Legacy staples: Counterspells or Card draw or Discard or Recursion

86 cards played in at least 2% of the 6531 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 (73)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	Force of Will Instant	Instant	53.9%	4.0
2	Brainstorm Instant	Instant	47.2%	4.0
3	Ponder Sorcery	Sorcery	45.4%	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	Mishra's Bauble Artifact	Artifact	18.1%	3.5
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	The One Ring Legendary Artifact	Legendary Artifact	10.9%	3.5
11	Quantum Riddler Creature — Sphinx	Creature — Sphinx	10.3%	3.6
12	Kaito, Bane of Nightmares Legendary Planeswalker — Kaito	Legendary Planeswalker — Kaito	10.2%	1.9
13	Nethergoyf Creature — Lhurgoyf	Creature — Lhurgoyf	8.8%	3.6
14	Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs Instant // Land	Instant // Land	8.5%	2.4
15	Cabal Therapy Sorcery	Sorcery	8.3%	2.5
16	Chalice of the Void Artifact	Artifact	8.2%	3.9
17	Lórien Revealed Sorcery	Sorcery	7.5%	1.6
18	Ugin, Eye of the Storms Legendary Planeswalker — Ugin	Legendary Planeswalker — Ugin	7.1%	2.8
19	Bilbo, Thief in the Night Legendary Creature — Halfling Rogue	Legendary Creature — Halfling Rogue	7.1%	2.7
20	Stifle Instant	Instant	6.7%	3.3
21	Veil of Summer Instant	Instant	6.1%	2.3
22	Street Wraith Creature — Wraith	Creature — Wraith	5.9%	1.8
23	Emrakul, the Aeons Torn Legendary Creature — Eldrazi	Legendary Creature — Eldrazi	5.8%	2.2
24	Lazotep Quarry Land — Desert	Land — Desert	5.8%	1.9
25	Life from the Loam Sorcery	Sorcery	5.6%	3.5
26	Reanimate Sorcery	Sorcery	5.6%	3.5
27	Consider Instant	Instant	5.4%	1.0
28	Doomsday Sorcery	Sorcery	5.4%	4.0
29	Edge of Autumn Sorcery	Sorcery	5.4%	1.3
30	Urza's Bauble Artifact	Artifact	5.3%	3.1
31	Mystic Sanctuary Land — Island	Land — Island	4.9%	1.0
32	Spell Pierce Instant	Instant	4.8%	1.6
33	Griselbrand Legendary Creature — Demon	Legendary Creature — Demon	4.7%	3.3
34	Hogaak, Arisen Necropolis Legendary Creature — Avatar	Legendary Creature — Avatar	4.6%	3.2
35	Animate Dead Enchantment — Aura	Enchantment — Aura	4.6%	3.8
36	Sunbaked Canyon Land	Land	4.6%	2.1
37	Green Sun's Zenith Sorcery	Sorcery	4.4%	3.9
38	Archon of Cruelty Creature — Archon	Creature — Archon	4.4%	2.2
39	Consign to Memory Instant	Instant	4.3%	1.7
40	Teferi, Time Raveler Legendary Planeswalker — Teferi	Legendary Planeswalker — Teferi	4.3%	1.6
41	Emry, Lurker of the Loch Legendary Creature — Merfolk Wizard	Legendary Creature — Merfolk Wizard	4.2%	3.9
42	Unmask Sorcery	Sorcery	4.0%	4.0
43	Faithless Looting Sorcery	Sorcery	4.0%	4.0
44	Pre-War Formalwear Artifact — Equipment	Artifact — Equipment	3.8%	1.8
45	Reality Smasher Creature — Eldrazi	Creature — Eldrazi	3.5%	3.6
46	Loki, God of Mischief Legendary Creature — God Sorcerer Villain	Legendary Creature — God Sorcerer Villain	3.5%	2.9
47	Icetill Explorer Creature — Insect Scout	Creature — Insect Scout	3.3%	1.1
48	Shallow Grave Instant	Instant	3.3%	3.9
49	Goblin Welder Creature — Goblin Artificer	Creature — Goblin Artificer	3.2%	4.0
50	Soul-Guide Lantern Artifact	Artifact	3.2%	1.0
51	Up the Beanstalk Enchantment	Enchantment	3.1%	4.0
52	Overlord of the Balemurk Enchantment Creature — Avatar Horror	Enchantment Creature — Avatar Horror	3.1%	3.9
53	Endurance Creature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	3.1%	1.7
54	Sewer-veillance Cam Artifact	Artifact	3.1%	3.6
55	Flusterstorm Instant	Instant	3.0%	1.7
56	Gaea's Will Sorcery	Sorcery	3.0%	1.0
57	Forth Eorlingas! Sorcery	Sorcery	2.9%	1.2
58	Prismari Charm Instant	Instant	2.8%	1.1
59	Collective Brutality Sorcery	Sorcery	2.7%	2.1
60	Duress Sorcery	Sorcery	2.7%	1.9
61	Echo of Eons Sorcery	Sorcery	2.6%	3.1
62	Preordain Sorcery	Sorcery	2.6%	1.4
63	Xander's Lounge Land — Island Swamp Mountain	Land — Island Swamp Mountain	2.6%	1.0
64	Snapcaster Mage Creature — Human Wizard	Creature — Human Wizard	2.5%	1.5
65	Goblin Engineer Creature — Goblin Artificer	Creature — Goblin Artificer	2.5%	3.8
66	Phyrexian Dragon Engine Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Dragon	Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Dragon	2.4%	1.0
67	Chromatic Star Artifact	Artifact	2.4%	1.0
68	Dread Return Sorcery	Sorcery	2.3%	1.3
69	Narcomoeba Creature — Illusion	Creature — Illusion	2.3%	3.2
70	Song of Creation Enchantment	Enchantment	2.3%	1.0
71	Runehorn Hellkite Creature — Dragon	Creature — Dragon	2.1%	1.0
72	Spell Snare Instant	Instant	2.1%	1.3
73	Phlage, Titan of Fire's Fury Legendary Creature — Elder Giant	Legendary Creature — Elder Giant	2.0%	1.2

