Duel Commander staples: Creatures or Instants, Removal or Counterspells or Cantrips

146 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: Swords to Plowshares (51% of decks).

Main deck (146)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	Swords to Plowshares Instant	Instant	51.3%	1.0
2	Solitude Creature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	43.0%	1.0
3	Mental Misstep Instant	Instant	42.3%	1.0
4	Fatal Push Instant	Instant	37.8%	1.0
5	Wash Away Instant	Instant	36.4%	1.0
6	Brainstorm Instant	Instant	35.9%	1.0
7	Spell Snare Instant	Instant	35.9%	1.0
8	Force Spike Instant	Instant	35.9%	1.0
9	Witch Enchanter // Witch-Blessed Meadow Creature — Human Warlock // Land	Creature — Human Warlock // Land	34.9%	1.0
10	Lightning Bolt Instant	Instant	32.9%	1.0
11	Mana Leak Instant	Instant	32.7%	1.0
12	Skyclave Apparition Creature — Kor Spirit	Creature — Kor Spirit	32.5%	1.0
13	Stern Scolding Instant	Instant	31.0%	1.0
14	Daze Instant	Instant	30.7%	1.0
15	Mana Tithe Instant	Instant	30.4%	1.0
16	Dismember Instant	Instant	28.8%	1.0
17	Fury Creature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	28.5%	1.0
18	Force of Negation Instant	Instant	28.2%	1.0
19	Memory Lapse Instant	Instant	27.5%	1.0
20	Reprieve Instant	Instant	27.3%	1.0
21	Subtlety Creature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	26.5%	1.0
22	Counterspell Instant	Instant	26.3%	1.0
23	Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs Instant // Land	Instant // Land	26.0%	1.0
24	Orcish Bowmasters Creature — Orc Archer	Creature — Orc Archer	25.1%	1.0
25	Galvanic Discharge Instant	Instant	24.8%	1.0
26	Remand Instant	Instant	24.6%	1.0
27	Lose Focus Instant	Instant	23.9%	1.0
28	Tale's End Instant	Instant	22.1%	1.0
29	Spell Pierce Instant	Instant	19.7%	1.0
30	Cathar Commando Creature — Human Soldier	Creature — Human Soldier	19.2%	1.0
31	Broadside Bombardiers Creature — Goblin Pirate	Creature — Goblin Pirate	19.2%	1.0
32	Pyrokinesis Instant	Instant	18.5%	1.0
33	Palace Jailer Creature — Human Soldier	Creature — Human Soldier	17.7%	1.0
34	Abrupt Decay Instant	Instant	17.7%	1.0
35	Cling to Dust Instant	Instant	16.4%	1.0
36	Haywire Mite Artifact Creature — Insect	Artifact Creature — Insect	16.2%	1.0
37	No More Lies Instant	Instant	15.3%	1.0
38	Pyrogoyf Creature — Lhurgoyf	Creature — Lhurgoyf	14.8%	1.0
39	Cryptic Command Instant	Instant	14.0%	1.0
40	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
41	Razorgrass Ambush // Razorgrass Field Instant // Land	Instant // Land	13.5%	1.0
42	Stifle Instant	Instant	13.0%	1.0
43	March of Otherworldly Light Instant	Instant	12.8%	1.0
44	Cut Down Instant	Instant	12.6%	1.0
45	Phlage, Titan of Fire's Fury Legendary Creature — Elder Giant	Legendary Creature — Elder Giant	12.3%	1.0
46	Tishana's Tidebinder Creature — Merfolk Wizard	Creature — Merfolk Wizard	11.8%	1.0
47	Unexpectedly Absent Instant	Instant	11.5%	1.0
