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 so you can 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 |  | 40% | 4.0 |
| 2 | Fatal Push | | 37% | 3.7 |
| 3 | Duress | | 34% | 2.4 |
| 4 | Spell Pierce |  | 29% | 1.9 |
| 5 | Redcap Melee |  | 25% | 1.9 |
| 6 | Monastery Swiftspear | | 23% | 4.0 |
| 7 | Boomerang Basics | | 23% | 3.8 |
| 8 | Burst Lightning | | 23% | 3.5 |
| 9 | Reckless Rage | | 23% | 3.4 |
| 10 | Soul-Scar Mage | | 22% | 4.0 |
Top Creatures
| # | Card | Cost | % of Decks | # Played |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monastery Swiftspear | | 23% | 4.0 |
| 2 | Soul-Scar Mage | | 22% | 4.0 |
| 3 | Emberheart Challenger |  | 22% | 3.7 |
| 4 | Sheoldred, the Apocalypse |  | 20% | 2.5 |
| 5 | Quantum Riddler |  | 20% | 2.4 |
| 6 | Screaming Nemesis | | 19% | 3.0 |
| 7 | Badgermole Cub |  | 18% | 3.8 |
| 8 | Graveyard Trespasser | | 18% | 2.5 |
| 9 | Greasefang, Okiba Boss |  | 15% | 4.0 |
| 10 | Brazen Borrower | | 13% | 1.2 |
Top Spells
| # | Card | Cost | % of Decks | # Played |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thoughtseize | | 40% | 4.0 |
| 2 | Fatal Push | | 37% | 3.7 |
| 3 | Duress | | 34% | 2.4 |
| 4 | Spell Pierce | | 29% | 1.9 |
| 5 | Redcap Melee | | 25% | 1.9 |
| 6 | Boomerang Basics | | 23% | 3.8 |
| 7 | Burst Lightning | | 23% | 3.5 |
| 8 | Reckless Rage | | 23% | 3.4 |
| 9 | Abrupt Decay | | 22% | 2.8 |
| 10 | Unlicensed Hearse | | 22% | 1.9 |
Top Lands
| # | Card | Cost | % of Decks | # Played |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Takenuma, Abandoned Mire | — | 40% | 1.0 |
| 2 | Mutavault | — | 36% | 3.6 |
| 3 | Otawara, Soaring City | — | 32% | 1.0 |
| 4 | Steam Vents | — | 30% | 3.8 |
| 5 | Boseiju, Who Endures | — | 29% | 1.2 |
| 6 | Spirebluff Canal | — | 28% | 4.0 |
| 7 | Riverglide Pathway | — | 27% | 2.9 |
| 8 | Riverpyre Verge | — | 23% | 3.2 |
| 9 | Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth | — | 23% | 1.0 |
| 10 | Shivan Reef | — | 22% | 2.5 |
Share over time
Each line shows the share of all Pioneer decklists running that card (main deck or sideboard), by day. 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.