Magic The Amateuring

On this episode, Maria and Meghan jump into the deep end of Magic the Gathering’s newest set: Strixhaven! They do an unboxing of some Strixhaven swag, discuss the new mechanics of the game (hello, Learn!) and talk about the powerful new planeswalkers. PLUS: a recap of last weekend’s Kaldheim Championship – including the best decks in Standard and Historic if you’re looking to climb the ladder. Also, Meghan hates lawns. Become a GLH5 Patron Today and Feel that Happy Feeling! GLHF Kitty Speaker Merch! Listen to Weekly Magic News with The Upkeep Check out our Board Games YouTube Channel Look! It’s our Magic YouTube Channel Enter our April Swag Giveaway! Follow us on Twitter Peep Our Insta Be our Facebook Friend Watch us play on Twitch Visit our sponsor Card Kingdom Get the Best MTG Gear with UltraPRO Sleeve Codes

On this episode, Maria and Meghan give you a quiz! Yes, that’s right! It’s the return of the Cosmo Quiz on GLHF! Find out which Magic the Gathering “Player Psychograph” you best identify with and get better insight into you play style and the way you best connect with the game. That, and it’s just FUN! PLUS: a preview of this weekend’s Kaldheim Championship complete with an overview of the decks we might see in Historic and Standard – and predictions of who will win! Become a GLH5 Patron Today and Feel that Happy Feeling! GLHF Kitty Speaker Merch! Listen to Weekly Magic News with The Upkeep Check out our Board Games YouTube Channel Look! It’s our Magic YouTube Channel Enter our February Swag Giveaway! Follow us on Twitter Peep Our Insta Be our Facebook Friend Watch us play on Twitch Visit our sponsor Card Kingdom Get the Best MTG Gear with UltraPRO

On this episode, it’s been quite a year, folks! Maria and Meghan look back at one year in pandemic isolation as it relates to Magic the Gathering. Hear their thoughts on the MTG highlights and lowlights of being quarantined, the future of what tournaments might look like post-pandemic, their memories surrounding their first all-digital prereleases and more. It’s been a wild ride (to put it mildly) and this episode is chock-full of lots of interesting insights. Plus, Meghan tells a great story about a pidgeon. Become a GLH5 Patron Today and Feel that Happy Feeling! GLHF Kitty Speaker Merch! Listen to Weekly Magic News with The Upkeep Check out our Board Games YouTube Channel Look! It’s our Magic YouTube Channel Enter our February Swag Giveaway! Follow us on Twitter Peep Our Insta Be our Facebook Friend Watch us play on Twitch Visit our sponsor Card Kingdom Get the Best MTG Gear with UltraPRO

On this episode, Maria and Meghan don their black judges’ robes and white doilies and settle every Magic the Gathering debate ever. Yes, that’s right. They will finally put an end to any arguing about any topic regarding MTG. Consider it a public service. If you and your friend have been locked in a decades-old debate: congratulations! This episode will conclusively solve everything for you. You’re welcome, Magic players. Become a GLH5 Patron Today and Feel that Happy Feeling! GLHF Kitty Speaker Merch! Listen to Weekly Magic News with The Upkeep Check out our Board Games YouTube Channel Look! It’s our Magic YouTube Channel Enter our February Swag Giveaway! Follow us on Twitter Peep Our Insta Be our Facebook Friend Watch us play on Twitch Visit our sponsor Card Kingdom Get the Best MTG Gear with UltraPRO  

On this episode, Maria and Meghan check in on Standard following last weekend’s MPL and Rivals League play! Do we have any exciting new decks with the release of Kaldheim? PLUS: A look back at Time Spiral ahead of the release of Time Spiral Remastered. What exactly WAS Time Spiral all about anyway? Get a refresher! And a check in on all the latest news (and drama) in the Magic community. There’s a lot of it! Become a GLH5 Patron Today and Feel that Happy Feeling! GLHF Kitty Speaker Merch! Listen to Weekly Magic News with The Upkeep Check out our Board Games YouTube Channel Look! It’s our Magic YouTube Channel Enter our February Swag Giveaway! Follow us on Twitter Peep Our Insta Be our Facebook Friend Watch us play on Twitch Visit our sponsor Card Kingdom Get the Best MTG Gear with UltraPRO

