Pioneer Metagame
Golgari Midrange leads the Pioneer metagame at 12.7% of 2,306 recent appearances, and Mono-Green's share is up 7x over the last 60 days.
A | Midrange | 12.7% | 3 | 24.5 | 71 | −11% | |
A | Aggro | 10.8% | 1.7 | 22.9 | 48 | +93% | |
A | Aggro | 8.3% | 1.3 | 19.6 | 44 | −62% | |
A | Control | 7.6% | 2.8 | 28.1 | 43 | +41% | |
A | Midrange | 6.8% | 2.7 | 23.9 | 33 | −62% | |
B | Tempo | 6.4% | 2.3 | 18.6 | 43 | +142% | |
A | 6.2% | 2.1 | 23.8 | 41 | New | ||
— | Other | 6.1% | 2.5 | 22.8 | 21 | +25% | |
B | Midrange | 4.6% | 2.7 | 22.1 | 29 | −49% | |
B | Midrange | 4.3% | 3.4 | 22 | 30 | +72% | |
B | Tempo | 3.9% | 1.8 | 21.5 | 29 | +376% | |
B | Combo | 3.8% | 3.2 | 31.6 | 21 | +82% | |
C | 2.0% | 2.6 | 22.1 | 14 | New | ||
— | Combo | 1.9% | 3.3 | 22.4 | 13 | +79% | |
C | 1.9% | 1.9 | 33.7 | 6 | −38% | ||
C | 1.6% | 3 | 22.3 | 8 | +592% | ||
C | Combo | 1.6% | 3.4 | 35 | 4 | −73% | |
— | Midrange | 1.5% | 2.8 | 24.8 | 8 | −25% | |
C | 1.4% | 2.8 | 24.8 | 5 | +531% | ||
C | 1.2% | 1.9 | 22 | 5 | +59% | ||
— | 0.7% | 3.3 | 21.7 | 4 | New | ||
— | 0.6% | 2.6 | 23.3 | 0 | −34% | ||
B | 0.6% | 2.1 | 23 | 1 | New | ||
— | 0.5% | 1.8 | 19.9 | 0 | New | ||
— | 0.4% | 2.3 | 25.7 | 3 | +103% | ||
— | 0.4% | 3 | 25.1 | 0 | +31% | ||
— | 0.3% | 1.9 | 23.6 | 1 | +78% | ||
— | 0.3% | 1.5 | 20 | 3 | New | ||
— | 0.3% | 3.2 | 21.1 | 0 | +53% | ||
— | 0.3% | 2.5 | 22 | 2 | New | ||
— | 0.2% | 3.5 | 37.6 | 0 | New | ||
— | 0.1% | 2.5 | 22 | 1 | New | ||
— | 0.1% | 2.8 | 23 | 1 | New | ||
— | 0.1% | 1.5 | 19 | 0 | −66% | ||
— | 0.1% | 2.9 | 35.5 | 0 | New | ||
— | 0.0% | 1.3 | 19 | 0 | −49% | ||
— | 0.0% | 3.8 | 25 | 0 | New | ||
— | 0.0% | 2.2 | 23 | 0 | New | ||
— | 0.0% | 2.6 | 27 | 0 | New | ||
— | 0.0% | 2.3 | 21 | 0 | −66% |
Finishes by Strategy
Top strategies by Challenge Top 8s, League 5-0s, or both.
- 1. Golgari Midrange — 71 Top 8s, 19 League 5-0s
- 2. Mono-Red Prowess — 48 Top 8s, 25 League 5-0s
- 3. Izzet Prowess — 44 Top 8s, 13 League 5-0s
- 4. UW Control — 43 Top 8s, 11 League 5-0s
- 5. Orzhov Greasefang — 33 Top 8s, 43 League 5-0s
- 6. Izzet Phoenix — 43 Top 8s, 3 League 5-0s
- 7. Dimir Midrange — 41 Top 8s, 7 League 5-0s
- 8. Rogue — 21 Top 8s, 9 League 5-0s
- 9. Selesnya Company — 29 Top 8s, 3 League 5-0s
- 10. Abzan Greasefang — 30 Top 8s, 7 League 5-0s
Metagame Mix Over Time
Share of the field held by the top 10 strategies (~70% of the meta), over the last 90 days.
- 1. Golgari Midrange — 12.7%
- 2. Mono-Red Prowess — 10.8%
- 3. Izzet Prowess — 8.3%
- 4. UW Control — 7.6%
- 5. Orzhov Greasefang — 6.8%
- 6. Izzet Phoenix — 6.4%
- 7. Dimir Midrange — 6.2%
- 8. Rogue — 6.1%
- 9. Selesnya Company — 4.6%
- 10. Abzan Greasefang — 4.3%
Pioneer Metagame Movers
Strategies gaining or losing share vs the prior 60-day window.
Gaining Pioneer Metagame Share
last 60d vs prior 60d0.23% → 1.6% share
0.23% → 1.5% share
0.88% → 4.2% share
Losing Pioneer Metagame Share
last 60d vs prior 60d6.2% → 1.6% share
14.2% → 5.3% share
21.9% → 8.4% share
Newest Pioneer Rogue decks
Brews from the last 60 days that didn't match any archetype rule yet.
Most-played Pioneer cards
List changes within archetypes over the last 60 days. Hover a badge for share change — use 14d to match the homepage.
Rankings are based on 2,123 recent MTGO Challenge appearances in the selected window.
Pioneer is a non-rotating competitive format using cards from Return to Ravnica onward (2012–present), bridging the gap between Modern and Standard.