Good Luck High Five
Summary: Good 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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- Artist: Maria Bartholdi & Meghan Wolff
- Copyright: © 2013 Magic the Amateuring, LLC
Podcasts:
On this episode, Maria and Meghan examine a set of tricky questions surrounding common stumbling blocks for newer players: hexproof, protection & indestructible. Why is giving a creature -4/-4 different than dealing damage to it? What's the interaction like between Ugin & Fleecemane Lion? PLUS: More than you ever wanted to know about Nicolas Cage's taxes, the ladies talk about the current state of Standard ahead of Pro Tour Dragons of Tarkir, and Maria corrects Meghan's pronunciation in a BIG AND EMBARRASSING WAY.
On this episode, Maria and Meghan are joined by special guest: DCI Level 2 Judge and Cube Builder Extraordinaire April King to talk the basics of building your own cube! The ladies talk about the importance of balancing your cube, how to best acquire cards, and what sorts of synergies you should consider including. PLUS: an especially exciting PPTQ tournament report! Consider this episode FOILED OUT! Link to April's cube: http://www.cubetutor.com/viewcube/1314
On this episode, Maria and Meghan take the week off and we welcome guest MtA hosts actor Mark Ruffalo and anchorwoman Jane Pauley! Mark & Jane chat about their experiences at the Dragons of Tarkir prereleases and subsequent friendly draft. PLUS: the dynamic duo call out the worst cards of DTK and mourn the passing of Khans or Tarkir. Who knew Mark and Jane loved MtG so much?!
On this episode, Maria and Meghan are joined by special guest and Level 3 DCI Judge: Rob McKenzie! Rob will give us the lowdown on all the new mechanics in Dragons of Tarkir as well as a heads-up on tricky card interactions we could encounter. PLUS: The Cutest Card of DTK is crowned (could be controversial!), Meghan admits to never watching a popular show from the 90s (did she live in a bunker??) and Maria gives us an insane batch of Euphemisms of the Week! This one is not to be missed.
On this episode, Maria and Meghan get all spoiler-y up in here as they preview Dragons of Tarkir cards, chat about the upcoming fall set Battle for Zendikar and talk about the new double-faced Planeswalker cards for Magic Origins. PLUS: What the new mechanic “Megamorph” should have been called, Meghan gives Maria some *extra special* boosters to crack, and Sorin is a Jewish woman.
On this episode, Maria and Meghan invite a very special guest back on the show...Elder Dragon Nicol Bolas! Nicol shares his thoughts about what's going down on Tarkir and lets us know the *real* reason for his beef with Ugin, the Spirit Dragon. PLUS: What does and does not constitute “cheating” in real life and on MTGO, Meghan plays a new standard deck, and the first Dragons of Tarkir spoiler is revealed!
On this episode, Maria and Meghan finally delve into a much-awaited topic: Commander! The ladies play their FIRST EVER Commander games and - awkwardly - try to explain the format to n00bs. Did they like starting at 40 life? Who were their commanders? Why is it called EDH?! All these questions AND MORE will be answered! PLUS: Khans card re-evaluations, “good” vs. “situationally good” and the bees come for us all. MY GOD THE BEESEnding song mashup by AshCoolBro https://soundcloud.com/ashcoolbrohttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGIkRNemjsAZY56p-KG_Feg
On this episode, Maria and Meghan welcome a very special guest: MTGO Twitch streamer Kenji Egashira aka NumotTheNummy! Kenji talks about what it's been like to build his life around streaming Magic, how he survives the insanity of 24-hour streaming marathons, and what the future will be like once our robot overlords have decimated the planet. PLUS: We get Fate Reforged draft insight updates and a look at the current standard format following GP Seville.
On this episode, Maria, Meghan and friend-of-the-show/SCG commentator Matthias Hunt talk Pro Tour Fate Reforged! The trio give you the low-down on combo decks in Modern as well as the fate of the format post-bannings. PLUS: Pro Tour draft decks that changed the format, MtG “Origins” (or is it “Oranges”?), and a NEW MTA PLANESWALKER IS BORN!!
On this episode, Maria and Meghan give you the what's-what on team drafting following GP San Jose. The hosts also update you on some FRF MTGO prerelease events and, thanks to a Patreon supporter, personally bash several Magic Hall of Famers. ALL OF THEIR SLAMS ARE TOTALLY TRUE. PLUS: Meghan reveals just how much she's into UPS.
On this episode, Maria and Meghan give you some tips on evaluating cards in a new set. How do you know which cards are good and which cards are garbage? How do you know that card isn't garbage *disguised* as a good card? So many tips! PLUS: Meghan drops the f-bomb a lot, the ladies give you their FRF Worst Cards set review and they'll throw in a Fate Reforged draft update FOR FREE! What value!
On this episode, Maria and Meghan talk about banning cards. When does Wizards do it? And why? And how can we properly say goodbye to our dear old friend Treasure Cruise?! (Idea: Viking funeral). PLUS: the hosts tell amazing stories from the Fate Reforged pre-release, Maria dresses as a llama, and we hear some fantastic movie pitches based off of brand-new FRF cards!
On this episode, Maria shares stories of her first time playing Modern at GP Omaha! Find out what different kinds of decks she faced, if she developed an unhealthy hatred of Spellskite and how one of her opponents cast Ulamog on turn 4. PLUS: Judge Rob joins the crew to go over new rules and mechanics from Fate Reforged, the Cutest Card is crowned, and Meghan shares a deep, dark secret about Maria's teeth.
On this episode, Meghan regales Maria with tales from her journey to play Standard at GP Denver! Find out how her Jeskai Ascendancy combo deck faired against the field - and how friend-of-the-show Matthias Hunt smashed with his home-brew 5-color deck featuring Chromanticore! PLUS: The hosts share their woes and wins in Holiday Cube and Maria cannot figure out how to talk about hybrid mana costs but she DOES know how to deal with salty players on MTGO.
On this episode, Meghan rejoices as Maria finally takes her first steps into the water playing standard! We'll hear all about her trials and tribulations playing UW Heroic. (Mostly trials.) PLUS: special guest SCG commentator Matthias Hunt stops by to talk Holiday Cube, the ladies chat about the newest (and most elder dragonly) spoiler for Fate Reforged, and Maria sings a classic Beatles tune.
