Data Reaper Podcast

Play more one drops in your Frost DK, add one mana cyclers to your Miracle Rogue, kill people with one mana spells in your Quest DH, and buff one drops to make undead decks playable. [Read More…]

They nerfed Renathal! Plus a whole bunch of other cards. We have a whole new format to talk to you about. You can subscribe to the podcast on these platforms: Anchor | Breaker | Google [Read More…]

March of the Lich King is out and we have our early impressions before the first report! You can subscribe to the podcast on these platforms: Anchor | Breaker | Google Podcasts | Spotify | [Read More…]

Since last week, we’ve had quite a few class cards revealed. The hosts talk through what we’ve seen at the halfway point of the reveal season. You can subscribe to the podcast on these platforms: [Read More…]

We have all the Death Knight cards, so let’s talk about them! You can subscribe to the podcast on these platforms: Anchor | Breaker | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Pocket Casts | Apple Podcast [Read More…]

Team 5 announced a lot of new stuff coming to the game with the next expansion, but in the meantime they dropped 125 cards into standard with the re-release of Knights of the Frozen Throne. [Read More…]

Seriously, there are so many rogue decks right now – they’re not busted but they’re all being played a lot and we have some insights. You can subscribe to the podcast on these platforms: Anchor [Read More…]

If you don’t play Naga Priest you’ll be proving Zach right. Is that what you want? You can subscribe to the podcast on these platforms: Anchor | Breaker | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Pocket [Read More…]

Oh you know it’s a clickbait title. And we mean it – but not for the reasons you might think! Check out our early impressions of the 24.4.3 balance patch and see if Theotar going [Read More…]

We’re waiting for nerfs and have some speculation around what might be changed… along with some good old Zach rants. You can subscribe to the podcast on these platforms: Anchor | Breaker | Google Podcasts [Read More…]

There’s more content in the podcast than just what’s in the title! Come listen to our analysis of the early miniset meta. You can subscribe to the podcast on these platforms: Anchor | Breaker | [Read More…]

It’s time for a special mini-set review edition of the podcast where we go over all the cards coming out in tomorrow’s patch! You can subscribe to the podcast on these platforms: Anchor | Breaker [Read More…]

We have our first report after the balance changes. There are a lot of interesting changes to the format and it seems like the dream of board-based strategies has come true! You can subscribe to [Read More…]

The newest balance patch changed things once again and it’s time to lower those curves and bring out some minions! Hat’s happy at least. You can subscribe to the podcast on these platforms: Anchor | [Read More…]

A hundred episodes in! Thank you for being there with us along the way. We take a little walk down memory lane before discussing our hopes for the upcoming balance patch. You can subscribe to [Read More…]

Zach has thoughts on general balance philosophy and translates them to what happened with the first patch in Nathria. You can subscribe to the podcast on these platforms: Anchor | Breaker | Google Podcasts | [Read More…]

Who would’ve expected a meta where a 9 drop removal minion is highly played? Not us. There are plenty of other things to learn from the first data reaper report of the expansion before the [Read More…]

Welcome to Murder at Castle Nathria! We don’t have a full report yet, but we have early impressions and you’re going to want to hear them in our longest episode ever. You can subscribe to [Read More…]

All the cards are out and we have over a week until we get to play with them… so what do we do? We theorychat! Zach has been deep in the lab making decklist drafts [Read More…]

We have new information that shows that Renathal is actually making some decks better instead of worse! On top of that, we have a bunch of new cards to review together. You can subscribe to [Read More…]

You knew it was coming. Do you want to hear about how Renathal decks are doing after a few days? Of course you do. You can subscribe to the podcast on these platforms: Anchor | [Read More…]

It’s yet another meta where the best deck is both underplayed and in the Paladin class. Just play it. But hey, we have stuff to talk about in every class! Well, almost every class… You [Read More…]

You might need one if the meta keeps going the way it’s been headed. After the last round of changes we have another completely new meta – tune in to get our first impressions! You [Read More…]

It’s Warrior’s format now and we’re all just living in it. Well, Warrior and Rogue. Well, Warrior, Rogue, and DH… You can subscribe to the podcast on these platforms: Anchor | Breaker | Google Podcasts [Read More…]

