Pioneer staples: Creatures or Planeswalkers
88 cards played in at least 2% of the 3159 Pioneer decks of the last 120 days, in the main deck or in the sideboard. The most played in the main deck: Monastery Swiftspear (24% of decks).
Main deck (71)
| # | Card | Type | % of decks | Avg. copies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Monastery Swiftspear
Creature — Human Monk
|
Creature — Human Monk | 23.6% | 4.0 |
| 2 |
Emberheart Challenger
Creature — Mouse Warrior
|
Creature — Mouse Warrior | 23.1% | 3.6 |
| 3 |
Soul-Scar Mage
Creature — Human Wizard
|
Creature — Human Wizard | 22.3% | 3.9 |
| 4 |
Badgermole Cub
Creature — Badger Mole
|
Creature — Badger Mole | 20.2% | 3.9 |
| 5 |
Screaming Nemesis
Creature — Spirit
|
Creature — Spirit | 17.4% | 3.0 |
| 6 |
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Praetor
|
Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Praetor | 16.5% | 2.8 |
| 7 |
Graveyard Trespasser // Graveyard Glutton
Creature — Human Werewolf // Creature — Werewolf
|
Creature — Human Werewolf // Creature — Werewolf | 13.1% | 3.4 |
| 8 |
Professor Dellian Fel
Legendary Planeswalker — Dellian
|
Legendary Planeswalker — Dellian | 12.3% | 3.5 |
| 9 |
Greasefang, Okiba Boss
Legendary Creature — Rat Pilot
|
Legendary Creature — Rat Pilot | 10.7% | 4.0 |
| 10 |
Formidable Speaker
Creature — Elf Druid
|
Creature — Elf Druid | 10.1% | 3.4 |
| 11 |
Kumano Faces Kakkazan // Etching of Kumano
Enchantment — Saga // Enchantment Creature — Human Shaman
|
Enchantment — Saga // Enchantment Creature — Human Shaman | 9.3% | 4.0 |
| 12 |
Quantum Riddler
 
Creature — Sphinx
|
Creature — Sphinx | 8.9% | 2.7 |
| 13 |
Sunspine Lynx
Creature — Elemental Cat
|
Creature — Elemental Cat | 8.6% | 3.6 |
| 14 |
Llanowar Elves
Creature — Elf Druid
|
Creature — Elf Druid | 8.4% | 3.9 |
| 15 |
Elvish Mystic
Creature — Elf Druid
|
Creature — Elf Druid | 8.3% | 3.9 |
| 16 |
Professor of Symbology
Creature — Kor Cleric
|
Creature — Kor Cleric | 7.8% | 3.7 |
| 17 |
Emptiness
 
Creature — Elemental Incarnation
|
Creature — Elemental Incarnation | 6.6% | 1.0 |
| 18 |
Overlord of the Balemurk
Enchantment Creature — Avatar Horror
|
Enchantment Creature — Avatar Horror | 6.4% | 1.4 |
| 19 |
Vivi Ornitier
Legendary Creature — Wizard
|
Legendary Creature — Wizard | 6.3% | 3.6 |
| 20 |
The Legend of Roku // Avatar Roku
Enchantment — Saga // Legendary Creature — Avatar
|
Enchantment — Saga // Legendary Creature — Avatar | 6.1% | 1.7 |
| 21 |
Jennifer Walters // The Sensational She-Hulk
Legendary Creature — Human Advisor Hero // Legendary Creature — Gamma Hero
|
Legendary Creature — Human Advisor Hero // Legendary Creature — Gamma Hero | 5.9% | 1.1 |
| 22 |
Gran-Gran
Legendary Creature — Human Peasant Ally
|
