Good Luck High Five
547 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 days ago - ★★★★★ - 302 ratingsGood Luck High Five is a podcast about Magic the Gathering. Whether you’re a new player, a player who likes to sling spells at the kitchen table, an Arena buff, or someone who loves competition and dreams of the professional circuit – GLH5 is for you! Fun decks, tournament updates, absurdly funny segments – every episode is full of at least 1,000 laughs…and some excellent tips and knowledge.
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300: A Very Musical High Five!
October 23, 2018 15:48 - 36 minutes - 34.3 MBOn this episode, Maria and Meghan put on their headphones, turn up the mics and dust off the keyboard - it's time to celebrate 300 episodes with a musical! You'll hear songs about everything from Maria's favorite deck archetype, to Meghan's unique problem with Commander, to cracking boosters alone, late at night. You don't want to miss this celebration of everything Good Luck High Five, in somewhat competent song! ...In our defense, all songs were written in under 20 minutes. Some under 5! I...
299: Team Good Luck High Five
October 16, 2018 15:51 - 56 minutes - 52.3 MBOn this episode, Maria and Meghan have a MEGA announcement to make! They invite a special guest on the show to explain in more detail...but we'll give you a hint: you just might want to keep a close eye on the Pro Tour Team Series this season!! (Whaaaat?!) PLUS: A deep dive on new Standard as Maria flexes her Boros muscles with the help of Aurelia and a certain Bugler, Meghan dishes about the Magic Bracket that endeavors to name the most "Magic" card in all of Magic history, and we all take a...
298: The Goblin Slap
October 09, 2018 17:32 - 56 minutes - 52.3 MBOn this episode, Maria and Meghan introduce the world to new Standard! What exciting new decks have the first tournaments revealed to us? What has the addition of Guilds of Ravnica wrought? And can mono-red continue to reign supreme?! PLUS: a deep dive on what you should be drafting and building in Sealed with Guilds Limited (find out which guilds are best!), Flavor Text Theatre brings you some much needed advice in the new game of Advice Panel, and we were certainly ALL wondering about the t...
297: Rollercoasters & Controversy
October 02, 2018 14:29 - 1 hour - 72.5 MBOn this episode, Maria and Meghan share the awesomeness that was their Guilds of Ravnica prerelease! What decks did they build? What cards over-performed? Which ones were disappointments?! Find out! PLUS: Arena enters Open Beta and our hosts are OBSESSED, Cutest Card and Grossest Card in Ravnica are crowned, and a somber discussion of our hosts' reaction and personal opinions about the controversy from the Magic World Championship - which hits pretty close to home. OH...and also Old Timey New...
296: Guilds of Ravnica w/ Judge Rob!
September 25, 2018 14:43 - 1 hour - 74.8 MBOn this episode, Maira and Meghan are joined by the all-knowing, all-seeing, all-around great guy (and Regional Coordinator for the North), Judge Rob! Judge Rob will walk you through all the new Guilds of Ravnica mechanics and tricky card interactions you might run into at your prerelease this weekend. Don't leave home without listening to this episode! PLUS: A quick recap of the World Championship, Arena enters Open Beta, and the 2018 Hall of Fame class is revealed! Support More High Fives!...
295: Ben Franklin Facts
September 18, 2018 14:01 - 50 minutes - 47.2 MBOn this episode, Maria and Meghan get geared up for the 2019 Magic the Gathering World Championship! Our hosts draft a team of players (whose team will win?!), chat about the formats, and make some guesses as to what the biggest tourney of the year will hold. PLUS: More Guilds of Ravnica preview cards, all the Magic news you need (a Player of the Year playoff?! Sweeeeeet), and several "facts" about everyone's favorite inventor of the U.S. Postal Service. Support More High Fives! http://www.p...
294: Aggro on My Soul
September 11, 2018 15:39 - 54 minutes - 50.6 MBOn this episode, Maria and Meghan release their EXCLUSIVE Guilds of Ravnica preview card given to them by Wizards of the Coast! What is it? All we can say is that it's mean, green, and ...has one of Maria's favorite keywords. Wink, wink! PLUS: Esteemed guest Magic Von Expert the Magic Expert drops by the studio to give us a few hints about Guilds and promote his new book, Maria and Meghan craft a new un-official "Official" Guild Quiz (find out your guild for the Prerelease!) and our hosts cov...
