Draft Deck Meta

Pioneer Masters Draft Deck Metagame

Draft deck metagame only consists of decks with the maximum number of wins (3 wins in Traditional and 7 wins in Quick and Premier drafts).
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Selesnya card breakdown - 13 decks, 12.26% of meta

Creatures

0 // 3 If you don't have a few Enchantments to get with this, it's unplayable. If you do have some Enchantments -- especially if they are creatures or removal spells -- this ends up being a really good Common. 1.2 1x in 23%

2.5 The Heroic trigger is strong, but it's hard to cast and super vulnerable when it comes down. -0 1x in 23%

2.5 This feels fine on two, and Bestowing it for 4 is often going to make one of your creatures much more effective. 2.2 1x in 23%

2 This is a nice place to put counters or Auras, but is fairly underwhelming otherwise. 2.6 1x in 23%

2 A one mana 0/4 is kind of brutal, but buffing this is plenty doable in the format. 1.9 1x in 23%

2.5 This ETB usually results in the Harpooner dying too, but if you're paying 2 to kill a big flyer you're going to be happy with that. And when you can't use the ETB, it's still a solid 2 drop. 3.2 1x in 23%

4 This feels great on turn two, and in the late game it becomes a 4/4 that is near impossible to deal with. 3.9 1x in 23%

2 This has okay stats, and the format has enough Enchantments for this ability to be relevant sometimes. 1.8 1x in 31%

4 This can attack like mos ttwo mana 2/2s early, and then it can crank out a 1/1 for free every couple of turns once it can't attack anymore. That's pretty great. 5 1x in 31%

3.5 The baseline here is nice, and the format has enough ways to target him -- including Auras -- that the upside is very accessible. 3.5 1x in 38%

3.5 This has a nice baseline, and while it doesn't technically have "Heroic" it works the same way. Combat tricks and fight spells are the Rhino's best friend, and there's enough of that in the format for this to be pretty amazing. 3.2 1x in 38%

4 This at Common is pretty amazing! It gives you amazing fixing, especially if you're in a gate deck -- and it's almost always going to generate a 2-for-1. 3.6 1x in 38%

3 This is mostly just a three-mana 4/4, although, on rare occasions, you'll get to put it into play for free. 2.7 1x in 46%

4 Flashing this with Bestow is the way to generate the most value, as it will let that creature kill almost anything and the buff sticks around. And even if the creature you put this on also dies, the Satyr sticks around. 4.5 1x in 54%
Instant, Sorcery

3.5 Shock is always great in Limited, and this is Shock with upside. Killing 3 or 4 mana creatures with this can swing a game wildly in your favor. 3.8 1x in 8%

1.5 This can load your graveyard while giving you some card selection, but you need to be a graveyard deck and/or enchantment deck for this to get there, and that's not going to happen often enough. Most of the time it's better to play a two mana 2/2. 1.2 1x in 8%

5 This always gives you a great deal, and at instant speed! It can allow you to really devastate an opposing attack, or simply add so many bodies to the board that your opponent can never come back from it. 4.4 1x in 8%

3 The Ambush is a mediocre removal spell, but having a land that can also be a removal spell is amazing. 2.4 1x in 15%

3 This is a great recursive spell because it's an instant, and it gains you a ton of life -- which gives you the time to use the card that you brought back. 2.5 1x in 15%

3.5 You'll always play this as a land early, and then in the late game it can get your best card back from the graveyard -- which is often exactly what you want at that stage of the game. 2.6 1x in 15%

4 This is always an excellent Uncommon. It's very easy to destroy creatures with on most board states, and sometimes you even get a 2-for-1. 4.3 1x in 15%

4 This was an amazing card last time we saw it, as you can usually get those spirits for very little mana. They get better in multiples too! 2.5 1x in 15%

3.5 Making a 2/2 for two is fine, and while the other two modes are more situational, they are both great in the right situation. 2.3 2x in 15%

3.5 This is a land that can also be a removal spell. Sure, the removal is conditional -- but if you draw this in the late game you're going to be very happy you didn't draw a regular land, as this is likely to kill something for two mana. The modality here is great. 3.7 1x in 23%

2.5 It's efficient, but when it doesn't have Flash it's pretty bad -- since it means that your opponent will force you to deal with an attack before you kill their thing. 3 1x in 31%

2.5 This is a more situational modal double-faced land, but it's always nice when a land has the potential to be a real card. 2.9 1x in 31%

