Good Luck High Five

On this episode, Maria and Meghan welcome VERY special guest, head designer of Magic the Gathering and all-around awesome guy, Mark Rosewater to the show! Mark shares stories of what it takes to make the Magic happen (quite literally), what strategies you should be trying in Unstable, and some of the tales behind fun card designs in the set. He also joins our Un-setted hosts for a mixed bag of Fla...

On this episode, Maria and Meghan break down Modern for beginners! They challenge themselves to explain most popular decks in the format…in 30 seconds or less. Can they do it? Find out! PLUS: For the N00bs explores the phases of a turn, our hosts talk Team Unified Standard as they wrap up the excitement at the 2017 World Magic Cup, and dish on the search for the newest Magic designer in The...

On this episode, Meghan and very special guest (and friend of the show!) Cube April wade through the murky waters that are the rules of the new Un-set: Unstable! Want to know how to assemble a contraption? How about how to successfully augment a squirrel onto a horse? What if you want to steal conflicting text boxes with Do-It-Yourself-Seraph?! What about the seemingly incomprehensible card Rules...

Magic is the greatest game in the world, so what could be better than playing it? Playing it with your sibling, of course! …And crushing nearly every event you play in together? Yeah…that would be pretty great, too. On this episode of the PROthering, Maria and Meghan chat with Standard Greats and Great Brothers, Brad Nelson and Corey Baumeister. Find out how they started playing the ga...

On this episode, Maria and Meghan go back to their “For the N00bs” roots and explain the mysterious and often scary-sounding concept of the “Stack”! Fear no more, new players! They also get their fun on with loads of new and hilarious Unstable cards, Meghan has a very Portland experience, and Maria tests her skills in Iconic Masters Sealed. PLUS: our hosts crack an IMA boos...

On this episode, Maria and Meghan are uncontrollably and unapologetically in love with the newest Un-set: Unstable! Our hosts unveil two brand spankin’ new Unstable preview cards, chat about the newest Unstable previews from around the Magic universe, and muse about some of the hilarious new mechanics in the set…including: CONTRAPTIONS! Finally, am I right?! PLUS: Meghan recaps her jou...

On this very special episode, Maria and Meghan welcome friend of the show and newly minted Top 4 competitor from Pro Tour Ixalan, Sam Ihlenfeldt! Sam is a member of the MtA FrienDraft Squad and had an absolutely mind-blowing run in his first ever PT. Our hosts chat with Sam about how he managed to 3-0 his first PT draft, what it was like selecting a Standard deck (Sam dishes about his cool Mardu V...

On this episode, Maria and Meghan dive deep into the Magic story and bring you an update on what’s been happening flavor-wise on the plane of Ixalan…which no planeswalker can seem to planeswalk away from. Did you just get goosebumps? Because that shizz is mysterious! PLUS: We get a preview of the upcoming Pro Tour by checking out the hottest teams in the Team Series and a review of Ixa...

On this episode, Maria and Meghan dive deep into the Ixalan sealed format ahead of Grand Prix Phoenix and some sealed PPTQs that might be headed your way soon! They crack six packs and attempt to build the best deck with what they get. (Want to play along at home? Head to http://www.magictheamateuring.com to see photos of the deck build or watch this episode on YouTube!) Our fearless hosts also ch...

On this episode, Maria and Meghan are back (and better?) than ever after a weekend covering the U.S. Nationals tournament in Richmond, Virginia! Enjoy their sleep-deprived states as they walk you through what’s new with Standard (Maria loves those vamps!), how the Ixalan draft format is evolving (Meghan loves those treasures!), and what to expect when the world’s best meet at the World...

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?...

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...

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 su...

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&#...

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 k...

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 T...

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...

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...

Meghan Top 8’s an RPTQ!

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 repea...

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