Duel Commander staples: Blue, Creatures or Instants

70 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: Mental Misstep (42% of decks).

Main deck (70)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	Mental Misstep Instant	Instant	42.3%	1.0
2	Wash Away Instant	Instant	36.4%	1.0
3	Brainstorm Instant	Instant	35.9%	1.0
4	Spell Snare Instant	Instant	35.9%	1.0
5	Force Spike Instant	Instant	35.9%	1.0
6	Mana Leak Instant	Instant	32.7%	1.0
7	Stern Scolding Instant	Instant	31.0%	1.0
8	Daze Instant	Instant	30.7%	1.0
9	Force of Negation Instant	Instant	28.2%	1.0
10	Memory Lapse Instant	Instant	27.5%	1.0
11	Subtlety Creature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	26.5%	1.0
12	Counterspell Instant	Instant	26.3%	1.0
13	Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs Instant // Land	Instant // Land	26.0%	1.0
14	Remand Instant	Instant	24.6%	1.0
15	Lose Focus Instant	Instant	23.9%	1.0
16	Tale's End Instant	Instant	22.1%	1.0
17	Consult the Star Charts Instant	Instant	19.9%	1.0
18	Spell Pierce Instant	Instant	19.7%	1.0
19	Intuition Instant	Instant	16.5%	1.0
20	Malcolm, Alluring Scoundrel Legendary Creature — Siren Pirate	Legendary Creature — Siren Pirate	15.3%	1.0
21	Snapcaster Mage Creature — Human Wizard	Creature — Human Wizard	15.2%	1.0
22	Brainsurge Instant	Instant	15.0%	1.0
23	Cryptic Command Instant	Instant	14.0%	1.0
24	Spellseeker Creature — Human Wizard	Creature — Human Wizard	13.2%	1.0
25	Stifle Instant	Instant	13.0%	1.0
26	Tishana's Tidebinder Creature — Merfolk Wizard	Creature — Merfolk Wizard	11.8%	1.0
27	The Wondrous Wasp Legendary Creature — Human Hero	Legendary Creature — Human Hero	11.0%	1.0
28	Frantic Search Instant	Instant	9.6%	1.0
29	Vendilion Clique Legendary Creature — Faerie Wizard	Legendary Creature — Faerie Wizard	9.3%	1.0
30	Archmage's Charm Instant	Instant	8.8%	1.0
31	Wan Shi Tong, Librarian Legendary Creature — Bird Spirit	Legendary Creature — Bird Spirit	8.4%	1.0
32	Brazen Borrower // Petty Theft Creature — Faerie Rogue // Instant — Adventure	Creature — Faerie Rogue // Instant — Adventure	8.3%	1.0
33	Pact of Negation Instant	Instant	8.1%	1.0
34	Flash Instant	Instant	7.8%	1.0
35	Abhorrent Oculus Creature — Eye	Creature — Eye	7.3%	1.0
36	Mystic Confluence Instant	Instant	7.1%	1.0
37	Memory Deluge Instant	Instant	7.1%	1.0
38	Evasive Action Instant	Instant	6.4%	1.0
39	Peek Instant	Instant	5.7%	1.0
40	Faerie Mastermind Creature — Faerie Rogue	Creature — Faerie Rogue	5.7%	1.0
41	True-Name Nemesis Creature — Merfolk Rogue	Creature — Merfolk Rogue	5.4%	1.0
42	Lord of Change Creature — Demon	Creature — Demon	5.1%	1.0
43	Flare of Denial Instant	Instant	4.9%	1.0
44	Murktide Regent Creature — Dragon	Creature — Dragon	4.9%	1.0
45	Agent of Treachery Creature — Human Rogue	Creature — Human Rogue	4.4%	1.0
46	Quantum Riddler Creature — Sphinx	Creature — Sphinx	4.4%	1.0
47	Overlord of the Floodpits Enchantment Creature — Avatar Horror	Enchantment Creature — Avatar Horror	4.2%	1.0
48	Consider Instant	Instant	4.0%	1.0
49	Logic Knot Instant	Instant	4.0%	1.0
50	Change the Equation Instant	Instant	3.9%	1.0
51	Gush Instant	Instant	3.5%	1.0
52	Fallaji Archaeologist Creature — Human Scout	Creature — Human Scout	3.4%	1.0
53	Skycoach Conductor // All Aboard Creature — Bird Pilot // Instant	Creature — Bird Pilot // Instant	3.2%	1.0
54	Thought Scour Instant	Instant	3.2%	1.0
55	Harbinger of the Seas Creature — Merfolk Wizard	Creature — Merfolk Wizard	3.2%	1.0
56	Miscalculation Instant	Instant	3.0%	1.0
57	Snap Instant	Instant	2.9%	1.0
58	Emry, Lurker of the Loch Legendary Creature — Merfolk Wizard	Legendary Creature — Merfolk Wizard	2.9%	1.0
59	Kappa Cannoneer Artifact Creature — Turtle Warrior	Artifact Creature — Turtle Warrior	2.7%	1.0
60	Urza, Lord High Artificer Legendary Creature — Human Artificer	Legendary Creature — Human Artificer	2.7%	1.0
61	The Wasp, Winsome Avenger Legendary Creature — Human Hero	Legendary Creature — Human Hero	2.5%	1.0
62	Into the Flood Maw Instant	Instant	2.5%	1.0
63	Three Steps Ahead Instant	Instant	2.4%	1.0
64	Mystical Dispute Instant	Instant	2.4%	1.0
65	Metallic Rebuke Instant	Instant	2.4%	1.0
66	Mental Note Instant	Instant	2.4%	1.0
67	Whir of Invention Instant	Instant	2.2%	1.0
68	Hullbreacher Creature — Merfolk Pirate	Creature — Merfolk Pirate	2.2%	1.0
69	Krang, Master Mind Legendary Artifact Creature — Utrom Warrior	Legendary Artifact Creature — Utrom Warrior	2.0%	1.0
70	Riddles in the Dark Instant	Instant	2.0%	1.0

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