Hey everyone! I run the Arena Pioneer League (APL) on the Pioneer Discord. After a record breaking Season 8 with 74 players, I'm pleased to announce the registration for Season 9 has started today!
Event Information
Registration: https://melee.gg/Tournament/View/453810
Pioneer Tournament on MTG Arena
Structure: swiss Rounds + Top 8 Cut
No entry fee (Discord required)
Starts August 24 at 10:00 pm UTC-5 (CT)
Hey everyone! I run the Arena Pioneer League (APL) in the Pioneer Discord. Season 8 is over and u/TheDaemon89 is our brand new APL Champion!
Event Information
74 players
Pioneer Best-of-3 on MTG Arena
7 Swiss rounds (1 per week) + Top 8
Season 8 Finals
pf on 5C Elementals won 2-0 against sirepic on 5C Enigmatic
You can rewatch the Finals stream here: https://www.youtube.com/live/0ADQtQqr14A
You can see the full bracket here: https://challonge.com/apl\_s8\_t8
Wrapping Up
Thank you very much to everyone who followed along for the past 10 weeks.
Season 9 starts August 24, more info soon!
If you'd like to play in a future event, discuss the HOB spoilers, or share your brews, you can join us in the Pioneer Discord.
Have any questions? Leave a comment or send me a message!
Hey everyone! I run the Arena Pioneer League (APL) in the Pioneer Discord. Season 8 is almost over, now down to the last 2 players!
You can follow the bracket here: https://challonge.com/apl\_s8\_t8
Event Information
74 players
Pioneer Best-of-3 on MTG Arena
7 Swiss rounds (1 per week)
Top 8 began July 13
Season 8 Semifinals
sirepic on 5C Enigmatic won 2-0 against griiver on Rakdos Sacrifice. This match was streamed and recorded, you can watch it on youtube!
pf on 5C Elementals won 2-0 against a5653 on Simic Merfolk
Season 8 Finals
Wrapping Up
Season 8 is almost over! Thank you for following along for the past 9 weeks.
Season 9 starts August 24, more info soon!
If you'd like to play in a future event, discuss Pioneer, or share your MSH brews, you can join us in the Pioneer Discord.
Have questions? Leave a comment or send me a message!
Hey everyone! I run the Arena Pioneer League (APL) in the Pioneer Discord. Season 8 is now down to the last 4 players!
You can follow the bracket here: https://challonge.com/apl\_s8\_t8
Event Information
74 players
Pioneer Best-of-3 on MTG Arena
7 Swiss rounds (1 per week)
Top 8 began July 13
Season 8 Quarterfinals
sirepic on 5C Enigmatic won 2-0 against kalmalainen on Mardu Doom
pf on 5C Elementals won 2-0 against pinecone2100 Azorius Control
a5653 on Simic Merfolk won 2-0 against maxisandallies 5C Enigmatic
griiver on Rakdos Sacrifice won 2-0 against puentesamarillos on Selesnya Angels
Season 8 Semifinals
sirepic on 5C Enigmatic against griiver on Rakdos Sacrifice
pf on 5C Elementals against a5653 on Simic Merfolk
Wrapping Up
The Semis are now underway! Thank you for following along so far! I'll be back next time with the 2 players moving to the Season 8 Finals.
Season 9 starts August 24, more info soon!
If you'd like to play in a future event, discuss Pioneer, or share your MSH brews, you can join us in the Pioneer Discord.
Have questions? Leave a comment or send me a message!
Hey everyone! I run the Arena Pioneer League (APL) in the Pioneer Discord. After seven rounds and over 230 matches, the race for the championship is down to eight players!
You can follow the bracket here: https://challonge.com/apl\_s8\_t8
Event Information
74 players
Pioneer Best-of-3 on MTG Arena
7 Swiss rounds (1 per week)
Top 8 began July 13
Season 8 Round 7 Standings
Here is the top 34, all players with 4-3 or better records:
sirepic on 5C Enigmatic 6-0-1
pf on 5C Elementals 6-1
a5653 on Simic Merfolk 5-1-1
puentesamarillos on Selesnya Angels 5-1-1
griiver on Rakdos Sacrifice 5-1-1
maxisandallies 5C Enigmatic 5-1-1
pinecone2100 Azorius Control 5-1-1
kalmalainen on Mardu Doom 5-2
dyl0wned on Sultai Rona 5-2
mentalmath on Dimir Rogues 5-2
blubet on Simic Lotus 5-2
screamingseahawk5 on Boros Cauldron 5-2
ethno1 on 5C Song 5-2
j4m4n on Bant Scapeshift 5-2
ipa_4_breakfast on 5C Niv-Mizzet 5-2
viperfang4 on Sultai Beanstalk 5-2
killchopdeluxe666 on Rakdos Sacrifice 5-2
meta_psychosis on Simic Scapeshift 4-3
ugachaka921 on Jund Food 4-3
shadymcshade on Orzhov Bounce 4-3
pillz235 on Temur Battlecrier 4-3
serenato96 on Mono White Humans 4-3
johnathanprime on Golgari Control 4-3
.bigwizard on Orzhov Greasefang 4-3
diligentstudent97 on Mono Black Midrange 4-3
aslothinacloth on 5C Niv-Mizzet 4-3
.revaen on Golgari Food 4-3
dcroswell0028 on Abzan Greasefang 4-3
nwto on Orzhov Humans 4-3
acc95 on Golgari Midrange 4-3
its.hobbes on Golgari Gift 4-3
gilbey on Boros Burn 4-3
kerdinand on Mono Blue Rona 4-3
neoamp on Sultai Scapeshift 4-3
Wrapping Up
Top 8 is now underway! Thank you for following along so far! I'll be back next time with the first bracket update.
