Pioneer Lessons
Lessons is a Pioneer tempo strategy that usually features Accumulate Wisdom, Combustion Technique, and Firebending Lesson.
Meta
5.0%
Colors
Shift
+37%
Variability
Low
147 decks in Cori-Steel Cutter
| Date | View Decklist | Player | Event | Place | Record | Uniqueness | Colors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 20 | View | Neymar_Jr | Pioneer Challenge 32 | 22nd | 3-3 | Typical · band 2 of 10 · 2 | |
| Feb 19 | View | La_Ele | Pioneer Challenge 32 | 26th | 3-3 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| Feb 19 | View | moon11 | Pioneer Challenge 32 | 28th | 2-4 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| Feb 17 | View | xfile | Pioneer Challenge 32 | 16th | 3-3 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| Feb 17 | View | mei0024 | Pioneer Challenge 32 | 28th | 2-4 | Typical · band 2 of 10 · 2 | |
| Feb 17 | View | Brunninho | Pioneer League 2026-02-17 | — | 5-0 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| Feb 15 | View | PoderosissimoNinja | Pioneer Challenge 32 2026-02-15 | 4th | 4-3 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| Feb 15 | View | GLSwadow | Pioneer Challenge 32 2026-02-15 | 5th | 4-2 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| Feb 15 | View | PoderosissimoNinja | Pioneer Challenge 32 | 7th | 4-3 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| Feb 15 | View | CrazyMorango | Pioneer Challenge 32 2026-02-15 | 17th | 2-3 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| Feb 13 | View | JackSparr0w | Pioneer Challenge 32 2026-02-13 | 12th | 4-2 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| Feb 13 | View | Powen | Pioneer Challenge 32 2026-02-13 | 22nd | — | Typical · band 2 of 10 · 2 | |
| Feb 12 | View | _bwonsamdi_ | Pioneer Challenge 32 | 1st | 7-2 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| Feb 10 | View | J0hnWick | Pioneer Challenge 32 | 27th | 3-3 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| Feb 8 | View | CrazyMorango | Pioneer Challenge 32 | 6th | 5-2 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| Feb 8 | View | CrazyMorango | Pioneer Challenge 32 2026-02-08 | 6th | — | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| Feb 8 | View | EiJunCHN | Pioneer Challenge 32 2026-02-08 | 26th | — | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| Feb 8 | View | EiJunCHN | Pioneer Challenge 32 | 26th | 3-3 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| Feb 8 | View | _Falcon_ | Pioneer Challenge 32 2026-02-08 | 29th | 1-3 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| Feb 8 | View | darg24 | Pioneer League | — | 5-0 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| Feb 7 | View | Al1Baba | Pioneer Challenge 32 | 9th | 4-2 | Typical · band 2 of 10 · 2 | |
| Feb 7 | View | ejk | Pioneer Challenge 32 | 21st | 3-3 | Typical · band 2 of 10 · 2 | |
| Feb 7 | View | pirol94 | Pioneer Challenge 32 | 32nd | 0-1 | Typical · band 2 of 10 · 2 | |
| Feb 6 | View | Al1Baba | Pioneer Challenge 32 2026-02-06 | 2nd | 6-3 | Typical · band 2 of 10 · 2 | |
| Feb 6 | View | Al1Baba | Pioneer Challenge 32 2026-02-06 | 2nd | — | Typical · band 2 of 10 · 2 |
Lessons has climbed from ~4.0% to 5.0% of the Pioneer metagame over the last 90 days.
Meta share, last 90 days
Climbed from ~4.0% to 5.0% · trend line is 3-week smoothed
Approaches, last 90 days
Weekly breakdown of lists by automatically detected approach
Rising Lessons cards
Cards gaining share within Lessons vs the prior 14 days, adjusted for format-wide play rate.
Maindeck
| Card | Was | Now | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great Hall of the Biblioplex | New | 32% | +32% |
| Tablet of Discovery | 28% | 60% | +32.2% |
| Otawara, Soaring City | 72% | 92% | +19.8% |
| Igneous Inspiration | 72% | 92% | +19.8% |
| Shivan Reef | 72% | 92% | +19.8% |
| Boomerang Basics | 72% | 92% | +19.8% |
| Stormchaser's Talent | 72% | 92% | +19.8% |
| Ral, Crackling Wit | 83% | 92% | +8.7% |
| Abandon Attachments | 89% | 100% | +11.1% |
Sideboard
| Card | Was | Now | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disdainful Stroke | New | 32% | +32% |
| Test of Talents | New | 32% | +32% |
| Flashfreeze | New | 28% | +28% |
| Price of Freedom | 28% | 40% | +12.2% |
| Soul-Guide Lantern | 72% | 92% | +19.8% |
| Abrade | 72% | 92% | +19.8% |
| Ral, Crackling Wit | 72% | 88% | +15.8% |
Typical Pioneer Lessons maindeck cards
Maindeck adoption across 133 decklists in the last 90 days. Click a row to filter decklists.
