Pioneer Performance Review!

Corey Baumeister and Ross Merriam put Pioneer decks to the test! Will your favorite end up highly ranked…or ignobly yanked?

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Round 1: Obosh Mono-Red Aggro VS Lurrus Abzan Rally

Obosh Mono-Red Aggro Szelma (6-1)

Pioneer
Article Deck
May 7, 2020
BUY DECK
Creature (24)
4
Bomat Courier
4
Bonecrusher Giant // Stomp
4
Goblin Rabblemaster
4
Monastery Swiftspear
4
Rampaging Ferocidon
4
Soul-Scar Mage
Sorcery (4)
4
Collective Defiance
Instant (8)
4
Shock
4
Wild Slash
Land (24)
2
Castle Embereth
16
Mountain
2
Mutavault
4
Ramunap Ruins
Sideboard
2
Grafdigger's Cage
2
Kari Zev's Expertise
1
Obosh, the Preypiercer
4
Rending Volley
4
Scab-Clan Berserker
2
Stormbreath Dragon
BUY DECK

Lurrus Abzan Rally Ross Merriam

Pioneer
Article Deck
May 7, 2020
BUY DECK
Creature (32)
4
Cartel Aristocrat
3
Cruel Celebrant
1
Drannith Magistrate
4
Fiend Artisan
4
Hunted Witness
4
Priest of Forgotten Gods
4
Satyr Wayfinder
4
Stitcher's Supplier
4
Zulaport Cutthroat
Sorcery (4)
4
Return to the Ranks
Instant (3)
3
Rally the Ancestors
Land (21)
4
Blooming Marsh
4
Concealed Courtyard
4
Godless Shrine
4
Overgrown Tomb
1
Plains
4
Temple Garden
Sideboard
2
Assassin's Trophy
3
Damping Sphere
2
Dead Weight
2
Dire Tactics
1
Keening Apparition
1
Lurrus of the Dream-Den
4
Thoughtseize
BUY DECK

Round 2: Lurrus Grixis Control VS Lurrus Boros Heroic

Lurrus Grixis Control Ryan Overturf

Pioneer
Article Deck
May 7, 2020
BUY DECK
Creature (8)
4
Jace, Vryn's Prodigy // Jace, Telepath Unbound
4
Kroxa, Titan of Death's Hunger
Artifact (1)
1
Soul-Guide Lantern
Sorcery (16)
4
Discovery // Dispersal
4
Dreadbore
4
Strategic Planning
4
Thoughtseize
Instant (12)
4
Fatal Push
2
Heartless Act
2
Kolaghan's Command
4
Opt
Land (23)
4
Blood Crypt
4
Fabled Passage
1
Foreboding Ruins
2
Island
2
Mountain
4
Spirebluff Canal
2
Swamp
4
Watery Grave
Sideboard
2
Dead Weight
2
Disdainful Stroke
2
Jace's Defeat
3
Liliana's Triumph
1
Lurrus of the Dream-Den
4
Mystical Dispute
1
Soul-Guide Lantern
BUY DECK

Lurrus Boros Heroic Ross Merriam

Pioneer
Article Deck
May 7, 2020
BUY DECK
Creature (19)
3
Dreadhorde Arcanist
4
Favored Hoplite
4
Monastery Swiftspear
4
Soul-Scar Mage
4
Tenth District Legionnaire
Sorcery (3)
3
Gird for Battle
Instant (19)
3
Boros Charm
4
Defiant Strike
4
Gods Willing
4
Reckless Rage
4
Titan's Strength
Land (19)
4
Battlefield Forge
1
Clifftop Retreat
4
Inspiring Vantage
4
Mountain
2
Plains
4
Sacred Foundry
Sideboard
2
Apostle of Purifying Light
3
Fiery Impulse
2
Fight as One
1
Fry
4
Isolate
2
Light of Hope
1
Lurrus of the Dream-Den
BUY DECK

Round 3: Yorion Jeskai Fires VS Yorion Dimir Inverter

Yorion Jeskai Fires Corey Baumeister

Pioneer
Article Deck
May 7, 2020
BUY DECK
Planeswalker (16)
1
Gideon Blackblade
3
Gideon of the Trials
1
Narset of the Ancient Way
4
Narset, Parter of Veils
3
Teferi, Hero of Dominaria
4
Teferi, Time Raveler
Enchantment (21)
3
Detention Sphere
3
Elspeth Conquers Death
4
Fires of Invention
3
Oath of Chandra
4
Omen of the Sea
1
Search for Azcanta // Azcanta, the Sunken Ruin
3
Shark Typhoon
Sorcery (7)
2
Deafening Clarion
2
Drawn from Dreams
3
Supreme Verdict
Land (36)
1
Castle Ardenvale
1
Castle Vantress
3
Fabled Passage
1
Geier Reach Sanitarium
4
Hallowed Fountain
4
Interplanar Beacon
1
Ipnu Rivulet
1
Island
1
Mountain
1
Plains
4
Raugrin Triome
4
Sacred Foundry
4
Steam Vents
1
Sulfur Falls
2
Temple of Enlightenment
2
Temple of Epiphany
1
Temple of Triumph
Sideboard
3
Charming Prince
3
Dovin's Veto
4
Goblin Rabblemaster
4
Mystical Dispute
1
Yorion, Sky Nomad
BUY DECK

Yorion Dimir Inverter GUL_DUKAT

Pioneer
3rd
Magic Online Super Qualifier
Magic Online
Apr 30, 2020
BUY DECK
Creature (12)
4
Inverter of Truth
4
Jace, Vryn's Prodigy // Jace, Telepath Unbound
4
Thassa's Oracle
Planeswalker (7)
4
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
3
Narset, Parter of Veils
Enchantment (8)
4
Omen of the Sea
4
Trial of Ambition
Sorcery (5)
1
Thought Erasure
4
Thoughtseize
Instant (16)
4
Dig Through Time
4
Fatal Push
2
Hero's Downfall
2
Neutralize
4
Opt
Land (32)
4
Choked Estuary
4
Drowned Catacomb
4
Fabled Passage
4
Fetid Pools
7
Island
3
Swamp
2
Temple of Deceit
4
Watery Grave
Sideboard
2
Ashiok, Nightmare Muse
3
Damping Sphere
2
Extinction Event
4
Mystical Dispute
1
Narset, Parter of Veils
2
Ritual of Soot
1
Yorion, Sky Nomad
BUY DECK