Legacy staples: Counterspells or Discard or Recursion

53 cards played in at least 2% of the 6617 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 (45)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	Force of Will Instant	Instant	54.0%	4.0
2	Thoughtseize Sorcery	Sorcery	33.6%	3.6
3	Daze Instant	Instant	28.8%	3.1
4	Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student // Tamiyo, Seasoned Scholar Legendary Creature — Moonfolk Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Tamiyo	Legendary Creature — Moonfolk Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Tamiyo	23.0%	3.7
5	Force of Negation Instant	Instant	17.0%	1.9
6	Nethergoyf Creature — Lhurgoyf	Creature — Lhurgoyf	8.7%	3.6
7	Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs Instant // Land	Instant // Land	8.6%	2.4
8	Cabal Therapy Sorcery	Sorcery	8.3%	2.5
9	Chalice of the Void Artifact	Artifact	8.2%	3.9
10	Bilbo, Thief in the Night Legendary Creature — Halfling Rogue	Legendary Creature — Halfling Rogue	7.0%	2.7
11	Stifle Instant	Instant	6.9%	3.4
12	Emrakul, the Aeons Torn Legendary Creature — Eldrazi	Legendary Creature — Eldrazi	5.8%	2.2
13	Lazotep Quarry Land — Desert	Land — Desert	5.7%	1.9
14	Reanimate Sorcery	Sorcery	5.6%	3.5
15	Life from the Loam Sorcery	Sorcery	5.6%	3.5
16	Doomsday Sorcery	Sorcery	5.3%	4.0
17	Mystic Sanctuary Land — Island	Land — Island	5.0%	1.0
18	Spell Pierce Instant	Instant	4.8%	1.6
19	Animate Dead Enchantment — Aura	Enchantment — Aura	4.7%	3.8
20	Hogaak, Arisen Necropolis Legendary Creature — Avatar	Legendary Creature — Avatar	4.5%	3.2
21	Consign to Memory Instant	Instant	4.4%	1.7
22	Archon of Cruelty Creature — Archon	Creature — Archon	4.4%	2.2
23	Green Sun's Zenith Sorcery	Sorcery	4.4%	3.9
24	Emry, Lurker of the Loch Legendary Creature — Merfolk Wizard	Legendary Creature — Merfolk Wizard	4.4%	3.9
25	Unmask Sorcery	Sorcery	4.1%	4.0
26	Pre-War Formalwear Artifact — Equipment	Artifact — Equipment	3.8%	1.8
27	Reality Smasher Creature — Eldrazi	Creature — Eldrazi	3.4%	3.6
28	Icetill Explorer Creature — Insect Scout	Creature — Insect Scout	3.3%	1.1
29	Shallow Grave Instant	Instant	3.3%	3.9
30	Goblin Welder Creature — Goblin Artificer	Creature — Goblin Artificer	3.3%	4.0
31	Overlord of the Balemurk Enchantment Creature — Avatar Horror	Enchantment Creature — Avatar Horror	3.1%	3.9
32	Endurance Creature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	3.1%	1.7
33	Gaea's Will Sorcery	Sorcery	3.0%	1.0
34	Flusterstorm Instant	Instant	3.0%	1.7
35	Collective Brutality Sorcery	Sorcery	2.7%	2.1
36	Duress Sorcery	Sorcery	2.7%	1.9
37	Echo of Eons Sorcery	Sorcery	2.6%	3.1
38	Goblin Engineer Creature — Goblin Artificer	Creature — Goblin Artificer	2.5%	3.8
39	Phyrexian Dragon Engine Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Dragon	Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Dragon	2.4%	1.0
40	Snapcaster Mage Creature — Human Wizard	Creature — Human Wizard	2.4%	1.5
41	Dread Return Sorcery	Sorcery	2.3%	1.3
42	Narcomoeba Creature — Illusion	Creature — Illusion	2.3%	3.2
43	Runehorn Hellkite Creature — Dragon	Creature — Dragon	2.1%	1.0
44	Spell Snare Instant	Instant	2.0%	1.3
45	Phlage, Titan of Fire's Fury Legendary Creature — Elder Giant	Legendary Creature — Elder Giant	2.0%	1.2

% of decks

decks of the format that play it in this part

Avg. copies

among the decks that play it

Sideboard (17)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	Consign to Memory Instant	Instant	46.4%	2.3
2	Force of Negation Instant	Instant	39.7%	1.8
3	Hydroblast Instant	Instant	24.4%	1.5
4	Pyroblast Instant	Instant	20.3%	2.1
5	Endurance Creature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	8.6%	2.4
6	Mindbreak Trap Instant — Trap	Instant — Trap	8.4%	1.9
7	Thoughtseize Sorcery	Sorcery	7.9%	2.1
8	Red Elemental Blast Instant	Instant	6.7%	1.4
9	Lavinia, Azorius Renegade Legendary Creature — Human Soldier	Legendary Creature — Human Soldier	6.5%	1.5
10	Flusterstorm Instant	Instant	5.9%	1.3
11	Duress Sorcery	Sorcery	5.5%	1.7
12	Blue Elemental Blast Instant	Instant	4.6%	1.2
13	Triumph of Saint Katherine Creature — Human Warrior	Creature — Human Warrior	4.1%	1.8
14	Warping Wail Instant	Instant	3.1%	1.9
15	Echo of Eons Sorcery	Sorcery	2.5%	1.0
16	Spell Pierce Instant	Instant	2.1%	1.4
17	Icetill Explorer Creature — Insect Scout	Creature — Insect Scout	2.0%	1.3

% of decks

decks of the format that play it in this part

Avg. copies

among the decks that play it