blisterguy

blisterguy

@blisterguy.bsky.social

Hearthstone podcaster. Proudly born in Aotearoa. Helping raise a family in Australia. He/him.

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Waited for Reign of the Black Empire to be released before climbing to Legend and fell in love with Frontline Ironborn in C'Thun Demon Hunter, such a silly and ridiculous card. "I'm losing, I'm losing, I win" 😂 AAECAYqbBgaKqgeSqgeTqgfa1wfX6QfziQgM4fgF054G3v8GtpcH4rEHkr8Hlb8H+PwHqf0HvoEI6III+4kIAAA=

Waited for Reign of the Black Empire to be released before climbing to Legend and fell in love with Frontline Ironborn in C'Thun Demon Hunter, such a silly and ridiculous card. "I'm losing, I'm losing, I win" 😂 AAECAYqbBgaKqgeSqgeTqgfa1wfX6QfziQgM4fgF054G3v8GtpcH4rEHkr8Hlb8H+PwHqf0HvoEI6III+4kIAAA=

Next 6-win Hearthstone Prerelease Tavern Brawl run with Rainbow Mage, and my prize packs delivered! I can now play G’Huun Warrior 😍 AAECAeWdCALziQiBiggO1+kH/PUHifYHk/YHifsHt/4Hnv8Hv/8HwP8H8P8H9f8H3oEInYII+4kIAAA=

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Another 6-0 Black Empire Prerelease run with G’Huun, last time with Warrior this time with Death Knight. I was quite disappointed when I hadn’t opened G’Huun so I’m super chuffed that I was lucky with packs! AAECAfadCAbd8QeP9wel+gfb/Ae3gAjziQgM1+kHyPEHi/oH2/oH+/sHhfwHh/wH0f0Hnf8HvoEI+4kIp5IIAAA=

Ran it back with C’Thun DK and replaced Gargantuan Slitherers with Attentive Tenders, but that was too greedy. Still got 6-1 at least! Quest Log is now set to go for the full Black Empire release tomorrow! 🥰 AAECAfadCAbd8QeP9wel+gfb/Ae3gAjziQgMyPEHz/IHi/oH2/oH+/sHhfwHh/wH0f0Hnf8HvoEI+4kIp5IIAAA=

Next 6-win Hearthstone Prerelease Tavern Brawl run with Rainbow Mage, and my prize packs delivered! I can now play G’Huun Warrior 😍 AAECAeWdCALziQiBiggO1+kH/PUHifYHk/YHifsHt/4Hnv8Hv/8HwP8H8P8H9f8H3oEInYII+4kIAAA=

Put my new sig G’Huun to good use with another 6-win Prerelease Brawl, this time with the C’Thun Warrior/DK/DH from Nohandsgamer. It was more fun than I expected! AAECAe2dCAbd8QeP9web9wel+ge3gAjziQgMkvcHlvcH5/kH2/oH+/sHhfwHh/wH0f0Hnf8HvoEI+4kIp5IIAAA=

This is a New Zealand bird, and it’s probably bigger than you’re expecting. There are only 325 in the world, but that’s pretty good because it wasn’t that long ago there were less than 50.

Aled Thompson@aledthompson.bsky.social

Daily birds 91 - Kākāpō

After fumbling a bunch of Hearthstone Prerelease Brawl runs by trying to get cute with Silly Things, I finally tried a more proactive C’Thun Warlock list and cruised to a very quick 6-0! AAECAfCdCALziQj6iQgO1+kHxfAH6PEHgfYHqfgH6fkH4foH4/oH5PoH0f0H6IIIgIMI+4kI/IkIAAA=

First Black Empire Prerelease Brawl win in the books going 6-1 with C’Thun Priest. Loving the Elder Word: Riffs! AAECAe+dCAaE6Qeg9gfk+gfziQj6iQj8iQgM1+kH6PEHgfYHjPYH6fkH4foH4/oH3PsH0f0HgIMI+4kIp5IIAAA=

These are the class combinations we get to choose from for the Black Empire Prerelease Brawl, and before you go thinking it’s a bit unfair that Warlock/Priest are on their own, it’s currently the best combo of the four!

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Hearthstone Legend with M.O.T.H.E.R. Warlock, what a fun silly deck! and yes, I did win quite a few games with the Bat Mask/Drake combo. AAECAcn1AgixnwSGnQeZsQet2QeO3Afb4Ae66AeE6QcLj58E56AE054Gqq0Hk74H4L4H3dcHsNkHsdkHt9kHjdwHAAA=

Hearthstone Legend with M.O.T.H.E.R. Warlock, what a fun silly deck! and yes, I did win quite a few games with the Bat Mask/Drake combo. AAECAcn1AgixnwSGnQeZsQet2QeO3Afb4Ae66AeE6QcLj58E56AE054Gqq0Hk74H4L4H3dcHsNkHsdkHt9kHjdwHAAA=

5yo: “that’s just a man in a Darth Vader costume.” Me: “how do you know it’s not the real Darth Vader?” 5yo: “because the real Darth Vader was a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away.”

