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The Angry Chicken #82
On the newest episode of The Angry Chicken, the crew is blown away by Hearthstone's latest milestone of
hitting 30 million players
. Also discussed this week is the
Hearthstone card back mount coming to Heroes of the Storm
, the other cross-game items we will be seeing soon, the Challengestone tournament, Flamewaker Tempo Mage strategy, and listeners emails/crazy game stories. This week's episode has some stronger language than usual, so just be warned if you've grown accustomed to the usual PG-13 nature of the show.
Continue reading for more show details!
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Kolento Wins Inaugural Kinguin Pro League Season
The first ever Kinguin Pro League season came to a conclusion Friday as playoffs began rather tame but ended with a close battle to the finish.
With Strifecro and Lifecoach advancing straight through to the semifinals with the first place seeds, the two received the rather large advantage of spectating the previous rounds. Each player was allowed to bring four decks to the event so with each match being a Best of 7 format, the victor would need to defeat their opponent with all four of their decks. Thus the tournament was played utilizing Conquest rules and perhaps the best way to explain this is straight out of the rule book.
When a player wins a game, the deck used by the winning player cannot be used for the remainder of the match.
The losing player can keep the same deck used or switch to a different one of their choice.
Players will be told what classes their opponent has available, but they won’t know which class is picked until both players have picked.
Join us as we break down exactly how each match played out and how Kolento claimed victory.
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The Angry Chicken #81
On the latest episode of The Angry Chicken, the crew talks Blackrock Mountain as a whole and how their experience has been with Hearthstone's second Adventure. There was also talk of the recent Ladder Marathon event, Team Archon's leaked $250,000 tournament, discussion of why Dragon Paladin seems to be struggling, and plenty of community input as well.
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The Angry Chicken #79
On the newest episode of The Angry Chicken, Dills is back and the whole crew is here to talk Blackrock Mountain's fourth wing,
Blackwing Lair
. Also discussed was Ben Brode's recent interview about designing boss fights, why some pro-players were banned from the World Championship, deck building, and many listener submissions
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Blackrock Mountain Fallout #2: Ranked Hearthstone after BRM Week 2 & 3
With Molten Core and Blackrock Spire released we are now past the halfway point with only two wings remaining. Blackrock Mountain has shaken things up like many of us had hoped. Many new decks have emerged, and some existing archetypes have received some new tweaks. Lets take a look at some of the most popular decks utilizing BRM cards.
New Zoolock
When I wrote about
last month
, Zoolock wasn’t on my mind because Demonlock was the new craze. But Zoolock is back after Warlocks were gifted with this 3-drop that instantly put out of a job. This beefy imp comes into play with one more Health upfront than the Golem and has the chance to outperform the Mech by filling the board with 1/1 tokens.
I like the
Zoolock deck Firebat used in the Gfinity Hearthstone Spring Masters tournament
. It still has an insane amount of low-drops (ten 1-drops and ten 2-drops), but there’s some inclusions that set it apart from other Zoolocks. Any deck that includes piques my interest, and the bring a lot of finishing power to this deck type.
Mulligans
Starting out is all about the low-drops, as has always been the case with Zoo. I would definitely keep Imp Gang Boss if you also draw a 1 and a 2 drop (so you can curve out nicely), or if you get the coin. Throw back if you don’t draw any activators, but if you see an keep that egg. should also be thrown back since it is a card you want later on in the game (except against Hunter).
Gameplay
There really isn’t anything new to say about playing regular Zoolock. This deck lives by it’s curve. With so many low-drops this deck will consistently have minions to play each and every turn.
Kolento has a Demon Zoolock
that is a hybrid of Zoo and Demonlock. This deck has a slightly less aggressive curve (though there are still 19 cards that are 3 Mana or under). and bring a beefy endgame to a rather aggressive deck. gives another way to activate Nerubian Egg (on top of Abusive Sergeant and ), and is just fun to play with. Imp Gang Boss’ tokens also give the Terror another way to pump itself up if you want. If you have Mal’Ganis I would highly recommend taking this deck for a spin.
Continue reading for more BRM decks!
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The Angry Chicken #77 & #78
On the newest episode of The Angry Chicken, the crew is joined by guest host Callum Leslie, from Daily Dot eSports, to talk about the recent Kinguin for Charity tournament that he casted. Also discussed was the Gfinity Spring Masters,
how non-collegiate players can get the TeSPA card back
, the new Patron Warrior decks, and many listener submissions.
