Pioneer Metagame
Golgari Midrange leads the Pioneer metagame at 14.7% of 3,590 recent appearances, and Dimir Midrange's share is up 23x over the last 90 days.
A | Midrange | 14.7% | 2.9 | 24.2 | 125 | +101% | |
A | Aggro | 12.3% | 1.3 | 19.8 | 102 | −33% | |
A | Midrange | 9.5% | 2.7 | 24 | 70 | −20% | |
A | Aggro | 8.8% | 1.7 | 22.6 | 56 | −35% | |
A | Control | 6.9% | 2.8 | 28.3 | 67 | +14% | |
B | Midrange | 6.3% | 2.7 | 22.1 | 73 | −4% | |
— | Other | 5.3% | 2.4 | 23.2 | 27 | −47% | |
B | Tempo | 5.0% | 2.3 | 18.7 | 45 | +31% | |
B | 4.0% | 2.1 | 23.8 | 41 | >+999% | ||
B | Midrange | 3.5% | 3.4 | 22 | 37 | −52% | |
B | Combo | 3.3% | 3.1 | 31.4 | 28 | −4% | |
B | Tempo | 3.1% | 1.8 | 21.4 | 33 | +3% | |
C | Combo | 3.0% | 3.4 | 35 | 14 | +37% | |
B | 2.2% | 1.9 | 33.6 | 14 | +62% | ||
— | Midrange | 2.1% | 2.7 | 24.9 | 15 | +334% | |
— | Combo | 1.8% | 3.3 | 22.5 | 15 | +173% | |
C | 1.3% | 2.6 | 22.1 | 14 | New | ||
C | 1.1% | 1.9 | 22 | 11 | +117% | ||
C | 1.1% | 3 | 22.3 | 8 | +208% | ||
C | 1.0% | 2.9 | 24.8 | 5 | +10% | ||
— | 0.6% | 2.6 | 23.2 | 2 | +0% | ||
— | 0.4% | 3.3 | 21.7 | 4 | New | ||
— | 0.4% | 2.1 | 23.2 | 1 | +42% | ||
B | 0.4% | 2.1 | 23 | 1 | −50% | ||
— | 0.3% | 1.8 | 19.9 | 0 | New | ||
— | 0.3% | 3.1 | 20.8 | 0 | −56% | ||
— | 0.3% | 2.3 | 25.7 | 3 | −28% | ||
— | 0.3% | 3 | 25.1 | 0 | −31% | ||
— | 0.2% | 1.5 | 20 | 3 | New | ||
— | 0.2% | 2.5 | 22 | 2 | New | ||
— | 0.1% | 3.5 | 37.6 | 0 | New | ||
— | 0.1% | 1.5 | 19 | 0 | −83% | ||
— | 0.1% | 2.5 | 22 | 1 | +49% | ||
— | 0.1% | 2.8 | 23 | 1 | New | ||
— | 0.1% | 2.2 | 20 | 0 | +0% | ||
— | 0.1% | 2.9 | 35.5 | 0 | New | ||
— | 0.0% | 1.3 | 19 | 0 | −75% | ||
— | 0.0% | 3.8 | 25 | 0 | −75% | ||
— | 0.0% | 2.2 | 23 | 0 | −80% | ||
— | 0.0% | 2.6 | 27 | 0 | New |
Finishes by Strategy
Top strategies by Challenge Top 8s, League 5-0s, or both.
- 1. Golgari Midrange — 125 Top 8s, 24 League 5-0s
- 2. Izzet Prowess — 102 Top 8s, 24 League 5-0s
- 3. Orzhov Greasefang — 70 Top 8s, 71 League 5-0s
- 4. Mono-Red Prowess — 56 Top 8s, 46 League 5-0s
- 5. UW Control — 67 Top 8s, 14 League 5-0s
- 6. Selesnya Company — 73 Top 8s, 7 League 5-0s
- 7. Rogue — 27 Top 8s, 14 League 5-0s
- 8. Izzet Phoenix — 45 Top 8s, 4 League 5-0s
- 9. Dimir Midrange — 41 Top 8s, 7 League 5-0s
- 10. Abzan Greasefang — 37 Top 8s, 8 League 5-0s
Metagame Mix Over Time
Share of the field held by the top 9 strategies (~70% of the meta), over the last 90 days.
- 1. Golgari Midrange — 14.7%
- 2. Izzet Prowess — 12.3%
- 3. Orzhov Greasefang — 9.5%
- 4. Mono-Red Prowess — 8.8%
- 5. UW Control — 6.9%
- 6. Selesnya Company — 6.3%
- 7. Rogue — 5.3%
- 8. Izzet Phoenix — 5.0%
- 9. Dimir Midrange — 4.0%
Pioneer Metagame Movers
Strategies gaining or losing share vs the prior 90-day window.
Gaining Pioneer Metagame Share
last 90d vs prior 90d0.18% → 4.2% share
0.52% → 2.3% share
0.34% → 1.0% share
Losing Pioneer Metagame Share
last 90d vs prior 90d0.18% → 0.03% share
0.15% → 0.03% share
0.55% → 0.24% share
Newest Pioneer Rogue decks
Brews from the last 90 days that didn't match any archetype rule yet.
Most-played Pioneer cards
List changes within archetypes over the last 90 days. Hover a badge for share change — use 14d to match the homepage.
Rankings are based on 3,280 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.