293: Meghan’s Legion
September 04, 2018 16:20 - 1 hour - 64 MBOn this episode, Maria and Meghan welcome Amateur Pro (and newly minted TWO-TIME Pro Tour competitor) Greg back to the show! The trio talks spicy new preview cards and mechanics for Guilds of Ravnica (Greg might like Selesnya a biiiit too much...) and Maria and Meghan take an official quiz to figure out their guild alignment. SPOILER ALERT: This quiz goes very poorly for one of our hosts! PLUS: Standard chat ahead of the World Championship, brief Modern chat ahead of Grand Prix Detroit, and a...
292: The Good Luck High Fiving Begins
August 28, 2018 18:21 - 58 minutes - 54.1 MBOn this episode, Maria and Meghan celebrate the official name change of the podcast to Good Luck High Five! Join them in reliving some of the best memories of the Magic the Amateuring days and answering all sorts of questions from an Instagram AMA. PLUS: the Magic news you'll need to start your week off right, a spicy new(ish) Modern deck from Grand Prix Prague, and a Flavor Text Theatre that will keep you guessing! Good Luck High Five, everyone! Support GLHF! http://www.patreon.com/glhfmagi...
291: Goodnight and Good Luck High Five
August 21, 2018 15:14 - 1 hour - 57.4 MBOn this episode, Maria and Meghan share their thoughts on the 2018 Magic the Gathering Hall of Fame! Who will they vote for and why? What players impress them the most? Find out! PLUS: Our two hosts share their favorite Magic memories, look back at the past year in Magic's successes and lessons learned (using Mark Rosewater's latest article), and talk about the REAL Golden Age of television...the early 90s. Yup. Join the MtA club & support the show! http://www.patreon.com/mtacast Enter our ...
290: Mr. Inspector
August 14, 2018 15:48 - 52 minutes - 48.7 MBOn this episode, Maria and Meghan move around the boxes in their brain palaces (#brainpalace) to figure out how to best plan for your turn. When should you be thinking about what you're going to do? How do you remember if you've played a land? Why should you practice being "present" during your games? All those questions will be answered - AND MORE! PLUS: a look at Standard after Grand Prix Brussels (Sprouts) and Orlando, Flavor Text Theatre plays The Match Game, and Maria insults Harrison Fo...
289: A Very Minneapolis Pro Tour
August 07, 2018 16:16 - 49 minutes - 46.5 MBOn this episode, Maria and Meghan recap the wild and wonderful tournament that was Pro Tour 25th Anniversary! There really is no place like...a hometown PT. They'll share the top decks in Legacy, Modern, and Standard as well as HOT NEW HITS that hit the tables this past weekend. (Who saw Death's Shadow coming Legacy? Or Vengevine in Modern? Or Fog in Standard?!) PLUS: Meghan gets on her stump about Modern Spirits, Maria sleeps through classic movies, and Sock Bet is a total wash. Please help...
288: Area 51?
July 31, 2018 14:20 - 1 hour - 56.1 MBOn this episode, Maria and Meghan preview Pro Tour 25th Anniversary! It's the biggest, baddest, bestest Pro Tour in Magic's history - and we're here for it! Find out which team our hosts think will take down the whole thing and which decks will rise to the top in Standard, Modern, and Legacy. PLUS: a wrap of hometown Grand Prix Minneapolis with plenty of Magic Lessons Learned from Meghan, spicy draft decks that can win in M19 from Maria, and a Flavor Text Theatre MadLibs that's all about thos...
287: What IS That Movie?!
July 24, 2018 14:28 - 58 minutes - 54.7 MBOn this episode, Maria and Meghan help you figure out how to crack M19 Core Set Sealed and Draft after Grand Prix Sacramento and leading up to Grand Prix Minneapolis! What's the best color? The best rare? Find out! PLUS: Commander 2018 previews are upon us, Meghan contemplates why she is bad at mulligans, and Maria invents the son of a famous Magic artist. OH YEAH, and someone PLEASE help Meghan figure out the name of this gosh darned horror movie! Support the show! http://www.patreon.com/mt...