If you'd like to play in a future event, discuss Pioneer, or share your MSH brews, you can join us in the Pioneer Discord.
Have questions? Leave a comment or send me a message!
Hey everyone! I run the Arena Pioneer League (APL) in the Pioneer Discord. Round 4 of Season 8 wrapped up last night and only five players remain undefeated heading into Round 5.
Event Information
74 players
Pioneer Best-of-3 on MTG Arena
7 Swiss rounds (1 per week)
Top 8 begins July 13
Metagame Breakdown
Among the most played archetypes, 5C Enigmatic, Jund Food, and Rakdos Sacrifice are the best performers so far. Here are the 16 most played archetypes and their combined match records after four rounds of play:
5C Enigmatic: 7-1
Jund Food: 6-2
Rakdos Sacrifice: 6-2
Mono Black Midrange: 5-3
Mono White Humans: 5-3
Azorius Control: 6-6
Boros Cauldron: 4-4
Orzhov Humans: 4-4
5C Niv-Mizzet: 5-6
Golgari Midrange: 3-4
Simic Scapeshift: 3-4
Izzet Creativity: 5-7
Abzan Greasefang: 3-5
Izzet Phoenix: 4-8
Boros Burn: 2-6
Mono Red Aggro: 2-9
The remaining 37 archetypes (50% of the field) have a combined record of 74-69 so far.
Undefeated Players (4-0)
Who's your pick to make it to 5-0?
sirepic on 5C Enigmatic
shadymcshade on Orzhov Bounce
griiver on Rakdos Sacrifice
kalmalainen on Mardu Doom
puentesamarillos on Selesnya Angels
Wrapping Up
Round 5 is now underway. Thank you for following along so far! I'll be back next week with another tournament update.
If you'd like to play in a future event, discuss Pioneer, or share your MSH brews, you can join us in the Pioneer Discord.
Have questions? Leave a comment or send me a message!
Hey everyone! I run the Arena Pioneer League (APL) in the Pioneer Discord. Round 3 of Season 8 is complete and only 9 players remain undefeated heading into Round 4.
Event Information
Metagame Breakdown
Among the most played archetypes, 5C Enigmatic and Jund Food currently lead the field. Here are the 16 most played archetypes and their combined records after three rounds of play:
5C Enigmatic: 5-1
Jund Food: 5-1
Mono White Humans: 4-2
Rakdos Sacrifice: 4-2
Azorius Control: 5-4
Boros Cauldron: 3-3
Golgari Midrange: 3-3
Mono Black Midrange: 3-3
Orzhov Humans: 3-3
Izzet Creativity: 4-5
Izzet Phoenix: 4-5
5C Niv-Mizzet: 3-6
Abzan Greasefang: 2-4
Boros Burn: 2-4
Simic Scapeshift: 2-4
Mono Red Aggro: 2-7
The remaining 37 archetypes (50.0% of the field) have a combined record of 56-53 so far.
Undefeated Players (3-0)
The undefeated field is down to 9 players. Who's your pick to make it to 4-0?
ethno1 on 5C Song
shadymcshade on Orzhov Bounce
griiver on Rakdos Sacrifice
ugachaka921 on Jund Food
serenato96 on Mono White Humans
sirepic on 5C Enigmatic
puentesamarillos on Selesnya Angels
kalmalainen on Mardu Doom
pf on 5C Elementals
Wrapping Up
Round 4 is now underway. Thank you for following along so far! I'll be back next week with another tournament update.
If you'd like to play in a future event, discuss Pioneer, share your brews, or keep up with the latest MSH spoilers, you can join us in the Pioneer Discord.
Have any questions? Please feel free to leave comment or send me a message!
Hey everyone! I run the Arena Pioneer League (APL) in the Pioneer Discord. Round 2 of Season 8 is complete and only 18 players remain undefeated heading into Round 3.
