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 |  | 34% | 3.9 |
| 2 | Fatal Push | | 29% | 3.6 |
| 3 | Unlicensed Hearse |  | 28% | 2.1 |
| 4 | Redcap Melee |  | 28% | 1.9 |
| 5 | Abrupt Decay |  | 27% | 2.6 |
| 6 | Duress | | 27% | 2.3 |
| 7 | Burst Lightning | | 26% | 3.4 |
| 8 | Spell Pierce |  | 26% | 2.3 |
| 9 | Badgermole Cub |  | 25% | 3.8 |
| 10 | Monastery Swiftspear | | 25% | 4.0 |
Top Creatures
| # | Card | Cost | % of Decks | # Played |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Badgermole Cub | | 25% | 3.8 |
| 2 | Monastery Swiftspear | | 25% | 4.0 |
| 3 | Soul-Scar Mage | | 25% | 4.0 |
| 4 | Emberheart Challenger | | 25% | 3.5 |
| 5 | Sheoldred, the Apocalypse | | 18% | 2.8 |
| 6 | Screaming Nemesis | | 17% | 2.9 |
| 7 | Graveyard Trespasser | | 17% | 3.4 |
| 8 | Formidable Speaker | | 16% | 3.3 |
| 9 | Quantum Riddler |  | 16% | 2.9 |
| 10 | Greasefang, Okiba Boss |  | 11% | 4.0 |
Top Spells
| # | Card | Cost | % of Decks | # Played |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thoughtseize | | 34% | 3.9 |
| 2 | Fatal Push | | 29% | 3.6 |
| 3 | Unlicensed Hearse | | 28% | 2.1 |
| 4 | Redcap Melee | | 28% | 1.9 |
| 5 | Abrupt Decay | | 27% | 2.6 |
| 6 | Duress | | 27% | 2.3 |
| 7 | Burst Lightning | | 26% | 3.4 |
| 8 | Spell Pierce | | 26% | 2.3 |
| 9 | Reckless Rage | | 25% | 3.5 |
| 10 | Firebending Lesson | | 24% | 1.8 |
Top Lands
| # | Card | Cost | % of Decks | # Played |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boseiju, Who Endures | — | 35% | 1.2 |
| 2 | Steam Vents | — | 32% | 4.0 |
| 3 | Spirebluff Canal | — | 32% | 4.0 |
| 4 | Mutavault | — | 31% | 3.7 |
| 5 | Takenuma, Abandoned Mire | — | 30% | 1.0 |
| 6 | Riverpyre Verge | — | 30% | 3.6 |
| 7 | Blooming Marsh | — | 28% | 3.8 |
| 8 | Riverglide Pathway | — | 25% | 2.6 |
| 9 | Overgrown Tomb | — | 21% | 3.4 |
| 10 | Shivan Reef | — | 20% | 2.8 |
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.