(Too) Good Grief! Andre Segarra August 30, 2024 Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Standard, The Spirit Squad What’s good, Spirit Squad! Today we get to celebrate the recent changes to the Banned and Restricted (B&R) list in all of the non-rotating formats! Pretty much everyone predicted that Public Enemy #1, Gr... Read More...
Just Keep Swimming Andre Segarra August 22, 2024 Modern, The Spirit Squad What’s good, Spirit Squad! Today we’re gonna go over a Modern Regional Championship Qualifier (RCQ) I played this weekend, featuring my current favorite Modern deck: Merfolk! Hol’ up. So you didn’t even p... Read More...
Bloom! There it is! Andre Segarra August 9, 2024 Decklists, Standard, The Spirit Squad What’s good, Spirit Squad! Today we’re gonna talk a bit about the (huge!) changes surrounding Magic: the Gathering and the release of the newest set, Bloomburrow! Bloomburrow, like Lorwyn, is a world without... Read More...
No Ban Hammer? Now What? Andre Segarra July 12, 2024 Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, The Spirit Squad What’s good, Spirit Squad! Today we’re going to talk about the Banned & Restricted (B&R) list and its most recent update… or lack thereof. 👀 See, Modern Horizons 3 has dropped and we even got to see ... Read More...
Nadu Kid on the Block Andre Segarra June 20, 2024 Modern, The Spirit Squad What’s good, Spirit Squad! Modern Horizons 3 is finally here! Players, deck brewers, and of course content creators everywhere are messing around with deck ideas. Merfolk got some pretty huge updates and Eld... Read More...
What is Tempo? Andre Segarra May 24, 2024 The Spirit Squad What’s good, Spirit Squad! Today we’re gonna talk about one of the most ambiguous words used in all of gaming: tempo! Tempo as a concept has existed in gaming for far longer than your favorite game has exist... Read More...
I Want To Be The Very Best Andre Segarra May 17, 2024 The Spirit Squad What’s good, Spirit Squad! Today we’re going to talk about an experience I haven’t had in a pretty long time: being the “new guy” at your first large event! My dude, you’re literally turning 40 this year. Ho... Read More...
Pioneering a New Season! Andre Segarra April 19, 2024 Explorer, Pioneer, The Spirit Squad What’s good, Spirit Squad! Today we’re gonna talk about the Pioneer format, and the upcoming Regional Championship Qualifier (RCQ) season. The last few articles have all been more broad-reaching things about... Read More...
Magic Online Paid the One! Andre Segarra April 12, 2024 Commander, The Spirit Squad What’s good, Spirit Squad! Today we’re going to talk about the recent developments surrounding Magic: the Gathering Online (MTGO) in particular. For anyone who didn’t already know, Daybreak Games has taken o... Read More...
Step Into the Arena Andre Segarra March 28, 2024 Alchemy, Historic, MTG Arena, Standard, The Spirit Squad What’s good, Spirit Squad! Today we’re gonna talk about Magic: the Gathering Arena (I’ll probably just shorten it to Arena for the remainder of today) and just how it’s truly changed the scope of Magic: the ... Read More...