Legendary Creature — Human Peasant Ally | 5.7% | 3.9 |
| 23 |
Fear of Missing Out
Enchantment Creature — Nightmare
|
Enchantment Creature — Nightmare | 5.7% | 3.9 |
| 24 |
Sentinel of the Nameless City
Creature — Merfolk Warrior Scout
|
Creature — Merfolk Warrior Scout | 5.7% | 2.1 |
| 25 |
The Wandering Emperor
Legendary Planeswalker
|
Legendary Planeswalker | 4.8% | 2.8 |
| 26 |
Teferi, Hero of Dominaria
Legendary Planeswalker — Teferi
|
Legendary Planeswalker — Teferi | 4.8% | 2.6 |
| 27 |
Jadzi, Steward of Fate // Oracle's Gift
Legendary Creature — Human Wizard // Sorcery
|
Legendary Creature — Human Wizard // Sorcery | 4.7% | 2.0 |
| 28 |
Yathan Roadwatcher
Creature — Human Scout
|
Creature — Human Scout | 4.7% | 1.0 |
| 29 |
Fable of the Mirror-Breaker // Reflection of Kiki-Jiki
Enchantment — Saga // Enchantment Creature — Goblin Shaman
|
Enchantment — Saga // Enchantment Creature — Goblin Shaman | 4.3% | 3.4 |
| 30 |
Emeritus of Abundance // Regrowth
Creature — Elf Druid // Sorcery
|
Creature — Elf Druid // Sorcery | 4.3% | 1.2 |
| 31 |
Beza, the Bounding Spring
Legendary Creature — Elemental Elk
|
Legendary Creature — Elemental Elk | 4.2% | 2.3 |
| 32 |
Guardian of New Benalia
Creature — Human Soldier
|
Creature — Human Soldier | 4.2% | 3.2 |
| 33 |
Fleeting Spirit
Creature — Spirit
|
Creature — Spirit | 4.2% | 4.0 |
| 34 |
Iron-Shield Elf
Creature — Elf Warrior
|
Creature — Elf Warrior | 4.1% | 3.8 |
| 35 |
Voldaren Thrillseeker
Creature — Vampire Warrior
|
Creature — Vampire Warrior | 4.1% | 1.0 |
| 36 |
Kaito, Bane of Nightmares
Legendary Planeswalker — Kaito
|
Legendary Planeswalker — Kaito | 4.0% | 3.6 |
| 37 |
Narset, Parter of Veils
Legendary Planeswalker — Narset
|
Legendary Planeswalker — Narset | 3.9% | 2.9 |
| 38 |
Thor, God of Thunder
Legendary Creature — God Warrior Hero
|
Legendary Creature — God Warrior Hero | 3.5% | 2.0 |
| 39 |
Ulvenwald Oddity // Ulvenwald Behemoth
Creature — Beast // Creature — Beast Horror
|
Creature — Beast // Creature — Beast Horror | 3.3% | 1.4 |
| 40 |
Skyclave Apparition
Creature — Kor Spirit
|
Creature — Kor Spirit | 3.3% | 3.7 |
| 41 |
Floodpits Drowner
Creature — Merfolk
|
Creature — Merfolk | 3.3% | 4.0 |
| 42 |
Ouroboroid
Creature — Plant Wurm
|
Creature — Plant Wurm | 3.3% | 2.7 |
| 43 |
Moon-Circuit Hacker
Enchantment Creature — Human Ninja
|
Enchantment Creature — Human Ninja | 3.3% | 4.0 |
| 44 |
Emeritus of Ideation // Ancestral Recall
Creature — Human Wizard // Instant
|
Creature — Human Wizard // Instant | 3.1% | 1.6 |
| 45 |
Arclight Phoenix
Creature — Phoenix
|
Creature — Phoenix | 3.0% | 4.0 |
| 46 |
Pompous Battlemage // Improvised Act
Creature — Goblin Sorcerer // Sorcery
|
Creature — Goblin Sorcerer // Sorcery | 2.9% | 3.6 |
| 47 |
Marauding Mako
Creature — Shark Pirate
