Pioneer Preliminary (won by thebuttermerchant)

Date

Feb. 21, 2023

Players

32

Format

Pioneer

Organizer

Wizards of the Coast

Source

MTGO

Decklists

#	Player	Deck	Record
1	thebuttermerchant Izzet Control	Izzet Control	4-0
2	HanktheObese Mono-White Humans	Mono-White Humans	4-0
3	McEvoy Izzet Control	Izzet Control	3-1
4	qbturtle15 Mono-White Humans	Mono-White Humans	3-1
5	darg24 Mono-Green Midrange	Mono-Green Midrange	3-1
6	Tunaktunak Naya Midrange	Naya Midrange	3-1
7	McWinSauce (Tom White) Naya Midrange	Naya Midrange	3-1
8	keyo98 Rakdos Midrange	Rakdos Midrange	3-1
9	jussupinator Izzet Control	Izzet Control	3-1
10	Flame- Rakdos Sacrifice	Rakdos Sacrifice	3-1
11	jewdan Izzet Control	Izzet Control	2-2
12	Laerothe Rakdos Midrange	Rakdos Midrange	2-2
13	TrampolineTales Izzet Control	Izzet Control	2-2
14	esmyth Mono-Red Aggro	Mono-Red Aggro	2-2
15	SidRocha Selesnya Midrange	Selesnya Midrange	2-2
16	OneModel Sultai Midrange	Sultai Midrange	2-2
17	Penseur Rakdos Midrange	Rakdos Midrange	2-2
18	Martin_Dominguez Selesnya Midrange	Selesnya Midrange	2-2
19	Snusnumrick Izzet Phoenix	Izzet Phoenix	2-2
20	noodle_boi Selesnya Midrange	Selesnya Midrange	2-2
21	sandydogmtg Rakdos Midrange	Rakdos Midrange	2-2
22	kavu2br Mono-Green Midrange	Mono-Green Midrange	0-3
23	wfrantz Azorius Spirits	Azorius Spirits	1-3
24	-Jebadiah- Rakdos Sacrifice	Rakdos Sacrifice	1-2
25	Starchey Mono-Red Aggro	Mono-Red Aggro	1-3
26	WingedHussar Greasefang	Greasefang	1-3
27	Ratkingdom Selesnya Midrange	Selesnya Midrange	1-3
28	Ivan_Draw_Go Mono-White Humans	Mono-White Humans	0-2
29	HermonHero Rakdos Midrange	Rakdos Midrange	0-3
30	FarFromMythic Rakdos Midrange	Rakdos Midrange	0-3
31	brenden2000 Izzet Control	Izzet Control	0-3
32	Mzfroste Naya Midrange	Naya Midrange	0-1
	calmdownbronco Azorius Control	Azorius Control

Metagame of this event

Compared with the overall Pioneer metagame of the 30 days up to Feb. 21, 2023 (373 decks):

Archetypes by share of 33 decks

Archetype	Decks	This event	Overall	Top 8
Other Rakdos decks 14.7% overall	6	18.2%	14.7%	1
Other Temur decks 6.2% overall	6	18.2%	6.2%	2
Other Five-Color decks 3.5% overall	4	12.1%	3.5%	1
Mono-White Humans 3.5% overall	3	9.1%	3.5%	2
Other Four-Color decks 1.1% overall	2	6.1%	1.1%	0
Other Sultai decks 5.4% overall	2	6.1%	5.4%	1
Rakdos Sacrifice 7.0% overall	2	6.1%	7.0%	0
Azorius Spirits 1.6% overall	1	3.0%	1.6%	0
Greasefang 2.7% overall	1	3.0%	2.7%	0
Izzet Phoenix 6.7% overall	1	3.0%	6.7%	0
Mono-Red Aggro 1.3% overall	1	3.0%	1.3%	0
Other Azorius decks 9.1% overall	1	3.0%	9.1%	0
Other Four-Color decks 1.1% overall	1	3.0%	1.1%	1
Other Gruul decks 9.4% overall	1	3.0%	9.4%	0
Other Simic decks 4.8% overall	1	3.0%	4.8%	0

Overall

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