Shroom for Two - A Plants vs Zombies: Heroes Podcast: Recent Episodes
Taylor Heffernan
Hello Heroes!
We have A Very Special Episode of SFT for you this week. No not that kind, the series finale kind. This is our last episode, as adulthood has started demanding too much from us. But don’t think of it as a breakup, think of it as our funeral, that we get to stage ourselves because nobody’s dead. Oh yeah, also we talk about Set 4 because we hadn’t done the Triassic Triumph retrospective episode (retrospepisode) yet. It’s been a fun and exciting 20 months but all good things must come to an end. And one final shoutout to everyone we did this show for, be it from Reddit, Discord, Gmail, Youtube, Telegram, Periscope wherever. There’s no show without an audience and we’ve had a great one for this show’s lifetime. So for everyone here at Shroom For Two, this is Future Mike signing off.
Show notes:
The hat Mike was talking about at the start: https://twitter.com/RedSox/status/1133525063670611968
I’d link the SNL we talk about at the end but it’s not on youtube because it’s from like 20 years ago.
Roy Wood Jr working on a pilot for Comedy Central: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/daily-shows-roy-wood-jr-signs-first-look-deal-at-comedy-central-1199498
This week we’ve got the final act of our Crowddecking battle trilogy. Taylor & Mike take Berry Spudow and Gravestone Neptuna into battle! Follow along here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLynMPM5_VbeIVhLpxybNYeeYv4veN2je9 Stick around afterwards for some post-fight breakdowns as well as a bunch of talk about Detective Pikachu at the the end of the show. (Spoiler warning)
Hello, Heroes!
In case you need an oasis from the whole internet talking about Game of Thrones or Avengers Endgame or maybe the Homestuck epilogue, Shroom For Two is here for you with another hot battle episode. This week Onion Rings Chompzilla and conjure Huge Giganticus. Check out the full video list here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLynMPM5_VbeIKWHeEEtunzwFCNvv9o2Et
Hello, Heroes!
Welcome to another battle episode of Shroom for Two! This episode features a face-off for two former favorites! Taylor and Mike took two deck archetypes from our crowddecking segments, Cyclecap and Valkstorm, and battled against each other! We each built a Cyclecap deck and a Valkstorm deck, and played two best-of-three matches. The matches are on our YouTube page, in the show notes below. The results may surprise you!
Fights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPied35Iay0&list=PLynMPM5_VbeIE7nNnGmBJA9iWIDIxcone
Decks: https://imgur.com/gallery/aK5kncQ
Hello, Heroes!
Welcome to a newly nomenclatural episode of Shroom for Two! This week, we reach back to follow up on the Zoo-Mech deck with Gargologist. Taylor thought the deck was compatible with Headhunter as a payoff card, with dancing dudes at the low end and gargantuars at the high end. Mike, as the resident Headhunter-owner, gave it a spin to test the theory.
Afterwards, we jump into our next battle series! We’re going back through our crowddecking segments, picking pairs of decks that we think have a fun matchup together, and battling it out! Stay tuned for the first YouTube video in that series, and maybe more...
Show Notes for Episode 70:
Mike’s dancing gargologist deck: https://ibb.co/0nqDDLv
*Niceness not guaranteed
Hello, Heroes!
Welcome to another growth-tacular episode of Shroom for Two! This week, Taylor and Mike take a look at long-neglected Core Set build-around-me Potted Powerhouse! We investigate what cards outside the Mega-Grow class work well with PP, and what the basis for a good Potted Powerhouse deck looks like.
Our conclusions may surprise you! Or, they may not, since we realize pretty quickly that Potted Powerhouse is quite clunky. Nevertheless, we give this oft-ignored combo piece the deckbuilding treatment and have fun doing it!
If you’re interested in chatting with us more about Potted Powerhouse, or anything else that strikes your fancy, come hang out with us in the #shroomfortwo channel on the PVZ Heroes Discord server! You can also find us at shroomfortwopodcast@gmail.com, and on YouTube at shroomfortwopodcast!
Show Notes for Episode 69
Mike’s Powerhouse Decks: https://ibb.co/TMktm6n, https://ibb.co/GtdBDnh, https://ibb.co/f23QTXj
Taylor’s Powerhouse Decks: https://ibb.co/bFQ4Syd, https://ibb.co/0rjVbXW
Taylor’s own personal Sports Anime (featuring a photo of him): https://riichireporter.com/rro-2019-report/
Hello, Heroes! Welcome to another gravedigging episode of Shroom for Two! We’re not digging our own graves this week - instead, we’re jamming Pogo Bouncers and Mixed-Up Gravediggers to show why Neptuna is the best Gravestone deck.
In our latest installment of Crowddecking, we break down the Gravetuna archetype into its core, its support cards, and its flex slots. We discuss how to play it, how to beat it, and how to build a deck that maximizes Enter the Battlefield abilities.
If you’ve got decks to submit, questions to ask, or chill vibes to relax with, share them with us! Our discord channel is in the show notes below. Our email address is shroomfortwopodcast@gmail.com, and our YouTube channel is shroomfortwopodcast!
Until next time, may all your Gravediggers get maximum value.
Show Notes for Episode 68:
PVZ Heroes Discord. Come hang out in the #shroomfortwo channel! https://discord.gg/xk92sCb
Data for Gravetuna decks: http://www.sharecsv.com/s/5b5d23dd572e80fd9d0981db2f7a63ab/gravetuna%20-%20Sheet2.csv
Hello, Heroes!
Welcome to another episode of Shroom for Two, where Taylor spreads the word of the new Philadelphia gospel: Did you know that all the food you’ve ever eaten is alive inside you, and that the only way to deal with that is to turn yourself into a statue? Neither did Mike! You’ll get some education on this latest nutritional trend.
You’ll also receive some education on the subject of Frankentaur and Shieldcrusher Viking, the two main subjects of this episode. We discuss Mike’s latest video, and Taylor’s latest foray into Z-Mech go-wide beatdown.
Do attend.
If you’d like to send Mike and Taylor some listener mail, you can do so at shroomfortwopodcast@gmail.com, or in the PVZ Heroes Discord channel, #shroomfortwo!
Show Notes for Episode 67
That weird meme from r/Philadelphia: https://www.reddit.com/r/philadelphia/comments/arb9zo/wtf_found_this_in_my_door_this_morning/
More of that weird Steel Furnacr meme: https://www.reddit.com/r/furnaceparty
NHL owner invests $250 million into minor league football
https://www.theringer.com/sports/2019/2/21/18234587/tom-dundon-aaf-investment-carolina-hurricanes-santander-consumer-usa
Mike’s latest YouTube video: https://youtu.be/aXQdjjL_dHg
Mike and Taylor’s decks from this episode: https://ibb.co/0YB5kWQ, https://ibb.co/j56JpHM
Fry’s G-rated Twitch streamer dunk on a hacker: https://youtu.be/ZJhIr92BbA4
Hello, Heroes!
Welcome to another decktacular episode of Shroom for Two! After coming down from the world’s least exciting Super Bowl, Mike and Taylor dive deep into the new, post-rebalance decks you’ve been posting in the ShroomForTwo Discord channel. We present our most-played decks since the last show - Mike’s Beta Carrotina Bog of Enlightenment deck and Taylor’s Transfiguration Molekale deck.
Then, we review several decks posted by you all. Gravestones run rampant, along with some Chompzilla midrange and Zoo-mech Flag Zombie shenanigans. We take a bite out of some custom cards, and read a very touching listener mail.
Show Notes from Episode 66:
Listener Decks:
https://ibb.co/L6GR1VS
https://ibb.co/t2XDmBj
https://ibb.co/ncDWg0J
https://ibb.co/K7S4DLB
Tempo Brainfreeze write-up: https://www.reddit.com/r/PvZHeroes/comments/akg1re/refined_goodstuff_tempo_brainfreeze/
Zoo-Mech write-up: https://www.reddit.com/r/PvZHeroes/comments/al0ti7/ul_300_stars_with_zoomech_with_guide/
Listener Mail from Listener Jesse: https://pastebin.com/S0iVty8p
Listener Austin’s PvZ 2 custom cards: https://imgur.com/a/je2pK0F?#
Mike and Taylor’s decks:
https://ibb.co/N1CQb6T
https://ibb.co/BNj0wxC
Hello, Heroes!
The great rebalancing is upon us! The new balance patch has landed in PVZ Heroes, so it’s time to dive right in to the new meta. We’re diving in so deep, we recorded an entire second podcast this week! We recorded a Colossal Fossils retrospective on Wednesday, the night before the patch dropped.
When the patch arrived on Thursday, we decided to record again! Enjoy a bonus segment from future Mike, and future Taylor, on what we think the implications of the new patch will be. We talk about what we’ll be experimenting with, what we’re hoping we stop seeing, and where our question marks are.
Enjoy the balance patch, Heroes! See you on the ladder. Don’t forget to come hang out in the #ShroomForTwo channel on the PVZ Heroes Discord!
Show Notes for Episode 65
PVZ Heroes Discord: https://discord.gg/xk92sCb
Mike’s amphibious Beta Carrotina deck: https://imgur.com/a/dlYLwbG
Taylor learning about Yeti Smash: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93t2grftj3Y
Reddit thread about the balance patch: https://www.reddit.com/r/PvZHeroes/comments/ajhyoe/january_24th_new_balance_changes_discussion/
Hello, Heroes!
Welcome to another frytacular episode of Shroom for Two. This week, we’re examining a pair of year’s end videos from Fry ‘Em Up, the biggest PVZ Heroes YouTuber.
He has two videos up right now that showcase his favorite plant and zombie decks for 2018. Mike and Taylor watched those videos, built some of the decks, and took them for a spin. Check them out yourselves, and tune in for our commentary!
As a reminder, we’re moving to a biweekly show format, so there’s no show next week (Mike and Taylor will be too busy turning 30 to do a show). Next time, we hope to review some Gravestone Neptuna decks, so please send yours to shroomfortwopodcast@gmail.com!
We’re hoping to do a listener mailbag sometime soon too, so please send questions you’ve got to shroomfortwopodcast@gmail.com as well!
Don’t forget to check out our #shroomfortwo channel on the PVZ Heroes Discord server in the show notes!