Unless you’re playing Boar Priest or Alignment Druid, at least. We have a lot to talk about with mini-set standard and there’s also 10+ minutes of Elden Ring discussion after the outro! You can subscribe [Read More…]

No, really, they were. We might not have a single dead class… there’s one that we have questions about but it’s not the one you think. You can subscribe to the podcast on these platforms: [Read More…]

There has been some concern that Hat always ask Zach how he’s doing and never gets an answer. Fear not, because this week we get the answer. Tune in to find out! We also talk [Read More…]

There are some pretty interesting post-nerf insights, though of course the diamond elephant in the room gets some special coverage again this week from Zach. All his homies hate Drek’Thar. But there’s more to talk [Read More…]

Seriously, play two Oracles of Elune! Well, at least until the deck gets nerfed on Tuesday. We recorded this episode 12 hours before the nerf announcements, but you might not believe that after hearing how [Read More…]

Set sail! The Voyage to the Sunken City is underway and we’re here with early impressions after two and a half days of the new standard year. You can subscribe to the podcast on these [Read More…]

After locking himself in the lab, Zach has emerged with a pile of decklists and thoughts about the new meta – and Hat supplements that with his own experience from the theorycrafting streams. It’s time [Read More…]

Zach has big dreams about some of the cards from the new set and Hat’s here to stoke the flames. This set is a class-by-class review of all the new cards we’ve seen so far [Read More…]

The new set has been announced and the new cards have big Un’Goro two vibes! Listen to Zach and Hat talk over the new mechanics along with some very preliminary card evaluations. You can subscribe [Read More…]

Zach puts on his professor Hat once again to walk us through the history of hearthstone from a design perspective. You can subscribe to the podcast on these platforms: Anchor | Breaker | Google Podcasts [Read More…]

Our first full report on the Onyxia’s Lair meta has dropped. What do the hosts think of the polarizing standard environment? Tune in to find out. You can subscribe to the podcast on these platforms: [Read More…]

Onyxia’s Lair had a bigger impact than anticipated thanks to the dramatic improvement Kazakusan has brought to Druid. We have some early impressions of the meta as well as some predictions as to what will [Read More…]

What a two-parter. We’re thrilled to have Gallon on for a 30 minute dev interview and then after that there are a whole lot of new cards to cover from the Onyxia’s Lair mini-set! You [Read More…]

The first report of the 22.2 meta has made it clear… that things aren’t very clear at all. The meta is open with lots of options and tremendous class diversity. You can subscribe to the [Read More…]

Is standard saved? We’re back after 22.2 brings 8 balance changes and frees the format from the Gnoll strangehold. There are lots of surprises here! You can subscribe to the podcast on these platforms: Anchor [Read More…]

The standard meta is badly warped around Gnolls and Scabbs. The hosts have a sobering discussion around the state of standard and talk about how they’re handling it. You can subscribe to the podcast on [Read More…]

Well, after the last report, Thief Rogue has exploded on ladder… how much of a problem is it? Are there other decks that are a problem? Is Guff a good boy? (Yes, he is.) You [Read More…]

After multiple days of deck refinement and 15 hours of writing, Zach has emerged from the lab with over 40 decklists for the latest report. Is this the most diverse meta ever? And is Thief [Read More…]

13 cards were changed the day after worlds and we have some early impressions of the new meta. Are the solitare five dead? You can subscribe to the podcast on these platforms: Anchor | Breaker [Read More…]

The first and last report of pre-nerf Alterac is here. The devs have heavily implied nerfs are coming this week after worlds, so it’s time for some patented ZachO predictions – not to mention a [Read More…]

Everyone’s wrong on occasion, of course, but it’s funnier when it’s Hat predicting that Hero Tamsin would not make it into Handlock. Find out what other predictions came true (or didn’t) in the first episode [Read More…]

All the cards for Alterac Valley have been revealed and we’re quite thankful for the extra time. Tune in for a class by class review! You can subscribe to the podcast on these platforms: Anchor [Read More…]

We’ve got early impressions and we’ve got new cards! We’ve got time for both somehow – let’s discuss the meta we have now along with what could be the meta we have in two weeks [Read More…]