Category Competitive
Articles that focus on playing Pioneer competitively, on MTGO, at paper tournaments and at your spikey FNM.
PVDDR On Pioneer
In PVDDR's debut article for PlayingPioneer, he goes over some competitive tips, Pioneer's top decks and shares his pick for the best deck in the format right now.
Gruul Vehicles Deck Guide and SCG Philly Tournament Report
Vinny Vitanza breaks down the Gruul Vehicles deck he piloted to win SCG Philly this weekend, and writes about his experience and matchups.
Karn’s New Toys: What to Tutor?
DarthJacen covers some of Karn's new Toys from the Brother's War!
Standard Meta Guide: Week of November 10
rose-emoji breaks down a wild week of Standard meta shifts and welcomes an old friend back to Best-of-One.
Explorer Meta at Worlds
Skura examines the meta game for last week's worlds and shares his thoughts on what it means for the format as a whole.
Standard Meta Guide: World Championship Edition
rose-emoji breaks down the post-Worlds Standard metagame, which brought innovation to Mono-Blue and put a massive target on Esper Midrange.
Keep Or Mulligan? Real-Life Examples and Outcomes
IslandGoSAMe uses real-life examples in this edition of Keep or Mulligan, and breaks down the outcomes of the decisions.
Standard Meta Guide: Top Decks for the Week of Oct. 27
rose-emoji breaks down the post-ban meta for Standard best-of-one and best-of-three and explains some of this week's tier list changes.
The Grand Open: Warsaw
Skura dived deep into the meta game and even more into the top 8
Standard Meta Guide: Top Decks for the Week of Oct. 13
rose-emoji breaks down the post-ban meta for Standard best-of-one and best-of-three and explains some of this week's tier list changes.