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.
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.