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Pioneer is full of cheap ways to help with this, so look for the ones that best fits your deck. I’m not saying you need to be playing a bunch of card draw or cantrips, but you should be going out of your way to play at least four cards that either replace themselves, dig deeper into your library, or are recurable.

Card Advantage: To me, one of the worst feelings in this format is being limited to the top of your deck.

But when the odds of running into that deck are at best one in fifty, why would I? Analyze the meta around you, determine the risk tolerance for your deck, then avoid/mitigate/accept the risks.įor those of you looking to brew your way to success in Pioneer, here are a few suggestions on what you should be looking to include: Could I change my deck to tackle that matchup? Probably. At the same time, when playing online I’ll occasionally bump into someone playing Selesnya Angels and that matchup feels nigh unwinnable. So I tend to play decks that are favored in that matchup. For example, I have multiple players in my usual play group that enjoy Lotus Field. Let me be clear that I’m not saying to take a defeatist stance here, what I’m saying is don’t start overly increasing the risk in other matchups in order to turn a 10-90 matchup into a 15-85 matchup. It’s important that players don’t focus all their energy on beating that one awful matchup. Pioneer is a very diverse format, from Izzet Phoenix to Mono-White Book, there’s going to be at least one deck out there that just thrashes your deck of choice. And while transferring risk isn’t much of an option in Magic, risk acceptance certainly is. Meanwhile, card selection and a well tuned sideboard can help mitigate unfavorable matchups. Obviously, it’s easy to avoid playing a deck when a given meta isn’t too friendly to it at the moment.

Magic is a game about risk, and it’s important for players to know their deck’s risk tolerances. Regardless of what you decide to do, there are plenty of options available to find a deck that best suits your preferred playstyle without breaking the bank. Please note that Xmage and Cockatrice are relatively unmoderated and come with their own learning curves so mileage may vary.

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Don’t have a local playgroup you can easily practice with? Well hop onto one of those Discord servers I previously mentioned and join an LFG channel for some webcam magic, or there are multiple free alternatives to MTGO such as Xmage or Cockatrice. So take some time to proxy up a deck to play with your local play group and give all the decks you’re looking at a few test games. This can happen to any of us, and with Pioneer card prices currently in flux ( check out our Budget Hub to keep it wallet-friendly), it can really suck to go all in on a deck and then just not like it. Another great information source is of course Discord! Plenty of Discord communities have sprouted up focusing on specific decks if you’re looking for specialized information on an archetype that interests you, several pioneer content creators have much more broad discord communities that are full of friendly and help faces, and, of course, we just recently launched our own Discord for members of our Patreon to give a little more direct access to the Playing Pioneer team outside of their normal contact spheres.Īfter spending hours going through our Weekly Tier List and deck pages, you’ve finally settled on a deck choice, placed that big order on TCGplayer using our affiliate code, and sleeved it up, but for whatever reason something just doesn’t click and you don’t like it. Of course, our team members also make some great Pioneer focused content on their own so be sure to browse our affiliated content page. So please poke around and take a look at everything else we already have available. As the Playing Pioneer content library continues to grow, there’s always going to be something new and exciting going up every week for all kinds of players. But, you found your way here and that’s already a step in the right direction to start preparing for whatever level of competition you want to engage in. A lot has happened to Pioneer during the pandemic era of Magic, so it can be a little daunting to try and jump into or play catchup.

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