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...
New Year, New Me: Flying Edition Andre Segarra January 19, 2024 Decklists, Explorer, Pioneer, The Spirit Squad What’s good, Spirit Squad! Today we’re here to talk about the new direction that Azorius Spirits in Pioneer (slash Explorer) is taking, and maybe even brag a little on just how this has led us to new success... Read More...
State of the Spirit Address: Ixalan Edition Andre Segarra November 24, 2023 Decklists, Explorer, Pioneer, The Spirit Squad What's good, Spirit Squad! Today we're gonna talk about something we haven't had a direct focus on in a little bit: Spirits, and the state of the Pioneer format! Dude. You always talk about Spirits. What are y... Read More...
BAMulet Titan: Turning to the Dark Side to Attack the Metagame! GR_DONKIN July 21, 2023 Decklists, Donkin's Digest, Modern Hi all, Welcome back to another article about Amulet Titan! This time we're going to be spicing it up and talking about an interesting innovation that I've been working on for the past few weeks. The bad n... Read More...
Brewing with LOTR after a short “Reprieve” GR_DONKIN June 22, 2023 Decklists, Donkin's Digest, Modern Hi all, I'm back writing at The Mana Base after a short Reprieve. Sometimes, life takes precedence. Speaking of a reprieve, that is exactly the card I wanted to talk about today. Reprieve is a card from the n... Read More...
Modern Devoted Druid Combo in 2023 GR_DONKIN January 28, 2023 Decklists, Donkin's Digest When it comes to creature-based combo decks in the Modern format, the one that stands out the most in my mind is Devoted Druid. Devoted Druid has been around since 2008, but the card didn't have a home in Moder... Read More...
Updating a Donkin Classic: Neoform in Pioneer! GR_DONKIN January 21, 2023 Decklists, Donkin's Digest, Pioneer Neoform is one of my favorite cards of all time. At first glance, Neoform is fun little uncommon that can enable your Simic +1/+1 counter strategies like Incubation Druid. Look a little deeper though and you se... Read More...
Into the Arena: Ponza… Enough Said Dawson Reynolds July 11, 2022 Decklists, Historic, Into the Arena Ponza. You either love it or you hate it. Or perhaps you sometimes hate it and sometimes love it, depending on which side of the table its on. There aren't many decks in MTG quite as divisive as this one, but b... Read More...
Channel Nikachu: It’s Official, I’m Switching to Azorius Merfolk Nikachu July 7, 2022 Channel Nikachu, Decklists, Modern It's said that Tribal decks are suffering because of Modern Horizons 2's Solitude and Fury. However, Modern Horizons 1 saves Azorius Merfolk with Ephemerate. This card protects from removal while simultaneously... Read More...
Into the Arena: Kasmina Gets an Upgrade Dawson Reynolds July 1, 2022 Decklists, Into the Arena It's the dog days of summer, and most competitive formats are pretty quiet right now. Standard has had Streets of New Capenna for some time now, and won't be getting any new cards for a few months still. Histor... Read More...
