Duel Commander staples: Creatures or Instants or Artifacts, Counterspells or Card draw or Recursion or Artifact removal
194 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: Skullclamp (42% of decks).
Main deck (194)
| # | Card | Type | % of decks | Avg. copies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Skullclamp
Artifact — Equipment
|
Artifact — Equipment | 42.5% | 1.0 |
| 2 |
Mental Misstep
Instant
|
Instant | 42.3% | 1.0 |
| 3 |
Wash Away
Instant
|
Instant | 36.4% | 1.0 |
| 4 |
Brainstorm
Instant
|
Instant | 35.9% | 1.0 |
| 5 |
Spell Snare
Instant
|
Instant | 35.9% | 1.0 |
| 6 |
Force Spike
Instant
|
Instant | 35.9% | 1.0 |
| 7 |
Witch Enchanter // Witch-Blessed Meadow
 
Creature — Human Warlock // Land
|
Creature — Human Warlock // Land | 34.9% | 1.0 |
| 8 |
Mana Leak
Instant
|
Instant | 32.7% | 1.0 |
| 9 |
Skyclave Apparition
Creature — Kor Spirit
|
Creature — Kor Spirit | 32.5% | 1.0 |
| 10 |
Stern Scolding
Instant
|
Instant | 31.0% | 1.0 |
| 11 |
Daze
Instant
|
Instant | 30.7% | 1.0 |
| 12 |
Mana Tithe
Instant
|
Instant | 30.4% | 1.0 |
| 13 |
Pre-War Formalwear
Artifact — Equipment
|
Artifact — Equipment | 29.3% | 1.0 |
| 14 |
Force of Negation
Instant
|
Instant | 28.2% | 1.0 |
| 15 |
Memory Lapse
Instant
|
Instant | 27.5% | 1.0 |
| 16 |
Reprieve
Instant
|
Instant | 27.3% | 1.0 |
| 17 |
Subtlety
Creature — Elemental Incarnation
|
Creature — Elemental Incarnation | 26.5% | 1.0 |
| 18 |
Counterspell
Instant
|
Instant | 26.3% | 1.0 |
| 19 |
Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs
Instant // Land
|
Instant // Land | 26.0% | 1.0 |
| 20 |
Remand
Instant
|
Instant | 24.6% | 1.0 |
| 21 |
Lose Focus
Instant
|
Instant | 23.9% | 1.0 |
| 22 |
Tale's End
Instant
|
Instant | 22.1% | 1.0 |
| 23 |
Spell Pierce
Instant
|
Instant | 19.7% | 1.0 |
| 24 |
Psychic Frog
Creature — Frog
|
Creature — Frog | 19.6% | 1.0 |
| 25 |
Cathar Commando
Creature — Human Soldier
|
Creature — Human Soldier | 19.2% | 1.0 |
| 26 |
Detective's Phoenix
Enchantment Creature — Phoenix
|
Enchantment Creature — Phoenix | 18.9% | 1.0 |
| 27 |
Endurance
Creature — Elemental Incarnation
|
Creature — Elemental Incarnation | 18.0% | 1.0 |
| 28 |
Palace Jailer
Creature — Human Soldier
|
Creature — Human Soldier | 17.7% | 1.0 |
| 29 |
Abrupt Decay
Instant
|
Instant | 17.7% | 1.0 |
| 30 |
Ghost Vacuum
Artifact
|
Artifact | 17.5% | 1.0 |
| 31 |
Esper Sentinel
Artifact Creature — Human Soldier
|
Artifact Creature — Human Soldier | 17.4% | 1.0 |
| 32 |
Cling to Dust
Instant
|
Instant | 16.4% | 1.0 |
| 33 |
Haywire Mite
Artifact Creature — Insect
|
Artifact Creature — Insect | 16.2% | 1.0 |
| 34 |
Portable Hole
Artifact
|
Artifact | 16.0% | 1.0 |
| 35 |
Malcolm, Alluring Scoundrel
Legendary Creature — Siren Pirate
|
Legendary Creature — Siren Pirate | 15.3% | 1.0 |
