The Lightforge Podcast: A Hearthstone Arena & Battlegrounds Podcast

English, Video Games, 1 season, 103 episodes, 4 days, 15 hours, 16 minutes

The Lightforge Podcast: A Hearthstone Arena & Battlegrounds Podcast

English, Video Games, 1 season, 103 episodes, 4 days, 15 hours, 16 minutes

About

The Lightforge is a weekly podcast that digs deep into the Hearthstone Arena and Battlegrounds meta to help YOU grab that 12-Win Lightforge Key and become the Last Hero Standing. Hearthstone is always changing, and the Lightforge is the best podcast for staying on top of the game. Co-hosts ADWCTA and Merps are infinite Arena players since beta, averaging ~7.5 wins/run in the Arena with all classes played evenly, and Top200 Battlegrounds Leaderboard players. They are also creators of the Lightforge Arena Tier List and stream at twitch.tv/GrinningGoat.

Lightforge - Ep392 - "The Last One"

The Last Lightforge...maybe.

5/23/2023 • 0

Lightforge - Ep391 - "DADWCTA"

ADWCTA & Merps talk arena...and being a new father.

4/30/2023 • 0

Lightforge - Ep390 - "Festival Week 1"

ADWCTA discusses the first week meta.

4/23/2023 • 0

Lightforge - Ep389 - "Festival of Legends Review" (Part 3)

ADWCTA and Merps review the latest expansion.

4/10/2023 • 0

Lightforge - Ep389 - "Festival of Legends Review" (Part 2)

ADWCTA & Merps discuss the latest expansion.

4/10/2023 • 0

Lightforge - Ep389 - "Festival of Legends Review" (Part 1)

ADWCTA & Merps review the newest expansion.

4/10/2023 • 0

Lightforge - Ep388 - "Past and Future"

ADWCTA & Merps discuss why they love Arena and what they hope to see in the future.

4/3/2023 • 0

Lightforge - Ep387 - "Year of the Puppy"

ADWCTA and Merps preview the upcoming expansion mechanics.

4/3/2023 • 0

Lightforge - Ep386 - "Witch Woodstock"

ADWCTA and Merps discuss the upcoming expansion.

3/23/2023 • 1 hour, 7 minutes, 25 seconds

Lightforge - Ep385 - "Incremental Advantages"

ADWCTA & Merps discuss ways to gain incremental advantages in this crazy meta.

3/14/2023 • 0

Lightforge - Ep384 - "More Leaderboards"

ADWCTA & Merps discuss the newer updated leaderboards.

3/12/2023 • 0

Lightforge - Ep383 - "Live Leaderboards"

ADWCTA & Merps discuss the flawed live Arena leaderboards.

2/26/2023 • 52 minutes, 54 seconds

Lightforge - Ep382 - "Swing Swing"

ADWCTA & Merps discuss the Naxx meta and the wild swings that happen every game.

2/20/2023 • 1 hour, 42 minutes, 8 seconds

Lightforge - Ep381 - "Chill Meta"

Sorry for the late upload! This was from 2 weeks ago.

2/19/2023 • 49 minutes, 34 seconds

Lightforge - Ep380 - "Looking Better"

ADWCTA & Merps discuss the new Horror-less meta.

1/26/2023 • 37 minutes, 8 seconds

Lightforge - Ep379 - "The Horror"

ADWCTA & Merps discuss the still present DK problem and Malignant Horror.

1/17/2023 • 51 minutes, 17 seconds

Lightforge - Ep378 - "2022 Retrospective"

ADWCTA & Merps discuss Arena in 2022 and look forward to 2023.

1/5/2023 • 43 minutes, 4 seconds

Lightforge - Ep377 - "The Arena Scourge"

ADWCTA & Merps discuss the Death Knight issue and break down the rune system.

12/19/2022 • 0

Lightforge - Ep376 - "The Death Knight Problem"

ADWCTA & Merps discuss the overwhelming win rates for Death Knights.

12/19/2022 • 0

Lightforge - Ep375 - "March of the Lich King Review" (Part 3)

ADWCTA solo reviews the MotLK expansion, second part of class cards.