|
Creature — Shark Pirate | 2.9% | 4.0 |
| 48 |
Picklock Prankster // Free the Fae
Creature — Faerie Rogue // Instant — Adventure
|
Creature — Faerie Rogue // Instant — Adventure | 2.9% | 4.0 |
| 49 |
The Sackville-Bagginses
Legendary Creature — Halfling Citizen
|
Legendary Creature — Halfling Citizen | 2.8% | 3.3 |
| 50 |
Arboreal Grazer
Creature — Sloth Beast
|
Creature — Sloth Beast | 2.6% | 4.0 |
| 51 |
Cauldron Familiar
Creature — Cat
|
Creature — Cat | 2.6% | 4.0 |
| 52 |
Fear of Isolation
Enchantment Creature — Nightmare
|
Enchantment Creature — Nightmare | 2.6% | 3.9 |
| 53 |
Aftermath Analyst
Creature — Elf Detective
|
Creature — Elf Detective | 2.5% | 1.9 |
| 54 |
Lumra, Bellow of the Woods
Legendary Creature — Elemental Bear
|
Legendary Creature — Elemental Bear | 2.5% | 4.0 |
| 55 |
The Wandering Minstrel
Legendary Creature — Human Bard
|
Legendary Creature — Human Bard | 2.5% | 3.0 |
| 56 |
Elspeth, Storm Slayer
Legendary Planeswalker — Elspeth
|
Legendary Planeswalker — Elspeth | 2.5% | 1.6 |
| 57 |
Mockingbird
Creature — Bird Bard
|
Creature — Bird Bard | 2.5% | 3.7 |
| 58 |
Fiend Artisan
Creature — Nightmare
|
Creature — Nightmare | 2.4% | 3.9 |
| 59 |
Bonecrusher Giant // Stomp
Creature — Giant // Instant — Adventure
|
Creature — Giant // Instant — Adventure | 2.4% | 2.8 |
| 60 |
Shang-Chi, Master of Kung Fu
Legendary Creature — Human Warrior Hero
|
Legendary Creature — Human Warrior Hero | 2.3% | 3.4 |
| 61 |
The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl
Legendary Creature — Squirrel Human Hero
|
Legendary Creature — Squirrel Human Hero | 2.3% | 1.2 |
| 62 |
Thalia, Guardian of Thraben
Legendary Creature — Human Soldier
|
Legendary Creature — Human Soldier | 2.3% | 3.4 |
| 63 |
Voldaren Epicure
Creature — Vampire
|
Creature — Vampire | 2.3% | 3.9 |
| 64 |
Faerie Miscreant
Creature — Faerie Rogue
|
Creature — Faerie Rogue | 2.2% | 4.0 |
| 65 |
Enduring Vitality
Enchantment Creature — Elk Glimmer
|
Enchantment Creature — Elk Glimmer | 2.2% | 3.8 |
| 66 |
Vibrance
Creature — Elemental Incarnation
|
Creature — Elemental Incarnation | 2.2% | 2.7 |
| 67 |
Enduring Innocence
Enchantment Creature — Sheep Glimmer
|
Enchantment Creature — Sheep Glimmer | 2.1% | 3.6 |
| 68 |
Old-Growth Troll
Creature — Troll Warrior
|
Creature — Troll Warrior | 2.0% | 3.7 |
| 69 |
Kiora, Behemoth Beckoner
Legendary Planeswalker — Kiora
|
Legendary Planeswalker — Kiora | 2.0% | 4.0 |
| 70 |
Cavalier of Thorns
Creature — Elemental Knight
|
Creature — Elemental Knight | 2.0% | 3.9 |
| 71 |
Hearth Elemental // Stoke Genius
Creature — Elemental // Sorcery — Adventure
|
Creature — Elemental // Sorcery — Adventure | 2.0% | 3.7 |
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Sideboard (25)
