Pioneer Playable Cards – Black

October 22, 2019 Pioneer 1

Wizards of the Coast has just announced Pioneer as the newest format that will receive support on both Magic Online and in tabletop with PTQs and several Grand Prix events showcasing the format next year. The exciting part is that there's virtually no banned list to start with (only fetchlands are excluded), so it's a brewer's paradise! Not since the invention of Modern has there been a better time to go on a brewing frenzy to figure out what is possible in a new format. We've done some of the initial legwork for you by scouring the entire list of 6,410 cards that are currently legal in the format and eliminating 87% of them so that you don't have to look at the draft chaff. What we've compiled here is a list of every card that could potentially be playable, whether it's a format staple, a role-player in certain archetypes, a sideboard card, or a build-around type card to get those creative juices flowing. Go ahead and bookmark this page to use as a reference when brewing – we certainly will be!

Check out our lists for the other colors here:

Pioneer Playable Cards List – White

Pioneer Playable Cards List – Blue

Pioneer Playable Cards List – Red

Pioneer Playable Cards List – Green

Pioneer Playable Cards List – Colorless

Pioneer Playable Cards List – Lands

Pioneer – Notable Sideboard Cards

Pioneer Playable Card List – Mono Black (Creatures)

1 x Bloodsoaked Champion1 x Cauldron Familiar1 x Cryptbreaker1 x Diregraf Ghoul1 x Dread Wanderer1 x Gnarlroot Trapper1 x Gutterbones1 x Indulgent Aristocrat1 x Knight of the Ebon Legion1 x Stitcher's Supplier1 x Eternal Taskmaster1 x Kitesail Freebooter1 x Knight of Malice1 x Pack Rat1 x Priest of Forgotten Gods1 x Relentless Dead1 x Zulaport Cutthroat1 x Ayara, First of Locthwain1 x Diregraf Colossus1 x Embodiment of Agonies1 x Grim Haruspex
1 x Lifebane Zombie1 x Liliana, Heretical Healer // Liliana, Defiant Necromancer1 x Midnight Reaper1 x Mogis's Marauder1 x Nantuko Husk1 x Wasteland Strangler1 x Yahenni, Undying Partisan1 x Bone Picker1 x Haunted Dead1 x Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet1 x Ravenous Chupacabra1 x Cavalier of Night1 x Doom Whisperer1 x God-Eternal Bontu1 x Gray Merchant of Asphodel1 x Sly Requisitioner1 x Voldaren Pariah // Abolisher of Bloodlines1 x Marionette Master1 x Tasigur, the Golden Fang1 x Gurmag Angler
1 Bloodsoaked Champion
1 Cauldron Familiar
1 Cryptbreaker
1 Diregraf Ghoul
1 Dread Wanderer
1 Gnarlroot Trapper
1 Gutterbones
1 Indulgent Aristocrat
1 Knight of the Ebon Legion
1 Stitcher's Supplier
1 Eternal Taskmaster
1 Kitesail Freebooter
1 Knight of Malice
1 Pack Rat
1 Priest of Forgotten Gods
1 Relentless Dead
1 Zulaport Cutthroat
1 Ayara, First of Locthwain
1 Diregraf Colossus
1 Embodiment of Agonies
1 Grim Haruspex
1 Lifebane Zombie
1 Liliana, Heretical Healer/Liliana, Defiant Necromancer
1 Midnight Reaper
1 Mogis's Marauder
1 Nantuko Husk
1 Wasteland Strangler
1 Yahenni, Undying Partisan
1 Bone Picker
1 Haunted Dead
1 Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet
1 Ravenous Chupacabra
1 Cavalier of Night
1 Doom Whisperer
1 God-Eternal Bontu
1 Gray Merchant of Asphodel
1 Sly Requisitioner
1 Voldaren Pariah/Abolisher of Bloodlines
1 Marionette Master
1 Tasigur, the Golden Fang
1 Gurmag Angler
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Pioneer Playable Card List – Mono Black (Noncreature Spells)