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Sideboard (25)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	Consign to Memory Instant	Instant	46.3%	2.3
2	Force of Negation Instant	Instant	39.5%	1.8
3	Hydroblast Instant	Instant	24.2%	1.5
4	Pyroblast Instant	Instant	20.3%	2.1
5	Endurance Creature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	8.5%	2.4
6	Mindbreak Trap Instant — Trap	Instant — Trap	8.3%	1.9
7	Thoughtseize Sorcery	Sorcery	7.9%	2.1
8	Nihil Spellbomb Artifact	Artifact	7.1%	1.7
9	Red Elemental Blast Instant	Instant	6.8%	1.4
10	Lavinia, Azorius Renegade Legendary Creature — Human Soldier	Legendary Creature — Human Soldier	6.4%	1.5
11	Flusterstorm Instant	Instant	5.9%	1.3
12	Duress Sorcery	Sorcery	5.5%	1.7
13	Veil of Summer Instant	Instant	5.2%	1.7
14	Blue Elemental Blast Instant	Instant	4.6%	1.3
15	Triumph of Saint Katherine Creature — Human Warrior	Creature — Human Warrior	4.2%	1.8
16	The One Ring Legendary Artifact	Legendary Artifact	3.6%	1.1
17	Warping Wail Instant	Instant	3.1%	1.9
18	Summon: Bahamut Enchantment Creature — Saga Dragon	Enchantment Creature — Saga Dragon	3.1%	2.7
19	Peer into the Abyss Sorcery	Sorcery	2.9%	1.0
20	Boomerang Basics Sorcery — Lesson	Sorcery — Lesson	2.9%	3.4
21	Kaito, Bane of Nightmares Legendary Planeswalker — Kaito	Legendary Planeswalker — Kaito	2.6%	1.4
22	Echo of Eons Sorcery	Sorcery	2.5%	1.0
23	Jace, Wielder of Mysteries Legendary Planeswalker — Jace	Legendary Planeswalker — Jace	2.3%	1.0
24	Spell Pierce Instant	Instant	2.1%	1.4
25	Icetill Explorer Creature — Insect Scout	Creature — Insect Scout	2.0%	1.3

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