Counterspells staples in Commander

30 cards played in at least 2% of the 14687 Commander decks of the last 120 days, in the main deck or in the sideboard. The most played in the main deck: Mental Misstep (64% of decks).

Official MTGO and magic.gg results and paper tournaments, data provided by TopDeck.gg, updated 26 Oct 2026. How we count

Main deck (30)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	Mental MisstepInstant	Instant	63.5%	1.0
2	FlusterstormInstant	Instant	63.3%	1.0
3	Force of WillInstant	Instant	62.1%	1.0
4	Fierce GuardianshipInstant	Instant	61.9%	1.0
5	Pact of NegationInstant	Instant	61.9%	1.0
6	Mindbreak TrapInstant — Trap	Instant — Trap	60.0%	1.0
7	Swan SongInstant	Instant	53.3%	1.0
8	Force of NegationInstant	Instant	47.3%	1.0
9	An Offer You Can't RefuseInstant	Instant	44.7%	1.0
10	Red Elemental BlastInstant	Instant	34.5%	1.0
11	PyroblastInstant	Instant	31.3%	1.0
12	Vexing BaubleArtifact	Artifact	24.4%	1.0
13	Sink into Stupor // Soporific SpringsInstant // Land	Instant // Land	20.6%	1.0
14	Hullbreaker HorrorCreature — Kraken Horror	Creature — Kraken Horror	13.4%	1.0
15	DazeInstant	Instant	11.5%	1.0
16	DispelInstant	Instant	10.4%	1.0
17	Disrupting ShoalInstant — Arcane	Instant — Arcane	8.0%	1.0
18	SubtletyCreature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	6.4%	1.0
19	Flare of DenialInstant	Instant	5.6%	1.0
20	Mana DrainInstant	Instant	5.5%	1.0
21	Tibalt's TrickeryInstant	Instant	5.3%	1.0
22	TrickbindInstant	Instant	4.9%	1.0
23	Lavinia, Azorius RenegadeLegendary Creature — Human Soldier	Legendary Creature — Human Soldier	4.3%	1.0
24	Aven InterrupterCreature — Bird Rogue	Creature — Bird Rogue	4.1%	1.0
25	Strix SerenadeInstant	Instant	4.0%	1.0
26	Muddle the MixtureInstant	Instant	3.2%	1.0
27	Louisoix's SacrificeInstant	Instant	3.0%	1.0
28	CounterspellInstant	Instant	2.4%	1.0
29	Ertai ResurrectedLegendary Creature — Phyrexian Human Wizard	Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Human Wizard	2.2%	1.0
30	Bilbo's GambitInstant	Instant	2.2%	1.0