Legend of the Innkeeper : A Hearthstone Podcast for Casual Players

LOTI 308 : Barrens – Shaman & Hunter

UPDATES: What did you do this week? Quests?  Ranked play?  Fun Guaranteed with friends? Espo: Rank : Silver 10 Standard, Gold 10 Wild 34% Barrens Gameplay Achievements (was 28%) Level 121 in Tavern Pass (was 91) 1195 Gold (995), 220 Dust (460) Vastidious: Rank : Bronze 3 Standard (Bronze 3) – Silver 10  (Silver 9) Wild 36% Barrens Gameplay Achievements (was 36%) Level 144 in Tavern Pass (was 130) 5205 Gold (4505), 4425 Dust (4425) NEWS * Book of Heroes – Malfurion – Druid * Book of Mercenaries – Guff Runetotem – Druid Storybrook Brawl https://store.steampowered.com/app/1367020/Storybook_Brawl/ ESPO MODE Send in the Murlocs Rules: Murlocs have taken over the tavern! Choose a class and get a deck of random class spells and a whole mess of murlocs! Rewards: A Classic Card Pack for winning the Brawl once. SHAMAN & HUNTER TOP 3 REVIEWS AND EMAILS iTunes Reviews: Emails: Twitter: Facebook Shoutout: Legendary Patron Shoutout: OUTRO That does it for this episode.  You can email the show at info@legendoftheinnkeeper.com.  You can also visit our website at legendoftheinnkeeper.com where we will post the show notes with the episode that has links to all the information we discussed. Our YouTube channel is www.legendoftheinnkeeper.com/YouTube [http://www.legendoftheinnkeeper.com/YouTube] You can follow us on Twitter LOTI Podcast – @LOTIpodcast. Espo – @Xcmtbgamer You can support the show through Patreon at : www.patreon.com/Legendoftheinnkeeper [http://www.patreon.com/Legendoftheinnkeeper] Be sure to subscribe and rate us on iTunes! Until next show, Happy gaming! Credits: Music by James Marantette – https://soundcloud.com/james-marantette [https://soundcloud.com/james-marantette]

LOTI 307 : Barrens Mini Set

UPDATES: What did you do this week? Quests?  Ranked play?  Fun Guaranteed with friends? Espo: Rank : Bronze 3 Wild May Final Rank: Gold 8 Wild 28% Barrens Gameplay Achievements (was 36%) Level 91 in Tavern Pass (was 83) 995 Gold, 460 Dust Vastidious: Rank : Bronze 3 Standard (Gold 7) – Silver 9 (Gold 7) Wild May Final Rank: Gold 6 36% Barrens Gameplay Achievements (was 44%) Level 130 in Tavern Pass (was 94) 4505 Gold (2655), 4425 Dust (4015) NEWS * Book of Heroes: Frostwolf Thrall * Completion will give you a Shaman pack as a reward, with Shaman-only Standard cards * New Bundle available on the store * New Hero Portrait – Frostwolf Thrall * 5 Shaman-only packs * $9.99 * Book of Mercenaries: Xyrella (Priest) live with patch * New Dynamic Bundles * 3 different types of bundles, but the system will only offer you 2 of them and it’s different for everyone. * Bob’s Bargain – 40 Wild Packs, 2 Random Wild Legendary cards, $29.99 * Tavern Special – 35 Barrens packs, 2 Random Barrens Legendary cards, $29.99 * Bob’s Bargain 2 – 20 Year of the Phoenix packs, 2 Random Year of the Phoenix Legendary cards, $19.99 * BlizzCon Update * BlizzCon not happening this year * Will be having a BlizzConline with smaller in-person gatherings * More details in the future * Will take place early next year * Blizzard announced that Battle.net is now global. You can chat with all friends in one list instead of different ones per region. ESPO MODE Blood Magic Rules: How much are you willing to sacrifice for power? All your spells will cost health instead of mana! Rewards: A Year of the Phoenix Card Pack for winning the Brawl once. SHAMAN TOP 3 * Wailing Caverns Mini-Set * Out now * 35 brand new cards * Link to Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOwV2yzqEL4 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOwV2yzqEL4] REVIEWS AND EMAILS iTunes Reviews: Emails: Twitter: Facebook Shoutout: Legendary Patron Shoutout: Next Week: OUTRO That does it for this episode.  You can email the show at info@legendoftheinnkeeper.com.  You can also visit our website at legendoftheinnkeeper.com where we will post the show notes with the episode that has links to all the information we discussed. Our YouTube channel is www.legendoftheinnkeeper.com/YouTube [http://www.legendoftheinnkeeper.com/YouTube] You can follow us on Twitter LOTI Podcast – @LOTIpodcast. Espo – @Xcmtbgamer You can support the show through Patreon at : www.patreon.com/Legendoftheinnkeeper [http://www.patreon.com/Legendoftheinnkeeper] Be sure to subscribe and rate us on iTunes! Until next show, Happy gaming! Credits: Music by James Marantette – https://soundcloud.com/james-marantette [https://soundcloud.com/james-marantette]

