Topdeck Radio - The Hex Talkshow

Topdeck Radio #12 --- Monday July 16, 2018         News…flashbacks Dingleton Community news. New streamer blog crull’s thoughts. https://crull867238236.wordpress.com/blog/   Disscussion- Thank you snake and hacky for shoutcasting CCS congrats yasi.   Discussion topic - Designing decks Between Shardsworn and DMoE, we’ve made a lot of decks, but never talked about our philosophies and methods for how we go about doing that.   What PVE-only cards (2-3) do you think could be brought over to PVP and still be fair? Thrawn - Taste of Defeat, Howling Head Hunter, Adaptotron Mani - lightning elemental, volley, te’talca, high inquisitioner   Cards of the Week -  Favorite scars of war card we get to keep playing Mani - From the ashes, rightous outlaw, zoraths recotory Thrawn - Commander PROMPT, Bride of the Damned, Mystic Naturalist   Google Translated Hex Extinction - Destroy all the bodies  (Eng - japanese - croatian - albanian - english) Brilliant Annihilix - Large texts are prevented and can not be targeted. (too many to count) Dogpile - They damage 5 damage to the target units. The call to Rabn Gnolls is equal to all the excess damage. (English - arabic - korean - italian - english)

News…Five Shards weekly changes. Epic Spell Warz Community news. https://www.reddit.com/r/hextcg/comments/8wlt66/hexpwncom_collaborate_on_decklists_preview_beta/ http://hexpwn.com/ Shardsworn showdown on hiatus - where do I go from here.   Disscussion- A few words How did it come to this The $100k Invitational The Bash and Clash… with NO external promotion (pushing esports too hard too soon) Paying the Artists Communication Woes What do we do from here Likelihood of seeing kismit or flashback event Potential things HexEnt could be “expanding” into to increase publisher revenue   Cards of the Week -  Favorite Hero Fall card we get to keep playing Mani - Dreamweaver ancient, eldurathans glory, Psychic ascension (honorable mention silvertalon adjudicator) Thrawn - Herofall, Heart of Embers, Matriarch of Flames

News….Ladder Reset   Reflections on Doombringer Limited, the constructed meta Favorite / most hated decks, archetypes   How do you prepare for a new set?   Cards of the Week -  Top 3 Champions Mani - kagulichu , the rabid rider, Yarna of the lost voices Thrawn - Benvolio, Grandfather Elk, Daughter of Stars   Hot Take / Bold Prediction Thrawn’s Prediction -  No Set 10 until August. Mani- It’s out last week of July

News…. Cornith vs cornith. And questmas   Community news… next immortal tears tourney July 6th. https://forums.hextcg.com/index.php?thread/4120-immortal-tears-by-prismatic-tournament/   Questions from Twitter / Chat   Community spotlight: Blackwood   Lore DIscussions   How can Hex best develop their lore / worldbuild? Related - what more can Hex do to make their universe a more distinct fantasy universe?   Cards of the Week - Prismatic actions/constant Mani - AA refuel, Hawkward turn, excruciate Thrawn - Forever’s Bloom, Mass Glaciation, Rotten Rancor   Hot Take / Bold Prediction Thrawn’s Prediction - Spoiler season starts this week. Mani- All the dragons will get reprinted to defeat the elders (lore tie in)

Questions from Twitter / Chat “Would you Rather?” Hex Edition Cards of the Week - Prismatic troops Mani - howling plains alpha, grimoria, the librarian Thrawn -  Forever’s Child, Surging Wildfire, Dreamsmoke Mystic   Hot Take / Bold Prediction Thrawn’s Prediction -Hex Ent will leverage their IP in something else by the end of the year. (Hex tie-in physical deckbuilder, boardgame… RPG system?) Mani- if spoiler season doesn't start next week there may be fires and pitchforks