3 When you have Ferocious this is incredible. When you don't, it's pretty bad. Good news is, Green decks will often get there on Ferocious. 3.3 1x in 31%

1.5 This is pretty expensive for the buff, and while Rebound does mean you get it twice -- the second time your opponent knows it's coming. 2 1x in 31%
Enchantment, Artifact

4.5 It doesn't add to the board, but choosing the "Khans" option is a pretty good way to win a game, as drawing an extra card every turn is very powerful. -0 1x in 8%

1 This looks pretty exciting -- but it's kind of like Swiftfoot Boots -- that is to say, awful in Limited, because the creature you put it on already has to be good, and that really limits it's utility. 2.3 1x in 8%

4 This buff is huge, and upgrades almost any creature into something that is relevant at the very least. Flash means it can effectively wreck combat on your opponent out of nowhere too -- or at least allow you to augment your board when your opponent doesn't expect it. It's like a mass pump spell that sticks around, which is pretty sweet. 5 1x in 8%

1.5 // 3.5 It's a little risky playing this on just any creature, although the lifelink does mean you can usually get some value out of it before your opponent 2-for-1s you by destroying your creature. But if you have some of the hexproof creatures in the set, this can be a devastating play. -0 1x in 15%

2 This fixes your mana pretty effectively while also adding a body to the board. I wouldn't count on cashing it in for 3 cards, though. 1.6 1x in 15%

1.5 Even in a format with an Aura theme, I'm skeptical of this. On it's own it's terrible, and putting a ton of Auras on a single creature is a good way to lose -- although, there is a decent amount of hexproof in the format. -0 1x in 15%

0 // 3.5 This looks like a more legit Limited buildaround than it did last time we saw it, as this format has tons of Enchantments -- but it's still going to be difficult to really get it going. If you have like 10+ Enchantments I say go for it, but anything less and it'll be tough to get going. 3.9 1x in 23%

3 This offers a buff that makes most creatures into decent attackers, and it doesn't really matter if your opponent trades for that creature because you get to draw a card. 2.5 1x in 23%

4 Instant speed Oblivion Ring is pretty sweet, as it means you're more likely to produce blow outs, and paying three to exile a creature is always good. 3.2 1x in 23%

2.5 This effectively adds 4/4 worth of Vigilance stats to the board, and 2/2 of it basically has Haste. Adding that body to the board really helps offset the downside Auras usually have. 2.4 1x in 38%

3 This is solid removal spell, though not shutting off static and activated abilities can be a problem sometimes. 3.2 1x in 62%
Planeswalkers

5 Those 2/2 tokens are great at protecting him, and where you get most of the value here -- but the fact he can also rumble and give you an anthem emblem is great -- he can even give you the emblem the turn he comes down! 5 1x in 8%

3.5 That -3 isn't very good in Limited. You just don't have stuff worth cheating into play most of the time. So you're mostly leaning on the +1 -- which is usually going to draw you 1-2 cards, and that advantage is pretty sweet! Garruk is pretty bad at protecting himself or impacting the board in general, though. 5 1x in 8%

4.5 Making tokens for no loyalty is great, and where almost all of Xenagos's value comes from -- but that's okay. It's a great ability. It protects Xenagos if you're behind and pressures your opponent if you're ahead. Sometimes that +1 can ramp your mana, though. -0 1x in 8%

5 One of the best Limited planeswalkers of all time, her ability to add three bodies to the board right away virtually guarantees she'll survive to the next turn -- at which point she makes three more 1/1s and the game is pretty much over. Her other abilities are great too. 5 1x in 15%

4 While he can't make a token or kill creatures, his two +1s are pretty good. Augmenting your creatures can help protect him, and the other +1 is likely to draw you a card every time you use it. 4.6 1x in 23%
Lands

3.5 A 3/3 body isn't always great, but we're still talking about a land that can attack and block in the late game. 2.5 1x in 8%

2.5 This is a bit clunky since you need to effectively spend a mana on it, but the gate typing definitely matters. 1.8 1x in 8%

2.5 These give you good fixing, though there isn't much additional synergy in the format for it. 2.1 1x in 8%

1.5 This is a decent late-game mana sink, but it hurts your mana base in the mean time. 1.3 1x in 8%

3 These offer great fixing, and the format has tons of gate payoffs, too. 2.6 1x in 62%
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4 This feels great on turn two, and in the late game it becomes a 4/4 that is near impossible to deal with. 3.9 1x in 23%

