Back in the Saddle: DLC Richmond Lessons + Winterspell Pre-Release Predictions

Back in the Saddle: DLC Richmond Lessons + Winterspell Pre-Release Predictions

From The Upside | Happy Questing by Click Stream Studios

February 13, 2026 · 1h 12m · Season 1 · Episode 8

About this episode

The hosts recap their experiences at DLC Richmond and discuss predictions for the Winterspell pre-release.

We’re back, and recording from a brand-new home base: Clickstream Studios . In this episode of Happy Questing , Danny Tripodi, Andrew Buchmann, and Brandon Barba recap our trip to DLC Richmond , the wins, the whiffs, the prize wall grind, and the biggest lesson of all: you can’t control what your opponent queues into. From there, we zoom out on Set Champs season for Set 10: Whispers in the Well , what felt strong, what fell off, and what we learned about comfort picks vs. last-minute deck swaps. And because Winterspell pre-release is today (Feb 13) , we dig into what’s next: Why we think aggro is about to surge , and how it might still get kept in check The Underdog mechanic and why “on the draw” just got way scarier The cards we’re most excited (and worried) about: Grandmother Willow , Lilo support , John Smith , Raging Storm , Moana , and Danny’s personal crusade: Tod, finally an Emerald legendary worth believing in Whether Blue/Green control still has legs in a faster meta And a spicy rules corner: the deck-out rule change , the new damage language ( deal/put/move/take ), and why everyone suddenly needs to announce their actions like it’s court Plus: travel stories, draft…

People in this episode

Hosts: Danny Tripodi, Andrew Buchmann, Brandon Barba

Topics covered

  • DLC Richmond recap
  • Set Champs season analysis
  • Winterspell pre-release predictions
  • deck strategies
  • game mechanics changes
  • travel stories

Keywords

  • DLC Richmond
  • Winterspell
  • Set Champs
  • deck strategies
  • game mechanics
  • card predictions

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Clickstream Studios

Products: Grandmother Willow, Lilo support, John Smith, Raging Storm, Moana, Tod

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