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In late 2021, Wizards of the Coast introduced Challenger Decks for Pioneer. Before, these products were only available for Standard but extended the range to Pioneer to encourage players to play the format. From a financial standpoint, these Challenger Decks offer decent value and provide and excellent foot into Pioneer. There are four Pioneer Challenger […]
Compared to other non-rotating formats, the price of entry into Pioneer is affordable. There are plenty of cheap Pioneer decks you can build that will offer a competitive edge in local and online events.In Modern, you often see Spirits fall into Azorius or Bant but in Pioneer, Mono-Blue Spirits is one of the strongest strategies […]
Like Modern, the shock lands are some of the best cycle of lands in the Pioneer format. At the cost of 2 life, shock lands grant you access to two colors of mana the turn they come into play. Even without fetch lands, running these lands will provide excellent consistency for your decks. This is […]
Thanks to Magic 2015 and Dominaria, you can run both of these mana creatures in the same build in Pioneer. Mana acceleration is a powerful approach to pull ahead in a game, and both of these serve that purpose well. Running four of both of these is a powerful way to begin your Pioneer journey. […]
Thoughtseize saw extensive play both times it was legal in Standard and is a well-known Modern staple. Extending to Pioneer, Thoughtseize is the premier discard spell and one of the best things you can do in the early game. At one point, there were calls for the sorcery to see a ban due to its […]
There are a handful of staples that are worth keeping in your collection or picking up for future usage. A good barometer to see if a card has Pioneer potential is to look at its performance in Standard. If it’s good for Standard, it’s likely to be good in Pioneer too. While there are so […]
All Standard-legal sets from Return to Ravnica forward are legal in Pioneer. That means if you your old Standard deck was legal at any time after September 27th 2013, it’s legal in Pioneer, unless any of its cards are on the Pioneer ban list. The current ban list is as follows: Balustrade SpyBloodstained MireExpressive IterationFelidar […]
For new players, Standard is the easiest way to jump into the game due to its narrow card pool: only cards printed in the last two years are legal. As a result, it offers a smooth path into the game since it allows you to focus on fundamentals. Standard rotates every year to keep the […]
In late 2019, Wizards of the Coast announced the creation of a new format called Pioneer. Pioneer took inspiration from the player-created format Frontier, which was designed as a cheap and convenient format for players who wanted to use their rotated Standard cards. Frontier encompassed sets between Magic 2015 and onward, using the M15 frame […]
Magic: the Gathering Online. The original way to play Magic online is still a fantastic way to play. Magic Online is generally preferred by seasoned players, as it mimics the paper format nearly one-to-one. SpellTable. Part of WotC, SpellTable is an all-in-one solution for playing paper Magic remotely. It has a lot of impressive features […]