Duel Commander staples: Red or Green, Creatures or Instants
156 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: Lightning Bolt (33% of decks).
Main deck (156)
| # | Card | Type | % of decks | Avg. copies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Lightning Bolt
Instant
|
Instant | 32.9% | 1.0 |
| 2 |
Fury
Creature — Elemental Incarnation
|
Creature — Elemental Incarnation | 28.5% | 1.0 |
| 3 |
Galvanic Discharge
Instant
|
Instant | 24.8% | 1.0 |
| 4 |
Delighted Halfling
Creature — Halfling Citizen
|
Creature — Halfling Citizen | 24.8% | 1.0 |
| 5 |
Birds of Paradise
Creature — Bird
|
Creature — Bird | 22.8% | 1.0 |
| 6 |
Elvish Mystic
Creature — Elf Druid
|
Creature — Elf Druid | 22.6% | 1.0 |
| 7 |
Llanowar Elves
Creature — Elf Druid
|
Creature — Elf Druid | 22.6% | 1.0 |
| 8 |
Fyndhorn Elves
Creature — Elf Druid
|
Creature — Elf Druid | 22.6% | 1.0 |
| 9 |
Badgermole Cub
Creature — Badger Mole
|
Creature — Badger Mole | 21.9% | 1.0 |
| 10 |
Arbor Elf
Creature — Elf Druid
|
Creature — Elf Druid | 21.9% | 1.0 |
| 11 |
Dryad Arbor
Land Creature — Forest Dryad
|
Land Creature — Forest Dryad | 20.7% | 1.0 |
| 12 |
Worldly Tutor
Instant
|
Instant | 20.4% | 1.0 |
| 13 |
Broadside Bombardiers
Creature — Goblin Pirate
|
Creature — Goblin Pirate | 19.2% | 1.0 |
| 14 |
Keen-Eyed Curator
Creature — Raccoon Scout
|
Creature — Raccoon Scout | 18.9% | 1.0 |
| 15 |
Detective's Phoenix
Enchantment Creature — Phoenix
|
Enchantment Creature — Phoenix | 18.9% | 1.0 |
| 16 |
Pyrokinesis
Instant
|
Instant | 18.5% | 1.0 |
| 17 |
Formidable Speaker
Creature — Elf Druid
|
Creature — Elf Druid | 18.2% | 1.0 |
| 18 |
Endurance
Creature — Elemental Incarnation
|
Creature — Elemental Incarnation | 18.0% | 1.0 |
| 19 |
Hexing Squelcher
Creature — Goblin Sorcerer
|
Creature — Goblin Sorcerer | 17.0% | 1.0 |
| 20 |
Boreal Druid
Snow Creature — Elf Druid
|
Snow Creature — Elf Druid | 16.9% | 1.0 |
| 21 |
Pyrogoyf
Creature — Lhurgoyf
|
Creature — Lhurgoyf | 14.8% | 1.0 |
| 22 |
Simian Spirit Guide
Creature — Ape Spirit
|
Creature — Ape Spirit | 14.7% | 1.0 |
| 23 |
Springheart Nantuko
Enchantment Creature — Insect Monk
|
Enchantment Creature — Insect Monk | 13.8% | 1.0 |
| 24 |
Six
Legendary Creature — Treefolk
|
Legendary Creature — Treefolk | 12.6% | 1.0 |
| 25 |
Summoner's Pact
Instant
|
Instant | 12.3% | 1.0 |
| 26 |
Crop Rotation
Instant
|
Instant | 11.6% | 1.0 |
| 27 |
Oliphaunt
Creature — Elephant
|
Creature — Elephant | 11.3% | 1.0 |
| 28 |
Legolas's Quick Reflexes
Instant
|
Instant | 11.1% | 1.0 |
| 29 |
Chord of Calling
Instant
|
