Legacy staples: Removal or Counterspells or Cantrips or Recursion

112 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: Force of Will (54% of decks).

Main deck (84)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	Force of Will Instant	Instant	54.0%	4.0
2	Wasteland Land	Land	51.4%	3.8
3	Brainstorm Instant	Instant	47.2%	4.0
4	Ponder Sorcery	Sorcery	45.4%	3.8
5	Daze Instant	Instant	28.6%	3.1
6	Karakas Legendary Land	Legendary Land	26.7%	1.7
7	Swords to Plowshares Instant	Instant	25.9%	3.9
8	Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student // Tamiyo, Seasoned Scholar Legendary Creature — Moonfolk Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Tamiyo	Legendary Creature — Moonfolk Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Tamiyo	23.0%	3.7
9	Orcish Bowmasters Creature — Orc Archer	Creature — Orc Archer	18.8%	3.2
10	Force of Negation Instant	Instant	16.9%	1.9
11	Fatal Push Instant	Instant	15.1%	3.1
12	Boseiju, Who Endures Legendary Land	Legendary Land	14.5%	2.0
13	Kozilek's Command Kindred Instant — Eldrazi	Kindred Instant — Eldrazi	12.0%	4.0
14	Quantum Riddler Creature — Sphinx	Creature — Sphinx	10.3%	3.6
15	Snuff Out Instant	Instant	9.0%	1.3
16	Nethergoyf Creature — Lhurgoyf	Creature — Lhurgoyf	8.8%	3.6
17	Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs Instant // Land	Instant // Land	8.5%	2.4
18	Brazen Borrower // Petty Theft Creature — Faerie Rogue // Instant — Adventure	Creature — Faerie Rogue // Instant — Adventure	8.3%	1.1
19	Chalice of the Void Artifact	Artifact	8.2%	3.9
20	Ajani, Nacatl Pariah // Ajani, Nacatl Avenger Legendary Creature — Cat Warrior // Legendary Planeswalker — Ajani	Legendary Creature — Cat Warrior // Legendary Planeswalker — Ajani	7.5%	4.0
21	Goblin Bombardment Enchantment	Enchantment	7.3%	2.3
22	Ugin, Eye of the Storms Legendary Planeswalker — Ugin	Legendary Planeswalker — Ugin	7.1%	2.8
23	Bilbo, Thief in the Night Legendary Creature — Halfling Rogue	Legendary Creature — Halfling Rogue	7.1%	2.7
24	Prismatic Ending Sorcery	Sorcery	6.8%	1.8
25	Stifle Instant	Instant	6.7%	3.3
26	Lightning Bolt Instant	Instant	6.4%	3.7
27	Veil of Summer Instant	Instant	6.1%	2.3
28	Ghost Quarter Land	Land	6.0%	1.5
29	Emrakul, the Aeons Torn Legendary Creature — Eldrazi	Legendary Creature — Eldrazi	5.8%	2.2
30	Lazotep Quarry Land — Desert	Land — Desert	5.8%	1.9
31	Life from the Loam Sorcery	Sorcery	5.7%	3.5
32	Giant's Boulder Artifact	Artifact	5.6%	3.4
33	Reanimate Sorcery	Sorcery	5.6%	3.5
34	Consider Instant	Instant	5.4%	1.0
35	Doomsday Sorcery	Sorcery	5.4%	4.0
36	Static Prison Enchantment	Enchantment	5.3%	2.4
37	Witch Enchanter // Witch-Blessed Meadow Creature — Human Warlock // Land	Creature — Human Warlock // Land	5.0%	2.5
38	Mystic Sanctuary Land — Island	Land — Island	5.0%	1.0
39	Spell Pierce Instant	Instant	4.8%	1.6
40	Solitude Creature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	4.8%	3.7