1 x Cremate1 x Dead Weight1 x Duress1 x Fatal Push1 x Gnarled Scarhide1 x Illness in the Ranks1 x Scheming Symmetry1 x Shrieking Affliction1 x Thoughtseize1 x Ulcerate1 x Bile Blight1 x Brain Maggot1 x Collective Brutality1 x Doom Blade1 x Dreadhorde Invasion1 x Legion's End1 x Mausoleum Secrets1 x Noxious Grasp1 x Shadow of the Grave1 x Sign in Blood1 x The Elderspell1 x Ultimate Price1 x Waste Not1 x Wishclaw Talisman1 x Bontu's Last Reckoning
1 x Cry of the Carnarium1 x Dark Prophecy1 x Davriel, Rogue Shadowmage1 x Drill Bit1 x Grim Guardian1 x Liliana, the Last Hope1 x Lost Legacy1 x Painful Truths1 x Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord1 x Underworld Connections1 x Witch's Vengeance1 x Blood for Bones1 x Creeping Chill1 x Languish1 x Leyline of the Void1 x Liliana of the Dark Realms1 x Bond of Revival1 x Dark Petition1 x Doomwake Giant1 x Murderous Cut1 x Battle at the Bridge1 x Bolas's Citadel1 x Command the Dreadhorde1 x The Cauldron of Eternity
1 Cremate
1 Dead Weight
1 Duress
1 Fatal Push
1 Gnarled Scarhide
1 Illness in the Ranks
1 Scheming Symmetry
1 Shrieking Affliction
1 Thoughtseize
1 Ulcerate
1 Bile Blight
1 Brain Maggot
1 Collective Brutality
1 Doom Blade
1 Dreadhorde Invasion
1 Legion's End
1 Mausoleum Secrets
1 Noxious Grasp
1 Shadow of the Grave
1 Sign in Blood
1 The Elderspell
1 Ultimate Price
1 Waste Not
1 Wishclaw Talisman
1 Bontu's Last Reckoning
1 Cry of the Carnarium
1 Dark Prophecy
1 Davriel, Rogue Shadowmage
1 Drill Bit
1 Grim Guardian
1 Liliana, the Last Hope
1 Lost Legacy
1 Painful Truths
1 Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord
1 Underworld Connections
1 Witch's Vengeance
1 Blood for Bones
1 Creeping Chill
1 Languish
1 Leyline of the Void
1 Liliana of the Dark Realms
1 Bond of Revival
1 Dark Petition
1 Doomwake Giant
1 Murderous Cut
1 Battle at the Bridge
1 Bolas's Citadel
1 Command the Dreadhorde
1 The Cauldron of Eternity
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Pioneer Playable Card List – Orzhov

1 x Cartel Aristocrat1 x Chief of the Edge1 x Chief of the Scale1 x Corpse Knight1 x Cruel Celebrant1 x Despark1 x Legion Lieutenant1 x Orzhov Charm1 x Revival // Revenge1 x Wayward Servant1 x Anguished Unmaking1 x Athreos, God of Passage
1 x Kambal, Consul of Allocation1 x Kaya, Orzhov Usurper1 x Mortify1 x Oath of Kaya1 x Sin Collector1 x Doom Foretold1 x Kaya's Wrath1 x Obzedat, Ghost Council1 x Obzedat's Aid1 x Ashen Rider1 x Immortal Servitude
1 Cartel Aristocrat
1 Chief of the Edge
1 Chief of the Scale
1 Corpse Knight
1 Cruel Celebrant
1 Despark
1 Legion Lieutenant
1 Orzhov Charm
1 Revival/Revenge
1 Wayward Servant
1 Anguished Unmaking
1 Athreos, God of Passage
1 Kambal, Consul of Allocation
1 Kaya, Orzhov Usurper
1 Mortify
1 Oath of Kaya
1 Sin Collector
1 Doom Foretold
1 Kaya's Wrath
1 Obzedat, Ghost Council
1 Obzedat's Aid
1 Ashen Rider
1 Immortal Servitude
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Pioneer Playable Card List – Dimir

