Legacy staples: Counterspells or Cantrips or Burn or Discard or Recursion

77 cards played in at least 2% of the 6499 Legacy decks of the last 120 days, in the main deck or in the sideboard. The most played in the main deck: Force of Will (54% of decks).

Main deck (61)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	Force of Will Instant	Instant	53.9%	4.0
2	Brainstorm Instant	Instant	47.1%	4.0
3	Ponder Sorcery	Sorcery	45.3%	3.8
4	Thoughtseize Sorcery	Sorcery	33.4%	3.6
5	Daze Instant	Instant	28.6%	3.1
6	Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student // Tamiyo, Seasoned Scholar Legendary Creature — Moonfolk Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Tamiyo	Legendary Creature — Moonfolk Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Tamiyo	23.0%	3.7
7	Orcish Bowmasters Creature — Orc Archer	Creature — Orc Archer	18.8%	3.2
8	Force of Negation Instant	Instant	16.8%	1.9
9	Kozilek's Command Kindred Instant — Eldrazi	Kindred Instant — Eldrazi	12.1%	4.0
10	Quantum Riddler Creature — Sphinx	Creature — Sphinx	10.2%	3.6
11	Nethergoyf Creature — Lhurgoyf	Creature — Lhurgoyf	8.8%	3.6
12	Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs Instant // Land	Instant // Land	8.5%	2.4
13	Cabal Therapy Sorcery	Sorcery	8.2%	2.5
14	Chalice of the Void Artifact	Artifact	8.2%	3.9
15	Ajani, Nacatl Pariah // Ajani, Nacatl Avenger Legendary Creature — Cat Warrior // Legendary Planeswalker — Ajani	Legendary Creature — Cat Warrior // Legendary Planeswalker — Ajani	7.5%	4.0
16	Goblin Bombardment Enchantment	Enchantment	7.4%	2.3
17	Bilbo, Thief in the Night Legendary Creature — Halfling Rogue	Legendary Creature — Halfling Rogue	7.1%	2.7
18	Stifle Instant	Instant	6.7%	3.3
19	Lightning Bolt Instant	Instant	6.4%	3.7
20	Veil of Summer Instant	Instant	6.1%	2.3
21	Emrakul, the Aeons Torn Legendary Creature — Eldrazi	Legendary Creature — Eldrazi	5.9%	2.2
22	Lazotep Quarry Land — Desert	Land — Desert	5.8%	1.9
23	Glaring Fleshraker Creature — Eldrazi Drone	Creature — Eldrazi Drone	5.7%	4.0
24	Life from the Loam Sorcery	Sorcery	5.6%	3.5
25	Reanimate Sorcery	Sorcery	5.5%	3.5
26	Consider Instant	Instant	5.4%	1.0
27	Doomsday Sorcery	Sorcery	5.4%	4.0
28	Mystic Sanctuary Land — Island	Land — Island	4.9%	1.0
29	Spell Pierce Instant	Instant	4.8%	1.6
30	Hogaak, Arisen Necropolis Legendary Creature — Avatar	Legendary Creature — Avatar	4.6%	3.2
31	Animate Dead Enchantment — Aura	Enchantment — Aura	4.6%	3.8
32	Green Sun's Zenith Sorcery	Sorcery	4.4%	3.9
33	Archon of Cruelty Creature — Archon	Creature — Archon	4.4%	2.2
34	Consign to Memory Instant	Instant	4.2%	1.7
35	Emry, Lurker of the Loch Legendary Creature — Merfolk Wizard	Legendary Creature — Merfolk Wizard	4.2%	3.9
36	Unmask Sorcery	Sorcery	4.0%	4.0
37	Pre-War Formalwear Artifact — Equipment	Artifact — Equipment	3.8%	1.8
38	Reality Smasher Creature — Eldrazi	Creature — Eldrazi	3.5%	3.6
39	Icetill Explorer Creature — Insect Scout	Creature — Insect Scout	3.4%	1.1
40	Shallow Grave Instant	Instant	3.3%	3.9
41	Goblin Welder Creature — Goblin Artificer	Creature — Goblin Artificer	3.2%	4.0
42	Overlord of the Balemurk Enchantment Creature — Avatar Horror	Enchantment Creature — Avatar Horror	3.1%	3.9
43	Up the Beanstalk Enchantment	Enchantment	3.1%	4.0
44	Endurance Creature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	3.1%	1.7
45	Flusterstorm Instant	Instant	3.0%	1.7
46	Gaea's Will Sorcery	Sorcery	3.0%	1.0
47	Prismari Charm Instant	Instant	2.8%	1.1
48	Duress Sorcery	Sorcery	2.6%	1.9
49	Collective Brutality Sorcery	Sorcery	2.6%	2.1
50	Preordain Sorcery	Sorcery	2.6%	1.4
51	Echo of Eons Sorcery	Sorcery	2.6%	3.1
52	Goblin Engineer Creature — Goblin Artificer	Creature — Goblin Artificer	2.5%	3.8
53	Snapcaster Mage Creature — Human Wizard	Creature — Human Wizard	2.5%	1.5
54	Unholy Heat Instant	Instant	2.4%	1.4
55	Phyrexian Dragon Engine Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Dragon	Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Dragon	2.4%	1.0
56	Legion Extruder Artifact	Artifact	2.3%	1.0
57	Dread Return Sorcery	Sorcery	2.3%	1.3
58	Narcomoeba Creature — Illusion	Creature — Illusion	2.3%	3.2
59	Runehorn Hellkite Creature — Dragon	Creature — Dragon	2.1%	1.0
60	Phlage, Titan of Fire's Fury Legendary Creature — Elder Giant	Legendary Creature — Elder Giant	2.0%	1.2
61	Spell Snare Instant	Instant	2.0%	1.3

