Explore every episode of the podcast Casters of Valhalla
| Title | Pub. Date | Duration | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CoV Entry 47: Don Ramón and AoA Waves 2-3 | 18 Jun 2025 | 01:53:43 | |
Mike and Ken review the ScapeCon promo figure Don Ramón and AoA Waves 2-3 (including Cornelius Breech and Thyraxis Dragoon). Don Ramón: https://www.heroscapers.com/threads/scapecon-don-ramon-promo.65140/. | |||
| CoV Entry 46: ScapeCon War League and VCheese | 14 Feb 2025 | 02:35:31 | |
Mike announces the new ScapeCon War League being run on Vassal. Sign-ups are due by February 15, 2025. Link to the ScapeCon War League Discord Server: https://discord.gg/MyYxS7KPMs Mike and Chris discuss the VCheese meta in general, as well as cover the past VCheese events and results. VCheese Show Notes (with links to past events): https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZcuBeAsmtaTkHTzidqUxYvSlxJ8LVYgOpEG9v9V2aNI/edit?usp=sharing | |||
| CoV Entry 45: 5 Years of Casters of Valhalla and ScapeCon IV Recap | 02 Nov 2024 | 02:01:09 | |
Mike, Ken, Nathan, and William look back at 5 years of Casters of Valhalla and ScapeCon IV! | |||
| CoV Entry 44: Alex Davy Interview | 14 Sep 2024 | 02:27:32 | |
Mike and Ken interview Alex Davy, one of the new designers of HeroScape (and the designer of Star Wars Legion and one of the developers of X-Wing)! | |||
| CoV Entry 43: ScapeBet 4 | 25 Jul 2024 | 01:23:03 | |
ScapeBet 4: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc1wLUf3CGHA3AB_YJPv2LAfDPR5gU8lhQ139JwmC0cpAx6kg/viewform | |||
| CoV Entry 42: Drafting | 01 Jul 2024 | 01:54:23 | |
Mike, Ken, 2023 World Championship Top 4 finisher dok, and 2023 World Championship champion Chris Perkins discuss all things drafting in HeroScape. | |||
| CoV Entry 41: AoA Wave 1 | 06 Mar 2024 | 02:08:26 | |
Mike, Ken, and Nathan give their first thoughts and preliminary ratings for the 19 AoA units in Renegade's Wave 1. | |||
| CoV Entry 40: HeroScape Conventions | 31 Jan 2024 | 00:59:17 | |
Megasilver (Hexicon 2) and Bert25 (Scape Summit) join George and Mike (the ScapeCon conventions) to talk about their upcoming HeroScape community conventions. Hexicon 2 (Louisville area) (confirmed to be happening): https://www.heroscapers.com/community/showthread.php?t=63015 Scape Summit (Salt Lake City): https://heroscape.org/convention/?Convention=7 | |||
| CoV Entry 39: Top 100 Games (10-1) | 14 Nov 2023 | 02:37:42 | |
Mike and Ken discuss their Top 10 games as of 2023! | |||
| CoV Entry 38: Top 100 Games (30-11) | 02 Nov 2023 | 02:47:12 | |
Mike and Ken discuss games 30-11 of their Top 100 games as of 2023. | |||
| CoV Entry 37: Top 100 Games (50-31) | 24 Oct 2023 | 02:21:04 | |
Mike and Ken discuss games 50-31 of their Top 100 games as of 2023. | |||
| CoV Entry 36: Top 100 Games (75-51) | 13 Oct 2023 | 02:21:11 | |
Mike and Ken discuss games 75-51 of their Top 100 games as of 2023. | |||
| CoV Entry 35: Top 100 Games (100-76) | 11 Oct 2023 | 02:21:26 | |
Mike and Ken discuss games 100-76 of their Top 100 games as of 2023. | |||
| CoV Entry 34: ScapeCon III (and II) Recap | 06 Oct 2023 | 01:27:57 | |
Mike, Ken, and Chris Perkins recap ScapeCon III (and ScapeCon II). | |||
| CoV Entry 33: ScapeBet III | 09 Aug 2023 | 01:46:48 | |
https://www.heroscapers.com/community/showthread.php?p=2590106#post2590106 | |||