Show Notes for Episode 64:
PVZ Heroes Discord: https://discord.gg/xk92sCb
Fry’s Plant Video: https://youtu.be/r_HhXEfEWew
Fry’s Zombie Video: https://youtu.be/svZbcbV1ABU
Mike’s Aggro Green Shadow deck (18-0 version) https://imgur.com/a/YmMbUh0
Happy new year!
SFT is back from our week-and-a-half long holiday week with the long awaited fight episode! Check out the full playlist of games here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLynMPM5_VbeLtxxgDD7Wmri0S_LYt4LRZ And while you’re there, subscribe to our channel; Mike will keep putting out videos once he gets home. Also, starting in 2019, SFT will be scaling back to every other week. We still love you, we just need to go to the store…every other week. And don’t forget to send us your Gravestone Neptuna decks!
Hello, Heroes! Welcome to another draftacular episode of Shroom for Two!
This week, we’re ramping up for our special holiday battle episode. We liked the idea of drafting decks in our previous battle episodes, so we’re sticking with that.
We’ve got some additional restrictions on the deckbuilding this time that should ensure some creative and different decks. You’ll have to listen to find out what they are and what we picked!
We hope you’re having a happy holiday season. Stay tuned for our next battle episode next week! And keep an eye on our Youtube page at ShroomForTwoPodcast. Mike’s got some plans…
Show notes for Episode 62
Mike’s fantasy team: https://imgur.com/a/PEH9Wft
Justini’s Tournament Stats: https://www.reddit.com/r/PvZHeroes/comments/a7rbkw/3rd_official_reddit_tournament_the_stats/
Justini’s class dupe stats (multiply each percentage by 2 since they’re expressed out of 50): https://imgur.com/a/zTm6fKG
Plant deck list
Berry spudow
Ringzilla
Aggro rose
Bean Shadow
Cyclecap
Heal knight
Tempo Grass Knuckles
Bonus Attack CC
Aggro SF
3 Nut Citron/BC
Zombie deck list
Conjure HG/SB
Sports smash
Hunting grounds immorticia
Valkstorm
Pirate impfinity
Dance boog
Gargologist Zmech
Gravestone nep
Science RB
Pet Brain Freeze
Hello, Heroes!
Welcome to another ultimate episode of Shroom for Two. This week, we sink our teeth into an interesting twist on aggro decks, with a full treatment of Smarty aggro decks.
We go over Justini’s big write-up of the archetype a few weeks ago, and we look at the aggro Rose deck that Mike took to the tournament and the Fight Club. Various other builds are discussed; including Beta Carrotina and Green Shadow.
Our next crowddecking segment will be Gravestone Neptuna, so be sure to send us your decklists to shroomfortwopodcast@gmail.com! You can also find us in the PVZ Heroes Discord server, in the #shroomfortwo channel. Don’t forget to check out our videos on YouTube at shroomfortwopodcast!
Show Notes for Episode 61:
Mike’a Aggro Smarty decks:
https://ibb.co/zQwMWyn
https://ibb.co/t4b2syx
https://ibb.co/xLs4XkS
Justini’s Aggro Smarty post:
https://www.reddit.com/r/PvZHeroes/comments/a1lycl/deck_guide_smarty_aggro/
PVZ Heroes Discord:
https://discord.gg/xk92sCb
Hello, Heroes!
Welcome to another jamtastic episode of Shroom for Two! This week, we finally get our hands around a Berry Spudow segment, just in time for it to get nerfed. Come listen to us discuss the listeners’ decklists, and the substrata within them! You’ll hear us talk about how to beat the deck, what makes the cut, and what doesn’t.
Also, you’ll hear us do a very silly Card of the Week segment, wherein Mike slams on the “Complete my deck for me” button with 4x Pear Cub, just to see what happens. A surprisingly passable deck results!
If you want to get in touch with us, drop us a line at shroomfortwopodcast@gmail.com! You can also find us on YouTube at shroomfortwopodcast! Come say hi in our #shroomfortwo channel on the PVZ Heroes discord, and, if you feel like it, drop us a tip jar at our Shroom for Two CashApp in the notes below.
Show Notes for Episode 60
Shroom for Two tip jar. No account needed! https://cash.me/$ShroomForTwo
Weird Al in UHF talking about Looney Toons: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-quYXU0hGfE
Mike’s autofill Pear Cub deck: https://imgur.com/a/hTJMPAJ
Straw poll for what zombie deck we should crowddeck next: https://www.strawpoll.me/16996763
Mike’s Aggro Rose decklist: https://imgur.com/a/P94mAqZ
Mike playing his Aggro Rose deck: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bw2asF9UexY&=&index=15&=&frags=pl%2Cwn
Berry Spudow decklists: http://www.sharecsv.com/s/ca43c80385fec911105d7c605f4734e8/spudow%20-%20Sheet1.csv
Hello, Heroes!
Come turn and face the strange on another episode of Shroom for Two! This week, we’re overjoyed to report on another data-mined balance patch that hit the reddit last week. Tons of juicy meta-shaping details to be had, so don’t miss it!
We blow off Card of the Week this week (sorry, Overstuffed Zombie), to spend some extra time on the balance patch. Pretty much all the boogeymen are in the crosshairs this time: Briar Rose, Planet of the Grapes, Valkyrie, and the three best Berry creatures are all getting nerfed. A few big buffs as well: Neutron Imp, Bog of Enlightenment, Marine Bean, and a few others are all getting a pretty substantial leg up. What will happen? Who knows!
Finally, we give our most recent tournament reports. Taylor got knocked out by double-barreled dream-crusher Extra, and Mike advances one step further in the second chance bracket.
Don’t forget to check out our YouTube page at shroomfortwopodcast, where mike posts all of his tournament matches. We also have a channel on the PvZ Heroes Discord, #shroomfortwo! Come chat with us about the game, the show, girls who broke your heart, or the Matrix.
Also, if you can find it in your heart to give us money, that would be super great! Check out our tip jar at https://cash.me/$ShroomForTwo
Show Notes for Episode 59:
The card changes: https://www.reddit.com/r/PvZHeroes/comments/a09ltr/spoiler_upcoming_changes_to_existing_cards/
Shroom For Two on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZb_IGfQy8he-AFGI4S9wBA (31 more subscribers and we can get a custom URL! Nice!)
Hello, Heroes!
Welcome to a very competitive episode of Shroom for Two! This week, we’re starting with some follow-up from our Pecanolith OTK segment. We only covered the first half of listener Sushi’s post, so we round out the coverage of the non-Guardian choices for those decks.
Next, Mike pinch hits for Taylor during Card of the Week. It was Taylor’s turn to do the deck, but he disenchanted all of his Mayflowers, so he couldn’t build one! Mike showed up with a very interesting Bog of Enlightenment deck, and we think you’ll dig it!
Finally, we go over our first few rounds of the Reddit tournament. Taylor and Mike are both in what we affectionately call the Continue Bracket. We discuss what we played, what we should have played, and what our opponents brought to the table.
We’re finally doing Berry Spudow next week. If you’ve got one to send our way, please do so at shroomfortwopodcast@gmail.com! Don’t forget to check us out on YouTube at shroomfortwopodcast too!
We’ve also got our $ShroomForTwo tip jar, and our #ShroomForTwo Discord channel in the top menu of our website. We’d greatly appreciate it if you’d participate with either or both of those projects!
Show Notes For Episode 58
Tip Jar: https://cash.me/$ShroomForTwo
Pecanolith OTK: https://www.reddit.com/r/PvZHeroes/comments/9u19cy/introducing_the_pecanolith_burst_package/(Mike’s Mayflower)
Taylor’s First Round Opponent, RhubarbPie’s decks https://ibb.co/bEoPaL https://ibb.co/ggnvh0 https://ibb.co/ixRz9f
Hello, Heroes!
Welcome another episode of Shroom for Two, that is nowhere near as scatological as the title suggests!
This week, we begin the show by plugging the third Reddit PVZ Heroes tournament! The deets are in Discord, as is the sign up link, so head on over to #tournament-rules to find the info!
We also discuss the launch of our new Shroom for Two tip jar! We haven’t had a means for listeners to give us money yet, and we’ve received one or two questions to that effect. Click the “Tip Jar” link in the top menu of our website, or in these show notes, to get transported to our Square Cash site! Thank you for your support!
Our card of the week is Sneezing Zombie, a Beastly powerhouse metagame call that you all should grab. Mike’s deck of the week highlights an oft-overlooked quality of Sneezing Zombie, its high evolvability! Take advantage of its high cost and low stats by hitting it with an Evolutionary Leap and turning it into a 5 drop!
Finally, our main segment is about a sweet deck write-up about a Pecanolith OTK package by listener Sushi. It runs some pretty wacky cards, like Red Stinger, and it’s a ton of fun to play! Check out their write-up in the show notes, and give the deck a whirl yourself.
If you’ve got listener mail for us, send it over to shroomfortwopodcast@gmail.com! Don’t forget to check out our youtube page at “shroomfortwopodcast”. And if the fancy strikes you, please send us a donation to our tip jar! Thanks everybody, see you next week!
Show Notes for Episode 57
The Shroom for Two Tip Jar: https://cash.me/$ShroomForTwo
The Pecanolith Burst Package, by listener Sushi: https://www.reddit.com/r/PvZHeroes/comments/9u19cy/introducing_the_pecanolith_burst_package/
Mike’s Deck of the Week: https://imgur.com/WqHKLjC
Mike Living the Pecanolith Dream (Youtube): https://youtu.be/h5q08JsV1GU
Hello, Heroes!
Welcome to a much belated episode of Shroom for Two! Apologies for our technical difficulties over the last week. Mike’s electricity is working again, so we’re back on our regular schedule!
We’re making up for lost time, though. We’ve got a pair of spooky Cards of the Week to discuss. Mike’s got a Jack o Lantern deck, and Taylor’s got a Frankentaur deck! We discuss how to maximize these fairly mediocre event cards, and what sorts of strategies can host underpowered cards that you’re trying to experiment with.
Finally, we’ve got a mailbag for you all. A few questions that have been knocking around our mailbox for a few weeks that we decided to bring out. Thanks to everybody who wrote in, and pre-emptive thanks to everybody who continues to write in at shroomfortwopodcast@gmail.com!