| 36 |
No More Lies
Instant
|
Instant | 15.3% | 1.0 |
| 37 |
Snapcaster Mage
Creature — Human Wizard
|
Creature — Human Wizard | 15.2% | 1.0 |
| 38 |
Brainsurge
Instant
|
Instant | 15.0% | 1.0 |
| 39 |
Cryptic Command
Instant
|
Instant | 14.0% | 1.0 |
| 40 |
Mishra's Bauble
Artifact
|
Artifact | 13.0% | 1.0 |
| 41 |
Stifle
Instant
|
Instant | 13.0% | 1.0 |
| 42 |
Glimmer Lens
Artifact — Equipment
|
Artifact — Equipment | 13.0% | 1.0 |
| 43 |
March of Otherworldly Light
Instant
|
Instant | 12.8% | 1.0 |
| 44 |
Six
Legendary Creature — Treefolk
|
Legendary Creature — Treefolk | 12.6% | 1.0 |
| 45 |
Phlage, Titan of Fire's Fury
Legendary Creature — Elder Giant
|
Legendary Creature — Elder Giant | 12.3% | 1.0 |
| 46 |
Urza's Bauble
Artifact
|
Artifact | 12.1% | 1.0 |
| 47 |
Emperor of Bones
Creature — Skeleton Noble
|
Creature — Skeleton Noble | 12.0% | 1.0 |
| 48 |
Tishana's Tidebinder
Creature — Merfolk Wizard
|
Creature — Merfolk Wizard | 11.8% | 1.0 |
| 49 |
Metamorphosis Fanatic
Creature — Human Cleric
|
Creature — Human Cleric | 11.5% | 1.0 |
| 50 |
Unexpectedly Absent
Instant
|
Instant | 11.5% | 1.0 |
| 51 |
Ajani, Nacatl Pariah // Ajani, Nacatl Avenger
Legendary Creature — Cat Warrior // Legendary Planeswalker — Ajani
|
Legendary Creature — Cat Warrior // Legendary Planeswalker — Ajani | 11.1% | 1.0 |
| 52 |
Archon of Cruelty
Creature — Archon
|
Creature — Archon | 11.1% | 1.0 |
| 53 |
Currency Converter
Artifact
|
Artifact | 10.5% | 1.0 |
| 54 |
Icetill Explorer
Creature — Insect Scout
|
Creature — Insect Scout | 10.1% | 1.0 |
| 55 |
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 |
| 56 |
Frantic Search
Instant
|
Instant | 9.6% | 1.0 |
| 57 |
Aven Interrupter
Creature — Bird Rogue
|
Creature — Bird Rogue | 8.9% | 1.0 |
| 58 |
Archmage's Charm
Instant
|
Instant | 8.8% | 1.0 |
| 59 |
Staff of the Storyteller
Artifact
|
Artifact | 8.4% | 1.0 |
| 60 |
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
Legendary Creature — Bird Spirit
|
Legendary Creature — Bird Spirit | 8.4% | 1.0 |
| 61 |
Shallow Grave
Instant
|
Instant | 8.3% | 1.0 |
| 62 |
Brazen Borrower // Petty Theft
Creature — Faerie Rogue // Instant — Adventure
|
Creature — Faerie Rogue // Instant — Adventure | 8.3% | 1.0 |
| 63 |
Drown in the Loch
Instant
|
Instant | 8.1% | 1.0 |
| 64 |
Night Nurse, Healer of Heroes
Legendary Creature — Human Doctor Hero
|
Legendary Creature — Human Doctor Hero | 8.1% | 1.0 |
| 65 |
Pact of Negation
Instant
|
Instant | 8.1% | 1.0 |
| 66 |
Griselbrand
Legendary Creature — Demon
|
Legendary Creature — Demon | 8.1% | 1.0 |
| 67 |
Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student // Tamiyo, Seasoned Scholar
Legendary Creature — Moonfolk Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Tamiyo
|