| CoV Entry 32: The Comprehensive Guide to Reverse the Whip | 30 Jun 2023 | 02:19:33 | |
Show Notes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lcLzX_hTCRbzdow6uf1mttUIVfvMgIVve0QDn1d6Lwg/edit?usp=sharing ScapeCon III: https://www.heroscapers.com/community/showthread.php?t=60984 ScapeCon East: https://www.heroscapers.com/community/showthread.php?t=62490 ScapeCon/GenCon History Spreadsheet (includes maps, events, and results): https://www.heroscapers.com/community/showthread.php?t=56737 Vegie's RtW Army Archetypes: https://www.heroscapers.com/community/showthread.php?t=55020 | |||
| CoV Entry 31: Going to a Tournament: What Next? | 14 Apr 2023 | 01:50:56 | |
Mike and Ken give an overview on how to approach a HeroScape tournament (from planning and preparation to the actual games). | |||
| CoV Entry 30: Top 50 Maps of All Time (10-1) | 25 Mar 2023 | 02:16:52 | |
Mike, superfrog, Flash_19, and Ken count down their Top 50 Maps of All Time (as of February 2023), discussing maps 10-1. | |||
| CoV Entry 29: Top 50 Maps of All Time (20-11) | 10 Mar 2023 | 01:35:41 | |
Mike, superfrog, and Flash_19 count down their Top 50 Maps of All Time (as of February 2023), discussing maps 20-11. | |||
| CoV Entry 28: Top 50 Maps of All Time (35-21) | 24 Feb 2023 | 02:15:50 | |
Mike, superfrog, and Flash_19 count down their Top 50 maps of all time (as of February 2023), discussing maps 35-21. | |||
| CoV Entry 27: Top 50 Maps of All Time (50-36) | 10 Feb 2023 | 01:51:34 | |
Mike, superfrog, and Flash_19 count down their Top 50 maps of all time (as of February 2023), discussing maps 50-36. | |||
| CoV Entry 26: The History of Competitive Maps | 22 Jan 2023 | 01:37:23 | |
Mike, Ken, Nathan, and guest cohost GameBear walk through the evolution of competitive maps to-date (recorded November 2022). Show notes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1uyK7SvVs7PAjAl_inuMaOpT4RJ93vw-RMvXgKgoCkWE/edit?usp=sharing | |||
| CoV Entry 25: HeroScape AoA Crowdfunding Campaign Review | 07 Oct 2022 | 01:05:38 | |
Mike and Ken walk through the current Hasbro Pulse campaign and what their hopes are for changes in the coming weeks. | |||
| CoV Entry 24: The Competitive HeroScape Buying Guide | 29 May 2022 | 01:12:13 | |
I walk through how to get started playing competitive classic Scape, laying out the important figures every collection needs. I also compare the top 11 armies in terms of strength, affordability, and flexibility. Check out the Classic Gauntlet here: https://www.heroscapers.com/community/showthread.php?t=57627 Check out my Power Rankings here: https://www.heroscapers.com/community/showthread.php?t=54867 | |||
| CoV Entry 23: ScapeCon I Side Event Metas | 05 Mar 2022 | 01:06:05 | |
Mike and Chris Perkins take a look at the ScapeCon I side event metas. Don't miss ScapeCon II! ScapeCon II main thread: https://www.heroscapers.com/community/showthread.php?t=59611 | |||
| CoV Entry 22: Greenscales and Nagrubs | 01 Mar 2022 | 01:44:14 | |
Mike (OEAO), Ken (Matthias Maccabeus), Nathan (infectedsloth), and Matthew (ISB3) break down the two main "king" armies (armies dependent on a central bonding figure). We discuss each bonding option for each of these two squads. This was recorded last spring; I apologize for the delay in getting this one out. Also, Nathan's mic levels were a little inconsistent, so I apologize for any changes in audio level. | |||
