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March of the Machine: Top 10 Pioneer & Explorer Cards

by SaffronOlive // Apr 12, 2023

March of the Machine is almost here which means it's time to discuss what cards have a chance to make an impact on various constructed formats. Today Seth and Crim count down their top ten cards for Pioneer and Explorer! After the video make sure to let us know what #MTGMOM cards you are most excited to play with in Pioneer and Explorer in the comments!

Individual Lists

#MTGMOM
	Seth	Crim
10	Invasion of Ixalan	Tribute to the World Tree
9	Drana and Linvala	Invasion of Tarkir
8	Faerie Mastermind	Into the Fire
7	Invasion of Gobakhan	Invasion of Ikoria
6	Pile On	Change the Equation
5	Wrenn and Realmbreaker	Faerie Mastermind
4	Knight-Errant of Eos	Invasion of Gobakhan
3	Invasion of Alara	Knight-Errant of Eos
2	Invasion of Ikoria	Polukranos Reborn
1	Polukranos Reborn	Wrenn and Realmbreaker

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