Blue staples in Pauper

43 cards played in at least 2% of the 1480 Pauper decks of the last 120 days, in the main deck or in the sideboard. The most played in the main deck: Counterspell (20% 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 (36)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	CounterspellInstant	Instant	20.3%	3.9
2	Lórien RevealedSorcery	Sorcery	19.7%	3.8
3	DispelInstant	Instant	12.9%	1.8
4	BrainstormInstant	Instant	12.4%	3.6
5	ThoughtcastSorcery	Sorcery	9.3%	3.9
6	Murmuring MysticCreature — Human Wizard	Creature — Human Wizard	8.9%	2.0
7	Spellstutter SpriteCreature — Faerie Wizard	Creature — Faerie Wizard	7.8%	3.9
8	Ninja of the Deep HoursCreature — Human Ninja	Creature — Human Ninja	7.7%	3.1
9	Moon-Circuit HackerEnchantment Creature — Human Ninja	Enchantment Creature — Human Ninja	7.6%	3.2
10	Utrom MonitorArtifact Creature — Utrom Scientist	Artifact Creature — Utrom Scientist	7.6%	3.5
11	Faerie SeerCreature — Faerie Wizard	Creature — Faerie Wizard	7.6%	3.8
12	PreordainSorcery	Sorcery	7.5%	3.5
13	Cryogen RelicArtifact	Artifact	6.8%	3.6
14	MulldrifterCreature — Elemental	Creature — Elemental	6.2%	3.3
15	Sewer-veillance CamArtifact	Artifact	6.1%	1.9
16	Tolarian TerrorCreature — Serpent	Creature — Serpent	5.7%	4.0
17	PonderSorcery	Sorcery	5.7%	3.2
18	Augur of BolasCreature — Merfolk Wizard	Creature — Merfolk Wizard	5.4%	3.3
19	ArchaeomancerCreature — Human Wizard	Creature — Human Wizard	5.0%	2.6
20	Thought ScourInstant	Instant	4.8%	4.0
21	SnapInstant	Instant	4.7%	3.0
22	Spell PierceInstant	Instant	4.5%	1.9
23	Plunder the TrollshawsInstant	Instant	4.5%	2.7
24	Mental NoteInstant	Instant	4.5%	3.8
25	Cryptic SerpentCreature — Serpent	Creature — Serpent	4.1%	3.9
26	Faerie MiscreantCreature — Faerie Rogue	Creature — Faerie Rogue	4.1%	4.0
27	Ghostly FlickerInstant	Instant	3.9%	2.2
28	Sleep of the DeadSorcery	Sorcery	3.8%	1.9
29	Delver of Secrets // Insectile AberrationCreature — Human Wizard // Creature — Human Insect	Creature — Human Wizard // Creature — Human Insect	3.8%	4.0
30	Deep AnalysisSorcery	Sorcery	3.7%	1.4
31	Of One MindSorcery	Sorcery	3.4%	3.9
32	Brinebarrow IntruderCreature — Human Rogue	Creature — Human Rogue	3.4%	3.3
33	Deem InferiorSorcery	Sorcery	3.2%	2.4
34	Harrier StrixCreature — Bird	Creature — Bird	3.0%	1.8
35	CryoshatterEnchantment — Aura	Enchantment — Aura	2.3%	3.2
36	Lose FocusInstant	Instant	2.1%	1.3

% of decks

decks of the format that play it in this part

Avg. copies

among the decks that play it

Sideboard (9)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	HydroblastInstant	Instant	27.9%	3.2
2	Blue Elemental BlastInstant	Instant	25.3%	3.0
3	AnnulInstant	Instant	14.9%	3.1
4	EnvelopInstant	Instant	11.8%	1.7
5	Steel SabotageInstant	Instant	8.7%	2.4
6	DispelInstant	Instant	7.8%	1.7
7	Murmuring MysticCreature — Human Wizard	Creature — Human Wizard	4.3%	1.4
8	NegateInstant	Instant	3.2%	2.1
9	Spreading SeasEnchantment — Aura	Enchantment — Aura	2.2%	2.7

% 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