Legendary Creature — Moonfolk Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Tamiyo | 7.9% | 1.0 |
| 68 |
Shorikai, Genesis Engine
Legendary Artifact — Vehicle
|
Legendary Artifact — Vehicle | 7.6% | 1.0 |
| 69 |
Tainted Indulgence
Instant
|
Instant | 7.4% | 1.0 |
| 70 |
Aang, Swift Savior // Aang and La, Ocean's Fury
Legendary Creature — Human Avatar Ally // Legendary Creature — Avatar Spirit Ally
|
Legendary Creature — Human Avatar Ally // Legendary Creature — Avatar Spirit Ally | 7.4% | 1.0 |
| 71 |
Street Wraith
Creature — Wraith
|
Creature — Wraith | 7.3% | 1.0 |
| 72 |
Mystic Confluence
Instant
|
Instant | 7.1% | 1.0 |
| 73 |
Chromatic Star
Artifact
|
Artifact | 6.9% | 1.0 |
| 74 |
Chromatic Sphere
Artifact
|
Artifact | 6.7% | 1.0 |
| 75 |
Arcum's Astrolabe
Snow Artifact
|
Snow Artifact | 6.7% | 1.0 |
| 76 |
Galactus, Devourer of Worlds
Legendary Creature — Elder Alien
|
Legendary Creature — Elder Alien | 6.6% | 1.0 |
| 77 |
Evasive Action
Instant
|
Instant | 6.4% | 1.0 |
| 78 |
King T'Challa // Black Panther, Hope Enduring
Legendary Creature — Human Noble Hero // Legendary Creature — Human Warrior Hero
|
Legendary Creature — Human Noble Hero // Legendary Creature — Human Warrior Hero | 6.4% | 1.0 |
| 79 |
Summon: Bahamut
Enchantment Creature — Saga Dragon
|
Enchantment Creature — Saga Dragon | 6.2% | 1.0 |
| 80 |
Nethergoyf
Creature — Lhurgoyf
|
Creature — Lhurgoyf | 5.9% | 1.0 |
| 81 |
Sword of Fire and Ice
Artifact — Equipment
|
Artifact — Equipment | 5.9% | 1.0 |
| 82 |
Puresteel Paladin
Creature — Human Knight
|
Creature — Human Knight | 5.9% | 1.0 |
| 83 |
Peek
Instant
|
Instant | 5.7% | 1.0 |
| 84 |
Faerie Mastermind
Creature — Faerie Rogue
|
Creature — Faerie Rogue | 5.7% | 1.0 |
| 85 |
Fear of Missing Out
Enchantment Creature — Nightmare
|
Enchantment Creature — Nightmare | 5.4% | 1.0 |
| 86 |
Surrak, Elusive Hunter
Legendary Creature — Human Warrior
|
Legendary Creature — Human Warrior | 5.4% | 1.0 |
| 87 |
Tersa Lightshatter
Legendary Creature — Orc Wizard
|
Legendary Creature — Orc Wizard | 5.4% | 1.0 |
| 88 |
Veil of Summer
Instant
|
Instant | 5.2% | 1.0 |
| 89 |
Samwise the Stouthearted
Legendary Creature — Halfling Peasant
|
Legendary Creature — Halfling Peasant | 5.2% | 1.0 |
| 90 |
Corpse Dance
Instant
|
Instant | 5.2% | 1.0 |
| 91 |
Mawloc
Creature — Tyranid
|
Creature — Tyranid | 5.2% | 1.0 |
| 92 |
Abrade
Instant
|
Instant | 5.2% | 1.0 |
| 93 |
Extraction Specialist
Creature — Human Rogue
|
Creature — Human Rogue | 5.1% | 1.0 |
| 94 |
Lord of Change
Creature — Demon
|
Creature — Demon | 5.1% | 1.0 |
| 95 |
Chaos Defiler
Artifact Creature — Demon Construct
|
Artifact Creature — Demon Construct | 5.1% | 1.0 |
| 96 |
Soul-Guide Lantern
Artifact
|
Artifact | 4.9% | 1.0 |
| 97 |
Flare of Denial
Instant
|
Instant | 4.9% | 1.0 |
| 98 |
Ashen Rider
