Pioneer Preliminary (won by BoltTheBirds)

Date

Aug. 4, 2020

Players

43

Format

Pioneer

Source

MTGO

Decklists

#	Player	Deck	Record
1	BoltTheBirds Izzet Control	Izzet Control	5-0
2	Theo_Jung Sultai Midrange	Sultai Midrange	4-1
3	Pryce Azorius Spirits	Azorius Spirits	4-1
4	BaronOfBacon Bant Midrange	Bant Midrange	4-1
5	mccloudbro Simic Midrange	Simic Midrange	3-1
6	fistfullofmetal Mono-Green Midrange	Mono-Green Midrange	4-1
7	mattn Golgari Aggro	Golgari Aggro	4-1
8	IslandGoSAMe Jeskai Control	Jeskai Control	4-1
9	fingers1991 Mono-Red Aggro	Mono-Red Aggro	2-2
10	mxlzxk Izzet Phoenix	Izzet Phoenix	3-2
11	CujoHero Bant Midrange	Bant Midrange	3-2
12	evange_ Mono-Black Aggro	Mono-Black Aggro	3-2
13	hodortimebaby Naya Midrange	Naya Midrange	2-2
14	themightylinguine Golgari Midrange	Golgari Midrange	3-2
15	VTCLA Naya Midrange	Naya Midrange	3-2
16	andrw1232 Azorius Control	Azorius Control	3-2
17	Phill_Hellmuth Esper Midrange	Esper Midrange	3-2
18	Mcleskey Mono-Red Aggro	Mono-Red Aggro	3-2
19	kiethverin Mono-Green Aggro	Mono-Green Aggro	3-2
20	nathanb1992 Naya Midrange	Naya Midrange	3-2
21	Ramzamela7 Simic Midrange	Simic Midrange	3-2
22	_and_one_ Azorius Spirits	Azorius Spirits	3-2
23	qbturtle15 Mono-Red Aggro	Mono-Red Aggro	2-3
24	billsive Esper Midrange	Esper Midrange	2-3
25	Synergizer Naya Midrange	Naya Midrange	2-3
26	Thrall90 Mono-Red Aggro	Mono-Red Aggro	2-3
27	r0cknati0n Jeskai Control	Jeskai Control	2-3
28	CHILLEDADED Mono-Red Aggro	Mono-Red Aggro	2-3
29	WadeB Azorius Control	Azorius Control	1-3
30	ReturnToDust Simic Midrange	Simic Midrange	1-2
31	Smdster Mono-Black Aggro	Mono-Black Aggro	1-2
32	Boland Simic Midrange	Simic Midrange	1-3
33	Namahs84 Azorius Control	Azorius Control	1-3
34	__matsugan Golgari Midrange	Golgari Midrange	1-3
35	PTarts2win Jeskai Control	Jeskai Control	1-3
36	bmac668 Golgari Aggro	Golgari Aggro	0-2
37	Xwhale Simic Midrange	Simic Midrange	0-2
38	wingsfan24 Sultai Midrange	Sultai Midrange	0-3
39	juzam_gin Azorius Spirits	Azorius Spirits	0-2
40	sandydogmtg Mono-Red Aggro	Mono-Red Aggro	0-2
41	SourceOdin Mono-Black Aggro	Mono-Black Aggro	0-3
42	Kaziku Mono-Black Aggro	Mono-Black Aggro	0-2
43	D00mwake Temur Midrange	Temur Midrange	0-3
	TerminalJustice Izzet Control	Izzet Control
	austinflakesss Bant Midrange	Bant Midrange
	WotC_NicholasG Izzet Aggro	Izzet Aggro

New cards seeing play

Not played in Pioneer in the 30 days before this event.

• Resolute Archangel 2 decks
• Aetherworks Marvel 1 deck
• Attune with Aether 1 deck
• Azusa, Lost but Seeking 1 deck
• Chromanticore 1 deck
• Chromatic Orrery 1 deck
• Combustible Gearhulk 1 deck
• Doublecast 1 deck
• Dubious Challenge 1 deck
• Finale of Revelation 1 deck
• Harnessed Lightning 1 deck
• Jace's Sanctum 1 deck
• Kozilek's Return 1 deck
• Longtusk Cub 1 deck
• Lotleth Troll 1 deck
• Madcap Experiment 1 deck
• Nylea's Intervention 1 deck
• Omniscience 1 deck
• Ral, Storm Conduit 1 deck
• Rogue Refiner 1 deck
• Samut, Voice of Dissent 1 deck
• Servant of the Conduit 1 deck
• Soulflayer 1 deck
• Spatial Contortion 1 deck
• Storm's Wrath 1 deck
• Thing in the Ice // Awoken Horror 1 deck
• Trostani Discordant 1 deck
• Ugin, the Ineffable 1 deck
• Whirler Virtuoso 1 deck
• Woodweaver's Puzzleknot 1 deck
• Zetalpa, Primal Dawn 1 deck

Metagame of this event

Compared with the overall Pioneer metagame of the last 30 days (621 decks):

Archetypes by share of 46 decks

Archetype	Decks	This event	Overall	Top 8
Other Five-Color decks 1.3% overall	6	13.0%	1.3%	2
Other Simic decks 0.6% overall	5	10.9%	0.6%	2
Other Boros decks 1.0% overall	4	8.7%	1.0%	0
Other Mono-Black decks 0.2% overall	4	8.7%	0.2%	0
Other Naya decks 0.0% overall	4	8.7%	0.0%	0
Azorius Spirits 1.8% overall	3	6.5%	1.8%	1
Other Jeskai decks 0.0% overall	3	6.5%	0.0%	1
Other Sultai decks 0.2% overall	3	6.5%	0.2%	1
Other Temur decks 1.3% overall	3	6.5%	1.3%	1
Other Azorius decks 0.5% overall	2	4.3%	0.5%	0
Other Esper decks 0.0% overall	2	4.3%	0.0%	0
Other Golgari decks 1.0% overall	2	4.3%	1.0%	0
Other Mono-Red decks 0.2% overall	2	4.3%	0.2%	0
Izzet Phoenix 1.9% overall	1	2.2%	1.9%	0
Other Bant decks 0.3% overall	1	2.2%	0.3%	0
Other Izzet decks 5.2% overall	1	2.2%	5.2%	0

Overall

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