41	The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale Legendary Land	Legendary Land	4.7%	1.0
42	Eldrazi Confluence Instant	Instant	4.7%	2.0
43	Animate Dead Enchantment — Aura	Enchantment — Aura	4.6%	3.7
44	Hogaak, Arisen Necropolis Legendary Creature — Avatar	Legendary Creature — Avatar	4.6%	3.2
45	Green Sun's Zenith Sorcery	Sorcery	4.4%	3.9
46	White Orchid Phantom Creature — Spirit Knight	Creature — Spirit Knight	4.4%	3.2
47	Archon of Cruelty Creature — Archon	Creature — Archon	4.4%	2.2
48	Teferi, Time Raveler Legendary Planeswalker — Teferi	Legendary Planeswalker — Teferi	4.3%	1.6
49	Consign to Memory Instant	Instant	4.3%	1.7
50	Emry, Lurker of the Loch Legendary Creature — Merfolk Wizard	Legendary Creature — Merfolk Wizard	4.2%	3.9
51	Meteor Sword Artifact — Equipment	Artifact — Equipment	3.9%	1.0
52	Otawara, Soaring City Legendary Land	Legendary Land	3.9%	1.1
53	Skyclave Apparition Creature — Kor Spirit	Creature — Kor Spirit	3.9%	2.2
54	Pre-War Formalwear Artifact — Equipment	Artifact — Equipment	3.8%	1.8
55	Wastescape Battlemage Creature — Eldrazi Wizard	Creature — Eldrazi Wizard	3.8%	3.9
56	Wrath of the Skies Sorcery	Sorcery	3.8%	1.5
57	Icetill Explorer Creature — Insect Scout	Creature — Insect Scout	3.3%	1.1
58	Shallow Grave Instant	Instant	3.3%	3.9
59	Blast Zone Land	Land	3.3%	1.0
60	Goblin Welder Creature — Goblin Artificer	Creature — Goblin Artificer	3.2%	4.0
61	Up the Beanstalk Enchantment	Enchantment	3.2%	4.0
62	Acererak the Archlich Legendary Creature — Zombie Wizard	Legendary Creature — Zombie Wizard	3.1%	3.8
63	Overlord of the Balemurk Enchantment Creature — Avatar Horror	Enchantment Creature — Avatar Horror	3.1%	3.9
64	Endurance Creature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	3.1%	1.7
65	Erode Instant	Instant	3.1%	1.7
66	Flusterstorm Instant	Instant	3.0%	1.7
67	Gaea's Will Sorcery	Sorcery	3.0%	1.0
68	Prismari Charm Instant	Instant	2.8%	1.1
69	Leyline Binding Enchantment	Enchantment	2.8%	3.9
70	Collective Brutality Sorcery	Sorcery	2.7%	2.1
71	Preordain Sorcery	Sorcery	2.6%	1.4
72	Echo of Eons Sorcery	Sorcery	2.6%	3.1
73	Grist, the Hunger Tide Legendary Planeswalker — Grist	Legendary Planeswalker — Grist	2.6%	1.1
74	Cloak and Dagger, Entwined Legendary Creature — Human Hero	Legendary Creature — Human Hero	2.5%	1.0
75	Snapcaster Mage Creature — Human Wizard	Creature — Human Wizard	2.5%	1.5
76	Goblin Engineer Creature — Goblin Artificer	Creature — Goblin Artificer	2.5%	3.8
77	Unholy Heat Instant	Instant	2.4%	1.4
78	Phyrexian Dragon Engine Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Dragon	Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Dragon	2.4%	1.0
79	Dread Return Sorcery	Sorcery	2.3%	1.3
80	Legion Extruder Artifact	Artifact	2.3%	1.0
81	Narcomoeba Creature — Illusion	Creature — Illusion	2.3%	3.2
82	Sheoldred's Edict Instant	Instant	2.1%	1.5
83	Spell Snare Instant	Instant	2.0%	1.3
84	Phlage, Titan of Fire's Fury Legendary Creature — Elder Giant	Legendary Creature — Elder Giant	2.0%	1.2