Event Information
74 players
Pioneer Best-of-3 on MTG Arena
7 Swiss rounds (1 per week)
Top 8 begins July 13
Metagame Breakdown
Archetypes with 3 players (20.3%) and records:
5C Niv-Mizzet: 1-5
Azorius Control: 3-3
Izzet Creativity: 2-4
Izzet Phoenix: 3-3
Mono Red Aggro: 2-4
Archetypes with 2 players (29.7%) and records:
5C Enigmatic: 3-1
Abzan Greasefang: 1-3
Boros Burn: 2-2
Boros Cauldron: 2-2
Golgari Midrange: 2-2
Jund Food: 3-1
Mono Black Midrange: 2-2
Mono White Humans: 3-1
Orzhov Humans: 2-2
Rakdos Sacrifice: 3-1
Simic Scapeshift: 1-3
The remaining 37 archetypes (50.0% of the field) have a combined record of 39-35.
Undefeated Players (2-0)
Here are the 18 players still undefeated. Who are you rooting for?
doctorskeltal on Izzet Creativity
tiggy227 on Golgari Roots
puentesamarillos on Selesnya Angels
ethno1 on 5C Song
screamingseahawk5 on Boros Cauldron
pillz235 on Temur Battlecrier
kalmalainen on Mardu Doom
serenato96 on Mono White Humans
pf on 5C Elementals
tacotime on Selesnya Company
a5653 on Simic Merfolk
shadymcshade on Orzhov Bounce
griiver on Rakdos Sacrifice
blubet on Simic Lotus
sirepic on 5C Enigmatic
viperfang4 on Sultai Beanstalk
dyl0wned on Sultai Rona
ugachaka921 on Jund Food
Wrapping Up
Round 3 is now underway. Thank you for following along so far! I'll be back next week with another tournament update.
If you'd like to play in a future event, discuss Pioneer, share your brews, or keep up with the latest MSH spoilers, you can join us in the Pioneer Discord.
Have any questions? Please feel free to leave comment or send me a message!
Hey everyone! I run the Arena Pioneer League (APL) in the Pioneer Discord. Season 8 kicked off with 74 players and Round 1 has already wrapped up. Let's take a look at the results.
Event Information
74 players, our biggest event ever!
Pioneer Best-of-3 on MTG Arena
7 Swiss rounds (1 per week)
Top 8 begins July 13
Now let's take a look at the metagame for this event.
Metagame Breakdown
Archetypes with 3 players (4.1%) each:
5C Niv-Mizzet
Azorius Control
Izzet Creativity
Izzet Phoenix
Mono Red Aggro
Archetypes with 2 players (2.7%) each:
5C Enigmatic
Abzan Greasefang
Boros Burn
Boros Cauldron
Golgari Midrange
Jund Food
Mono Black Midrange
Mono White Humans
Orzhov Humans
Rakdos Sacrifice
Simic Scapeshift
Beyond the archetypes listed above, 37 players each registered a different archetype, exactly 50% of the field!
Undefeated Players (1-0)
Here are the 37 players who started Season 8 with a win. Which of them will still be undefeated in next week's report?
havergand on Abzan Elves
tacotime on Selesnya Company
j4m4n on Bant Scapeshift
dcroswell0028 on Abzan Greasefang
blubet on Simic Lotus
shadymcshade on Orzhov Bounce
viperfang4 on Sultai Beanstalk
neoamp on Sultai Scapeshift
sirepic on 5C Enigmatic
brodie930 on Izzet Phoenix
meta_psychosis on Simic Scapeshift
griiver on Rakdos Sacrifice
a5653 on Simic Merfolk
ipa_4_breakfast on 5C Niv-Mizzet
johnathanprime on Golgari Control
gilbey on Boros Burn
tiggy227 on Golgari Roots
killmatronix on Mono White Fields
serenato96 on Mono White Humans
mentalmath on Dimir Rogues
ugachaka921 on Jund Food
puentesamarillos on Selesnya Angels
pillz235 on Temur Battlecrier
mittenz_phd on Boros Hammer
_ewic on Boros Prowess
pf on 5C Elementals
doctorskeltal on Izzet Creativity
.bigwizard on Orzhov Greasefang
nicklatkovich on Azorius Control
dyl0wned on Sultai Rona
oldgrandpa4189 on Mono Black Midrange
ethno1 on 5C Song
screamingseahawk5 on Boros Cauldron
kalmalainen on Mardu Doom
acc95 on Golgari Midrange
numlkd on Izzet Phoenix
bird_admirer on Golgari Midrange
Wrapping Up
Round 2 is now underway, and I'll be back next week with another report.
Interested in joining a future event? Come play, brew, or discuss about the latest spoilers in the Pioneer Discord.
Have any questions? Please comment or DM me!