Pioneer Challenge 32 (won by Pafru)

Pioneer tournament of 17 Sep 2026 with 32 decklists, won by Pafru with Rakdos Sacrifice.

Date

17 Sep 2026

Players

44

Format

Pioneer

Organizer

Wizards of the Coast

Source

MTGO

Decklists

#	Player	Deck	Record
1	Pafru Rakdos Sacrifice	Rakdos Sacrifice	7-2
2	Arianne Golgari Midrange	Golgari Midrange	8-1
3	Beicodegeia (Carlos Roger) Dimir Bounce	Dimir Bounce	6-2
4	Chichichi Golgari Midrange	Golgari Midrange	6-2
5	capellomauro Azorius Control	Azorius Control	5-2
6	Venom01 Golgari Midrange	Golgari Midrange	4-2
7	_VFS_ Boros Control	Boros Control	4-3
8	ejk Rakdos Sacrifice	Rakdos Sacrifice	4-3
9	musasabi Mono-Green Aggro	Mono-Green Aggro	4-2
10	_ZNT_ Izzet Prowess	Izzet Prowess	4-2
11	kanara38204 Dimir Aggro	Dimir Aggro	4-2
12	Xwhale Jeskai Lessons	Jeskai Lessons	4-2
13	SpockVidaLoka (Vinicius Raymundi) Boros Control	Boros Control	4-2
14	jtl005 Jeskai Lessons	Jeskai Lessons	4-2
15	HolaChico Izzet Prowess	Izzet Prowess	4-2
16	Ale_Mtg Golgari Food	Golgari Food	3-3
17	MacIsaac Mono-Red Midrange	Mono-Red Midrange	3-3
18	Dioferreira Azorius Control	Azorius Control	3-3
19	peter780108 Golgari Midrange	Golgari Midrange	3-3
20	rosici0700 Greasefang	Greasefang	3-3
21	Kako_Ferrer Dimir Ninjas	Dimir Ninjas	3-3
22	itstime Izzet Prowess	Izzet Prowess	3-3
23	Andy_Over Izzet Phoenix	Izzet Phoenix	3-3
24	deleon91 (Jonathan Deleon) Mono-Red Aggro	Mono-Red Aggro	3-3
25	MyrRetriever Rakdos Sacrifice	Rakdos Sacrifice	2-2
26	tchuco Mono-Red Aggro	Mono-Red Aggro	2-4
27	claudioh (Claudio Henrique Miranda) Rona Combo	Rona Combo	2-2
28	MisterTwin Mono-Red Aggro	Mono-Red Aggro	2-4
29	_Shikamaru_ Izzet Cauldron	Izzet Cauldron	2-4
30	fazparte Dimir Bounce	Dimir Bounce	2-4
31	onlybrews Orzhov Midrange	Orzhov Midrange	2-3
32	FranBenitez91 Golgari Midrange	Golgari Midrange	2-3

New cards seeing play

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

• Annihilating Glare 1 deck
• Aphemia, the Cacophony 1 deck
• Dreadmaw's Ire 1 deck
• Flicker of Fate 1 deck
• Fresh Start 1 deck
• Heliod, the Radiant Dawn // Heliod, the Warped Eclipse 1 deck
• Herald of Eternal Dawn 1 deck
• Herald of Torment 1 deck
• Lazav, Wearer of Faces 1 deck
• Might of the Meek 1 deck
• Scrollshift 1 deck
• Shambling Vent 1 deck
• Spirited Companion 1 deck
• Sunpearl Kirin 1 deck

Metagame of this event

Compared with the overall Pioneer metagame of the 30 days up to Sept. 17, 2026 (0 decks):

Archetypes by share of 32 decks

Archetype	Decks	This event	Overall	Top 8
Golgari Midrange	5	15.6%	–n/a	3
Izzet Prowess	3	9.4%	–n/a	0
Mono-Red Aggro	3	9.4%	–n/a	0
Rakdos Sacrifice	3	9.4%	–n/a	2
Azorius Control	2	6.3%	–n/a	1
Dimir Bounce	2	6.3%	–n/a	1
Jeskai Lessons	2	6.3%	–n/a	0
Other Boros decks	2	6.3%	–n/a	1
Dimir Ninjas	1	3.1%	–n/a	0
Golgari Food	1	3.1%	–n/a	0
Greasefang	1	3.1%	–n/a	0
Izzet Cauldron	1	3.1%	–n/a	0
Izzet Phoenix	1	3.1%	–n/a	0
Other Esper decks	1	3.1%	–n/a	0
Other Four-Color decks	1	3.1%	–n/a	0
Other Rakdos decks	1	3.1%	–n/a	0
Other Sultai decks	1	3.1%	–n/a	0
Rona Combo	1	3.1%	–n/a	0

Overall

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