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Card data from Scryfall · Tournament data from TopDeck.gg

Pioneer/Metagame/Matchup Matrix

Pioneer Matchup Matrix

Head-to-head win rates for the top 16 archetypes by meta share. Sources: MTGO Challenge playoff brackets, TopDeck.gg paper event swiss rounds.

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Sources: mtgo · Data since Mar 2026 · 313 matches

↓ vs →Mono-Black MidrangeIzzet ProwessSelesnya CompanyOrzhov GreasefangMono-Red ProwessEsper MidrangeNiv to LightAbzan GreasefangAzorius ControlSultai ScapeshiftIzzet PhoenixHidden StringsJund SacrificeDimir MidrangeSelesnya AngelsMono-White Humans
Mono-Black Midrange
55%22m
65%20m
~11m
~9m
~8m
~3m
~4m
~1m
~4m
—
~2m
~3m
~1m
~1m
—
Izzet Prowess
45%22m
61%23m
70%27m
~6m
~7m
~11m
~9m
~11m
~2m
~5m
~1m
~1m
—
~1m
—
Selesnya Company
35%20m
39%23m
~11m
~5m
~3m
~12m
~3m
~7m
~2m
~2m
~4m
~1m
—
~1m
—
Orzhov Greasefang
~11m
30%27m
~11m
~8m
~2m
~6m
~4m
~4m
~3m
—
~2m
~2m
—
~1m
—
Mono-Red Prowess
~9m
~6m
~5m
~8m
~3m
—
~3m
~2m
~1m
~1m
—
~2m
~1m
—
~1m
Esper Midrange
~8m
~7m
~3m
~2m
~3m
~1m
~2m
—————
~1m
~2m
—
Niv to Light
~3m
~11m
~12m
~6m
—
~1m
~2m
~2m
—
~1m
~1m
—
~1m
——
Abzan Greasefang
~4m
~9m
~3m
~4m
~3m
~2m
~2m
~1m
~2m
——
~1m
———
Azorius Control
~1m
~11m
~7m
~4m
~2m
—
~2m
~1m
~1m
~2m
—————
Sultai Scapeshift
~4m
~2m
~2m
~3m
~1m
——
~2m
~1m
—
~1m
————
Izzet Phoenix—
~5m
~2m
—
~1m
—
~1m
—
~2m
———
~1m
——
Hidden Strings
~2m
~1m
~4m
~2m
——
~1m
——
~1m
—————
Jund Sacrifice
~3m
~1m
~1m
~2m
~2m
——
~1m
—————
~1m
—
Dimir Midrange
~1m
———
~1m
~1m
~1m
———
~1m
————
Selesnya Angels
~1m
~1m
~1m
~1m
—
~2m
——————
~1m
——
Mono-White Humans————
~1m
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Cells show row archetype win rate vs column archetype. ~ = fewer than 20 matches (low confidence). Hover any cell for the win-loss record.