12/6/2022 • 1 hour, 22 minutes, 20 seconds

Lightforge - Ep375 - "March of the Lich King Review" (Part 2)

ADWCTA solo reviews the MotLK expansion, first section of class cards.

12/6/2022 • 1 hour, 9 minutes, 23 seconds

Lightforge - Ep375 - "March of the Lich King Review" (Part 1)

ADWCTA solo reviews the MotLK expansion neutral cards.

12/6/2022 • 1 hour, 52 minutes, 41 seconds

Lightforge - Ep374 - "Death Knight Review"

ADWCTA & Merps review the newest class for Hearthstone.

11/28/2022 • 0

Lightforge - Ep373 - "Long Live the Lich King"

ADWCTA & Merps preview the new mechanics and talk about the Arena update.

11/16/2022 • 1 hour, 11 minutes, 17 seconds

Lightforge - Ep372 - "Not So Dual Class Arena"

ADWCTA & Merps discuss the new "dual" class arena event.

11/8/2022 • 54 minutes, 33 seconds

Lightforge - Ep371 - "Baseless Speculation"

ADWCTA & Merps guess at what's coming up.

11/2/2022 • 49 minutes, 22 seconds

Lightforge - Ep370 - "The Mulligan"

ADWCTA & Merps talk about optimal mulligan strategies.

10/24/2022 • 1 hour, 7 minutes, 17 seconds

Lightforge - Ep369 - "Criminal Imp-Tent"

ADWCTA & Merps discuss the meta and mulligans.

10/23/2022 • 1 hour, 8 minutes, 27 seconds

Lightforge - Ep368 - "Special Meta Unit"

ADWCTA & Merps discuss the latest changes and why the meta needs a bigger change.

10/12/2022 • 45 minutes, 13 seconds

Lightforge - Ep367 - "Maw and Disorder"

ADWCTA & Merps review the newest mini set Maw and Disorder.

9/26/2022 • 2 hours, 27 minutes, 7 seconds

Lightforge - Ep366 - "Subtle, Small Changes"

ADWCTA & Merps discuss the updates (really not much updates) to Arena.

9/25/2022 • 0

Lightforge - Ep365 - "Murmy of the Heart"

ADWCTA & Merps discuss Murmy and Stoneborn General.

9/14/2022 • 50 minutes, 23 seconds

Lightforge - Ep364 - "Arena Hijinks"

ADWCTA & Merps go meta on the meta.

9/6/2022 • 41 minutes, 57 seconds

Lightforge - Ep363 - "Pay2Win"

ADWCTA & Merps discuss the P2W BG changes.

8/30/2022 • 1 hour, 26 minutes, 6 seconds

Lightforge - Ep362 - "The Modern AGE"

ADWCTA & Merps discuss the recent changes to the meta.

8/26/2022 • 51 minutes, 54 seconds

Lightforge - Ep361 - "Week One Meh-Ta"

ADWCTA & Merps discuss the new expansion meta.

8/26/2022 • 1 hour, 26 minutes, 41 seconds

Lightforge - Ep360 - "Location Location Location"

ADWCTA & Merps discuss the Nathria meta and the problem with Mages and Hunters.

8/9/2022 • 45 minutes, 8 seconds

Lightforge - Ep359 - "Murder at Castle Nathria Review" (Part 3)

ADWCTA & Merps review the last 5 classes for Nathria!

8/3/2022 • 0

Lightforge - Ep359 - "Murder at Castle Nathria Review" (Part 2)

ADWCTA & Merps review the first half of the class cards for the new expansion!

8/3/2022 • 0

Lightforge - Ep359 - "Murder at Castle Nathria Review" (Part 1)

ADWCTA & Merps review the neutral cards for Murder at Castle Nathria!

8/3/2022 • 0

Lightforge - Ep358 - "Infuse"

Sorry, this is a late upload! This is from 7/10 and I forgot to upload until now.

7/31/2022 • 36 minutes, 55 seconds

Lightforge - Ep357 - "Taverns Rewind"

ADWCTA & Merps discuss the new Taverns of Time event.

7/4/2022 • 1 hour, 19 minutes, 20 seconds

Lightforge - Ep356 - "Metas of the Future"

ADWCTA & Merps discuss the metas of the future.