Creature — Archon
|
Creature — Archon | 4.7% | 1.0 |
| 99 |
Deadly Dispute
Instant
|
Instant | 4.7% | 1.0 |
| 100 |
Bomat Courier
Artifact Creature — Construct
|
Artifact Creature — Construct | 4.6% | 1.0 |
| 101 |
Flame of Anor
Instant
|
Instant | 4.6% | 1.0 |
| 102 |
Disciple of Freyalise // Garden of Freyalise
Creature — Elf Druid // Land
|
Creature — Elf Druid // Land | 4.4% | 1.0 |
| 103 |
Agent of Treachery
Creature — Human Rogue
|
Creature — Human Rogue | 4.4% | 1.0 |
| 104 |
Quantum Riddler
Creature — Sphinx
|
Creature — Sphinx | 4.4% | 1.0 |
| 105 |
Superior Spider-Man
Legendary Creature — Spider Human Hero
|
Legendary Creature — Spider Human Hero | 4.4% | 1.0 |
| 106 |
Hatut Zeraze Strike Force
Creature — Human Spy Warrior
|
Creature — Human Spy Warrior | 4.4% | 1.0 |
| 107 |
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
Legendary Creature — Human Cleric
|
Legendary Creature — Human Cleric | 4.4% | 1.0 |
| 108 |
Overlord of the Floodpits
Enchantment Creature — Avatar Horror
|
Enchantment Creature — Avatar Horror | 4.2% | 1.0 |
| 109 |
Overlord of the Balemurk
Enchantment Creature — Avatar Horror
|
Enchantment Creature — Avatar Horror | 4.2% | 1.0 |
| 110 |
The Queen of Dale
Legendary Creature — Human Noble
|
Legendary Creature — Human Noble | 4.2% | 1.0 |
| 111 |
Aragorn, King of Gondor
Legendary Creature — Human Noble
|
Legendary Creature — Human Noble | 4.2% | 1.0 |
| 112 |
Magister of Worth
Creature — Angel
|
Creature — Angel | 4.0% | 1.0 |
| 113 |
Consider
Instant
|
Instant | 4.0% | 1.0 |
| 114 |
Logic Knot
Instant
|
Instant | 4.0% | 1.0 |
| 115 |
Carnage, Crimson Chaos
Legendary Creature — Symbiote Villain
|
Legendary Creature — Symbiote Villain | 4.0% | 1.0 |
| 116 |
Summon: Yojimbo
Enchantment Creature — Saga Samurai
|
Enchantment Creature — Saga Samurai | 4.0% | 1.0 |
| 117 |
Aether Spellbomb
Artifact
|
Artifact | 3.9% | 1.0 |
| 118 |
Merry, Esquire of Rohan
Legendary Creature — Halfling Knight
|
Legendary Creature — Halfling Knight | 3.9% | 1.0 |
| 119 |
Hawkeye, Master Marksman
Legendary Creature — Human Archer Hero
|
Legendary Creature — Human Archer Hero | 3.9% | 1.0 |
| 120 |
Change the Equation
Instant
|
Instant | 3.9% | 1.0 |
| 121 |
Squee, Goblin Nabob
Legendary Creature — Goblin
|
Legendary Creature — Goblin | 3.7% | 1.0 |
| 122 |
Flashback
Instant
|
Instant | 3.5% | 1.0 |
| 123 |
Gush
Instant
|
Instant | 3.5% | 1.0 |
| 124 |
Portal to Phyrexia
Artifact
|
Artifact | 3.5% | 1.0 |
| 125 |
Basim Ibn Ishaq
Legendary Creature — Human Assassin
|
Legendary Creature — Human Assassin | 3.5% | 1.0 |
| 126 |
Nihil Spellbomb
Artifact
|
Artifact | 3.5% | 1.0 |
| 127 |
Faithful Mending
Instant
|
Instant | 3.5% | 1.0 |
| 128 |
Bloodtithe Harvester
Creature — Vampire
|
Creature — Vampire | 3.4% | 1.0 |
| 129 |
Smuggler's Copter
