Legacy staples: Creature removal or Cantrips or Recursion

93 cards played in at least 2% of the 6547 Legacy decks of the last 120 days, in the main deck or in the sideboard. The most played in the main deck: Brainstorm (47% of decks).

Main deck (70)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	Brainstorm Instant	Instant	47.2%	4.0
2	Ponder Sorcery	Sorcery	45.4%	3.8
3	Karakas Legendary Land	Legendary Land	26.7%	1.7
4	Swords to Plowshares Instant	Instant	25.9%	3.9
5	Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student // Tamiyo, Seasoned Scholar Legendary Creature — Moonfolk Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Tamiyo	Legendary Creature — Moonfolk Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Tamiyo	23.0%	3.7
6	Orcish Bowmasters Creature — Orc Archer	Creature — Orc Archer	18.8%	3.2
7	Fatal Push Instant	Instant	15.1%	3.1
8	Kozilek's Command Kindred Instant — Eldrazi	Kindred Instant — Eldrazi	12.0%	4.0
9	Quantum Riddler Creature — Sphinx	Creature — Sphinx	10.3%	3.6
10	Snuff Out Instant	Instant	9.0%	1.3
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	Brazen Borrower // Petty Theft Creature — Faerie Rogue // Instant — Adventure	Creature — Faerie Rogue // Instant — Adventure	8.3%	1.1
14	Ajani, Nacatl Pariah // Ajani, Nacatl Avenger Legendary Creature — Cat Warrior // Legendary Planeswalker — Ajani	Legendary Creature — Cat Warrior // Legendary Planeswalker — Ajani	7.5%	4.0
15	Goblin Bombardment Enchantment	Enchantment	7.3%	2.3
16	Ugin, Eye of the Storms Legendary Planeswalker — Ugin	Legendary Planeswalker — Ugin	7.1%	2.8
17	Bilbo, Thief in the Night Legendary Creature — Halfling Rogue	Legendary Creature — Halfling Rogue	7.1%	2.7
18	Prismatic Ending Sorcery	Sorcery	6.8%	1.8
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	5.8%	2.2
22	Lazotep Quarry Land — Desert	Land — Desert	5.8%	1.9
23	Life from the Loam Sorcery	Sorcery	5.7%	3.5
24	Giant's Boulder Artifact	Artifact	5.6%	3.4
25	Reanimate Sorcery	Sorcery	5.6%	3.5
26	Consider Instant	Instant	5.4%	1.0
27	Doomsday Sorcery	Sorcery	5.4%	4.0
28	Static Prison Enchantment	Enchantment	5.3%	2.4
29	Mystic Sanctuary Land — Island	Land — Island	5.0%	1.0
30	Solitude Creature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	4.8%	3.7
31	The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale Legendary Land	Legendary Land	4.7%	1.0
32	Eldrazi Confluence Instant	Instant	4.7%	2.0
33	Animate Dead Enchantment — Aura	Enchantment — Aura	4.6%	3.7
34	Hogaak, Arisen Necropolis Legendary Creature — Avatar	Legendary Creature — Avatar	4.6%	3.2
35	Green Sun's Zenith Sorcery	Sorcery	4.4%	3.9
36	Archon of Cruelty Creature — Archon	Creature — Archon	4.4%	2.2
37	Teferi, Time Raveler Legendary Planeswalker — Teferi	Legendary Planeswalker — Teferi	4.3%	1.6
38	Emry, Lurker of the Loch Legendary Creature — Merfolk Wizard	Legendary Creature — Merfolk Wizard	4.2%	3.9
39	Meteor Sword Artifact — Equipment	Artifact — Equipment	3.9%	1.0
40	Otawara, Soaring City Legendary Land	Legendary Land	3.9%	1.1
41	Skyclave Apparition Creature — Kor Spirit	Creature — Kor Spirit	3.9%	2.2
42	Pre-War Formalwear Artifact — Equipment	Artifact — Equipment	3.8%	1.8
43	Wastescape Battlemage Creature — Eldrazi Wizard	Creature — Eldrazi Wizard	3.8%	3.9
44	Wrath of the Skies Sorcery	Sorcery	3.8%	1.5
45	Icetill Explorer Creature — Insect Scout	Creature — Insect Scout	3.3%	1.1
46	Shallow Grave Instant	Instant	3.3%	3.9
47	Blast Zone Land	Land	3.3%	1.0
48	Goblin Welder Creature — Goblin Artificer	Creature — Goblin Artificer	3.2%	4.0
49	Up the Beanstalk Enchantment	Enchantment	3.2%	4.0
50	Acererak the Archlich Legendary Creature — Zombie Wizard	Legendary Creature — Zombie Wizard	3.1%	3.8
51	Overlord of the Balemurk Enchantment Creature — Avatar Horror	Enchantment Creature — Avatar Horror	3.1%	3.9
52	Endurance Creature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	3.1%	1.7
53	Erode Instant	Instant	3.1%	1.7
54	Gaea's Will Sorcery	Sorcery	3.0%	1.0
55	Prismari Charm Instant	Instant	2.8%	1.1
56	Leyline Binding Enchantment	Enchantment	2.8%	3.9
57	Collective Brutality Sorcery	Sorcery	2.7%	2.1
58	Preordain Sorcery	Sorcery	2.6%	1.4
59	Echo of Eons Sorcery	Sorcery	2.6%	3.1
60	Grist, the Hunger Tide Legendary Planeswalker — Grist	Legendary Planeswalker — Grist	2.6%	1.1
61	Cloak and Dagger, Entwined Legendary Creature — Human Hero	Legendary Creature — Human Hero	2.5%	1.0
62	Snapcaster Mage Creature — Human Wizard	Creature — Human Wizard	2.5%	1.5
63	Goblin Engineer Creature — Goblin Artificer	Creature — Goblin Artificer	2.5%	3.8
64	Unholy Heat Instant	Instant	2.4%	1.4
65	Phyrexian Dragon Engine Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Dragon	Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Dragon	2.4%	1.0
66	Dread Return Sorcery	Sorcery	2.3%	1.3
67	Legion Extruder Artifact	Artifact	2.3%	1.0
68	Narcomoeba Creature — Illusion	Creature — Illusion	2.3%	3.2
69	Sheoldred's Edict Instant	Instant	2.1%	1.5
70	Phlage, Titan of Fire's Fury Legendary Creature — Elder Giant	Legendary Creature — Elder Giant	2.0%	1.2

