Taking The Pulse Of Pioneer

With Pioneer replacing Standard in the Season Two Invitational, the search for the format’s best decks is more urgent than ever. Corey Baumeister and Ross Merriam battle with Boros Feather, Sultai Midrange, and more!

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Round 1: Four-Color Copy Cat VS Sultai Midrange

Four-Color Copy Cat Corey Baumeister

Pioneer
Article Deck
Oct 31, 2019
BUY DECK
Creature (18)
1
Brazen Borrower // Petty Theft
3
Elvish Mystic
4
Felidar Guardian
4
Gilded Goose
2
Llanowar Elves
2
Reflector Mage
2
Rogue Refiner
Planeswalker (12)
4
Oko, Thief of Crowns
4
Saheeli Rai
4
Teferi, Time Raveler
Artifact (2)
2
Heart of Kiran
Enchantment (4)
4
Oath of Nissa
Instant (3)
1
Once Upon a Time
2
Wild Slash
Land (21)
3
Aether Hub
4
Botanical Sanctum
4
Breeding Pool
3
Inspiring Vantage
1
Island
1
Mana Confluence
1
Stomping Ground
3
Temple Garden
1
Yavimaya Coast
Sideboard
2
Deafening Clarion
2
Eidolon of Rhetoric
2
Knight of Autumn
2
Mystical Dispute
2
Rest in Peace
1
Sorcerous Spyglass
2
Surge of Righteousness
2
Veil of Summer
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Sultai Midrange Ross Merriam

Pioneer
Article Deck
Oct 31, 2019
BUY DECK
Creature (11)
2
Courser of Kruphix
4
Gilded Goose
4
Jace, Vryn's Prodigy // Jace, Telepath Unbound
1
Tireless Tracker
Planeswalker (8)
3
Liliana, the Last Hope
3
Oko, Thief of Crowns
2
Vraska, Golgari Queen
Sorcery (4)
4
Thoughtseize
Instant (13)
4
Abrupt Decay
1
Assassin's Trophy
2
Dig Through Time
2
Drown in the Loch
4
Fatal Push
Land (24)
4
Blooming Marsh
2
Botanical Sanctum
2
Breeding Pool
4
Fabled Passage
2
Forest
2
Island
4
Overgrown Tomb
2
Swamp
2
Watery Grave
Sideboard
3
Disdainful Stroke
2
Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet
1
Mystical Dispute
2
Noxious Grasp
2
Pithing Needle
2
Scavenging Ooze
3
Veil of Summer
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Round 2: Mono-Black Devotion VS Izzet Phoenix

Mono-Black Devotion Corey Baumeister

Pioneer
Article Deck
Oct 31, 2019
BUY DECK
Creature (24)
4
Champion of Dusk
3
Drana, Liberator of Malakir
4
Gifted Aetherborn
4
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
2
Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet
4
Knight of the Ebon Legion
3
Stromkirk Condemned
Planeswalker (4)
4
Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord
Sorcery (4)
4
Thoughtseize
Instant (4)
4
Fatal Push
Land (24)
4
Castle Locthwain
4
Mutavault
2
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
12
Swamp
2
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
Sideboard
1
Ashiok, Dream Render
2
Blightbeetle
2
Duress
2
Grasp of Darkness
2
Hero's Downfall
3
Leyline of the Void
1
Pithing Needle
2
Witch's Vengeance
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Izzet Phoenix Ross Merriam

Pioneer
Article Deck
Oct 31, 2019
BUY DECK
Creature (10)
4
Arclight Phoenix
2
Merchant of the Vale // Haggle
4
Thing in the Ice // Awoken Horror
Sorcery (10)
4
Chart a Course
2
Strategic Planning
4
Treasure Cruise
Instant (20)
4
Fiery Temper
4
Izzet Charm
4
Lightning Axe
4
Opt
4
Wild Slash
Land (20)
4
Island
2
Mountain
4
Shivan Reef
4
Spirebluff Canal
4
Steam Vents
2
Sulfur Falls
Sideboard
3
Abrade
2
Anger of the Gods
1
Brazen Borrower // Petty Theft
2
Chandra, Torch of Defiance
1
Fry
2
Mystical Dispute
1
Spell Pierce
3
The Royal Scions
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Round 3: Mono-Blue Devotion VS Boros Feather

Mono-Blue Devotion Corey Baumeister

Pioneer
Article Deck
Oct 31, 2019
BUY DECK
Creature (28)
4
Brazen Borrower // Petty Theft
4
Harbinger of the Tides
4
Master of Waves
4
Merfolk Trickster
4
Siren Stormtamer
4
Tempest Djinn
4
Thassa, God of the Sea
Artifact (4)
4
Smuggler's Copter
Instant (4)
4
Quench
Land (24)
20
Island
4
Mutavault
Sideboard
4
Negate
3
Sorcerous Spyglass
4
Spell Pierce
4
Tidebinder Mage
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Boros Feather Ross Merriam

Pioneer
Article Deck
Oct 31, 2019
BUY DECK
Creature (16)
2
Dreadhorde Arcanist
4
Favored Hoplite
2
Feather, the Redeemed
4
Monastery Swiftspear
4
Tenth District Legionnaire
Enchantment (2)
2
Ordeal of Purphoros
Instant (22)
2
Ajani's Presence
4
Defiant Strike
4
Gods Willing
4
Reckless Rage
4
Temur Battle Rage
4
Titan's Strength
Land (20)
4
Clifftop Retreat
4
Inspiring Vantage
4
Mountain
4
Plains
4
Sacred Foundry
Sideboard
2
Abrade
2
Deflecting Palm
1
Goblin Rabblemaster
3
Ordeal of Heliod
3
Rending Volley
4
Rest in Peace
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