LOTI 306 : Barrens – Paladin

UPDATES: What did you do this week? Quests?  Ranked play?  Fun Guaranteed with friends? Espo: Rank : Bronze 2 Standard – Gold 9 Wild April’s Rank: Platinum 8 36% Barrens Gameplay Achievements (was 25%) Level 83 in Tavern Pass (was 70) 195 Gold, 170 Dust Vastidious: Rank : Gold 9 Standard – Bronze 10 Wild April’s Rank : Platinum 2 Wild 44% Barrens Gameplay Achievements (was 37%) Level 94 in Tavern Pass (was 80) 2655 Gold, 4015 Dust NEWS * ??? Achievement * Celestalon twitter thread with a background to how this happened https://twitter.com/Celestalon/status/1390834961725333504 [https://twitter.com/Celestalon/status/1390834961725333504] * Walkthrough how to solve it https://docs.google.com/document/u/0/d/11xnahiQkqI2kanXsJNHYtYlTd2btIpRGxjdwnF7i9Ro/mobilebasic#heading=h.muyjyzoezzia [https://docs.google.com/document/u/0/d/11xnahiQkqI2kanXsJNHYtYlTd2btIpRGxjdwnF7i9Ro/mobilebasic#heading=h.muyjyzoezzia] * Khadgar Hero Portrait & Pizza Stone card back available in the shop for a limited time. * Hero – $9.99 or 1500 gold * Card Back – $2.99 or 500 gold * New Standard bundle in the shop * $4.99 * Once per account * Available through May 24, 2021 * Includes 5 Standard packs * 1 Random Standard Legendary * Patch 20.2.2 – Standard Balance Updates  & a couple Battlegrounds updates ESPO MODE UnidentifiaBrawl! Rules: After a very successful dungeon run your bags are overflowing with Unidentified Loot! Take a random deck into battle and identify those items! Rewards: A Year of the Phoenix Card Pack for winning the Brawl once. BARRENS – PALADIN TOP 3 REVIEWS AND EMAILS iTunes Reviews: Emails: Twitter: Facebook Shoutout: Legendary Patron Shoutout: Next Show: Shaman OUTRO That does it for this episode.  You can email the show at info@legendoftheinnkeeper.com.  You can also visit our website at legendoftheinnkeeper.com where we will post the show notes with the episode that has links to all the information we discussed. Our YouTube channel is www.legendoftheinnkeeper.com/YouTube [http://www.legendoftheinnkeeper.com/YouTube] You can follow us on Twitter LOTI Podcast – @LOTIpodcast. Espo – @Xcmtbgamer You can support the show through Patreon at : www.patreon.com/Legendoftheinnkeeper [http://www.patreon.com/Legendoftheinnkeeper] Be sure to subscribe and rate us on iTunes! Until next show, Happy gaming! Credits: Music by James Marantette – https://soundcloud.com/james-marantette [https://soundcloud.com/james-marantette]

