Pioneer After The Bans

With Felidar Guardian, Leyline of Abundance, and Oath of Nissa gone from Pioneer, where does the format go? Corey Baumeister and Ross Merriam battle it out with post-banning decks!

By VS Live!

November 8, 2019

Round 1: Gruul Pummeler VS Simic Aggro

Gruul Pummeler Corey Baumeister

Pioneer

Article Deck

Nov 7, 2019

Creature (16)

4

Bristling Hydra

4

Electrostatic Pummeler

4

4

Voltaic Brawler

Sorcery (6)

4

Attune with Aether

2

Maximize Velocity

Instant (19)

3

4

Blossoming Defense

4

Collision // Colossus

1

Fling

4

Harnessed Lightning

3

Temur Battle Rage

Land (19)

4

5

2

4

4

Stomping Ground

Sideboard

2

Heroic Intervention

2

2

Reclamation Sage

2

4

3

Simic Aggro Ross Merriam

Pioneer

Article Deck

Nov 7, 2019

Creature (24)

4

3

Ghalta, Primal Hunger

2

4

4

Lovestruck Beast // Heart's Desire

1

4

Steel Leaf Champion

1

Surrak, the Hunt Caller

1

Yorvo, Lord of Garenbrig

Planeswalker (4)

4

Oko, Thief of Crowns

Artifact (4)

4

Smuggler's Copter

Instant (8)

4

Once Upon a Time

4

Stubborn Denial

Land (20)

4

Botanical Sanctum

4

6

2

4

Sideboard

2

3

Grafdigger's Cage

2

Lifecrafter's Bestiary

1

2

Sleep

1

Sorcerous Spyglass

2

2

Round 2: Abzan Aggro VS Mono-Green Ramp

Abzan Aggro Corey Baumeister

Pioneer

Article Deck

Nov 7, 2019

Creature (19)

3

Anafenza, the Foremost

4

Fleecemane Lion

3

Rakshasa Deathdealer

1

Scavenging Ooze

4

4

Warden of the First Tree

Planeswalker (5)

2

Gideon Blackblade

3

Gideon, Ally of Zendikar

Sorcery (4)

4

Instant (9)

2

2

1

Assassin's Trophy

2

Dromoka's Command

2

Land (23)

4

2

Concealed Courtyard

3

3

Isolated Chapel

3

Mana Confluence

1

3

3

1

Woodland Cemetery

Sideboard

1

3

2

Knight of Autumn

1

2

2

1

Sorin, Solemn Visitor

3

Mono-Green Ramp Ross Merriam

Pioneer

Article Deck

Nov 7, 2019

Creature (16)

4

Arboreal Grazer

4

Elvish Rejuvenator

1

Emrakul, the Promised End

2

Golos, Tireless Pilgrim

1

Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger

4

Walking Ballista

Planeswalker (4)

4

Ugin, the Spirit Dragon

Sorcery (8)

4

Hour of Promise

4

Nissa's Pilgrimage

Instant (4)

4

Once Upon a Time

Land (28)

2

1

Cascading Cataracts

4

Castle Garenbrig

2

Desert of the Indomitable

1

2

Field of the Dead

6

3

1

Radiant Fountain

2

Sanctum of Ugin

1

Scavenger Grounds

3

Shrine of the Forsaken Gods

Sideboard

4

3

Return to Nature

3

Sorcerous Spyglass

2

Thought-Knot Seer

3

Round 3: Bant Spirits VS Hardened Scales

Bant Spirits Corey Baumeister

Pioneer

Article Deck

Nov 7, 2019

Creature (30)

4

4

Mausoleum Wanderer

4

4

4

Selfless Spirit

2

Spectral Sailor

4

4

Supreme Phantom

Artifact (3)

3

Smuggler's Copter

Instant (4)

4

Collected Company

Land (23)

4

Botanical Sanctum

4

4

Glacial Fortress

4

Hallowed Fountain

1

1

1

4

Sideboard

2

2

Deputy of Detention

2

Dromoka's Command

2

Gideon, Ally of Zendikar

2

Mystical Dispute

3

2

Hardened Scales Ross Merriam

Pioneer

Article Deck

Nov 7, 2019

Creature (26)

4

4

Hangarback Walker

4

2

Rishkar, Peema Renegade

4

Stonecoil Serpent

4

Walking Ballista

4

Winding Constrictor

Planeswalker (4)

4

Nissa, Voice of Zendikar

Enchantment (4)

4

Hardened Scales

Instant (4)

4

Once Upon a Time

Land (22)

4

6

4

Llanowar Wastes

4

4

Woodland Cemetery

Sideboard

2

4

Leyline of the Void

2

Scavenging Ooze

4

3