Duel Commander staples: Creatures or Instants, Counterspells or Burn

83 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 (83)

#	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	Spell Snare Instant	Instant	35.9%	1.0
4	Force Spike Instant	Instant	35.9%	1.0
5	Lightning Bolt Instant	Instant	32.9%	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	Mana Tithe Instant	Instant	30.4%	1.0
10	Fury Creature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	28.5%	1.0
11	Force of Negation Instant	Instant	28.2%	1.0
12	Memory Lapse Instant	Instant	27.5%	1.0
13	Reprieve Instant	Instant	27.3%	1.0
14	Subtlety Creature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	26.5%	1.0
15	Counterspell Instant	Instant	26.3%	1.0
16	Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs Instant // Land	Instant // Land	26.0%	1.0
17	Orcish Bowmasters Creature — Orc Archer	Creature — Orc Archer	25.1%	1.0
18	Galvanic Discharge Instant	Instant	24.8%	1.0
19	Remand Instant	Instant	24.6%	1.0
20	Lose Focus Instant	Instant	23.9%	1.0
21	Tale's End Instant	Instant	22.1%	1.0
22	Spell Pierce Instant	Instant	19.7%	1.0
23	Broadside Bombardiers Creature — Goblin Pirate	Creature — Goblin Pirate	19.2%	1.0
24	Pyrokinesis Instant	Instant	18.5%	1.0
25	No More Lies Instant	Instant	15.3%	1.0
26	Pyrogoyf Creature — Lhurgoyf	Creature — Lhurgoyf	14.8%	1.0
27	Cryptic Command Instant	Instant	14.0%	1.0
28	Jennifer Walters // The Sensational She-Hulk Legendary Creature — Human Advisor Hero // Legendary Creature — Gamma Hero	Legendary Creature — Human Advisor Hero // Legendary Creature — Gamma Hero	13.7%	1.0
29	Razorgrass Ambush // Razorgrass Field Instant // Land	Instant // Land	13.5%	1.0
30	Stifle Instant	Instant	13.0%	1.0
31	Phlage, Titan of Fire's Fury Legendary Creature — Elder Giant	Legendary Creature — Elder Giant	12.3%	1.0
32	Tishana's Tidebinder Creature — Merfolk Wizard	Creature — Merfolk Wizard	11.8%	1.0
33	Ajani, Nacatl Pariah // Ajani, Nacatl Avenger Legendary Creature — Cat Warrior // Legendary Planeswalker — Ajani	Legendary Creature — Cat Warrior // Legendary Planeswalker — Ajani	11.1%	1.0
34	Legolas's Quick Reflexes Instant	Instant	11.1%	1.0
35	Ghostfire Slice Instant	Instant	10.3%	1.0
36	Walking Ballista Artifact Creature — Construct	Artifact Creature — Construct	9.4%	1.0
37	Unholy Heat Instant	Instant	9.4%	1.0
38	Aven Interrupter Creature — Bird Rogue	Creature — Bird Rogue	8.9%	1.0
39	Archmage's Charm Instant	Instant	8.8%	1.0
40	Screaming Nemesis Creature — Spirit	Creature — Spirit	8.3%	1.0
41	Drown in the Loch Instant	Instant	8.1%	1.0
42	Pact of Negation Instant	Instant	8.1%	1.0
43	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
44	Mystic Confluence Instant	Instant	7.1%	1.0
45	Galvanic Blast Instant	Instant	6.6%	1.0
46	Evasive Action Instant	Instant	6.4%	1.0
47	Summon: Bahamut Enchantment Creature — Saga Dragon	Enchantment Creature — Saga Dragon	6.2%	1.0
48	Mawloc Creature — Tyranid	Creature — Tyranid	5.2%	1.0
49	Abrade Instant	Instant	5.2%	1.0
50	Gau, Feral Youth Legendary Creature — Human Berserker	Legendary Creature — Human Berserker	5.1%	1.0
51	Tinder Wall Creature — Plant Wall	Creature — Plant Wall	5.1%	1.0
52	Flare of Denial Instant	Instant	4.9%	1.0
53	Flame of Anor Instant	Instant	4.6%	1.0
54	Burst Lightning Instant	Instant	4.0%	1.0
55	Logic Knot Instant	Instant	4.0%	1.0
56	Hawkeye, Master Marksman Legendary Creature — Human Archer Hero	Legendary Creature — Human Archer Hero	3.9%	1.0
57	Change the Equation Instant	Instant	3.9%	1.0
58	Tarfire Kindred Instant — Goblin	Kindred Instant — Goblin	3.2%	1.0
59	Hired Claw Creature — Lizard Mercenary	Creature — Lizard Mercenary	3.0%	1.0
60	Miscalculation Instant	Instant	3.0%	1.0
61	Asmoranomardicadaistinaculdacar Legendary Creature — Human Wizard	Legendary Creature — Human Wizard	2.9%	1.0
62	Play with Fire Instant	Instant	2.9%	1.0
63	Lightning Helix Instant	Instant	2.9%	1.0
64	Fiery Temper Instant	Instant	2.9%	1.0
65	Wild Slash Instant	Instant	2.9%	1.0
66	Vibrance Creature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	2.7%	1.0
67	Shock Instant	Instant	2.7%	1.0
68	Pyroblast Instant	Instant	2.7%	1.0
69	Grim Lavamancer Creature — Human Wizard	Creature — Human Wizard	2.5%	1.0
70	Fire // Ice Instant // Instant	Instant // Instant	2.5%	1.0
71	Three Steps Ahead Instant	Instant	2.4%	1.0
72	Archdruid's Charm Instant	Instant	2.4%	1.0
73	Mystical Dispute Instant	Instant	2.4%	1.0
74	Metallic Rebuke Instant	Instant	2.4%	1.0
75	Synth Eradicator Artifact Creature — Synth Soldier	Artifact Creature — Synth Soldier	2.2%	1.0
76	Fireblast Instant	Instant	2.0%	1.0
77	Arbaaz Mir Legendary Creature — Human Assassin	Legendary Creature — Human Assassin	2.0%	1.0
78	Searing Spear Instant	Instant	2.0%	1.0
79	Spark Spray Instant	Instant	2.0%	1.0
80	Prismari Charm Instant	Instant	2.0%	1.0
81	Smaug the Magnificent Legendary Creature — Dragon	Legendary Creature — Dragon	2.0%	1.0
82	Voldaren Epicure Creature — Vampire	Creature — Vampire	2.0%	1.0
83	Incinerate Instant	Instant	2.0%	1.0

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