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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...

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...

Who’s the Beatdown – Still Relevant after almost 25 years!

Andre Segarra
February 2, 2023
The Spirit Squad
What’s good, Spirit Squad! Today we’re gonna talk about a concept and article that’s been an integral part of Magic: the Gathering strategy for more than 20 years now: Who’s the Beatdown? Back in... Read More...

Channel Nikachu: Festive Azorius Spirits!

Nikachu
January 7, 2021
Channel Nikachu, Decklists
Hold on to the Spirit of the Season with Azorius Spirits. The deck runs enough counterspells with Mausoleum Wanderer and Spell Queller to fight off Combo and Control while exiling creature decks with Path to ... Read More...

Channel Nikachu: Make Them TAP OUT With Bant Spirits

Nikachu
March 28, 2020
Channel Nikachu, Decklists
We've got a 2-for-1 today. Time to jump back into Pioneer with Bant Spirits! This deck has consistently put up top-8 finishes and is likely the best way to be aggro and disruptive against the Combo decks in... Read More...

Channel Nikachi: Bant Spirits in Pioneer!

Ian Mikita
March 21, 2020
Channel Nikachu, Decklists, Pioneer
Bant Spirits in Pioneer is the hot deck at the competitive level. MTG Spirits can counter with Mausoleum Wanderer and Spell Queller, protect our creatures with Selfless Spirit to make them indestructible to car... Read More...

Channel Nikachi: Pioneer Days! Ft. Spirits and Merfolk

Nikachu
December 5, 2019
Channel Nikachu
Pioneer UW Spirits UW Spirits has every core card from Modern ported to Pioneer. Early aggression and interaction with Mausoleum Wanderer, the 2-mana lord Supreme Phantom, and the counterspell on a creatur... Read More...

Channel Nikachu: Modern UW Spirits

Nikachu
October 31, 2019
Channel Nikachu
Modern UW Spirits have picked up in popularity and results. The deck rewards patience; holding up Rattlechains to protect your creatures from removal or waiting for the right spell to Spell Queller. Spirits run... Read More...

Modern Musings: What Should You be Playing Right Now?

Michael Shapiro
October 15, 2018
Modern Musings
Hey everyone! Welcome to another Modern Musings!  This week I'm going to talk about what deck I think you should be playing right now.  Before that, though, we have to kind of preface with what the modern metag... Read More...

Channel Nikachu: Standard Spirits

Nikachu
July 25, 2017
Channel Nikachu
With Merfolk master Nikachu heading to the Pro Tour this weekend, he decided to leave the fish at home and test some Standard. With there being no real competitive Merfolk in Standard, he took the next best thi... Read More...

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