Show Notes for Episode 56:
Mike’s Jack o Lantern Deck: https://imgur.com/a/3mf09CF
Taylor’s Frankentaur Deck: https://imgur.com/a/yq5h9gO
Listener Gabo’s Question: https://pastebin.com/QCNURQyY
Listener Gabo’s Crafting Recommendations: https://www.reddit.com/r/PvZHeroes/comments/8s11h7/suggestions_for_beginners_to_spending_gems_sparks/
Listener Fred’s Mail: https://pastebin.com/cya33RVG
Listener Fred’s Deck: https://imgur.com/a/HaoJ7CA
Hello, Heroes!
Welcome to an unusually explicit episode of Shroom for Two! Fair warning, there’s a fair bit of profanity in this episode. Maybe Valkyrie Brainstorm brings that out in Mike and Taylor, because that’s what they talk about in the main segment. Our latest deck to be featured on Crowddecking is the current Zombie deck that everyone loves to hate, Valkstorm. We’ve got a big pile of degenerate legendaries to talk about, and we discuss it until the fat lady does a bonus attack.
Additionally, we’ve got some follow-up on Aggro Solar Flare, a look at Trick or Treater for the Card of the Week, and some more Youtube videos!
We’re gearing up for a listener mail segment, so send your questions in to shroomfortwopodcast@gmail.com! Don’t forget to check out our Youtube page, shroomfortwopodcast too! You should come hang out in our Discord too, #shroomfortwo on the PVZ Heroes server!
Show Notes for Episode 55
The Simpsons joke in the title: https://youtu.be/AdHrgApNYWs
The decks from Crowddecking: http://www.sharecsv.com/s/9f9d61c5c93ea058a41efbfcf5b64cba/Valkstorm%20-%20Sheet1%20(1).csv
Taylor’s Trick or Treater deck: https://imgur.com/a/UiWZIt2
Our Youtube page: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZb_IGfQy8he-AFGI4S9wBA
Hello, Heroes!
Welcome to another episode of Shroom for Two, brought to you for the low, low price of 50 sparks!
This week, our main event is a revamp of our crafting recommendations. Rather than recommending super rares, legendaries, and event cards, we’re recommending uncommons and rares. We realized how much more important it is for new players to craft workhorse common cards, so we’ve got a big pile of new recommendations!
We’ve also got more of Mike’s fight club action (Keep an eye on the SFT youtube channel!) and a mini segment on aggro Solar Flare, courtesy of our card of the week: Pumpkin Boy!
Reminder that next week is our Valkyrie Brainstorm segment, so be sure to send those decks to shroomfortwopodcast@gmail.com!
Show Nofes for Episode 54:
Taylor’s Aggro Solar Flare: https://ibb.co/bVxOtp
Mike fights Z-Mech
Hello, Heroes!
Welcome to another keyboard-smashingly inane episode of Shroom for Two! This week, we receive another after-action report from Mike’s Ultimate League Fight Club (MULFiC, for short). He lays the smack down in some new YouTube videos, which you can find in the notes below!
Next, we check out this week’s Card of the Week, Fraidy Cat! To show off it’s value and versatility, Mike brings you a pair of non-tribal Fraidy Cat Smash decks (PONTriFraCS, for short). He also highlights a Captain Combustible deck he’s been laddering with.
Finally, we take a look at all of your Ringzilla decks! We make a table of everyone’s deck, and chat about them during one of our patented dual-cohost, data-driven, crowd-compiled, variance-verifying, combo-clarifying, deck-differentiating Crowddecking segments (DCDDCCVVCCDDCD, for short).
If you’d like to share any overwrought acronyms and/or questions with us, drop us a line at shroomfortwopodcast@gmail.com! You can find us in the PvZ Heroes discord channel as well - the invite link is https://discordapp.com/invite/MEk77xP - come hang out in the #ShroomForTwo channel!
Show Notes for Episode 53:
Mike explaining the joke in the title: https://imgur.com/a/nBaKz6B
Mike explaining the joke in the opening audio clip: https://imgur.com/a/OQ3PiZM
Mike’s Fraidy Cat decks: https://imgur.com/gallery/HQjUNny
Ringzilla decks: http://www.sharecsv.com/s/34391f30ffa1f2393661997f09ff7fee/Ringzilla%20-%20Sheet1.csv
Hello, Heroes!
Welcome to another lycopene-rich episode of Shroom for Two!
This week, Mike discusses his recent invitation to the Card Game Illuminati! He’s joined a super secret PVZ Heroes Fight Club (with the exception that he can talk about it), and he’s back with his first dispatch. Check out our YouTube page for his recent Beta-Carrotina vs Immorticia adventure. Fight number 4 is a real doozy - it’s in the show notes below!
Next, we discuss the Card of the Week, Ketchup Mechanic! Since we’re doing decks for that segment nowadays, Taylor revisits his Rose Mixed Nuts deck from the last battle episode. He cut the Go Nuts for some more proactive 3-drops and likes the results he’s left with!
Finally, we take a brief dip into the mailbag. If you want to send us some listener mail, please send it our way at shroomfortwopodcast@gmail.com!
Show Notes for Episode 52
Mike (BC) vs IgmaRockers (Immorticia) game 4. It’s a real wing-dinger! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6udY3d5vu8
Taylor’s Mixed Nuts Rose, featuring Ketchup Mechanic: https://imgur.com/a/xT8sfxY
Listener Austin’s Terrify deck from the mailbag: https://pastebin.com/rSTk4iug
Hello, Heroes!
Come on and slam, and welcome to another episode of Shroom for Two! This week, we duke it out on YouTube in a battle of Cards of the Week!
Mike and Taylor both made two Go Nuts decks and two Flameface decks, and played a best of 5 on the shroomfortwopodcast channel! Will Taylor finally break out of his losing streak? Find out below!
If you have any thoughts about Go Nuts, Captain Flameface, Space Jam, or Homestar Runner, please send them our way at shroomfortwopodcast@gmail.com
Show Notes for Episode 51
Episode 51 battle playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYjvj4X-RVE&list=PLynMPM5_VbeIKpdAO2nhTNJHmVqu_G84p
Mike’s battle decks: https://imgur.com/gallery/cdO2ZFN
Taylor’s battle decks: https://imgur.com/a/pH3kBrY
Taylor’s favorite song from Space Jam. He writes the show notes and can get away with this kind of thing. https://youtu.be/ewOzi5-AZXU
Hello, Heroes!
Welcome to our anniversary episode of Shroom for Two! We’ve been bringing you this show, weekly-ish, for a whole year! It’s been quite a wild ride, and we’re super thankful to you all for having been on it with us!
So grateful, in fact, that we’ve got a special announcement! We’re proud to announce the existence of a #shroomfortwo channel in the PVZ Heroes Discord! Hop on over there and say hello!
On the actual show this week, we see the results of Taylor’s brewing with Thinking Cap, and the breadth of y’all’s Conjure HG decks!
Show notes for Episode 50
Decks from this episode: https://imgur.com/a/Vh8U06O
Decks from the Conjure HG segment: http://www.sharecsv.com/s/53736b759c2d6b110d7b52fc9ae4cda7/Conjure%20HG%20-%20Sheet1.csv
PVZ Heroes Discord. Come find us in #ShroomForTwo: https://discordapp.com/invite/MEk77xP
Hello, Heroes!
Welcome to another episode of Shroom for Two, laboriously crafted on its namesake day! We recorded our episode early this week, which means two things:
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You get to hear it two days earlier than usual!
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We’re doing a mailbag this week instead of the Conjure HG breakdown. Don’t fret! You’ll see that next week on our 50th episode.
We also get down deep with Thinking Cap! Taylor takes on the laddering challenge with Thinking Cap. Next week you’ll find out about the decks he brewed with Dr. Spacetime and Zombology Teacher!
Thanks for all your interesting questions! We answer questions about formats, new card types, and more! If you’ve got any to send our way, email us at shroomfortwopodcast@gmail.com!
Show Notes for Episode 49
Homestar Runner Labor Day: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=QLFf2n5h_Yk
Todayborday is Labor Day: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=KBXsx1ZHgg0
Imp-Throwing Imp Decks: https://imgur.com/gallery/JzQVJST
Eliotte’s Mono-color Listener Mail: https://pastebin.com/PcJJbrZ6
Listener Eliotte’s Mono-color Decks: https://ibb.co/dZKFkK
https://ibb.co/fEnqKe
Hello, Heroes!
Welcome to another token-generating episode of Shroom for Two! We’re basically doubling up on cards of the week this time - we gave Atomic Bombergranate short shrift last time, so we’re doing it a favor and giving it some shrift-elongation surgery to start the show, now that we've actually played with the card.
Then, we have quite a bit to say about our real card of the week, Imp-Throwing Imp! We point out some differences between Imp-Throwing Imp and the rest of the Imp crowd. Then, we detail the kinds of board states the Imp-Throwing Imp-Throwing Imp crushes, and the kinds it gets crushed by. To finish the segment, we have a lengthy discussion of the Brain Freeze deck that Mike used to hit Ultimate with Imp-Throwing Imp-Throwing Imp-Throwing Imp. We also sleuth out some Space Cowboy rules interactions.
Finally, we announce our next deck data crunch - Conjure Huge-Giganticus! Please send your Conjure HG decks to shroomfortwopodcast@gmail.com! We’ll also accept Conjure Super-Brainz if you haven’t got HG.
If you’ve got any particular questions or comments about the show, you can send those our way too! You can check out all of our videos at shroomfortwopodcast on YouTube!
Show Notes for Episode 48
Extremely important link you should definitely click: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_cyikYSTNQ
Mike’s Atomic Bombergranate Decks: https://www.reddit.com/r/PvZHeroes/comments/9beef3/i_laddered_with_atomic_bombegranate_for_a_week/
Smoke Bomb in 2018? It’s more likely than you think: https://ibb.co/is8c3U
Mike Hitting 50 with Dude-Throwing-Brain Freeze https://www.reddit.com/r/PvZHeroes/comments/9b4x2t/hitting_50_with_brain_freeze_ft_imp_throwing_imp/
Hello, Heroes!
