Most-Played Cards
Pioneer Staples
The most-played cards in Pioneer on Magic Online, ranked by how often they show up in decklists (main deck and sideboard combined), plus share-over-time charts to compare any cards across Challenges and Leagues. Back to Pioneer metagame.
Most-played Pioneer cards
Main + sideboard · last 30 days
Top Cards Overall
Non-lands
| # | Card | Cost | % of Decks | # Played |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thoughtseize |  | 35% | 4.0 |
| 2 | Fatal Push | | 35% | 3.6 |
| 3 | Duress | | 23% | 2.4 |
| 4 | Firebending Lesson |  | 23% | 1.1 |
| 5 | Soul-Guide Lantern |  | 23% | 2.3 |
| 6 | Monastery Swiftspear | | 23% | 4.0 |
| 7 | Change the Equation |  | 22% | 2.0 |
| 8 | Emberheart Challenger | | 22% | 3.7 |
| 9 | Reckless Rage | | 22% | 3.3 |
| 10 | Iroh's Demonstration | | 21% | 1.0 |
Top Creatures
| # | Card | Cost | % of Decks | # Played |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monastery Swiftspear | | 23% | 4.0 |
| 2 | Emberheart Challenger | | 22% | 3.7 |
| 3 | Soul-Scar Mage | | 19% | 3.7 |
| 4 | Badgermole Cub |  | 16% | 3.9 |
| 5 | Screaming Nemesis |  | 15% | 3.4 |
| 6 | Sheoldred, the Apocalypse | | 14% | 2.9 |
| 7 | Elvish Mystic | | 13% | 3.9 |
| 8 | Llanowar Elves | | 13% | 4.0 |
| 9 | Quantum Riddler |  | 12% | 2.8 |
| 10 | Magebane Lizard | | 12% | 3.4 |
Top Spells
| # | Card | Cost | % of Decks | # Played |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thoughtseize | | 35% | 4.0 |
| 2 | Fatal Push | | 35% | 3.6 |
| 3 | Duress | | 23% | 2.4 |
| 4 | Firebending Lesson | | 23% | 1.1 |
| 5 | Soul-Guide Lantern | | 23% | 2.3 |
| 6 | Change the Equation | | 22% | 2.0 |
| 7 | Reckless Rage | | 22% | 3.3 |
| 8 | Iroh's Demonstration | | 21% | 1.0 |
| 9 | Redcap Melee | | 21% | 1.8 |
| 10 | Boomerang Basics | | 21% | 3.9 |
Top Lands
| # | Card | Cost | % of Decks | # Played |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steam Vents | — | 29% | 3.9 |
| 2 | Spirebluff Canal | — | 28% | 4.0 |
| 3 | Boseiju, Who Endures | — | 26% | 1.3 |
| 4 | Takenuma, Abandoned Mire | — | 26% | 1.0 |
| 5 | Mutavault | — | 24% | 3.7 |
| 6 | Riverglide Pathway | — | 24% | 2.9 |
| 7 | Riverpyre Verge | — | 24% | 3.5 |
| 8 | Otawara, Soaring City | — | 22% | 1.0 |
| 9 | Blooming Marsh | — | 20% | 3.7 |
| 10 | Overgrown Tomb | — | 19% | 3.4 |
Share over time
Each line shows the share of all Pioneer decklists running that card (main deck or sideboard), by week. Pick any cards to compare.
Adoption is each card's fraction of every Pioneer decklist ingested from MTGO Challenges and Leagues, counting main-deck and sideboard copies together. Top Cards Overall excludes lands. The ranking tables use the last 30 days; the chart follows the window selected above. Up to 8 cards can be compared at once.