On this episode, Maria and Meghan dive into the data to help you get wins in Bloomburrow draft or Sealed. Find out where the color pairs rank in terms of playability, what commons to grab early, and what animal to avoid like the plague. PLUS: learn about the turly horrifying drink Maria actually enjoys. Subscribe to our NEW Commander Channel! Become a GLH5 Patron Today! **New Sponsor Dragon Shield! Use code GLHF for 5% off! **Visit longtime sponsor Card Kingdom ! Buy Some Sweet GLHF Merch Look! ...
Aug 08, 2024•45 min•Ep 602•Transcript available on Metacast 🎉Happy 600 episodes! 🎉Can you believe we’ve made it this far?! In classic GLHF style, we’re celebrating another major milestone with a musical episode! However, this episode has an extra-special twist. This time, we’re presenting a fully improvised musical – created on the spot – and inspired by Magic the Gathering. Join us as we welcome musical improv superstar Jill Bernard to the show to help us weave this never-before-seen story off the tops of our heads. Thank...
Aug 01, 2024•54 min•Ep 600•Transcript available on Metacast Get ready for your Bloomburrow prerelease with Judge Rob! He’ll walk you through all the tricky new (and cute!) cards, mechanics and interactions you’ll want to know before you hit the battlefield. From commons to mythics, be prepared for anything when you show up to throw down! Subscribe to our NEW Commander Channel! Become a GLH5 Patron Today! Dragon Shield Use code GLHF for 5% off! Buy Some Sweet GLHF Merch Look! It’s our GLHF YouTube Channel Follow us on Twitter Peep Our Insta Ev...
Jul 25, 2024•1 hr 15 min•Ep 601•Transcript available on Metacast On this episode, Maria and Meghan walk you through the forest of unassailable cuteness that is the new mechanics in Bloomburrow! From the adorable Offspring ability to the squeezable Pawprint cycle, they’ve got you covered with all the newness headed our way. PLUS: how to kill someone on turn 3 for $30,000 and The Randomizer once again proves it may not be fully random. PLUS: a super special 30-minute bonus for Producers on Patreon with an extra-long (uncensored) review of Madame Web. Subs...
Jul 18, 2024•52 min•Ep 599•Transcript available on Metacast On this episode, Maria and Meghan look ahead to the rest of the year in Magic! From the cutest creatures in the multiverse in Bloomburrow, to the horror movie classics referenced in Duskmourn: House of Horror to the brand new non-rotating Standard set Foundations, nothing is safe! Find out what our hosts are excited for and which sets have them the most pumped. PLUS: Which Back to the Future movie is the best? And not one, but TWO!! new segments debut this week! Subscribe to our NEW Commander Ch...
Jul 11, 2024•51 min•Ep 598•Transcript available on Metacast On this episode, Maria and Meghan relive the highlights (and lowlights) of Pro Tour Modern Horizons 3! Hear all the juiciest goss from behind the scenes of a Pro Tour that completely transformed the Modern format, renamed the most prized trophy in Magic history, and amounted to the second most stacked Top 8 of all time. PLUS: Maria hates bread, Amsterdam is one of the best cities on Earth, and tips for slinging like a pro in both Modern and MH3 Draft! Subscribe to our NEW Commander Channel! Beco...
Jul 04, 2024•43 min•Ep 597•Transcript available on Metacast On this episode, Maria and Meghan get you ready to rumble at this weekend’s Pro Tour – LIVE from Amsterdam! Featuring the highly anticipated return of Modern to the competitive scene and one of the most powerful draft formats in ages, Pro Tour Modern Horizons 3 is sure to be a contest of legend. Get the info on what decks the pros might bring (it’s time for Hot Nadu Summer) and what cards they might (will) prioritize in draft. PLUS: bad movie reviews. Sometimes you just gotta s...
