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Kevin and Brian break down everything you need to know about Battleground Parties and the rest of the content coming during The Forbidden Library event! Check out our show page with links to decks discussed on this episode at WarcraftRadio.com! Follow the show on Twitter @Hearthcasual. The show’s theme is a cover of League of Explorers by Helynt. Find Helynt’s YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/user/helynt1.

Mageadeath from the Dr. 3 podcast fills in for Kevin! Brian and Mage talk about their own takes on Stealth Rogue in Standard, a glut of repeat Tavern Brawls, huge changes to the Battlegrounds, and more! Check out our show page with links to decks discussed on this episode at WarcraftRadio.com! Follow the show on Twitter @Hearthcasual. The show’s theme is a cover of League of Explorers by Helynt. Find Helynt’s YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/user/helynt1.

Kevin and Brian are joined by Associate Game Designer Cora Georgiou from the Hearthstone team for a special interview about her role in Final Design and Scholomance Academy! Following the interview you'll find out which five cards each co-host is most excited to play now that the expansion is out, and friend of the show Ben gives his top 5 as well! We'll return to our normal format next episode. Check out our show page with links to decks discussed on this episode at WarcraftRadio.com! Follow the show on Twitter @Hearthcasual. The show’s theme is a cover of League of Explorers by Helynt. Find Helynt’s YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/user/helynt1.

Brian and Kevin banter about Battlegrounds changes in 17.6 before sharing their combined hype and curiosities towards the reveal of the upcoming Hearthstone expansions, Scholomance Academy! Check out our show page with links to decks discussed on this episode at WarcraftRadio.com! Follow the show on Twitter @Hearthcasual. The show’s theme is a cover of League of Explorers by Helynt. Find Helynt’s YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/user/helynt1.

Back from an extended break, Kevin and Brian recount their thoughts and feelings on the Tavern Brawls and solo content they experienced during the Felfire Festival of Music and VENGEANCE! Follow the show on Twitter @Hearthcasual. The show’s theme is a cover of League of Explorers by Helynt. Find Helynt’s YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/user/helynt1.

(During this time when there are very important voices to hear beyond those on this show, we encourage all of you that wish to support the Black Lives Matter movement to click here to find a list of 115 different links to support memorial funds and bail funds among others.) This week, Kevin and Brian discuss the arrival of Pirates to the Battlegrounds, along with all the other happenings occuring during the four weeks of the Felfire Festival of Music and VENGEANCE! Follow the show on Twitter @Hearthcasual. The show’s theme is a cover of League of Explorers by Helynt. Find Helynt’s YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/user/helynt1.

With Blizzcon 2020 cancelled and news a bit on the slow side, Kevin and Brian discuss their most recent decks, including a discussion on the concept of "Tempo" in Hearthstone. Follow the show on Twitter @Hearthcasual. Check out our show page with links for this week's decks at warcraftradio.com! The show's theme is a cover of League of Explorers by Helynt. Find Helynt's YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/user/helynt1.

Andrew Brown from The Happy Hearthstone podcast and HSReplay joins Kevin and Brian to chat about upcoming changes to Ashes of Outlands Cards, a new Battle of the Bans, this week's Battlegrounds update, and more! Find Andrew on Twitter @andrewisliving and be sure to check out the Happy Hearthstone podcast when it returns from hiatus! Follow the show on Twitter @Hearthcasual. Check out our show page with links for this week's decks at warcraftradio.com! The show's theme is a cover of League of Explorers by Helynt. Find Helynt's YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/user/helynt1.

Kevin plays Wild Reno Hunter. Brian reveals "A Shocking Revelation." You'll also get a Brawl Breakdown for this week's Brawl Block and some discussion on Hearthstone Deck Tracker and its new Battlegrounds feature called "Bob's Buddy!" Follow the show on Twitter @Hearthcasual. Find our show site at warcraftradio.com. The show's theme is a cover of League of Explorers by Helynt. Find Helynt's YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/user/helynt1.

Kevin shares his thoughts on Demon Hunter, Brian shares a fun deck that earns the name "Paper Jam Priest." The duo also talk about this week's Tavern Brawl and what they feel may happen to the nine cards targets for adjustments next week! Follow the show on Twitter @Hearthcasual. Find our show site at warcraftradio.com. Special thanks to Helynt on Youtube for use of the synthwave League of Explorers music that is the new theme for the show! Find Helynt's channel at https://www.youtube.com/user/helynt1.

With Ashes of Outland still Dormant for three more days, Kevin & Brian discuss their recent deckbuilding challenge, Battlegrounds changes in Patch 17.0, and the cards they can't wait to use next week! Follow the show on Twitter @Hearthcasual. Find our show site at warcraftradio.com. Special thanks to Helynt on Youtube for use of the synthwave League of Explorers music that is the new theme for the show! Find Helynt's channel at https://www.youtube.com/user/helynt1.

Demon Hunters, Hall of Fame, Ashes of Outland, Priest Revamp, Duplicate Changes... and more?! Please send help! With all of the huge news that has come out over the past week, Brian & Kevin break from the usual format to talk about everything that has them excited in the first phase of the Year of the Phoenix!  Follow the show on Twitter @Hearthcasual. Find our show site at warcraftradio.com. Special thanks to Helynt on Youtube for use of the synthwave League of Explorers music that is the new theme for the show! Find Helynt's channel at https://www.youtube.com/user/helynt1.