Welcome to a cantripping episode of Shroom for Two! Apologies for the late posting.
This week, we break down all of the Cyclecap decks you all were so kind to provide to us! We sourced a number of decks from the Shroom for Two audience, and devoted pretty much the entire show to them! We discuss what goes in every deck, what sorts of sub-strategies exist within Cyclecap, and what creative singletons people chose to fill the gaps.
Note from Future Taylor: Past Taylor didn't leave Future Taylor enough time to get those infographics done, so those are going to have to come next time. We're still publishing the data and the totals of each card, so you can see what everybody chose to brew with. Pretty pictures will come next week!
Show Notes for Episode 47
Mike's Aerocabra Decks, plus a super sweet in-game moment with the Smash (Using the Smash's ultimate to Supernova some mushrooms and give Supernova Garg +4/+4 with Ancient Vimpire): https://imgur.com/gallery/EpCebyH
Cyclecap decks submitted by you guys: http://www.sharecsv.com/s/6d1a322ae1f546ed313c3ba8c1879935/cyclecapdecks.csv
Cyclecap Card-By-Card Totals: http://www.sharecsv.com/s/b41a48db0303c64f3028deae445a1f15/cyclecaptotals.csv
Hello, Heroes! Welcome to another goatlike episode of Shroom for Two! This week, we ride around on hoverboards in search of grass to eat.
Unfortunately, our hoverboards are in the shop, so instead, we discuss everybody’s favorite goat whose name sounds cooler in Spanish, the Hovergoat 3000.
We demo a new segment this week, where we blend the card of the week with a deck analysis. We’ve brewed an interesting deck featuring our pal the Aerocabra, and we’ve extended the card of the week segment to accommodate it.
We’re still looking for listener deck submissions! This week, we specifically call out Cyclecap decks and decks featuring Atomic Bombergranate. If you’ve got any of those to share, send them our way at shroomfortwopodcast@gmail.com!
Show Notes for this Episode
Our old friend HGC, Helena Geometric Carter: https://stattrek.com/online-calculator/hypergeometric.aspx
Binomial Probability Calculator, that you should really be using for Bad Moon Rising and other effects that draw with replacement (like random effects where you can get duplicates): https://stattrek.com/online-calculator/binomial.aspx
Taylor Series - an infinitely approximation or a function: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taylor_series
Mike’s Aerocabra deck: https://imgur.com/AO4EMzq
Hello, Heroes!
Welcome to a nutritious episode of Shroom for Two! We start this week off by issuing some hypergeometric mea culpas, having previously steered you wrong on everybody's favorite cumulative probability distribution calculator.
Next, we give one last probabilistic hurrah to our friend the HGC, when discussing our Card of the Week, Forget Me Nuts! Forget Me Nuts is best in your opening hand, so we calculate the probability of that happening when you've included 4 in your deck. We break down the subtlety of the play pattern, and generally try to goad you into getting 4x of them. You won't regret it!
Finally, we bridge the gap between our old segment Tribe Talk and our new segment, the Currently Unnamed Deck Archetype Segment. We focus on a specific powerful meta deck and talk about its moving pieces. This week, it's peas!
If you've got any feedback, send it our way at shroomfortwopodcast@gmail.com!
Hello, Heroes!
Welcome to another sesquidenominational episode of Shroom for Two! This week, your pals open up the mailbag and answer what's on your mind!
We also discuss one of the more influential event cards, Bad Moon Rising. Our old friend the Hypergeometric Calculator shows up to break down the math behind predicting your polymorphs.
If you've got obscure mathematical prefixes to share with us, or any thoughts and opinions about PVZ Heroes, send them our way at shroomfortwopodcast@gmail.com!
Hello, Heroes! Welcome to another photosynthetic episode of Shroom for Two!
This week, Mike completes his Listener Eliotte challenge and hits ultimate with 20 different decks. Then, an old frienemy shows up in the Card of the Week segment, looking a little worse for wear. Finally, we look at the quirky deck that Mike chose to highlight from his climb, an aggro Beta Carrotina deck, featuring 4x Photosynthesizer, a card that Mike maintains is good and that you should put in every deck.
We've got another mailbag episode coming up, so be sure to keep the questions coming! Drop us a line at shroomfortwopodcast@gmail.com if you've got any questions, comments, or suggestions!
Show notes for Episode 43:
0:00: Mike's 20 rank, 20 hero challenge
6:23: Card of the Week: Clique Pea
17:18: Aggro Beta-Carrotina https://imgur.com/a/84Y2DH5
31:57: Cards to turn into Heroes?
Hello, Heroes!
Welcome to the next episode of Shroom for Two! This week, in honor of this being Episode 42, we’re reviewing the Galactic Gardens expansion!
First, we have some new videos to plug on our YouTube page - Mike and Taylor watched some of Mike’s recorded tournament matches and made commentary tracks! Check those out on YouTube channel shroomfortwopodcast to see our evaluation of those games.
Next, we go into Sap Fling on the card of the week segment. We disagree about its overall power level, but agree that it’s a cool card that fills an interesting niche.
Finally, we take a huge bite out of the Galactic Gardens set. We discuss the keywords, the Environment card type, and the cards we loved (plus one card we didn’t).
If you’ve got commentary on Galactic Gardens, please send it to shroomfortwopodcast@gmail.com!
Show Notes for Episode 42
0:00 YouTube Videos
4:30 Card of the Week: Sap Fling
15:08 Galactic Gardens set review
Hello, Heroes!
Welcome to the belated 41st episode of Shroom for Two! Taylor is back from the woods; your favorite PVZ Heroes podcast duo is ready to share strategic tip and Wikipedia factoids about goats once again.
We start with Mike’s climb to Ultimate rank with his free-to-play deck. He hit rank 50 in the last few days of the season, and he’s here to talk about how he did it. He’s also got a big huge reddit thread about what he learned, and we encourage you to check that out!
Next, we double up on Card of the Week. Corn Dog and Trapper Zombie get some scrutiny and we evaluate the contexts in which they’re good. This is the best run of event cards we’ve seen for a while - solid role-players with minimal downside, that you don’t need to stress about grinding four of.
Finally, we go over the victory threads from the winner of the reddit tournament! In exchange for their sweet 50 Canadian dollars, user Danilo made a pair of extensive write-ups! We break down a pair of the decks that they used, and go over some of the strategic implications of their card choices.
We’re always looking for more listener mail! Give us a holler at Shroomfortwopodcast@gmail.com!
Show Notes for Episode 41
0:00 The Gävle Goat https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gävle_goat
1:00 Mike hits ultimate with his F2P account https://www.reddit.com/r/PvZHeroes/comments/8xdj1b/free_to_play_hit_ultimate_in_7_weeks/
10:01 Card of the Week: Corn Dog
18:49 Card of the Week: Trapper Zombie
25:25 Ociti wins the Reddit Tournament
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Plant Thread https://www.reddit.com/r/PvZHeroes/comments/8x8658/official_reddit_tournament_my_thougths_and_winner/
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Zombie Thread https://www.reddit.com/r/PvZHeroes/comments/8xg0dn/official_reddit_tournament_part_2_plants_bans/
44:57 World Cup talk
- That cool graphic https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/how-france-and-croatia-made-it-to-the-world-cup-final-in-one-chart/
Hello, Heroes! Welcome to another inquisitive episode about Shroom for Two. This week, we’re digging into our listener mail bag!
First, we’re getting an update on Mike’s progress through the tournament. Then, we’re discussing a pair of Beastly event cards (Synchronized Swimmer and King of the Grill). Finally, our main segment is answering a handful of listener mails.
If you’d like to hear your questions on the show, please write to us at shroomfortwopodcast@gmail.com! You can also find videos of Mike’s tournament games on our YouTube page, shroomfortwopodcast.
[0:00] Tournament Recap
[4:17] Card of the Week: Synchronized Swimmer
[9:09] Card of the Week: King of the Grill
[14:21] Listener Mail: Briar Rose
[20:11] Listener Mail: Valkyrie
[26:50] Listener Mail: Arena?
[36:26] Listener Mail: 1 cost gravestones
[40:43] Listener Deck: Banana Combustable
- The email: https://pastebin.com/MsXzizUe
- The deck: https://imgur.com/fpH1LGx
[44:05] Listener Mail: Underrated environments
[47:50] Listener Mail: Binary Trickster
- The email: https://pastebin.com/BnMyNGca
- The deck: https://imgur.com/gallery/d0nMjYS
Hello, Heroes!
Welcome to another bananular episode of Shroom for Two! This week, we’re in for a handful of decks, and a handful of mea culpas about Banana Split!
First, Mike gives a tournament update, and agrees to reveal his slightly-super-secret technology later in the show.
Then, we highlight some cool stuff from the PVZ Heroes subreddit. Some old stuff, some new stuff, and some cool work done by PVZ Heroes listeners.
Subsequently, we do a little follow-up from Listener Eliotte, who sends us a neat Cursed Gargolith deck.
Afterwards, we give Sonic Bloom the Card-Of-The-Week treatment. While we don’t think it’s a runaway A+, we discuss how it can be used and what sorts of cards it’s a drop-in replacement for.
Synonym-for-nextwards, we discuss Mike’s Banana CC deck that he cruised to Ultimate with. His win rate with the deck was, if you’ll excuse the pun, bananas. We talk about what might be so sweet about it, how he came to build it, and why on hollow earth he’s not running Berry Blast.
[0:00] Mike's Tournament and Reddit Stuff
- Concept art thread https://www.reddit.com/r/PvZHeroes/comments/8rzoz5/managed_to_find_concept_art_for_certain_cards_and/
- Old gameplay video https://www.reddit.com/r/PvZHeroes/comments/8shd2a/old_gameplay_concept/
[3:47] Listener Eliotte's Cursed Gargolith deck
- The deck https://imgur.com/a/67YYkAZ
[6:41] FTP tips thread
- https://www.reddit.com/r/PvZHeroes/comments/8s11h7/suggestions_for_beginners_to_spending_gems_sparks/
[12:39] Sonic Bloom
[24:26] Mike's Banana Captain Combustible
- The deck https://imgur.com/a/FlPQasV
Hello, Heroes!
