Counterspells staples in Legacy · MTGO

17 cards played in at least 2% of the 2474 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 (50% 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	50.0%	4.0
2	DazeInstant	Instant	25.5%	3.2
3	Force of NegationInstant	Instant	16.2%	2.0
4	Chalice of the VoidArtifact	Artifact	8.9%	3.9
5	Sink into Stupor // Soporific SpringsInstant // Land	Instant // Land	8.5%	2.5
6	StifleInstant	Instant	5.3%	3.4
7	Spell PierceInstant	Instant	3.3%	1.6
8	FlusterstormInstant	Instant	3.0%	1.8
9	Consign to MemoryInstant	Instant	3.0%	1.3
10	Spell SnareInstant	Instant	2.2%	1.4

% of decks

decks of the format that play it in this part

Avg. copies

among the decks that play it

Sideboard (10)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	Consign to MemoryInstant	Instant	43.0%	2.4
2	Force of NegationInstant	Instant	36.1%	1.8
3	PyroblastInstant	Instant	21.2%	2.2
4	HydroblastInstant	Instant	20.8%	1.5
5	Mindbreak TrapInstant — Trap	Instant — Trap	7.6%	1.8
6	Red Elemental BlastInstant	Instant	6.8%	1.3
7	Lavinia, Azorius RenegadeLegendary Creature — Human Soldier	Legendary Creature — Human Soldier	5.8%	1.7
8	FlusterstormInstant	Instant	5.3%	1.4
9	Warping WailInstant	Instant	4.4%	2.0
10	Blue Elemental BlastInstant	Instant	2.9%	1.2

% 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