Big announcements linger on the horizon as dragons invade the Battlegrounds! Kevin and Brian discuss the impact of the newest additions to the game mode, along with discussion on two weeks of Tavern Brawls. All of this, plus some dice rolling chaos as our co-hosts beta test a new deckbuilding challenge simply called "Dicerolls & Decklists!" Follow the show on Twitter @Hearthcasual. Find our show site at warcraftradio.com. Special thanks to Helynt on Youtube for use of the synthwave League of Explorers music that is the new theme for the show! Find Helynt's channel at https://www.youtube.com/user/helynt1.

Kevin and Brian talk welcome Fireside Gathering organizer Scott "Bytes" Levy for the show's 2nd anniversary! There's plenty of talk about Fireside Gatherings past and present, as well as the usual bits of casual Hearthstone discussion. This was also our first time recording the show in a video format which can be seen at youtube.com/warcraftradio! For more info about Scott and the events he has organized, check out bytesevents.com. Follow the show on Twitter @Hearthcasual. Find our show site at warcraftradio.com. Special thanks to Helynt on Youtube for use of the synthwave League of Explorers music that is the new theme for the show! Find Helynt's channel at https://www.youtube.com/user/helynt1.

Kevin and Brian talk about Embiggen Druid, a different kind of Highlander Mage, how to play Queen Wagtoggle in Battlegrounds, and the most recent cards to be unlocked in Galakrond's Awakening! Follow the show on Twitter @Hearthcasual. Hearthcasual is now a part of Warcraft Radio! Find our show site at warcraftradio.com. Special thanks to Helynt on Youtube for use of the synthwave League of Explorers music that is the new theme for the show! Find Helynt's channel at https://www.youtube.com/user/helynt1.

Brian and Kevin are back to discuss the Road to Northrend and Lunar Blessings Tavern Brawls, new heroes and minions for the Battlegrounds, the first chapter of Galakrond's Awakening, and much more! Follow the show on Twitter @Hearthcasual. Hearthcasual is now a part of Warcraft Radio! Find our show site at warcraftradio.com.  Special thanks to Helynt on Youtube for use of the synthwave League of Explorers music that is the new theme for the show! Find Helynt's channel at https://www.youtube.com/user/helynt1.

Brian "Rho" Black is joined by RidiculousHat from the Coin Concede podcast to talk about the Rogue decks they've been playing, very recent card nerfs and Battlegrounds buffs, and new information on the upcoming solo adventure, "Galakrond's Awakening!" Hearthcasual is now a part of Warcraft Radio! Find our show site at warcraftradio.com. Kevin and Brian will be back in two weeks! Decks talked about in this episode: Hat's Deathrattle Rogue - AAECAaIHCLIC7QLNA68E7PwCoIADkpcDwa4DC7QBtPYCx/gC3voCj5cDkJcD+5oD/poD9acDt64Du64DAA== Brian's Galakrond Pirate Rogue - AAECAYO6AgayApKXA72ZA8GuA+O0A8vAAwyoBa6FA4+XA5CXA7auA7muA7+uA/6uA6qvA86vA+iwA+mwAwA= Special thanks to Helynt on Youtube for use of the synthwave League of Explorers music that is the new theme for the show! Find Helynt's channel at https://www.youtube.com/user/helynt1.

Descent of Dragons has been out for just over a week, and changes are already out there! Kevin & Brian talk about the decks they've enjoyed playing the most, the removal of Nightmare Amalgam from Battlegrounds, and the quick changes made to Descent of Dragons cards in an effort to reign in Shaman's dominance. Join us as we close out 2019 with our first show as part of Warcraft Radio! Hearthcasual will be on a small hiatus and will return with Episode 47 in three weeks, on January 10th. Deck code for Brian's Galakrond Dragon Egg Priest: AAECAZ/HAgSFrQPjtAP9tgPIwAMNgvcCof4C9f4Cl4cD5ogDsIkD75IDmakD2qwD/q4Dqq8Dza8DnrEDAA== Special thanks to Helynt on Youtube for use of the synthwave League of Explorers music that is the new theme for the show! Find Helynt's channel at https://www.youtube.com/user/helynt1.

Kevin & Brian talk about their favorite cards from Descent of Dragons set just days before it goes live. There's also discussion on the newest changes to Battlegrounds, a brief word on the Sunwell Tavern Brawl, and yet another reason to tempt Kevin to finally craft Frost Lich Jaina. Make you you follow @Hearthcasual on Twitter. We have changes in store to announce on December 16th! Brian's Galakrond Rogue deck: AAECAaIHBMCuA5KXA+O0A8vAAw3tArmuA6+RA7SRA+D6Ao+XA86vA6qvA7uuA4CmA7auA4KxA/6uAwA=

This week the show had the awesome opportunity to have Hearthstone game designers Mike Donais and Conor Kou answer a variety of Battlegrounds questions from Brian and Kevin. Will there be five minion tribes when a new one comes in, or will one roll out? How does the team feel about inviting more than just 1 friend to Battlegrounds games? Learn the answers to this and much more on a very special episode! Don't worry, we'll cover the Tavern Brawl too! Sir Salty's Battlegrounds Guide: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1UJXYqRVbxeBBtKOcmDF8bjuX4wVCyF9-wyJlxv9PO6U/preview?slide=id.g7566f1ebec_0_1 Follow us on Twitter @Hearthcasual. Find Brian @BrianPodcaster and Kevin @Multizord. Send your emails to Hearthcasual@gmail.com! Hearthcasual is a proud member of the Frozen Fox Media Network!