On this episode, Maria and Meghan dive into the world of Strixhaven! After a surprise info drop from Wizards of the Coast detailing the five Colleges of the famous Magic school, our intrepid hosts break down the unique attributes of each (and which they’d join!) PLUS: An update from the Arena Open and the VML and a check-in of Kaldheim draft, as we venture deeper into the format. And it’s a very, very good format! Become a GLH5 Patron Today and Feel that Happy Feeling! GLHF Kitty Speaker Merch! Listen to Weekly Magic News with The Upkeep Check out our Board Games YouTube Channel Look! It’s our Magic YouTube Channel Enter our February Swag Giveaway! Follow us on Twitter Peep Our Insta Be our Facebook Friend Watch us play on Twitch Visit our sponsor Card Kingdom Get the Best MTG Gear with UltraPRO

On this episode, Maria and Meghan take a deep dive on the creation of Kaldheim – Magic the Gathering’s newest set! Find out how the set came to life and why it took so many years to see the light of day. PLUS: super interesting behind-the-scenes information on the development of specific cards (did you know Toralf went through FIVE different names?!), Mark Rosewater answers questions about the set, and Maria has a memory mind flub of epic proportions. Become a GLH5 Patron Today and Feel that Happy Feeling! GLHF Kitty Speaker Merch! Listen to Weekly Magic News with The Upkeep Check out our Board Games YouTube Channel Look! It’s our Magic YouTube Channel Enter our February Swag Giveaway! Follow us on Twitter Peep Our Insta Be our Facebook Friend Watch us play on Twitch Visit our sponsor Card Kingdom Get the Best MTG Gear with UltraPRO

On this episode, Maria and Meghan break down the top decks hitting Standard – just a few days after the set’s official release! Kaldheim has added a few cards into the mix (too few? ask our hosts) and we’ll investigate anything new or spicy you might encounter on the ladder — or want to play yourself! Meghan might just have found her love match! PLUS: an update on Meghan’s run through the VML, Maria shares her newest love in Historic, Kaldheim Storytime, and a stunning revelation as to how Wizards came up with the name “Kaldheim” in the first place. Become a GLH5 Patron Today and Feel that Happy Feeling! GLHF Kitty Speaker Merch! Listen to Weekly Magic News with The Upkeep Check out our Board Games YouTube Channel Look! It’s our Magic YouTube Channel Enter our February Swag Giveaway! Follow us on Twitter Peep Our Insta Be our Facebook Friend Watch us play on Twitch Visit our sponsor Card Kingdom Get the Best MTG Gear with UltraPRO

On this episode, Maria and Meghan dive deep into Kaldheim draft! It’s one of the most complicated draft formats in recent memory and there’s tons to explore, so you’ll definitely want to get as much input as you can on what cards are over-performing and which are under-performing early on in this format. Celebrate Magic the Gathering’s newest set by cracking some packs and passing to the left, friends! Find out what commons and uncommons our hosts think should make every deck, if you’re in their colors. The more you know! Become a GLH5 Patron Today and Feel that Happy Feeling! *NEW* GLHF Kitty Speaker Merch! Listen to Weekly Magic News with The Upkeep Check out our Board Games YouTube Channel Look! It’s our Magic YouTube Channel Enter our February Swag Giveaway! Follow us on Twitter Peep Our Insta Be our Facebook Friend Watch us play on Twitch Visit our sponsor Card Kingdom Get the Best MTG Gear with UltraPRO

On this episode, Judge Rob returns to give us all the info we’ll need to know ahead of this week’s Kaldheim prerelease! Get the lowdown on new and returning mechanics and learn how to navigate tricky new cards that are sure to stump even the most pedigreed of players! Fret not, Judge Rob is here to help! PLUS: Maria and Meghan named Cutest and Grossest card of Kaldheim. Be prepared for the new set, friends! Become a GLH5 Patron Today and Feel that Happy Feeling! *NEW* GLHF Kitty Speaker Merch! Listen to Weekly Magic News with The Upkeep Check out our Board Games YouTube Channel Look! It’s our Magic YouTube Channel Enter our January Swag Giveaway! Follow us on Twitter Peep Our Insta Be our Facebook Friend Watch us play on Twitch Visit our sponsor Card Kingdom Get the Best MTG Gear with UltraPRO