7/3/2022 • 1 hour, 1 minute, 33 seconds

Lightforge - Ep355 - "Fast Changes"

ADWCTA & Merps discuss the quick response from the Arena dev team.

6/26/2022 • 41 minutes, 55 seconds

Lightforge - Ep354 - "Big Moves"

ADWCTA and Merps discuss the latest adjustments to Arena.

6/15/2022 • 1 hour, 5 minutes, 2 seconds

Lightforge - Ep353 - "The Raging Seas"

ADWCTA & Merps discuss the new Thrones meta and the new power level.

6/12/2022 • 1 hour, 50 minutes, 47 seconds

Lightforge - Ep352 - "The Coming Tides"

ADWCTA and Merps preview the new mini set.

5/30/2022 • 1 hour, 29 minutes, 45 seconds

Lightforge - Ep351 - "Small Steps"

ADWCTA & Merps review the small Arena changes made.

5/23/2022 • 1 hour, 17 minutes, 32 seconds

Lightforge - Ep350 - "Lady Nagaga"

ADWCTA & Merps discuss the latest Arena changes.

5/21/2022 • 1 hour, 9 minutes, 9 seconds

Lightforge - Ep349 - "Rise of the Nagas"

ADWCTA & Merps discuss the new upcoming BG patch.

5/9/2022 • 57 minutes, 38 seconds

Lightforge - Ep348 - "For The Naysayers"

ADWCTA & Merps discuss the meta.

5/8/2022 • 50 minutes, 40 seconds

Lightforge - Ep347 - "Glutton Gone"

ADWCTA & Merps discuss the Sunken meta and the latest ban.

4/25/2022 • 1 hour, 1 minute, 4 seconds

Lightforge - Ep346 - "The Deep Dive"

ADWCTA & Merps discuss the Sunken meta.

4/18/2022 • 1 hour, 30 minutes, 52 seconds

Lightforge - Ep345 - "Sunken City Review" (Part 3)

ADWCTA & Merps finish the classes for Sunken City.

4/12/2022 • 2 hours, 7 seconds

Lightforge - Ep345 - "Sunken City Review" (Part 2)

ADWCTA & Merps review the rest of the neutrals and start reviewing classes.

4/12/2022 • 2 hours, 11 minutes, 9 seconds

Lightforge - Ep345 - "Sunken City Review" (Part 1)

ADWCTA & Merps review the best neutral Sunken City cards.

4/12/2022 • 2 hours, 31 minutes, 11 seconds

Lightforge - Ep344 - "April Showers"

ADWCTA & Merps discuss their latest worries before the expansion.

4/7/2022 • 1 hour, 10 minutes, 26 seconds

Lightforge - Ep343 - "Sleepy Submarines"

ADWCTA & Merps discuss the new neutral minions threatening to ruin the arena meta.

3/30/2022 • 1 hour, 2 minutes, 42 seconds

Lightforge - Ep342 - "Voyage To The Sunken City"

ADWCTA & Merps discuss the preview of the latest expansion.

3/22/2022 • 1 hour, 11 minutes, 38 seconds

Lightforge - Ep341 - "2022 Wishlist"

ADWCTA & Merps look ahead to the next expansion and rotation.

3/16/2022 • 55 minutes, 5 seconds

Lightforge - Ep340 - "This Is It"

ADWCTA & Merps discuss Arena. This is it.

3/7/2022 • 55 minutes, 41 seconds

Lightforge - Ep339 - "The Worst"

ADWCTA & Merps break down why the meta is bad.

2/28/2022 • 1 hour, 7 minutes, 6 seconds

Lightforge - Ep338 - "Epic Meta"

ADWCTA & Merps discuss the Onyxia Meta and how the rarities are messed up.

2/21/2022 • 1 hour, 8 minutes, 50 seconds

Lightforge - Ep337 - "Onyxia's Lair Review"

ADWCTA & Merps review the newest mini-set: Onyxia's Lair.

2/15/2022 • 2 hours, 30 minutes, 8 seconds

Lightforge - Ep336 - "Buddy Changes"

ADWCTA & Merps discuss the Arena leaderboards and the small BG changes.

