Pauper staples: Blue or Green, Creatures or Instants

64 cards played in at least 2% of the 8898 Pauper decks of the last 120 days, in the main deck or in the sideboard. The most played in the main deck: Counterspell (25% of decks).

Main deck (49)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	Counterspell Instant	Instant	24.5%	4.0
2	Brainstorm Instant	Instant	18.0%	3.7
3	Dispel Instant	Instant	16.1%	1.9
4	Generous Ent Creature — Treefolk	Creature — Treefolk	15.9%	3.3
5	Murmuring Mystic Creature — Human Wizard	Creature — Human Wizard	13.2%	1.9
6	Nyxborn Hydra Enchantment Creature — Hydra	Enchantment Creature — Hydra	12.2%	2.8
7	Avenging Hunter Creature — Dragon Ranger	Creature — Dragon Ranger	10.5%	3.1
8	Tolarian Terror Creature — Serpent	Creature — Serpent	10.5%	4.0
9	Sagu Wildling // Roost Seek Creature — Dragon // Sorcery — Omen	Creature — Dragon // Sorcery — Omen	10.3%	2.9
10	Thought Scour Instant	Instant	9.5%	4.0
11	Mental Note Instant	Instant	9.4%	3.9
12	Masked Vandal Creature — Shapeshifter	Creature — Shapeshifter	8.6%	3.7
13	Quirion Ranger Creature — Elf Ranger	Creature — Elf Ranger	8.6%	3.3
14	Spellstutter Sprite Creature — Faerie Wizard	Creature — Faerie Wizard	7.8%	3.9
15	Cryptic Serpent Creature — Serpent	Creature — Serpent	7.7%	3.9
16	Augur of Bolas Creature — Merfolk Wizard	Creature — Merfolk Wizard	7.7%	3.4
17	Ninja of the Deep Hours Creature — Human Ninja	Creature — Human Ninja	7.6%	2.9
18	Faerie Seer Creature — Faerie Wizard	Creature — Faerie Wizard	7.6%	3.7
19	Utrom Monitor Artifact Creature — Utrom Scientist	Artifact Creature — Utrom Scientist	7.4%	3.5
20	Moon-Circuit Hacker Enchantment Creature — Human Ninja	Enchantment Creature — Human Ninja	7.0%	2.8
21	Spell Pierce Instant	Instant	6.9%	2.1
22	Mulldrifter Creature — Elemental	Creature — Elemental	6.1%	3.5
23	Crop Rotation Instant	Instant	5.9%	2.5
24	Bramble Wurm Creature — Wurm	Creature — Wurm	5.5%	3.9
25	Priest of Titania Creature — Elf Druid	Creature — Elf Druid	5.2%	3.9
26	Archaeomancer Creature — Human Wizard	Creature — Human Wizard	5.2%	2.6
27	Pulse of Murasa Instant	Instant	5.1%	1.2
28	Llanowar Elves Creature — Elf Druid	Creature — Elf Druid	5.1%	3.3
29	Timberwatch Elf Creature — Elf	Creature — Elf	5.0%	3.8
30	Plunder the Trollshaws Instant	Instant	4.9%	2.7
31	Delver of Secrets // Insectile Aberration Creature — Human Wizard // Creature — Human Insect	Creature — Human Wizard // Creature — Human Insect	4.8%	4.0
32	Overgrown Battlement Creature — Wall	Creature — Wall	4.5%	4.0
33	Saruli Caretaker Creature — Dryad	Creature — Dryad	4.5%	3.9
34	Wall of Roots Creature — Plant Wall	Creature — Plant Wall	4.4%	3.4
35	Gatecreeper Vine Creature — Plant	Creature — Plant	4.3%	2.9
36	Fyndhorn Elves Creature — Elf Druid	Creature — Elf Druid	4.2%	2.9
37	Elvish Mystic Creature — Elf Druid	Creature — Elf Druid	4.0%	2.8
38	Arbor Elf Creature — Elf Druid	Creature — Elf Druid	3.9%	3.9
39	Force Spike Instant	Instant	3.4%	2.8
40	Elves of Deep Shadow Creature — Elf Druid	Creature — Elf Druid	3.3%	2.4
41	Snap Instant	Instant	3.3%	3.3
42	Annoyed Altisaur Creature — Dinosaur	Creature — Dinosaur	3.2%	3.0
43	Ghostly Flicker Instant	Instant	3.2%	2.1
44	Faerie Miscreant Creature — Faerie Rogue	Creature — Faerie Rogue	3.2%	4.0
45	Brinebarrow Intruder Creature — Human Rogue	Creature — Human Rogue	2.7%	3.7
46	Weather the Storm Instant	Instant	2.6%	3.0
47	Harrier Strix Creature — Bird	Creature — Bird	2.6%	2.1
48	Silhana Ledgewalker Creature — Elf Rogue	Creature — Elf Rogue	2.4%	3.0
49	Gladecover Scout Creature — Elf Scout	Creature — Elf Scout	2.3%	4.0

% of decks

decks of the format that play it in this part

Avg. copies

among the decks that play it

Sideboard (21)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	Hydroblast Instant	Instant	34.2%	3.3
2	Blue Elemental Blast Instant	Instant	29.0%	2.7
3	Annul Instant	Instant	19.1%	3.1
4	Weather the Storm Instant	Instant	14.4%	3.1
5	Envelop Instant	Instant	11.8%	1.6
6	Steel Sabotage Instant	Instant	9.7%	2.6
7	Troublemaker Ouphe Creature — Ouphe	Creature — Ouphe	7.1%	2.4
8	Dispel Instant	Instant	6.4%	1.6
9	Murmuring Mystic Creature — Human Wizard	Creature — Human Wizard	6.3%	1.3
10	Vitu-Ghazi Inspector Creature — Elf Detective	Creature — Elf Detective	5.0%	2.6
11	Scattershot Archer Creature — Elf Archer	Creature — Elf Archer	4.7%	2.5
12	Deglamer Instant	Instant	4.3%	2.8
13	Moment's Peace Instant	Instant	3.2%	2.5
14	Negate Instant	Instant	2.9%	1.9
15	Masked Vandal Creature — Shapeshifter	Creature — Shapeshifter	2.8%	1.9
16	Avenging Hunter Creature — Dragon Ranger	Creature — Dragon Ranger	2.7%	1.7
17	Spinewoods Paladin Creature — Human Knight	Creature — Human Knight	2.6%	3.2
18	Tamiyo's Safekeeping Instant	Instant	2.5%	2.5
19	Pulse of Murasa Instant	Instant	2.4%	1.4
20	Nylea's Disciple Creature — Centaur Archer	Creature — Centaur Archer	2.3%	2.8
21	Ram Through Instant	Instant	2.1%	2.0

% of decks

decks of the format that play it in this part

Avg. copies

among the decks that play it