| CoV Entry 21: ScapeCon I Wrap-Up/ScapeCon II Announced! | 02 Oct 2021 | 00:40:43 | |
ScapeCon II: July 13-17 in Indy! LFG Mike is joined by George (Dragon Ruler), Chandler (Mr Wookiee), and Sir HeroScape to quickly recap ScapeCon I and briefly discuss ScapeCon II. | |||
| CoV Entry 20: ScapeCon Meta Prediction | 03 Aug 2021 | 01:28:20 | |
This episode was recorded pre-ScapeCon. In it, Dok, SuperFrog, and I predict the meta of the ScapeCon and give you a taste of the behind-the-scenes of how we approach army building in different formats. Note that I changed my Main Event army the week before- the build I talk about here is the build that Infected Sloth took to Top 8 on no practice after I told him about it at lunch that day. | |||
| CoV Entry 19: ScapeCon Bets | 26 Jul 2021 | 00:45:04 | |
SCAPE BET https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfAEag698NxUtFjpPRMBdauWuS8AydbrcKZnnGPqpZQ22bz9A/viewform?usp=sf_link There may be a prize for the winner- I'll figure it out post-ScapeCon. | |||
| CoV Entry 18: Pre-ScapeCon Hang #2 | 09 Jul 2021 | 02:09:39 | |
Warning: Some nonsense ahead Mike is joined by Gordon (Deroche), Jacob (NecroBlade), David (Viideosayg), Sam (Dysole), Chris (Chris Perkins), and Tommy (MegaSilver) in this loose conversation about Delta Pricing, Formats, Partial-Card Scoring, Cooking Rice, X-Wing, and more (I think ScapeCon gets mentioned, but who knows at this point)! Really, this ends up primarily being a discussion about Delta Pricing and the future of the game. | |||
| CoV Entry 17: Pre-ScapeCon Hang #1 | 26 Apr 2021 | 01:56:47 | |
I'm joined by InfectedSloth (Nathan), Nick the Ant (Nick), Mr. Migraine (Mitch), Mr. Wookiee (Chndler), Earl of Sandwich (Ben), and Boromir96 (Isaac) for a hang! After a few brief announcements and introductions, we talk about prepping for events and get a few hot takes on overrated and underrated units. Do we agree? Of course not! | |||
| CoV Entry 16: ScapeCon Pricing and Prizing! | 10 Apr 2021 | 00:22:39 | |
George and I talk through the tentative pricing and prizing of ScapeCon! Hope to see you in Indy this summer! | |||
| CoV Entry 15: Announcing ScapeCon! | 06 Apr 2021 | 00:32:21 | |
Join my dad and I as we introduce ScapeCon! We hope to see you all in Indy this summer! Update: The dates are officially July 29th-August 1st, 2021! | |||
| CoV Entry 14: Sportsmanship and Competition at GenCon | 04 Feb 2021 | 00:45:13 | |
Mike and Ken explore what "competitive HeroScape" at GenCon means, as well as what good sportsmanship looks like. | |||
| CoV Entry 13: Strategy with Jexik | 03 Jan 2021 | 01:53:06 | |
Join Mike, Ken, Nathan, and special guest Jexik for a talk about strategy and Jexik's What's in an Order Marker? series! What's in an OM?: OM II: | |||
| CoV Entry 12: Death Chasers and OnlineCon Recap | 15 Nov 2020 | 00:55:57 | |
Join Mike, Ken, Cody, and Vegietarian18 as we discuss competitive Death Chasers builds and recap OnlineCon. What bad figure does Cody love this time? | |||
| CoV Entry 11: When in Rome... Bring Raelin? | 28 Aug 2020 | 01:06:22 | |
Join Mike, Ken, Cody, and Vegietarian18 as we discuss all things Romans from a competitive standpoint. To Raelin or not to Raelin? To screen for range or not to screen for range? Those are questions. Do we agree on answers? Never. | |||
