Pioneer Preliminary (won by esmyth)
- Date
- Players
- 36
- Format
- Pioneer
- Organizer
- Wizards of the Coast
- Source
- MTGO
Decklists
New cards seeing play
Not played in Pioneer in the 120 days before this event.
- Instrument of the Bards 1 deck
- Magmatic Channeler 1 deck
Metagame of this event
Compared with the overall Pioneer metagame of the 30 days up to Jan. 24, 2023 (2658 decks):
| Archetype | Decks | This event | Overall | Top 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other Rakdos decks 13.4% overall | 7 | 19.4% | 13.4% | 2 |
| Other Sultai decks 8.1% overall | 7 | 19.4% | 8.1% | 1 |
| Other Azorius decks 8.1% overall | 3 | 8.3% | 8.1% | 0 |
| Other Four-Color decks 6.5% overall | 3 | 8.3% | 6.5% | 1 |
| Other Boros decks 3.4% overall | 2 | 5.6% | 3.4% | 1 |
| Other Dimir decks 3.8% overall | 2 | 5.6% | 3.8% | 1 |
| Other Gruul decks 8.2% overall | 2 | 5.6% | 8.2% | 0 |
| Other Temur decks 2.5% overall | 2 | 5.6% | 2.5% | 0 |
Selesnya Angels 
8.5% overall |
2 | 5.6% | 8.5% | 1 |
Izzet Phoenix 
4.7% overall |
1 | 2.8% | 4.7% | 0 |
| Mono-Red Aggro
2.5% overall |
1 | 2.8% | 2.5% | 1 |
| Mono-White Humans
2.7% overall |
1 | 2.8% | 2.7% | 0 |
| Other Five-Color decks 5.2% overall | 1 | 2.8% | 5.2% | 0 |
| Other Simic decks 1.5% overall | 1 | 2.8% | 1.5% | 0 |
Rakdos Sacrifice
3.5% overall |
1 | 2.8% | 3.5% | 0 |
- Overall
- share of the archetype in the overall metagame of the format, with the filters above