Counterspells staples in Legacy

17 cards played in at least 2% of the 1594 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 (57% of decks).

Official MTGO and magic.gg results and paper tournaments, data provided by TopDeck.gg, updated 28 Oct 2026. How we count

Main deck (10)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	Force of WillInstant	Instant	56.6%	4.0
2	DazeInstant	Instant	28.4%	3.0
3	Force of NegationInstant	Instant	16.6%	1.8
4	Spell PierceInstant	Instant	7.9%	1.6
5	Chalice of the VoidArtifact	Artifact	7.7%	3.9
6	Sink into Stupor // Soporific SpringsInstant // Land	Instant // Land	7.7%	2.3
7	StifleInstant	Instant	6.4%	3.4
8	Consign to MemoryInstant	Instant	5.5%	1.8
9	FlusterstormInstant	Instant	3.1%	1.6
10	Spell SnareInstant	Instant	2.3%	1.3

% of decks

decks of the format that play it in this part

Avg. copies

among the decks that play it

Sideboard (11)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	Consign to MemoryInstant	Instant	51.6%	2.4
2	Force of NegationInstant	Instant	39.8%	1.7
3	HydroblastInstant	Instant	25.2%	1.5
4	PyroblastInstant	Instant	21.1%	2.0
5	Red Elemental BlastInstant	Instant	9.3%	1.5
6	FlusterstormInstant	Instant	8.2%	1.4
7	Lavinia, Azorius RenegadeLegendary Creature — Human Soldier	Legendary Creature — Human Soldier	7.6%	1.5
8	Blue Elemental BlastInstant	Instant	7.3%	1.3
9	Mindbreak TrapInstant — Trap	Instant — Trap	6.9%	2.0
10	Spell PierceInstant	Instant	3.1%	1.5
11	Warping WailInstant	Instant	2.8%	1.9

% of decks

decks of the format that play it in this part

Avg. copies

among the decks that play it

Basic lands are left out. Themes come from the functional tags of Scryfall Tagger. How it is calculated