The paint on the cards in March of the Machines had barely dried when Wizards of the Coast decided to release Aftermath, a supplemental, undraftable mini set (but Standard/Pioneer legal). How will competitive players react to this set? Will they embrace the cards or will they dismiss them as an afterthought? The First Pioneers believe we should give some of them a try in the Pioneer format, but with players still feeling out the last set, it might be some time before any of the Aftermath cards makes a splash in the format.
If you’re feeling some new set fatigue or just don’t want to devote any time to the new cards right now, let us give you some suggestions to get you started brewing or to prepare you for what you might see in the metagame this summer. And if we missed some cards be sure to pop into our Discord or onto our Twitter to let us know how you’d build decks with them!
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| Kevin | Ryan | DreamsOfAshiok | |
| Honorable Mention | None (He’s boring) | None (He’s also boring) | Sigarda, Font of Blessings |
| 5 | Sarkhan, Soul Aflame | Tranquil Frillback | Markov Baron |
| 4 | Nashi, Moon's Legacy | Tyvar the Bellicose | Filter Out |
| 3 | Markov Baron | Coppercoat Vanguard | Nissa, Resurgent Animist |
| 2 | Coppercoat Vanguard | Jirina, Dauntless General | Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin |
| 1 | Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin | Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin | Coppercoat Vanguard |