Instant | 11.0% | 1.0 |
| 30 |
Frenzied Baloth
Creature — Beast
|
Creature — Beast | 10.5% | 1.0 |
| 31 |
Avacyn's Pilgrim
Creature — Human Monk
|
Creature — Human Monk | 10.3% | 1.0 |
| 32 |
Elvish Spirit Guide
Creature — Elf Spirit
|
Creature — Elf Spirit | 10.3% | 1.0 |
| 33 |
Icetill Explorer
Creature — Insect Scout
|
Creature — Insect Scout | 10.1% | 1.0 |
| 34 |
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 |
| 35 |
Devoted Druid
Creature — Elf Druid
|
Creature — Elf Druid | 9.8% | 1.0 |
| 36 |
Quirion Ranger
Creature — Elf Ranger
|
Creature — Elf Ranger | 9.6% | 1.0 |
| 37 |
Unholy Heat
Instant
|
Instant | 9.4% | 1.0 |
| 38 |
Screaming Nemesis
Creature — Spirit
|
Creature — Spirit | 8.3% | 1.0 |
| 39 |
Inti, Seneschal of the Sun
Legendary Creature — Human Knight
|
Legendary Creature — Human Knight | 7.8% | 1.0 |
| 40 |
Magus of the Moon
Creature — Human Wizard
|
Creature — Human Wizard | 7.6% | 1.0 |
| 41 |
Headliner Scarlett
Legendary Creature — Human Warlock
|
Legendary Creature — Human Warlock | 7.6% | 1.0 |
| 42 |
Redirect Lightning
Instant — Lesson
|
Instant — Lesson | 7.3% | 1.0 |
| 43 |
Scythecat Cub
Creature — Cat
|
Creature — Cat | 7.1% | 1.0 |
| 44 |
Galvanic Blast
Instant
|
Instant | 6.6% | 1.0 |
| 45 |
Seething Song
Instant
|
Instant | 6.2% | 1.0 |
| 46 |
Elvish Reclaimer
Creature — Elf Warrior
|
Creature — Elf Warrior | 6.2% | 1.0 |
| 47 |
Spider-Punk
Legendary Creature — Spider Human Hero
|
Legendary Creature — Spider Human Hero | 6.1% | 1.0 |
| 48 |
Laelia, the Blade Reforged
Legendary Creature — Spirit Warrior
|
Legendary Creature — Spirit Warrior | 6.1% | 1.0 |
| 49 |
Bristly Bill, Spine Sower
Legendary Creature — Plant Druid
|
Legendary Creature — Plant Druid | 6.1% | 1.0 |
| 50 |
Dragon's Rage Channeler
Creature — Human Shaman
|
Creature — Human Shaman | 5.9% | 1.0 |
| 51 |
Sylvan Safekeeper
Creature — Human Wizard
|
Creature — Human Wizard | 5.9% | 1.0 |
| 52 |
Gilded Goose
Creature — Bird
|
Creature — Bird | 5.9% | 1.0 |
| 53 |
Stormscale Scion
Creature — Dragon
|
Creature — Dragon | 5.6% | 1.0 |
| 54 |
Fear of Missing Out
Enchantment Creature — Nightmare
|
Enchantment Creature — Nightmare | 5.4% | 1.0 |
| 55 |
Surrak, Elusive Hunter
Legendary Creature — Human Warrior
|
Legendary Creature — Human Warrior | 5.4% | 1.0 |
| 56 |
Berserk
Instant
|
Instant | 5.4% | 1.0 |
| 57 |
Tersa Lightshatter
Legendary Creature — Orc Wizard
|
Legendary Creature — Orc Wizard | 5.4% | 1.0 |
| 58 |
Veil of Summer
Instant
|
Instant | 5.2% | 1.0 |
| 59 |
Desperate Ritual
Instant — Arcane
|
Instant — Arcane | 5.2% | 1.0 |