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Sideboard (28)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	Consign to Memory Instant	Instant	46.2%	2.3
2	Force of Negation Instant	Instant	39.4%	1.8
3	Hydroblast Instant	Instant	24.2%	1.5
4	Pyroblast Instant	Instant	20.4%	2.1
5	Abrade Instant	Instant	9.1%	1.4
6	Endurance Creature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	8.6%	2.4
7	Mindbreak Trap Instant — Trap	Instant — Trap	8.3%	1.9
8	Thoughtseize Sorcery	Sorcery	7.9%	2.1
9	Price of Progress Instant	Instant	7.6%	1.9
10	Orcish Bowmasters Creature — Orc Archer	Creature — Orc Archer	7.4%	2.1
11	Red Elemental Blast Instant	Instant	6.8%	1.4
12	Lavinia, Azorius Renegade Legendary Creature — Human Soldier	Legendary Creature — Human Soldier	6.4%	1.5
13	Flusterstorm Instant	Instant	6.0%	1.3
14	Duress Sorcery	Sorcery	5.5%	1.7
15	Veil of Summer Instant	Instant	5.2%	1.7
16	Blue Elemental Blast Instant	Instant	4.6%	1.3
17	Triumph of Saint Katherine Creature — Human Warrior	Creature — Human Warrior	4.2%	1.8
18	Unholy Heat Instant	Instant	4.1%	1.6
19	Extinguisher Battleship Artifact — Spacecraft	Artifact — Spacecraft	3.4%	1.0
20	Warping Wail Instant	Instant	3.1%	1.9
21	Summon: Bahamut Enchantment Creature — Saga Dragon	Enchantment Creature — Saga Dragon	3.1%	2.7
22	Brotherhood's End Sorcery	Sorcery	2.9%	1.3
23	Boomerang Basics Sorcery — Lesson	Sorcery — Lesson	2.8%	3.4
24	Echo of Eons Sorcery	Sorcery	2.5%	1.0
25	Twinshot Sniper Artifact Creature — Goblin Archer	Artifact Creature — Goblin Archer	2.2%	1.1
26	Fury Creature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	2.2%	2.3
27	Spell Pierce Instant	Instant	2.1%	1.4
28	Icetill Explorer Creature — Insect Scout	Creature — Insect Scout	2.0%	1.3

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