2/5/2022 • 44 minutes, 58 seconds

Lightforge - Ep335 - "Bloated Buddies"

ADWCTA & Merps discuss the new BG buddy system, the BG meta, and problems with the current state of BGs.

1/31/2022 • 1 hour, 8 minutes, 35 seconds

Lightforge - Ep334 - "BG Buddies"

ADWCTA & Merps discuss the new BG Buddy system.

1/24/2022 • 1 hour, 13 minutes, 37 seconds

Lightforge - Ep333 - "Bye Bye Button"

ADWCTA & Merps discuss the recent revelation that the button was actually a person.

1/17/2022 • 43 minutes, 47 seconds

Lightforge - Ep332 - "Slow News Day"

ADWCTA & Merps lay out what they hope to see for BGs in 2022 and talk about Knight Captain.

1/10/2022 • 42 minutes, 44 seconds

Lightforge - Ep331 - "2022 Resolutions"

ADWCTA & Merps talk about their visions for Arena in 2022.

1/3/2022 • 1 hour, 4 minutes, 45 seconds

Lightforge - Ep330 - "Button Waiting Room"

ADWCTA & Merps discuss the problematic Arena meta and the lack of adjustments.

12/20/2021 • 57 minutes, 26 seconds

Lightforge - Ep329 - "A Fractured Meta"

ADWCTA & Merps discuss the week 1 meta for the new expansion.

12/13/2021 • 1 hour, 15 minutes, 49 seconds

Lightforge - Ep328 - "Fractured In Alterac Valley Review" (Part 3)

ADWCTA & Merps finish off the review with the last 6 classes.

12/6/2021 • 1 hour, 59 minutes, 15 seconds

Lightforge - Ep328 - "Fractured In Alterac Valley Review" (Part 2)

ADWCTA & Merps discuss the neutral deep cuts and review the first 4 classes.

12/6/2021 • 1 hour, 57 minutes, 6 seconds

Lightforge - Ep328 - "Fractured In Alterac Review" (Part 1)

ADWCTA & Merps discuss the top neutral cards and relevant neutral cards in the new Fractured In Alterac Valley expansion.

12/6/2021 • 1 hour, 55 minutes, 39 seconds

Lightforge - Ep327 - "Perspective"

ADWCTA & Merps discuss the power level of the upcoming expansion and how we can persuade Blizzard to make Arena better.

11/29/2021 • 1 hour, 14 minutes, 20 seconds

Lightforge - Ep326 - "FAV Expansion"

ADWCTA & Merps discuss the new expansion and power creep.

11/22/2021 • 1 hour, 31 minutes, 19 seconds

Lightforge - Ep325 - "Arena Rating"

ADWCTA and Merps discuss the Global Innvitational and the latest tweets from Iksar.

11/15/2021 • 1 hour, 33 minutes, 43 seconds

Lightforge - Ep324 - "The Herc of Mercs" (w/ TeamAmerica)

ADWCTA and Merps are joined by TeamAmerica to talk Mercenaries and the problems in Arena right now.

11/8/2021 • 1 hour, 39 minutes, 56 seconds

Lightforge - Ep323 - "Deadmines"

ADWCTA and Merps review the cards from the upcoming mini-set: Deadmines.

11/1/2021 • 1 hour, 55 minutes, 59 seconds

Lightforge - Ep322 - "Mercenaries"

ADWCTA & Merps review the newest game mode: Mercenaries.

10/25/2021 • 1 hour, 36 minutes, 48 seconds

Lightforge - Ep321 - "Vegas"

ADWCTA and Merps discuss the slow HS news cycle and preview their big Vegas trip next week.

10/4/2021 • 53 minutes, 22 seconds

Lightforge - Ep320 - "Hellforge Podcast"

ADWCTA & Merps discuss the new Arena and BG metas...and Diablo 2!

9/27/2021 • 51 minutes, 23 seconds

Lightforge - Ep319 - "Frog Be Gone"

ADWCTA & Merps discuss the datamined nerfs and Arena leaderboards.

9/20/2021 • 1 hour, 6 minutes, 16 seconds

Lightforge - Ep318 - "Decision Date"

ADWCTA & Merps discuss the changes they want to see in BGs.

