I don’t have much Pioneer experience, so my first thoughts were ’Why no Lightning Bolt or Blood Moon?’ Then I read up a bit on what’s legal in the format, and realized you’ve basically found way to run them regardless with Wizard's Lightning (and Alpine Moon in the sideboard). Great stuff here, +1

Thanks Balaam__; I've been on a RDW kick recently and after brewing in Modern I thought I'd try my hand at seeing how it would translate into Pioneer... I was really on the fence about Wizard's Lightning at first but playtesting it really feels good so far!

Yeah it looks very achievable to cast them as faux-bolts each game. You have 12 wizards to trigger them, and more than enough stuff to do if you have to wait before drawing one.

Hey, I saw your deck a little while ago and then your post on enchantment removal. I had a deck that started like this {technically I got a Red Burn pre con and went from there) and later added white for the enchantment removal. You can find my link here: Naya Burn Pioneer List. It was a private deck so the description is really just notes to myself.

Basically it's a straight up burn list, whatever can deal the most face damage is in. I took out all the wizards because I didn't like having to have a creature out for Wizard's Lightning and splashed white for main deck Boros Charm and Green for Atarka's Command (mainly the deal 3 and buff creatures giving a double buff to prowess creatures but having main deck "Can't Gain Life" is nice too).

I like your deck though! Bonecrusher is a great card I just opted for Eidolon of the Great Revel for more face burn but I could see Slaying Fire dealing 4 easy in your list, mine perhaps not as much especially at 3 mana.

Main deck I reduced it to 2 mana and have the Light Up the Stage to keep going through the deck. Sideboard I have some 3 drops like Chandra which is amazing as you know and I put in Squee, Dubious Monarch for a more removal heavy deck where I can't just board out all my creatures. Phoenix Chick is decent, it could be upgraded but the flying is surprisingly still good evasion to get in that 1 damage for spectacle.

I'd be interested in your thoughts as it seems your sideboard covers all bases and the list seems well built. After a good deal of play testing I found that you can in fact out race some decks and just straight up not run certain removals. I think Greesefang is the quickest graveyard deck and still by T3 we can deal a good amount of face damage with still another turn after their deck goes off.

Hey, best of luck with your matches! Just wanted to share my observations with you.

I kinda see a combined strategy here. I would maybe streamline and closing/shaving on either the weenies or the wizards. Then support that one you choose so no cards are dead, getting you the best bang for their buck.

Weenies need anthems. Reckless Bushwhacker or Embercleave support a weenie strategy, but here they conflict with Wizards and Spectacle stuff. The wizards just feel like too much work for a bolt that may never be drawn.

I really like Prowess, because theoretically shock spells become bolts in the end of the day. Prowess also doesn’t need to play many creatures, better protecting from board whipes. More spells encourage Prowess, enable Spectacle stuff, and get damage in passed blockers. Dreadhorde Arcanist?

My Sideboard also has Scab-Clan Berserker, and I have been impressed against control.

Anyway, hope you have fun!