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Channel Nikachu: Dimir Flash in Pioneer Ft. Sea-Dasher Octopus!

Nikachu
June 25, 2020
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Pioneer is the newest brewer's paradise. With the new flash cards coming out of Ikoria, we can finally build a deck around the mechanic! Sea-Dasher Octopus draw cards every turn, Slitherwisp draws cards and m... Read More...

Channel Nikachu: Make Them TAP OUT With Bant Spirits

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March 28, 2020
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We've got a 2-for-1 today. Time to jump back into Pioneer with Bant Spirits! This deck has consistently put up top-8 finishes and is likely the best way to be aggro and disruptive against the Combo decks in... Read More...

Channel Nikachi: Bant Spirits in Pioneer!

Ian Mikita
March 21, 2020
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Bant Spirits in Pioneer is the hot deck at the competitive level. MTG Spirits can counter with Mausoleum Wanderer and Spell Queller, protect our creatures with Selfless Spirit to make them indestructible to car... Read More...

Channel Nikachu: Naban Wizards STRIKES BACK!

Nikachu
March 15, 2020
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Naban Wizards is the best version of Mono-Blue in Pioneer I've play tested. Doubling Master of Waves tokens and triggers from Merfolk Trickster and Harbinger of the Tides puts this Wizard deck over the top. Usi... Read More...

Channel Nikachu: Thassa’s Oracle in Pioneer Wizards

Nikachu
March 8, 2020
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Today we test Thassa's Oracle in Pioneer Wizards! Thassa's Oracle will help on defense, add devotion, and find our more powerful spells! But will the time spent to cast a 1/3 creature be fast enough in Pion... Read More...

Channel Nikachu: Mono Blue Wizards goes 5-0!

Nikachu
February 23, 2020
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We go back with Naban for that double-trigger value. Wizards continues to improve in strategy and card choices. Chainwhirler decks are difficult to beat, so Cerulean Drake has been a welcome addition to survive... Read More...

Channel Nikachu: Pioneer Wizards with Leyline of Anticipation

Nikachu
February 20, 2020
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The search for the perfect Wizards list continues with the addition of Leyline of Anticipation. This leyline allows us to play all our Wizards, including Master of Waves, at flash speed. The bonus of devotion o... Read More...

Rant of Valakut: Pioneer Mono-Black Hand Attack

Ben Iverach-Brereton
February 17, 2020
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As soon as Pioneer was first announced, I got very excited at the prospect of brewing decks for a brand new format. I wasn't able to keep up with the fast-paced rate of bans intially, and I've been spending wha... Read More...

Channel Nikachu: Mono-Blue Naban Wizards

Nikachu
February 13, 2020
Channel Nikachu, Decklists, Pioneer
Pioneer Wizards is here. Double the triggers, double the fun with Naban, Dean of Iteration. Naban Wizards in Pioneer can tap two creatures with Merfolk Trickster, bounce two with Harbinger of the Tides, tap dow... Read More...

Channel Nikachu: Simic Merfolk in Pioneer!

Nikachu
January 30, 2020
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The search for the Right Merfolk deck in Pioneer continues. Now we go Simic with Kiora's Follower to ramp into a Collected Company on turn 3! Kiora's Follower can also untap creatures to make surprise blockers.... Read More...
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