| 60 |
Pyretic Ritual
Instant
|
Instant | 5.2% | 1.0 |
| 61 |
Final Fortune
Instant
|
Instant | 5.2% | 1.0 |
| 62 |
Abrade
Instant
|
Instant | 5.2% | 1.0 |
| 63 |
Impulsive Pilferer
Creature — Goblin Pirate
|
Creature — Goblin Pirate | 5.1% | 1.0 |
| 64 |
Gau, Feral Youth
Legendary Creature — Human Berserker
|
Legendary Creature — Human Berserker | 5.1% | 1.0 |
| 65 |
Tinder Wall
Creature — Plant Wall
|
Creature — Plant Wall | 5.1% | 1.0 |
| 66 |
Snakeskin Veil
Instant
|
Instant | 4.9% | 1.0 |
| 67 |
Traveling Chocobo
Creature — Bird
|
Creature — Bird | 4.9% | 1.0 |
| 68 |
Tyvar's Stand
Instant
|
Instant | 4.9% | 1.0 |
| 69 |
Defend the Rider
Instant
|
Instant | 4.9% | 1.0 |
| 70 |
Blossoming Defense
Instant
|
Instant | 4.9% | 1.0 |
| 71 |
Ranger's Guile
Instant
|
Instant | 4.9% | 1.0 |
| 72 |
Mossborn Hydra
Creature — Elemental Hydra
|
Creature — Elemental Hydra | 4.9% | 1.0 |
| 73 |
Tifa Lockhart
Legendary Creature — Human Monk
|
Legendary Creature — Human Monk | 4.9% | 1.0 |
| 74 |
Vines of Vastwood
Instant
|
Instant | 4.9% | 1.0 |
| 75 |
Embiggen
Instant
|
Instant | 4.9% | 1.0 |
| 76 |
Invigorate
Instant
|
Instant | 4.9% | 1.0 |
| 77 |
Wild Shape
Instant
|
Instant | 4.9% | 1.0 |
| 78 |
Might of Old Krosa
Instant
|
Instant | 4.9% | 1.0 |
| 79 |
Tamiyo's Safekeeping
Instant
|
Instant | 4.9% | 1.0 |
| 80 |
Mutagenic Growth
Instant
|
Instant | 4.9% | 1.0 |
| 81 |
Groundswell
Instant
|
Instant | 4.9% | 1.0 |
| 82 |
Royal Treatment
Instant
|
Instant | 4.9% | 1.0 |
| 83 |
Dargo, the Shipwrecker
Legendary Creature — Giant Pirate
|
Legendary Creature — Giant Pirate | 4.7% | 1.0 |
| 84 |
Elves of Deep Shadow
Creature — Elf Druid
|
Creature — Elf Druid | 4.6% | 1.0 |
| 85 |
Sazh's Chocobo
Creature — Bird
|
Creature — Bird | 4.6% | 1.0 |
| 86 |
Disciple of Freyalise // Garden of Freyalise
Creature — Elf Druid // Land
|
Creature — Elf Druid // Land | 4.4% | 1.0 |
| 87 |
Become Immense
Instant
|
Instant | 4.4% | 1.0 |
| 88 |
Kobolds of Kher Keep
Creature — Kobold
|
Creature — Kobold | 4.2% | 1.0 |
| 89 |
Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh
Legendary Creature — Kobold Warrior
|
Legendary Creature — Kobold Warrior | 4.0% | 1.0 |
| 90 |
Burst Lightning
Instant
|
Instant | 4.0% | 1.0 |
| 91 |
Flare of Duplication
Instant
|
Instant | 4.0% | 1.0 |
| 92 |
Hawkeye, Master Marksman
Legendary Creature — Human Archer Hero
|
Legendary Creature — Human Archer Hero | 3.9% | 1.0 |
| 93 |
Gather Courage
Instant
|
Instant | 3.9% | 1.0 |
| 94 |
Squee, Goblin Nabob
Legendary Creature — Goblin
|
Legendary Creature — Goblin | 3.7% | 1.0 |
