Pioneer: Aggro dominance causing player decline

Pioneer's looking shaky. Aggro's stranglehold on the meta is tightening, and player engagement is dwindling. We need to shake things up, or this format's headed for a serious decline.

The Health Index sits at a middling 61.0. Metagame Diversity is a barely-passing 65.3, but the Archetype Distribution is a misleadingly high 85.7; this is because aggro is so heavy. The truly concerning numbers are the Event and Player Growth Scores: 36.0 and 28.5, respectively. Translation: fewer people are playing and fewer events are firing. The B&R Health Score of 75.0 is irrelevant when nobody's playing.

The metagame is dominated by Red Deck Wins at 25.6% and Arclight Phoenix at 15%. Look further down and it's just different flavors of aggro: Selesnya, Rakdos, UR, Golgari, Dimir, Artifacts, Auras, and Gruul. Aggro decks account for almost 75% of the meta. This isn't diverse, it's a beatdown bonanza. Control is struggling.

Reddit is buzzing about Rakdos Aggro's dominance and the potential of Boros Convoke as an answer. Leyline Binding and Fable of the Mirror-Breaker are still staples. The lack of B&R changes signals complacency. Pioneer needs something to shake it up. The community is cautiously optimistic, but declining player counts speak louder than words.