Legacy staples: Discard or Recursion or Artifact removal

71 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: Thoughtseize (33% of decks).

Main deck (53)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	Thoughtseize Sorcery	Sorcery	33.4%	3.6
2	Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student // Tamiyo, Seasoned Scholar Legendary Creature — Moonfolk Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Tamiyo	Legendary Creature — Moonfolk Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Tamiyo	23.0%	3.7
3	Boseiju, Who Endures Legendary Land	Legendary Land	14.5%	2.0
4	Nethergoyf Creature — Lhurgoyf	Creature — Lhurgoyf	8.8%	3.6
5	Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs Instant // Land	Instant // Land	8.5%	2.4
6	Brazen Borrower // Petty Theft Creature — Faerie Rogue // Instant — Adventure	Creature — Faerie Rogue // Instant — Adventure	8.3%	1.1
7	Cabal Therapy Sorcery	Sorcery	8.2%	2.5
8	Ajani, Nacatl Pariah // Ajani, Nacatl Avenger Legendary Creature — Cat Warrior // Legendary Planeswalker — Ajani	Legendary Creature — Cat Warrior // Legendary Planeswalker — Ajani	7.5%	4.0
9	Ugin, Eye of the Storms Legendary Planeswalker — Ugin	Legendary Planeswalker — Ugin	7.1%	2.8
10	Bilbo, Thief in the Night Legendary Creature — Halfling Rogue	Legendary Creature — Halfling Rogue	7.1%	2.7
11	Prismatic Ending Sorcery	Sorcery	6.8%	1.8
12	Emrakul, the Aeons Torn Legendary Creature — Eldrazi	Legendary Creature — Eldrazi	5.8%	2.2
13	Lazotep Quarry Land — Desert	Land — Desert	5.8%	1.9
14	Life from the Loam Sorcery	Sorcery	5.7%	3.5
15	Giant's Boulder Artifact	Artifact	5.6%	3.4
16	Reanimate Sorcery	Sorcery	5.6%	3.5
17	Doomsday Sorcery	Sorcery	5.4%	4.0
18	Static Prison Enchantment	Enchantment	5.3%	2.4
19	Witch Enchanter // Witch-Blessed Meadow Creature — Human Warlock // Land	Creature — Human Warlock // Land	5.0%	2.5
20	Mystic Sanctuary Land — Island	Land — Island	5.0%	1.0
21	Animate Dead Enchantment — Aura	Enchantment — Aura	4.6%	3.7
22	Hogaak, Arisen Necropolis Legendary Creature — Avatar	Legendary Creature — Avatar	4.6%	3.2
23	Green Sun's Zenith Sorcery	Sorcery	4.4%	3.9
24	Archon of Cruelty Creature — Archon	Creature — Archon	4.4%	2.2
25	Teferi, Time Raveler Legendary Planeswalker — Teferi	Legendary Planeswalker — Teferi	4.3%	1.6
26	Emry, Lurker of the Loch Legendary Creature — Merfolk Wizard	Legendary Creature — Merfolk Wizard	4.2%	3.9
27	Unmask Sorcery	Sorcery	4.0%	4.0
28	Meteor Sword Artifact — Equipment	Artifact — Equipment	3.9%	1.0
29	Otawara, Soaring City Legendary Land	Legendary Land	3.9%	1.1
30	Skyclave Apparition Creature — Kor Spirit	Creature — Kor Spirit	3.9%	2.2
31	Pre-War Formalwear Artifact — Equipment	Artifact — Equipment	3.8%	1.8
32	Wastescape Battlemage Creature — Eldrazi Wizard	Creature — Eldrazi Wizard	3.8%	3.9
33	Wrath of the Skies Sorcery	Sorcery	3.8%	1.5
34	Reality Smasher Creature — Eldrazi	Creature — Eldrazi	3.5%	3.6
35	Icetill Explorer Creature — Insect Scout	Creature — Insect Scout	3.3%	1.1
36	Shallow Grave Instant	Instant	3.3%	3.9
37	Blast Zone Land	Land	3.3%	1.0
38	Goblin Welder Creature — Goblin Artificer	Creature — Goblin Artificer	3.2%	4.0
39	Overlord of the Balemurk Enchantment Creature — Avatar Horror	Enchantment Creature — Avatar Horror	3.1%	3.9
40	Endurance Creature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	3.1%	1.7
41	Gaea's Will Sorcery	Sorcery	3.0%	1.0
42	Prismari Charm Instant	Instant	2.8%	1.1
43	Leyline Binding Enchantment	Enchantment	2.8%	3.9
44	Collective Brutality Sorcery	Sorcery	2.7%	2.1
45	Duress Sorcery	Sorcery	2.7%	1.9
46	Echo of Eons Sorcery	Sorcery	2.6%	3.1
47	Snapcaster Mage Creature — Human Wizard	Creature — Human Wizard	2.5%	1.5
48	Goblin Engineer Creature — Goblin Artificer	Creature — Goblin Artificer	2.5%	3.8
49	Phyrexian Dragon Engine Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Dragon	Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Dragon	2.4%	1.0
50	Dread Return Sorcery	Sorcery	2.3%	1.3
51	Narcomoeba Creature — Illusion	Creature — Illusion	2.3%	3.2
52	Runehorn Hellkite Creature — Dragon	Creature — Dragon	2.1%	1.0
53	Phlage, Titan of Fire's Fury Legendary Creature — Elder Giant	Legendary Creature — Elder Giant	2.0%	1.2