| CoV Entry 10: Bonding Melee | 18 Aug 2020 | 01:26:48 | |
Join Mike, Ken, and Nathan as we discuss the strategy and tactics of playing bonding melee. We cover the archetype broadly before focusing in on the best three bonding melee armies: the Knights, the Heavies, and the Dwarves. | |||
| CoV Entry 9: KenCon Wrap-Up | 01 Aug 2020 | 00:46:35 | |
Join Mike, Ken, and KenCon Champ Jeter (Lonewolf) as we run down the results of the KenCon HeroScape tourney and our thoughts on the format. | |||
| CoV Entry 8: Behind the Scenes of GenCon | 24 Jun 2020 | 01:21:39 | |
Special guests Lonewolf (Mike Jeter) and Raider 30 (Beau) join Mike and Ken for a very special, behind-the-scenes look at HeroScape at GenCon! We're sad it isn't happening this year, but this information is all relevant to the countless GenCons of the future! Stay safe! We'll see you all in Indianapolis in 2021! | |||
| CoV Entry 7: Rankings Methodology ft. Dok | 17 Apr 2020 | 00:43:35 | |
I welcome Dok on as the first co-host the show has had to discuss the methodology of the power rankings following some good discussion in our show thread. CoV Thread: https://www.heroscapers.com/community/showthread.php?t=56266 My Power Rankings: https://www.heroscapers.com/community/showthread.php?t=54867 Dok's: https://www.heroscapers.com/community/showthread.php?t=37772 Original: https://www.heroscapers.com/community/showthread.php?t=6171 Cody's: https://www.heroscapers.com/community/showthread.php?t=55236 | |||
| CoV Entry 6: B+ Units Part 2 | 15 Apr 2020 | 01:16:59 | |
Join Mike, Ken, and Cody as we discuss the second half of the B+ rated units (in accord with Mike's modern power rankings). Also, we coin the term "Scottie Pippen Syndrome", talk about the evolution of GenCon over the years, and announce a very special episode with two mystery guests! Orc's Power Rankings: https://www.heroscapers.com/community/showthread.php?t=54867 Orc's ARV Maps Article: https://www.heroscapers.com/community/blog.php?b=2943 | |||
| CoV Entry 5: B+ Units Part 1 | 30 Mar 2020 | 01:29:08 | |
Join Mike, Ken, Nathan, and William as we discuss the first half of the B+ rated units (in accord with Mike's modern power rankings) and the people at GenCon, past and present. | |||
| CoV Entry 4: A- Units | 04 Dec 2019 | 01:35:48 | |
Join Mike, Ken, and Cody as we discuss the A- rated units (in accord with Mike's modern power rankings), what to expect from HeroScape at GenCon, and Dad_Scaper's Listener Question on the differences between local tournaments and GenCon. | |||
| CoV Entry 3: A+ to A Units | 02 Nov 2019 | 01:14:15 | |
Join us as we discuss the A+ and A rated units (mostly in accord with the original power rankings by SP and Jexik), Chris Perkins' Listener Question on the best armies in the 4x4 format, and give an introduction and overview of GenCon. | |||
| CoV Entry 2: An Introduction to Luck and Skill | 18 Oct 2019 | 02:17:34 | |
Join us as we begin exploring how luck and skill impact the game, some of our favorite and least favorite units, and what competitive HeroScape was like back in the day. | |||
| CoV Entry 1: Introductions and Unit Discussion | 18 Oct 2019 | 00:44:52 | |
Join us as we briefly introduce ourselves and dive into some unit discussion: Greenscales, Major Q10 vs Frost Giant vs Kaemon, and Romans vs Dwarves vs Death Chasers. | |||