Affinity has been one of the top decks in Pauper for a very long time. The deck has survived countless bans (most recently; Atog & Disciple of the vault) and yet it is still one of the best strategies in the format. This article will take an in-depth look at the current configuration of the deck, go over the important card choices, discuss some tips and tricks and provide a sideboard guide against the other top decks of the Pauper format! Current Decklist affinity pauper buy from TCGplayer $92.96 Buy from Card Kingdom $108.21 Lands (19) 2 Great Furnace 6.98$ 4 Silverbluff Bri ..read more

A lot of top Pauper players and content creators are taking a step back from the format and their reasons are all very similar – Pauper has become quite stale. Today, I will break down the data that supports their claims and share the opinions of those players on how to fix this issue. Pauper Metagame Pauper Tier List Pauper Decks Pauper Tournaments The Issue With the Meta Thanks to the Pauper Challenge Project, we have matchup data and total win rates for many of the MTGO Pauper Challenges. This data does show a 49-50% win rate for Kuldotha Red, but that is a bit deceptive when the deck is ..read more

With the release of Teamfight Tactics Set 8: Monsters Attack! the team here at DotGG would like to formally introduce everybody to TFT Guides, a new competitive Teamfight Tactics community dedicated to the strategy auto battler game by Riot Games. The game runs on the League of Legends client on PC, and also has its own mobile apps for iOS and Android. Admittedly, the game is looks quite complex and can be very hard to pick up (if not overwhelming) for the first time, with lots of mechanics, items, and champions to get accustomed to. This is where we come in, to provide the best guides for new ..read more

It’s been over 6 months since we welcomed the team over at Playing Pioneer to our network. Since then, we’ve launched two other formats, Standard and Modern, with continued focus on the return of tabletop (paper) Magic, as we here at MTG Arena Zone continued to focus on MTG Arena and MTG Meta on Magic tournament data. We’ve also cultivated our community with Patreon support and exclusive content, as well as forming the PlayX Network that oversees Playing Pioneer and all related projects. To that end, to bring everybody the best Magic: The Gathering content moving forward, the team has decided ..read more

by Islandsinfront, editing from NathanLipetz Modern is known for its diversity but also power of top decks. While any of 20-ish decks could win the next tournament, there is always around 5 or so top decks that everyone knows are better than the rest. Despite having continuous success, there are still players who want to further innovate and push decks to be as optimal as possible. This is how new best versions are born, or sometimes just separate branches of decks. It all adds to an already extensive diversity as now instead of having 20 playable decks there are also different variants and su ..read more

With the Magic Online Showcase coming up along with local paper Regional Championship Qualifiers, we have seen a stark increase the number of players in the Pioneer leagues. A nice side benefit of this increased player base is some more interesting brews making the 5-0 deck lists for us to examine while looking for hot new decks that could disrupt the metagame or simply be fun to mess around with. Join me as we dive into the best decks from this week’s 5-0 decks that do something different in this brew breakdown. Landfall Omnath to Light niv to light pioneer Buy from Card Kingdom $307.3 ..read more

Written by Jax, edited by NathanLipetz view card details view card details About the Author Jax is an Italian Legacy combo mastermind. He began playing MTG in 1995, and joined Legacy right when the format was popularized in 2006. He is a huge inspiration to a lot of players including myself. When I need combo advice, I always message Jax first. He is so incredibly intelligent and understands how to build and play combo decks extremely effectively. Jax wrote this article and has graciously allowed me to edit and publish it here. Current Decklist chain of smog combo legacy Buy from ..read more

We’ve seen various Metalwork Colossus decks in the past, but with Streets of New Capenna and the release of Brass Knuckles, these decks started showing up in the 5-0 deck dumps and made a splash with a 23rd place finish in the Pioneer Challenge thanks to Karatedom. In fact, Karatedom went 4-0 into 4-3, missing out on putting this deck into top 8 by one to two matches. I played this deck on stream and it plays incredibly smoothly if you can find your Metalwork Colossus and I think this could be a great fun deck for your local events, FNMs, or Magic Online Leagues. So, let’s dive right in to see ..read more

This week, the Pioneer Metagame has a special importance. Starting next Monday there will be the Last-Chance Qualifiers for the Magic Online Championship Series for every format. This is the last chance for players to qualify for the 32 player Magic Online Championship Format Finals before the winners of each final moves onto the Magic Online Championship proper. These events are difficult and have the best players in the world fighting for a very limited number of spots. You cannot expect to do well in these events without plenty of practice and a well-tuned deck to attack the meta. That’s wh ..read more

With the Magic Online Showcase Challenge coming up along with local paper Regional Championship Qualifiers, we have seen a stark increase the number of players in the Pioneer leagues. A nice side benefit of this increased player base is some more interesting brews making the 5-0 deck lists for us to peruse while looking for hot new decks that could disrupt the metagame or simply be fun to mess around with. Join me as we dive into the best decks from this week’s 5-0 decks that do something different in this brew breakdown. Azorius Metalwork Colossus other pioneer Buy from Card Kingdom $2 ..read more