#51 - Pioneer Year 1: The year 2020 in Review

There were many ups and downs in 2020 for Magic the Gathering, and none were affected more by all the upheavals than Pioneer. The format started off promising at the beginning of the year after a few rounds of bannings right after its inception. The Magic Fests revealed a number of new decks for players in January, and the release of Theros Beyond Death shook up Pioneer even more. But the shadow of the COVID 19 pandemic has overshadowed everything this year, impacting the "Gathering" part of Magic horribly and removing any momentum the format had. How has Pioneer survived this year so far and what path is it on for the future?

 

In this week's podcast the First Pioneers and our good friend Amit (EkerossMTG) goes over where the Pioneer format has been in 2020, where it's at, and where it's going in 2021. We cover bannings,  metagames, decks, and a variety of other Pioneer related topics so that our listeners are prepared for what is to come next year.

 

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