286: M19 Stages of Grief
July 17, 2018 12:11 - 48 minutes - 45.5 MBOn this episode, Maria and Meghan give you their first thoughts on M19 Core Set after a few drafts are under their belts. They'll also share some successful Magic Online Standard decks (there is a cat deck! Fur real!), put a few cards on notice in What is This Card?!, and play The Match Game with a very special guest. BONUS: Maria accurately describes the stages of grief, and Meghan presses The Button. Support the show! http://www.patreon.com/mtacast Enter our July giveaway: https://gleam.i...
285: Mice-Sized Mice
July 10, 2018 16:41 - 56 minutes - 52.7 MBOn this episode, Maria and Meghan give you their first impressions of Magic's newest core set: Magic 2019! How did their prerelease go? What cards impressed them the most (or the least)? What CRITICAL ERROR did Maria make in her Cutest Card assessment? It's shocking! PLUS: Updates in the world of Modern from Grand Prix São Paulo, Maria shares her lessons in learning more about Control, and Meghan loves Colossal Dreadmaw. BONUS: Flavor Text Theatre's M19 Movie Pitches are here...and they're gr...
284: M19 Rules w/ Judge Rob
July 03, 2018 17:10 - 57 minutes - 53.1 MBOn this episode, Maria and Meghan welcome Regional Coordinator for the North, Judge Rob! (Doesn't that tile sound like something out of Game of Thrones?!) Rob will walk everyone through anything tricky that could come up at your M19 Core Set Prerelease! Don't get caught unawares. Or without underwears. That's just good advice. PLUS: Maria crowns the Cutest Card in M19 while Meghan picks the Grossest Card and is Chromium the Mutable naked when it transforms into a hexproof human? Only importan...
283: Farewell, Dominaria
June 26, 2018 16:31 - 1 hour - 56.7 MBOn this episode, Maria and Meghan don their caps and gowns and get ready to graduate from the greatness that was Dominaria! They'll relive their favorite drafts, say "goodbye" to their favorite (and least favorite!) cards, and pay homage to the best designs in the set. PLUS: Standard Corner is BACK and all about the most awesome non-red and non-Teferi decks brought to Grand Prix Pittsburgh, and Meghan asks a very important and fart-related question to Magic players everywhere. Become an amaz...
282: Viva Las Vegas
June 19, 2018 18:27 - 1 hour - 67 MBOn this episode, Maria and Meghan recap the insanity, the awesomeness, and the hangovers that were Grand Prix Vegas. Find out how our hosts fared in the Modern and Limited main events as well as the spicy sides they chose to take on! You'll also hear some EPIC bad beats, a PSA on board-state regulation from Meghan, and be introduced to a shiny *brand new* M19 preview card! PLUS: M & M dive into more juicy M19 previews, a fun new segment is born in "The Button", and the ladies decide which pla...
281: Power, Power, Power
June 12, 2018 16:01 - 47 minutes - 44.8 MBOn this episode, Maria and Meghan get majorly hyped for Grand Prix Vegas! They'll tell you all about how testing is going for the Modern main event (spoiler alert: it's...going??), Maria dives ultra-deep on how to build your deck in Dominaria Sealed, and Meghan makes last-second changes to her ENTIRE LIST in Modern. PLUS: The Top Five Things You Need to Know in Magic This Week is chock-full of amazing stuff, spicy M19 previews hit the interwebz, and the Slippery Moguls are up against it versu...
280: A Very Sweaty Pro Tour
June 05, 2018 15:49 - 48 minutes - 45.5 MBOn this episode, Maria and Meghan share stories from inside Pro Tour Dominaria! Find out what they really think about Goblin Chainwhirler, hear about the craziest drafts they witnessed, and learn what deck they'd play if they'd been throwing down. PLUS: all the Magic news you can handle, what to play if you don't want to play red, and Meghan learns about fruit. Become an amazing supporter of the show: http://www.patreon.com/mtacast Enter our June Giveaway: https://gleam.io/LTICI/mta-june-gi...
