Pioneer Masters
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Pioneer Masters is a Magic Arena-specific reprint set that once was planned to be be released. It would be combining cards from all the sets legal in Pioneer, pulling them together into a single set for both Limited and Constructed play.[1] The set was originally planned for release at the end of 2020, but was pushed back to 2021 for more playtesting.[2] In July 2021, it was put on hold.[3]
It was stated that Wizards of the Coast's schedule didn't have room to focus on growing a unique identity for the Historic format while fully supporting Pioneer at the same time. Some steps toward Pioneer were expected to come as part of Historic's growth, but they paused work toward Pioneer Masters sets for the time being.[3]
In December 2021, the release of Alchemy: Innistrad paired Historic with it in terms of card changes. By including Alchemy cards in Historic, MTG Arena lost its only "true to tabletop" non-rotating format. As the introduction of Pioneer also had been put on hold, the negative feedback forced Wizards of the Coast to quickly announce that they would be searching for an alternative.[4] Although people asked for the return of Pioneer or Pioneer light, Wizards seemed to search for another format. This made the eventual release of Pioneer Masters even more unlikely.
References
- ↑ MTG Arena: State of the Game – July 2020. magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast (July 15, 2020]).
- ↑ Wizards of the Coast (September 15, 2020). "MTG Arena: State of the Game – September 2020". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ a b Wizards of the Coast (July 2, 2021). "MTG Arena: State of the Game – Adventures in the Forgotten Realms". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Wizards of the Coast (February 8, 2022). "MTG Arena: State of the Game - Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.