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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Jund card breakdown - 6 decks, 5.36% of meta

Creatures

2 This can be huge for sure, but it can also be super underwhelming. 3.3 1x in 17%

0 // 2.5 If you've got a sacrifice deck, this is a decent build around since it can constantly give you fodder, albeit inefficiently. 1.2 1x in 17%

2 A two mana 2/1 trample is bad -- and a two mana 3/2 trample isn't insane either. This makes you jump through hoops to get there. 1.7 1x in 17%

4.5 This is very difficult to deal with if your opponent has mana up, and it's ability to grow makes it a very real threat. That's a devastating combination. 4.4 1x in 17%

3.5 This is great at stocking the graveyard, and it's ETB is usually going to make your opponent lose 1 life or more, while you get a pretty nice creature. 3.2 1x in 17%

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 17%

4 This gives you so much value for three mana. Just getting a 2/3 and a 1/1 for that cost is a slam dunk, and this 1/1 can produce mana and you get some Scry triggers, too. -0 1x in 17%

3.5 The body you get is bad, but it draws you a card that usually fixes your mana. It's great fixing. 3 1x in 33%

2.5 You don't always have a creature that's worth bringing back, but when you do this feels pretty good. 2.2 1x in 33%

3 Free sacrifice outlets always have a ton of potential, and the threat of activation on the Nantuko makes it hard for your opponent to block it. 1.4 1x in 33%

2 This doesn't feel great either way you cast it, but the flexibility keeps it from being too bad. 1.8 1x in 33%

4 The attack trigger counts itself, so even if it's all alone it attacks as a 5/4 trampler, and there's a good chance that you have plenty of other cards that this makes much better. 4.6 1x in 33%

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 33%

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 50%
Instant, Sorcery

2.5 A 5-mana deal 4 is bad, but Surging with this is pretty doable. 2.5 1x in 17%

4 A three mana deal 4 is always great removal. And it can go after your opponent, too. 4.3 1x in 17%

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 17%

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 17%

2.5 You get a pretty good return on your two mana investment + a card, since you add something to the board while digging deeper into your deck. 3.1 1x in 17%

3.5 This is a clunky albeit effective removal spell in the early game, and in the late game it can also give you a 4/4, and that play really swings the game wildly in your favor. -0 1x in 17%

3 Having a free discard spell attached to a land is surprisingly good. You won't always hit something with Predation, but it's great disruption when you can -- and if you're pretty sure that effect won't do anything, you can always play it as a land. 1.6 1x in 17%

4 Two mana to kill any creature or planeswalker is an incredible deal. This will be extra good when the Planeswalker bonus sheet is around. 3.8 2x in 17%

2.5 This is always a nice draw spell. You can see up to 4 cards, which is great for 3 mana. 1.1 1x in 33%

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 33%

4 Three mana to deal 5 is already a card you'd always play, and this has absolutely absurd late-game upside. 3.9 1x in 33%

4 This can't hit artifact creature or multicolored creatures, but that still means it can kill almost everything in the format at instant speed for only 2 mana. -0 1x in 33%

4 This kills almost anything for three mana, and even turns off graveyard shenanigans -- including death triggers. 4.1 1x in 50%

4 Two mana deal 3s are always great, and sometimes you'll be able to bolt your opponent in the face, too. 3.6 1x in 67%
Enchantment, Artifact

3.5 This can outright kill something small, but it's almost better when you put it on a creature that doesn't die. Turning a 4/4 into a 2/2 is usually enough to take away it's relevance, and Stab Wound can bleed your opponent out surprisingly quickly. -0 1x in 0%

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 17%

2.5 This is a nice card selection spell, and while the Planeswalker sheet is around, it's other effect might actually come up. -0 1x in 17%

3.5 If you have a decent board state, this wreaks a ton of havoc on the game, and the fact you can flash it in is really important, because you can surprise your opponent by turning every chump block into a removal spell out of nowhere. It does need you to have a decent board state, though. 5 1x in 17%

2.5 A three-mana edict isn't great, but this has useful typing, and her planeswalker payoff effect is great, since it gives you a free way to protect your planeswalkers. -0 1x in 17%

3.5 This is a Sorcery-speed two mana deal 3 that has some actually relevant Planeswalker upside (at least when the Planeswalker bonus sheet is on Arena) -0 1x in 17%
Planeswalkers

