Pioneer Best Arquetypes

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1158 Decks · last 60 days · Updated

%

Deck name

Decks

Games

Win %

Cost

Deck tech

11.7%

Golgari Midrange image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Golgari Midrange

135 11.7%

202

54.0%

$ 348.35TIX 118.8

-

9.1%

Izzet Prowess (Lessons) image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Izzet Prowess (Lessons)

105 9.1%

129

52.7%

$ 217.72TIX 59.78

-

8.5%

Mono Red Aggro image

Icons of mtg Mono Red Aggro

99 8.5%

49

44.9%

$ 80.02TIX 43.05

Deck tech

6.3%

Mono Green Nykthos Ramp image

Icons of mtg Mono Green Nykthos Ramp

73 6.3%

66

42.4%

$ 497.31TIX 31.86

-

5.8%

Izzet Mako image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Izzet Mako

67 5.8%

89

51.7%

$ 703.53TIX 123.16

-

4.1%

Izzet Crab image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Izzet Crab

48 4.1%

62

51.6%

$ 171.64TIX 41.11

-

3.9%

Orzhov Greasefang image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Orzhov Greasefang

45 3.9%

18

38.9%

$ 286.27TIX 29.11

-

3.7%

BGRUW Creativity image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Icons of mtg BGRUW Creativity

43 3.7%

49

44.9%

$ 287.74TIX 33.7

-

3.6%

Selesnya Badgermole Company image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Selesnya Badgermole Company

42 3.6%

34

50.0%

$ 524.59TIX 116.07

-

2.8%

Azorius Control image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Azorius Control

33 2.8%

23

34.8%

$ 206.30TIX 82.21

Deck tech

2.7%

Dimir Ninjas image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Dimir Ninjas

31 2.7%

48

45.8%

$ 632.09TIX 66.83

Deck tech

2.2%

Izzet Phoenix image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Izzet Phoenix

25 2.2%

7

42.9%

$ 186.08TIX 75.15

-

2.1%

Boros Wildfire image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Boros Wildfire

24 2.1%

46

56.5%

$ 188.89TIX 124.94

Deck tech

2.0%

Jund Sacrifice image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Jund Sacrifice

23 2.0%

39

41.0%

$ 389.69TIX 33.23

-

2.0%

Abzan Greasefang image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Abzan Greasefang

23 2.0%

23

60.9%

$ 454.20TIX 87.01

Deck tech

2.0%

Jund Anvil image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Jund Anvil

23 2.0%

32

59.4%

$ 156.39TIX 29.13

-

1.9%

Rakdos Sacrifice image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Rakdos Sacrifice

22 1.9%

35

62.9%

$ 332.39TIX 34.43

Deck tech

1.9%

Mono Green Henge image

Icons of mtg Mono Green Henge

22 1.9%

16

43.8%

$ 635.37TIX 89.41

-

1.9%

Dimir Bounce (2026) image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Dimir Bounce (2026)

22 1.9%

29

31.0%

$ 528.54TIX 81.29

-

1.5%

Boros Zenith Convoke image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Boros Zenith Convoke

17 1.5%

8

50.0%

$ 103.43TIX 27.53

Deck tech

1.1%

Azorius Flash Spirits image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Azorius Flash Spirits

13 1.1%

11

36.4%

$ 146.93TIX 43.05

Deck tech

0.9%

Boros image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Boros

11 0.9%

22

40.9%

$ 231.53TIX 93.13

-

0.9%

Jeskai Control image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Jeskai Control

10 0.9%

13

53.8%

$ 291.16TIX 22.72

-

0.9%

Mono Black Devotion image

Icons of mtg Mono Black Devotion

11 0.9%

23

56.5%

$ 315.40TIX 130.79

-

0.7%

Dimir COntrol image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Dimir COntrol

8 0.7%

-

-

$ 190.42TIX 67.88

-

0.7%

Temur Creativity image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Temur Creativity

8 0.7%

16

50.0%

$ 261.11TIX 44.72

-

0.6%

Azorius Control image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Azorius Control

7 0.6%

2

-

$ 278.69TIX 60.81

Deck tech

0.6%

Orzhov Control image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Orzhov Control