Welcome to another smashing episode of Shroom for Two! This week, surprising nobody, Mike continues into the top 8 of the second Reddit tournament. Will he take his super secret technology all the way to the Canadian bank? We’re on the edge of our American seats!
Meanwhile, Taylor’s been experimenting with a combo deck by redditor WiFi-Brain! We discussed Pod Fighter a few weeks ago, and WiFi-Brain publishes a very compact Pod Fighter deck that Taylor has been really enjoying! We discuss its construction and its strategy. Maybe Pod Fighter should be the foregrounded woman in the red dress to your next Wandering Eye Boyfriend meme.
Then, we discuss Going Viral, probably the best event card of the entire batch. It’s great - if you’re a zombie, you should play it. If you’re a plant, you should learn to play around it. We talk about how to do both, and why it very deservedly sits atop the event card rankings.
Finally, we discuss Taylor’s favorite iconic zombie tribe, Gargantuars. We reminisce about their role in the original PVZ, discuss their mechanical identity, and talk about how to build with them!
We’re running low on listener mail, so please send us some at shroomfortwopodcast@gmail.com!
Show notes for episode 38
[0:00] Tournament Updates
[3:14] Reddit Highlight: OTK Pod Fighter
- The Thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/PvZHeroes/comments/8qeodl/my_new_favorite_otk_pod_fighter_deck_very_fun/
[12:25] Card of the Week: Going Viral
- Limited Resources: The 'Groan Test': https://www.reddit.com/r/lrcast/comments/40cz1g/what_exactly_is_the_groan_test/
[23:19] Tribe Talk: Gargantuars
Hello, Heroes!
Welcome to another episode of Shroom for Two, the PVZ Heroes podcast that, like every rose, has its thorns.
This week, we discuss our current standings in the Reddit tournament. Mike's doing his best Lebron impression and vanquishing everybody, although perhaps the dream team of upcoming opponents will finally put a stop to his reign of terror.
Our card of the week, High Voltage Currant, kicks off an extremely juicy month of June. There are a lot of pushed event cards coming this month, and HVC is no exception. We talk about why it's good early and late, and why this Cosmic Berry by another name should make its way into your decks.
Finally, we do our next installment of Tribe Talk. Flowers are the subject this week; we discuss their far-reaching mechanical identity. We also ponder what needs to be done about Briar Rose, the flower lord that, upon a mountain of skulls, in a castle of pain, sits on a throne of our broken dreams.
If you'd like to sound off about Briar Rose, or any other subject, please write to us at shroomfortwopodcast@gmail.com!
Show notes for episode 37
[0:00] Tournament updates and jokes about Lebron
[2:52] Superpower randomness
[9:27] Card of the Week: High-Voltage Currant
[12:56] Mike's FTP Update
[14:13] Tribe Talk: Flowers (also Briar Rose)
Hello, Heroes!
Welcome to a freely playable episode of Shroom for Two. Mike's free-to-play account has begun to bear fruit, and we have an extensive talk about how it's going so far,
Before that, we answer a handful of listener mails. We take a look at the basic set, have some follow-up about Secret Agent, and discuss freeze decks.
Before that, we discuss the card of the week: Sun Shroom. It's a little clunky compared to flower-based ramp mechanisms, but it's got some advantages.
Before that, we talk a bit about the Reddit tournament, and make a funny joke.
If you'd like to see our videos from the tournament, check out our YouTube channel at shroomfortwopodcast! We're also accepting listener mail at shroomfortwopodcast@gmail.com!
[0:00] Reddit Tournament
- Joke: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/05/30/roseanne-barr-blames-ambien-zolpidem-drug-real-side-effects/654683002/
[7:18] Card of the Week: Sun Shroom
[17:20] Listener Mail: Basic cards
[19:39] Listener Mail: Follow up on Goat/Swimmer
- From listener Patrick: https://pastebin.com/FvQ2X6Hf
- Fry's Secret Agent/Goat deck https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivTqfgy6baM
[24:40] Listener Mail: Freeze decks
- Listener Ethan's Deck: https://imgur.com/J8Akgml
- Listener Ethan's Mail: https://pastebin.com/RJe5DvbK
[33:59] F2P Talk
- Mike's F2P gallery: https://imgur.com/a/XtBMEQB
Hello, Heroes!
Welcome to episode 35 of Shroom for Two! This week, we begin with some debate over the rollout of the balance patch. First it was delayed, then it goofed the daily challenge, then we got a free booster pack. Taylor and Mike are differing levels of mad about the whole thing. Towards the end, we discuss a few decks that we've been working on. Taylor's back on the Mime Gargantuar kick, this time with Immorticia!
Next, we discuss Impfinity's favorite Card of the Week, Imposter! This little guy is 10 lbs of card advantage in a 5 lb bag, and we break down why exactly this 1-cost 2/1 is an aggro deck's dream come true.
Finally, we take a big bite of Savage Spinach! Mike's been hard at work brewing with each of the Mega-Grow heroes. We discuss how all-in Savage Spinach wants you to go, and which heroes have the best support structure for making that happen.
If you've got any listener mail to send us, please toss it our way at shroomfortwopodcast@gmail.com! We're also on YouTube at shroomfortwopodcast, so be sure to jackhammer those like buttons.
Show notes for Episode 35
Mike and Taylor's handful of decks: https://imgur.com/a/N28CERZ
Hello, Heroes!
Welcome to a tribetastic episode of Shroom for Two! This week is the debut of our new segment, Tribe Talk. We kick it off with discussion of one of the post powerful zombie tribes: Pets! We talk about the ins and outs of the tribe and its associated gameplay.
We also perform a quck mea culpa on Banana Split, with Mike's banana CC deck outperforming our expectations. We also discuss Secret Agent, and why it's more narrow than it looks. We do a few listener mail questions as well!
If you'd like to have us answer your questions, please write to us at shroomfortwopodcast@gmail.com!
Show notes for Episode 34
[0:00] PVZ Heroes Reddit's Next Tournament https://www.reddit.com/r/PvZHeroes/comments/8joldu/2nd_official_reddit_tournament_with_prizes/
[2:53] Mike's Banana Captain Combustable https://imgur.com/a/a3WpQAU
[9:54] Card of the Week: Secret Agent
[21:21] Listener Mail: Would we ever stream on Twitch?
[25:51] Listener Mail: Climbing to Ultimate with one Hero per rank https://pastebin.com/BpXgGsCx
[29:56] Tribe Talk: Pets
Hello, Heroes!
Welcome to a patchtastic episode of Shroom for Two! Apologies for the late posting.
This week, Mike and Taylor go over all the card changes! We highlight a few changes that we think will make a big impact. Mike and Taylor disagree about how big the Marine Bean change will be. Send us your thoughts about whether Marine Beans will start showing up in bean decks!
Then, we discuss this week’s card of the week - Garlic! Mike and Taylor also disagree about how good Garlic is. Taylor thinks it’s a must-have auto-include for every guardian deck, but that might just be because he loves Rotobaga and Pecanolith so much. Mike is more lukewarm on Garlic, but sees its potential.
Finally, Mike pulls up in his solid gold rocket car and tells Huge-Giganticus to get in, loser, we’re going shopping for ladder points. We discuss how Excavator Zombie is spicy HG technology, and ponder what the effects of the Mustache Monument nerf will be on Shieldcrusher Viking.
To get in touch, send us listener mail to shroomfortwopodcast@gmail.com!
Show Notes for Episode 33:
Full list of card changes: https://www.reddit.com/r/PvZHeroes/comments/8hzqld/spring_update_megathread/
Mike’s HG deck: https://ibb.co/eLBbkd
Timestamps:
[0:00] Card Changes
[25:09] Card of the Week: Garlic
[30:15] Mike’s HG Deck
Hello, Heroes!
Welcome to another astute episode of Shroom for Two! This week, we double up on card-of-the-week segments, since we skipped discussing Health Nut last time. We hope you got the full complement of Health Nuts when they were available, because we've got pretty much nothing but good things to say about it. We're less generous to Banana Split, but we try to make it clear why, and what potential we see in it.
Then, we finally reach the thrilling conclusion of the Class Warfare segment. We end where we begin, with Green Shadow and the easy-to-learn, hard-to-master Smarty class. There's a lot of very juicy game design topics present in Smarty's section of the color pie! We discuss the combo enablers everybody hates to love and loves to hate, why beans are the gold standard for PVZ Heroes tribal synergy, and why Dark Matter Dragonfruit is just three Defensive Ends duct taped together.
Class Warfare may have concluded, but we've still got plenty of ideas in the pipeline for Shroom for Two! If you've got any ideas for us, or have any comments and questions to share, please email us at shroomfortwopodcast@gmail.com! You can also find us on YouTube at shroomfortwopodcast. Don't forget to jackhammer those "Like" and "Subscribe" buttons.
Hello, Heroes!
Welcome to another battle episode of Shroom for Two! This is our third series of recorded matches on Shroom for Two. This time, Mike and Taylor battled each other with a set of listener-submitted decks from the last episode!
As is usual for these recorded match episodes, there's a brief pre-show, after which you should pause the show and watch the matches on YouTube. Then, restart the show for the post-game wrap-up.
We skipped talking about Health Nut this week, even though it's great, to make room for the games. You should get them, though, and we'll talk about all the reasons why next week.
FYI, towards the end of the show, Taylor's computer decided to install a bunch of updates, and he falls off the internet. No fear, he'll be back next week, and Mike closes the show without busting on Taylor too much.
If you've got any feedback or listener mail, please send it to shroomfortwopodcast@gmail.com! We're also shroomfortwopodcast on YouTube. Don't forget to jackhammer those Like and Subscribe buttons.
Show notes for Episode 31
Decktacular YouTube playlist
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uvg89Cb4nRw&list=PLynMPM5_VbeIrQ74LUzfWyKNYkAqWE3JN
Mike's Decks
- https://imgur.com/a/zNZeKbB
Taylor's Decks
- https://imgur.com/a/sfEpFQ3
Podcast RSS
Hello, Heroes!
Welcome to a very decktacular episode of Shroom for Two! We'll be going over six decks submitted by you, the listeners! We're very impressed with what you all put together. So impressed, that we've got a special surprise waiting for you after we review the sixth deck!
If you're interested in sending us some listener mail, please send it to shroomfortwopodcast@gmail.com!
