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...
Channel Nikachu: Should The Fetchlands Get Banned?! Nikachu November 3, 2022 Channel Nikachu, Modern Some debate has spurred up over fetchlands in Modern. Are they too powerful and need a ban or are they part of the identity of the format? https://youtu.be/_I3mZJ4-7-g Get your MTG singles... Read More...
Into the Arena: Detouring into Explorer Dawson Reynolds May 1, 2022 Decklists, Explorer, Into the Arena, MTG Arena Streets of New Capenna is now officially released, and we have finally had the chance to play with the new cards on Arena! The very first card I wanted to try out was Endless Detour, since it seemed to have the... Read More...
