Pauper staples: Blue or Red, Creatures or Instants

57 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: Lightning Bolt (25% of decks).

Main deck (40)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	Lightning Bolt Instant	Instant	24.6%	3.8
2	Counterspell Instant	Instant	24.5%	4.0
3	Brainstorm Instant	Instant	18.0%	3.7
4	Voldaren Epicure Creature — Vampire	Creature — Vampire	17.4%	4.0
5	Dispel Instant	Instant	16.1%	1.9
6	Fireblast Instant	Instant	14.3%	3.1
7	Fiery Temper Instant	Instant	14.1%	4.0
8	Murmuring Mystic Creature — Human Wizard	Creature — Human Wizard	13.2%	1.9
9	Galvanic Blast Instant	Instant	13.1%	3.9
10	Lava Dart Instant	Instant	12.9%	4.0
11	Guttersnipe Creature — Goblin Shaman	Creature — Goblin Shaman	12.7%	3.4
12	Tolarian Terror Creature — Serpent	Creature — Serpent	10.5%	4.0
13	Kessig Flamebreather Creature — Human Shaman	Creature — Human Shaman	10.4%	3.8
14	Thought Scour Instant	Instant	9.5%	4.0
15	Mental Note Instant	Instant	9.4%	3.9
16	Krark-Clan Shaman Creature — Goblin Shaman	Creature — Goblin Shaman	9.1%	2.9
17	Spellstutter Sprite Creature — Faerie Wizard	Creature — Faerie Wizard	7.8%	3.9
18	Cryptic Serpent Creature — Serpent	Creature — Serpent	7.7%	3.9
19	Augur of Bolas Creature — Merfolk Wizard	Creature — Merfolk Wizard	7.7%	3.4
20	Ninja of the Deep Hours Creature — Human Ninja	Creature — Human Ninja	7.6%	2.9
21	Faerie Seer Creature — Faerie Wizard	Creature — Faerie Wizard	7.6%	3.7
22	Utrom Monitor Artifact Creature — Utrom Scientist	Artifact Creature — Utrom Scientist	7.4%	3.5
23	Moon-Circuit Hacker Enchantment Creature — Human Ninja	Enchantment Creature — Human Ninja	7.0%	2.8
24	Spell Pierce Instant	Instant	6.9%	2.1
25	Mulldrifter Creature — Elemental	Creature — Elemental	6.1%	3.5
26	Clockwork Percussionist Artifact Creature — Monkey Toy	Artifact Creature — Monkey Toy	5.7%	4.0
27	Goblin Tomb Raider Creature — Goblin Pirate	Creature — Goblin Pirate	5.5%	4.0
28	Goblin Bushwhacker Creature — Goblin Warrior	Creature — Goblin Warrior	5.2%	3.9
29	Archaeomancer Creature — Human Wizard	Creature — Human Wizard	5.2%	2.6
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	Skred Instant	Instant	4.6%	3.8
33	Breath Weapon Instant	Instant	3.6%	1.7
34	Boarding Party Creature — Human Pirate	Creature — Human Pirate	3.5%	3.9
35	Force Spike Instant	Instant	3.4%	2.8
36	Snap Instant	Instant	3.3%	3.3
37	Ghostly Flicker Instant	Instant	3.2%	2.1
38	Faerie Miscreant Creature — Faerie Rogue	Creature — Faerie Rogue	3.2%	4.0
39	Brinebarrow Intruder Creature — Human Rogue	Creature — Human Rogue	2.7%	3.7
40	Harrier Strix Creature — Bird	Creature — Bird	2.6%	2.1

% 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	Pyroblast Instant	Instant	33.4%	3.3
3	Blue Elemental Blast Instant	Instant	29.0%	2.7
4	Red Elemental Blast Instant	Instant	25.4%	2.6
5	Breath Weapon Instant	Instant	20.4%	2.3
6	Annul Instant	Instant	19.1%	3.1
7	Cast into the Fire Instant	Instant	17.1%	2.6
8	Flaring Pain Instant	Instant	12.2%	1.2
9	Envelop Instant	Instant	11.8%	1.6
10	Smash to Smithereens Instant	Instant	9.8%	2.6
11	Steel Sabotage Instant	Instant	9.7%	2.6
12	Searing Blaze Instant	Instant	9.2%	2.1
13	Gut Shot Instant	Instant	7.7%	2.8
14	Dispel Instant	Instant	6.4%	1.6
15	Murmuring Mystic Creature — Human Wizard	Creature — Human Wizard	6.3%	1.3
16	Krark-Clan Shaman Creature — Goblin Shaman	Creature — Goblin Shaman	4.9%	1.4
17	Ancient Grudge Instant	Instant	4.6%	1.7
18	Gorilla Shaman Creature — Ape Shaman	Creature — Ape Shaman	3.8%	1.4
19	Electrickery Instant	Instant	3.6%	2.1
20	Negate Instant	Instant	2.9%	1.9
21	Fiery Cannonade Instant	Instant	2.3%	2.0

% of decks

decks of the format that play it in this part

Avg. copies

among the decks that play it