Entering the Avatar State Andre Segarra November 28, 2025 Standard, The Spirit Squad Vivi. Mono-Red. Dimir. Omniscience. The four nations were in harmony, completely dominating the Standard format, until the banned list update attacked. Seriously, these were effectively the only decks “al... Read More...
Curse of Bounty Andre Segarra October 23, 2025 The Spirit Squad What’s good, Spirit Squad! Today we’re talking about a fairly common complaint amongst Magic: the Gathering players: the sheer amount of product that’s being released. See, in The Before Times(™) we’d see... Read More...
Baby’s First Con Andre Segarra September 27, 2025 The Spirit Squad What’s good, Spirit Squad! So I just came back from the Pokémon Regional Championship at Pittsburgh at the time of this writing, and this was one of the more unique weekends in my life. This wasn’t my first ... Read More...
But Vivi Dies to Doom Blade! Andre Segarra September 19, 2025 Uncategorized What’s good, Spirit Squad! Today we’re here to discuss maybe my funniest air ball of all time: Vivi Ornitier! Back in our To Zanarkand article, I called Vivi Ornitier one of the most well-designed cards I... Read More...
(A)I, Robot Andre Segarra July 11, 2025 The Spirit Squad What’s good, Spirit Squad! Today we’re going to address a question asked by one of Magic: the Gathering’s most prolific players, Sam Black. Sam is fairly well-known in the pro player circuit for being a fan ... Read More...
This Format Ain’t Big Enough Andre Segarra July 5, 2025 Standard, The Spirit Squad What’s good, Spirit Squad! Today (June 30th) we just had one of the biggest Standard ban list updates of all time! A lot of us saw this coming after Pro Tour Final Fantasy, but for anyone who hasn’t paid att... Read More...
To Zanarkand Andre Segarra May 30, 2025 Standard, The Spirit Squad The year is 2001. 16-year-old Dre was having an absolute blast of a summer: Pokémon was at a height of popularity that wouldn’t be matched until the summer of Pokémon Go, my card games of choice were Magi-Na... Read More...
Stocks are up on Stock Up! Andre Segarra April 18, 2025 The Spirit Squad What’s good, Spirit Squad! Today we’re going to talk about an unassuming Uncommon that’s been quietly revitalizing Blue decks in every format: Stock Up! On paper, Stock Up is a card that has zero busi... Read More...
Spring Cleaning! A banned and restricted update Andre Segarra April 4, 2025 Legacy, Modern, Pauper, The Spirit Squad What’s good, Spirit Squad! Today’s the day! We have new Banned and Restricted updates for competitive Magic: the Gathering! There’s always quite a bit to talk about in this complex game of ours, but I always... Read More...
Why I Choose to Blink Andre Segarra February 28, 2025 Modern What’s good, Spirit Squad! Today we’re gonna talk about the Modern format as we get ready for the Regional Championship in Charlotte, North Carolina, and why I’m changing decks only a month before such a big... Read More...
