Pioneer Challenge 16 (won by Arianne)
Pioneer tournament of 8 Nov 2026 with 32 decklists, won by Arianne with Golgari Midrange.
- Date
- Players
- 32
- Format
- Pioneer
- Organizer
- Wizards of the Coast
- Source
- MTGO
Decklists
New cards seeing play
Not played in Pioneer in the 120 days before this event.
- Aethersphere Harvester 1 deck
- Alms of the Vein 1 deck
- Ascendant Spirit 1 deck
- Death to Our Enemies 1 deck
- Faceless Haven 1 deck
- March of Swirling Mist 1 deck
- Murderous Compulsion 1 deck
- Nebelgast Herald 1 deck
- Oscorp Industries 1 deck
- Overlord of the Floodpits 1 deck
- Ox of Agonas 1 deck
- Shadow of the Goblin 1 deck
- Zur, Eternal Schemer 1 deck
Metagame of this event
Compared with the overall Pioneer metagame of the 30 days up to Nov. 8, 2026 (758 decks):
| Archetype | Decks | This event | Overall | Top 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Golgari Midrange 
14.5% overall |
6 | 18.8% | 14.5% | 2 |
Creativity  
5.1% overall |
3 | 9.4% | 5.1% | 0 |
| Mono-Red Aggro
9.9% overall |
3 | 9.4% | 9.9% | 2 |
| Other Mono-Black decks 1.5% overall | 3 | 9.4% | 1.5% | 0 |
| Jeskai Lessons
1.3% overall |
2 | 6.3% | 1.3% | 1 |
| Other Orzhov decks 1.3% overall | 2 | 6.3% | 1.3% | 0 |
| Other Simic decks 1.3% overall | 2 | 6.3% | 1.3% | 0 |
| Azorius Spirits
1.6% overall |
1 | 3.1% | 1.6% | 0 |
| Boros Convoke
2.0% overall |
1 | 3.1% | 2.0% | 0 |
| Golgari Food
3.2% overall |
1 | 3.1% | 3.2% | 0 |
| Izzet Cauldron
4.6% overall |
1 | 3.1% | 4.6% | 1 |
| Izzet Spellementals
6.5% overall |
1 | 3.1% | 6.5% | 0 |
| Leyline Festival
6.5% overall |
1 | 3.1% | 6.5% | 0 |
| Other Four-Color decks 0.3% overall | 1 | 3.1% | 0.3% | 0 |
| Other Grixis decks 0.1% overall | 1 | 3.1% | 0.1% | 0 |
| Other Izzet decks 5.3% overall | 1 | 3.1% | 5.3% | 1 |
| Other Rakdos decks 0.7% overall | 1 | 3.1% | 0.7% | 0 |
| Selesnya Company
3.0% overall |
1 | 3.1% | 3.0% | 1 |
- Overall
- share of the archetype in the overall metagame of the format, with the filters above