Counterspells staples in Duel Commander

37 cards played in at least 2% of the 559 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 (43% of decks).

Official MTGO and magic.gg results and paper tournaments, data provided by TopDeck.gg, updated 29 Oct 2026. How we count

Main deck (37)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	Mental MisstepInstant	Instant	43.3%	1.0
2	Wash AwayInstant	Instant	37.6%	1.0
3	Force SpikeInstant	Instant	37.2%	1.0
4	Spell SnareInstant	Instant	36.9%	1.0
5	Mana LeakInstant	Instant	34.0%	1.0
6	Stern ScoldingInstant	Instant	32.2%	1.0
7	DazeInstant	Instant	31.1%	1.0
8	Mana TitheInstant	Instant	30.4%	1.0
9	Force of NegationInstant	Instant	29.0%	1.0
10	Memory LapseInstant	Instant	27.9%	1.0
11	CounterspellInstant	Instant	27.9%	1.0
12	SubtletyCreature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	27.2%	1.0
13	ReprieveInstant	Instant	27.2%	1.0
14	Sink into Stupor // Soporific SpringsInstant // Land	Instant // Land	27.0%	1.0
15	RemandInstant	Instant	25.4%	1.0
16	Lose FocusInstant	Instant	24.9%	1.0
17	Tale's EndInstant	Instant	22.7%	1.0
18	Spell PierceInstant	Instant	20.0%	1.0
19	No More LiesInstant	Instant	15.6%	1.0
20	Cryptic CommandInstant	Instant	14.8%	1.0
21	StifleInstant	Instant	13.6%	1.0
22	Tishana's TidebinderCreature — Merfolk Wizard	Creature — Merfolk Wizard	11.8%	1.0
23	Archmage's CharmInstant	Instant	9.5%	1.0
24	Aven InterrupterCreature — Bird Rogue	Creature — Bird Rogue	8.8%	1.0
25	Drown in the LochInstant	Instant	8.6%	1.0
26	Mystic ConfluenceInstant	Instant	7.5%	1.0
27	Pact of NegationInstant	Instant	7.5%	1.0
28	Evasive ActionInstant	Instant	6.1%	1.0
29	Flare of DenialInstant	Instant	5.2%	1.0
30	Aang, Swift Savior // Aang and La, Ocean's FuryLegendary Creature — Human Avatar Ally // Legendary Creature — Avatar Spirit Ally	Legendary Creature — Human Avatar Ally // Legendary Creature — Avatar Spirit Ally	5.2%	1.0
31	Logic KnotInstant	Instant	4.8%	1.0
32	Change the EquationInstant	Instant	4.3%	1.0
33	MiscalculationInstant	Instant	3.8%	1.0
34	Metallic RebukeInstant	Instant	2.9%	1.0
35	PyroblastInstant	Instant	2.7%	1.0
36	Mystical DisputeInstant	Instant	2.5%	1.0
37	Three Steps AheadInstant	Instant	2.3%	1.0

% of decks

decks of the format that play it in this part

Avg. copies

among the decks that play it

Sideboard (0)

No cards.

Basic lands are left out. Themes come from the functional tags of Scryfall Tagger. How it is calculated