Legacy staples: Creature removal or Counterspells or Cantrips or Recursion

104 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 (79)

#	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	Daze Instant	Instant	28.6%	3.1
5	Karakas Legendary Land	Legendary Land	26.7%	1.7
6	Swords to Plowshares Instant	Instant	25.9%	3.9
7	Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student // Tamiyo, Seasoned Scholar Legendary Creature — Moonfolk Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Tamiyo	Legendary Creature — Moonfolk Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Tamiyo	23.0%	3.7
8	Orcish Bowmasters Creature — Orc Archer	Creature — Orc Archer	18.8%	3.2
9	Force of Negation Instant	Instant	16.8%	1.9
10	Fatal Push Instant	Instant	15.1%	3.1
11	Kozilek's Command Kindred Instant — Eldrazi	Kindred Instant — Eldrazi	12.1%	4.0
12	Quantum Riddler Creature — Sphinx	Creature — Sphinx	10.2%	3.6
13	Snuff Out Instant	Instant	9.1%	1.3
14	Nethergoyf Creature — Lhurgoyf	Creature — Lhurgoyf	8.8%	3.6
15	Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs Instant // Land	Instant // Land	8.5%	2.4
16	Brazen Borrower // Petty Theft Creature — Faerie Rogue // Instant — Adventure	Creature — Faerie Rogue // Instant — Adventure	8.3%	1.1
17	Chalice of the Void Artifact	Artifact	8.2%	3.9
18	Ajani, Nacatl Pariah // Ajani, Nacatl Avenger Legendary Creature — Cat Warrior // Legendary Planeswalker — Ajani	Legendary Creature — Cat Warrior // Legendary Planeswalker — Ajani	7.5%	4.0
19	Goblin Bombardment Enchantment	Enchantment	7.4%	2.3
20	Ugin, Eye of the Storms Legendary Planeswalker — Ugin	Legendary Planeswalker — Ugin	7.1%	2.8
21	Bilbo, Thief in the Night Legendary Creature — Halfling Rogue	Legendary Creature — Halfling Rogue	7.1%	2.7
22	Prismatic Ending Sorcery	Sorcery	6.7%	1.8
23	Stifle Instant	Instant	6.7%	3.3
24	Lightning Bolt Instant	Instant	6.4%	3.7
25	Veil of Summer Instant	Instant	6.1%	2.3
26	Emrakul, the Aeons Torn Legendary Creature — Eldrazi	Legendary Creature — Eldrazi	5.9%	2.2
27	Lazotep Quarry Land — Desert	Land — Desert	5.8%	1.9
28	Life from the Loam Sorcery	Sorcery	5.6%	3.5
29	Giant's Boulder Artifact	Artifact	5.6%	3.4
30	Reanimate Sorcery	Sorcery	5.5%	3.5
31	Consider Instant	Instant	5.4%	1.0
32	Doomsday Sorcery	Sorcery	5.4%	4.0
33	Static Prison Enchantment	Enchantment	5.4%	2.4
34	Mystic Sanctuary Land — Island	Land — Island	4.9%	1.0
35	Spell Pierce Instant	Instant	4.8%	1.6
36	Solitude Creature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	4.8%	3.7
37	Eldrazi Confluence Instant	Instant	4.7%	2.0
38	The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale Legendary Land	Legendary Land	4.7%	1.0
39	Hogaak, Arisen Necropolis Legendary Creature — Avatar	Legendary Creature — Avatar	4.6%	3.2
40	Animate Dead Enchantment — Aura	Enchantment — Aura	4.6%	3.8
41	Green Sun's Zenith Sorcery	Sorcery	4.4%	3.9
42	Archon of Cruelty Creature — Archon	Creature — Archon	4.4%	2.2
43	Consign to Memory Instant	Instant	4.2%	1.7
44	Teferi, Time Raveler Legendary Planeswalker — Teferi	Legendary Planeswalker — Teferi	4.2%	1.6
45	Emry, Lurker of the Loch Legendary Creature — Merfolk Wizard	Legendary Creature — Merfolk Wizard	4.2%	3.9
46	Meteor Sword Artifact — Equipment	Artifact — Equipment	3.9%	1.0
47	Otawara, Soaring City Legendary Land	Legendary Land	3.9%	1.1
48	Skyclave Apparition Creature — Kor Spirit	Creature — Kor Spirit	3.9%	2.2
49	Wastescape Battlemage Creature — Eldrazi Wizard	Creature — Eldrazi Wizard	3.8%	3.9
50	Pre-War Formalwear Artifact — Equipment	Artifact — Equipment	3.8%	1.8
51	Wrath of the Skies Sorcery	Sorcery	3.7%	1.5
52	Icetill Explorer Creature — Insect Scout	Creature — Insect Scout	3.4%	1.1
53	Shallow Grave Instant	Instant	3.3%	3.9
54	Blast Zone Land	Land	3.2%	1.0
55	Goblin Welder Creature — Goblin Artificer	Creature — Goblin Artificer	3.2%	4.0
56	Overlord of the Balemurk Enchantment Creature — Avatar Horror	Enchantment Creature — Avatar Horror	3.1%	3.9
57	Acererak the Archlich Legendary Creature — Zombie Wizard	Legendary Creature — Zombie Wizard	3.1%	3.8
58	Up the Beanstalk Enchantment	Enchantment	3.1%	4.0
59	Endurance Creature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	3.1%	1.7
60	Erode Instant	Instant	3.0%	1.7
61	Flusterstorm Instant	Instant	3.0%	1.7
62	Gaea's Will Sorcery	Sorcery	3.0%	1.0
63	Prismari Charm Instant	Instant	2.8%	1.1
64	Leyline Binding Enchantment	Enchantment	2.7%	3.9
65	Collective Brutality Sorcery	Sorcery	2.6%	2.1
66	Preordain Sorcery	Sorcery	2.6%	1.4
67	Echo of Eons Sorcery	Sorcery	2.6%	3.1
68	Grist, the Hunger Tide Legendary Planeswalker — Grist	Legendary Planeswalker — Grist	2.5%	1.1
69	Cloak and Dagger, Entwined Legendary Creature — Human Hero	Legendary Creature — Human Hero	2.5%	1.0
70	Goblin Engineer Creature — Goblin Artificer	Creature — Goblin Artificer	2.5%	3.8
71	Snapcaster Mage Creature — Human Wizard	Creature — Human Wizard	2.5%	1.5
72	Unholy Heat Instant	Instant	2.4%	1.4
73	Phyrexian Dragon Engine Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Dragon	Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Dragon	2.4%	1.0
74	Legion Extruder Artifact	Artifact	2.3%	1.0
75	Dread Return Sorcery	Sorcery	2.3%	1.3
76	Narcomoeba Creature — Illusion	Creature — Illusion	2.3%	3.2
77	Sheoldred's Edict Instant	Instant	2.1%	1.6
78	Phlage, Titan of Fire's Fury Legendary Creature — Elder Giant	Legendary Creature — Elder Giant	2.0%	1.2
79	Spell Snare Instant	Instant	2.0%	1.3

