Pioneer Challenge (won by Phill_Hellmuth)

Date

Aug. 21, 2021

Players

64

Format

Pioneer

Source

MTGO

Decklists

#	Player	Deck	Record
1	Phill_Hellmuth Simic Midrange	Simic Midrange	8-1
2	Gul_Dukat Rakdos Sacrifice	Rakdos Sacrifice	7-2
3	willpulliam Golgari Midrange	Golgari Midrange	6-2
4	darthjacen Four-Color Control	Four-Color Control	5-3
5	Funnyman31399 Temur Control	Temur Control	6-1
6	LBBL Selesnya Midrange	Selesnya Midrange	5-2
7	Jaberwocki Azorius Control	Azorius Control	5-2
8	NotGood Azorius Control	Azorius Control	5-2
9	_VFS_ Azorius Control	Azorius Control	4-2
10	Tunaktunak Azorius Midrange	Azorius Midrange	4-2
11	BBlaze Dimir Midrange	Dimir Midrange	4-2
12	Ndabe Azorius Spirits	Azorius Spirits	4-2
13	tunicoberno Golgari Midrange	Golgari Midrange	4-2
14	medvedev Mono-Black Aggro	Mono-Black Aggro	4-2
15	swiftwarkite2 Rakdos Midrange	Rakdos Midrange	4-2
16	_Falcon_ Mono-Black Aggro	Mono-Black Aggro	4-2
17	adebevoise Rakdos Midrange	Rakdos Midrange	4-2
18	Nammersquats Mono-Black Aggro	Mono-Black Aggro	4-2
19	Coly2 Simic Control	Simic Control	4-2
20	claudioh Jund Midrange	Jund Midrange	4-2
21	AlexFiero Izzet Midrange	Izzet Midrange	4-2
22	Boland Izzet Phoenix	Izzet Phoenix	3-3
23	Hamuda Boros Midrange	Boros Midrange	3-3
24	KelMasterP Azorius Midrange	Azorius Midrange	3-3
25	pokerswizard Mono-Black Aggro	Mono-Black Aggro	3-3
26	PTarts2win Mono-Red Aggro	Mono-Red Aggro	3-3
27	felider Jund Midrange	Jund Midrange	3-3
28	chenstein9 Dimir Control	Dimir Control	3-3
29	canepis16 Izzet Phoenix	Izzet Phoenix	3-3
30	Elf_Canceler Rakdos Midrange	Rakdos Midrange	3-3
31	lsmguys Azorius Midrange	Azorius Midrange	3-3
32	Chufal Rakdos Midrange	Rakdos Midrange	3-3
33	howa Izzet Phoenix	Izzet Phoenix	3-3
34	Ladon Sultai Control	Sultai Control	3-3
35	SeventhProphet Mono-White Midrange	Mono-White Midrange	3-3
36	CMack_ Mono-Red Aggro	Mono-Red Aggro	3-3
37	sneakymisato Golgari Midrange	Golgari Midrange	2-4
38	GustavoGarcia Dimir Control	Dimir Control	1-4
39	Parrotlet Jeskai Control	Jeskai Control	2-3
40	Lennny Golgari Midrange	Golgari Midrange	2-4
41	wambocombo2020 Jund Midrange	Jund Midrange	2-4
42	mattyb1996 Naya Midrange	Naya Midrange	2-4
43	Smradd Mono-Red Midrange	Mono-Red Midrange	2-4
44	patrick50 Golgari Midrange	Golgari Midrange	1-4
45	Vagabond87 Temur Control	Temur Control	1-2
46	hodortimebaby Simic Midrange	Simic Midrange	1-2
47	TerminalJustice Simic Midrange	Simic Midrange	1-2
48	TBxGreenguy Mono-Green Midrange	Mono-Green Midrange	1-3
49	JUJUBEAN__2004 Jund Midrange	Jund Midrange	1-3
50	Waldo423 Mono-Red Aggro	Mono-Red Aggro	1-3
51	ScreenwriterNY Dimir Control	Dimir Control	1-2
52	Tarmogoyf1234 Azorius Control	Azorius Control	1-2
53	SeitaSan Temur Control	Temur Control	1-4
54	RiuuK1 Azorius Control	Azorius Control	1-4
55	xRagedFurballx Mono-Red Aggro	Mono-Red Aggro	1-3
56	e_dubs Orzhov Aggro	Orzhov Aggro	0-3
57	Traft Rakdos Sacrifice	Rakdos Sacrifice	0-2
58	Ivan_Draw_Go Mono-Red Aggro	Mono-Red Aggro	0-3
59	Suicidal_Eidolon Simic Midrange	Simic Midrange	0-2
60	MagicianMagico Golgari Midrange	Golgari Midrange	0-3
61	Stompy45 Mono-Red Aggro	Mono-Red Aggro	0-2
62	hcook725 Rakdos Midrange	Rakdos Midrange	0-2
63	Game_Night Azorius Control	Azorius Control	0-2
64	Sanchez5272 Simic Midrange	Simic Midrange	0-3
65	MChoq Mono-Red Midrange	Mono-Red Midrange
66	unagieel Temur Control	Temur Control
67	Mogged Mono-Green Midrange	Mono-Green Midrange
68	DjangoRealitySculptr Grixis Control	Grixis Control
69	Lifeisrisk7 Izzet Phoenix	Izzet Phoenix