| 95 |
Crookshank Kobolds
Creature — Kobold
|
Creature — Kobold | 3.7% | 1.0 |
| 96 |
Flashback
Instant
|
Instant | 3.5% | 1.0 |
| 97 |
Loyal Apprentice
Creature — Human Artificer
|
Creature — Human Artificer | 3.5% | 1.0 |
| 98 |
Magda, the Hoardmaster
Legendary Creature — Dwarf Berserker
|
Legendary Creature — Dwarf Berserker | 3.5% | 1.0 |
| 99 |
Generous Ent
Creature — Treefolk
|
Creature — Treefolk | 3.5% | 1.0 |
| 100 |
Anger
Creature — Incarnation
|
Creature — Incarnation | 3.5% | 1.0 |
| 101 |
Party Thrasher
Creature — Lizard Wizard
|
Creature — Lizard Wizard | 3.4% | 1.0 |
| 102 |
Mightform Harmonizer
Creature — Insect Druid
|
Creature — Insect Druid | 3.4% | 1.0 |
| 103 |
Ignoble Hierarch
Creature — Goblin Shaman
|
Creature — Goblin Shaman | 3.4% | 1.0 |
| 104 |
Arboreal Grazer
Creature — Sloth Beast
|
Creature — Sloth Beast | 3.4% | 1.0 |
| 105 |
Cankerbloom
Creature — Phyrexian Fungus
|
Creature — Phyrexian Fungus | 3.4% | 1.0 |
| 106 |
Untimely Malfunction
Instant
|
Instant | 3.2% | 1.0 |
| 107 |
Allosaurus Shepherd
Creature — Elf Shaman
|
Creature — Elf Shaman | 3.2% | 1.0 |
| 108 |
Tarfire
Kindred Instant — Goblin
|
Kindred Instant — Goblin | 3.2% | 1.0 |
| 109 |
Hired Claw
Creature — Lizard Mercenary
|
Creature — Lizard Mercenary | 3.0% | 1.0 |
| 110 |
Feldon, Ronom Excavator
Legendary Creature — Human Artificer
|
Legendary Creature — Human Artificer | 3.0% | 1.0 |
| 111 |
Kari Zev, Skyship Raider
Legendary Creature — Human Pirate
|
Legendary Creature — Human Pirate | 3.0% | 1.0 |
| 112 |
Lotus Cobra
Creature — Snake
|
Creature — Snake | 3.0% | 1.0 |
| 113 |
Skyfire Phoenix
Creature — Phoenix
|
Creature — Phoenix | 3.0% | 1.0 |
| 114 |
Ivora, Insatiable Heir
Legendary Creature — Vampire Warrior
|
Legendary Creature — Vampire Warrior | 3.0% | 1.0 |
| 115 |
Ox of Agonas
Creature — Ox
|
Creature — Ox | 2.9% | 1.0 |
| 116 |
Skycrash
Instant
|
Instant | 2.9% | 1.0 |
| 117 |
Mole Man, Moloid Master
Legendary Creature — Human Villain
|
Legendary Creature — Human Villain | 2.9% | 1.0 |
| 118 |
Play with Fire
Instant
|
Instant | 2.9% | 1.0 |
| 119 |
Crimson Kobolds
Creature — Kobold
|
Creature — Kobold | 2.9% | 1.0 |
| 120 |
Noxious Revival
Instant
|
Instant | 2.9% | 1.0 |
| 121 |
Marauding Mako
Creature — Shark Pirate
|
Creature — Shark Pirate | 2.9% | 1.0 |
| 122 |
Kellan, Planar Trailblazer
Legendary Creature — Human Faerie Scout
|
Legendary Creature — Human Faerie Scout | 2.9% | 1.0 |
| 123 |
Fiery Temper
Instant
|
Instant | 2.9% | 1.0 |
| 124 |
Wild Slash
Instant
|
Instant | 2.9% | 1.0 |
| 125 |
