VS Live! Is Combo Dead In Pioneer?

Four bannings later, is combo dead in Pioneer? Corey Baumeister and Ross Merriam put Magic: The Gathering’s freshest paper format to the test.

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Round 1: Izzet Phoenix VS Mono-Black Vampires

Izzet Phoenix Corey Baumeister

Pioneer
Article Deck
Aug 6, 2020
BUY DECK
Creature (12)
4
Arclight Phoenix
3
Crackling Drake
1
God-Eternal Kefnet
4
Young Pyromancer
Sorcery (8)
4
Chart a Course
4
Treasure Cruise
Instant (18)
4
Fiery Temper
1
Izzet Charm
3
Lightning Axe
4
Opt
2
Thrill of Possibility
4
Wild Slash
Land (22)
4
Island
5
Mountain
4
Spirebluff Canal
4
Steam Vents
4
Sulfur Falls
1
Wandering Fumarole
Sideboard
3
Aether Gust
3
Anger of the Gods
2
Disdainful Stroke
1
Lightning Axe
3
Mizzium Mortars
3
Mystical Dispute
BUY DECK

Mono-Black Vampires Ross Merriam

Pioneer
Article Deck
Aug 6, 2020
BUY DECK
Creature (22)
4
Champion of Dusk
4
Dusk Legion Zealot
3
Gifted Aetherborn
2
Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet
4
Knight of the Ebon Legion
3
Murderous Rider // Swift End
2
Silversmote Ghoul
Planeswalker (4)
4
Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord
Sorcery (4)
4
Thoughtseize
Instant (5)
4
Fatal Push
1
Heartless Act
Land (25)
4
Castle Locthwain
4
Mutavault
1
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
15
Swamp
1
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
Sideboard
3
Agonizing Remorse
2
Heartless Act
1
Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet
2
Liliana, the Last Hope
3
Rankle, Master of Pranks
2
Self-Inflicted Wound
2
Soul-Guide Lantern
BUY DECK

Round 2: Sultai Delirium VS Sultai Dredge

Sultai Delirium (Yorion) Piotr Glogowski

Pioneer
Article Deck
Aug 6, 2020
BUY DECK
Companion (1)
1
Yorion, Sky Nomad
Creature (23)
1
Atris, Oracle of Half-Truths
1
Courser of Kruphix
1
Deathrite Shaman
1
Dragonlord Silumgar
1
Emrakul, the Promised End
1
Hostage Taker
1
Ishkanah, Grafwidow
2
Jace, Vryn's Prodigy // Jace, Telepath Unbound
1
Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet
1
Murderous Rider // Swift End
1
Nissa, Vastwood Seer // Nissa, Sage Animist
4
Satyr Wayfinder
1
Scavenging Ooze
1
The Scarab God
1
Tireless Tracker
4
Uro, Titan of Nature's Wrath
Planeswalker (2)
1
Ashiok, Nightmare Muse
1
Vraska, Golgari Queen
Enchantment (4)
4
Oath of Nissa
Sorcery (10)
2
Extinction Event
4
Thoughtseize
4
Traverse the Ulvenwald
Instant (9)
2
Abrupt Decay
1
Eat to Extinction
4
Fatal Push
2
Grisly Salvage
Land (32)
4
Blooming Marsh
3
Breeding Pool
4
Fabled Passage
3
Forest
1
Hinterland Harbor
2
Island
1
Lumbering Falls
4
Overgrown Tomb
1
Swamp
4
Watery Grave
3
Woodland Cemetery
2
Zagoth Triome
Sideboard
2
Duress
1
Extinction Event
1
Kaervek, the Spiteful
3
Leyline of the Void
3
Mystical Dispute
1
Negate
1
Soul-Guide Lantern
1
Ugin, the Spirit Dragon
1
Yahenni's Expertise
BUY DECK

Sultai Dredge Ross Merriam

Pioneer
Article Deck
Aug 6, 2020
BUY DECK
Creature (28)
2
Decimator of the Provinces
4
Haunted Dead
4
Narcomoeba
4
Prized Amalgam
4
Satyr Wayfinder
3
Silversmote Ghoul
4
Stitcher's Supplier
3
Uro, Titan of Nature's Wrath
Sorcery (8)
4
Creeping Chill
4
Gather the Pack
Instant (4)
4
Grisly Salvage
Land (20)
4
Blooming Marsh
4
Botanical Sanctum
2
Breeding Pool
1
Forest
1
Mana Confluence
4
Overgrown Tomb
4
Watery Grave
Sideboard
2
Assassin's Trophy
2
Driven // Despair
3
Fatal Push
2
Reclamation Sage
2
Soul-Guide Lantern
4
Thoughtseize
BUY DECK

Round 3: Azorius Control VS Niv to Light

Azorius Control Luis Scott-Vargas

Pioneer
Article Deck
Aug 6, 2020
BUY DECK
Planeswalker (7)
1
Narset, Parter of Veils
3
Teferi, Hero of Dominaria
3
Teferi, Time Raveler
Enchantment (3)
2
Elspeth Conquers Death
1
Shark Typhoon
Sorcery (4)
4
Supreme Verdict
Instant (21)
4
Absorb
4
Azorius Charm
3
Censor
3
Dig Through Time
1
Dovin's Veto
2
Neutralize
4
Opt
Land (25)
2
Castle Ardenvale
1
Castle Vantress
2
Fabled Passage
2
Field of Ruin
4
Glacial Fortress
4
Hallowed Fountain
2
Irrigated Farmland
6
Island
2
Plains
Sideboard
1
Aether Gust
1
Dovin's Veto
2
Dream Trawler
2
Mystical Dispute
1
Narset, Parter of Veils
2
Rest in Peace
2
Seal Away
2
Settle the Wreckage
1
Shark Typhoon
1
Soul-Guide Lantern
BUY DECK

Niv to Light Claudioh (5-0)

Pioneer
Article Deck
Aug 6, 2020
BUY DECK
Creature (16)
1
Nicol Bolas, the Ravager // Nicol Bolas, the Arisen
4
Niv-Mizzet Reborn
4
Sylvan Caryatid
1
Tolsimir, Friend to Wolves
3
Uro, Titan of Nature's Wrath
3
Voice of Resurgence
Planeswalker (6)
2
Nahiri, the Harbinger
4
Teferi, Time Raveler
Sorcery (8)
4
Bring to Light
3
Dreadbore
1
Extinction Event
Instant (3)
2
Abrupt Decay
1
Utter End
Land (27)
1
Breeding Pool
4
Fabled Passage
1
Forest
1
Glacial Fortress
2
Indatha Triome
1
Island
1
Ketria Triome
1
Mana Confluence
1
Mountain
1
Overgrown Tomb
1
Plains
1
Raugrin Triome
1
Rootbound Crag
2
Steam Vents
1
Stomping Ground
1
Swamp
2
Temple Garden
1
Watery Grave
1
Woodland Cemetery
2
Zagoth Triome
Sideboard
1
Casualties of War
2
Fatal Push
2
Izzet Staticaster
1
Questing Beast
1
Rakdos's Return
2
Tamiyo, Collector of Tales
1
The Scarab God
3
Thoughtseize
1
Voice of Resurgence
1
Warleader's Helix
BUY DECK