Pioneering Spirit (Frontier)

Frontier

theETG

Creature (23)

• 2x Angel of Invention
• 4x Mausoleum Wanderer
• 4x Rattlechains
• 2x Selfless Spirit
• 2x Spectral Shepherd
• 4x Spell Queller
• 3x Topplegeist
• 2x Torrential Gearhulk

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Narset Transcendent

Land (23)

• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 3x Flooded Strand
• 8x Island
• 9x Plains
• 2x Prairie Stream

Instant (10)

• 4x Essence Flux
• 3x Negate
• 3x Ojutai's Command

Sorcery (3)

• 3x Declaration in Stone

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Sideboard

Creature (10)

• 2x Elder Deep-Fiend
• 3x Monastery Mentor
• 3x Reflector Mage
• 1x Spectral Shepherd
• 1x Torrential Gearhulk

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Dovin Baan

Instant (2)

• 2x Summary Dismissal

Sorcery (2)

• 2x Fragmentize

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Basic Frontier deck based off of my Standard Spirit deck. The deck wants to get in fast and get control of the board, swinging in with flyers every possible turn. Topplegeist and Mausoleum Wanderer are both good turn 1 bodies. Rattlechains protects your dudes and lets you keep flashing in beaters while always having mana for Negate. Spectral Shepherd is great, if you have the mana for it. Essence Flux gets value for every creature in the deck, making it the trick you always feel good playing. Declaration in Stone answers flyers and Ishkanah, which otherwise give this deck major problems. Ojutai's Command does whatever you want it to do, and then does it again off Gearhulk. (I should probably grab a fourth)

The deck plays both control and aggro (aggro for UW, anyway), meaning it's not great at either. You can swing in the air reliably, but your mileage will vary. Be prepared to take your time whittling down your opponent. If you're having trouble in the late game, trade out the Spectral Shepherd and some spirits for Reflector Mage and Elder-Deep Fiend, which can give you a major tempo swing turns 3 and 4. Summary Dismissal for Eldrazi. If you're getting overrun, Monastery Mentor can help you with blockers or give you additional attackers. Fragmentize hits the odd Smuggler's Copter, which can otherwise be a major pain to deal with.

Sprinkle Narset and Dovin to taste.

Date added	7 years
Last updated	7 years
Legality	This deck is not Frontier legal.
Rarity (main - side)	3 - 4 Mythic Rares 27 - 5 Rares 9 - 4 Uncommons 4 - 2 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	2.46
Tokens	Clue, Emblem Dovin Baan, Emblem Narset Transcendent, Monk 1/1 W, Servo 1/1 C