#464 The Umbrella Experience

This week Stormraige fucked up a LITTLE, Smarms lives a nightmare scenario, and ole Teddo is just along for the ride. We talk about aberrations and how much fun we're having with them and we talk about some of the coolest cards that have been revealed for Reign of the Black Empire! Here is the newsletter I write that releases every Sunday morning! https://stormraige.substack.com/ Logo Created By: Nate Wolfe. Modifications by Gingersaurous Theme Song By: Se7enist. https://open.spotify.com/artist/5kmsQa4jBfiUwWLqOp64GX? You can buy merch here: https://blizzlet.myspreadshop.com/all You can email us at [email protected] 

We got the opportunity to interview Nathan and Brenden from the Hearthstone team and it was such an INCREDIBLE interview... but we didn't get the audio. Thankfully we were able to get a phone recording. It isn't perfect, but it was such a fun interview that I wanted to share it still! Here is the newsletter I write that releases every Sunday morning! https://stormraige.substack.com/ Logo Created By: Nate Wolfe. Modifications by Gingersaurous Theme Song By: Se7enist. https://open.spotify.com/artist/5kmsQa4jBfiUwWLqOp64GX? You can buy merch here: https://blizzlet.myspreadshop.com/all You can email us at [email protected] 

Stormraige, Teddo and Smarms recap all the news that we got at 2026 Blizzcon! We don't spend nearly as much time on Hearthstone as we wanted to, but holy shit ya'll... We're just hyped and excited for Blizzard's future.  Here is the newsletter I write that releases every Sunday morning! https://stormraige.substack.com/ Logo Created By: Nate Wolfe. Modifications by Gingersaurous Theme Song By: Se7enist. https://open.spotify.com/artist/5kmsQa4jBfiUwWLqOp64GX? You can buy merch here: https://blizzlet.myspreadshop.com/all You can email us at [email protected] 

This week Smarms and Stormraige highlight the most insane and hopeful predictions that Blizzcon COULD offer... will we be right? No. But it's nice to dream.  Here is the newsletter I write that releases every Sunday morning! https://stormraige.substack.com/ Logo Created By: Nate Wolfe. Modifications by Gingersaurous Theme Song By: Se7enist. https://open.spotify.com/artist/5kmsQa4jBfiUwWLqOp64GX? You can buy merch here: https://blizzlet.myspreadshop.com/all You can email us at [email protected]  Mill Rogue Deck Code:  AAECAc78BRCj1ASp9QahgQfDgwe2lAf1mAeGqAeHqAeIqAf0qgftrAeZsQel2AeI2QeN2geK3QcH054GwZcHtMEHwMEHpNgHkdkHz+AHAAA=

This week Smarms thinks she might be dying, Ted played very little Hearthstone, Stormraige corrects himself from last week, and we talk about how excited we are for Blizzcon!! We also review all of the patch notes, because the game is in a great state!  Here is the newsletter I write that releases every Sunday morning! https://stormraige.substack.com/ Logo Created By: Nate Wolfe. Modifications by Gingersaurous Theme Song By: Se7enist. https://open.spotify.com/artist/5kmsQa4jBfiUwWLqOp64GX? You can buy merch here: https://blizzlet.myspreadshop.com/all You can email us at [email protected] 

This week Stormraige is genuinely inspired by his therapist, Smarms blows away Ted and Stormraige by pointing out a bit they've been doing unintentionally for years, Stormraige hopes to talk about Hearthstone, and eventually we do get to talk about Warrior which is pretty neato!   Here is the newsletter I write that releases every Sunday morning! https://stormraige.substack.com/ Logo Created By: Nate Wolfe. Modifications by Gingersaurous Theme Song By: Se7enist. https://open.spotify.com/artist/5kmsQa4jBfiUwWLqOp64GX? You can buy merch here: https://blizzlet.myspreadshop.com/all You can email us at [email protected] 

This week Stormraige and Teddo and Smarms are all so excited about actually playing the game of Hearthstone that we totally forgot a mini set was announced! We talk about the patch notes, where the meta is at, what deck Stormraige used to hit legend with, and then we talk about the most important cards from the newest miniset "Azeroth's Most Wanted." Here is the newsletter I write that releases every Sunday morning! https://stormraige.substack.com/ Logo Created By: Nate Wolfe. Modifications by Gingersaurous Theme Song By: Se7enist. https://open.spotify.com/artist/5kmsQa4jBfiUwWLqOp64GX? You can buy merch here: https://blizzlet.myspreadshop.com/all You can enter into our giveaway with [email protected] 

They did! This week Teddo/Smarms/Stormraige all talk about their experience in Battlegrounds with the new patch. We also finish talking about the last of the new minions that we haven't gotten to in the last few weeks. And along the way we get into the most amount of nonsense that we can possible handle.  Here is the newsletter I write that releases every Sunday morning! https://stormraige.substack.com/ Logo Created By: Nate Wolfe. Modifications by Gingersaurous Theme Song By: Se7enist. https://open.spotify.com/artist/5kmsQa4jBfiUwWLqOp64GX? You can buy merch here: https://blizzlet.myspreadshop.com/all  

This week we talk about Smarm's Umbrella Experience. We then talk about the new exciting wicker basket you should try, some of the games we've been playing outside of Hearthstone and then... we talk actual Battlegrounds strategy! We know. We can't believe it either, but here we are.  Here's a link to the blue post we mention in the pod! https://us.forums.blizzard.com/en/hearthstone/t/battlegrounds-developer-insight-dark-gifts/163606 Here is the newsletter I write that releases every Sunday morning! https://stormraige.substack.com/ Logo Created By: Nate Wolfe. Modifications by Gingersaurous Theme Song By: Se7enist. https://open.spotify.com/artist/5kmsQa4jBfiUwWLqOp64GX? You can buy merch here: https://blizzlet.myspreadshop.com/all  

The crew played some battlegrounds of the brand new patch that goes live on Tuesday August 4th! Teddo falls asleep on pod.  Smarms and Stormraige talk about all the new crazy incoming mechanics that we can't wait to give a try live. It's going to be INSANITY! It's a bit of a shorter episode, but hopefully you can understand why. Here is the newsletter I write that releases every Sunday morning! https://stormraige.substack.com/ Logo Created By: Nate Wolfe. Modifications by Gingersaurous Theme Song By: Se7enist. https://open.spotify.com/artist/5kmsQa4jBfiUwWLqOp64GX? You can buy merch here: https://blizzlet.myspreadshop.com/all