Duel Commander staples: Black or Red, Counterspells or Ramp or Recursion

50 cards played in at least 2% of the 593 Duel Commander decks of the last 120 days, in the main deck or in the sideboard. The most played in the main deck: Detective's Phoenix (19% of decks).

Main deck (50)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	Detective's Phoenix Enchantment Creature — Phoenix	Enchantment Creature — Phoenix	18.9%	1.0
2	Animate Dead Enchantment — Aura	Enchantment — Aura	14.8%	1.0
3	Simian Spirit Guide Creature — Ape Spirit	Creature — Ape Spirit	14.7%	1.0
4	Emperor of Bones Creature — Skeleton Noble	Creature — Skeleton Noble	12.0%	1.0
5	Metamorphosis Fanatic Creature — Human Cleric	Creature — Human Cleric	11.5%	1.0
6	Unearth Sorcery	Sorcery	10.8%	1.0
7	Fable of the Mirror-Breaker // Reflection of Kiki-Jiki Enchantment — Saga // Enchantment Creature — Goblin Shaman	Enchantment — Saga // Enchantment Creature — Goblin Shaman	10.1%	1.0
8	Necromancy Enchantment	Enchantment	8.9%	1.0
9	Dance of the Dead Enchantment — Aura	Enchantment — Aura	8.6%	1.0
10	Exhume Sorcery	Sorcery	8.4%	1.0
11	Shallow Grave Instant	Instant	8.3%	1.0
12	Cabal Ritual Instant	Instant	7.9%	1.0
13	Rite of Flame Sorcery	Sorcery	7.8%	1.0
14	Yawgmoth's Will Sorcery	Sorcery	7.6%	1.0
15	Persist Sorcery	Sorcery	7.6%	1.0
16	Fire Nation Occupation Enchantment	Enchantment	7.4%	1.0
17	Sacrifice Instant	Instant	7.1%	1.0
18	Culling the Weak Instant	Instant	6.9%	1.0
19	Strike It Rich Sorcery	Sorcery	6.6%	1.0
20	Seething Song Instant	Instant	6.2%	1.0
21	Nethergoyf Creature — Lhurgoyf	Creature — Lhurgoyf	5.9%	1.0
22	Jeska's Will Sorcery	Sorcery	5.4%	1.0
23	Tersa Lightshatter Legendary Creature — Orc Wizard	Legendary Creature — Orc Wizard	5.4%	1.0
24	Desperate Ritual Instant — Arcane	Instant — Arcane	5.2%	1.0
25	Corpse Dance Instant	Instant	5.2%	1.0
26	Pyretic Ritual Instant	Instant	5.2%	1.0
27	Unburial Rites Sorcery	Sorcery	5.2%	1.0
28	Shambling Ghast Creature — Zombie	Creature — Zombie	5.2%	1.0
29	Dark Petition Sorcery	Sorcery	5.1%	1.0
30	Impulsive Pilferer Creature — Goblin Pirate	Creature — Goblin Pirate	5.1%	1.0
31	Greedy Freebooter Creature — Human Pirate	Creature — Human Pirate	5.1%	1.0
32	Burnt Offering Instant	Instant	4.9%	1.0
33	Infernal Plunge Sorcery	Sorcery	4.7%	1.0
34	Deadly Dispute Instant	Instant	4.7%	1.0
35	Overlord of the Balemurk Enchantment Creature — Avatar Horror	Enchantment Creature — Avatar Horror	4.2%	1.0
36	Doomsday Sorcery	Sorcery	4.0%	1.0
37	Squee, Goblin Nabob Legendary Creature — Goblin	Legendary Creature — Goblin	3.7%	1.0
38	Flashback Instant	Instant	3.5%	1.0
39	Magda, the Hoardmaster Legendary Creature — Dwarf Berserker	Legendary Creature — Dwarf Berserker	3.5%	1.0
40	Skyfire Phoenix Creature — Phoenix	Creature — Phoenix	3.0%	1.0
41	Ox of Agonas Creature — Ox	Creature — Ox	2.9%	1.0
42	Ovalchase Daredevil Creature — Human Pilot	Creature — Human Pilot	2.9%	1.0
43	Bloodghast Creature — Vampire Spirit	Creature — Vampire Spirit	2.7%	1.0
44	Pyroblast Instant	Instant	2.7%	1.0
45	Orcish Lumberjack Creature — Orc	Creature — Orc	2.5%	1.0
46	Chthonian Nightmare Enchantment	Enchantment	2.4%	1.0
47	Forsaken Miner Creature — Skeleton Rogue	Creature — Skeleton Rogue	2.4%	1.0
48	Tasigur, the Golden Fang Legendary Creature — Human Shaman	Legendary Creature — Human Shaman	2.2%	1.0
49	Smaug the Magnificent Legendary Creature — Dragon	Legendary Creature — Dragon	2.0%	1.0
50	Bloodsoaked Champion Creature — Human Warrior	Creature — Human Warrior	2.0%	1.0

% of decks

decks of the format that play it in this part

Avg. copies

among the decks that play it