Jun 27, 2024•52 min•Ep 596•Transcript available on Metacast On this episode, Maria and Meghan welcome Judge Erick to the show to talk Silver-Border Commander! As a level 2-and-a-half judge (yes, that is a real thing), Erick knows a LOT about Magic – and also a lot (intelligence is not a zero-sum game, people) about playing Commander with silver-bordered Un-set cards. He’ll tell you how to build a successful singleton deck using some very fun cards and interactions — as well as warn you about cards to stay away from. If you’ve ever...
Jun 20, 2024•1 hr 3 min•Ep 595•Transcript available on Metacast On this episode, Maria is joined by guest host Judge Rob to talk about the Modern Horizons 3 prerelease! Get all the insights into the decks these crazy kids built and what they make of this very powerful new set. You’ll hear about all the good beats, the bad beats, and medium beats that happened — as well as the common Maria thinks is as good as any Mythic. Learn how to think about the set heading into the Arena release and Draft as we look ahead! Subscribe to our NEW Commander Chan...
Jun 13, 2024•49 min•Ep 594•Transcript available on Metacast On this episode, Maria and Meghan welcome Judge Rob back to the show to go through all the tricky new cards & interactions in Modern Horizons 3! Head to your prerelease this weekend in style with all the knowledge your brain can handle. This set is particularly rules-dense, so even the most seasoned pros can learn a thing or two from this episode. PLUS: learn the best pneumonic to remember how to stat your Tarmogyf! Subscribe to our NEW Commander Channel! Become a GLH5 Patron Today! Buy Some...
Jun 06, 2024•2 hr 44 min•Ep 593•Transcript available on Metacast On this episode, Maria and Meghan get you ready for the Modern Horizons III prerelease with a look at each and every mechanic (there’s 40+!) in Magic’s newest set. Due for release in a few short weeks, this episode will get you prepped for your prerelease ahead of the Judge Rob episode next week — with a look at the tricky cards (hint: it’s almost every card). PLUS: Maria wants to be buried in the backyard (is that legal?) and Meghan relives her favorite moment with Storm...
May 30, 2024•58 min•Ep 592•Transcript available on Metacast What does it take to win at a Pro Tour? And how do you get yourself there in the first place? Amateur Pro Greg is back on the show to detail his epic run at Pro Tour Thunder Junction where he finished in 17th place. He’ll share the story behind his powerful Standard deck, how he managed to never lose a match in Draft — and what it was like playing against World Champions! PLUS: Greg runs us through a primer of what decks to play in every format and sits down for a game of Flavor Text...
May 23, 2024•49 min•Ep 591•Transcript available on Metacast Modern Horizons III is on the HORIZON …see what we did there? (It wasn’t very clever.) Hosts Maria & Meghan are here to share the newest and most colorless cards from the upcoming June set! Can anyone beat the new Emrakul? Is this new blue counter spell the real deal?! PLUS: A B&R announcement that hits sticker sheets (of all things!) and Meghan wonders if humans should have larger faces. Subscribe to our NEW Commander Channel! Become a GLH5 Patron Today! Buy Some Sweet GLHF ...
May 16, 2024•43 min•Ep 590•Transcript available on Metacast Want an easy & fun way to get into Commander without breaking the bank? Try Commander Boxing League! You open an entire box of whatever set you want and build a 100-card Singleton deck out of what you open. It’s a great marriage of Limited and multiplayer and Maria & Meghan will walk you through the basics this week! PLUS: Flavor Text Theatre MadLibs and questions about existential cannibalism! Just a normal Monday! Subscribe to our NEW Commander Channel! Become a GLH5 Patron Today...
May 09, 2024•48 min•Ep 589•Transcript available on Metacast Have you ever wondered what rodent would be best represented by blue in the color pie? How about what Magic the Gathering mechanic would be least missed if it were to suddenly disappear? Wonder no more, friends! Meghan and Maria welcome Head Designer of Magic the Gathering Mark Rosewater back to the show! They’ll ask him all about the vision behind the newest set, Outlaws of Thunder Junction, plus throw a bunch of listener questions right at his face! BONUS: Mark sits in on a rousing game ...
