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...
(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...
Is Standard… Too Good? Andre Segarra January 31, 2025 Standard, The Spirit Squad What’s good, Spirit Squad! Today we’re gonna talk some about the Standard format since it’s the current Regional Championship Qualifier format. The first thing I’d like to bring up is that Standard has been ... Read More...
Box Breaking, or Breaking Point? Andre Segarra January 17, 2025 The Spirit Squad What’s good, Spirit Squad! All of us Magic: the Gathering players know there’s too much product available right now. Or, at least we think we know that, despite what the sales numbers say. Lord of the Rings ... Read More...
