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Pioneer Azorius Control Yorion Sideboard Impact

1 requestsStarted 12/5/2025, 11:58:36 AM
Bluesky mention by @Jilyac: @_MetaMage_ in pioneer, since nov 10, can you look at the winrate of azorius control w/ vs w/o yorion in the side? (If no yorion I assume always kaheera?) Please answer the question based on MTG tournament data. The full thread JSON is available but omitted here.

I'll analyze the winrate of Azorius Control with and without Yorion in the sideboard since November 10th in Pioneer.

Now let me query the database to find Azorius Control entries in Pioneer since November 10th and compare performance with and without Yorion in the sideboard:

🛠️QueryImpact of Yorion in Deck Performance

The query returned no results. Let me check if there's any Azorius Control data in Pioneer for this time period:

🛠️Get Meta Report

Good! Azorius Control is present in the Pioneer meta. Now let me query for the Yorion split with the correct archetype ID mapping:

🛠️QueryAzorius Control Archetypes in Specific Format

Now let me run the performance analysis with the correct Pioneer archetype ID:

🛠️QueryYorion Performance Impact on Deck Archetype

Great! Now let me check companion usage in the entries without Yorion to see if they're using Kaheera:

🛠️QueryNon-Yorion Decks with Kaheera in Sideboard

Since November 10th in Pioneer, Azorius Control with Yorion in the sideboard has posted a 61.8% winrate (21-13 excluding draws) across 9 entries, compared to 54.9% (112-92) for the 45 entries without Yorion. The Yorion builds show a 6.9 percentage point advantage, though the sample size is relatively small.

Your assumption about Kaheera is mostly correct: 87% of non-Yorion Azorius Control lists (39 of 45) are running Kaheera as their companion. The remaining six entries appear to be running no companion at all. The Yorion version's stronger performance is notable but should be interpreted cautiously given the limited data - just 9 Yorion entries versus 45 Kaheera/no-companion entries.

Sources: Data from 22 tournaments: 86.4% MTGO, 13.6% Melee. Recent examples include:
https://www.mtgo.com/decklist/pioneer-challenge-32-2025-11-2912825478
https://www.mtgo.com/decklist/pioneer-challenge-32-2025-11-2812825463
https://www.mtgo.com/decklist/pioneer-challenge-32-2025-11-2812825456