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Sideboard (39)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	Hydroblast Instant	Instant	24.2%	1.5
2	Pyroblast Instant	Instant	20.4%	2.1
3	Dismember Instant	Instant	14.7%	1.9
4	Wrath of the Skies Sorcery	Sorcery	14.7%	2.2
5	Fatal Push Instant	Instant	11.8%	1.8
6	Massacre Sorcery	Sorcery	11.2%	1.6
7	Abrade Instant	Instant	9.1%	1.4
8	Engineered Explosives Artifact	Artifact	9.0%	1.1
9	Endurance Creature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	8.6%	2.4
10	Erode Instant	Instant	8.2%	1.7
11	Snuff Out Instant	Instant	7.9%	1.6
12	Orcish Bowmasters Creature — Orc Archer	Creature — Orc Archer	7.3%	2.1
13	Brazen Borrower // Petty Theft Creature — Faerie Rogue // Instant — Adventure	Creature — Faerie Rogue // Instant — Adventure	7.1%	1.2
14	Red Elemental Blast Instant	Instant	6.8%	1.4
15	Prismatic Ending Sorcery	Sorcery	6.2%	1.6
16	Sheoldred's Edict Instant	Instant	5.5%	1.3
17	Veil of Summer Instant	Instant	5.2%	1.7
18	Toxic Deluge Sorcery	Sorcery	4.7%	1.2
19	Blue Elemental Blast Instant	Instant	4.6%	1.3
20	Triumph of Saint Katherine Creature — Human Warrior	Creature — Human Warrior	4.2%	1.8
21	Unholy Heat Instant	Instant	4.1%	1.6
22	Eldrazi Confluence Instant	Instant	3.8%	1.8
23	Invasion Submersible Artifact — Vehicle	Artifact — Vehicle	3.4%	1.0
24	Extinguisher Battleship Artifact — Spacecraft	Artifact — Spacecraft	3.3%	1.0
25	Karakas Legendary Land	Legendary Land	3.1%	1.0
26	Warping Wail Instant	Instant	3.1%	1.9
27	Celestial Purge Instant	Instant	3.1%	1.3
28	Summon: Bahamut Enchantment Creature — Saga Dragon	Enchantment Creature — Saga Dragon	3.1%	2.7
29	Boomerang Basics Sorcery — Lesson	Sorcery — Lesson	2.9%	3.4
30	Long Goodbye Instant	Instant	2.8%	1.1
31	Brotherhood's End Sorcery	Sorcery	2.8%	1.3
32	Swords to Plowshares Instant	Instant	2.8%	2.5
33	Portable Hole Artifact	Artifact	2.5%	1.1
34	Abrupt Decay Instant	Instant	2.5%	1.9
35	Echo of Eons Sorcery	Sorcery	2.5%	1.0
36	Drop of Honey Enchantment	Enchantment	2.3%	1.7
37	Twinshot Sniper Artifact Creature — Goblin Archer	Artifact Creature — Goblin Archer	2.2%	1.1
38	Fury Creature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	2.2%	2.3
39	Icetill Explorer Creature — Insect Scout	Creature — Insect Scout	2.0%	1.3

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Avg. copies

among the decks that play it