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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Episodes
251: Unbelievably Unstable
November 14, 2017 18:31 - 56 minutes - 52.5 MBOn this episode, Maria and Meghan are uncontrollably and unapologetically in love with the newest Un-set: Unstable! Our hosts unveil two brand spankin' new Unstable preview cards, chat about the newest Unstable previews from around the Magic universe, and muse about some of the hilarious new mechanics in the set...including: CONTRAPTIONS! Finally, am I right?! PLUS: Meghan recaps her journey through SCG Modern Regionals, a recap of Standard at GP Atlanta and a look forward to GP Portland. YO...
250: How to Top 8 A Pro Tour
November 07, 2017 18:55 - 1 hour - 58.6 MBOn this very special episode, Maria and Meghan welcome friend of the show and newly minted Top 4 competitor from Pro Tour Ixalan, Sam Ihlenfeldt! Sam is a member of the MtA FrienDraft Squad and had an absolutely mind-blowing run in his first ever PT. Our hosts chat with Sam about how he managed to 3-0 his first PT draft, what it was like selecting a Standard deck (Sam dishes about his cool Mardu Vehicles tech), and what it feels like to be on the game's biggest stage playing against the game'...
249: Bound to Ixalan
October 31, 2017 18:15 - 1 hour - 58.1 MBOn this episode, Maria and Meghan dive deep into the Magic story and bring you an update on what's been happening flavor-wise on the plane of Ixalan...which no planeswalker can seem to planeswalk away from. Did you just get goosebumps? Because that shizz is mysterious! PLUS: We get a preview of the upcoming Pro Tour by checking out the hottest teams in the Team Series and a review of Ixalan limited from GP Phoenix + a sealed PPTQ. Full disclosure: during this episode, you will hear several ba...
248: Sealed With a Kiss
October 24, 2017 15:25 - 49 minutes - 46.3 MBOn this episode, Maria and Meghan dive deep into the Ixalan sealed format ahead of Grand Prix Phoenix and some sealed PPTQs that might be headed your way soon! They crack six packs and attempt to build the best deck with what they get. (Want to play along at home? Head to http://www.magictheamateuring.com to see photos of the deck build or watch this episode on YouTube!) Our fearless hosts also chat about what treasures Ixalan has brought to Modern after an SCG tournament, they dip into the L...
247: Too Many (?) Tangents
October 17, 2017 16:10 - 1 hour - 61.3 MBOn this episode, Maria and Meghan are back (and better?) than ever after a weekend covering the U.S. Nationals tournament in Richmond, Virginia! Enjoy their sleep-deprived states as they walk you through what's new with Standard (Maria loves those vamps!), how the Ixalan draft format is evolving (Meghan loves those treasures!), and what to expect when the world's best meet at the World Magic Cup this winter. OH! Did we fail to mention that this show goes off the rails in a pretty major way? W...
246: Give Us Cards
October 10, 2017 14:00 - 1 hour - 56.6 MBOn this episode, Maria and Meghan are hot off the plane home from the World Championship and have lots of stories to share from Magic's biggest tournament OF ALL TIME! You'll hear about their favorite matches, working behind-the-scenes and WHO is getting the most ready to buy Marshall some socks. PLUS: A look ahead to U.S. Nationals this weekend (what spicy Standard brews could we see?!), Maria and Meghan share their new MOST FAVORITE Twitter account, and it's a game of Pick, Lick, or Flick w...
245: #SockOff2017
October 03, 2017 13:54 - 1 hour - 60.2 MBOn this episode, Maria and Meghan welcome very esteemed guests Marshall Sutcliffe (of Limited Resources fame) and Tim Willoughby (of the Magic Pro Tour) to the episode! Sitting on hotel room beds in Boston awaiting the upcoming World Championship, our fearsome foursome discuss Ixalan limited and their favorite moments from GP Providence (including that GREAT Osyp bluff), predict who will take home the title of World Champion (socks are on the line!!) and Marshall picks a devious date in The D...
244: Dinos and Merfolk and Pirates, Oh My!
