#46 - Becoming Competitive in Pioneer: Preparation

Israel National's 2018 champ and a member of the runner up team from the World Magic Cup in the same year, Amit Etgar, joins us on today's First Pioneer podcast to give advice on how to become a better competitive player in Pioneer.

Amit, also known as EkerossMTG on Twitter and Twitch, has been a notable fixture on the Pioneer MTGO scene since the format shifted largely online earlier this year and has been honing his skills every week there. He's no stranger to making tough plays and trying new strategies, so for this week's episode we hit him with a variety of difficult questions about the current Pioneer format.

He talks about his approach to preparing for big events like Pro Tour Qualifiers, such as how to test decks out, what kind of archetypes seem to work best in the format, what the best decks are in each major archetype, as well as what type of cards you should have answers for. If you're looking to improve your competitive Pioneer skills in the coming months before paper Magic returns, or plan to start playing the format on MTGO, be sure to give this episode a listen! 

 

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