Peema Trailblazer
Creature — Elephant Warrior
|
Creature — Elephant Warrior | 2.7% | 1.0 |
| 126 |
Anje's Ravager
Creature — Vampire Berserker
|
Creature — Vampire Berserker | 2.7% | 1.0 |
| 127 |
Shock
Instant
|
Instant | 2.7% | 1.0 |
| 128 |
Pyroblast
Instant
|
Instant | 2.7% | 1.0 |
| 129 |
Heritage Reclamation
Instant
|
Instant | 2.5% | 1.0 |
| 130 |
Grim Lavamancer
Creature — Human Wizard
|
Creature — Human Wizard | 2.5% | 1.0 |
| 131 |
Orcish Lumberjack
Creature — Orc
|
Creature — Orc | 2.5% | 1.0 |
| 132 |
Ursine Monstrosity
Creature — Bear Mutant
|
Creature — Bear Mutant | 2.5% | 1.0 |
| 133 |
Archdruid's Charm
Instant
|
Instant | 2.4% | 1.0 |
| 134 |
Slickshot Show-Off
Creature — Bird Wizard
|
Creature — Bird Wizard | 2.4% | 1.0 |
| 135 |
Insidious Fungus
Creature — Fungus
|
Creature — Fungus | 2.2% | 1.0 |
| 136 |
Hapatra's Mark
Instant
|
Instant | 2.2% | 1.0 |
| 137 |
Blossoming Tortoise
Creature — Turtle
|
Creature — Turtle | 2.2% | 1.0 |
| 138 |
Monstrous Rage
Instant
|
Instant | 2.2% | 1.0 |
| 139 |
Entish Restoration
Instant
|
Instant | 2.2% | 1.0 |
| 140 |
The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl
Legendary Creature — Squirrel Human Hero
|
Legendary Creature — Squirrel Human Hero | 2.2% | 1.0 |
| 141 |
Lumra, Bellow of the Woods
Legendary Creature — Elemental Bear
|
Legendary Creature — Elemental Bear | 2.2% | 1.0 |
| 142 |
Primeval Titan
Creature — Giant
|
Creature — Giant | 2.2% | 1.0 |
| 143 |
Synth Eradicator
Artifact Creature — Synth Soldier
|
Artifact Creature — Synth Soldier | 2.2% | 1.0 |
| 144 |
Titania, Protector of Argoth
Legendary Creature — Elemental
|
Legendary Creature — Elemental | 2.2% | 1.0 |
| 145 |
Seasoned Pyromancer
Creature — Human Shaman
|
Creature — Human Shaman | 2.0% | 1.0 |
| 146 |
Wall of Roots
Creature — Plant Wall
|
Creature — Plant Wall | 2.0% | 1.0 |
| 147 |
Grow Extra Arms
Instant
|
Instant | 2.0% | 1.0 |
| 148 |
Feral Ferocity
Instant
|
Instant | 2.0% | 1.0 |
| 149 |
Titanic Growth
Instant
|
Instant | 2.0% | 1.0 |
| 150 |
Pia, Aether Ascetic
Legendary Creature — Human Druid
|
Legendary Creature — Human Druid | 2.0% | 1.0 |
| 151 |
Fireblast
Instant
|
Instant | 2.0% | 1.0 |
| 152 |
Searing Spear
Instant
|
Instant | 2.0% | 1.0 |
| 153 |
Spark Spray
Instant
|
Instant | 2.0% | 1.0 |
| 154 |
Smaug the Magnificent
Legendary Creature — Dragon
|
Legendary Creature — Dragon | 2.0% | 1.0 |
| 155 |
Voldaren Epicure
Creature — Vampire
|
Creature — Vampire | 2.0% | 1.0 |
| 156 |
Incinerate
Instant
|
Instant | 2.0% | 1.0 |
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