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Good Luck High Five

Maria Bartholdi & Meghan Wolff•beacons.ai
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Dive into the spellbinding world of Magic the Gathering with Good Luck High Five—the ultimate podcast for every kind of mage! Whether you're slinging spells at the kitchen table, climbing the ranks on MTG Arena, or dreaming of going pro, GLHF is your go-to source. From casual commander nights to competitive tournaments, we cover all things Magic to fuel your passion and sharpen your skills. Join us and make the magic happen!
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Episodes

246: Give Us Cards

On 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, L...

Oct 10, 2017•1 hr 1 min

245: #SockOff2017

On 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 Dati...

Oct 03, 2017•1 hr 5 min

244: Dinos and Merfolk and Pirates, Oh My!

On 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! Become ...

Sep 26, 2017•58 min

243: Ixalonging for New Rules!

On 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 WOR...

Sep 19, 2017•1 hr 20 min

242: Enter the Arena

On 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...

Sep 12, 2017•52 min

241: You Got Gravy on My Potatoes!

On 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:...

Sep 05, 2017•1 hr

MtA Episode 240: New Pros on the Block

On 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 ...

Aug 29, 2017•1 hr 4 min

239: The Command Zone

On 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 w...

Aug 22, 2017•59 min

237: Grand Prix WINneapolis!

On 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 ...

Aug 10, 2017•1 hr 1 min

220: #PetFriend

Amonkhet Previews & Storytime!

Apr 12, 2017•1 hr 4 min