[5:47] Card of the Week: Zombie High Diver
[14:38] Decktacular: Onion Chompzilla
- https://www.reddit.com/r/PvZHeroes/comments/7y8x07/onion_rings_and_lil_buddies_to_ultimate/
[18:02] Decktacular: Brain Freeze Frenzythrough
- https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/428611606277128224/429076856692539392/Screenshot_2018-03-29-20-37-55.png
[20:40] Decktacular: Wall Knight 3-Nut
- https://imgur.com/CRLBhwE
[24:46] Decktacular: Smash Hunting Grounds
- https://pastebin.com/14gz5vNB
[33:06] Decktacular: Chompzilla Aggro
- https://imgur.com/qyZ6AsV
[39:08] Decktacular: Boogaloo Newspaper
- https://imgur.com/a/vDbfpnz
Hello, Heroes!
Welcome to another episode of Shroom for Two! This week, it's a listener mailstravaganza, where we answer a bunch of questions sent in by you!
We got so many deck submissions that we'll be dealing with those separately. Next episode will be the listener deckstravaganza! This time, you'll hear us discuss cards you like, cards you don't like, and a few cheap shots at Mark Zuckerberg.
If you've got any questions, comments, decks, or feedback, please send them to us at shroomfortwopodcast@gmail.com!
Show Notes for Episode 29
[4:57] Card of the Week: Snake Grass
[13:00] Mailbag
- Gabo's email. Check out the topic ideas and tell us what you think! https://pastebin.com/mUgbytiY
[17:34] Listener Mail: Red Stinger
[21:38] Listener Mail: Chomper
[25:36] Listener Mail: Podfighter
[30:14] Listener Mail: Synchronized Swimmer
[32:49] Listener Mail: Rarity changes
[35:55] Listener Mail: Why is Mike in love with Neptuna?
- Hearthstone Mechanic: Secrets https://hearthstone.gamepedia.com/Secret
[40:16] Listener Mail: Tokens
[44:19] Listener Mail: More on Bad Cards
- Various buff suggestions https://pastebin.com/gbzVGMRD
Hello, Heroes! Welcome to another robust episode of Shroom for Two!
This week, Mike continues detailing his enthusiastic climb up the ladder. Then, we discuss Lily of the Valley, who's not as sturdy as they once were, but still a very strong inclusion in most decks. Finally, we do our penultimate Class Warfare, for everybody's favorite bunch of healthy zombies, the Hearty class.
We'll be doing a bunch of listener mail next week. Send your questions, comments, and ideas to shroomfortwopodcast@gmail.com!
No timestamps this week, because Taylor only had time to google synonyms for "hearty" before heading out the door! Try and spot them all!
Hello, Heroes! Welcome to a fun and funny episode of Shroom for Two. This week, we discuss a few of those rumored nerfs/buffs. Mike's 6 copies of Valkyrie are crying as nerfs appear to be coming for most parts of that OTK Valkyrie deck except Valkyrie.
Then, we discuss the card of the week, Spyris. We disagree about how good Spyris is, but we're both of the opinion that it's a good card that you should be playing.
We end the show with Mike discussing his new ladder project! He'll be keeping data about his match wins and opponents, see how his decks put up numbers, and see what the different substrata of the ladder look like!
If you've got feedback for us or our new friends, please send them to shroomfortwopodcast@gmail.com!
[4:09] Unofficial card changes
- The thread containing the info (https://www.reddit.com/r/PvZHeroes/comments/870x1l/spoilers_upcoming_changes_to_existing_cards/)
[9:35] Card of the Week: Spyris
[18:19] Ladder Talk
[27:20] Stinger
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DzTz7npIYUk
Hello, Heroes!
Welcome to an explosive episode of Shroom for Two that's sure to appeal to red mages everywhere. We celebrate the first day of Spring (and Philadelphia's corresponding blizzard) with a deep dive on the Kabloom class.
First, we revisit SuraF and Justini's power rankings, with an eye towards picking a few nits. Then, we give some reasons why Shamrocket (this week's event card) may be the best one in the entire mix. We follow that up with a piece of listener mail and a ludological breakdown of why "bad cards" exist. We conclude with a Class Warfare segment on one of the most powerful plant classes.
If you've got any questions, feedback, or suggestions, please post them in the Reddit thread (we're sticky now!) or email us at shroomfortwopodcast@gmail.com
Show notes for Episode 26
[1:43] Tier Lists revisted
- Zombie event cards (https://www.reddit.com/r/PvZHeroes/comments/833n13/zombies_event_card_tier_list_set_4_edition/)
- Plant event cards (https://www.reddit.com/r/PvZHeroes/comments/8445zg/plant_event_card_tier_list_set_4_edition/)
- f00gers and Weasel's Set 3/4 Zombie card list (https://www.reddit.com/r/PvZHeroes/comments/864pgt/colossal_and_triassic_zombie_tier_list_f00gers/)
[16:35] Card of the Week: Shamrocket
[22:17] "Bad" cards
- The email (https://pastebin.com/8TEdFZBB)
- Mark Rosewater's podcast on bad cards (http://media.wizards.com/podcasts/magic/drivetowork27badcards.mp3)
- Mark Rosewater's article on bad cards (https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/making-magic/when-cards-go-bad-revisited-2012-10-22)
[27:55] Class Warfare: Kabloom
Hello, Heroes! Welcome to an episode of Shroom for Two with a title so weird, we forgot to read it!
This week, we ponder the mechanical implementation of Three Nut and why it makes weird things happen. Then, through some listener mail, pondering a collection of decks from metas past, and the implications of releasing a set in two batches. Then, we check out SuraF and Justini's awesome graphics, wherein they ponder the relative power of various event cards. Finally, Mike asks you to ponder which block meter shenanigans generate the most feelbads.
Stick around after the show, where we ponder why Ready Player One looks so lame.
[0:00] Ready Player Paris Hilton
[1:30] Three Nut's weird rules (and maybe a bug)
[6:00] Puzzles and stuff
- Taylor won't shut up about Magic: Emblems(https://mtg.gamepedia.com/Emblem)
[10:45] Listener Mail: A whole bunch of decks
- The decks (https://imgur.com/a/wznki)
[20:16] Listener Mail: Combos split between set 3 and 4
- The email (https://pastebin.com/eY1Ynv6N)
[28:24] Plucky Clover plus Event Card Rankings
- Plant cards (https://www.reddit.com/r/PvZHeroes/comments/8445zg/plant_event_card_tier_list_set_4_edition/)
- Zombie cards (https://www.reddit.com/r/PvZHeroes/comments/833n13/zombies_event_card_tier_list_set_4_edition/)
[42:52] Good use of polling
- Which feels worse? (https://www.strawpoll.me/15273197)
[48:50] Stinger: We bust on Ready Player One some more [PG-13]
Hello, everybody! Welcome to a lively, rodent-like episode of Shroom for Two!
This week, we access our inner Disguised Toast and investigate how Primal Peashooter interacts with various zombie creatures. Then, we try to wrap our brains around one of the more unusual Cards of the Week. Finally, we break down everything there is to know about the Sneaky class!
We've got a bit of listener mail in the queue, but if you want to share anything at all with us, please write to us at shroomfortwopodcast@gmail.com!
[0:00] What the title means, for the kiddies
- Ballad of the Sneak
[1:44] Investigating Primal Peashooter
- Reddit thread about Primal Peashooter
[5:26] Card of the Week: Electric Blueberry
[11:46] Class Warfare: Sneaky
- Taylor Won't Shut Up About Magic: Morph
Hello, Heroes! Welcome to a wholesome, green episode of Shroom for Two!
This week, we open with a discussion about not playing OTK Valkyrie makes you a cool kid. Don't you want to be cool?
Then, we answer some listener mail from listeners who were cool enough to send their questions in to shroomfortwopodcast@gmail.com. Don't you want us to answer your questions?
Then, we discuss Bonus Track Buckethead, and how that Smash deck from f00gers absolutely destroys every deck Taylor plays on the ladder. Don't you want to beat Taylor on the ladder?
Finally, we talk about peas. All children love peas, as do Green Shadow and her ally Mike. Don't you want to be like them?
Tune in next week, for the return of Class Warfare!
[1:00] Deck tracking and whatnot
- Tempostorm meta snapshots (from Hearthstone)
- NetrunnerDB (netdecking tool from Netrunner)
[6:17] Listener Mail: Beta Carrotina
- Mike's Shooting Starfruit deck
[12:29] Listener Mail: F2P Dinobot
- The deck
[19:18] Bonus Track Buckethead
- f00gers deck
[26:31] Wholesome Green Shadow
- The deck
[39:59] Stinger (PG-13)
- Orson Welles on Frozen Peas
- Parody of Orson Welles on Frozen Peas
Hello, Heroes!
Welcome to a decktacular episode of Shroom for Two! This week, we're forgoing the regular structure of highlighting single cards from Triassic Triumph; we each had a deck we really liked, so we're doing two decks!
Be sure to listen all the way to the end, to hear us trip over closing the show so much, someone calls the podcast police!
Drop us a line! Send us some listener mail to shroomfortwopodcast@gmail.com! We'd love deck ideas, card critiques, and show feedback!
[0:45] Mike Opens Legendaries: Cornucopia
[2:30] Cash Shop Musings
[4:45] Mike Opens Legendaries: Apotatosaurus
[6:36] Card of the Week: Sportacus
[11:05] Taylor's deck: Rotobaga Citron
- The deck
[17:23] Mike's Deck: Headhunter Brainstorm
- The deck
[30:59] Impromptu Unrecorded Battle
[34:10] Show closer, attempts 1-4
[35:23] Stinger
Hello, Heroes!
Welcome to another suntacular episode of Shroom for Two. This week, we do a spate of listener mail from a handful of our loyal listeners. Then, we break down some of our newest additions in Triassic Triumph. Finally, all the bonkers Solar cards that Mike used to smack Taylor around in the Refightening get some time in the sun.
If you're out there listening, please drop us a line at shroomfortwopodcast@gmail.com! Listener mail is great, but knowing our audience is out there is great too. See you on the ladder!
