Pioneer Metagame

Strategy	Tier	Style	Meta	CMC	Lands	Top 8s	Shift
Golgari Midrange	A	Midrange	12.7%	3	24.5	71	−11%
Mono-Red Prowess	A	Aggro	10.8%	1.7	22.9	48	+93%
Izzet Prowess	A	Aggro	8.3%	1.3	19.6	44	−62%
UW Control	A	Control	7.6%	2.8	28.1	43	+41%
Orzhov Greasefang	A	Midrange	6.8%	2.7	23.9	33	−62%
Izzet Phoenix	B	Tempo	6.4%	2.3	18.6	43	+142%
Dimir Midrange	A		6.2%	2.1	23.8	41	New
Rogue	—	Other	6.1%	2.5	22.8	21	+25%
Selesnya Company	B	Midrange	4.6%	2.7	22.1	29	−49%
Abzan Greasefang	B	Midrange	4.3%	3.4	22	30	+72%
Lessons	B	Tempo	3.9%	1.8	21.5	29	+376%
Scapeshift	B	Combo	3.8%	3.2	31.6	21	+82%
Selesnya Offense	C		2.0%	2.6	22.1	14	New
Lotus Field	—	Combo	1.9%	3.3	22.4	13	+79%
Dimir Bounce	C		1.9%	1.9	33.7	6	−38%
Mono-Green	C		1.6%	3	22.3	8	+592%
Niv-Mizzet	C	Combo	1.6%	3.4	35	4	−73%
Rakdos Midrange	—	Midrange	1.5%	2.8	24.8	8	−25%
Mono-Black	C		1.4%	2.8	24.8	5	+531%
Jund Sacrifice	C		1.2%	1.9	22	5	+59%
Fight Rigging	—		0.7%	3.3	21.7	4	New
Angels	—		0.6%	2.6	23.3	0	−34%
Spirits	B		0.6%	2.1	23	1	New
Humans	—		0.5%	1.8	19.9	0	New
Legends	—		0.4%	2.3	25.7	3	+103%
Orzhov Midrange	—		0.4%	3	25.1	0	+31%
Mono-White	—		0.3%	1.9	23.6	1	+78%
Boros Aggro	—		0.3%	1.5	20	3	New
Mono-Green Devotion	—		0.3%	3.2	21.1	0	+53%
Gruul Couldron	—		0.3%	2.5	22	2	New
4-Color Omnath	—		0.2%	3.5	37.6	0	New
Golgari Elves	—		0.1%	2.5	22	1	New
Mardu Greasefang	—		0.1%	2.8	23	1	New
Mono-Red	—		0.1%	1.5	19	0	−66%
Sultai Midrange	—		0.1%	2.9	35.5	0	New
Azorius Heroic	—		0.0%	1.3	19	0	−49%
Enigmatic Incarnation	—		0.0%	3.8	25	0	New
Goblins	—		0.0%	2.2	23	0	New
Grixis Midrange	—		0.0%	2.6	27	0	New
Selesnya Aggro	—		0.0%	2.3	21	0	−66%

Finishes by Strategy

Top strategies by Challenge Top 8s, League 5-0s, or both.

1. 1. Golgari Midrange — 71 Top 8s, 19 League 5-0s
2. 2. Mono-Red Prowess — 48 Top 8s, 25 League 5-0s
3. 3. Izzet Prowess — 44 Top 8s, 13 League 5-0s
4. 4. UW Control — 43 Top 8s, 11 League 5-0s
5. 5. Orzhov Greasefang — 33 Top 8s, 43 League 5-0s
6. 6. Izzet Phoenix — 43 Top 8s, 3 League 5-0s
7. 7. Dimir Midrange — 41 Top 8s, 7 League 5-0s
8. 8. Rogue — 21 Top 8s, 9 League 5-0s
9. 9. Selesnya Company — 29 Top 8s, 3 League 5-0s
10. 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. 1. Golgari Midrange — 12.7%
2. 2. Mono-Red Prowess — 10.8%
3. 3. Izzet Prowess — 8.3%
4. 4. UW Control — 7.6%
5. 5. Orzhov Greasefang — 6.8%
6. 6. Izzet Phoenix — 6.4%
7. 7. Dimir Midrange — 6.2%
8. 8. Rogue — 6.1%
9. 9. Selesnya Company — 4.6%
10. 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 60d

• 
  Mono-Green

  0.23% → 1.6% share

• 
  Mono-Black

  0.23% → 1.5% share

• 
  Lessons

  0.88% → 4.2% share

Losing Pioneer Metagame Share

last 60d vs prior 60d

• 
  Niv-Mizzet

  6.2% → 1.6% share

• 
  Orzhov Greasefang

  14.2% → 5.3% share

• 
  Izzet Prowess

  21.9% → 8.4% share

Newest Pioneer Rogue decks

Brews from the last 60 days that didn't match any archetype rule yet.

Botboy

Pioneer Challenge 32

ChallengeJul 512th3-3

sneakymisato

Pioneer Challenge 32

ChallengeJul 519th3-3

AKvsJJ

Pioneer Challenge 32

ChallengeJul 521st2-3

albertoSD

Pioneer Challenge 32

ChallengeJul 521st2-3

SpockVidaLoka

Pioneer Challenge 32

ChallengeJul 526th2-4

Arkany1

Pioneer Challenge 32

ChallengeJul 529th1-3

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.