If you take a look at older eternal formats such as Legacy or Modern the decks, for the most part, are optimized. Sure new sets shake them up every once in a while, but you'll never have a red deck NOT playing Lightning Bolt or a white deck NOT playing Sword to Plowshares or Path to Exile. Is that true of Pioneer though?
When people say that Pioneer isn't fun because there are only a few good decks or that it's solved, I can't help but shake my head and sigh. I for one, do not honestly believe that Pioneer is anywhere close to being a solved format and in this week's episode Kevin and I (along with our re-occuring guest Amit, a.k.a. EkerossMTG) to explain why we think so.
Sure there are a few decks that seem to be optimized for the Pioneer metagame, but in our opinion the large majority of them still have work to be done. We talk about what decks need optimization, what optimizing a deck in Pioneer means, as well as how to optimize decks. Whatever deck you're playing, listen to this week's episode and ask yourself if YOUR deck is optimized. If it isn't, join our Discord community to talk about how to optimize it or if it is we'd love to see it!
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#193 - Outlaws of Thunder Junction Pioneer Set Review
#192 - Back to Square One
#191 - New Blood in Pioneer at Pro Tour Murder at Karlov Manor
#190- Murders at Karlov Manor Pioneer brews and early results
#189 - The Murders at Karlov Manor Pioneer Set Review
#188 - Murder Afoot: A first look at Murders at Karlov Manor in Pioneer
Pioneer Year in Review: 2023
#186 - Welcome Back Co(p)ter
#185 - Lost Caverns of Ixalan Brews and News!
#184 - Lost Caverns of Ixalan Pioneer Set Review
#183 - First Look at Lost Caverns of Ixalan and a Goodbye to WOE Pioneer
#182 - Pioneer 101: Boros Heroic
#181 - The First First Pioneers Fantasy Fantasy Draft
#180 - First Look at the Wilds of Eldraine Pioneer Meta
#179 - Wilds of Eldraine Pioneer Brews!
#178 - The Wilds of Eldraine Pioneer Set Review
#177 - The Future of Pioneer
#176 - The Less Things Change, The More They are the Same
#175 - Exploring the Unexplored Reaches of Pioneer
#174 - Dear Wizards of the Coast . . .
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