7 0.6%

8

37.5%

$ 440.89TIX 43.81

-

0.6%

Golgari Demons image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Golgari Demons

7 0.6%

11

54.5%

$ 265.19TIX 51.15

-

0.6%

Izzet image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Izzet

7 0.6%

3

33.3%

$ 195.84TIX 32.5

-

0.5%

Temur Control image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Temur Control

6 0.5%

8

75.0%

$ 154.63TIX 17.63

-

0.5%

Orzhov image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Orzhov

6 0.5%

-

-

$ 286.67TIX 36.4

-

0.5%

Mono White Legends image

Icons of mtg Mono White Legends

6 0.5%

3

33.3%

$ 602.12TIX 68.09

-

0.5%

Jund image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Jund

6 0.5%

8

50.0%

$ 399.15TIX 59.57

-

0.5%

BGUW Dredge image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Icons of mtg BGUW Dredge

6 0.5%

10

50.0%

$ 265.36TIX 7.93

-

0.4%

Selesnya Angels image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Selesnya Angels

5 0.4%

7

42.9%

$ 502.89TIX 73.97

Deck tech

0.4%

B R U W image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Icons of mtg B R U W

5 0.4%

16

43.8%

$ 272.31TIX 45.93

-

0.4%

Rakdos Leyline Combo image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Rakdos Leyline Combo

5 0.4%

13

76.9%

$ 107.30TIX 16.97

-

0.4%

Mono Blue image

Icons of mtg Mono Blue

5 0.4%

3

33.3%

$ 174.29TIX 53.94

Deck tech

0.4%

Azorius image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Azorius

5 0.4%

6

66.7%

$ 257.88TIX 60.7

-

0.4%

Simic Scapeshift image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Simic Scapeshift

5 0.4%

3

33.3%

$ 929.60TIX 94.74

-

0.4%

Boros Hammer image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Boros Hammer

5 0.4%

20

40.0%

$ 220.20TIX 21.64

-

0.3%

Dimir image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Dimir

4 0.3%

-

-

$ 251.77TIX 64.33

-

0.3%

Simic Devotion image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Simic Devotion

3 0.3%

-

-

$ 845.00TIX 167.26

-

0.3%

Mono Green image

Icons of mtg Mono Green

3 0.3%

8

50.0%

$ 465.33TIX 121.09

Deck tech

0.3%

Bant image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Bant

3 0.3%

3

33.3%

$ 296.65TIX 153.94

-

0.3%

Izzet Prowess image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Izzet Prowess

3 0.3%

-

-

$ 169.94TIX 36.76

-

0.3%

Rakdos image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Rakdos

3 0.3%

-

-

$ 259.51TIX 44.79

-

0.3%

Golgari image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Golgari

3 0.3%

4

50.0%

$ 395.74TIX 37.38

-

0.3%

Mono-Black Sacrifice image

Icons of mtg Mono-Black Sacrifice

4 0.3%

3

33.3%

$ 176.23TIX 165.71

-

0.3%

Golgari Devotion image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Golgari Devotion

4 0.3%

3

33.3%

$ 627.04TIX 122.22

-

0.3%

Temur image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Temur

4 0.3%

-

-

$ 319.83TIX 28.27

-

0.3%

BRUW Legends image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Icons of mtg BRUW Legends

4 0.3%

-

-

$ 353.18TIX 49.61

-

0.3%

Sultai image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Sultai

4 0.3%

7

42.9%

$ 325.35TIX 66.32

-

0.3%

Sultai Scapeshift image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Sultai Scapeshift

4 0.3%

-

-

$ 985.03TIX 169.55

-

0.3%

B G R U W image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Icons of mtg B G R U W

4 0.3%

-

-

$ 452.16TIX 105.02

-

0.3%

B G U W image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Icons of mtg B G U W

4 0.3%

16

56.3%

$ 370.55TIX 78.72

Deck tech

0.2%

Mono Red image

Icons of mtg Mono Red

2 0.2%

-

-

$ 104.86TIX 29.11

Deck tech

0.2%

Orzhov Reanimator image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Orzhov Reanimator