Artifact — Vehicle
|
Artifact — Vehicle | 3.4% | 1.0 |
| 130 |
Cankerbloom
Creature — Phyrexian Fungus
|
Creature — Phyrexian Fungus | 3.4% | 1.0 |
| 131 |
Untimely Malfunction
Instant
|
Instant | 3.2% | 1.0 |
| 132 |
Thought Scour
Instant
|
Instant | 3.2% | 1.0 |
| 133 |
Lodestone Bauble
Artifact
|
Artifact | 3.0% | 1.0 |
| 134 |
Relic of Progenitus
Artifact
|
Artifact | 3.0% | 1.0 |
| 135 |
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER // Sephiroth, One-Winged Angel
Legendary Creature — Human Avatar Soldier // Legendary Creature — Angel Nightmare Avatar
|
Legendary Creature — Human Avatar Soldier // Legendary Creature — Angel Nightmare Avatar | 3.0% | 1.0 |
| 136 |
Jocasta, Automaton Avenger
Legendary Artifact Creature — Robot Hero
|
Legendary Artifact Creature — Robot Hero | 3.0% | 1.0 |
| 137 |
Skyfire Phoenix
Creature — Phoenix
|
Creature — Phoenix | 3.0% | 1.0 |
| 138 |
Miscalculation
Instant
|
Instant | 3.0% | 1.0 |
| 139 |
Ivora, Insatiable Heir
Legendary Creature — Vampire Warrior
|
Legendary Creature — Vampire Warrior | 3.0% | 1.0 |
| 140 |
Archivist of Oghma
Creature — Halfling Cleric
|
Creature — Halfling Cleric | 2.9% | 1.0 |
| 141 |
Silas Renn, Seeker Adept
Legendary Artifact Creature — Human
|
Legendary Artifact Creature — Human | 2.9% | 1.0 |
| 142 |
Ox of Agonas
Creature — Ox
|
Creature — Ox | 2.9% | 1.0 |
| 143 |
Skycrash
Instant
|
Instant | 2.9% | 1.0 |
| 144 |
Mole Man, Moloid Master
Legendary Creature — Human Villain
|
Legendary Creature — Human Villain | 2.9% | 1.0 |
| 145 |
The Underworld Cookbook
Artifact — Book
|
Artifact — Book | 2.9% | 1.0 |
| 146 |
Slimefoot and Squee
Legendary Creature — Fungus Goblin
|
Legendary Creature — Fungus Goblin | 2.9% | 1.0 |
| 147 |
Manamorphose
Instant
|
Instant | 2.9% | 1.0 |
| 148 |
Noxious Revival
Instant
|
Instant | 2.9% | 1.0 |
| 149 |
Ovalchase Daredevil
Creature — Human Pilot
|
Creature — Human Pilot | 2.9% | 1.0 |
| 150 |
Emry, Lurker of the Loch
Legendary Creature — Merfolk Wizard
|
Legendary Creature — Merfolk Wizard | 2.9% | 1.0 |
| 151 |
Marauding Mako
Creature — Shark Pirate
|
Creature — Shark Pirate | 2.9% | 1.0 |
| 152 |
Monument to Endurance
Artifact
|
Artifact | 2.9% | 1.0 |
| 153 |
Stone of Erech
Legendary Artifact
|
Legendary Artifact | 2.7% | 1.0 |
| 154 |
Kíli the Resourceful
Legendary Creature — Dwarf Scout
|
Legendary Creature — Dwarf Scout | 2.7% | 1.0 |
| 155 |
Peema Trailblazer
Creature — Elephant Warrior
|
Creature — Elephant Warrior | 2.7% | 1.0 |
| 156 |
Scarab Feast
Instant
|
Instant | 2.7% | 1.0 |
| 157 |
Anje's Ravager
Creature — Vampire Berserker
|
Creature — Vampire Berserker | 2.7% | 1.0 |
| 158 |
Engineered Explosives
Artifact
|
Artifact | 2.7% | 1.0 |
| 159 |
Bloodghast
Creature — Vampire Spirit
|
Creature — Vampire Spirit | 2.7% | 1.0 |
| 160 |