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The Angry Chicken #76: "Into the Depths"
On the newest episode of The Angry Chicken, the crew talks about their experiences with Blackrock Mountain's first wing, Blackrock Depths. Also discussed was how strong is, the prevalence of the new
Patron Warrior and Mill Rogue decks
, the and fix, and plenty of listener submissions.
Molten Core, the second wing of Blackrock Mountain, will be opening today. Check out our
Molten Core preview
to prepare for the next step in Hearthstone's new adventure!
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Blackrock Mountain Fallout #1: Ranked Hearthstone after BRM Week 1
Dust off your Solo Adventures button, Blackrock Mountain is finally here! Well the first wing, Blackrock Depths, is anyway. With it came came six new cards: the (from defeating Coren Direbrew), the Rogue card (from defeating The Dark Iron Arena), Priest’s and our first BRM Legendary (from defeating.... well the Emperor himself), and the Mage’s and for Hunter (from the two class challenges).
Grim Patron, Gang Up, and Emperor Thaurissan are seeing heavy play in Ranked at the moment. Emperor Thaurissan is probably the most widely used across many different decks and classes. The Emperor’s ability is one of the strongest we have ever seen in Hearthstone. Even if Thaurissan is removed before getting a swing in, he still discounts your entire hand and soaks up a minion or removal spell in the process. The Grim Patron has turned Hearthstone into a scene from Road House even if he isn’t as dreamy as the late, great Swayze. Gang Up, while only available for Rogues, has had a profound effect on the class and the rest of us unlucky enough to come up against a Mill Rogue.
Read on to see some of the most popular post-Blackrock Depths deck lists!
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New Cards, Same Ol' Savagery - A Guide to the New GvG Druid
Druid has consistently been at or near the top of the meta for longer than any other class since the beginning of the Hearthstone Beta. The addition of the Goblins vs. Gnomes card set did nothing to slow down the versatile class and, in fact, has increased its power. While other classes, such as Mage and Paladin, have benefitted a little more, saving them from the depths of the rankings, Druid didn't need much help to begin with. In fact, no Druid class cards have been added to the standard aggressive Druid deck but the neutral cards that were added to the game fit very nicely into the existing deck and have really upped the power level.
Let's take a look at the deck and break down each card. Then we'll discuss some important combos and possible replacements as well as general game strategy.
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Mechanized Alternatives: Mech Shaman Deck
Mech Mages are running rampant in Ranked play right now. Their ability to seize control of the board early on with cheap Mech minions, and finish the game with a few well placed s make them one of the most consistent and popular decks to play. But the time has come for the other classes of Hearthstone to make Mech synergy work. One deck in particular that has recently made it’s way into the spotlight is a Mech Shaman deck that had some
legendary results for Team Archon’s Firebat and PurpleDrank
.
is one of the scariest cards in a Mech Mage deck and it is just as gut-wrenching to play against here. A 2/3 for 2 Mana is a respectable amount of stats, but it’s really in here to allow rapid deployment of the higher end of the Mech curve. This low-attack Mech gets some longer legs in this deck as well thanks to damage-boosting Shaman cards like and .
A lot of the other staple minions of Mech Mage can be found here as well. is a great turn 1 play when you have 2-drop Mech in hand. does its job beautifully here as well, and I would argue does it better since little Mech can got to 3 Attack when placed next to a Flametongue Totem, or go to 4 with a Rockbiter. is wonderful if a Mech is already in play, but there’s only one of him for that same reason. s and s bring the bargain stats. And s bring the Deathrattle value. Read on for more!
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Righteous Aggression: Hybrid Paladin
While talking to my friend Iksar (who also happens to be a balance designer on the Hearthstone team) about how to tweak my Paladin, he suggested trying a more aggressive Paladin deck. Now I am generally averse to aggressive play, but there is still a heavy garnish of control in this deck. One of the concepts I have had to get my head around lately is that aggro decks have the potential to control. Since minions can attack other minions in Hearthstone, any deck can flip on the control switch should the situation call for it and start trading to help gain board control.
