Pioneer Preliminary (won by MATTHEWFOULKES)

Date

Aug. 6, 2020

Players

40

Format

Pioneer

Source

MTGO

Decklists

#	Player	Deck	Record
1	MATTHEWFOULKES Sultai Midrange	Sultai Midrange	5-0
2	ZYURYO Esper Control	Esper Control	4-1
3	johnsmith3373 Azorius Spirits	Azorius Spirits	4-1
4	JV_7777 Izzet Phoenix	Izzet Phoenix	4-1
5	Runeskjold Mono-Blue Midrange	Mono-Blue Midrange	4-1
6	Toastxp Sultai Midrange	Sultai Midrange	4-1
7	JapaneseFisherman Simic Midrange	Simic Midrange	4-1
8	Lukas261997 Bant Midrange	Bant Midrange	4-1
9	JakeHelms Mono-Red Control	Mono-Red Control	3-2
10	BERNASTORRES Azorius Control	Azorius Control	3-2
11	ScreenwriterNY Dimir Control	Dimir Control	3-2
12	Tyerube1618 Izzet Control	Izzet Control	3-2
13	_Shatun_ Mono-Red Aggro	Mono-Red Aggro	3-2
14	Chefen Sultai Midrange	Sultai Midrange	2-2
15	NosonosaN Mono-Green Midrange	Mono-Green Midrange	3-2
16	Znapcaster Azorius Control	Azorius Control	3-2
17	Do0mSwitch Bant Midrange	Bant Midrange	3-2
18	_Tia93_ Mono-Black Aggro	Mono-Black Aggro	3-2
19	kanister Mono-Green Midrange	Mono-Green Midrange	3-2
20	_INF_ Sultai Midrange	Sultai Midrange	3-2
21	MadMaxErnst Sultai Midrange	Sultai Midrange	2-3
22	jbtwist Mono-Red Aggro	Mono-Red Aggro	2-3
23	IntegralHDK Azorius Spirits	Azorius Spirits	1-3
24	E_Kaminuma Izzet Aggro	Izzet Aggro	2-3
25	aManatease Rakdos Sacrifice	Rakdos Sacrifice	2-3
26	Karausa_jp Rakdos Sacrifice	Rakdos Sacrifice	2-3
27	TBxGreenguy Azorius Control	Azorius Control	2-3
28	ACG88 Mono-Green Midrange	Mono-Green Midrange	1-3
29	gottelicious Gruul Midrange	Gruul Midrange	1-3
30	yashimoro Rakdos Sacrifice	Rakdos Sacrifice	1-3
31	MJ_23 Mono-Green Midrange	Mono-Green Midrange	1-3
32	nk0913 Sultai Midrange	Sultai Midrange	1-3
33	C_E.L Temur Midrange	Temur Midrange	1-3
34	Kazuga Naya Midrange	Naya Midrange	0-2
35	Zar0s Izzet Phoenix	Izzet Phoenix	0-2
36	fabirules Dimir Control	Dimir Control	0-2
37	matyo804 Azorius Spirits	Azorius Spirits	0-4
38	xXGimmliXx Sultai Midrange	Sultai Midrange	0-2
39	Ivan_Draw_Go Azorius Spirits	Azorius Spirits	0-3
40	Phill_Hellmuth Azorius Control	Azorius Control	0-2

New cards seeing play

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

• Claim the Firstborn 2 decks
• Aether Meltdown 1 deck
• Aspect of Hydra 1 deck
• Become Immense 1 deck
• Canyon Slough 1 deck
• Crux of Fate 1 deck
• Dynavolt Tower 1 deck
• Expedite 1 deck
• Flaying Tendrils 1 deck
• Glimmer of Genius 1 deck
• Growth-Chamber Guardian 1 deck
• Liliana, Heretical Healer // Liliana, Defiant Necromancer 1 deck
• Oakhame Adversary 1 deck
• Renegade Tactics 1 deck
• Temur Battle Rage 1 deck

Metagame of this event

Compared with the overall Pioneer metagame of the last 30 days (695 decks):

Archetypes by share of 40 decks

Archetype	Decks	This event	Overall	Top 8
Other Five-Color decks 1.2% overall	6	15.0%	1.2%	4
Other Gruul decks 2.7% overall	5	12.5%	2.7%	0
Azorius Spirits 1.6% overall	4	10.0%	1.6%	1
Other Azorius decks 0.6% overall	3	7.5%	0.6%	0
Other Sultai decks 0.1% overall	3	7.5%	0.1%	0
Other Temur decks 1.2% overall	3	7.5%	1.2%	1
Rakdos Sacrifice 0.9% overall	3	7.5%	0.9%	0
Izzet Phoenix 2.6% overall	2	5.0%	2.6%	1
Other Dimir decks 1.0% overall	2	5.0%	1.0%	0
Other Izzet decks 5.5% overall	2	5.0%	5.5%	0
Other Mono-Red decks 0.1% overall	2	5.0%	0.1%	0
Other Bant decks 0.1% overall	1	2.5%	0.1%	0
Other Esper decks 0.0% overall	1	2.5%	0.0%	1
Other Four-Color decks 0.3% overall	1	2.5%	0.3%	0
Other Mono-Black decks 0.6% overall	1	2.5%	0.6%	0
Other Naya decks 0.0% overall	1	2.5%	0.0%	0

Overall

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