| # | Card | Type | % of decks | Avg. copies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Ashiok, Dream Render
Legendary Planeswalker — Ashiok
|
Legendary Planeswalker — Ashiok | 11.3% | 1.3 |
| 2 |
Quantum Riddler
Creature — Sphinx
|
Creature — Sphinx | 11.3% | 1.7 |
| 3 |
Ral, Crackling Wit
Legendary Planeswalker — Ral
|
Legendary Planeswalker — Ral | 10.7% | 1.4 |
| 4 |
Beza, the Bounding Spring
Legendary Creature — Elemental Elk
|
Legendary Creature — Elemental Elk | 10.3% | 1.8 |
| 5 |
Magebane Lizard
Creature — Lizard
|
Creature — Lizard | 10.3% | 3.7 |
| 6 |
Brazen Borrower // Petty Theft
Creature — Faerie Rogue // Instant — Adventure
|
Creature — Faerie Rogue // Instant — Adventure | 7.8% | 1.3 |
| 7 |
Yorion, Sky Nomad
Legendary Creature — Bird Serpent
|
Legendary Creature — Bird Serpent | 6.5% | 1.0 |
| 8 |
Loran of the Third Path
Legendary Creature — Human Artificer
|
Legendary Creature — Human Artificer | 6.5% | 1.2 |
| 9 |
Professor Dellian Fel
Legendary Planeswalker — Dellian
|
Legendary Planeswalker — Dellian | 5.9% | 1.4 |
| 10 |
Clarion Conqueror
Creature — Dragon
|
Creature — Dragon | 4.4% | 2.3 |
| 11 |
Doorkeeper Thrull
Creature — Thrull
|
Creature — Thrull | 4.4% | 3.3 |
| 12 |
The Legend of Roku // Avatar Roku
Enchantment — Saga // Legendary Creature — Avatar
|
Enchantment — Saga // Legendary Creature — Avatar | 4.3% | 1.8 |
| 13 |
Kutzil's Flanker
Creature — Cat Warrior
|
Creature — Cat Warrior | 4.2% | 2.3 |
| 14 |
Ral Zarek, Guest Lecturer
Legendary Planeswalker — Ral
|
Legendary Planeswalker — Ral | 3.4% | 1.6 |
| 15 |
Emeritus of Ideation // Ancestral Recall
Creature — Human Wizard // Instant
|
Creature — Human Wizard // Instant | 3.1% | 1.3 |
| 16 |
Keen-Eyed Curator
Creature — Raccoon Scout
|
Creature — Raccoon Scout | 2.9% | 2.1 |
| 17 |
Setessan Petitioner
Creature — Human Druid
|
Creature — Human Druid | 2.9% | 2.8 |
| 18 |
Emrakul, the Promised End
Legendary Creature — Eldrazi
|
Legendary Creature — Eldrazi | 2.6% | 1.0 |
| 19 |
Sunspine Lynx
Creature — Elemental Cat
|
Creature — Elemental Cat | 2.5% | 1.7 |
| 20 |
Aven Interrupter
Creature — Bird Rogue
|
Creature — Bird Rogue | 2.5% | 2.2 |
| 21 |
Surrak, Elusive Hunter
Legendary Creature — Human Warrior
|
Legendary Creature — Human Warrior | 2.4% | 1.6 |
| 22 |
Elspeth, Storm Slayer
Legendary Planeswalker — Elspeth
|
Legendary Planeswalker — Elspeth | 2.4% | 1.5 |
| 23 |
Ledger Shredder
Creature — Bird Advisor
|
Creature — Bird Advisor | 2.2% | 3.6 |
| 24 |
Graveyard Trespasser // Graveyard Glutton
Creature — Human Werewolf // Creature — Werewolf
|
Creature — Human Werewolf // Creature — Werewolf | 2.2% | 1.8 |
| 25 |
Remorseful Cleric
Creature — Spirit Cleric
|
Creature — Spirit Cleric | 2.0% | 1.0 |
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