9/13/2021 • 1 hour, 22 minutes, 58 seconds

Lightforge -Ep317 - "Battlegrounds 2.0"

ADWCTA & Merps review the biggest BG patch and explain the new meta.

9/6/2021 • 2 hours, 5 minutes, 17 seconds

Lightforge - Ep316 - "Shuddering at Shudderwock"

ADWCTA & Merps discuss the Shudderwock problem in BGs and the Wild Rotation problem in Arena.

8/30/2021 • 1 hour, 3 minutes, 4 seconds

Lightforge - Ep315 - "Tempo Patch"

ADWCTA & Merps discuss the latest Arena adjustments and patch.

8/23/2021 • 1 hour, 8 minutes, 9 seconds

Lightforge - Ep314 - "Back to Tempo"

ADWCTA & Merps discuss the importance of tempo in the meta.

8/16/2021 • 55 minutes, 5 seconds

Lightforge - Ep313 - "Deeprun Dive"

ADWCTA and Merps discuss the United in Stormwind meta.

8/9/2021 • 1 hour, 42 minutes, 47 seconds

Lightforge - Ep312 - "United In Stormwind Review" (Classes 2)

ADWCTA and Merps review the cards for the last 5 classes of United in Stormwind expansion.

8/3/2021 • 1 hour, 28 minutes, 2 seconds

Lightforge - Ep312 - "United In Stormwind Review" (Classes 1)

ADWCTA & Merps review the cards for the first 5 classes in United in Stormwind.

8/3/2021 • 1 hour, 51 minutes, 53 seconds

Lightforge - Ep312 - "United In Stormwind Review" (Neutrals)

ADWCTA and Merps review the neutral cards for the upcoming United in Stormwind expansion.

8/2/2021 • 3 hours, 4 minutes, 58 seconds

Lightforge - Ep311 - "A Broken Blizzard"

ADWCTA and Merps discuss the recent Blizzard lawsuit.

7/26/2021 • 1 hour, 20 minutes

Lightforge - Ep310 - "Together"

ADWCTA and Merps talk about...everything.

7/19/2021 • 1 hour, 47 seconds

Lightforge - Ep309 - "Big BGs Upcoming"

ADWCTA and Merps discuss the huge upcoming BG changes.

7/12/2021 • 55 minutes, 13 seconds

Lightforge - Ep308 - "United"

ADWCTA and Merps discuss the latest patch and the announcement of the newest expansion.

7/5/2021 • 1 hour, 48 minutes, 34 seconds

Lightforge - Ep307 - "Scorpid OP"

ADWCTA & Merps discuss the Venomous Scorpid problem in the Arena.

6/28/2021 • 1 hour, 5 minutes, 36 seconds

Lightforge - Ep306 - "Hunter to Hunted"

ADWCTA & Merps discuss the latest adjustments for the Arena.

6/21/2021 • 36 minutes, 54 seconds

Lightforge - Ep305 - "The King of Taunts" (w/ Shadybunny)

ADWCTA & Merps are joined by Shadybunny to discuss the BG meta and Taunt comps in particular.

6/14/2021 • 1 hour, 51 minutes, 58 seconds

Lightforge - Ep304 - "Exploring the Caverns"

ADWCTA & Merps discuss their experiences with the Wailing Caverns mini set.

6/7/2021 • 2 hours, 13 minutes, 28 seconds

Lightforge - Ep303 - "Into the Caverns"

ADWCTA & Merps discuss the mini-set for Barrens.

5/31/2021 • 58 minutes, 33 seconds

Lightforge - Ep302 - "This Little Piggy"

ADWCTA and Merps discuss the latest patch, the BG meta, and Arena matchmaking.

