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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.

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Event Information

• 74 players

• Pioneer Best-of-3 on MTG Arena

• 7 Swiss rounds (1 per week)

• Top 8 begins July 13

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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.

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Undefeated Players (2-0)

Here are the 18 players still undefeated. Who are you rooting for?

1. doctorskeltal on Izzet Creativity

2. tiggy227 on Golgari Roots

3. puentesamarillos on Selesnya Angels

4. ethno1 on 5C Song

5. screamingseahawk5 on Boros Cauldron

6. pillz235 on Temur Battlecrier

7. kalmalainen on Mardu Doom

8. serenato96 on Mono White Humans

9. pf on 5C Elementals

10. tacotime on Selesnya Company

11. a5653 on Simic Merfolk

12. shadymcshade on Orzhov Bounce

13. griiver on Rakdos Sacrifice

14. blubet on Simic Lotus

15. sirepic on 5C Enigmatic

16. viperfang4 on Sultai Beanstalk

17. dyl0wned on Sultai Rona

18. ugachaka921 on Jund Food

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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!

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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.

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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.

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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!

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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

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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!

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