Brewed Sages
By Freeloader and Subaiku
The Brewed Sages is the first Stormbound podcast, by Freeloader, and Subaiku. They gather around the mic on a regular basis to discuss everything Stormbound. Tune in, and enjoy the show!
Episodes
56 minutes and 43 seconds
A Rolling StoneyJ Gathers No Moss
Back with a special guest, StoneyJ25, the current reigning champion of Heroes League for 3 straight months! How does he do it? What are his opinions on the state of the game?
1 hour and 11 minutes
When a Sheep is Shorn, a Chill Gets His Beard
The Brewed Sages try an asynchronous episode (due to necessity, not a desire to complicate our lives further). Here’s all of our hot takes on the upcoming changes and the anniversary celebration!
47 minutes and 19 seconds
The 800 Pound Sheep in the Room
Jamming the new and improved Rogue Sheep in every deck. What’s working? What’s not? What happened to The Meta Report, anyway... and what's a Deck Detective?
1 hour and 36 minutes
There Will Be Blood (Ministers)
Welcoming back Thomas and dissecting the latest patch notes which encompass some of the largest changes to the game in its history. Balance changes, new (permanent) store offerings, and major updates to the Brawl!
1 hour and 21 minutes
Holding Back the Year
Half a year in review: focusing on the balance changes, the rewards changes, and the different brawls we now have—too much analysis for just 1 hour!
1 hour and 2 minutes
Going Rogue-like
We chime in on the ENORMOUS changes that are coming! Balance changes, of course, a new card—but even more excitingly some BIG changes to Brawl: Check out the new modifiers, and the breadcrumbs Sheepyard has left us!
48 minutes and 10 seconds
Casual Ultimate Warrior
It may be a crazy month for the Brewed Sages, but they still managed to find some time to discuss their favorite topic: STORMBOUND! How’s the season going? What’s the meta look like? And… wait… new brawl modes?!
40 minutes and 38 seconds
Bon Chance, Mon Ahmi
Is Unstable better? Is all the “Ahmi is really getting nerfed” talk for real? Do any of the other cards that got buffed see play? Find out and learn about all the goings on in the community tournament scene (thanks Derk!) in this episode!
59 minutes and 57 seconds
Très bon, mon Ahmi
Discussing the Stormbound tournament community, the reveal of two new cards, and the ever exciting balance changes! A nerf (or two) sprinkled with some buffs… what does the June meta have in store for us—listen to find out!
57 minutes and 02 seconds
Meet me in the meta
We dive into May’s Meta Report, some fun community tournaments, and we dive deeper into the state of the game. What mana-cost is under represented in the game? What deck is STILL tops for strength?
45 minutes and 44 seconds
2 Reckless 2 Rush, Tokyo Draft
Discussing the recent May update: what new modes are being developed by the one and only Reckless Rush? How do they work, and most importantly: how much fun can they be?!
54 minutes and 33 seconds
Heeding the Call of the Swarm
What's receiving a buff? Which cards get the nerf hammer? Most importantly, are there any Burfs? Also, we open up the third chair to a guest host—an amazing voice from the community.
45 minutes and 12 seconds
Pouring One Out
The Brewed Sages say goodbye to one of their own. Arthis leaves the podcast with one last analysis of the current state of Stormbound.
35 minutes and 31 seconds
One Card's Nerf is Another Card's Buff
Back again with the April BS Meta Report! How is Stormbound balancing? Did last month’s nerfs work? If so, what cards are replacing Ubass and Mirz in the meta? Find out all of this and more!
53 minutes and 47 seconds
No Farms, No Food
We return to discuss the end of the first season of The Hero League in Stormbound (congrats to RealSHTTTT!), the state of the recent balance changes, and how can farming ever really be “fixed.”
48 minutes and 29 seconds
Patch Me if You Can
We have patch notes for the upcoming Stormbound changes to discuss! What got nerfed? What got nerfed but didn’t? What even is a nerf? All this and Avian Stalkers for your listening enjoyment!
51 minutes and 45 seconds
There Goes My Hero
We have a new Heroes League… and not all seems to be well at the top. Are we doing this right? Is it broken? Should we just walk away?
52 minutes and 52 seconds
Running and GUNning
What decks are strong and which have been nerfed? Are we achieving balance in the game? Also discussing the idea of a GUN (Generally Useful Neutral) and the number of such in use… is it healthy for the game?
47 minutes and 9 seconds
Steady as She Goes
How goes the early days of our new era? Is it a welcome change, or is it more of the same? Overall, how do the Brewed Sages feel about the current set of recent balance changes?