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Sideboard (49)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	Consign to Memory Instant	Instant	46.3%	2.3
2	Force of Negation Instant	Instant	39.5%	1.8
3	Hydroblast Instant	Instant	24.2%	1.5
4	Pyroblast Instant	Instant	20.4%	2.1
5	Dismember Instant	Instant	14.7%	1.9
6	Wrath of the Skies Sorcery	Sorcery	14.7%	2.2
7	Force of Vigor Instant	Instant	12.1%	2.7
8	Fatal Push Instant	Instant	11.8%	1.8
9	Massacre Sorcery	Sorcery	11.2%	1.6
10	Abrade Instant	Instant	9.1%	1.4
11	Engineered Explosives Artifact	Artifact	9.0%	1.1
12	Endurance Creature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	8.6%	2.4
13	Mindbreak Trap Instant — Trap	Instant — Trap	8.3%	1.9
14	Erode Instant	Instant	8.2%	1.7
15	Snuff Out Instant	Instant	7.9%	1.6
16	Orcish Bowmasters Creature — Orc Archer	Creature — Orc Archer	7.3%	2.1
17	Brazen Borrower // Petty Theft Creature — Faerie Rogue // Instant — Adventure	Creature — Faerie Rogue // Instant — Adventure	7.1%	1.2
18	Red Elemental Blast Instant	Instant	6.8%	1.4
19	Lavinia, Azorius Renegade Legendary Creature — Human Soldier	Legendary Creature — Human Soldier	6.4%	1.5
20	Prismatic Ending Sorcery	Sorcery	6.2%	1.6
21	Flusterstorm Instant	Instant	5.9%	1.3
22	Meltdown Sorcery	Sorcery	5.8%	1.3
23	Haywire Mite Artifact Creature — Insect	Artifact Creature — Insect	5.6%	1.0
24	Sheoldred's Edict Instant	Instant	5.5%	1.3
25	Veil of Summer Instant	Instant	5.2%	1.7
26	Toxic Deluge Sorcery	Sorcery	4.7%	1.2
27	Blue Elemental Blast Instant	Instant	4.6%	1.3
28	Triumph of Saint Katherine Creature — Human Warrior	Creature — Human Warrior	4.2%	1.8
29	Unholy Heat Instant	Instant	4.1%	1.6
30	Eldrazi Confluence Instant	Instant	3.8%	1.8
31	Invasion Submersible Artifact — Vehicle	Artifact — Vehicle	3.4%	1.0
32	Boseiju, Who Endures Legendary Land	Legendary Land	3.4%	1.6
33	Extinguisher Battleship Artifact — Spacecraft	Artifact — Spacecraft	3.3%	1.0
34	Karakas Legendary Land	Legendary Land	3.1%	1.0
35	Warping Wail Instant	Instant	3.1%	1.9
36	Celestial Purge Instant	Instant	3.1%	1.3
37	Summon: Bahamut Enchantment Creature — Saga Dragon	Enchantment Creature — Saga Dragon	3.1%	2.7
38	Boomerang Basics Sorcery — Lesson	Sorcery — Lesson	2.9%	3.4
39	Long Goodbye Instant	Instant	2.8%	1.1
40	Brotherhood's End Sorcery	Sorcery	2.8%	1.3
41	Swords to Plowshares Instant	Instant	2.8%	2.5
42	Portable Hole Artifact	Artifact	2.5%	1.1
43	Abrupt Decay Instant	Instant	2.5%	1.9
44	Echo of Eons Sorcery	Sorcery	2.5%	1.0
45	Drop of Honey Enchantment	Enchantment	2.3%	1.7
46	Twinshot Sniper Artifact Creature — Goblin Archer	Artifact Creature — Goblin Archer	2.2%	1.1
47	Fury Creature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	2.2%	2.3
48	Spell Pierce Instant	Instant	2.1%	1.4
49	Icetill Explorer Creature — Insect Scout	Creature — Insect Scout	2.0%	1.3

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