The entire goal of this deck is to mulligan aggressively for 2 and 3-drops. There are 18 cards in this deck under 4 mana. Excluding both Equality’s, the , and the Big Game Hunter that we would prefer not to have in our opening hand that leaves 14 potentially great cards to open the game with. Exceptions to this are Priests and Warriors. Should you find yourself going up against either Anduin or Garrosh, hold onto Truesilver Champion in your opening hand to help remove their high-health early minions.
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Control Freak: Control Warrior is Still Here
If my fascination with the Midrange Warlock deck last week was any indication, I do not prefer the popular aggressive decks that are seen so often in Hearthstone. I like adapting to my opponent and feeling like I have options. Don’t get me wrong, I cackle maniacally as much as the next person when I get a perfect opening. But I have always leaned towards control play. Shaman and Paladin were my first loves when it came to control decks. For whatever reason, maybe the crafting cost or what seemed like a boring Hero Power, Warrior was the class that took me the longest time to warm up to. But now, like an album I love or a good sandwich
shop, Control Warrior is a deck I keep coming back to.
Pro players Sjow and Kitkatz are probably the most well known for making Control Warrior popular and innovating upon it. Both players hit #1 Legend rank with pre-GvG Control Warrior decks. The thing that made the deck so good back then was that there really wasn’t a bad matchup for it, and that is still more or less true today. Really the worst thing that could happen to you as a Control Warrior player was to go up against another Control Warrior. Heaven forbid you needed to be somewhere by a certain time, the length of a mirror match up guarantees fashionably late arrival.
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To Battle! A Guide to Mid-Range Paladin
Prior to the release of Goblins vs. Gnomes the Paladin class was in a rough spot and considered the worst class on the ladder. The main issue was that there were not enough quality early game cards and even though Paladin had some of the best catch up mechanics in the game it was often to late to stabilize by the time they could be played. Luckily, for all of you Paladin enthusiasts out there, GvG introduced some great cards that added an early game arsenal to the class and have opened up a new viable archetype. Midrange Paladin is seeing a lot of play on the ladder and is actually proving to be successful.
This version of Paladin is also seeing some tournament play with both finalists on the recent
Pinnacle tournament
,
Firebat
and
Xixo
, bringing their takes on the deck. Checkout the deciding game 5 to see a similar deck in action and the sheer amount of pressure it can apply to decks as controlling as Warrior. One of the biggest advantages that the deck has is the ability to have a fast start and still compete with late game control decks as well. For that reason it is a very consistent deck which makes it a fantastic one to play on the ladder.
Let's take a look at the deck and break down each card and how to play it.
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Warlock Goes Midrange
Since I first read what did in early beta, I was drawn to Warlock. Like many others I have spent a lot of time in Hearthstone inciting fury with Zoolock, and balancing on the edge of being killed playing Handlock. Lately however, I have been getting burnt out on these two archetypes. Goblins VS Gnomes was supposed to usher in a massive change in the way we play Hearthstone, yet these two ways of playing Warlock haven’t shown any sign of retirement. But maybe the change in Warlock just has not been discovered yet. This is why I paid a little more attention to a deck that made it to the top of the Hearthstone subreddit than I usually would have.
The Midrange Warlock. Redditor
TeslaEUNE
posted this deck, and I am in love. The first Warlock deck I gravitated towards in the Hearthstone beta was the buff-lock that was very popular in early tournaments. For those who may have missed beta if a minion gave another minions any stats, they were played. , , and were considered required minions in most decks and they were the backbone of this variation of Warlock (and were all nerfed as a result). While this midrange Warlock deck only has the Dark Iron in it, it seems to have captured the feel of ye olde BetaLock.
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Mage Mech Deck: Popular Mage Mechanics
It has only been a week since Goblins vs. Gnomes was released and, as predicted, the meta blew up. It’s the wild west out there right now, if the wild west consisted of tiny humanoids and crazy gadgets, and people are playing every deck under the sun on the ladder. A few cool decks have already popped up and today we’re going to discuss one that is fairly cheap to create and utilizes the main theme of GvG, mechs.
Let's take a look at
the deck
and break down each card and how to play it.
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How to Win $100k and Influence People with Druid
Druid has gone through so many iterations at this point and had many players refine and innovate around the fantastic class cards that are available to it.
StrifeCro
is one of the first players credited with creating a powerful Druid deck with his old school Watcher deck that relied on silencing or taunting up . More recently we have seen
Kolento
take an updated Token Druid to the top of the ladder that included cards like and . This is a leaner and more solid version of Druid that has several strong opening hands, some hard to deal with creatures and a lot of burst potential to pressure the opponent's life total and control the board.