May 02, 2024•48 min•Ep 588•Transcript available on Metacast Saddle up, buckaroos – it’s time for Pro Tour Outlaws of Thunder Junction! You don’t want to ride off into the sunset without this viewer’s guide to all of the action. From a look at OTJ draft (including the best colors, cards & overall strategy) to the top decks in Standard – Maria and Meghan have got you covered. Tune in ready to follow the competition all weekend long. Subscribe to our NEW Commander Channel! Become a GLH5 Patron Today! Buy Some Sweet GLHF Mer...
Apr 25, 2024•55 min•Ep 587•Transcript available on Metacast On this episode, Maria and Meghan gather ’round the campfire to tell you tall tales of their adventures at the Outlaws of Thunder Junction prerelease! From the cards that made the most impact in their decks, to their thoughts on the new mechanics (does Plot feel like cheating?) your hosts will guide you through deserts and caverns alike. PLUS: Flavor Text Theatre Movie Pitches and a round of The Randomizer that seems blessed by the creepy fate gods. Subscribe to our NEW Commander Channel! ...
Apr 18, 2024•51 min•Ep 586•Transcript available on Metacast Yeehaw! Grab your cowboy boots, your gold panning …pan, and your chaps (whatever kind floats your boat) and hop on this runaway train to Thunder Junction! Judge Rob stops by the show to let you in on all the tricky new cards, mechanics, and interactions you’ll wanna keep in mind when you head to your prerelease this weekend. Oh, and don’t forget that we crown Cutest and Grossest card! It’s a show even Oko and his gang could love! Subscribe to our NEW Commander Channel! Be...
Apr 11, 2024•1 hr 24 min•Ep 585•Transcript available on Metacast On this episode (recorded April 1st of 2024, I am letting you know for no particular reason), Maria and Meghan dive in to their Top 3 X-Files episodes of all time! This is an X-Files podcast, after all, and has been for nearly 11 years. Just so we’re all clear! Find out what episode makes Maria cry LIVE on air and which one Meghan can’t stop thinking about. PLUS: a rousing game of Mulder Text Theatre and The Randomizer spits out some truly random X-Files episodes from the archives! T...
Apr 04, 2024•55 min•Ep 584•Transcript available on Metacast Maria & Meghan don their ten-gallon hats and mount their trusty steeds to venture into the untamed frontier of Outlaws of Thunder Junction! Join the ranks of Oko’s notorious posse as we rustle up a first look at the fresh mechanics, rugged outlaws, and mythic-rare treasures hidden within a fortress-like vault, ripe for the taking for any daring soul brave enough to attempt the heist of the century. Saddle up, partners, and let’s ride into the sunset! Subscribe to our NEW Commande...
Mar 28, 2024•51 min•Ep 583•Transcript available on Metacast Maria and Meghan crack a pack of D&D Adventures in the Forgotten Realms and use their prognosticating power to determine the whereabouts of the missing Princess Kate Middleton. Trust us, it works! PLUS: a rundown of the current Standard format with some super fun decks. Spoiler alert: Standard is really fun again! 60 card power!! Subscribe to our NEW Commander Channel! Become a GLH5 Patron Today! Buy Some Sweet GLHF Merch Look! It’s our GLHF YouTube Channel Follow us on Twitter Peep Our Inst...
Mar 21, 2024•50 min•Ep 582•Transcript available on Metacast On this episode, Maria and Meghan regale you with tales of playing the new Fallout Commander precon decks — while wearing excellent costumes, of course. Plus, an examination of how their feelings (and questions!) about Commander are adapting as they play this new (to them) format. BONUS: Meghan falls and can’t get up, Maria revels in her morning slime, and Standard appears to be doing well! Subscribe to our NEW Commander Channel! Become a GLH5 Patron Today! Look! It’s the GLHF YouTub...
Mar 14, 2024•55 min•Ep 581•Transcript available on Metacast On this episode, Maria and Meghan take a look ahead at what’s in store this year for Magic the Gathering. From the all-animal plane of Bloomburrow to making in splash in Modern with Modern Horizons 3 to kickin’ it Old West style with Outlaws of Thunder Junction — 2024 looks to be a true banger of a year. Find out what your hosts are most excited about…and what questions they have about what lies ahead! Subscribe to our NEW Commander Channel! Become a GLH5 Patron Today! Lo...
