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...
A Young Pyromancer’s First IRL Tournament Andre Segarra July 14, 2023 Casual to Competitive, The Spirit Squad What's good, Spirit Squad! Or today, I suppose you can be Young Pyromancers. Today we're gonna talk about a thing that has always seemed obvious to me, but that's coming from the point of view of someone... 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...
What’s U with W’s all over? Azorius! Andre Segarra March 3, 2023 The Spirit Squad What's Good, Spirit Squad! Recently I've been championing the cause of Azorius Spirits in Pioneer, mostly due to the release of Seachrome Coast. And the deck has certainly performed! In the past week alone, ... 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...
Commander ad Populum, Ep 219: A reminder About Big Magic Events Ryan Peneff December 14, 2022 Commander, Commander ad Populum If you've never been to a bigger magic event, you should! They're the best. This week, I spend some time recapping a recent event I attended and reminding first-timers that more than anything, it's important to... Read More...
Channel Nikachu: How Powerful Are Banned Pioneer Cards? Nikachu November 29, 2022 Channel Nikachu Pioneer's cards got axed quickly at the start of the format, but are they as powerful today as they were back then? https://youtu.be/_BLulZilV_Q Get your MTG singles from FUSION GAMING O... Read More...
