Good Luck High Five

A lot went down in Magic Town this week, and we’re catching you up. We dig into the latest banned and restricted announcement (Competitive Brawl gets new commander bans, and Standard is apparently thriving, Meghan’s lifegain deck can confirm), get our first look at Darkhold Destiny , Marvel’s spooky new Universes Beyond set, and break down the big booster pack shake-up, including 1-in-1000 “God pa...

Reality Fracture is here, and after getting our hands dirty in the Draft queues, we have THOUGHTS ! Maria, Meghan, and Tyler dig into the early data to figure out which color pairs are winning, which commons wildly overperformed expectations, which uncommons are basically mythics wearing fake mustaches, and why four toughness might just be the "magic number." Come dink around with us as we break d...

Sanity is in short supply this week as Meghan survives a Nyquil fever dream and Tyler the deep dark depths of the woods! But they brave the wilds of the GLHF studio to rank what Magic means to them, get thrown by a game of Scryfall randomizer ("Hot Frosty" is now an official unit of measurement), and make bold predictions on the best common in each color of Reality Fracture. Plus a prerelease repo...

Get ready to get fractured! Judge Rob joins Maria and Tyler to walk you through the trickiest cards, rules, and interactions in Reality Fracture before your prerelease this weekend. We cover the return of Prepare, what's going on with all those Jace planeswalker tokens, negative power on creatures, and a whole lot of totally unnecessary eyeballs. Plus: a surprise contender for cutest card in the s...

Alchemy is being put out to pasture on Arena, so we pour one out, dig through Wizards' format data (93% of Standard is Best-of-One?!), and learn some more shocking truths about how people really plat MTG Arena. Then we take a tour through Jace's Echoverse to check in on the mirrored pairs from Reality Fracture! Who's thriving, who's an a-hole, and who got turned into a werewolf. Plus: one very loa...

Reality is fracturing and Jace is the problem!! Classic. This episode, Maria (she's back!), Meghan, and Tyler dig into the brand new Reality Fracture mechanics — Empower Jace, Heartwood tokens, the return of Prepare, and the delightfully weird Echoed Pairs. PLUS: the Zeta Set disaster that had Maria waiting in a five-hour queue for nothing, some love for midwest gas stations, and an update on Tyle...

Let's look at the big picture of Magic, courtesy of Head Designer Mark Rosewater! Meghan and Tyler dig into his two-part "Big-Picture Questions" mailbag, taking the temperature of where Magic design is headed, what's behind some of its biggest decisions, and the burning questions players have been asking for years. PLUS: a detour into the question: what makes a chess Grand Master: nature or nurtur...

Grab a deck and chill with the GLHF crew! The MTG Hall of Fame is finally back, and we're breaking down the 2026 class — the unanimous votes, the surprises, and the snubs that have us like O_o. Then Meghan reports back from post-bans Standard (spoiler: it's combo city), and Flavor Text Theatre pitches you a movie...Hobbit style. ✨ Support us on Patreon! 🧙 Subscribe to our Commander Channel! 💪 G...

Meghan has a problem. She can't win at Hobbit draft! What is she doing wrong?! If you feel like Meghan, don't worry! Tyler is here with the data to turn that frown (or losing streak) upside down. With his 88% win percentage, he'll share the tactics to take down your pod and look good doing it...we guarantee it. ✨ Support us on Patreon! 🧙 Subscribe to our Commander Channel! 💪 Get sweet sleeves:...

An unexpected journey, indeed! Prerelease weekend sent us over the Misty Mountains and straight into The Hobbit, and we've returned with treasure to share. Tyler recounts his victories from his local event, Maria ventures into a Scottish game store for her first taste of the set, and together we crown the cards that impressed us most — plus the surprises lurking at the back of those booster packs....

Get prepped for your Hobbit prerelease with the help of Judge Rob! This might be a small set, but it comes with the possibility of big misplays -- so know before you go! From tricky new cards and mechanics to sagas that might make you roll, roll, roll, roll -- Judge Rob's got you as covered as a bunch of pancakes in syrup for second breakfast! ✨ Support us on Patreon! 🧙 Subscribe to our Commande...

2026 is stacked, and Meghan and Tyler are breaking down every last bit of it! From second breakfast in the world of The Hobbit to the reality-bending chaos of Reality Fracture to boldly going where no Magic set has gone before with Star Trek — this is your full preview of the year's remaining sets: new cards, new mechanics, and the art treatments you'll be chasing. Grab a snack and get prepped. Th...

Travel down the beautiful canals of Amsterdam to relive the glory that was MagicCon Amsterdam and Pro Tour Marvel Super Heroes! Find out about all the action - including the top decks (in Draft AND Modern), plus all the hot goss from behind-the-scenes. PLUS: get ready for 2027 and all the in-universe Magic sets coming our way! ✨ Support us on Patreon! 🧙 Subscribe to our Commander Channel! 💪 Get...

