Good Luck High Five

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...

Grab your hall pass and ditch math class! This week, Maria, Meghan, and Tyler are cutting class to relive every chaotic, glorious moment from the Secrets of Strixhaven prerelease! From Tyler's round one (featuring a beat so bad it's legendary) to Meghan's brain-melting Quandrix quandaries, to Maria ascending to the literal highest plane by casting Ancestral Recall...repeatedly...this episode has m...

Sharpen your No. 2 pencils and clear your schedule; school is back in session! Maria, Tyler, and special guest Judge Rob are digging into Secrets of Strixhaven , giving you a cheat sheet for the set's trickiest mechanics, cards, and rules. Whether you're a straight-A spellslinger or Witherbloom frog licker, this episode will make sure you don't get caught off guard at your prerelease. PLUS: the Cu...

Wanna know how the Secrets of Strixhaven precon Commander decks actually play? We have the answers! Because we actually played them ! Yeah...we're pretty cool like that. Whether you're looking at picking up Lorehold, Prismari, Witherbloom, Quandrix or Silverquill - we did the homework so you don't have to. PLUS: a surprise unboxing and Maria submits her application to the Julliard School of Ocarin...

School's back for summer - and this time, it's  magical . Like, literally. Maria, Meghan, and Tyler are diving headfirst into Magic's newest set,  Secrets of Strixhaven ! They've got new mechanics, a trailer debut, and one ve...

Strixhaven holds its secrets close - but not for long. Maria, Meghan, and Tyler put on their prognosticating hats and take their best shots at what's coming in Magic's newest set: Secrets of Strixhaven . Scholastic mysteries, big reveals, and even bolder predictions await. Then, Flavor Text Theatre: MadLibs summons a historic figure so revolting it may go down in podcast history. The laughs are re...

After 13+ years slinging spells, GLHF has officially left the battlefield. No, we're not dead — we've ascended . Slay the Spire II has claimed our souls, and frankly? We regret nothing. Long live the Spire. LONG. LIVE. THE SPIRE!!!!!!!!!! ...okay. FINE. We'll talk about TMNT draft. Apparently while we were busy climbing the Spire, the turtles draft format was secretly 🔥fire🔥. If you wrote off th...

You know what they say: two Bens are better than one… but two special Bens? Now that’s a party. This week on Good Luck High Five , Maria and Meghan welcome a double helping of delightful chaos as Ben Wheeler and Ben Ulmer from LoadingReadyRun join the show! The Bens stop by to catch up, crack jokes, and bring a little maple syrup-flavored charm to the table. Come hang out as the crew dives into MT...

Cowabunga, nerds! It's time to recap the pizza-filled madness that was the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles prerelease. Maria and Tyler share their Sealed decks and detail what worked, what didn't, and what you should look out for in Drafts ahead. PLUS: Flavor Text Theatre returns with a classic: Movie Pitches, turtle style. ✨ Support us on Patreon! 🧙 Subscribe to our Commander Channel! 💪 Get sweet...

I hope you like penicillin on your pizza because we're ready to eat some questionable cheesy concoctions at the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles prerelease ! Judge Rob joins Maria and Meghan to go over the new mechanics and tricky new cards and interactions you might run into as you run through the sewers. Don't head to New York City without this podcast! PLUS: Cutest and Grossest Card are crowned and...

Cowabunga, cardboard crusaders! 🐢🔥 Grab your nunchuks, a vial of green ooze, and a slice of spicy oatmeal pizza (barf) because Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is headed to Magic the Gathering! Whether or not you're super stoked to see these turtley teens back in action or not - Maria, Meghan and Tyler are here to showcase the new cards, new mechanics and radical new art from the upcoming set. PLUS:...

Valentine’s Day is almost here and the sparks are flying as Maria, Meghan, and Tyler tap into all the latest news from the Multiverse! From a heart-stopping shake-up in Commander thanks to the newest B&R announcement, to Meghan’s boots-on-the-ground report from Toronto’s Spotlight Series, the crew’s got all the hot goss. PLUS: You’ll also get a handful of Magic-themed Valentines (some better t...

Fresh off Pro Tour Lorwyn Eclipsed , Maria, Meghan, and Tyler break down the moments that lit the fuse on a brand-new competitive Magic season. From an unforgettable Game 4 in the finals to a wildly diverse Standard metagame and an all-international Top 8, hear the biggest stories, boldest plays, and meta-shaping takeaways straight from the folks who were on the (very cold) feature match floor. PL...

Maria's Back, fam! And she's been drafting a lot. So let's talk about it! With the GLHF crew all back together, they share the science behind winning in Lorwyn Eclipsed Limited . From the best P1P1s to the top 10 commons to the secret "mythic uncommons" that punch way above their rarity - this episode is packed with the insights you need to draft smarter, play tighter, and chase that trophy. If yo...

Don’t look directly at this episode - an eclipse is coming. 🌑 Meghan and Tyler share their insights from the Lorwyn Eclipsed prerelease, breaking down which cards overperformed, their first impressions on the speed of the format, and just how format-warping the rares might be. PLUS: some hot takes on what could shake up Standard once the set officially lands. We are still running our massive GLHF...