279: Mr. Binks, at Your Service
May 31, 2018 14:21 - 1 hour - 60.9 MBOn this episode, Maria and Meghan get hyped for Pro Tour Dominaria with the help of their good friends and coverage crew-mates Brian David-Marshall and Tim Willoughby! Join in their late-night recording session (aka party) as they talk what's cool/bad/awesome in Draft (BDM insists he can build Spider Spawning in this set), what top cards they think they'll see at the top tables in Standard (Meghan is sad about Heart of Kiran), and play an epic Flavor Text Theatre Match Game that's sure to go ...
278: Battlebonded
May 22, 2018 13:45 - 54 minutes - 51.2 MBOn this episode, Maria and Meghan blow your magical minds with two brand spankin' new Battlebond preview cards! Want to know what they are? WELL, PROBABLY TAKE A LISTEN, DOOD! Our hosts will also showcase other spicy new Battlebond cards and review the set's Two-Headed-Giant-focused mechanics. PLUS: Meghan recaps the madness at Grand Prix Toronto (just like the air, Karn is ALL AROUND US), Maria invents a very Minnesotan planeswalker, and it's another insanity-laden segment of What is this Ca...
277: Tales from the Queue
May 15, 2018 17:05 - 51 minutes - 48.1 MBOn this episode, Maria and Meghan (as is their custom nowadays) give you the Top 5 things you need to know in Magic this week! They also break down **new** Dominaria Standard after Grand Prix Birmingham and share the SPOOKIEST stories (maybe ever?!) from their epic journeys in the Magic Online & Arena queues! PLUS: A rousing game of Pick, Lick, or Flick and YOU DECIDE what is wrong with Maria's neck! Become an amazing supporter of the show: http://www.patreon.com/mtacast Enter our May givea...
276: What is This Card?!
May 08, 2018 16:33 - 46 minutes - 43.4 MBOn this episode, Maria and Meghan recap all the madcap madness that was Grand Prix Dallas-Fort Worth (or should we simply say "Fort Worth"?) as players traveled to the Lone Star State to try their hand at Dominaria Limited. Our hosts will give you all the info you need to know on exactly how the format plays out if you're heading to a PPTQ Sealed tournament, planning to slay at FNM draft, or just want to beat up baddies on Magic Online. PLUS: All the news you need to know as you begin your Ma...
275: Skitts for President
May 01, 2018 15:23 - 58 minutes - 54.1 MBOn this episode, Maria and Meghan take an even deeper dive into the world of Dominaria. Meghan recaps all the Team Sealed action from Grand Prix Columbus and gives her Top 3 Tips for anyone looking to crack 6 packs and build a deck. Our hosts also venture into the world of draft! What archetypes have been kind to them? What's their opinion of the format so far? And which card sits head-and-shoulders above the rest (hint: it's a common!) PLUS: A brand new take on Flavor Text Theatre that'll se...
274: Dominating Dominaria
April 24, 2018 18:26 - 58 minutes - 54.8 MBOn this episode, Maria and Meghan regale you with tales of victory and woe from a set of Dominaria prereleases this past weekend! What awesome pulls did our hosts make? What amazing plays did they throw down (or have thrown down upon them)? What cards overperformed or underperformed? Find out all of that, are more! PLUS: Discover what cards are Maria and Meghan looking to build around in the new format of Brawl, what team MNVA plans to bring to the semifinals of the Team Modern Super League, ...
273: Dominaria Rules w/ Judge Rob
April 17, 2018 14:37 - 1 hour - 74.5 MBOn this episode, Maria and Meghan welcome Judge Rob back to the show to talk about everything you'll need to know ahead of your Dominaria prerelease this weekend! What happens if your only legendary creature is removed while your legendary sorcery is on the stack? Will your Ghitu Journeymage still deal 2 damage if you suddenly don't have a wizard in play when it resolves? And what is the deal with sagas?! All these questions (and more!) will be answered! PLUS: the Cutest Card and Grossest Car...
