Pioneer

Herd Heirloom incentivizes us to play creatures with power 4 or greater. Can my Gruul Dragons shell tweaked to accommodate this compete in today's Pioneer? Let's find out!

I've been testing the mythic Dragons from Tarkir: Dragonstorm and this month I'm going to highlight Shiko, Paragon of the Way. I'll also be trying out some of the new cards in Pioneer. Meanwhile, I've enjoyed playing a hateful land destruction deck that's well-positioned in today's Modern that I'll show y'all!

Dinosaurs got some love in a set about car racing...who would've thought? Can Regal Imperiosaur and Agonasaur Rex power up Dinos in Pioneer? Let's find out!

Lukka Surprise gets its shot in Pioneer! Will the likes of Progenitus and Atraxa, Grand Unifier be as powerful in Pioneer as Emrakul, the Aeons Torn is in Modern? Will our surprise sideboard tech of Herald of Eternal Dawn steal us some games? Let's find out!

Sarkhan, Soul Aflame and Dragonhawk, Fate's Tempest get their turn in Pioneer this week! Will I finally live my dream of hitting for 13 on turn 3 with these two mythics? Let's find out!

Abhorrent Oculus is a super-pushed new mythic, who just needs a little help from his friends, Overlord of the Balemurk and Overlord of the Floodpits. Will these Duskmourn: House of Horror mythics create a new graveyard-based archetype in Pioneer? Let's find out!

A case of lice has derailed this week's scheduled article, but here are the decklists and deck techs of the three Grixis Abhorrent Eye decks I've been testing out in Pioneer. Which looks the most fun? The most competitive? Full game play will be posted next week!

Duskmourn: House of Horror just released and it's right in time for Halloween! What new cards can we build around in our quest for that magical 3-2? Let's find out!

Rakdos Dragons failed spectacularly in Modern. Can they do better in Pioneer with the addition of Magda, the Hoardmaster? Is this the format for Decadent Dragon to shine? Let's find out!

Most of the all-stars from the first Aristocrat deck of the early 2010s aren't legal in Pioneer. Can Hunted Witness, Cruel Initiate, Zulaport Cutthroat, and Cartel Aristocrat synergize as well as Doomed Traveler, Skirsdag Highpriest, Lingering Souls, and Falkenrath Aristocrat once did? Let's find out!