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Sideboard (27)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	Hydroblast Instant	Instant	24.2%	1.5
2	Pyroblast Instant	Instant	20.4%	2.1
3	Wrath of the Skies Sorcery	Sorcery	14.7%	2.2
4	Force of Vigor Instant	Instant	12.1%	2.7
5	Abrade Instant	Instant	9.1%	1.4
6	Engineered Explosives Artifact	Artifact	9.0%	1.1
7	Endurance Creature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	8.6%	2.4
8	Thoughtseize Sorcery	Sorcery	7.9%	2.1
9	Brazen Borrower // Petty Theft Creature — Faerie Rogue // Instant — Adventure	Creature — Faerie Rogue // Instant — Adventure	7.1%	1.2
10	Red Elemental Blast Instant	Instant	6.8%	1.4
11	Prismatic Ending Sorcery	Sorcery	6.2%	1.6
12	Meltdown Sorcery	Sorcery	5.8%	1.3
13	Haywire Mite Artifact Creature — Insect	Artifact Creature — Insect	5.6%	1.0
14	Duress Sorcery	Sorcery	5.5%	1.7
15	Blue Elemental Blast Instant	Instant	4.6%	1.3
16	Triumph of Saint Katherine Creature — Human Warrior	Creature — Human Warrior	4.2%	1.8
17	Invasion Submersible Artifact — Vehicle	Artifact — Vehicle	3.4%	1.0
18	Boseiju, Who Endures Legendary Land	Legendary Land	3.4%	1.6
19	Extinguisher Battleship Artifact — Spacecraft	Artifact — Spacecraft	3.3%	1.0
20	Celestial Purge Instant	Instant	3.1%	1.3
21	Summon: Bahamut Enchantment Creature — Saga Dragon	Enchantment Creature — Saga Dragon	3.1%	2.7
22	Boomerang Basics Sorcery — Lesson	Sorcery — Lesson	2.9%	3.4
23	Brotherhood's End Sorcery	Sorcery	2.8%	1.3
24	Portable Hole Artifact	Artifact	2.5%	1.1
25	Abrupt Decay Instant	Instant	2.5%	1.9
26	Echo of Eons Sorcery	Sorcery	2.5%	1.0
27	Icetill Explorer Creature — Insect Scout	Creature — Insect Scout	2.0%	1.3

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decks of the format that play it in this part

Avg. copies

among the decks that play it