NEWS Portal Kombat Merry Melee 5 years… omg it's been that long already.   Community - it's your card. Choosing the cost - covered last week - quick mention only? Streamer spotlight GriffinBruce aka nephilimarmy   Discussion topics - Quick check on new bash format. Info by Martypunker. (Prepare for unimpressed Thrawn) What Immortal Cards would you want to see reprinted for Standard? (If Any) Fun topic: Hex Cross-Overs - If you could have one other game invade Hex, what would it be? If you could bring Hex into another game, what would it be? Cards of the Week - Ruby constant Mani- spark of fury. Pool of wrath. Chark Mart. Thrawn - cerebral Fulmination, Zakiir’s Frenzy, Army of the Arcane CInder   Ask Thrawn / Manifesto

Monday June 4, 2018   NEWS Dingleton Merry Melee immortal gauntlet   Community - it's your card. Choosing the cost   Discussion topics - Splitting in the bash/clash. Personal thoughts how it affects data and a sense of competition Monetization - what is OK or not OK to charge for?   Cards of the Week - wild troops Mani- songstring warden, rowdy ringmaster, Dreamweaver ancient Thrawn - Arborean Rootfather, Brosi’s Bouncer, Briar Legion     Ask Thrawn / Manifesto    Hot Take / Bold Prediction Thrawn’s Prediction - Spoiler Season starts week of June 25th.   Shameless Plugs

NEWS Signature Decks Who’s The Boss Merry Melee   Community / Thrawn’s Hot Take Now is a good time for a “State of the Game” address.   Discussion topics - Coin and Sack impressions after the first week Mani’s Hot Take: Something has to change with siege official forum organization of win trading already started   Cards of the Week - Sapphire Actions/quick actions   Mani- chronic madness. Weave into nothing. PA. Thrawn - Polymorphic Army, Lanupaw’s Sight, Prison of the Mind

COMMUNITY Vestris Blog - hexvestris.wordpress.com   NEWS CCS Results Rewards Update Ladder Update     Cards of the Week - (FRA champion of the week (new merry melee discussion))   Mani- Poet of Gla'aki Reaper Bot Loregoyle Curator Thrawn - Periwinkle, Doombringer Kha, Archon of Nuulzaan   Ask Thrawn / Manifesto - 1 new post in the thread   Hot Take / Bold Prediction Thrawn’s - Hex Needs to learn how to communicate more frequently                  Hex Needs a State of the Union Address                  And the forums need to chill out. 

Topics Include: COMMUNITY Pandemica’s Pit - quick mention    NEWS Watch / Ban list update Friday update - Bash / Clash structure change reminder, discuss cards shown 119 Bash (99 Distinct) - 154 Clash (131 Distinct)   The final @HexTCG Iconoclash numbers are in. 4173 gautlet runs, and 10666 matches in 10 days. That's over 17 gauntlet runs and 44 matches every hour over the duration of the event.   Discussion topics: Review Bash 4-0 deck lists Topic of the week - Reward system speculation. What’s all in there? When will we see it?   Cards of the Week -  Diamond Action Manifesto - Sunlit sentence, inner conflict, guidance Thrawn - Danse Macabre, Trial of Totems, Blinding Light     Hot Take / Bold Prediction of the week sugarrush wins swiss portion of ccs / next friday 18th new currency patch   Shameless Plugs

So much to talk about this week! NEWS Corinth vs. Corinth mode Champion Balance changes / card wording alterations Bash and Clash changes --- RIP VIP Program? Thrawn’s Hot Take - Re: VIP   COMMUNITY Budget Competitive Decks sold in-store? (Pitch your ideas) Pandemica’s Pit tournament series Hex Card Creator     Cards of the Week - Blood Constants mani’s - zombie plague, demented ascension,  closed coffins Thrawn - Forsake the Shards, Journey into Nightmare, Pact of Pain Ask Thrawn / Manifesto - From Ares via Twitter   Hot Take / Bold Prediction of the week 300 combined players across Bash / Clash   Shameless Plugs

Topics Include: Self Introductions Hex PVP Tools Level Reward Changes New Collector Deck Tournament Talk Comments on Bugs Cards of the Week Siege Mode Hot Takes and Bold Predictions