Pioneer Abzan Greasefang
Abzan Greasefang is a Pioneer midrange strategy that usually features Bitter Triumph, Cache Grab, and Emptiness.
Meta
8.7%
Colors
Shift
+1%
Variability
Low
297 decks in Raffine's Informant
| Date | View Decklist | Player | Event | Place | Record | Uniqueness | Colors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 21 | View | Danielpena397 | Pioneer Challenge 32 | 13th | 4-2 | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| May 21 | View | marolanzi | Pioneer League | — | 5-0 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| May 20 | View | Happy_Orc | Pioneer League 2026-05-20 | — | 5-0 | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| May 18 | View | Cudibunda | Pioneer Challenge 32 | 13th | 4-2 | Typical · band 2 of 10 · 2 | |
| May 15 | View | Cudibunda | Pioneer Challenge 32 2026-05-15 | 4th | 5-3 | Typical · band 2 of 10 · 2 | |
| May 15 | View | rushi_00 | Pioneer Challenge 32 2026-05-15 | 9th | — | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| May 15 | View | rushi_00 | Pioneer Challenge 32 | 9th | 4-2 | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| May 15 | View | Cudibunda | Pioneer Challenge 32 | 27th | 2-4 | Typical · band 2 of 10 · 2 | |
| May 11 | View | TadalaDe20 | Pioneer Challenge 32 | 28th | 3-3 | Typical · band 2 of 10 · 2 | |
| May 10 | View | rushi_00 | Pioneer Challenge 32 2026-05-10 | 3rd | 7-1 | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| May 9 | View | rushi_00 | Pioneer Challenge 32 | 27th | 1-2 | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| May 8 | View | MeninooNey | Pioneer Challenge 32 | 14th | 3-3 | Typical · band 2 of 10 · 2 | |
| May 8 | View | SpockVidaLoka | Pioneer Challenge 32 | 24th | 2-4 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| May 8 | View | rushi_00 | Pioneer Challenge 32 | 29th | 2-2 | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| May 7 | View | SpockVidaLoka | Pioneer Challenge 32 | 13th | 3-3 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| May 4 | View | SpockVidaLoka | Pioneer Challenge 32 | 27th | 3-3 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| May 3 | View | SpockVidaLoka | Pioneer Challenge 32 | 2nd | 7-2 | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| May 3 | View | SpockVidaLoka | Pioneer Challenge 32 2026-05-03 | 30th | 2-4 | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| May 2 | View | Cudibunda | Pioneer Challenge 32 | 7th | 4-3 | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| May 2 | View | SpockVidaLoka | Pioneer Challenge 32 | 19th | 3-3 | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| May 2 | View | rushi_00 | Pioneer Challenge 32 | 32nd | 0-1 | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| May 1 | View | rushi_00 | Pioneer Challenge 32 | 1st | 7-2 | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| May 1 | View | SpockVidaLoka | Pioneer Challenge 32 | 4th | 6-2 | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| Apr 25 | View | myra00 | Pioneer Challenge 32 | 31st | 0-2 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| Apr 20 | View | myra00 | Pioneer Challenge 32 | 7th | 4-3 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 |
Abzan Greasefang has climbed from ~3.2% to 8.7% of the Pioneer metagame over the last 90 days.
Meta share, last 90 days
Climbed from ~3.2% to 8.7% · trend line is 3-week smoothed
Approaches, last 90 days
Weekly breakdown of lists by automatically detected approach
Rising Abzan Greasefang cards
Cards gaining share within Abzan Greasefang vs the prior 14 days, adjusted for format-wide play rate.
Maindeck
| Card | Was | Now | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fatal Push | 2% | 30% | +27.9% |
| Forest | 40% | 63% | +22.3% |
| Caves of Koilos | 33% | 56% | +22.5% |
| Multiversal Passage | 38% | 60% | +22.4% |
| Yathan Roadwatcher | 48% | 74% | +26.8% |
| Skysovereign, Consul Flagship | 7% | 21% | +13.8% |
| Overgrown Tomb | 19% | 30% | +11.2% |
| Jennifer Walters | 88% | 100% | +11.9% |
Sideboard
| Card | Was | Now | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pest Control | New | 47% | +46.5% |
| Collective Brutality | 5% | 30% | +25.5% |
| Professor Dellian Fel | 38% | 63% | +24.7% |
| Thoughtseize | New | 14% | +14% |
| True Ancestry | 48% | 72% | +24.5% |
| Witherbloom Command | 5% | 14% | +9.2% |
| Seismic Sense | New | 7% | +7% |
| Remorseful Cleric | 31% | 40% | +8.6% |
| Ral Zarek, Guest Lecturer | 38% | 44% | +6.1% |
| Grand Abolisher | 24% | 30% | +6.4% |
Typical Pioneer Abzan Greasefang maindeck cards
Maindeck adoption across 172 decklists in the last 90 days. Click a row to filter decklists.
