VS Live! Top Post-Banning Pioneer Decks

Corey Baumeister and Ross Merriam showcase the best post-banning Pioneer decks from Magic: The Gathering Online and beyond.

By VS Live!

August 14, 2020September 15, 2020

Round 1: Mono-Green Devotion VS Mono-Black Aggro

Mono-Green Devotion D00mwake

Pioneer

1st

Aug 13, 2020

Creature (19)

4

Burning-Tree Emissary

4

3

Jadelight Ranger

4

4

Voracious Hydra

Planeswalker (12)

4

Karn, the Great Creator

4

Nissa, Who Shakes the World

4

Vivien, Arkbow Ranger

Enchantment (8)

4

4

Wolfwillow Haven

Land (21)

2

Castle Garenbrig

15

4

Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx

Sideboard

1

Aligned Hedron Network

1

Darksteel Citadel

1

Elder Gargaroth

1

Emrakul, the Promised End

1

God-Pharaoh's Statue

1

Grafdigger's Cage

1

2

1

Skysovereign, Consul Flagship

1

Stonecoil Serpent

1

The Great Henge

1

1

Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger

1

Verdurous Gearhulk

Mono-Black Aggro Thiago Saporito

Pioneer

7th

Magic Online Premier Event

Aug 8, 2020

Creature (27)

4

Bloodsoaked Champion

4

4

Knight of the Ebon Legion

4

Murderous Rider // Swift End

4

Rankle, Master of Pranks

4

Scrapheap Scrounger

3

Spawn of Mayhem

Sorcery (4)

4

Instant (5)

4

1

Land (24)

4

Castle Locthwain

4

15

Swamp

1

Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth

Sideboard

2

Aethersphere Harvester

2

Agonizing Remorse

2

2

Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet

3

1

3

Soul-Guide Lantern

Round 2: Five-Color Niv-Mizzet (Yorion) VS Naya Winota

Five-Color Niv-Mizzet (Yorion) JapaneseFisherman (5-0)

Pioneer

Article Deck

Aug 13, 2020

Companion (1)

1

Yorion, Sky Nomad

Creature (15)

4

Niv-Mizzet Reborn

4

Sylvan Caryatid

1

Tolsimir, Friend to Wolves

4

Uro, Titan of Nature's Wrath

2

Voice of Resurgence

Planeswalker (4)

4

Teferi, Time Raveler

Enchantment (4)

4

Sorcery (13)

4

3

1

Extinction Event

1

Hour of Devastation

1

Rakdos's Return

1

Slaughter Games

2

Thought Erasure

Instant (8)

2

1

4

1

Land (36)

2

3

Drowned Catacomb

4

1

3

Hallowed Fountain

4

1

2

1

Mana Confluence

1

3

1

1

1

1

1

2

Stomping Ground

2

1

Swamp

1

Sideboard

2

Ashiok, Dream Render

1

Casualties of War

1

3

1

Rakdos's Return

3

1

2

Voice of Resurgence

Naya Winota kthanakit26

Pioneer

9th

Magic Online Premier Event

Aug 7, 2020

Creature (34)

4

Angrath's Marauders

4

4

Garruk's Harbinger

4

4

2

Pia and Kiran Nalaar

4

4

Voice of Resurgence

4

Winota, Joiner of Forces

Sorcery (4)

4

Eldritch Evolution

Land (22)

2

Battlefield Forge

2

1

4

Mana Confluence

2

3

4

Stomping Ground

4

Sideboard

3

Bonecrusher Giant // Stomp

2

Chandra, Torch of Defiance

4

2

Klothys, God of Destiny

1

Scavenging Ooze

3

Round 3: Jeskai Lukka (Yorion) VS Simic Spirits

Jeskai Lukka (Yorion) Corey Baumeister

Standard

Article Deck

Aug 13, 2020

Companion (1)

1

Yorion, Sky Nomad

Creature (3)

3

Agent of Treachery

Planeswalker (12)

4

Lukka, Coppercoat Outcast

4

Narset, Parter of Veils

4

Teferi, Time Raveler

Enchantment (25)

3

Chained to the Rocks

2

Detention Sphere

3

Elspeth Conquers Death

4

Fires of Invention

4

Omen of the Sea

2

Omen of the Sun

4

3

The Birth of Meletis

Sorcery (5)

2

Deafening Clarion

3

Supreme Verdict

Land (35)

3

Castle Ardenvale

2

Castle Vantress

4

4

Hallowed Fountain

2

3

2

3

4

4

4

Sideboard

2

1

Anger of the Gods

2

1

Elspeth Conquers Death

3

Mystical Dispute

2

Resolute Archangel

1

Supreme Verdict

2

Simic Spirits Ross Merriam

Pioneer

Article Deck

Aug 13, 2020

Creature (26)

4

Brazen Borrower // Petty Theft

4

Mausoleum Wanderer

4

Nebelgast Herald

4

2

Siren Stormtamer

4

Spectral Sailor

4

Supreme Phantom

Enchantment (6)

4

Curious Obsession

2

Instant (8)

4

Blossoming Defense

4

Land (20)

4

Botanical Sanctum

4

6

1

Mana Confluence

1

4

Sideboard

2

3

Heroic Intervention

3

Mystical Dispute

4

Permeating Mass

1

2

Shapers' Sanctuary