Mar 07, 2024•58 min•Ep 580•Transcript available on Metacast Join Maria and Meghan as they recap their madcap adventures in the Windy City with a look back at everything that happened at MagicCON Chicago and Pro Tour Murders at Karlov Manor! From deep dish pizza puns to format-breaking decks to eating a helium-filled balloon — you’ll find yourself asking: what didn’t happen in Chicago?! Subscribe to our NEW Commander Channel! Become a GLH5 Patron Today! Look! It’s the GLHF YouTube Channel Buy Some Sweet GLHF Merch Follow us on Twitter Pe...
Feb 29, 2024•49 min•Ep 579•Transcript available on Metacast O n t h i s e p i s o d e , M a r i a a n d M e g h a n g i v e y o u a l l t h e i n f o y o u ‘ l l n e e d t o k n o w h e a d i n g i n t o P r o T o u r M u r d e r s a...
Feb 22, 2024•45 min•Ep 578•Transcript available on Metacast On this episode, Maria and Meghan grab their snorkeling gear to dive into the data behind Murders at Karlov Manor limited. Want to do better in Draft or Sealed? These two have got your back (and your nose!! Haha! Gotcha!!) PLUS: Meghan sorts Maria into categories, The Randomizer proves it is sentient yet again, and more! Subscribe to our NEW Commander Channel! Become a GLH5 Patron Today! Listen to Weekly Magic News with The Upkeep Buy Some Sweet GLHF Merch Look! It’s our Magic YouTube Channel Fo...
Feb 15, 2024•53 min•Ep 577•Transcript available on Metacast On this episode, Maria and Meghan don their deerstalker caps, their fancy Belgian mustaches and their rumpled tan raincoats as they turn on detective mode to solve the format of Murders at Karlov Manor! Find out what kind of deck Maria built at the prerelease and what she thinks of the new set ahead of its official release this week! PLUS: Flavor Text Theatre presents some (actually good) movie pitches and Meghan’s hair is NOT actually falling out. Become a GLH5 Patron Today! Listen to Wee...
Feb 08, 2024•52 min•Ep 576•Transcript available on Metacast Get ready for your Murders at Karlov Manor prerelease with Judge Rob! He’ll go over all the new cards and interactions, letting you know how everything works so you can battle like a pro at your game store. PLUS: Cutest and Grossest Card are crowned and Maria reveals her secret headcannon about Colombo. Become a GLH5 Patron Today! Listen to Weekly Magic News with The Upkeep Buy Some Sweet GLHF Merch Look! It’s our Magic YouTube Channel Follow us on Twitter Peep Our Insta Be our Facebook Fr...
Feb 01, 2024•1 hr 9 min•Ep 575•Transcript available on Metacast On this episode, Maria and Meghan explore the possibilities OF MURDER!!!!!!! on Ravnica. They gather a list of Legendary suspects and consider whether each one of them could have “dunnit.” PLUS: Maria heads to the docket to defend herself in Commander Court (dun dun!) and everyone learns exactly how much British lawyer wigs cost. You WILL be surprised. Become a GLH5 Patron Today! Listen to Weekly Magic News with The Upkeep Buy Some Sweet GLHF Merch Look! It’s our Magic YouTube Channe...
Jan 25, 2024•42 min•Ep 574•Transcript available on Metacast On this episode, Maria and Meghan go back to their roots with a Ravnica Remastered draft! Return to Ravnica was the first plane they ever visited back in 2012, so it’s a trip down memory lane! Find out what your hosts think of the format and how much nostalgia affected their play. PLUS: a rousing game of Pick, Lick or Flick – and Meghan finds a treasure hiding in her collection. Become a GLH5 Patron Today! Listen to Weekly Magic News with The Upkeep Buy Some Sweet GLHF Merch Look! It...
Jan 18, 2024•42 min•Ep 573•Transcript available on Metacast 