| Card | Avg copies | % |
|---|---|---|
| Accumulate Wisdom | 2.2 | 100% |
| Combustion Technique | 3.1 | 100% |
| Firebending Lesson | 3.2 | 100% |
| Riverglide Pathway | 4.0 | 100% |
| Riverpyre Verge | 2.2 | 100% |
| Spirebluff Canal | 4.0 | 100% |
| Steam Vents | 4.0 | 100% |
| Divide by Zero | 4.0 | 99% |
| Gran-Gran | 4.0 | 99% |
| Island | 3.9 | 99% |
| It'll Quench Ya! | 2.0 | 98% |
| Abandon Attachments | 2.2 | 96% |
| Boomerang Basics | 3.0 | 93% |
| Stormchaser's Talent | 4.0 | 93% |
| Igneous Inspiration | 2.1 | 92% |
| Otawara, Soaring City | 1.0 | 92% |
| Shivan Reef | 2.3 | 89% |
| Spell Pierce | 1.0 | 84% |
| Consider | 3.8 | 80% |
| Ral, Crackling Wit | 1.9 | 68% |
| Torch the Tower | 1.2 | 68% |
| Vivi Ornitier | 2.0 | 58% |
| Cori-Steel Cutter | 4.0 | 24% |
| Tablet of Discovery | 4.0 | 23% |
| Iroh's Demonstration | 1.5 | 14% |
| Flow State | 2.5 | 8% |
| Pop Quiz | 1.9 | 7% |
| Great Hall of the Biblioplex | 1.0 | 6% |
| Spikefield Hazard | 4.0 | 6% |
| Mountain | 2.7 | 5% |
| Lindblum, Industrial Regency | 4.0 | 4% |
| Thor, God of Thunder | 2.0 | 4% |
| Hall of Storm Giants | 1.0 | 3% |
| Jace, Wielder of Mysteries | 2.0 | 3% |
| Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance | 1.0 | 3% |
| Academic Dispute | 3.0 | 2% |
| Quantum Riddler | 4.0 | 2% |
| Three Steps Ahead | 1.7 | 2% |
| Monastery Swiftspear | 4.0 | 2% |
| Astrologian's Planisphere | 4.0 | <1% |
Typical Pioneer Lessons sideboard
Built from sideboard adoption across 133 decklists in the last 90 days.
Full sideboard card play rate
Per-card sideboard adoption across 133 decklists in the last 90 days. Click a row to filter decklists.
| Card | Avg copies | % |
|---|---|---|
| Accumulate Wisdom | 1.8 | 100% |
| Boomerang Basics | 1.0 | 100% |
| Iroh's Demonstration | 1.0 | 98% |
| Improvisation Capstone | 1.0 | 91% |
| Abrade | 2.5 | 90% |
| Ral, Crackling Wit | 1.2 | 87% |
| Combustion Technique | 1.0 | 84% |
| Soul-Guide Lantern | 2.0 | 80% |
| Brazen Borrower | 1.0 | 67% |
| Firebending Lesson | 1.0 | 67% |
| Quantum Riddler | 2.0 | 65% |
| Negate | 1.0 | 17% |
| Price of Freedom | 2.1 | 16% |
| Sokka's Haiku | 1.0 | 10% |
| Disdainful Stroke | 1.0 | 9% |
| Pyroclasm | 1.1 | 9% |
| Test of Talents | 2.0 | 9% |
| Fable of the Mirror-Breaker | 1.0 | 8% |
| Narset, Parter of Veils | 2.1 | 6% |
| Flashfreeze | 1.1 | 5% |
| Ghost Vacuum | 2.3 | 5% |
| Environmental Sciences | 1.0 | 4% |
| Redirect Lightning | 1.0 | 3% |
| Vivi Ornitier | 2.0 | 3% |
| Yorion, Sky Nomad | 1.0 | 3% |
| Storm's Wrath | 2.0 | 2% |
| Divide by Zero | 1.5 | 2% |
| Memory Deluge | 2.0 | 2% |
| Mystical Dispute | 1.5 | 2% |
| Octopus Form | 1.0 | 2% |
| Soulless Jailer | 2.0 | 2% |
| Spell Pierce | 1.5 | 2% |
| Three Steps Ahead | 2.0 | 2% |
| Blue Sun's Twilight | 3.0 | <1% |
| Brotherhood's End | 1.0 | <1% |
| Chandra's Defeat | 1.0 | <1% |
| Igneous Inspiration | 1.0 | <1% |
| It'll Quench Ya! | 1.0 | <1% |
| The Legend of Kuruk | 1.0 | <1% |
| Torch the Tower | 2.0 | <1% |