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Winners And Losers From The Early Weeks Of Strixhaven

The early results with Strixhaven are in and Ross Merriam found a few surprises. He rates the winners, the losers, and the chances things will change.

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Has Strixhaven Made Boros Wizards (Lurrus) The Deck To Beat In Pioneer?

Is Pioneer with Strixhaven a place to explore… or to crush the explorers with a proven deck? Five SCG creators say what they’d play.

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Expressive Iteration Is The Most Powerful Card In Strixhaven

The larger a format, the better Expressive Iteration gets. Todd Anderson builds with the Strixhaven preview in Vintage, Legacy, Modern, and Pioneer.

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Strixhaven First Impressions: Pioneer

Will the potential Pioneer powerhouses of Strixhaven mirror those of Standard? Surprises abound among the SCG creators’ first impressions.

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Awaken The Blood Avatar Will Bring Rakdos Back To Its Roots

Is Awaken the Blood Avatar the key to Rakdos Sacrifice’s renewal in Strixhaven Standard? Ross Merriam puts his best brew forward there… and in Pioneer.

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Clever Lumimancer Is Top Of The Class In Older Formats

Clever Lumimancer adds power and consistency to several strategies across older formats. Dom Harvey brews in Pioneer, Modern, and even Legacy.

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Kaldheim Exit Interview: Pioneer

How did Kaldheim make its mark on Pioneer? SCG creators rate the most impactful cards and compare their Top 5 lists to their early predictions.

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Is The Pioneer Metagame As Wide Open As It Appears?

Pioneer seems like a wide-open format, but is a future best deck hiding in plain sight? Five SCG creators say what they’d play.

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Everything I Know About Golgari Elves In Pioneer

Elves brought Ross Merriam tournament success in the past, but what about Pioneer’s future? He shares his Golgari Elves list and a sideboarding guide.

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Everything I Know About Orzhov Auras (Lurrus) In Pioneer

Orzhov Auras (Lurrus) is one of Pioneer’s decks to beat. Ari Lax shares key play patterns, mulligan decisions, and a sideboarding guide.

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VS Live! The Four-Color Fires (Yorion) Pioneer Gauntlet

Corey Baumeister runs back his Four-Color Fires (Yorion) Pioneer deck against a gauntlet wielded by Ross Merriam.

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All The Ways To Llanowar Elves In Pioneer

Llanowar Elves is a classic Magic card that remains relevant in Pioneer. Todd Anderson explores the uses of Llanowar Elves and Elvish Mystic.

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VS Live! Three Rounds, Three Formats

Corey Baumeister and Ross Merriam battle across three formats: Kaldheim Standard, Pioneer, and Modern.

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Droppin’ Baums: Four-Color Fires (Yorion) In Pioneer

Corey Baumeister stokes the Fires of Invention with Four-Color Fires (Yorion) in Pioneer on Magic Online.

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Sullivan’s Satchel: Adventures, Time Spiral, And Getting Started In Pioneer

Patrick Sullivan answers mailbag questions on Adventure enablers, art versus commerce in Magic sets, and building a Pioneer deck on a budget.

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