1 hour and 5 minutes
Holding Out for a Hero (League)
Who won Hanoo’s tournament? What cards are getting hit with the nerf hammer for March? What’s up with the new cards being introduced and… WAIT!! WHAT?? A NEW LEAGUE?!
52 minutes and 07 seconds
Head Banging to HV
What card do they think is keeping rush down in the meta? Also, Arthis drops a HOT new track for the BS Meta Report theme song. Finally Emkaem wants to know which Brewed Sages episode is each hosts’ favorite… listen to find out!
44 minutes and 46 seconds
19 More than Subaiku Planned For
We have all the analysis you could hope for on the new Temple of Heart, the changes to Confusion and Temple Guardians, along with plenty of laughs and bad ideas!
39 minutes and 39 seconds
The Temple Guardians of Doom
An episode chalk full of upcoming changes to Stormbound! New cards, upgrades, game mechanic changes, and even quality of life improvements are all detailed!
55 minutes and 45 seconds
Hocus Focus
We have news, we have an interview, we have a NEW CARD, and we have all the fun and excitement you can expect from three guys chatting about Stormbound!
48 minutes and 26 seconds
The BS is Getting PhD
The hosts discuss the January edition of the BS Meta Report, provide an important PSA about playing Stormbound on an iOS device, and discuss the ever… existing card Rapid Mousers!
46 minutes and 18 seconds
The Donuts of (Joust) Champions
How are the balance changes going? Will The Brewed Sages be doing anything new this year? These questions and more will be answered—and come check out our new section: Card of the Week!
1 hour and 13 minutes
Ending the Year with Vitality
An incredible interview with the one-and-only RecklessRush + the patch notes for the upcoming January update from Sheepyard as our little holiday gift to one and all.
55 minutes and 53 seconds
Linked Golems are POG Champs
The hosts are back to discuss the 3rd BS Meta Report, whether Linked Golems are too powerful and the Conquest Tournament organized by the community!
47 minutes and 05 seconds
Bot Friends 4 Ever
Freeloader gets a new friend to play with, Arthis has a new way to spend money in game, and Subaiku is just thankful he won’t see Earyn + Gift anymore… truly, a season to be grateful!
47 minutes and 11 seconds
Tempoing out some Value
After deciding to change their schedule to an ever-other-week podcast, the hosts have now decided to return to a weekly podcast by dropping some sweet, sweet, Stormbound content a week early!
52 minutes and 2 seconds
Valuing your Tempo
Here to analyze the current meta with the second Meta Report AND an in-depth discussion on the difference and importance of tempo vs value.
43 minutes and 31 seconds
Nerfed November Rain of Frogs
Our hosts are back again (and we are just as surprised as you)! This time, it’s a whole new season of Stormbound—with a new card and multiple balance changes!
40 minutes and 20 seconds
A Winning Position(ing)
In this last episode of October, our hosts discuss the extremely critical topic of unit positioning in Stormbound.
42 minutes and 31 seconds
Introducing the BS Meta Report
Our hosts have brewed up another tool to help Stormbound players achieve loftier finishes each month: The BS Meta Report! How does it work? Does it work?
47 minutes and 21 seconds
From Earyn with Love
Our hosts are back to discuss Stormbound with a very special guest. Emkaem makes his Brewed Sages debut and we review the state of the meta.
44 minutes and 31 seconds
The Hunt for the Bread in October
The Brewed Sages are excited for all the balance changes and new cards being introduced to Stormbound… but where are they going to find the resources to play with them?
52 minutes and 36 seconds
What’s a Burf?
Our hosts are hot on the trail of Stormbound breadcrumbs: an AMA, leaks in the Discord server and an interview with Brzoza help drawing a map of where Sheepyard is taking the game.
42 minutes and 50 seconds
A New Bloke
Freeloader and Subaiku welcome a third host. Who will this mystery host be, and are they truly crazy enough to spend an hour each week talking with us?!
41 minutes and 42 seconds
OK, Boomers
Freeloader and Subaiku are discussing some of the strongest elder cards in Stormbound. Who dodged the nerf hammer? Should they be nerfed now? Tune in to find out!
51 minutes and 34 seconds
Midsummer Buffs
Sheepyard has gifted us some free content to discus. We oblige as only Freeloaders can!
51 minutes and 56 seconds
The Beginning
Find out where Freeloader and Subaiku came from, and how they see the fun and challenging game that is Stormbound.
Listening
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- On Apple Podcasts,
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- On Spotify,
- On TuneIn,
- On Pandora,
- On YouTube,
- Or with the player below (from which you can also download the episodes as mp3 to consume them the way you want).