Legend of the Innkeeper : A Hearthstone Podcast for Casual Players Vastidious and Espo, Hearthstone Podcasters

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







You can follow us on Twitter 







LOTI Podcast – @LOTIpodcast.  







Espo – @Xcmtbgamer







You can support the show through Patreon at :  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

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















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







You can follow us on Twitter 







LOTI Podcast – @LOTIpodcast.  







Espo – @Xcmtbgamer







You can support the show through Patreon at :  www.patreon.com/Legendoftheinnkeeper







Be sure to subscribe and rate us on iTunes!

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* Walkthrough how to solve it 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







You can follow us on Twitter 







LOTI Podcast – @LOTIpodcast.  







Espo – @Xcmtbgamer







You can support the show through Patreon at :  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

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* 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.

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!

Updates:







What did you do this week?







Quests?  Ranked play?  Fun Guaranteed with friends?







Espo: Silver 8, 3345 gold







Vastidious: 







Ended with: Rank – Standard Plat 10?,  Wild Diamond 8, Rank 73?







Opened 143 packs & 5 Golden packs







Legendaries:







* Cannonmaster Smythe* Serena Bloodfeather* Rokara* Plaguemaw the Rotting* Mordresh Fire Eye* Tavish Stormpike* Kazakus, Golem Shaper* Firemancer Flurgi* Scabbs Cutterbutter















News







* Expansion is live!* Launch wasn’t flawless. * Bug where if your or your opponent’s deck contained a golden core card, you couldn’t join any games. * This has been fixed and they found that players could still receive 16 cards that were added to the Classic set later in Hearthstone’s history from Classic and Golden Classic packs between patch 20.0 and the expansion launch. * Blizzard issued Arcane Dust full refunds for each card that was a part of that list.* Sylvanas Windrunner is back – Hero skin and card back for $9.99















Espo Mode 







Everybunny get in here







Rules:







Happy Noblegarden! Celebrate the season by dyeing eggs, one will spawn each turn! You’ll get 10 random class cards and a bunch of dyes to help you hatch something cute.







Rewards:







A Year of the Phoenix Card Pack for winning the Brawl once.















Getting Better















Hints and Tips/Top 5















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







You can follow us on Twitter 







LOTI Podcast – @LOTIpodcast.  







Espo – @Xcmtbgamer







You can support the show through Patreon at :  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