Pioneer
Pioneer is the latest nonrotating constructed format featuring only Standard sets from Return to Ravnica and forward – no supplementary products.
Currently, this format is available only for tabletop and Magic Online. Over the next few years, it will be coming to MTG Arena but in the meantime, check out its bridging format, called Explorer.
June 7, 2022 Banned and Restricted Announcement: Winota, Joiner of Forces and Expressive Iteration Banned in Pioneer and Explorer, Other Formats “Healthy”
Seemingly out of nowhere, we have another Banned and Restricted announcement! This time, the announcement focuses mostly on Pioneer, but as Explorer is looking to eventually recombine with Pioneer, this affects it as well. To that end, and are banned…
Pioneer Beginner’s Guide: Format Details and Starter Decks
Today, we’re going to look at one of my favorite formats in Magic: Pioneer. For those who have not had the chance to dive into Pioneer yet, this is a guide to get you into fighting shape quickly for any…
Pioneer Metagame Snapshot: Top Decks for the Week of May 13, 2022
MTG Budget Pioneer Decks for Beginners
One of the draws to the Pioneer format is that the cards generally are on the cheaper side, even for the top decks in the format. While the cards were even cheaper before the most recent organized play announcement, there…
Pioneer Metagame Snapshot: Top Decks for the Week of May 4, 2022
This week we saw the Magic Online and Magic Arena release of Streets of New Capenna (SNC). While it’s always exciting when a new set comes out, the way cards make their way into the Magic Online ecosystem takes a…
Top 10 Pioneer and Explorer Cards from Streets of New Capenna
Pioneer Metagame Snapshot: Top Decks for the Week of April 21, 2022
The new Explorer format coming to MTG Arena has been announced, which will act as a bridging format to eventually turn into Pioneer – Standard sets from Return to Ravnica forward. This will happen over the next few years as…