272: GP Seattle Hangover
April 10, 2018 17:46 - 58 minutes - 54.2 MBOn this episode, Maria and Meghan recap the epic-ness that was Grand Prix Seattle! They'll share stories and insight from Legacy (it's not actually that scary!) and from Standard - where Maria played the main event. Find out what it's like to pilot UW Auras to a solid finish, what new deck was the talk of the town (and nearly unbeatable), and what lessons Maria learned from her good friend Sram, Senior Artificer. PLUS: Brand new Dominaria preview cards, a trip to the bottom of the mailbag, an...
271: Do the Transguild Promenade
April 03, 2018 16:48 - 49 minutes - 46.5 MBOn this episode, Maria and Meghan invent a fancy new dance to celebrate their TWO EXCLUSIVE preview cards for Dominaria! Want to find out what they are and what deck Maria is excited that they might go in? You'd better listen!! PLUS: even more sweet Dominaria previews, an update on the wide, wild world of Standard, and Meghan recaps a rousing victory in Team Modern Super League! Put your left shank in, twist your rightmost arm: you're doing the Transguild Promenade! Become an awesome support...
270: Guess that Entfesselungskünstler
March 27, 2018 17:59 - 59 minutes - 55 MBOn this episode, Maria and Meghan have fun with a German pack of Odyssey by trying their best (and with their worst German accents) to guess what the cards do! They sure do open some spice! PLUS: A For the N00bs on how to evaluate cards specifically for draft, our hosts take a peek at some brand spankin' new Dominaria cards, and Meghan gives some insider insight into this week's deck choices on the Team Modern Super League! Everybody ready for a Schreckenskrabbler?! Become an awesome support...
269: Masters 25 Draft + Mechanics Forever: Part III
March 20, 2018 18:20 - 1 hour - 66.3 MBOn this episode, Maria and Meghan dust off their MFA's for a *Masters* 25 draft! See what I did there? Our hosts walk us through a few Masters drafts they did and what strategies, synergies + powerhouse cards they noticed. BTW, Horseshoe Crab is SO STINKIN' GOOD! PLUS: The results of Modern at Grand Prix Phoenix, obscure Magic mechanics take the stage for their final bow in Mechanics Forever: Part III, and Masters 25 makes a movie-worthy appearance in Flavor Text Theatre! Become an awesome m...
268: Mechanics Forever: Part II + Dominaria
March 13, 2018 19:09 - 58 minutes - 54.5 MBOn this episode, Maria and Meghan talk about some VERY EXCITING (and sad) news! Dominaria info has been accidentally spoiled (that's the sad part) but we all get info on some amazing new cards and mechanics (that's the very exciting part)! Listen in as our hosts walk us through the awesome newness that is Dominaria along with some EPIC new cards. PLUS: MtA's mission to revisit old mechanics in Magic continues as our dynamic duo encounters crazy stuff like Forecast, Haunt, and Soulshift. Beco...
267: Mechanics Forever: Part I
March 06, 2018 17:27 - 1 hour - 58 MBOn this episode, Maria and Meghan hunker down inside their podcasting log cabin (complete with roaring fire and creepy bearskin rug) to wait out the raging snowstorm outside. While curled up by the fire, they decide to go through a bunch of Magic's old, obscure mechanics and have a guess at what they do! Why don't you join them for a hot toddy and a rousing night of discussing Banding, Phasing, Flanking or Horsemanship! It's a snowed-in party like never before! PLUS: updates from the Magic On...
266: Teach a Friend Magic Month
February 27, 2018 18:20 - 48 minutes - 44.9 MBOn this episode, Maria and Meghan introduce MtA's Teach a Friend Magic Month! In March, MtA will be all about getting your buddies into the game. This week, our dynamic duo reveals their four best tips for teaching someone Magic. They'll also talk what's new in Standard after Grand Prix Memphis, check in on how Modern's doing post un-bans, and BRACE YOURSELF, MtA reveals some EXCLUSIVE Magic 25 preview cards! (And guess what? They have THREE of them!) Don't forget that Patreon Pledge Drive mo...
265: Me Like 2HG
February 20, 2018 15:14 - 55 minutes - 51.3 MBOn this episode, Maria and Meghan take a swim in the wonderfully pleasant waters of Two-Headed Giant! After the announcement of a new 2HG product called Battlebond, our hosts break down the basics of the world's most two-headed format. What does it mean to draft 2HG? What are best practices for building sealed? And if Maria and Meghan could make up any 2HG mechanics, what would they create?! PLUS: Standard is alive and thriving! Wahoo! Listen in as Maria breathlessly raves about Vampires whil...