Pyroblast
Instant
|
Instant | 2.7% | 1.0 |
| 161 |
Sunpearl Kirin
Creature — Kirin
|
Creature — Kirin | 2.7% | 1.0 |
| 162 |
Heritage Reclamation
Instant
|
Instant | 2.5% | 1.0 |
| 163 |
Scrabbling Claws
Artifact
|
Artifact | 2.5% | 1.0 |
| 164 |
Phyrexian Furnace
Artifact
|
Artifact | 2.5% | 1.0 |
| 165 |
Conjurer's Bauble
Artifact
|
Artifact | 2.5% | 1.0 |
| 166 |
Into the Flood Maw
Instant
|
Instant | 2.5% | 1.0 |
| 167 |
Fire // Ice
Instant // Instant
|
Instant // Instant | 2.5% | 1.0 |
| 168 |
Cremate
Instant
|
Instant | 2.5% | 1.0 |
| 169 |
Witherbloom Charm
Instant
|
Instant | 2.5% | 1.0 |
| 170 |
Three Steps Ahead
Instant
|
Instant | 2.4% | 1.0 |
| 171 |
Archdruid's Charm
Instant
|
Instant | 2.4% | 1.0 |
| 172 |
Mystical Dispute
Instant
|
Instant | 2.4% | 1.0 |
| 173 |
Moonsnare Prototype
Artifact
|
Artifact | 2.4% | 1.0 |
| 174 |
Loran of the Third Path
Legendary Creature — Human Artificer
|
Legendary Creature — Human Artificer | 2.4% | 1.0 |
| 175 |
Metallic Rebuke
Instant
|
Instant | 2.4% | 1.0 |
| 176 |
Forsaken Miner
Creature — Skeleton Rogue
|
Creature — Skeleton Rogue | 2.4% | 1.0 |
| 177 |
Mental Note
Instant
|
Instant | 2.4% | 1.0 |
| 178 |
Insidious Fungus
Creature — Fungus
|
Creature — Fungus | 2.2% | 1.0 |
| 179 |
Baleful Strix
Artifact Creature — Bird
|
Artifact Creature — Bird | 2.2% | 1.0 |
| 180 |
Blossoming Tortoise
Creature — Turtle
|
Creature — Turtle | 2.2% | 1.0 |
| 181 |
Tasigur, the Golden Fang
Legendary Creature — Human Shaman
|
Legendary Creature — Human Shaman | 2.2% | 1.0 |
| 182 |
Lumra, Bellow of the Woods
Legendary Creature — Elemental Bear
|
Legendary Creature — Elemental Bear | 2.2% | 1.0 |
| 183 |
Titania, Protector of Argoth
Legendary Creature — Elemental
|
Legendary Creature — Elemental | 2.2% | 1.0 |
| 184 |
Locust Spray
Instant
|
Instant | 2.2% | 1.0 |
| 185 |
Seasoned Pyromancer
Creature — Human Shaman
|
Creature — Human Shaman | 2.0% | 1.0 |
| 186 |
Sewer-veillance Cam
Artifact
|
Artifact | 2.0% | 1.0 |
| 187 |
Sin, Spira's Punishment
Legendary Creature — Leviathan Avatar
|
Legendary Creature — Leviathan Avatar | 2.0% | 1.0 |
| 188 |
Krang, Master Mind
Legendary Artifact Creature — Utrom Warrior
|
Legendary Artifact Creature — Utrom Warrior | 2.0% | 1.0 |
| 189 |
Spark Spray
Instant
|
Instant | 2.0% | 1.0 |
| 190 |
Prismari Charm
Instant
|
Instant | 2.0% | 1.0 |
| 191 |
Bloodsoaked Champion
Creature — Human Warrior
|
Creature — Human Warrior | 2.0% | 1.0 |
| 192 |
Voldaren Epicure
Creature — Vampire
|
Creature — Vampire | 2.0% | 1.0 |
| 193 |
Deceit
Creature — Elemental Incarnation
|
Creature — Elemental Incarnation | 2.0% | 1.0 |
| 194 |
Tivit, Seller of Secrets
Legendary Creature — Sphinx Rogue
|
Legendary Creature — Sphinx Rogue | 2.0% | 1.0 |
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