Pioneer Scapeshift
Scapeshift is a Pioneer combo strategy that usually features Aftermath Analyst, Arboreal Grazer, and Arid Archway.
Meta
3.6%
Colors
Shift
−22%
Variability
Medium
415 decks in Stock
| Date | View Decklist | Player | Event | Place | Record | Uniqueness | Colors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 6 | View | AugustRush | Pioneer Challenge 32 2026-02-06 | 28th | — | Adapted · band 6 of 10 · 6 | |
| Feb 6 | View | AugustRush | Pioneer Challenge 32 2026-02-06 | 28th | 2-4 | Adapted · band 6 of 10 · 6 | |
| Feb 5 | View | gurig | Pioneer Challenge 32 | 5th | 5-2 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| Feb 3 | View | NathanOfTheGiltLeaf | Pioneer Challenge 32 | 29th | 2-4 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| Feb 1 | View | AugustRush | Pioneer Challenge 32 2026-02-01 | 16th | 3-3 | Distinct · band 7 of 10 · 7 | |
| Feb 1 | View | AugustRush | Pioneer Challenge 32 2026-02-01 | 16th | — | Distinct · band 7 of 10 · 7 | |
| Feb 1 | View | gurig | Pioneer Challenge 32 2026-02-01 | 20th | 3-3 | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| Feb 1 | View | gurig | Pioneer Challenge 32 2026-02-01 | 20th | — | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| Jan 31 | View | gurig | Pioneer Challenge 32 | 11th | 3-2 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| Jan 31 | View | Univerce | Pioneer Challenge 32 | 30th | 0-2 | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| Jan 30 | View | kytk321 | Pioneer Challenge 32 2026-01-30 | 2nd | — | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| Jan 30 | View | kytk321 | Pioneer Challenge 32 2026-01-30 | 2nd | 7-2 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| Jan 30 | View | gurig | Pioneer Challenge 32 2026-01-30 | 5th | 5-2 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| Jan 28 | View | kytk321 | Pioneer League 2026-01-28 | — | 5-0 | Adapted · band 6 of 10 · 6 | |
| Jan 27 | View | gurig | Pioneer Challenge 32 | 17th | 4-2 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| Jan 27 | View | kytk321 | Pioneer League 2026-01-27 | — | 5-0 | Adapted · band 6 of 10 · 6 | |
| Jan 25 | View | gurig | Pioneer Challenge 32 2026-01-25 | 1st | 7-2 | Adapted · band 6 of 10 · 6 | |
| Jan 25 | View | gurig | Pioneer Challenge 32 2026-01-25 | 1st | — | Adapted · band 6 of 10 · 6 | |
| Jan 25 | View | kytk321 | Pioneer Challenge 32 2026-01-25 | 4th | 4-3 | Adapted · band 6 of 10 · 6 | |
| Jan 25 | View | kytk321 | Pioneer Challenge 32 2026-01-25 | 4th | — | Adapted · band 6 of 10 · 6 | |
| Jan 25 | View | kytk321 | Pioneer League 2026-01-25 | — | 5-0 | Adapted · band 6 of 10 · 6 | |
| Jan 23 | View | gurig | Pioneer Challenge 32 2026-01-23 | 10th | 4-2 | Adapted · band 6 of 10 · 6 | |
| Jan 23 | View | kytk321 | Pioneer Challenge 32 2026-01-23 | 15th | — | Adapted · band 6 of 10 · 6 | |
| Jan 23 | View | kytk321 | Pioneer Challenge 32 2026-01-23 | 15th | 4-2 | Adapted · band 6 of 10 · 6 | |
| Jan 23 | View | AugustRush | Pioneer Challenge 32 2026-01-23 | 30th | — | Distinct · band 7 of 10 · 7 |
Scapeshift has climbed from ~2.3% to 3.6% of the Pioneer metagame over the last 90 days.
Meta share, last 90 days
Climbed from ~2.3% to 3.6% · trend line is 3-week smoothed
Approaches, last 90 days
Weekly breakdown of lists by automatically detected approach
Rising Scapeshift cards
Cards gaining share within Scapeshift vs the prior 14 days, adjusted for format-wide play rate.
Maindeck
| Card | Was | Now | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maelstrom of the Spirit Dragon | New | 33% | +33.3% |
| Lush Portico | New | 22% | +22.2% |
| Takenuma, Abandoned Mire | 35% | 39% | +4.1% |
| Badgermole Cub | 52% | 67% | +14.5% |
| Marang River Regent | 30% | 39% | +8.5% |
| Sunken Citadel | 35% | 39% | +4.1% |
| Adventurer's Inn | 35% | 39% | +4.1% |
| Echoing Deeps | 35% | 39% | +4.1% |
| Ipnu Rivulet | 35% | 39% | +4.1% |
| Botanical Sanctum | 35% | 39% | +4.1% |
Sideboard
| Card | Was | Now | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silverback Elder | New | 28% | +27.8% |
| Into the Flood Maw | New | 22% | +22.2% |
| Elder Gargaroth | New | 22% | +22.2% |
| Chomping Changeling | New | 17% | +16.7% |
| Clarion Conqueror | 17% | 33% | +15.9% |
| Soul-Guide Lantern | 26% | 39% | +12.8% |
| M.O.D.O.K. | 43% | 56% | +12.1% |
| Tear Asunder | 35% | 44% | +9.7% |
| Lessons from Life | 35% | 44% | +9.7% |
| Quantum Riddler | 22% | 33% | +11.6% |
| Leatherhead, Swamp Stalker | 17% | 22% | +4.8% |
| Emrakul, the Promised End | 35% | 39% | +4.1% |
Typical Pioneer Scapeshift maindeck cards
Maindeck adoption across 114 decklists in the last 90 days. Click a row to filter decklists.