264: Oh, Bloody Elf! Jace is Back!
February 13, 2018 16:49 - 57 minutes - 53.6 MBOn this episode, Maria and Meghan break your brains with some HUGE Modern news! (To be read in a cockney accent:) "Oh, Bloody Elf, Jace is back!" Our hosts break down what the Modern unbannings of Jace, the Mind Sculptor and Bloodbraid Elf and what that could mean for the format. PLUS: Maria is on Cloud 9 after Bogles takes down Grand Prix Toronto, Meghan walks us through her top-decking triumphs on the Team Modern Super League, and a For the N00bs that helped Meghan level-up her sideboarding...
263: Don’t Prove Yourself, Improve Yourself!
February 06, 2018 15:47 - 1 hour - 64.5 MBOn this episode, Maria and Meghan welcome back Amateur Pro Greg (@Magic_Michelp) to the show to talk about his first Pro Tour experience at PT Rivals of Ixalan! Greg walks us through the trials of picking a deck, what it's like to open Tetzimoc (!!) in your first-ever Pro Tour draft, and his favorite things about Spain. PLUS: Insight on Lantern Control, 5-Color Humans, Hollow One, and other sweet Modern decks that grabbed the spotlight on Magic's biggest stage. Our hosts also chat about the u...
262: Strange Alliances
January 30, 2018 10:02 - 55 minutes - 51.7 MBOn this episode, Maria and Meghan continue their ongoing saga of nonsense...and Magic! They chat Team Unified Modern (after a tournament with none other than CubeApril) and highlight some of their new favorite Modern brews. You'll also get insight into Rivals of Ixalan limited (is FOUR Tetzimocs good enough?), a fun dip into the listener mailbag (how did YOUR spark ignite?), and our hosts crack an old Alliances pack filled with terrrrrrible cards! SPECIAL BONUS: our Patreon monthly winners ar...
261: Greg a Greg with a Greg
January 23, 2018 16:02 - 58 minutes - 54.5 MBOn this episode, Maria and Meghan welcome their new "Amateur Pro" Gregory Michel to the podcast! Greg will stop by from time to time to give insights into what it's like to play on the Pro Tour, how to find a good deck for the current meta game or to break a limited format, or how to keep Magic and life in balance. (He's also a really cool dude!) In this case, Greg pops by to talk prep for PT Bilbao (Modern), Grand Prix Indianapolis (Team Limited), and plays along with a spicy game of Flavor ...
260: Reveling in Rivals
January 16, 2018 18:05 - 55 minutes - 52 MBOn this episode, Maria and Meghan share stories from their Rivals of Ixalan prerelease! How sick were their pulls? Which cards over-performed? Which cards UNDER-performed? Which insane rare did Maria decided *not* to build around?! Find out! PLUS: Welcome to How to Build a Sealed Deck 101, our hosts give their opinions on the recent shakeup in Standard (so many bans!), and the movie pitches are top notch (and art house ready!) in this edition of Flavor Text Theatre. BONUS: an easter egg at th...
259: Rivals with Judge Rob!
January 09, 2018 15:14 - 56 minutes - 52.2 MBOn this episode, Maria and Meghan welcome Regional Coordinator of the North and all-around awesome judge, Judge Rob, back to the show to explain Rivals of Ixalan mechanics and card interactions! Sure, there's only one new mechanic (hello, Ascend!) but there are plenty of interesting (and tricky!) things going on with individual cards that you'll want to know about before you hit up your prerelease this weekend. PLUS: Maria crowns Rivals' Cutest Card and Rob describes his perfect Sunday. Didn...
MtA Episode 258: The Completely Speculative League
January 02, 2018 18:32 - 55 minutes - 52.1 MBOn this episode, Maria and Meghan take a deep dive off the high board into the shiny, new set that is Rivals of Ixalan! They'll highlight their favorite preview cards (including an MtA *EXCLUSIVE*) and show their deckbuilding prowess by predicting the upcoming brews we'll see in Standard. Take that, Future Future League! PLUS: Meghan gives us a holiday vacation recap, For the N00bs tackles card types, and Maria wonders about the rules of rugby. Your support sustains us: http://www.patreon.co...