On this episode, Maria and Meghan welcome very special guest Tyler Mills to the show! Tyler, besides being an awesome dude in real life, is also a guru of how to play for free on Magic Arena. (He’s also got a 67% win rate in Limited! No big deal…) Tyler will teach you how you can play Arena for basically no money at all (really!) and grow your collection at the same time. He’s only spent $20 on the game, and he’s been going strong for more than a year. Even if you’re not super interested in playing for free, Tyler’s got lots of tips that will help max out your Arena value – saving you a few bucks here or there, or maximizing your return on cards for your collection. A super eye-opening episode, friends! Become a GLH5 Patron Today and Feel that Happy Feeling! *NEW* GLHF Kitty Speaker Merch! Listen to Weekly Magic News with The Upkeep Check out our Board Games YouTube Channel Look! It’s our Magic YouTube Channel Enter our January Swag Giveaway! Follow us on Twitter Peep

On this episode, Maria and Meghan talk everything Kaldheim! They’ll give you the lowdown on the lore (there’s lots of it), the new preview cards (there’s lots of them), and show off two preview cards of their own (there’s two of them.) Get hyped for Magic’s newest set with an introduction to the new and returning mechanics and a look at the first Kaldheim Magic story with Meghan. It’s a show so metal, platinum won’t know what hit it. Thanks to Wizards of the Coast for the free preview content. Become a GLH5 Patron Today and Feel that Happy Feeling! *NEW* GLHF Kitty Speaker Merch! Listen to Weekly Magic News with The Upkeep Check out our Board Games YouTube Channel Look! It’s our Magic YouTube Channel Enter our January Swag Giveaway! Follow us on Twitter Peep Our Insta Be our Facebook Friend Watch us play on Twitch Visit our sponsor Card Kingdom Get the Best MTG Gear with UltraPRO  

On this episode, Maria and Meghan ring in the new year with a bunch of questions from listeners! Find out what set they’d invent if they could, what their favorite books of 2020 were, how Maria would fix white, and what to do about a briefcase full of spaghetti. PLUS: Meghan preps for the upcoming Venus and Mercury League by testing Standard – find out what spicy deck she’s bringing to the table this Friday! SPECIAL BONUS: Maria…SWEARS…?!?! Become a GLH5 Patron Today and Feel that Happy Feeling! *NEW* GLHF Kitty Speaker Merch! Listen to Weekly Magic News with The Upkeep Check out our Board Games YouTube Channel Look! It’s our Magic YouTube Channel Enter our January Swag Giveaway! Follow us on Twitter Peep Our Insta Be our Facebook Friend Watch us play on Twitch Visit our sponsor Card Kingdom Get the Best MTG Gear with UltraPRO

Happy Holidays, everyone! On this episode, Maria and Meghan hand out the most prestigious of Magic the Gathering awards: The Chrimbys! Getting a Chrimby is the equivalent of an MTG Oscar, so they are preeeetty important. Find out which cards win Overall Cutest, Best 23rd Card in Draft or what deck wins Deck of the Year or which moment takes the crown as Best Magic Moment of 2020. It’s been a true rollercoaster of a year for GLHF and we are so happy you stood by us amidst everything. Yes, we just used the word “amidst.” Here’s to a better 2021! Become a GLH5 Patron Today and Feel that Happy Feeling! *NEW* GLHF Kitty Speaker Merch! (Special discount for Patrons through the end of December!) Listen to Weekly Magic News with The Upkeep Check out our Board Games YouTube Channel Look! It’s our Magic YouTube Channel Enter our January Swag Giveaway! Follow us on Twitter Peep Our Insta Be our Facebook Friend Watch us play on Twitch Visit our sponsor Card Kingdom Get the Best MTG Gear with Ultra

On this episode, Maria and Meghan put on their conductor’s hats and jump aboard the hype train for Kaldheim! Get all the latest info about Magic the Gathering’s newest set, out next month. Your hosts have the lowdown on new cards, returning mechanics, cool planeswalkers — you name it! PLUS: Maria and Meghan reveal their predictions as to what will be in the set — including describing all of the Gods! Will they be right? Only time will tell, dear friend! Become a GLH5 Patron Today and Feel that Happy Feeling! *NEW* GLHF Kitty Speaker Merch! (Special discount for Patrons through the end of December!) Listen to Weekly Magic News with The Upkeep Check out our Board Games YouTube Channel Look! It’s our Magic YouTube Channel Enter our December Swag Giveaway! Follow us on Twitter Peep Our Insta Be our Facebook Friend Watch us play on Twitch Visit our sponsor Card Kingdom Get the Best MTG Gear with UltraPRO Kaldheim Teaser Trailer Kaldheim Card Previews Calendar