5/24/2021 • 1 hour, 26 minutes, 33 seconds

About

Season null

Lightforge - Ep392 - "The Last One"

Lightforge - Ep391 - "DADWCTA"

Lightforge - Ep390 - "Festival Week 1"

Lightforge - Ep389 - "Festival of Legends Review" (Part 3)

Lightforge - Ep389 - "Festival of Legends Review" (Part 2)

Lightforge - Ep389 - "Festival of Legends Review" (Part 1)

Lightforge - Ep388 - "Past and Future"

Lightforge - Ep387 - "Year of the Puppy"

Lightforge - Ep386 - "Witch Woodstock"

Lightforge - Ep385 - "Incremental Advantages"

Lightforge - Ep384 - "More Leaderboards"

Lightforge - Ep383 - "Live Leaderboards"

Lightforge - Ep382 - "Swing Swing"

Lightforge - Ep381 - "Chill Meta"

Lightforge - Ep380 - "Looking Better"

Lightforge - Ep379 - "The Horror"

Lightforge - Ep378 - "2022 Retrospective"

Lightforge - Ep377 - "The Arena Scourge"

Lightforge - Ep376 - "The Death Knight Problem"

Lightforge - Ep375 - "March of the Lich King Review" (Part 3)

Lightforge - Ep375 - "March of the Lich King Review" (Part 2)

Lightforge - Ep375 - "March of the Lich King Review" (Part 1)

Lightforge - Ep374 - "Death Knight Review"

Lightforge - Ep373 - "Long Live the Lich King"

Lightforge - Ep372 - "Not So Dual Class Arena"

Lightforge - Ep371 - "Baseless Speculation"

Lightforge - Ep370 - "The Mulligan"

Lightforge - Ep369 - "Criminal Imp-Tent"

Lightforge - Ep368 - "Special Meta Unit"

Lightforge - Ep367 - "Maw and Disorder"

Lightforge - Ep366 - "Subtle, Small Changes"

Lightforge - Ep365 - "Murmy of the Heart"

Lightforge - Ep364 - "Arena Hijinks"

Lightforge - Ep363 - "Pay2Win"

Lightforge - Ep362 - "The Modern AGE"

Lightforge - Ep361 - "Week One Meh-Ta"

Lightforge - Ep360 - "Location Location Location"

Lightforge - Ep359 - "Murder at Castle Nathria Review" (Part 3)

Lightforge - Ep359 - "Murder at Castle Nathria Review" (Part 2)

Lightforge - Ep359 - "Murder at Castle Nathria Review" (Part 1)

Lightforge - Ep358 - "Infuse"

Lightforge - Ep357 - "Taverns Rewind"

Lightforge - Ep356 - "Metas of the Future"

Lightforge - Ep355 - "Fast Changes"

Lightforge - Ep354 - "Big Moves"

Lightforge - Ep353 - "The Raging Seas"

Lightforge - Ep352 - "The Coming Tides"

Lightforge - Ep351 - "Small Steps"

Lightforge - Ep350 - "Lady Nagaga"

Lightforge - Ep349 - "Rise of the Nagas"

Lightforge - Ep348 - "For The Naysayers"

Lightforge - Ep347 - "Glutton Gone"

Lightforge - Ep346 - "The Deep Dive"

Lightforge - Ep345 - "Sunken City Review" (Part 3)

Lightforge - Ep345 - "Sunken City Review" (Part 2)

Lightforge - Ep345 - "Sunken City Review" (Part 1)

Lightforge - Ep344 - "April Showers"

Lightforge - Ep343 - "Sleepy Submarines"

Lightforge - Ep342 - "Voyage To The Sunken City"

Lightforge - Ep341 - "2022 Wishlist"

Lightforge - Ep340 - "This Is It"

Lightforge - Ep339 - "The Worst"

Lightforge - Ep338 - "Epic Meta"

Lightforge - Ep337 - "Onyxia's Lair Review"

Lightforge - Ep336 - "Buddy Changes"

Lightforge - Ep335 - "Bloated Buddies"

Lightforge - Ep334 - "BG Buddies"

Lightforge - Ep333 - "Bye Bye Button"

Lightforge - Ep332 - "Slow News Day"

Lightforge - Ep331 - "2022 Resolutions"

Lightforge - Ep330 - "Button Waiting Room"

Lightforge - Ep329 - "A Fractured Meta"

Lightforge - Ep328 - "Fractured In Alterac Valley Review" (Part 3)

Lightforge - Ep328 - "Fractured In Alterac Valley Review" (Part 2)

Lightforge - Ep328 - "Fractured In Alterac Review" (Part 1)

Lightforge - Ep327 - "Perspective"

Lightforge - Ep326 - "FAV Expansion"

Lightforge - Ep325 - "Arena Rating"