we break down all the new cards and mechanics, including cards Edelweiss is scared of, Magesa's favorite meme card in Hearthstone so far, and our own spin on wildly speculating about Control Priest. News – 23:41 Patch 27.6 New e...

With the meta in a rare stable state, we take a break from talking about balance changes and meta decks to talk about our feelings. Specifically, how to work on your mental game and keep your feelings from getting in the way of your climb. News – 23:41 New Blizzcon details Hearthstone has a new game director?! Bot banning update Tournaments – 42:29 Lobby Legends Fall Championship Preview   Deckspl...

Now that the Jailer's been sent to jail, the crew discuss how Druid got here and what needs to happen to fix it for good. Plus, we break down how to play Enrage Warrior to counter all the people who are trying to counter the Druids on ladder! News – 1 8:39 Jailer sent to jail Battlegrounds anomaly changes Misc bug fixes Shop Updates Decksplanations – 53:47 Enrage Warrior General Gameplay Mulligans...

The crew breaks down one of the biggest balance changes in recent memory, and how it affects Standard, Wild, and the upcoming Twist season. News – 17:15 Blizzcon Details Chris Metzen back at Warcraft Blizzard Layoffs Decksplanations – 24:50 Balance Changes Standard Twist Wild The Sh ow Notes  for this week's episode are on our  Website You can monetarily support our show on  Patreon Join us every...

There's a lot of new stuff in the Fall of Ul'duar patch, and the crew talks about the new decks we've played, and how we feel about anomalies in constructed now that we've gotten to play with them. News – 25:05 Patch 27.4 Anomalies C'thun Legendary Portrait Battlegrounds New Damage Cap New Anomalies Next Twist season format confirmed Bug fixes and known issues Hearthstone Wiki moved from Fandom to...

Yogg's busted out of prison, so the gang previews all the chaos that's set to come with the release of Fall of Ulduar, including new card reviews and how anomalies will affect your ladder climb. News – 17:51 Fall of Ulduar announcement October Twist season format revealed Wild/Twist balance changes coming soon Tournaments – 48:10 Fall Masters Tour and Lobby Legends dates Decksplanations – 1:04:50...

The gang regales each other of stories from the first official week of Twist, pours one out for Fireside Gatherings, and then goes deep on how to play Control Warlock, the new king of the Standard meta. News – 26:50 Patch 27.2.3 Mass Pack Opening/End of Firesides Caverns of Time will be part of the first three Twist seasons New shop options Decksplanations – 1:04:50 How to Control Warlock It's not...

We take a trip down memory lane to try to figure out what to play in the new Wonders format for Twist, but not before discussing everything that changed in the recent balance patch, including Hunter nerfs and Battlegrounds changes. News – 23:34 Patch 27.2.2 Standard nerfs Battlegrounds Changes Bug Fixes Accidental Card Changes Twist MMR Changes New shop options Decksplanations – 1:05:42 What shoul...

Battlegrounds streamer Sway_Bae joins us this week to talk about Season 5 of Battlegrounds, and what you should do if you're trying to get better at the mode but don't know where to start. News – 29:43 Caverns of Time Gamerant interview with Celestalon and Valerie Chu on Titans lore 27.2 Known Issues Botting issues Shop updates Blizzard games coming to Ubisoft+ Tournaments – 55:40 Masters Tour Rec...

Patch 27.2 was announced this week, and it's so big that we're spending the entire show talking about it. Everything you need to know about Battlegrounds Season Five, the Caverns of Time Wild-exclusive expansion, Standard balance changes, and more! News – 18:30 Patch 27.2 Battlegrounds Season 5 Caverns of Time New Twist Season Voxy vs Weasel Tunneler Tournaments – 1:28:45 Solary Invitational Recap...

With Edelweiss on maternity leave, SendMeYourArms joins WickedGood and Magesa to discuss her takeover of the Hearthstone podcasting world, the post-TITANS balance changes, and how to play (and not play) Nature Shaman. News – 31:22 Patch 27.0.3 Balance Changes Sparkbots color changes Shop Updates Slysssa profile video from Team Liquid Tournaments – 53:52 Super Girl Gamer Pro Finals Solary Invitatio...

It's the first week after TITANS release, and everything is upside down! WickedGood is playing aggro! Magesa is playing slow control decks! And Edelweiss, well, some things don't change. Come with us on a guided tour of the post-TITANS meta, it's sure to be a wild ride! (Well, a Standard ride, really.) News – 24:14 Developer insight article from Aleco on Paladin auras New portraits - Legendary Tyr...

We're joined by Cora "Songbird" Giorgiou and Edward "Gallon" Goodwin from the Hearthstone design team to discuss the behind the scenes of developing TITANS, what they're excited for players to get their hands on, and who would be the protagonist of a TITANS anime. Then, we recap the decks we played during theorycrafting, and one Titan card threatens to drive a permanent rift between the cast forev...

It's a big week! Magesa joins the Coin Concede cast, we reveal a batch of Paladin cards from TITANS (including new Core cards), and then try to figure out what the classes will be doing when the new set arrives.   Paladin Card Reveals – 3:42 News – 38:21 Blizzard has a booth at SDCC Kel'thuzad Mage portrait back in the shop for gold Battlegrounds Hotfix Lobby Legends this weekend Decksplanations –...