From Dusk til Mourn Andre Segarra September 19, 2024 Explorer, Pioneer, Spoilers, Standard, The Spirit Squad What’s good, Spirit Squad! Today we’re gonna talk a little about the newest Magic: the Gathering set, Duskmourn: House of Horror! For anyone who hasn’t checked it out yet, Duskmourn is going to be a horror-t... Read More...
(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...
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...
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...
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...
Banned and Restricted: B&R & USA! Andre Segarra December 15, 2023 Pioneer, The Spirit Squad What's good, Spirit Squad! Today we have a LOT to talk about in the context of Pioneer. We just saw two cards banned, one potentially huge card unbanned, and all of this is only a week-and-a-half ahead of th... 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...
Study and Practice Andre Segarra November 18, 2023 Pioneer, The Spirit Squad What's good, Spirit Squad! Today we're gonna talk a bit about both The Lost Caverns of Ixalan (LCI) and the Regional Championship tournaments that are going to be the highlight of a lot of players' competitive... Read More...
Pioneer’s Snatching (Cavern of) Souls! Andre Segarra September 29, 2023 Pioneer, The Spirit Squad What's good, Spirit Squad! Today we're gonna talk about one of the most exciting spoilers we've seen in awhile: Cavern of Souls! This is a card we don't have to guess at the power of, as it's a reprint f... Read More...
Run. Hide. Fight. Andre Segarra August 18, 2023 Pioneer, The Spirit Squad What's good, Spirit Squad! Today we're gonna celebrate the rise of Spirits within the Pioneer metagame, and of course talk some about what that means for pilots. It's probably no surprise that I've been play... Read More...