On this episode, Maria and Meghan step up to the front of the class to give their tournament reports from this past weekend’s Historic Arena Open! Find out what decks they played, what they played against, and what their final records were! PLUS: A few new spicy Historic decks if you’re looking for something new to bring into battle. ALSO: Arena Cube Draft is mega super-powered and super-mega fun – our hosts explain how to get those draft trophies. Oh, and there are a lot of tangents this episode. Like, a lot. Give ’em a break, it’s the holidays! Become a GLH5 Patron Today and Feel that Happy Feeling! *NEW* GLHF Kitty Speaker Merch! (Special discount for Patrons through the end of December!) Listen to Weekly Magic News with The Upkeep Check out our Board Games YouTube Channel Look! It’s our Magic YouTube Channel Enter our December Swag Giveaway! Follow us on Twitter Peep Our Insta Be our Facebook Friend Watch us play on Twitch Visit our sponsor Card Kingdom Get the Best MTG Gear

On this episode, Maria and Meghan break down all the exciting action from this past weekend’s Zendikar Rising Championship! Find out what the top decks were in both Historic and in Standard and hear stories from behind-the-scenes of the broadcast. Looking for a fun deck to play on the ladder that the pros also use? How about a deck to crush this weekend’s upcoming Arena Open with? Don’t worry! Your intrepid hosts have you covered! Become a GLH5 Patron Today and Feel that Happy Feeling! *NEW* GLHF Kitty Speaker Merch! Listen to Weekly Magic News with The Upkeep Check out our Board Games YouTube Channel Look! It’s our Magic YouTube Channel Enter our December Swag Giveaway! Follow us on Twitter Peep Our Insta Be our Facebook Friend Watch us play on Twitch Visit our sponsor Card Kingdom Get the Best MTG Gear with UltraPRO Fun Decklists for the Ladder

On this episode, Maria and Meghan finally finish their trek through every single draft set that’s been released since they started playing Magic the Gathering back in 2012! Join along in the merry, merry memoryfest as they recall the highlights and the lowlights of the most recent draft releases. SPECIAL BONUS: Maria unboxes a Secret Lair that she doesn’t remember buying and Meghan wants to be called “Happy Holidays.” Become a GLH5 Patron Today and Feel that Happy Feeling! Listen to Weekly Magic News with The Upkeep Check out our Board Games YouTube Channel Look! It’s our Magic YouTube Channel Enter our December Swag Giveaway! Follow us on Twitter Peep Our Insta Be our Facebook Friend Throw down with GLH5 Merch Watch us play on Twitch Visit our sponsor Card Kingdom Get the Best MTG Gear with UltraPRO

On this episode, Maria and Meghan continue their Draft Retrospective – going through all the various Magic the Gathering draft formats they played over the years. This episode, they kick things off with Kaladesh and Aether Revolt! Listen in as our dynamic duo try to remember everything about these iconic sets over the years. BONUS: Maria is attacked by a vicious bug and Meghan watches Alien for the first time. Become a GLH5 Patron Today and Feel that Happy Feeling! Listen to Weekly Magic News with The Upkeep Check out our Board Games YouTube Channel Look! It’s our Magic YouTube Channel Enter our November Swag Giveaway! Follow us on Twitter Peep Our Insta Be our Facebook Friend Throw down with GLH5 Merch Watch us play on Twitch Visit our sponsor Card Kingdom Get the Best MTG Gear with UltraPRO Historic Bogles Decklist

On this episode, Maria and Meghan look back over all the different Magic the Gathering sets they’ve played over the years – and reminisce about their favorite (and least favorite!) Draft formats. Come along on the memory journey as our hosts remember what they loved about Return to Ravnica, Theros and Khans of Tarkir. Exactly what were the mechanics in Eldritch Moon again? Did I ever actually DRAFT that set?! Full of laughs and forgetfulness, this episode is truly a love letter to cracking packs and passing to the left. Become a GLH5 Patron Today and Feel that Happy Feeling! Listen to Weekly Magic News with The Upkeep Check out our Board Games YouTube Channel Look! It’s our Magic YouTube Channel Enter our November Swag Giveaway! Follow us on Twitter Peep Our Insta Be our Facebook Friend Throw down with GLH5 Merch Watch us play on Twitch Visit our sponsor Card Kingdom Get the Best MTG Gear with UltraPRO