Pioneer Preliminary (won by HEROtsukai)

Date

Nov. 21, 2023

Players

39

Format

Pioneer

Organizer

Wizards of the Coast

Source

MTGO

Decklists

#	Player	Deck	Record
1	HEROtsukai Izzet Midrange	Izzet Midrange	4-0
2	FunkiMunki Rakdos Sacrifice	Rakdos Sacrifice	4-0
3	marceliiine Gruul Midrange	Gruul Midrange	3-1
4	Derayler Greasefang	Greasefang	3-1
5	Darkvulpine Rakdos Midrange	Rakdos Midrange	3-1
6	FanksEoT Azorius Control	Azorius Control	3-1
7	hauterho Boros Aggro	Boros Aggro	3-1
8	Jkutici Izzet Midrange	Izzet Midrange	3-1
9	DreamsOfAshiok Mono-White Midrange	Mono-White Midrange	3-1
10	dedav Boros Midrange	Boros Midrange	3-1
11	iamawizard Azorius Spirits	Azorius Spirits	3-1
12	nickdebe Izzet Midrange	Izzet Midrange	3-1
13	G0ld3nDragon Azorius Control	Azorius Control	3-1
14	thafurn Simic Control	Simic Control	2-2
15	ActuallyNoah Azorius Control	Azorius Control	2-2
16	kthanakit26 Mono-Green Aggro	Mono-Green Aggro	2-2
17	DravenJolicoeur Greasefang	Greasefang	2-2
18	andrw1232 Izzet Midrange	Izzet Midrange	2-2
19	esmyth Mono-Red Aggro	Mono-Red Aggro	2-2
20	JS2 Rakdos Sacrifice	Rakdos Sacrifice	2-2
21	RandomOctopus Golgari Aggro	Golgari Aggro	2-2
22	KnightsQueenVI Golgari Midrange	Golgari Midrange	2-2
23	PLURkidIT Rakdos Midrange	Rakdos Midrange	2-2
24	SpiderSpace Creativity	Creativity	2-2
25	isthetim Azorius Control	Azorius Control	0-3
26	Laraks Boros Aggro	Boros Aggro	1-3
27	canepis16 Izzet Phoenix	Izzet Phoenix	1-3
28	DerekB Simic Control	Simic Control	1-3
29	Viatt Selesnya Midrange	Selesnya Midrange	1-2
30	adebevoise Greasefang	Greasefang	1-3
31	steelleaf51 Izzet Midrange	Izzet Midrange	1-2
32	Brindibou Azorius Control	Azorius Control	1-3
33	Sunbird17 Izzet Midrange	Izzet Midrange	0-2
34	HermonHero Izzet Midrange	Izzet Midrange	0-2
35	Killah_SUV Izzet Phoenix	Izzet Phoenix	0-2
36	Calliann Gruul Midrange	Gruul Midrange	0-3
37	TrashBoat100 Simic Aggro	Simic Aggro	0-1
38	hodortimebaby Rakdos Sacrifice	Rakdos Sacrifice	0-3
39	sekizou Dimir Control	Dimir Control	0-2
	Aelyck Izzet Midrange	Izzet Midrange

New cards seeing play

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

• Built to Smash 1 deck
• Preacher of the Schism 1 deck
• Wayward Guide-Beast 1 deck

Metagame of this event

Compared with the overall Pioneer metagame of the last 30 days (726 decks):

Archetypes by share of 40 decks

Archetype	Decks	This event	Overall	Top 8
Other Four-Color decks 0.3% overall	9	22.5%	0.3%	2
Other Azorius decks 0.6% overall	5	12.5%	0.6%	1
Other Five-Color decks 1.1% overall	4	10.0%	1.1%	0
Greasefang 4.0% overall	3	7.5%	4.0%	1
Other Boros decks 0.8% overall	3	7.5%	0.8%	1
Rakdos Sacrifice 0.8% overall	3	7.5%	0.8%	1
Izzet Phoenix 2.6% overall	2	5.0%	2.6%	0
Other Abzan decks 0.0% overall	2	5.0%	0.0%	0
Other Rakdos decks 0.6% overall	2	5.0%	0.6%	1
Azorius Spirits 1.5% overall	1	2.5%	1.5%	0
Creativity 4.7% overall	1	2.5%	4.7%	0
Mono-Red Aggro 9.4% overall	1	2.5%	9.4%	0
Other Dimir decks 1.0% overall	1	2.5%	1.0%	0
Other Gruul decks 2.6% overall	1	2.5%	2.6%	1
Other Selesnya decks 1.1% overall	1	2.5%	1.1%	0
Other Simic decks 0.7% overall	1	2.5%	0.7%	0

Overall

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