Show Notes for Episode 21
[0:00] Loveable friendly banter
- Salon dot com punishes ad blockers by mining cryptocurrency
[6:38] Listener Mail: Pre-Triassic Citron
- https://pastebin.com/Z0SX0mcH
- The Deck
[11:27] Listener Mail: Solar Flare Aggro anti-Aggro
- https://pastebin.com/EqcPDBMK
- The Deck
[15:38] Listener Mail: Disco dance floor & other changes
- https://pastebin.com/UYENQnGe
[19:15] Listener Mail: Brainstorm Valk Talk
- https://pastebin.com/JuzqCixF
- SuraF's thread
[22:23] Chum Champion And So On
[23:44] Listener Mail: Citron 3-Nut Coolness
- The Deck
[28:09] Card of the Week: Stupid Cupid
- Flametongue Kavu
[29:44] Triumph of the Week: Sunstrike
[32:51] Triumph of the Week: Strawberrian
[38:24] Class Warfare: Solar
Hello, Heroes!
Welcome to another battle edition of Shroom for Two! This week, we show off the decks we built after the archetype draft in Episode 17. We played a 5-match series against each other, and put it up on our YouTube page!
In lieu of our normal show structure, we record a few minutes of preamble, then instruct you to pause the show and watch the matches. Then, after the matches, restart the show to hear our after action report!
We'll be back to our normal format next week. Keep sending in Triassic Triumph-related questions to shroomfortwopodcast@gmail.com!
Show notes for Episode 20
- The YouTube playlist of our games
- Mike's decks
- Taylor's decks
Stay tuned after the show to hear about Philadelphia being weird after the Super Bowl!
Hello, Heroes!
Welcome to a triassicly triumphant episode of Shroom for Two. Our prayers for Set 4 have been answered. This week, your hosts are swimming around in Hollow Earth looking for new combos.
We begin with a breakdown of the new Fusion mechanic, follow into a discussion of the existing card changes, and then dive into new Set 4 cards!
We'd love to hear about your Set 4 experiences, so please send us some listener mail at shroomfortwopodcast@gmail.com
Timestamps for Episode 19
[3:13] New Mechanic: Fusion
- Note: Yes, fusion triggers happen before "When played" triggers on creatures.
[15:06] Existing Card Changes
[30:42] Regular Card of the Week: Defensive End
[32:57] Triassic Card of the Week: Pumpkin Shell
[35:15] Triassic Card of the Week: Hunting Grounds
[40:01] What have we been seeing on the ladder?
- Hint: Mustaches
- Also: A message from Future Mike
[54:39] Zombot Dino and Miscellany
- Funny giant sprites
- More funny giant sprites
- Even more funny giant sprites
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Hello, Heroes!
Welcome to Shroom for Two! The only Plants vs Zombies: Heroes podcast featuring some fan mail from the designers of the game itself!
To start, we climb to the top of a South Philadelphia lightpole and talk about the daily challenges. We posit some different game modes that are analogous to other PVZ game modes.
Then, we read a smattering of listener mail, including one from Devin Low, creative director of PVZ Heroes! We're both over the moon about that, so you get to hear us get all giddy. If you want to send us some listener mail, email us at shroomfortwopodcast@gmail.com!
Finally, we give Beastly cards their turn in the Class Warfare arena.
Tune in soon for our next Battle Royale!
[0:00] Preamble and alternate game modes
- Philadelphia greases lightpoles in case the Eagles win, people climb them anyway
- https://hearthstone.gamepedia.com/Medivh,_the_Guardian
- http://plantsvszombies.wikia.com/wiki/Zen_Garden_(PvZ)
- http://plantsvszombies.wikia.com/wiki/Vasebreaker
- http://plantsvszombies.wikia.com/wiki/Endless_Zone
- https://hearthstone.gamepedia.com/Dungeon_Run
[8:50] Breaking News: Sports keep happening
[9:30] Card of the Week: Fire Rooster
[16:28] Listener Mail
- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamedesigner/5816/devin-low
- Listener Adam's Gravitree
- Listener Patrick's Mime Garg
[38:44] Class Warfare: Beastly
[1:09:00] Closer
Hello, Heroes!
Welcome to a special birthday edition of Shroom for Two! This week, we're teeing up the next special battle episode. We do some of our normal show stuff, and draft deck archetypes for the next battle!
We're still building up our bucket of listener mail and deck ideas, so by all means send us more to shroomfortwopodcast@gmail.com! We've also started getting ratings on iTunes, so please do those too!
Show Notes for Episode 17
[0:00] Preamble
- The con Taylor was at instead of getting out of Gold league
- The game where Mike and Taylor met each other
[5:40] Card of the Week: Energy Drink Zombie
[12:23] Drafty Birthday
- Our draft options
[31:45] Stinger
- Pardon my Take
- Russian vending machine sells Instagram likes
Hello, Heroes!
Welcome to episode 16 of Shroom for Two! This episode is packed full of cards we love: between Gargologist on Card of the Week, Guardian on Class Warfare, and Spudow on Deck of the Week, you'll hear plenty about why we love to play these cards. Even more astonishingly, Taylor and Mike talk extensively about Guacodile without making a single millennials/avocado toast joke! We'd have thought of it if we hadn't wasted all of our time and money scarfing avocado toast.
If you've got any jokes about millennials, or ideas about what you'd like to hear some millennials talk about on Shroom for Two, please send us an email to shroomfortwopodcast@gmail.com!
Show notes for episode 16
- Reddit thread where we're soliciting deck ideas
- [6:48] Card of the Week: Gargologist
- [16:50] Classs Warfare: Guardian
- Doran, the Siege Tower
- [38:09] Deck of the Week: Super Plinkow
- The deck
- [48:49] Taylor and Mike do stupid things when they see pests
Hello, Heroes! Welcome to episode 15 of PVZ Heroes podcast and Ozzy Osbourne fancast Shroom for Two!
This week, we highlight some goings-on on the PVZ Heroes Reddit, discuss the world's most expensive ramp creature, and talk about why the Crazy class is so powerful.
We'd love to hear your questions, feedback, and deck ideas, so send us some listener mail at shroomfortwopodcast@gmail.com!
Show Notes for Episode 15:
[0:00] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMR5zf1J1Hs
[4:43] Cool Reddit threads
- Shroom for Two Deck ideas
- Archetype Discussions from SuraF: Cyclecap
- Mike's similar deck
[11:42] Card of the Week: Toadstool
[18:20] Class Warfare: Crazy
Happy New Year, heroes! Welcome to a very mimey mailbag episode of Shroom for Two! (Apologies for the delay in posting the show.)
This week, we spool out a bunch of listener mail, highlight some Reddit threads we liked, and talk about a Mime Gargantuar deck we brewed up! We're out of listener mail, so please send us some card questions, deck ideas, or strategy tips to shroomfortwopodcast@gmail.com!
Show Notes for Episode 14:
[2:41] Lightning Round: Extinction Event
[4:50] Lightning Round: Bounty Hunter
[6:48] Lightning Round: Sonic Bloom
[10:30] Listener Mail: Gatling Pea
- Listener Eliotte's deck
- Listener Eliotte's email
[13:22] Galactic Gardens is pretty busted
[15:47] 25 tips for PVZ Heroes
[20:31] Card of the Week: Regifting Zombie
- Spoiler: It's really good
[25:02] Deck of the Week: She Blinded me with Silence
- The thread where Taylor got the idea
- The deck
Hello, Heroes!
Thanks for listening to episode 13 of Shroom for Two, the Plants vs Zombies: Heroes podcast where we're back to our regularly scheduled program.
This week, we run through the last few weeks of event cards, talk about Mike's sweet Tankylosaurus deck, and break down the Mega-Grow class! We're spooling through our listener mail next week, so please send us questions for shroomfortwopodcast@gmail.com!
Show Notes for Episode 13
Mike's games for the budget tournament
[5:44] Card of the Week: Jolly Holly
[9:56] Card of the Week: Exploding Fruitcake
[14:36] Unexpected Gifts
[18:18] Deck of the Week: Frank the Tank
[28:37] Class Warfare: Mega-Grow
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Hello, Heroes!
Welcome to a very special episode of Shroom for Two! This week, Mike and I play against each other in the Budget Constructed tournament we have been talking about so much. Rather than do all of our normal segments, recorded a bunch of matches and posted them on Youtube!
Here's how it works - the first segment of the show is a preamble for the five matches. Then, there's an interlude, during which you're supposed to pause the show and watch the matches. Then, the last segment was recorded after we finished the matches.
Needless to say, the last segment contains spoilers for the matches themselves, so please watch them before you listen to the show!
Show Notes for Episode 12
[0:00] Preamble, before we played the matches
Youtube playlist for our matches! Editor's note: For the final match, Mike lost his video file, so the footage is from Taylor's perspective. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93t2grftj3Y&list=PLynMPM5_VbeKcau6rUIpqtYBKi1ZbGxDq
[3:45] Post-amble, after we played the matches. Watch the matches before you listen to this part!
Hi, Heroes!
Welcome to episode 11 of Shroom For Two, the only PVZ Heroes podcast with a new segment called Class Warfare!
This week, we preview some potential changes to existing cards for set 4, zap through some listener mail, and talk at length about Brainy cards and why everybody loses to them all the time! If you've got any listener mail for us, please send it to shroomfortwopodcast@gmail.com!
Show Notes for Episode 11
[0:00]: Ladder reset and Set 4 Spoilers
- Set 4 spoilers
- Joke MTG set Unstable that Taylor will be playing this weekend
[6:07]: Mike's crazy game story
- They're dead
[8:40]: Listener Eliotte's Gatling Pea Write-up
- The pastebin
[9:22]: Listener Yusen's budget decks
- The decks
[12:14]: Lightning Round: Tankylosarus
[14:30]: Lightning Round: Shieldcrusher Viking
[16:35]: Lightning Round: Wannabe Hero
[19:13]: Card of the Week: Pear Cub
[22:04]: Class Warfare: Brainy
- Color pie
- Magic's version of Kitchen Sink Zombie
[43:50]: Funny joke
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Hello, Heroes!
Welcome to episode 10 of Shroom for Two, the PVZ Heroes podcast where we finally break our moratorium on Set 4 spoilers!