New cards seeing play

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

• Arch of Orazca 1 deck
• Blackblade Reforged 1 deck
• Glare of Heresy 1 deck
• God-Eternal Oketra 1 deck
• Heliod, Sun-Crowned 1 deck
• Kogla, the Titan Ape 1 deck
• Linvala, Shield of Sea Gate 1 deck
• Mistcutter Hydra 1 deck
• Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God 1 deck
• Nicol Bolas, the Ravager // Nicol Bolas, the Arisen 1 deck
• Potion of Healing 1 deck
• Rekindling Phoenix 1 deck
• Stain the Mind 1 deck
• Starnheim Unleashed 1 deck
• Sylvan Primordial 1 deck
• The Tarrasque 1 deck
• Tyrant's Scorn 1 deck
• Zirda, the Dawnwaker 1 deck

Metagame of this event

Compared with the overall Pioneer metagame of the last 30 days (618 decks):

Archetypes by share of 69 decks

Archetype	Decks	This event	Overall	Top 8
Other Boros decks 1.0% overall	7	10.1%	1.0%	0
Other Jeskai decks 0.0% overall	7	10.1%	0.0%	2
Other Jund decks 4.0% overall	6	8.7%	4.0%	1
Other Four-Color decks 0.2% overall	5	7.2%	0.2%	2
Other Rakdos decks 0.5% overall	5	7.2%	0.5%	0
Other Sultai decks 0.2% overall	5	7.2%	0.2%	1
Izzet Phoenix 1.9% overall	4	5.8%	1.9%	0
Other Five-Color decks 1.3% overall	4	5.8%	1.3%	0
Other Mono-Black decks 0.2% overall	4	5.8%	0.2%	0
Other Azorius decks 0.5% overall	3	4.3%	0.5%	0
Other Dimir decks 1.3% overall	3	4.3%	1.3%	0
Other Temur decks 1.3% overall	3	4.3%	1.3%	0
Other Gruul decks 2.8% overall	2	2.9%	2.8%	0
Other Mono-Red decks 0.2% overall	2	2.9%	0.2%	0
Rakdos Sacrifice 1.1% overall	2	2.9%	1.1%	1
Azorius Spirits 1.8% overall	1	1.4%	1.8%	0
Other Bant decks 0.3% overall	1	1.4%	0.3%	1
Other Grixis decks 0.0% overall	1	1.4%	0.0%	0
Other Izzet decks 5.2% overall	1	1.4%	5.2%	0
Other Mono-White decks 0.0% overall	1	1.4%	0.0%	0
Other Naya decks 0.0% overall	1	1.4%	0.0%	0
Other Orzhov decks 0.6% overall	1	1.4%	0.6%	0

Overall

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