48	Ajani, Nacatl Pariah // Ajani, Nacatl Avenger Legendary Creature — Cat Warrior // Legendary Planeswalker — Ajani	Legendary Creature — Cat Warrior // Legendary Planeswalker — Ajani	11.1%	1.0
49	Get Lost Instant	Instant	11.1%	1.0
50	Legolas's Quick Reflexes Instant	Instant	11.1%	1.0
51	Archon of Cruelty Creature — Archon	Creature — Archon	11.1%	1.0
52	Erode Instant	Instant	10.6%	1.0
53	Ghostfire Slice Instant	Instant	10.3%	1.0
54	Snuff Out Instant	Instant	9.8%	1.0
55	Bitter Triumph Instant	Instant	9.6%	1.0
56	Walking Ballista Artifact Creature — Construct	Artifact Creature — Construct	9.4%	1.0
57	Unholy Heat Instant	Instant	9.4%	1.0
58	Requiting Hex Instant	Instant	9.3%	1.0
59	Aven Interrupter Creature — Bird Rogue	Creature — Bird Rogue	8.9%	1.0
60	Archmage's Charm Instant	Instant	8.8%	1.0
61	Sowing Mycospawn Creature — Eldrazi Fungus	Creature — Eldrazi Fungus	8.3%	1.0
62	Long Goodbye Instant	Instant	8.3%	1.0
63	Brazen Borrower // Petty Theft Creature — Faerie Rogue // Instant — Adventure	Creature — Faerie Rogue // Instant — Adventure	8.3%	1.0
64	Screaming Nemesis Creature — Spirit	Creature — Spirit	8.3%	1.0
65	Drown in the Loch Instant	Instant	8.1%	1.0
66	Pact of Negation Instant	Instant	8.1%	1.0
67	Path to Exile Instant	Instant	7.8%	1.0
68	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
69	Sheoldred's Edict Instant	Instant	7.1%	1.0
70	Mystic Confluence Instant	Instant	7.1%	1.0
71	Galactus, Devourer of Worlds Legendary Creature — Elder Alien	Legendary Creature — Elder Alien	6.6%	1.0
72	Galvanic Blast Instant	Instant	6.6%	1.0
73	Evasive Action Instant	Instant	6.4%	1.0
74	Summon: Bahamut Enchantment Creature — Saga Dragon	Enchantment Creature — Saga Dragon	6.2%	1.0
75	Flare of Malice Instant	Instant	5.9%	1.0
76	Peek Instant	Instant	5.7%	1.0
77	Berserk Instant	Instant	5.4%	1.0
78	Veil of Summer Instant	Instant	5.2%	1.0
79	Mawloc Creature — Tyranid	Creature — Tyranid	5.2%	1.0
80	Shambling Ghast Creature — Zombie	Creature — Zombie	5.2%	1.0
81	Abrade Instant	Instant	5.2%	1.0
82	Tinder Wall Creature — Plant Wall	Creature — Plant Wall	5.1%	1.0
83	Chaos Defiler Artifact Creature — Demon Construct	Artifact Creature — Demon Construct	5.1%	1.0
84	Flare of Denial Instant	Instant	4.9%	1.0
85	Stalactite Stalker Creature — Goblin Rogue	Creature — Goblin Rogue	4.9%	1.0
86	Ashen Rider Creature — Archon	Creature — Archon	4.7%	1.0
87	Accursed Marauder Creature — Zombie Warrior	Creature — Zombie Warrior	4.7%	1.0
88	Flame of Anor Instant	Instant	4.6%	1.0
89	Quantum Riddler Creature — Sphinx	Creature — Sphinx	4.4%	1.0
90	Hatut Zeraze Strike Force Creature — Human Spy Warrior	Creature — Human Spy Warrior	4.4%	1.0
91	Yawgmoth, Thran Physician Legendary Creature — Human Cleric	Legendary Creature — Human Cleric	4.4%	1.0
92	Magister of Worth Creature — Angel	Creature — Angel	4.0%	1.0
93	Consider Instant	Instant	4.0%	1.0
94	Burst Lightning Instant	Instant	4.0%	1.0
95	Logic Knot Instant	Instant	4.0%	1.0
