 Brode joined Blizzard Entertainment as a video game tester at the age of 20, working on and "World of Warcraft", a position in which he worked for a total of 18 months before becoming Environment Test Lead.During his work testing these games he spent time making custom maps for "Warcraft III", one of which became 'Map of the Week', released to the community.Brode began looking for a new position at Blizzard, including applying for a position as a designer on , finding himself in a creative position on the World of Warcraft Trading Card Game.