This week, we run through some leaked legendary cards in the upcoming expansion, and run through a lightning round of listener mail! If you've got any questions or comments you'd like to send us, please write to us at shroomfortwopodcast@gmail.com!
Show Notes for Shroom for Two Episode 10
[2:03] Leaked set 4 legends
[15:17] Listener mail: Mixed-Up Gravedigger
[20:38] Listener mail: Control Nightcap
- Link
[28:00] Lightning Round: Wing Nut
[30:04] Lightning Round: Astrovera
- Reno Jackson
[31:41] Lightning Round: Bodygourd
[34:36] Lightning Round: Binary Stars
[37:08] Lightning Round: Astrocado
[40:53] Even More About Gatling pea
Hypergeometric Calculator
- Link
- Video (It's about Magic but the concept is the same)
Happy Thanksgiving, heroes! Shroom For Two keeps rolling on, with minimal holiday delays. This week's topics include:
[3:05] Net Neutrality
- What is Net Neutrality and why should I care? https://www.google.com/amp/amp.timeinc.net/fortune/2017/11/23/net-neutrality-explained-what-it-means-and-why-it-matters
- Who are my congresspeople? https://whoismyrepresentative.com
[6:50] Listener Mail: Fossilhead
[9:37] Listener Mail: Gattling pea
[17:41] Listener Mail: Carrotillery
[21:45] Listener Mail: Sports
[27:50] Listener Mail: BC deck
- The deck https://pastebin.com/fP4ubft2
[36:00] Listener Mail: Conjuration
[41:37] Listener Mail: Primordial Cheese Shover
[46:28] Lame Card of the Week: Turkey Rider
[48:28] Deck of the Week: Pecan Citron
- The deck https://ibb.co/jpCgSm
Hello, Heroes! Thanks for listening to Shroom for Two episode 8! We took a week off while Taylor was traveling for work, but we're back! Our cup runneth over with listener mail, so we haven't answered every single one yet. If you don't hear your question, though, don't be discouraged! We'll get to it next week.
This week, besides the boatload of listener mail, we talk cryptically about the tournament Mike and I have entered! Will we scrub out like lame noobs, or will we crush everyone and meet in the finals like Goku and Vegeta? We don't know!
If you've got feedback or questions, please send it to shroomfortwopodcast@gmail.com! Thanks for listening! Special thanks to our friend Justin for our sweet new art! If you can't see it in the show feed, we need to tinker with Squarespace a bit. Please let us know if you can see it in your podcast client.
Show Notes for Episode 8
[0:00] EA and loot crates
[9:49] Budget tournament
-Link to reddit thread
[18:56] Listener Mail: Pirate Impfinity
-Link to deck
[22:32] Listener Mail: Beans
-Link to Patrick's write-up
[26:41] Listener Mail: Imitater
-Link to Patrick's write-up
[33:12] Listener Mail: Three nut
[37:50] Listener Mail: Untrickable
-Shroud
-Hexproof
-Hearthstone Developer Peter Whalen about when to keyword things
[44:24] Card of the Week: Mayflower
[46:52] Card of the Week: Figgy boy
[52:03] Card We Talk About For A While: Exploding Fruitcake
[56:10] Deck of the Week: Mike's CC deck (Taylor's note: I lost the screenshot for the deck. Oops! We'll post it soon!)
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Hello, Heroes! Thanks for checking out the 7th episode of Shroom for Two - the only Plants vs Zombies: Heroes podcast where we reveal that Taylor doesn't know anything about sports.
This week, we renew our pledge to kiss Teleport, Medulla Nebula, and all of their Brainy ilk goodbye for a month. We also run through some pretty sweet decks - a very fun deck from a listener mail, as well as the deck that got Taylor to Ultimate rank!
If you like the show, please share it with friends! Please send us deck ideas, questions, and comments to shroomfortwopodcast@gmail.com!
Show notes for Episode 7
[0:30] No Brainy November
- Mike's Reddit Thread
[3:10] Listener Mail: Evolution
[6:14] Listener Mail: Split Pea
[8:29] Listener Mail: Pets with Cold Noses
- Listener Ethan's insane deck tech
- The deck
[14:20] Card of the Week: Frankentaur
[20:10] Card of the Week: Sneezing Zombie
[25:29] Deck Tech: A pile of cards with beans in it
- The deck
- Taylor's final Taco win
- The deck's sickest Brainana blowout (the Vanilla has Team-Up)
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Hello, Heroes! Welcome to episode 6 of Shroom for Two, the Plants vs Zombies: Heroes podcast!
This week, Mike conscientiously objects to Rustbolt's war on fun, we answer a boatload of listener mail, and brew up a pair of budget Re-Peat Moss decks!
If you've got some listener mail for us, please send it to us at shroomfortwopodcast@gmail.com!
Show Notes for Episode 6
2:09 No Brainy November
3:55 Listener Mail: Flowers
7:10 Listener Mail: Bamboozle
9:45 Listener Mail: New player crafting
~15:00 Listener Mail: f00gers thinks we're cool
- The decks
17:23 Listener Mail: Re-Peat Moss
- Mike's Grass Knuckles deck
- Taylor's Captain Combustible deck
21:26 Card of the Week: Jack o lantern
27:41 Card of the Week: Elderberry
30:01 Card of the Week: Fireweed
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Hello, Heroes! Welcome to Shroom for Two Episode 5, the only Plants vs Zombies: Heroes podcast where we talk about how to beat Rustbolt.
This week, we celebrate PVZ Heroes's first birthday, go through more listener mail, highlight a pair of Colossal Fossils plant cards that we think are well-positioned right now, and Mike talks about his Brainy Haterade Rose deck!
If you're interested in writing us some listener mail, you can contact us at shroomfortwopodcast@gmail.com! Please let us know what you think of the show, and what you'd like to hear us talk about!
Show Notes for Episode 5
0:00 PVZ Heroes turns 1
- Mark Rosewater's Blogatog post about PVZ: Heroes
- PVZ Heroes's lead designer Devin Low
- Interview with Devin Low
2:28 Listener Mail: Attacking the Metagame
- Fry's Aggro Solar Flare
- Fry's video
8:32 Listener Mail: Powerful cards
- Taylor's Simpsons Metaphor for "Power Creep"
16:48 Listener Mail: Mushroom Decks
19:37 Zombie faction power rankings
21:10 Card of the Week: Trick or Treater
24:31 Card of the Week: Witch Hazel
27:39 Taylor's Fossil of the Week: Cro-Magnolia
30:43 Mike's Fossil of the Week: Tricorn
32:56 Deck Talk: Mike's Anti-Brainy Rose
- The deck
Hello, heroes! Set 3 is here! To celebrate, we've recorded a jam-packed double-length episode of Shroom for Two, all about Colossal Fossils!
This week, we answer some listener mail, run down the nerfs and buffs to existing cards, then launch into a discussion of the new cards and mechanics in Colossal Fossils. We talk about what we like, what we don't like, and what we think the game will look like when the meta reshapes around our new dino overlords.
Thanks for listening! If you'd like to send us feedback, please email us at shroomfortwopodcast@gmail.com!
Show segments:
00:42 Listener mail
10:48 Existing card changes
21:42 New Mechanic: Evolution
27:39 New Mechanic: Dino Roar
30:12 New Mechanic: Untrickable
37:41 Card of the Week: Zomblob
42:42 Card of the Week: Quickdraw Con-Man
48:38 Deck Talk: Mike's Beta-Carrotina Deck
Show notes for episode 4:
Other game mechanics Taylor mentioned:
Storm (from Magic)
Combo (from Hearthstone)
Evolution (from Pokemon)
Mike's Beta-Carrotina Deck
Hello, heroes! Thanks for listening to the newest episode of Shroom for Two, the only podcast about how Colossal Fossils didn't come out when everyone said it would.
This week, we have our first listener mail segment! (Special thanks to listener Patrick for taking the time to write us at shroomfortwopodcast@gmail.com!) Then, Mike discusses what it's like to get 5th copies of legendary cards while driving his solid gold rocket car. After that, we discuss our Card of the Week, and Taylor goes nuts about Go-Nuts.
We're still figuring out how what we'd like this show to be, so please let us know what you want to hear! Email us, or post comments in the corresponding thread on the PVZ Heroes reddit, reddit.com/r/pvzheroes!
Show Notes for Episode 3:
- Listener mail segment [1:45]
- Dupe legendaries and rarity shifts [6:30]
- Card of the Week: Fraidy Cat [9:09]
- Deck Talk: Taylor's Green Beans [15:42]
Hello, heroes! Thanks for downloading the next episode of Shroom for Two! We’ve heard your feedback and are now coming to you in glorious split-channel mono, for all your binaurally-homogenous listening needs! Also, Taylor gave up the echo chamber of his living room for the cozy confines of his linen closet. We hope this one sounds much better!
On this episode, we run down the three event cards we’ve seen since last week, Taylor rips off Limited Resources to talk about Quadrant Theory, and Mike takes his budget sports deck all the way to the championship!
Finally, we’ve got two new ways to give us listener feedback! We’re on twitter @shroomfortwopod, and we’ve got an email account set up too. Send us questions, comments, and suggestions at shroomfortwopodcast@gmail.com!
Show Notes for Episode 2:
- Card of the Week: Captain Deadbeard (2:16)
- Card of the Week: Ketchup Mechanic (6:00)
- Card of the Week: Haunted Pumpking (10:52)
- Strategy Segment: Quadrant Theory (17:30)
- https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/li/quadrant-theory-2014-08-20
- Mike’s budget Sports deck (25:10)
- The game that got Mike to Ultimate rank
Hello, everybody! Thank you for checking out the first episode of Shroom for Two, a podcast by two fans of Plants vs Zombies: Heroes. Simply put, we saw a place where a PVZ: Heroes podcast wasn't, and that simply would not do. Please give the episode a listen, and let us know what you think over on reddit.com/r/pvzheroes!
Show notes for episode 1:
- Segment 1: What do we think of Go-Nuts? (7:30)
- Reddit thread discussing Go-Nuts
- Segment 2: Taylor and Mike's 10x decks of the week
- Mike's Deck: Rich Guy Brain Freeze control with Trapper Zombie and Sharkbot (21:19)
- Taylor's Deck: Chompzilla midrange with Heartichoke combo and Solar Winds (36:00)