| Card | Avg copies | % |
|---|---|---|
| Bitter Triumph | 2.4 | 100% |
| Blooming Marsh | 3.3 | 100% |
| Cache Grab | 3.4 | 100% |
| Concealed Courtyard | 4.0 | 100% |
| Emptiness | 1.0 | 100% |
| Esika's Chariot | 4.0 | 100% |
| Formidable Speaker | 3.3 | 100% |
| Greasefang, Okiba Boss | 4.0 | 100% |
| Overlord of the Balemurk | 1.6 | 100% |
| Parhelion II | 4.0 | 100% |
| Temple Garden | 3.9 | 100% |
| Thundering Broodwagon | 2.0 | 100% |
| Plains | 1.0 | 99% |
| Swamp | 1.0 | 99% |
| Takenuma, Abandoned Mire | 1.0 | 98% |
| Thoughtseize | 4.0 | 97% |
| Boseiju, Who Endures | 1.0 | 96% |
| Godless Shrine | 1.2 | 77% |
| Professor of Symbology | 3.3 | 72% |
| Collective Brutality | 2.2 | 70% |
| Darkbore Pathway | 2.9 | 70% |
| Witherbloom Command | 2.4 | 70% |
| Brushland | 1.1 | 66% |
| Lush Portico | 1.0 | 66% |
| Jennifer Walters | 1.0 | 51% |
| Voice of Victory | 1.0 | 45% |
| Yathan Roadwatcher | 1.0 | 37% |
| Multiversal Passage | 3.9 | 30% |
| Forest | 1.0 | 28% |
| Raffine's Informant | 3.1 | 28% |
| Underground Mortuary | 1.0 | 24% |
| Caves of Koilos | 1.0 | 22% |
| Starting Town | 1.0 | 21% |
| Selfless Savior | 1.0 | 20% |
| Overgrown Tomb | 1.3 | 15% |
| Skysovereign, Consul Flagship | 1.0 | 11% |
| Shadowy Backstreet | 1.0 | 10% |
| Fatal Push | 2.4 | 8% |
| Mana Confluence | 1.1 | 8% |
| Ral Zarek, Guest Lecturer | 1.0 | 4% |
Typical Pioneer Abzan Greasefang sideboard
Built from sideboard adoption across 172 decklists in the last 90 days.
Full sideboard card play rate
Per-card sideboard adoption across 172 decklists in the last 90 days. Click a row to filter decklists.
| Card | Avg copies | % |
|---|---|---|
| Abrupt Decay | 2.2 | 98% |
| Duress | 2.2 | 97% |
| Unlicensed Hearse | 1.4 | 82% |
| Fatal Push | 2.0 | 73% |
| Origin of Metalbending | 1.0 | 72% |
| Vanishing Verse | 1.1 | 72% |
| Enter the Avatar State | 1.0 | 68% |
| Loran of the Third Path | 1.0 | 63% |
| Ashiok, Dream Render | 1.2 | 62% |
| Professor Dellian Fel | 1.5 | 41% |
| True Ancestry | 1.0 | 35% |
| Knight of Autumn | 1.0 | 31% |
| Pest Control | 2.0 | 26% |
| Tear Asunder | 1.0 | 26% |
| Ral Zarek, Guest Lecturer | 1.5 | 25% |
| Sheoldred, the Apocalypse | 1.0 | 24% |
| Ruinous Waterbending | 1.0 | 23% |
| Temporary Lockdown | 2.0 | 23% |
| Beza, the Bounding Spring | 1.0 | 22% |
| Remorseful Cleric | 1.0 | 18% |
| Grand Abolisher | 1.0 | 17% |
| Decorum Dissertation | 1.0 | 11% |
| Collective Brutality | 1.1 | 9% |
| Witherbloom Command | 1.0 | 5% |
| Garruk's Harbinger | 1.0 | 4% |
| Thoughtseize | 4.0 | 3% |
| Kaervek, the Spiteful | 1.0 | 3% |
| Massacre Girl | 1.0 | 3% |
| Seismic Sense | 1.0 | 2% |
| Germination Practicum | 1.0 | 2% |
| Overlord of the Balemurk | 1.0 | 1% |
| Dai Li Indoctrination | 1.0 | <1% |
| High Noon | 2.0 | <1% |
| Yathan Roadwatcher | 1.0 | <1% |