Pioneer Challenge (won by alemilan19)

Pioneer tournament of 29 Oct 2023 with 110 decklists, won by alemilan19 with Izzet Phoenix.

Date

29 Oct 2023

Players

107

Format

Pioneer

Organizer

Wizards of the Coast

Source

MTGO

Decklists

#	Player	Deck	Record
1	alemilan19 Izzet Phoenix	Izzet Phoenix	9-1
2	WrzoBuSeks Gruul Midrange	Gruul Midrange	8-2
3	McWinSauce (Tom White) Gruul Midrange	Gruul Midrange	8-1
4	fried-liver-attack Mono-White Humans	Mono-White Humans	7-2
5	lars_duken Greasefang	Greasefang	6-2
6	ShowTime_ Mono-Red Aggro	Mono-Red Aggro	6-2
7	michaelchen850126 Boros Aggro	Boros Aggro	6-2
8	geto Mono-White Humans	Mono-White Humans	4-3
9	Tixis Mono-Black Control	Mono-Black Control	5-2
10	pabloduque32 Izzet Control	Izzet Control	5-2
11	bolov0 Azorius Control	Azorius Control	5-2
12	canepis16 Boros Midrange	Boros Midrange	5-2
13	_GGN_ Mono-Green Midrange	Mono-Green Midrange	5-2
14	medvedev (Dmitry Medvedev) Mono-Red Aggro	Mono-Red Aggro	5-2
15	moon11 Izzet Phoenix	Izzet Phoenix	5-2
16	Pururin Simic Control	Simic Control	5-2
17	kanister Boros Aggro	Boros Aggro	5-2
18	PedroHB Boros Aggro	Boros Aggro	5-2
19	MattTumavitch13 Gruul Midrange	Gruul Midrange	5-2
20	_VFS_ Azorius Control	Azorius Control	5-2
21	Jaberwocki Rakdos Sacrifice	Rakdos Sacrifice	5-2
22	ThaisM Azorius Spirits	Azorius Spirits	5-2
23	wigglegenie Azorius Control	Azorius Control	5-2
24	Thommimp Rakdos Midrange	Rakdos Midrange	4-3
25	KingHairy Simic Control	Simic Control	4-3
26	pokerswizard Mono-Black Control	Mono-Black Control	4-3
27	bobthedog Jund Midrange	Jund Midrange	4-3
28	Misplacedginger Rakdos Midrange	Rakdos Midrange	4-3
29	Marxelo Rakdos Sacrifice	Rakdos Sacrifice	4-3
30	kcomedina Izzet Phoenix	Izzet Phoenix	4-3
31	Ishan_ Boros Aggro	Boros Aggro	4-3
32	Laplasjan Selesnya Midrange	Selesnya Midrange	4-3
33	Xerk Mono-Black Midrange	Mono-Black Midrange	4-3
34	thebuttermerchant Boros Aggro	Boros Aggro	4-3
35	TheGateCrasher Naya Aggro	Naya Aggro	4-3
36	Hamuda Boros Aggro	Boros Aggro	4-3
37	pp55 Boros Aggro	Boros Aggro	4-3
38	jatobas Mono-White Aggro	Mono-White Aggro	4-3
39	Vagabond87 Simic Midrange	Simic Midrange	4-3
40	O_danielakos Izzet Phoenix	Izzet Phoenix	4-3
41	boytriton Izzet Phoenix	Izzet Phoenix	4-3
42	MatheusPonciano Simic Midrange	Simic Midrange	4-3
43	Lucaszadra0 Greasefang	Greasefang	4-3
44	totemsilence Orzhov Control	Orzhov Control	4-3
45	pete2fiddy Rakdos Sacrifice	Rakdos Sacrifice	3-3
46	rastaf Rakdos Sacrifice	Rakdos Sacrifice	3-4
47	demnokdarkbrew Mono-White Humans	Mono-White Humans	3-4
48	GinkoHS Simic Control	Simic Control	3-3
49	Rulerofsome Rakdos Midrange	Rakdos Midrange	3-3
50	brunoprince Mono-Black Control	Mono-Black Control	3-4

New cards seeing play

Not played in Pioneer in the 120 days before this event.

• Nylea's Disciple 1 deck
• Outnumber 1 deck

Metagame of this event

Compared with the overall Pioneer metagame of the 30 days up to Oct. 29, 2023 (3875 decks):

Archetypes by share of 110 decks

Archetype	Decks	This event	Overall	Top 8
Other Boros decks 10.3% overall	15	13.6%	10.3%	1
Rakdos Sacrifice 6.5% overall	13	11.8%	6.5%	0
Other Four-Color decks 6.1% overall	12	10.9%	6.1%	0
Izzet Phoenix 10.7% overall	9	8.2%	10.7%	1
Other Rakdos decks 11.1% overall	9	8.2%	11.1%	0
Other Five-Color decks 10.0% overall	8	7.3%	10.0%	0
Other Gruul decks 4.5% overall	6	5.5%	4.5%	2
Other Mono-Black decks 2.9% overall	6	5.5%	2.9%	0
Other Bant decks 7.9% overall	5	4.5%	7.9%	0
Other Azorius decks 4.8% overall	4	3.6%	4.8%	0
Greasefang 3.9% overall	3	2.7%	3.9%	1
Mono-White Humans 4.3% overall	3	2.7%	4.3%	2
Other Temur decks 0.6% overall	3	2.7%	0.6%	0
Azorius Spirits 3.4% overall	2	1.8%	3.4%	0
Mono-Red Aggro 2.7% overall	2	1.8%	2.7%	1
Other Dimir decks 1.7% overall	2	1.8%	1.7%	0
Other Jeskai decks 0.4% overall	2	1.8%	0.4%	0
Other Naya decks 0.5% overall	2	1.8%	0.5%	0
Other Abzan decks 0.5% overall	1	0.9%	0.5%	0
Other Jund decks 0.2% overall	1	0.9%	0.2%	0
Other Orzhov decks 0.6% overall	1	0.9%	0.6%	0
Other Sultai decks 0.7% overall	1	0.9%	0.7%	0

Overall

share of the archetype in the overall metagame of the format, with the filters above