Let's take a look at the version Firebat used to win it all at Blizzcon and break down each card and its place in the deck.
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Maly Goes West
This last weekend was spent recuperating from the heavy drinking that occurred while watching my favorite baseball team, the Giants, win the pennant, by watching some Hearthstone tournaments. And we had a damn fine Hearthstone tournament to watch with the
Seatstory Cup II
event that took place. I knew that I would likely write up one of the decks used by the winner but I had no idea it would be the Malygod deck that shined brightest.
Savjz
, from Team Liquid, (pronounced SAV-EEE.....eh, I have no idea) has a special place in my heart since he was the winner of the first ever
Angry Chicken Invitational
, so it was quite entertaining for me to watch him do so well with such a fun deck.
Continue Reading for a full list, card explanations and more!
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News Roundup: Americas Regional Championship Finals Decks and Recent Blizzard Tweets
All Americas Regional Championship Finals Decks
After the conclusion of the Americas Regional Championship Finals
Blizzard uploaded all of the tournament decks
to the site! Check out the links to all of them in the tabs below! If you missed it you can still go see any match (or all of them!) in the highlights section of
the official Hearthstone Twitch page
. Sixteen players contended for seats at the Hearthstone World Championship that will be taking place November 7th-8th at BlizzCon 2014, and the four winners were
Tarei
,
Dtwo
,
StrifeCro
, and
Firebat
. Which decks were you most impressed by?
Blizzard Tweets
Here's a roundup of the past couple weeks of significant tweets from the
Hearthhead Blue Tweet Tracker
! The most recent are at the top. A lot of people have been concerned with bots in play mode and have been tweeting to Team 5 about it. They've said that they're working on it, but haven't given details worth noting so they're not included in the tweets below.
You should check out the tweets themselves in the tabs below, but here are some of the highlights:
No plans to nerf , but they may do something about .
There will be no
Halloween
event.
They don't want to use new dust types in addition to Arcane Dust.
Some unknown work is in progress on a game board. Perhaps the teased expansion will include a new board?
Below you'll find some recent tweets from members of the Hearthstone team at Blizzard. Be sure to check out the
Hearthhead Blue Tweet Tracker
to see the most important tweets made about the game from Blizzard staff!
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Hunter: Not Dead Yet
After the nerf to Starving Buzzard many predicted that Hunter was about to fall to the bottom of the totem pole. A lot of people were excited for this shift and what it would mean for the ladder and the overall balance of Hearthstone as Hunter had been on top for quite a while at that point. Hell, I was one of them. The first night after the nerfs went live I played Handlock all night and had a blast. Little did I know that almost instantly Hunters would make their triumphant return. Sure, the deck list has changed and the mid-range Hunter isn't nearly as good as it was with the Buzzard/Unleash combo but the class is going as strong as ever.
In this article we'll take a look at what a modern Hunter deck looks like without Starving Buzzard or Leeroy Jenkins and break down each card and its place in the deck.
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The Burn Shall Burn You! A Guide to Aggro Mage
Last week we discussed the mighty Handlock which is a deck full of huge minions and AoE spells that can control the board and win in the late game. It's a very popular deck on the ladder again and in tournaments and we witnessed the power of Handlock this last weekend in the Road to Blizzcon EU tournament in particular. Kolento was able to 3-0 TheFishou after being down 2-0 to an incredibly fast Aggro Mage. In this article we'll talk about that fast Mage deck and why it could be a good deck for tournaments and, depending on the meta, the ladder as well. Mage has been mostly absent from the meta game for a while now mostly due to the prevalence of Hunter and Control Warrior but as the meta shifts, decks like this become viable again.
This deck relies on getting minions out quickly that can be buffed on subsequent turns to get a bunch of damage to the face in the early game, then burn the opponent out with the large amount of Mage spells that can get past popular taunts like . There are some very favorable match ups that are popular right now, especially Handlock, but a deck this fast can really beat anything if the draws come in correctly. The early damage potential combined with mid-game burst means that this deck can just run people over. This style of Mage deck is not new by any means but with some of the Naxx cards that have been added recently it has improved quite a bit.
Continue Reading for a full list, card explanations and more!
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