The Happy Hearthstone

Many of the cards revealed at BlizzCon for Hearthstone’s “Goblin vs. Gnomes” expansion had random effects on them, and I saw a portion of the community get bummed out and complain that random effects ruin the competitiveness of Hearthstone. That is simply not true, my friends! I’ll admit that I thought the same thing at […]

Many of the cards revealed at BlizzCon for Hearthstone’s “Goblin vs. Gnomes” expansion had random effects on them, and I saw a portion of the community get bummed out and complain that random effects ruin the competitiveness of Hearthstone. That is simply not true, my friends! I’ll admit that I thought the same thing at […]

Esports. Professional Gaming. Videogame Athletics. Whatever you want to call it, there are people out there making money by playing Hearthstone. Lucky jerks. The best part is that most pro gamers are making their living in public, letting the rest of us interact with them, get to know them, and learn from watching them play. […]

Which cards do you keep when you look at your opening hand? Most people just think about what their own strategy is, but Adam guides us through the process of basing your card selection on what your opponent wants to do instead. It’s a subtle mindshift that has already proven to boost win rates around […]

We review the best and worst of the new cards in Curse of Naxxramas in this week’s show! Everything from crazy Kel’thuzad to overcosted treants is on the table, so let’s not waste time chatting. This is an epic 3-hour show, and our first-ever card review. Let us know what you like, what you hate, […]

While Josh is taking a short break to welcome his family’s latest cardslinger into this world, guest-hosts Scott Lantz and Redbeard take over the show and run wild! Scott whips out his obnoxious Survival Paladin deck to challenge Redbeard’s claim on the Deck King throne! Who will win? I don’t know. I barely had time […]

The Hearthstone community is awesome. We’ve got player-run friendly tournaments, sponsored tournaments for the pros, strategy groups that get together to talk about the latest decks and how to play them, social clubs, and everything in between. This week, we bring on a listener of the show who’s hosted professional-quality esports tournaments for years to […]

Scott Lantz came on the show a month ago to show us how to pick the best cards in Hearthstone. It was easily our most-heralded episode, bringing in more positive feedback and reviews than any episode of the show so far. So we rushed Scott back onto the show to continue pouring out his brilliant […]

Redbeard launched a revolution in our last deck battle episode when he finally toppled the 6-month reigning deck to claim the throne for his Barbarian Warrior deck. This week, the first challenger approaches: a Spell Power-heavy Druid deck designed to stall to the late-game and nuke you down in one, horrifying turn. Can the lunar-powered […]

Redbeard launched a revolution in our last deck battle episode when he finally toppled the 6-month reigning deck to claim the throne for his Barbarian Warrior deck. This week, the first challenger approaches: a Spell Power-heavy Druid deck designed to stall to the late-game and nuke you down in one, horrifying turn. Can the lunar-powered […]

Knowing how to use your cards effectively is only half the battle. Knowing how to pick the best cards in Arena, and how to build the best decks in standard play, is an essential part of victory! Unfortunately, it’s also one of the hardest things to learn early on. This week, we bring Scott Lantz, […]

Knowing how to use your cards effectively is only half the battle. Knowing how to pick the best cards in Arena, and how to build the best decks in standard play, is an essential part of victory! Unfortunately, it’s also one of the hardest things to learn early on. This week, we bring Scott Lantz, […]

We’re building more free decks this week! Hearthstone gives you a lot of fun ways to earn card packs for free, but new players will want to build some reliable decks early on to make sure they can get the wins they need to complete those daily quests! Last time, we built the best free […]

We’re building more free decks this week! Hearthstone gives you a lot of fun ways to earn card packs for free, but new players will want to build some reliable decks early on to make sure they can get the wins they need to complete those daily quests! Last time, we built the best free […]

We welcome Redbeard, the winner of Happy Hearthstone’s first-ever community tournament, on this week’s show! After defeating scores of listeners in the tournament, he rises to challenge Dan’s almighty, unbeatable Beastmaster Hunter deck! Will Redbeard’s aggro Warrior deck be the one to finally end the Hunter’s reign of terror? Subscribe to The Happy Hearthstone Podcast […]