| Card | Avg copies | % |
|---|---|---|
| Aftermath Analyst | 2.2 | 100% |
| Arboreal Grazer | 4.0 | 100% |
| Arid Archway | 1.0 | 100% |
| Boseiju, Who Endures | 1.6 | 100% |
| Forest | 2.0 | 100% |
| Hedge Maze | 3.4 | 100% |
| Lotus Field | 4.0 | 100% |
| Lumra, Bellow of the Woods | 4.0 | 100% |
| Otawara, Soaring City | 1.0 | 100% |
| Port of Karfell | 4.0 | 100% |
| Scapeshift | 4.0 | 100% |
| Spelunking | 4.0 | 100% |
| The Wandering Minstrel | 3.7 | 100% |
| Castle Garenbrig | 2.0 | 98% |
| Starting Town | 3.7 | 97% |
| Crumbling Vestige | 3.9 | 81% |
| Formidable Speaker | 3.9 | 81% |
| Glasspool Mimic | 1.0 | 76% |
| Underground Mortuary | 3.9 | 75% |
| Kenrith, the Returned King | 1.0 | 40% |
| Terror of the Peaks | 1.0 | 35% |
| Badgermole Cub | 2.7 | 30% |
| Thassa's Oracle | 1.0 | 29% |
| Luis, Pompous Pillager | 1.0 | 26% |
| Echoing Deeps | 1.4 | 25% |
| Ipnu Rivulet | 1.0 | 25% |
| Botanical Sanctum | 3.9 | 24% |
| Sunken Citadel | 1.2 | 24% |
| Takenuma, Abandoned Mire | 1.0 | 23% |
| Adventurer's Inn | 1.0 | 22% |
| Marang River Regent | 2.5 | 18% |
| Lessons from Life | 1.1 | 8% |
| Memorial to Unity | 1.0 | 8% |
| Vibrance | 1.0 | 6% |
| Maelstrom of the Spirit Dragon | 1.0 | 5% |
| Ba Sing Se | 1.0 | 4% |
| Conduit Pylons | 1.4 | 4% |
| Festering Gulch | 1.0 | 4% |
| Lush Portico | 2.0 | 4% |
| Mirrorpool | 1.0 | 4% |
Typical Pioneer Scapeshift sideboard
Built from sideboard adoption across 114 decklists in the last 90 days.
Full sideboard card play rate
Per-card sideboard adoption across 114 decklists in the last 90 days. Click a row to filter decklists.
| Card | Avg copies | % |
|---|---|---|
| Abrupt Decay | 3.2 | 73% |
| Culling Ritual | 3.2 | 71% |
| Kaervek, the Spiteful | 1.0 | 63% |
| Emrakul, the Promised End | 1.1 | 55% |
| Summon: Leviathan | 1.0 | 50% |
| Lessons from Life | 1.8 | 40% |
| Quantum Riddler | 1.1 | 36% |
| Tear Asunder | 2.0 | 33% |
| Clarion Conqueror | 2.1 | 32% |
| Boseiju, Who Endures | 1.0 | 23% |
| Ephara's Dispersal | 3.5 | 23% |
| M.O.D.O.K. | 1.0 | 23% |
| Heritage Reclamation | 3.0 | 21% |
| Languish | 1.3 | 18% |
| Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines | 1.0 | 17% |
| World Breaker | 1.5 | 15% |
| Leatherhead, Swamp Stalker | 1.0 | 13% |
| Binding the Old Gods | 2.2 | 12% |
| Mystical Dispute | 1.9 | 12% |
| Carnage Tyrant | 1.6 | 11% |
| Soul-Guide Lantern | 3.0 | 11% |
| Cavern of Souls | 1.0 | 10% |
| Mind into Matter | 2.0 | 9% |
| Ghost Vacuum | 3.0 | 7% |
| Stock Up | 2.8 | 7% |
| Tireless Tracker | 2.1 | 7% |
| Kenrith, the Returned King | 1.0 | 6% |
| Vibrance | 1.0 | 6% |
| Mistrise Village | 1.0 | 4% |
| Sentinel of the Nameless City | 3.0 | 4% |
| Silverback Elder | 1.0 | 4% |
| Elder Gargaroth | 2.3 | 4% |
| Into the Flood Maw | 3.8 | 4% |
| Aether Gust | 2.7 | 3% |
| Chomping Changeling | 1.0 | 3% |
| Fatal Push | 2.7 | 3% |
| Fog | 2.3 | 3% |
| Leyline of Sanctity | 4.0 | 3% |
| Stormkeld Vanguard | 2.3 | 3% |
| Cascading Cataracts | 1.0 | 2% |