Pioneer Preliminary (won by XGMR718)

Date

May 23, 2023

Players

47

Format

Pioneer

Organizer

Wizards of the Coast

Source

MTGO

Decklists

#	Player	Deck	Record
1	XGMR718 Mono-Green Midrange	Mono-Green Midrange	3-0
2	Harry13 Azorius Control	Azorius Control	4-0
3	PintuMtg Greasefang	Greasefang	4-0
4	Tooni Azorius Control	Azorius Control	3-1
5	chase21 Boros Aggro	Boros Aggro	3-1
6	levunga21 Rakdos Sacrifice	Rakdos Sacrifice	3-1
7	Latorretta Boros Aggro	Boros Aggro	3-1
8	ura_frst Rakdos Midrange	Rakdos Midrange	3-1
9	Lucabireskusku Azorius Control	Azorius Control	3-1
10	J_tekt Simic Midrange	Simic Midrange	3-1
11	JS2 Rakdos Sacrifice	Rakdos Sacrifice	3-1
12	Sinclair92 Izzet Control	Izzet Control	3-1
13	prophetoffire Rakdos Sacrifice	Rakdos Sacrifice	3-1
14	wkmidori Simic Midrange	Simic Midrange	3-1
15	Kricha13 Azorius Spirits	Azorius Spirits	3-1
16	SoulStrong Izzet Control	Izzet Control	2-2
17	Cherryxman Mono-White Aggro	Mono-White Aggro	2-2
18	1337Waffles Rakdos Midrange	Rakdos Midrange	2-2
19	DookieTrouserMD Mono-Red Aggro	Mono-Red Aggro	2-2
20	sonal83 Mono-Green Midrange	Mono-Green Midrange	2-2
21	EvanFoReal Azorius Control	Azorius Control	2-2
22	twister66 Azorius Control	Azorius Control	2-2
23	RogeDeckWins Simic Midrange	Simic Midrange	2-2
24	WhiTe TsaR Rakdos Midrange	Rakdos Midrange	2-2
25	TSPJendrek Izzet Control	Izzet Control	2-2
26	yerffej03 Sultai Midrange	Sultai Midrange	2-2
27	howa Rakdos Sacrifice	Rakdos Sacrifice	2-2
28	BraedanFrancis Golgari Midrange	Golgari Midrange	1-2
29	Jmulloy Izzet Control	Izzet Control	2-2
30	_Falcon_ Grixis Control	Grixis Control	2-2
31	BHe Naya Midrange	Naya Midrange	2-2
32	marolanzi Greasefang	Greasefang	2-2
33	matyo804 Rakdos Midrange	Rakdos Midrange	0-3
34	ivi1991 Izzet Control	Izzet Control	1-3
35	Icywolf Gruul Midrange	Gruul Midrange	1-3
36	sebastianpozzo Greasefang	Greasefang	1-3
37	Hawthor3 Sultai Midrange	Sultai Midrange	1-3
38	TheManLand Simic Midrange	Simic Midrange	1-3
39	Apeliotes Sultai Midrange	Sultai Midrange	1-3
40	_IlNano_ (Adriano Moscato) Rakdos Midrange	Rakdos Midrange	1-3
41	ih8pp Izzet Phoenix	Izzet Phoenix	0-2
42	Papozapo Bant Midrange	Bant Midrange	0-3
43	cocof Greasefang	Greasefang	0-2
44	raiden6 Azorius Spirits	Azorius Spirits	0-2
45	Jammernaut Greasefang	Greasefang	0-2
46	Dai66s Greasefang	Greasefang	0-3
47	moviemaker Mono-Green Midrange	Mono-Green Midrange	0-3
	kanister Boros Aggro	Boros Aggro

New cards seeing play

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

• Forge Devil 2 decks
• Crush of Tentacles 1 deck
• Electrickery 1 deck
• Flaying Tendrils 1 deck
• Prime Speaker Zegana 1 deck
• Samut, Vizier of Naktamun 1 deck
• Thirst for Meaning 1 deck

Metagame of this event

Compared with the overall Pioneer metagame of the 30 days up to May 23, 2023 (201 decks):

Archetypes by share of 48 decks

Archetype	Decks	This event	Overall	Top 8
Greasefang 5.0% overall	6	12.5%	5.0%	1
Other Four-Color decks 2.0% overall	6	12.5%	2.0%	0
Other Azorius decks 5.0% overall	5	10.4%	5.0%	2
Other Rakdos decks 15.9% overall	5	10.4%	15.9%	1
Other Five-Color decks 4.5% overall	4	8.3%	4.5%	0
Rakdos Sacrifice 0.5% overall	4	8.3%	0.5%	1
Other Bant decks 7.0% overall	3	6.3%	7.0%	1
Other Boros decks 2.5% overall	3	6.3%	2.5%	2
Other Izzet decks 3.5% overall	3	6.3%	3.5%	0
Other Temur decks 6.5% overall	3	6.3%	6.5%	0
Azorius Spirits 5.0% overall	2	4.2%	5.0%	0
Izzet Phoenix 1.0% overall	1	2.1%	1.0%	0
Mono-Red Aggro 5.0% overall	1	2.1%	5.0%	0
Other Mono-White decks 1.5% overall	1	2.1%	1.5%	0
Other Simic decks 1.0% overall	1	2.1%	1.0%	0

Overall

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