# 143 - How Your Pioneer Deck Can Survive a Banning

It never stops. Somebody is always calling for a card to get banned. It doesn't matter what format it is, but somebody loses to a card and suddenly they are being loud and vocal online, calling for it to be removed from the format. Pioneer seems like it's a rather balanced format, but some people will never be satisfied until a card is gone. If the card gets banned, is it the end of the line for your deck though? Not necessarily.
In this week's episode The First Pioneers are joined by MTGO grinder DreamsofAshiok and talk about how decks could survive a banning. It wouldn't be the first time that a card was banned and a deck bounced back. There have been a handful of decks that have done so, and we discussed how they were able to keep going after losing a key card. We cover all of the cards people are currently calling to be banned, as well as some others that people don't like and dive deep into what kind of ripples these bannings would create.
And if you stick around until the end of the show we also talk about cards we think could be unbanned to give more decks a chance of winning in the current metagame. See if one of your favorite banned cards get mentioned!
 
Our Discord: https://discord.gg/SBRF8DH
Our Twitter: https://twitter.com/MtgPioneer
You can find our other episodes on the Untap Leagues website as well! https://untapleagues.com/author/the-first-pioneers/