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...
Preordain and the Power of Consistency Andre Segarra August 9, 2023 Modern, Pioneer, The Spirit Squad What's good, Spirit Squad! This week we've had one of the most mixed set of reactions to a Banned and Restricted announcements I've seen in a pretty long time. For anyone who isn't aware, there were two chan... Read More...
Little Tournament, BIG Lesson Learned! Andre Segarra August 3, 2023 Pioneer, The Spirit Squad What's good, Spirit Squad! Today we're gonna talk about a Pioneer RCQ I played this weekend, and the fairly important takeaways that I got from it. Of course, I'm speaking of the Chinese food I'd ordered the... Read More...
The Belcher Theory – Why Spirits is Winning in Pioneer Andre Segarra June 29, 2023 Pioneer, The Spirit Squad What's good, Spirit Squad! Over the last few months, I've been trying to convince all of you that Azorius Spirits is in a fantastic place within the Pioneer metagame, and this has absolutely turned out to be t... Read More...
Card Wars, Episode MOM: Rogues Won Andre Segarra May 12, 2023 Explorer, Pioneer, The Spirit Squad What’s good, Spirit Squad! Today we’re still talking about March of the Machine and what it’s done for Pioneer/Explorer, except we’re not talking about Spirits! Instead, we’re talking about a Tribal deck tha... Read More...