3 The -2 is pretty conditional removal, and the +1 doesn't always do something. Domri is cheap though, and can certainly help you win a game -- it just won't be able to do it all on it's own. 4.8 1x in 17%

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 17%
Lands

3 These offer great fixing, and the format has tons of gate payoffs, too. 2.6 1x in 33%

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 50%

2.5 These give you good fixing, though there isn't much additional synergy in the format for it. 2.1 1x in 50%

3 These offer great fixing, and the format has tons of gate payoffs, too. 2.5 1x in 83%

3 These offer great fixing, and the format has tons of gate payoffs, too. 2.9 1x in 83%
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4 Even casting this for 4 or 5 mana feels pretty good, and his activated ability can generate insurmountable value. 4.3 1x in 17%

4 This can't hit artifact creature or multicolored creatures, but that still means it can kill almost everything in the format at instant speed for only 2 mana. -0 1x in 33%

4 Three mana to deal 5 is already a card you'd always play, and this has absolutely absurd late-game upside. 3.9 1x in 33%

4 The attack trigger counts itself, so even if it's all alone it attacks as a 5/4 trampler, and there's a good chance that you have plenty of other cards that this makes much better. 4.6 1x in 33%

4 This kills almost anything for three mana, and even turns off graveyard shenanigans -- including death triggers. 4.1 1x in 50%

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 50%

4 Two mana deal 3s are always great, and sometimes you'll be able to bolt your opponent in the face, too. 3.6 1x in 67%

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 17%

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 17%

4.5 This is very difficult to deal with if your opponent has mana up, and it's ability to grow makes it a very real threat. That's a devastating combination. 4.4 1x in 17%

4.5 This gives you a ton of value for 6 mana. Even if those tokens couldn't be sacrificed for mana, this is a card that gives you four very real bodies. If you're behind, it brings you to parity. If you're at parity it pulls you ahead, and if you're ahead, the game's probably over. 0.4 1x in 17%

4.5 A 5-mana 4/4 with Flying and Haste is pretty sweet, and it can certainly become even more of a threat a few turns later -- the monstrous trigger is unlikely to do much additional damage, though. It's completely backbreaking against White decks, too. 4.6 1x in 17%

4.5 This takes over the game if it's left unchecked, because lifelink makes almost any race impossible -- the one knock against Dromoka is that if your opponent has the answer, it just ends up being a 1-for-1 trade. 4.6 1x in 17%

5 This is what you should expect for 7 mana. A huge flyer that ends the game in a swing or two that also kills 1-2 creatures when it enters. If your opponetn has the answer they probably aren't dying immediately, but Atarka will have devastated the board by that point so you always come out ahead. 4.9 1x in 17%

Boros	210 matches	25 decks
22.32% of Metagame
Selesnya	107 matches	15 decks
13.39% of Metagame
Azorius	88 matches	11 decks
9.82% of Metagame
Golgari	68 matches	8 decks
7.14% of Metagame
Gruul	69 matches	8 decks
7.14% of Metagame
Jund	49 matches	6 decks
5.36% of Metagame
Rakdos	44 matches	5 decks
4.46% of Metagame
Izzet	39 matches	5 decks
4.46% of Metagame
Four Color (Non-white)	43 matches	5 decks
4.46% of Metagame
Orzhov	32 matches	4 decks
3.57% of Metagame
Dimir	21 matches	3 decks
2.68% of Metagame
Mardu	25 matches	3 decks
2.68% of Metagame
Abzan	27 matches	3 decks
2.68% of Metagame
Simic	18 matches	2 decks
1.79% of Metagame
Esper	18 matches	2 decks
1.79% of Metagame
Mono Red	9 matches	1 decks
0.89% of Metagame
Naya	9 matches	1 decks
0.89% of Metagame
Five Color	8 matches	1 decks
0.89% of Metagame
Grixis	9 matches	1 decks
0.89% of Metagame
Four Color (Non-blue)	9 matches	1 decks
0.89% of Metagame
Temur	9 matches	1 decks
0.89% of Metagame
Sultai	8 matches	1 decks
0.89% of Metagame

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Pioneer Masters Draft Deck Metagame

Jund card breakdown - 6 decks, 5.36% of meta

Creatures

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Enchantment, Artifact

Planeswalkers

Lands

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