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Sideboard (45)

#	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	Dismember Instant	Instant	14.8%	1.9
6	Wrath of the Skies Sorcery	Sorcery	14.6%	2.2
7	Fatal Push Instant	Instant	11.8%	1.8
8	Massacre Sorcery	Sorcery	11.2%	1.6
9	Abrade Instant	Instant	9.1%	1.4
10	Engineered Explosives Artifact	Artifact	9.0%	1.1
11	Endurance Creature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	8.6%	2.4
12	Mindbreak Trap Instant — Trap	Instant — Trap	8.3%	1.9
13	Erode Instant	Instant	8.2%	1.7
14	Snuff Out Instant	Instant	7.9%	1.6
15	Orcish Bowmasters Creature — Orc Archer	Creature — Orc Archer	7.4%	2.1
16	Brazen Borrower // Petty Theft Creature — Faerie Rogue // Instant — Adventure	Creature — Faerie Rogue // Instant — Adventure	7.1%	1.2
17	Red Elemental Blast Instant	Instant	6.8%	1.4
18	Lavinia, Azorius Renegade Legendary Creature — Human Soldier	Legendary Creature — Human Soldier	6.4%	1.5
19	Prismatic Ending Sorcery	Sorcery	6.2%	1.6
20	Flusterstorm Instant	Instant	6.0%	1.3
21	Sheoldred's Edict Instant	Instant	5.5%	1.3
22	Veil of Summer Instant	Instant	5.2%	1.7
23	Toxic Deluge Sorcery	Sorcery	4.7%	1.2
24	Blue Elemental Blast Instant	Instant	4.6%	1.3
25	Triumph of Saint Katherine Creature — Human Warrior	Creature — Human Warrior	4.2%	1.8
26	Unholy Heat Instant	Instant	4.1%	1.6
27	Eldrazi Confluence Instant	Instant	3.8%	1.8
28	Invasion Submersible Artifact — Vehicle	Artifact — Vehicle	3.5%	1.0
29	Extinguisher Battleship Artifact — Spacecraft	Artifact — Spacecraft	3.4%	1.0
30	Karakas Legendary Land	Legendary Land	3.2%	1.0
31	Warping Wail Instant	Instant	3.1%	1.9
32	Celestial Purge Instant	Instant	3.1%	1.3
33	Summon: Bahamut Enchantment Creature — Saga Dragon	Enchantment Creature — Saga Dragon	3.1%	2.7
34	Brotherhood's End Sorcery	Sorcery	2.9%	1.3
35	Boomerang Basics Sorcery — Lesson	Sorcery — Lesson	2.8%	3.4
36	Long Goodbye Instant	Instant	2.8%	1.1
37	Swords to Plowshares Instant	Instant	2.8%	2.5
38	Portable Hole Artifact	Artifact	2.5%	1.1
39	Abrupt Decay Instant	Instant	2.5%	1.9
40	Echo of Eons Sorcery	Sorcery	2.5%	1.0
41	Drop of Honey Enchantment	Enchantment	2.3%	1.7
42	Twinshot Sniper Artifact Creature — Goblin Archer	Artifact Creature — Goblin Archer	2.2%	1.1
43	Fury Creature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	2.2%	2.3
44	Spell Pierce Instant	Instant	2.1%	1.4
45	Icetill Explorer Creature — Insect Scout	Creature — Insect Scout	2.0%	1.3

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