257: I’ve Got the Legacy Hives
December 26, 2017 16:35 - 50 minutes - 46.9 MBOn this episode, Maria and Meghan take a nose-dive into the wild world of Legacy as Maria frantically preps for the booth at GP Santa Clara coming up in January. What decks did she try out? How epic was her turn 1 death to Storm? And, most importantly, WILL SHE MAKE IT OUT ALIVE?! All these questions will be answered! PLUS: Meghan catches us up on Ixalan's story, a few Rivals preview cards are here and there's a *shiny new* keyword, and our hosts make new goals for 2018. Did they meet their 2...
256: The First Annual Chrimby Awards
December 19, 2017 18:35 - 50 minutes - 47 MBOn this episode, Maria and Meghan take stock of the year in Magic that was 2017. Do they do this with long, thoughtful, contemplative audio essays on Standard or epic poems about the diverse state of Modern? Of course not! Instead, they hand out the first annual Chrimby Awards! Do you want to know which card won "Best Hat" in 2017? Of course you do! How about "Most Emo Jace" or "Least Emo Jace"? YES! And surely you can't say no to "Card Most Likely to Induce a Pun"! The 2017 Chrimby Awards is...
255: Mark Rosewater Gets Unstable!
December 12, 2017 20:51 - 1 hour - 60.1 MBOn this episode, Maria and Meghan welcome VERY special guest, head designer of Magic the Gathering and all-around awesome guy, Mark Rosewater to the show! Mark shares stories of what it takes to make the Magic happen (quite literally), what strategies you should be trying in Unstable, and some of the tales behind fun card designs in the set. He also joins our Un-setted hosts for a mixed bag of Flavor Text Theatre, answers listener questions, and spoils every movie...ever. Buy us a Christmas ...
254: The 30-Second Modern Challenge
December 05, 2017 19:11 - 59 minutes - 55.3 MBOn this episode, Maria and Meghan break down Modern for beginners! They challenge themselves to explain most popular decks in the format...in 30 seconds or less. Can they do it? Find out! PLUS: For the N00bs explores the phases of a turn, our hosts talk Team Unified Standard as they wrap up the excitement at the 2017 World Magic Cup, and dish on the search for the newest Magic designer in The Great Designer Search 3! Be sure not to miss Maria and Meghan on the Unstable Pre-Prerelease with th...
253: Unstable Rules w/ Cube April
November 30, 2017 16:55 - 1 hour - 57.5 MBOn this episode, Meghan and very special guest (and friend of the show!) Cube April wade through the murky waters that are the rules of the new Un-set: Unstable! Want to know how to assemble a contraption? How about how to successfully augment a squirrel onto a horse? What if you want to steal conflicting text boxes with Do-It-Yourself-Seraph?! What about the seemingly incomprehensible card Rules Lawyer?!?! Not to fret, April is here to help! You'll 100% want to listen to this episode before ...
Magic the PROthering: Brad Nelson + Corey Baumeister
November 22, 2017 20:36 - 45 minutes - 43 MBMagic is the greatest game in the world, so what could be better than playing it? Playing it with your sibling, of course! ...And crushing nearly every event you play in together? Yeah...that would be pretty great, too. On this episode of the PROthering, Maria and Meghan chat with Standard Greats and Great Brothers, Brad Nelson and Corey Baumeister. Find out how they started playing the game together, what makes them an unstoppable duo, and who in their family keeps track of stats during big ...
252: I Saw a Rainbow
November 21, 2017 18:45 - 1 hour - 61.6 MBOn this episode, Maria and Meghan go back to their "For the N00bs" roots and explain the mysterious and often scary-sounding concept of the "Stack"! Fear no more, new players! They also get their fun on with loads of new and hilarious Unstable cards, Meghan has a very Portland experience, and Maria tests her skills in Iconic Masters Sealed. PLUS: our hosts crack an IMA booster pack for an epic and Oscar-bait-filled rendition of Flavor Text Theatre! YOU can help us reach 600 patrons: http://w...