2 0.2%

14

50.0%

$ 574.71TIX 104.19

-

0.2%

Selesnya image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Selesnya

2 0.2%

7

85.7%

$ 416.31TIX 87.0

-

0.2%

Gruul image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Gruul

2 0.2%

-

-

$ 247.37TIX 25.87

-

0.2%

Mono Black image

Icons of mtg Mono Black

2 0.2%

3

33.3%

$ 277.69TIX 39.84

Deck tech

0.2%

B G R U image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Icons of mtg B G R U

2 0.2%

-

-

$ 416.88TIX 52.97

-

0.1%

Mono Black Midrange image

Icons of mtg Mono Black Midrange

1 0.1%

-

-

$ 426.59TIX 34.57

Deck tech

0.1%

Boros Heroic image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Boros Heroic

1 0.1%

3

33.3%

$ 133.77TIX 6.62

Deck tech

0.1%

Golgari Food image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Golgari Food

1 0.1%

-

-

$ 515.70TIX 147.52

-

0.1%

Mono White image

Icons of mtg Mono White

1 0.1%

-

-

$ 226.37TIX 15.13

Deck tech

0.1%

Jeskai image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Jeskai

1 0.1%

-

-

$ 405.50TIX 79.11

-

0.1%

Selesnya Counters image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Selesnya Counters

1 0.1%

-

-

$ 573.76TIX 104.4

-

0.1%

Rakdos Demons image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Rakdos Demons

1 0.1%

5

80.0%

$ 567.97TIX 53.14

-

0.1%

G R U W image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Icons of mtg G R U W

1 0.1%

-

-

$ 407.03TIX 7.4

-

0.1%

Naya image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Naya

1 0.1%

7

57.1%

$ 213.09TIX 23.62

-

0.1%

BGUW Lotus Field image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Icons of mtg BGUW Lotus Field

1 0.1%

-

-

$ 426.57TIX 71.34

-

0.1%

Esper image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Esper

1 0.1%

-

-

$ 304.76TIX 64.14

-

0.1%

BGRU Scapeshift image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Icons of mtg BGRU Scapeshift

1 0.1%

7

85.7%

$ 957.23TIX 85.46

-

0.1%

BGRU Legends image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Icons of mtg BGRU Legends

1 0.1%

-

-

-

0.1%

GRUW Scapeshift image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Icons of mtg GRUW Scapeshift

1 0.1%

-

-

$ 930.42TIX 82.14

-

0.1%

BGRUW Elementals image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Icons of mtg BGRUW Elementals

1 0.1%

2

-

-

0.1%

GRUW Elementals image

Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Icons of mtg Icons of mtg GRUW Elementals

1 0.1%

6

33.3%

$ 423.64TIX 98.65

-

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Frequently asked questions about the Pioneer metagame

What is the Pioneer metagame?

This page tracks the Pioneer competitive metagame for Magic: the Gathering MTG: top archetypes, win rates, banned cards and recent tournament results.

What is the best/most popular deck in Pioneer right now?

Golgari Midrange is currently the top archetype in Pioneer, used in 11.7% of decks. See the full ranked list below.

How many different decks/archetypes are in the Pioneer metagame?

79 different archetypes currently meet our metagame threshold (4 or more wins and 1 or fewer losses) in Pioneer.

What is Pioneer?

Pioneer is a constructed format that allows expansion sets and core sets from Return to Ravnica forward, save for the Pioneer ban list. Your deck must be at least 60 cards. Up to fifteen cards may be included in your sideboard, if you use one. Include no more than four copies of any individual card in your main deck and sideboard combined (except basic lands).

What cards are banned in Pioneer?

25 cards are currently banned in Pioneer, including Windswept Heath, Undercity Informer, Balustrade Spy, Wooded Foothills, Flooded Strand. See the full banlist above.

What are the most played cards in Pioneer?

The most played cards in Pioneer right now include Mountain, Thoughtseize, Fatal Push, Forest, Spirebluff Canal. See the full list above.

Are there recent tournament results for Pioneer?

Yes, see the Last Tournaments section below for the most recent Pioneer results.

Who are the top players in Pioneer?

See the Top players section below for the players with the most tournament results tracked in Pioneer.