LOTI 305 : Barrens – Druid

UPDATES: What did you do this week? Quests?  Ranked play?  Fun Guaranteed with friends? Espo: Rank : Silver 9 Standard – Platinum 10 Wild 25% Barrens Gameplay Achievements Level 70 in Tavern Pass 95 Gold, 265 Dust Vastidious: Rank : Gold 5 Standard – Platinum 5 Wild 37% Barrens Gameplay Achievements Level 80 in Tavern Pass 1055 Gold, 6585 Dust NEWS * Alleria Windrunner Hero Set added to store for a limited time * $9.99 US * 1500 Gold * Comes with the Alleria Alternate Hero and Card Back * Balance changes will be coming in 2 weeks. The changes haven’t had their final decision yet so no announced changes. * Patch 20.2 * Releases on May 4th * Battlegrounds: * Quillboar are being added as a new Battlegrounds minion type. * There will still be 5 minion types per Battleground game, but Quillboar will show up in every Battlegrounds match until the next major patch. * 17 new minions * 3 new Heroes * Death Speaker Blackthorn * Bloodhound (Passive) After you upgrade Bob’s Tavern, gain 2 Blood Gems * Vol’jin * Spirit Swap (Costs 0) Choose two minions. Swap their stats. * Xyrella * See the Light (Costs 2) Choose a minion in Bob’s Tavern to add to your hand. Set its stats to 2. * Rat King (Updated) * King of Quillboar (Passive) Whenever you buy a Quillboar, give it +2/+2. Swaps type each turn. * New Mechanic: Blood Gems * Spells that give a friendly minion +1/+1 * Some Quillboar give you Blood Gems * Others have special interactions when Blood Gems are played * Favorite Coin skins now work in Battlegrounds * Battlegrounds ratings will reset to 0 when it launches * Diamond Ragnaros – Can be obtained by completing the Classic Legendary Collector 5/5 Achievement (Collect all 36 Classic Legendary Cards) * New Progression Achievement, Tavern Regular * Tracks total reward track levels earned on your account across all reward tracks from each expansion. * Completing each tier of this achievement will reward a choice from 1 of 10 new Hero skins * Each of these new Heroes will have their own VO and emotes * Battle-Ready Decks * Curated decks optimized from the most recent expansion. * You are able to add a complete deck list from the class of your choice to your collection permanently * Used data captured across hundreds of thousands of play sessions to ensure you are taking home a combat-worthy list. * $19.99 and only 1 per account * https://playhearthstone.com/en-gb/news/23665633 [https://playhearthstone.com/en-gb/news/23665633] * Book of Heroes Thrall * May 25th ESPO MODE Battle of Tol Barad Rules: Magical Creatures are escaping from Tol Barad! Play a minion and get a random spell of the same cot, but for free! Rewards: A Year of the Phoenix Card Pack for winning the Brawl once. BARRENS: DRUID TOP 3 REVIEWS AND EMAILS iTunes Reviews: Emails: Twitter: Facebook Shoutout: Legendary Patron Shoutout: NEXT WEEK: Paladin OUTRO That does it for this episode.  You can email the show at info@legendoftheinnkeeper.com.  You can also visit our website at legendoftheinnkeeper.com where we will post the show notes with the episode that has links to all the information we discussed. Our YouTube channel is www.legendoftheinnkeeper.com/YouTube [http://www.legendoftheinnkeeper.com/YouTube] You can follow us on Twitter LOTI Podcast – @LOTIpodcast. Espo – @Xcmtbgamer You can support the show through Patreon at : www.patreon.com/Legendoftheinnkeeper [http://www.patreon.com/Legendoftheinnkeeper] Be sure to subscribe and rate us on iTunes! Until next show, Happy gaming! Credits: Music by James Marantette – https://soundcloud.com/james-marantette [https://soundcloud.com/james-marantette]