1 x Drown in the Loch1 x Far // Away1 x Lazav, the Multifarious1 x Thought Erasure1 x Tyrant's Scorn1 x Warped Physique1 x Ashiok, Dream Render1 x Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver
1 x Nightveil Specter1 x Prized Amalgam1 x Tezzeret's Touch1 x Unmoored Ego1 x Hostage Taker1 x Notion Thief1 x The Scarab God1 x Tezzeret, Master of the Bridge – Foil Buy-a-Box Promo
1 Drown in the Loch
1 Far/Away
1 Lazav, the Multifarious
1 Thought Erasure
1 Tyrant's Scorn
1 Warped Physique
1 Ashiok, Dream Render
1 Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver
1 Nightveil Specter
1 Prized Amalgam
1 Tezzeret's Touch
1 Unmoored Ego
1 Hostage Taker
1 Notion Thief
1 The Scarab God
1 Tezzeret, Master of the Bridge - Foil Buy-a-Box Promo
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Pioneer Playable Card List – Golgari

1 x Deathrite Shaman1 x Slitherhead1 x Alpha Status1 x Abrupt Decay1 x Assassin's Trophy1 x Argivian Find1 x Golgari Charm1 x Grim Flayer1 x Grisly Salvage
1 x Lotleth Troll1 x Winding Constrictor1 x Catacomb Sifter1 x Charnel Troll1 x Putrefy1 x Shaman of the Pack1 x Jarad's Orders1 x Vraska, Golgari Queen1 x Molderhulk
1 Deathrite Shaman
1 Slitherhead
1 Alpha Status
1 Abrupt Decay
1 Assassin's Trophy
1 Argivian Find
1 Golgari Charm
1 Grim Flayer
1 Grisly Salvage
1 Lotleth Troll
1 Winding Constrictor
1 Catacomb Sifter
1 Charnel Troll
1 Putrefy
1 Shaman of the Pack
1 Jarad's Orders
1 Vraska, Golgari Queen
1 Molderhulk
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Pioneer Playable Card List – Rakdos

1 x Claim // Fame1 x Footlight Fiend1 x Angrath's Rampage1 x Cut // Ribbons1 x Dreadbore1 x Dreadhorde Butcher1 x Rakdos Charm1 x Stormfist Crusader1 x Bedevil
1 x Judith, the Scourge Diva1 x Kolaghan's Command1 x Mayhem Devil1 x Olivia, Mobilized for War1 x Unlicensed Disintegration1 x Garna, the Bloodflame1 x Sire of Insanity1 x Rakdos's Return
1 Claim/Fame
1 Footlight Fiend
1 Angrath's Rampage
1 Cut/Ribbons
1 Dreadbore
1 Dreadhorde Butcher
1 Rakdos Charm
1 Stormfist Crusader
1 Bedevil
1 Judith, the Scourge Diva
1 Kolaghan's Command
1 Mayhem Devil
1 Olivia, Mobilized for War
1 Unlicensed Disintegration
1 Garna, the Bloodflame
1 Sire of Insanity
1 Rakdos's Return
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Pioneer Playable Card List – Black (3+ colors)

1 x Abzan Charm1 x Anafenza, the Foremost1 x Kethis, the Hidden Hand1 x Siege Rhino1 x Breaking // Entering1 x Nicol Bolas, the Ravager // Nicol Bolas, the Arisen1 x Dark Intimations1 x Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God1 x Crackling Doom1 x Butcher of the Horde
1 Abzan Charm
1 Anafenza, the Foremost
1 Kethis, the Hidden Hand
1 Siege Rhino
1 Breaking/Entering
1 Nicol Bolas, the Ravager/Nicol Bolas, the Arisen
1 Dark Intimations
1 Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God
1 Crackling Doom
1 Butcher of the Horde
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