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The original stated Pioneer plan was to run it on [[MTGO]] initially and ban “aggressively and off-cycle”, which meant basically whenever [[R&D]] felt like they had the justification, any day, any time. Since organizations were quickly committing to [[tabletop]] events, it was announced that banned list announcements/changes would be made on every Mondays instead of at any time.<ref>{{TwitterRef|Mtgaaron|1189995146978283520|author=[[Aaron Forsythe]]|title=Our original stated Pioneer plan was to run it on MTGO initially.|date=October 31, 2019}}</ref> The weekly announcement was dropped on January 6, 2020, which announcements would be made (on Monday) only if changes occurred, syncing up with other constructed format.
 
The original stated Pioneer plan was to run it on [[MTGO]] initially and ban “aggressively and off-cycle”, which meant basically whenever [[R&D]] felt like they had the justification, any day, any time. Since organizations were quickly committing to [[tabletop]] events, it was announced that banned list announcements/changes would be made on every Mondays instead of at any time.<ref>{{TwitterRef|Mtgaaron|1189995146978283520|author=[[Aaron Forsythe]]|title=Our original stated Pioneer plan was to run it on MTGO initially.|date=October 31, 2019}}</ref> The weekly announcement was dropped on January 6, 2020, which announcements would be made (on Monday) only if changes occurred, syncing up with other constructed format.
   
As of December 16th, 2019 the following cards are banned in Pioneer tournaments:
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As of July 13th, 2020 the following cards are banned in Pioneer tournaments:
   
 
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Revision as of 15:20, 13 July 2020

Pioneer
DCI Sanctioned
Paper {Tick}
Magic Online {Tick}
Magic Arena {Cross}
Rules
Type Constructed
Multiplayer {Cross}

Pioneer is a constructed format that allows expansion sets and core sets from Return to Ravnica forward, save for the Pioneer ban list.[1] It is legal for tabletop Magic: The Gathering and Magic Online. Since MTG Arena has its own Historic format, it doesn't support Pioneer.

Description

The format was introduced on October 21, 2019, and will be officially codified on January 30, 2020, when it is featured on Grand Prix Brussels. StarCityGames soon after moved away from Legacy as an SCG Tour format, replacing it with Pioneer.[2]

Deck construction

All the regular rules for constructed formats apply. Decks must contain a minimum of sixty cards. There is no maximum deck size; however, you must be able to shuffle your deck with no assistance. Like other constructed formats, a sideboard of at most fifteen cards can be used. With the exception of basic lands and cards like Relentless Rats, a player's combined deck and sideboard may not contain more than four of any individual card.

Set legality

Cards from all regular core sets and expansions since Return to Ravnica (including exclusives that only appeared in Welcome Deck 2016 and Welcome Deck 2017) are legal.

Banned List

The original stated Pioneer plan was to run it on MTGO initially and ban “aggressively and off-cycle”, which meant basically whenever R&D felt like they had the justification, any day, any time. Since organizations were quickly committing to tabletop events, it was announced that banned list announcements/changes would be made on every Mondays instead of at any time.[3] The weekly announcement was dropped on January 6, 2020, which announcements would be made (on Monday) only if changes occurred, syncing up with other constructed format.

As of July 13th, 2020 the following cards are banned in Pioneer tournaments:

References

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