LOTI 304 : Barrens – Mage

UPDATES: What did you do this week? Quests?  Ranked play?  Fun Guaranteed with friends? Espo: Rank : Silver 9 Standard – Gold 4 Wild Level 49 in Tavern Pass 95 Gold, 390 Dust I’m 27 cards short of a full Barrens collection achievement 9% of the Barrens Gameplay Achievements Vastidious: Rank : Gold 5 Standard – Platinum 5 Wild Level 64 in Tavern Pass 55 Gold, 8930 Dust I’m 2 Legendary cards short of a full Barrens collection – 183 35% of the Barrens Gameplay Achievements Switched to FireStone for card tracking instead of Hearthstone Deck Tracker NEWS * Grandmaster’s Week 2 is coming up this weekend. You can watch it on the Hearthstone YouTube channel. April 16-18 * Winning 1st in the weekly match will earn the player $3,000 * No pack drops enabled for this weekend * Patch 20.0.2 went live April 13th * Standard Balance Updates * Deck of Lunacy * Old Cost : 2 * New Cost : 4 * Sword of the Fallen * Old: 1 Attack, 3 Durability * New: 1 Attack, 2 Durability * Jandice Barov * Old Cost : 5 * New Cost : 6 * Pen Flinger * Old: Battlecry: Deal 1 damage. Spellburst: Return this to your hand * New: Battlecry: Deal 1 damage to a minion. Spellburst: Return this to your hand * Far Watch Post * Old: 2 Attack, 4 Health * New: 2 Attack, 3 Health * Mor’shan Watch Post * Old: 3 Attack, 5 Health * New: 3 Attack, 4 Health * Battlegrounds Balance Updates * Returning Heroes * Queen Wagtoggle – (new) Give a friendly minion of each minion type +1/+1 * Captain Hooktusk – (new) Remove a friendly minion. Choose one of two from a Tavern Tier lower to keep. * Minion Updates * Steward of Time * Old: 3 Attack, 4 Health – When you sell this minion, give all minions in Bob’s Tavern +1/+1 * New: 3 Attack, 3 Health – When you sell this minion, give all minions in Bob’s Tavern +2/+1 * Pack Leader * Old: 2 Attack, 3 Health * New: 3 Attack, 3 Health * Monstrous Macaw * Old: 4 Attack, 3 Health * New: 5 Attack, 3 Health * Herald of Flame * Old: 5 Attack, 6 Health * New: 6 Attack, 6 Health * Wildfire Elemental * Old: 7 Attack, 3 Health * New: 7 Attack, 4 Health * Lieutenant Garr * Old: 5 Attack, 1 Health * New: 8 Attack, 1 Health * Lil’ Rag * Old: 4 Attack, 4 Health * New: 6 Attack, 6 Health * Duels Balance Updates * Ace in the Hole * Old: Costs 2 * New: Costs 3 * Rally the Troops * Old: After you play your first Battlecry card in a turn, draw a card. It costs (5) less. * New: After you play your first Battlecry card in a turn, draw a card. It costs (3) less. * Connections * Old: Passive * New: Costs 1 ESPO MODE TOP 3 Rules: Let’s mix it up a bit, shall we? Pick three cards and we’ll make you a deck with ten copies of each card. Rewards: A Year of the Phoenix Card Pack for winning the Brawl once. BARRENS – MAGE TOP 3 Espo: Runed Orb, Reckless Apprentice, Mordresh Vastidious: Refreshing Spring Water, Wildfire, Reckless Apprentice REVIEWS AND EMAILS iTunes Reviews: Emails: Twitter: James!  Thanks for the packs! Facebook Shoutout: Legendary Patron Shoutout: Next Week : Druid OUTRO That does it for this episode.  You can email the show at info@legendoftheinnkeeper.com.  You can also visit our website at legendoftheinnkeeper.com where we will post the show notes with the episode that has links to all the information we discussed. Our YouTube channel is www.legendoftheinnkeeper.com/YouTube [http://www.legendoftheinnkeeper.com/YouTube] You can follow us on Twitter LOTI Podcast – @LOTIpodcast. Espo – @Xcmtbgamer You can support the show through Patreon at : www.patreon.com/Legendoftheinnkeeper [http://www.patreon.com/Legendoftheinnkeeper] Be sure to subscribe and rate us on iTunes! Until next show, Happy gaming! Credits: Music by James Marantette – https://soundcloud.com/james-marantette [https://soundcloud.com/james-marantette]