Pauper staples: Counterspells or Ramp or Recursion

51 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 (42)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	Counterspell Instant	Instant	24.5%	4.0
2	Sneaky Snacker Creature — Faerie Rogue	Creature — Faerie Rogue	20.8%	4.0
3	Dispel Instant	Instant	16.1%	1.9
4	Malevolent Rumble Sorcery	Sorcery	10.5%	3.6
5	Blood Fountain Artifact	Artifact	10.5%	1.8
6	Lembas Artifact — Food	Artifact — Food	10.4%	2.9
7	Bonder's Ornament Artifact	Artifact	9.0%	2.1
8	Spellstutter Sprite Creature — Faerie Wizard	Creature — Faerie Wizard	7.8%	3.9
9	Spell Pierce Instant	Instant	6.9%	2.1
10	Urza's Tower Land — Urza's Tower	Land — Urza's Tower	6.9%	4.0
11	Urza's Mine Land — Urza's Mine	Land — Urza's Mine	6.9%	4.0
12	Urza's Power Plant Land — Urza's Power-Plant	Land — Urza's Power-Plant	6.9%	4.0
13	Utopia Sprawl Enchantment — Aura	Enchantment — Aura	6.1%	4.0
14	Campfire Artifact	Artifact	5.6%	2.0
15	Priest of Titania Creature — Elf Druid	Creature — Elf Druid	5.2%	3.9
16	Archaeomancer Creature — Human Wizard	Creature — Human Wizard	5.2%	2.6
17	Pulse of Murasa Instant	Instant	5.1%	1.2
18	Llanowar Elves Creature — Elf Druid	Creature — Elf Druid	5.1%	3.3
19	Overgrown Battlement Creature — Wall	Creature — Wall	4.5%	4.0
20	Saruli Caretaker Creature — Dryad	Creature — Dryad	4.5%	3.9
21	Dread Return Sorcery	Sorcery	4.4%	2.1
22	Wall of Roots Creature — Plant Wall	Creature — Plant Wall	4.4%	3.4
23	Fyndhorn Elves Creature — Elf Druid	Creature — Elf Druid	4.2%	2.9
24	Elvish Mystic Creature — Elf Druid	Creature — Elf Druid	4.0%	2.8
25	Arbor Elf Creature — Elf Druid	Creature — Elf Druid	3.9%	3.9
26	Wild Growth Enchantment — Aura	Enchantment — Aura	3.9%	2.7
27	Unfathomable Truths Instant	Instant	3.8%	2.9
28	Eldrazi Repurposer Creature — Eldrazi Drone	Creature — Eldrazi Drone	3.7%	3.2
29	Force Spike Instant	Instant	3.4%	2.8
30	Elves of Deep Shadow Creature — Elf Druid	Creature — Elf Druid	3.3%	2.4
31	Haunted Fengraf Land	Land	3.1%	1.0
32	Lunarch Veteran // Luminous Phantom Creature — Human Cleric // Creature — Spirit Cleric	Creature — Human Cleric // Creature — Spirit Cleric	3.1%	3.7
33	Bender's Waterskin Artifact	Artifact	3.0%	2.8
34	Lotus Petal Artifact	Artifact	2.9%	2.3
35	Rancor Enchantment — Aura	Enchantment — Aura	2.8%	3.7
36	Mwonvuli Acid-Moss Sorcery	Sorcery	2.5%	3.9
37	Sentinel's Eyes Enchantment — Aura	Enchantment — Aura	2.3%	1.4
38	Hickory Woodlot Land	Land	2.3%	4.0
39	Manamorphose Instant	Instant	2.3%	4.0
40	Witch's Cottage Land — Swamp	Land — Swamp	2.1%	1.6
41	Sandstone Needle Land	Land	2.1%	3.8
42	Glimpse the Impossible Sorcery	Sorcery	2.0%	3.9

% of decks

decks of the format that play it in this part

Avg. copies

among the decks that play it

Sideboard (12)

#	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	Annul Instant	Instant	19.1%	3.1
6	Envelop Instant	Instant	11.8%	1.6
7	Steel Sabotage Instant	Instant	9.7%	2.6
8	Campfire Artifact	Artifact	6.9%	1.6
9	Dispel Instant	Instant	6.4%	1.6
10	Negate Instant	Instant	2.9%	1.9
11	Pulse of Murasa Instant	Instant	2.4%	1.4
12	Call Damage Control Sorcery	Sorcery	2.3%	1.8

% of decks

decks of the format that play it in this part

Avg. copies

among the decks that play it