4 This can attack like mos ttwo mana 2/2s early, and then it can crank out a 1/1 for free every couple of turns once it can't attack anymore. That's pretty great. 5 1x in 31%

4 This at Common is pretty amazing! It gives you amazing fixing, especially if you're in a gate deck -- and it's almost always going to generate a 2-for-1. 3.6 1x in 38%

4 Flashing this with Bestow is the way to generate the most value, as it will let that creature kill almost anything and the buff sticks around. And even if the creature you put this on also dies, the Satyr sticks around. 4.5 1x in 54%

4.5 Making tokens for no loyalty is great, and where almost all of Xenagos's value comes from -- but that's okay. It's a great ability. It protects Xenagos if you're behind and pressures your opponent if you're ahead. Sometimes that +1 can ramp your mana, though. -0 1x in 8%

4.5 It doesn't add to the board, but choosing the "Khans" option is a pretty good way to win a game, as drawing an extra card every turn is very powerful. -0 1x in 8%

4.5 She can fuel herself of course, and you'd probably play a 5-mana 3/4 with lifelink anyway -- but she's one that also buffs your board and works with other life gain payoffs in the format. 5 1x in 8%

4.5 This is pretty insane at Uncommon. It gives you two very real bodies -- one of which is appropriately costed, and the other is undercosted. You can also mill or discard it and get a 6/6 trampler in the early game. 3.6 1x in 8%

4.5 A 4-mana 5/5 is pretty beefy, and the Monstrosity here can be really strong -- even if you're just paying 2 for X, it ends up letting you kill something and grow Polukranos to a 7/7, and the ceiling is much higher. -0 1x in 8%

5 Those 2/2 tokens are great at protecting him, and where you get most of the value here -- but the fact he can also rumble and give you an anthem emblem is great -- he can even give you the emblem the turn he comes down! 5 1x in 8%

5 This always gives you a great deal, and at instant speed! It can allow you to really devastate an opposing attack, or simply add so many bodies to the board that your opponent can never come back from it. 4.4 1x in 8%

5 Because this triggers at your end step you're almost always going to get that first manifest before your opponent can do anything about it, and you're going to end up with lots of 2/2s in no time. Throw in that activated ability, and you have a crazy powerful card. 4.3 1x in 8%

5 You're always playing a three mana 2/2 that grabs you a Forest, and in the late game this turns into a very powerful planeswalker. Even if she just makes the 4/4 and dies, you got incredible value -- and if she sticks around, she's going to dominate the game. 4.9 1x in 8%

5 One of the best Limited planeswalkers of all time, her ability to add three bodies to the board right away virtually guarantees she'll survive to the next turn -- at which point she makes three more 1/1s and the game is pretty much over. Her other abilities are great too. 5 1x in 15%

Boros	193 matches	23 decks
21.70% of Metagame
Selesnya	91 matches	13 decks
12.26% of Metagame
Azorius	88 matches	11 decks
10.38% of Metagame
Golgari	68 matches	8 decks
7.55% of Metagame
Gruul	69 matches	8 decks
7.55% of Metagame
Jund	49 matches	6 decks
5.66% of Metagame
Izzet	39 matches	5 decks
4.72% of Metagame
Four Color (Non-white)	43 matches	5 decks
4.72% of Metagame
Rakdos	35 matches	4 decks
3.77% of Metagame
Dimir	21 matches	3 decks
2.83% of Metagame
Mardu	25 matches	3 decks
2.83% of Metagame
Abzan	27 matches	3 decks
2.83% of Metagame
Orzhov	24 matches	3 decks
2.83% of Metagame
Simic	18 matches	2 decks
1.89% of Metagame
Esper	18 matches	2 decks
1.89% of Metagame
Mono Red	9 matches	1 decks
0.94% of Metagame
Naya	9 matches	1 decks
0.94% of Metagame
Five Color	8 matches	1 decks
0.94% of Metagame
Grixis	9 matches	1 decks
0.94% of Metagame
Four Color (Non-blue)	9 matches	1 decks
0.94% of Metagame
Temur	9 matches	1 decks
0.94% of Metagame
Sultai	8 matches	1 decks
0.94% of Metagame

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Pioneer Masters Draft Deck Metagame

Selesnya card breakdown - 13 decks, 12.26% of meta

Creatures

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Planeswalkers

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