96	Summon: Yojimbo Enchantment Creature — Saga Samurai	Enchantment Creature — Saga Samurai	4.0%	1.0
97	Change the Equation Instant	Instant	3.9%	1.0
98	Bloodtithe Harvester Creature — Vampire	Creature — Vampire	3.4%	1.0
99	Cankerbloom Creature — Phyrexian Fungus	Creature — Phyrexian Fungus	3.4%	1.0
100	Untimely Malfunction Instant	Instant	3.2%	1.0
101	Thought Scour Instant	Instant	3.2%	1.0
102	Tarfire Kindred Instant — Goblin	Kindred Instant — Goblin	3.2%	1.0
103	Fell the Profane // Fell Mire Instant // Land	Instant // Land	3.0%	1.0
104	White Orchid Phantom Creature — Spirit Knight	Creature — Spirit Knight	3.0%	1.0
105	Miscalculation Instant	Instant	3.0%	1.0
106	Asmoranomardicadaistinaculdacar Legendary Creature — Human Wizard	Legendary Creature — Human Wizard	2.9%	1.0
107	Skycrash Instant	Instant	2.9%	1.0
108	Play with Fire Instant	Instant	2.9%	1.0
109	Lightning Helix Instant	Instant	2.9%	1.0
110	Manamorphose Instant	Instant	2.9%	1.0
111	Snap Instant	Instant	2.9%	1.0
112	Fiery Temper Instant	Instant	2.9%	1.0
113	Wild Slash Instant	Instant	2.9%	1.0
114	Vibrance Creature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	2.7%	1.0
115	Shock Instant	Instant	2.7%	1.0
116	Pyroblast Instant	Instant	2.7%	1.0
117	Saw in Half Instant	Instant	2.7%	1.0
118	Sunpearl Kirin Creature — Kirin	Creature — Kirin	2.7%	1.0
119	Heritage Reclamation Instant	Instant	2.5%	1.0
120	Go for the Throat Instant	Instant	2.5%	1.0
121	Grim Lavamancer Creature — Human Wizard	Creature — Human Wizard	2.5%	1.0
122	Necron Deathmark Artifact Creature — Necron	Artifact Creature — Necron	2.5%	1.0
123	Into the Flood Maw Instant	Instant	2.5%	1.0
124	Fire // Ice Instant // Instant	Instant // Instant	2.5%	1.0
125	Cremate Instant	Instant	2.5%	1.0
126	Witherbloom Charm Instant	Instant	2.5%	1.0
127	Three Steps Ahead Instant	Instant	2.4%	1.0
128	Archdruid's Charm Instant	Instant	2.4%	1.0
129	Mystical Dispute Instant	Instant	2.4%	1.0
130	Kaya's Guile Instant	Instant	2.4%	1.0
131	Loran of the Third Path Legendary Creature — Human Artificer	Legendary Creature — Human Artificer	2.4%	1.0
132	Murderous Cut Instant	Instant	2.4%	1.0
133	Metallic Rebuke Instant	Instant	2.4%	1.0
134	Mental Note Instant	Instant	2.4%	1.0
135	Insidious Fungus Creature — Fungus	Creature — Fungus	2.2%	1.0
136	Baleful Strix Artifact Creature — Bird	Artifact Creature — Bird	2.2%	1.0
137	Synth Eradicator Artifact Creature — Synth Soldier	Artifact Creature — Synth Soldier	2.2%	1.0
138	Locust Spray Instant	Instant	2.2%	1.0
139	Defile Instant	Instant	2.0%	1.0
140	Fireblast Instant	Instant	2.0%	1.0
141	Searing Spear Instant	Instant	2.0%	1.0
142	Spark Spray Instant	Instant	2.0%	1.0
143	Prismari Charm Instant	Instant	2.0%	1.0
144	Smaug the Magnificent Legendary Creature — Dragon	Legendary Creature — Dragon	2.0%	1.0
145	Deceit Creature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	2.0%	1.0
146	Incinerate Instant	Instant	2.0%	1.0

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