September 26, 2017 17:36 - 58 minutes - 54 MBOn this episode, Maria and Meghan share their stories from the Ixalan Prerelease! What bomb rare did Meghan open that made her deck shine? What janky nonsense did Maria build with her underpowered pool? What cards over-performed for our intrepid hosts? FIND OUT! Plus: first thoughts on the Ixalan draft format (two drafts in!), a Flavor Text Theatre that will make you run to the movies, and what subject in school did Meghan really stink at? All this AND MORE as you get your Amateuring on! Bec...
243: Ixalonging for New Rules!
September 19, 2017 15:04 - 1 hour - 73.8 MBOn this episode, Maria and Meghan welcome Regional Coordinator for the North and all-around awesome guy, Judge Rob McKenzie back to the show! Judge Rob will walk us through each of the new (and returning) mechanics and abilities in Ixalan to help us prep for the prerelease this weekend! Stumped by a specific card? Rob's got your back! "Explore" got you scratching your head? Rob's here to help! What about the craziness with the new Planeswalker Legend rule? DON'T WORRY, ROB'S HERE!! PLUS: The ...
242: Enter the Arena
September 12, 2017 15:44 - 52 minutes - 48.7 MBOn this episode, Maria and Meghan give their first impressions of that new digital Magic hotness: Arena. What do they think of the new platform? What could be improved? What rocks their socks off? ALSO: Meghan Top 8's *another* PPTQ (she's got those things on lock) with her Modern Promise Titan deck, Iconic Masters looks like a treat-and-a-half to draft, and epic Ixalan preview cards keep on comin'! SPECIAL BONUS: Find out what mascots Maria and Meghan had in college. FUN FACTS! Editor's Not...
241: You Got Gravy on My Potatoes!
September 05, 2017 14:14 - 59 minutes - 55.4 MBOn this episode, Maria and Meghan say "ahoy!" to Ixalan! They hit the high seas with preview cards galore, as they dish on the shiny new mechanics of the set. Just how good will Explore be? And how do we all feel that Raid is back? PLUS: a frank discussion on language in gaming (keep it clean, kids!), what leaking cards means for the community (hint: not good things), and Flavor Text Theatre that will leave you wishing these two had a movie production budget. Show us your love: http://www.pa...
MtA Episode 240: New Pros on the Block
August 29, 2017 15:49 - 1 hour - 59.4 MBOn this episode, Maria and Meghan invite their playgroup to the show. Why? Because THREE of them have just qualified for the Pro Tour!! (That's right, they hang with pretty good Magic players, y'all). Does it feel like qualifying for the Pro Tour is impossible? Listen in as Matt, Greg, and Sam talk about their roads to qualification and how a dream that once felt like it was a million miles away came true. Learn what you can do to increase your chances of qualifying - and hear lots of funny s...
239: The Command Zone
August 22, 2017 17:10 - 58 minutes - 54.6 MBOn this episode, Maria and Meghan record the show from a SUPER SECRET LOCATION! Okay, Okay. It's not that secret at all. It's the Command Zone headquarters! Our intrepid hosts are joined by Commander-in-Chiefs Jimmy Wong and Josh Lee Kwai to chat about Commander 2017, building with Cat-manders, and all sorts of randomness. WARNING: this show goes off the rails (in the best way possible). PLUS: Grand Prix Denver recap, Ixalan Predixalans, and...if you have an Alexa...you may want to unplug her...
237: Grand Prix WINneapolis!
August 09, 2017 19:02 - 56.3 MBOn this episode, Maria and Meghan recap Grand Prix Minneapolis (their hometown GP!) Find out how Meghan did in the main event running Blue-Red Control versus a field full of crazy decks! Our hosts also chat the current state of Sealed, what on earth they're going to play at GP Denver, and BRAND SPANKIN' NEW Commander 2017 cards! OMG CATS!!! PLUS: This is NOT a medical podcast. We repeat: this is not a medical podcast. But it just *might* be a podcast about theatre and what plays you shouldn't...
233: Peasantly Surprised
July 12, 2017 13:04 - 57 MBBuilding your own Peasant Cube, HOU prerelease recap!
232: Hour of Devastation w/ Judge Rob!
July 05, 2017 14:45 - 52.3 MBHOU tips before the prerelease!
Magic the PROthering: William “Huey” Jensen
December 30, 2016 15:46 - 48.2 MBAn epic career, life in the booth, and coming out