Pioneer is not as fast-paced as Modern or Legacy, but it is faster than Standard
Not only does the Whale stick around longer, but it boosts up anything else with counters and heavily discourages opponents from double-spelling as well
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For any card printed since 1998, you have two clear indicators: The Set Symbol Color: The most immediate visual cue is the expansion symbol, located on the right side of the card, between the art and the text box
It also has an ETB, exile a land or artifact, like your foes in the removal sense
Hitting delirium with this land lets you transform it into any permanent card in your graveyard for a turn, letting it shift into anything from an artifact to an enchantment, or even a creature to close out a game