20 y/o was in a band and would probably be incredibly disappointed with where I am at now, but 20 y/o me was an idiot. Life is a rich adventure.

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I agree that it’s a fun little own goal, but I want add that you don’t even need to be “pretty damn good at whatever you’re doing”. The imperfections that can only come from humans will and has become something people actively seek out and cherish. Keep doing what you do. You’re awesome.

Dr. SkySkull@drskyskull.bsky.social

This is just a spectacular unintentional self-own

You all have fun at BlizzCon tomorrow! I have to take my daughter and her friends to their first ever Comic-Con so I guess rip to my last few not-yet-grey hairs I guess

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“Hey daddy! Do you know how people used to drink in the olden days?” “How?” “From the river.” “That’s true, well done!” “Like, in the nineteen eighties!”

I’ve always preferred abstract art over realistic art, but I can’t help but be impressed by the incredibly life-life and realistic looking ears painted on the side of my 5yo’s head.

I thought "Egg DK would be a fun way to play more of the cards we revealed for Escape From Violet Hold!" It turned out I got Legend with one of the more complicated decks I have played in a long time! AAECAYvlBgrW5QbDgwf1mAfsmwfXnQftnwfSrges2ged2we/3wcKgf0Gl4IHupUH4J0Hn54H4rEH2tcHrtoHtNoHptwHAAA=

I wasn’t thrilled with my pool at the Magic: The Gathering HOBBIT prerelease, but it turned out this deck was cracked and got me a solid 3-0 (6-1) easily! Tidings of War turn 1 was always insane, and I often had an 8/8 army on turns 4/5.

I feel like too many of you don’t know to which Arrested Development joke I am referring to.

blisterguy@blisterguy.bsky.social

We’re getting awfully close to one of the best jokes from Arrested Development no longer being funny.

Blizzard quite generously sent me some cookies to celebrate the latest Hearthstone expansion Escape From Violet Hold. It took my kids all of 15 seconds to prison break two of them out for themselves, which sounds about right.

Got Legend with Tripwire Hunter featuring some of the sweet cards from our Card Reveal stream, and they were just as bonkers as we suspected! Agamaggan into Drake was amazing! AAECAZKiBwbTngal/AaZpweapwebpweu2AcMqZ8Eqp8Er5IHzpsHg8AHtMAHu8AH3sQHrNgH19oH09sH19sHAAEDg4QHrtgHppIHrtgHupUHrtgHAAA=

I do this thing to bait the 5yo into no longer ignoring me when I tell her it’s time to brush her teeth by pretending her Spider-Man toothbrush is any other character. “That’s not [Bluey/R2D2/a Smurf]!” “Yeah it is, they’re just in their favourite Spider-Man costume!”

Every time she’s knows I’m doing a bit but gleefully plays into it anyway. The fun part is trying to think up new characters that could be wearing their favourite Spider-Man costume.

One last 6-2 Violet Hold Brawl run to make my win/loss rate easy to calculate? (Maybe the last, maybe…) I even finally opened the Skeleton Key I’ve been hoping for all along! AAECAcn1AgapyQfr1gey2Aet2QeN2ge/3wcMr8kHsMkH3NUH3dcHsNkHsdkHt9kH19oHk9sHjdwHptwHmt0HAAA=

I tried Warrior for my next Violet Hold Prerelease Brawl and got 6-0 again. I’m beginning to think Hogger might end up getting Warptooth nerfed in Standard, it’s going to be gross in Dragon Warrior. AAECAb7GBwapyQeW1Afr1gey2Aew2Qed3QcMr8kHsMkH3NUH3dcHlNkHmNkHsdkHptwHmd0Hst8HnOIH1+IHAAEBmt0Hnd0HAAA=

Second Beatrix Hogger Warrior went a bit less well, but still plenty well enough. Beatrix is definitely fun with Bruiser, but so far I have not drawn Moragg once, and I suspect limiting the amount I draw Hold Them Off! is not the best idea either 😂

Rolled a quest to play Demon Hunter so I switched to Hogger Beatrix DH for a run and went 6-1 with that, too. Not as great as Handlock, but sure worked out well enough! AAECAYqbBgTr1gey2Aed3Qff5QcN3NUHjdoHkdoH19oH29oHptwHhd0Hmd0HvN0H1+IHyOUHyucH5fcHAAEBmt0Hnd0HAAA=

Another 6-0 Violet Hold Brawl! Apparently Handlock is sick? Running Spire Security and not running Cold Snap was an excellent choice. Hold Them Off! has been a much better card than I ever imagined. AAECAbqRBQTr1gey2Aet2Qe/3wcNr8kHsMkH3NUH3dcHsNkHsdkHt9kHjdoH19oHk9sHjdwHptwHmt0HAAA=

Ran it back with the same deck and am now 12-1 with it. I love that this Brawl enables combos we won’t actually get to play with once Violet Hold enters Standard next week.

And again for another 6-0. 18-1 now. Deck is ridiculous. If you don’t have Hogger/Warptooth, Clarkhellscream has a version that runs the second Emergency Surgery and a Tiny Pal that’s worked pretty well for him.