Get prepped for Pro Tour Marvel Superheroes this weekend - live from Amsterdam! The format is Modern and Draft...with a twist we haven't seen for NEARLY TWO DECADES...a Top 8 Draft!! Get caught up on what's happening in the world of Modern and Marvel Superheroes Draft ahead of the big dance with Maria, Meghan and Tyler! ...you'll also get an update about Maria's toilet. ✨ Support us on Patreon!...

It's hotter than Chandra's socks out there and our brains as fried as the egg on Nicol Bolas' head! So why not grab a tall glass of Beth Ann's lemonade and enjoy this very silly episode of GLHF where Maria, Meghan and Tyler play a bunch of MTG Party Games? From Match Game to MadLibs, everyone needs some time in the summer to just * vibe* ...especially when your podcast studio doesn't have AC. ✨ S...

Wondering how you can take down the forces of evil? ...Or good? We don't judge! And we've got the answers! Maria, Meghan and Tyler dive into the data to help you hone your skills at Marvel Superheroes draft and sealed and get those wins in your pod! Some of the best picks might surprise even the biggest-brained among us (looking at you, Leader.) Stay super, heroes! ✨ Support us on Patreon! 🧙 Sub...

We're celebrating 700 episodes of Good Luck High Five with one of our favorite things: ✨a musical!✨ So bring out the opera glasses and grab your merch at intermission, the show is about to begin! ...and, in regards to the content of said musical, if you happen to be a certain famous author, please don't sue us. ✨ Support us on Patreon! 🧙 Subscribe to our Commander Channel! 💪 Get sweet sleeves...

Grab your tightest tights, leotard and cape -- it's time for the Marvel Superheroes prerelease! Judge Rob joins Maria and Meghan to talk you through the new cards and mechanics plus anything that might trip you up when you go to throw down. It's a bird! It's a plane! It's Judge Rob! ...we know Superman is DC. ✨ Support us on Patreon! 🧙 Subscribe to our Commander Channel! 💪 Get sweet sleeves: Dr...

Maria and Tyler sure are feeling SUPER after their whirlwind trip to Los Angeles for the top-secret MTGxMarvel Superheroes Opening Night Party! Hang out and hear all the hot goss from behind the scenes of this exclusive and star-studded event. PLUS: the very first Marvel Superheroes Crack-a-Pack and we ask the all-imporant question: what super-power would you c hoose? ✨ Support us on Patreon! 🧙...

Get a first look at Marvel Superheroes as it swoops in to save you from a 50-story fall off of a skyscraper! (What were you doing up in that skyscraper anyways?) Maria and Tyler have all the new cards and mechanics to take you from zero to hero! PLUS: how good is your Magic finance brain? The new game Movers & Shakers asks if you can name the cards that gained the most value this week! And Mar...

Maria, Meghan and Tyler got featured on the news and it's gone completely to their heads! Now, they're all high and mighty -- thinking they can give YOU tips on how to be a better Magic player! The outright audacity! Well, if you're still reading, I guess you're gonna listen to this episode anyway and you should know that's what's in here. PLUS: a healthy helping of Magic news! From the Arena Limi...

Put on your oven mitts and keep the fire extinguisher handy — we've got some hot takes about Commander. Should Sol Ring be banned? Should all planeswalkers be commanders? Should people maybe work out their anger somewhere other than their playgroup's battlefield?! Maria, Meghan, and Tyler get into it — plus a look at this week's Banned & Restricted Announcement that's shaking up Modern. ✨ Sup...

New, new, new! 2026 has a lot of "new" coming for Magic — and we've got the deets. Sponge-powered superheroes in Marvel, problematic rings in The Hobbit, Jace messing everything up (again ) in Reality Fracture…the year ahead looks bright. Let's preview it! PLUS: a brand new Flavor Text Theatre game that's sure to...make some noise. 😉 ✨ Support us on Patreon! 🧙 Subscribe to our Commander Channel...

From Sin City to the Twin Cities — Maria and Meghan are back from MagicCon Vegas and Pro Tour Secrets of Strixhaven, and they've got the hot goss. They rubbed elbows with Hollywood hotshots, stormed the kitten enclosure, and watched history get made at the Pro Tour finals. PLUS: the actual secret to Secrets of Strixhaven draft… and a whole lot more. ✨ Support us on Patreon! 🧙 Subscribe to our Co...

Secrets of Strixhaven is here and so is MagicCon Las Vegas and the Pro Tour! The highest-stakes Magic of the season is this weekend and we're coming in hot with a comprehensive Strixhaven Draft Guide to get you ready for all of it! (The top common just might blow your mind.) Get ready to watch the pros battle it out -- or draft on your couch. Hey, why not both?! Catch Maria & Meghan's Vegas Me...