100 episodes

Keeping you up to date with what is new, interesting and powerful in the Magic the Gathering Pioneer format

The First Pioneers The First Pioneers

    • Leisure

Keeping you up to date with what is new, interesting and powerful in the Magic the Gathering Pioneer format

    #192 - Back to Square One

    #192 - Back to Square One

    It's been quite a while since we talked about one drops in the Pioneer format (almost 3 years to be exact. Strixhaven had just come out!), but with the recent influx of powerful and useful one drops in Pioneer we felt it was time to revisit the topic! The First Pioneers talk about what used to be good, what new one drops have joined the previous ones, what one drops have potential, and which one drops are stuck in limbo with no decks to go into. If you're looking for some cards to brew with, or hoping to revisit some past strategies, this week's episode is a great deep dive into format's best one mana cards!
    If your favorite one drops didn't get mentioned in the discussion, be sure to join the discussion about it in our Discord or on Twitter!
     
    Our Discord: https://discord.gg/SBRF8DH
    Our Twitter: https://twitter.com/MtgPioneer
    You can find our other episodes on the Untap Leagues website as well! https://untapleagues.com/author/the-first-pioneers/

    • 48 min
    #191 - New Blood in Pioneer at Pro Tour Murder at Karlov Manor

    #191 - New Blood in Pioneer at Pro Tour Murder at Karlov Manor

    Vampires had been counted out of Pioneer for a while. It was a fun deck and one of people's favorite typal strategies, but it hadn't been relevant for a while. That all changed last weekend during Pro Tour Murder at Karlov Manor. Seth Manfield and a team of other players brought resurrected the archetype with Black/Red vampires, backed by the new card Vein Ripper. This new blood proved to be too strong for his competitors and he took down the event. The following week more and more people were turned (into vampire players) and now the vampire menace is among us.
    This week the First Pioneers go over all results from last week and talk about what comes next. Be sure to listen then stop in to our Discord to chat about the new Pioneer metagame!
     
    Our Discord: https://discord.gg/SBRF8DH
    Our Twitter: https://twitter.com/MtgPioneer
    You can find our other episodes on the Untap Leagues website as well! https://untapleagues.com/author/the-first-pioneers/

    • 54 min
    #190- Murders at Karlov Manor Pioneer brews and early results

    #190- Murders at Karlov Manor Pioneer brews and early results

    Welcome to a new Pioneer Metagame! Or is it? While a few new cards have snuck their way into Pioneer this season from the newest set, most of the other cards seem to be biding their time and waiting for the right moment to make their move from the shadows. This week the First Pioneers talk about some new brews and updates they have with the cards from Murders at Karlov Manor, and take a look at the early online results before the next major event in Chicago.
    If you have some cool brews of your own be sure to stop in to our Discord later and share them! We'd love to see how you're using the newest cards.
     
    Our Discord: https://discord.gg/SBRF8DH
    Our Twitter: https://twitter.com/MtgPioneer
    You can find our other episodes on the Untap Leagues website as well! https://untapleagues.com/author/the-first-pioneers/

    • 47 min
    #189 - The Murders at Karlov Manor Pioneer Set Review

    #189 - The Murders at Karlov Manor Pioneer Set Review

    There seems to be a lot of killing going on in Ravnica, but does the Murders at Karlov Manor set have any killer cards for Pioneer? This week the First Pioneers team once again breaks down all of the cards in the newest set and talks about their potential impact in Pioneer before making our top 5. As you listen, make your own top 5 and if you think we missed any cards in our review be sure to let us know on Twitter or Discord afterwards!
     
    Our Discord: https://discord.gg/SBRF8DH
    Our Twitter: https://twitter.com/MtgPioneer
    You can find our other episodes on the Untap Leagues website as well! https://untapleagues.com/author/the-first-pioneers/

    • 1 hr 13 min
    #188 - Murder Afoot: A first look at Murders at Karlov Manor in Pioneer

    #188 - Murder Afoot: A first look at Murders at Karlov Manor in Pioneer

    After a slow winter vacation for The First Pioneers and the Pioneer format, both of us are ready to get back into the swing of things. Murder is afoot in Ravnica and a group of magical gumshoes are on the case. While that's about the extent of my knowledge of the story for the next set, what we DO know is that Murders at Karlov Manor is bringing back some older mechanics as well as introducing some brand new ones. Since we'll be devoting our next episode entirely to the full spoiler of cards, this week seemed like a great time to talk about the potential effect these new abilities and mechanics could have on the format. Will it enable new decks, power up old ones, or fall flat and soon be forgotten?
    Before the full spoiler is out, wrack your brain with ours and join in the conversation on our Discord and Twitter! Which cards and decks do YOU think will be the biggest winners once the investigation at Karlov Manor is concluded?
     
    Our Discord: https://discord.gg/SBRF8DH
    Our Twitter: https://twitter.com/MtgPioneer
    You can find our other episodes on the Untap Leagues website as well! https://untapleagues.com/author/the-first-pioneers/

    • 47 min
    Pioneer Year in Review: 2023

    Pioneer Year in Review: 2023

    Pioneer has had some good and bad things happen in 2023, so in this final episode of the year we go over what we think had positive impacts on the format, as well as what things hurt it. We also go over our hopes for Pioneer in 2024, our favorite cards of 2023, and our favorite decks of 2023!
    See if your favorite things made the list and if they didn't, stop in to your Discord or Twitter and let us know!
     
    Our Discord: https://discord.gg/SBRF8DH
    Our Twitter: https://twitter.com/MtgPioneer
    You can find our other episodes on the Untap Leagues website as well! https://untapleagues.com/author/the-first-pioneers/

    • 55 min

Top Podcasts In Leisure

Trash Taste Podcast
Trash Taste Podcast
Steak & Eggs Podcast
OTKnetwork
SPICY FRUIT
Alex and Roi
Zealed Fujoshi | A Yaoi / Boy's Love (BL) Podcast
Zealed Fujoshi
Gardeners' Question Time
BBC Radio 4
天真不天真
杨天真本真

You Might Also Like

Crew3: A Pioneer Podcast
Crew3: A Pioneer Podcast
GerryT Podcast With Dave Shiels
GerryT Podcast
Faithless Brewing MTG: Modern and Pioneer for the Spike Rogue
Faithless Brewing
MTGGoldfish Podcast
MTGGoldfish
MTG Rants
MTG Rants
The Dive Down
The Dive Down