Starter Set - A Card Game Review Podcast

This episode Mark and DBN discuss the recent article put out by Riot about the state of the Beta.  They also get into a pretty deep discussion about the mechanics around elusive creatures and take a deep dive into the aggro, mid-range, and control archetypes.  Mark shares some closing though and there may also be a brief discussion about the many alternative uses of a hat..... Mark's Ashe Deck: CE...

Mark gives a quick state of the show in this in between episode and some closing thoughts! https://discord.gg/a59MjCt

This episode The Lift and Dead Broke Nerd get to hang out with Charm3r!  Charm3r is a long time card player, content creator, and caster.  His insights into LOR are great for learning more about the game.  The guys talk most of the episode about a video that Charm3r recently released on five decks to climb with! Fine Charm3r here http://www.charm3r.com/ Support the show here https://www.patreon.co...

This episode The Lift and Dead Broke Nerd jump into the most recent patch to LOR.  They look at each card that got adjusted and talk at length about the projected plan for patches in the future.  They also take some time to talk in detail about your attitude while you game and the many ways to get better as a CCG Player.   Dead Broke Nerd's Youtube  - Youtube.com/deadbrokenerd The Lift's Twitch Pa...

This episode special guest Silverfuse join The Lift and Dead Broke Nerd to talk Legends of Runeterra.  Silverfuse is a streamer and youtuber who recently started making content for LOR but is on the rise as one of the first serious female LOR content creators.  Join them as they talk about the game in genera, the current shifting meta, and the health of the game, and as they discuss a new combo de...

This episode The Lift and Dead Broke Nerd get the special privileged of welcoming Abell Wild to the show!  They talk about nonsense, some new cosmetics that you should totally purchase, they wildly speculate about card adjustments, and they dig into the dawnspiders deck.  Season 2 Episode 2 is full of more laughter then maybe any episode before.   Check out the decks here https://www.swimstrim.com...

Welcome to Runeterra!  The Lift and Dead Broke Nerd are moving onto LOR and they are pumped.  If you are a LOR player and you're looking for a good podcast this is the place to get to know the hosts as they from The Elder Scrolls Legends to Legends of Runeterra!

This is The Lift's and DBN's first full episode covering Legends of Runeterra.  They talk about their first week in the game, first impressions, a deck that DBN is playing, and Swim's meta list.   Join the discord here https://discord.gg/KKNATgr Support us here patreon.com/legendscast Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/LegendsCast

This episode Mark and DBN get to spend some time with Yulia from the Call of Myth team!  There is the usual banter at the start of the episode before they dive into a discussion about what Call of Myth will be bringing to the CCG game.  

Welcome to 2020, a land of elections, Olympics and a search for new card games.  Join Mark and DBN as they search for their new home in the quickly expanding Digital CCG wilderness.  Over the next series of episodes Mark and DBN will explore some new games in their quest for a new home. 

In this pseudo goodbye episode Mark and DBN share their thoughts on the latest TESL news.  With the game in maintenance mode its swift decline to irrelevancy is formalized.  What will happen to TESL?  What about Legends Cast?  Will Mark and DBN keep making a show?  Will it be a new show?  Will it be about Mythguard, Causa, Runeterra, or heaven forbid hearthstone? &nbs...

This episode Mark and DBN take a look at the newly revealed Chinese Client.  There are some pretty cool features in the client but can the other parts of the TESL world hope to see it?  Most likely not any time soon.  They discuss the changes to invade and the dangerous example being set by giving soul gems in response to negative community feedback.  The second half of the epi...

Mark records a quick solo show on Thanksgiving week.  The episode reviews some changes we got to the invade mechanic, a refund we got for those changes, and Mark's experience on a new card game in development called Causa, Voices of the Dusk.

Banter Banter Banter! If you like banter in a podcast then this episode gives you 35 minutes of it!  If you don't, we strongly suggest you jump to minute 36.  Mark and DBN discuss the new Pokemon game, Legends of Runeterra, and what they like and dislike about long open beta periods for games.  The first chunk of this episode is entirely unrelated to TESL but if you're a gamer we're sure you'll st...

This episode Endozoa returns to the show with Mark and DBN.  They switch up the format and focus the entire episode on competitive play and deck building.  Like the last episode with Endo this gets deep quick!  They discuss way more then tweaking one card or adding more removal to you deck.  Endo takes a very deep look at the mindset behind a master deck building and competitiv...

This episode DBN and Mark get to spend some time with the legendary and awesome Silverfuse.  A good portion of the show is dedicated to the news that was missed on their week off.  They discuss invade, combo invade, the adjustments to the combo invade deck, and the newly buffed cards!  The conversation strays into some design philosophy and concerns for the future design space.  Silverfuse shares...

Hey everyone!  We had a small delay for episode 20.  No worries though because Silverfuse will still be on episode 20 and it has only been postponed one week.  Mark took a moment this episode to give an update, thank our game developers, and let you know about Patreon.

This episode Mark and DBN talk about all that is new in TESL....which is not much.  They get into a good conversation about RNG and the apparent design philosophy change.  They both share some thoughts about the gauntlet and dive into a discussion about some new goblin monk decks that have been running around the ladder.  They close out with Mark's Closing Thoughts and announce thei...

On episode 19 Mark and DBN get a chance to hang out with CVH from Bethesda!  This is also the first episode they also add full segments for the show.  Join them as they cover the latest TESL news, arena changes, this week's gauntlet, Q&A with CVH, some CVH trivia, and they close it all up with Mark's final thoughts.  This is not an episode to miss because it gives some insight i...

This is a pretty free flowing episode with Mark and DBN.  They recorded on release day for Jaws of Oblivion and share their initial thoughts on the expansion.  They have a pretty extensive conversation about a few cards and get to respond to a few folks who joined them in the twitch chat for their first live recording.  In the end they even make some really early predictions and recommendations fo...

In this episode Mark and DBN talk all about the newest expansion coming to TESL, Jaws of Oblivion.  They discuss the new invade mechanic, review a handful of cards, then reveal and review a new card coming out in the expansion!  Check out this episode to get prepared for the gates of oblivion opening up on October 8th!

With Jaws of Oblivion just around the corner and Dead Broke Nerd joining the show Mark decided to wrap up the crafting guide with a bonus episode.  There would simply not be enough time to return to this segment in the coming weeks.  This show tackles the epic and legendary crafting guide for Yellow, Green, Purple, Multicolored, and Neutral Cards.  

This is a big big episode!  Not only did the newest expansion, Jaws of Oblivion, get announce but Mark welcomes Dead Broke Nerd as a full host on the show!  There is an announcement about TRS, a bunch of added announcement about the show, and an announcement about an upcoming card reveal!  Mark and DBN talk about the new expansions, share hypothesis about the newest mechanic, and review the first...

This episode is a solo show with just Mark.  He is talking about the state of the Podcast for the first section.  Basically reviewing what has happened over the past few months and what he wants to see happen in the future.  There is also some talk about the newest event.  Finally Mark starts his first crafting guide by commenting on cards in both strength (red) and intelligence (blue).  This is a...

This episode Mark gets to host his first female TESL streamer and content creator, Eolis!  All the way from New Zealand Eolis joins the show to add some great insight into the meta, new player experience, the return of events, and some mind games behind player identity.  How does she beat the burnout of ladder grinding and keep excited about TESL?  Check out the episode to hear about what keeps Eo...