Pauper staples: Creature removal or Counterspells or Tutors or Recursion

86 cards played in at least 2% of the 8834 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 (63)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	Lightning Bolt Instant	Instant	24.6%	3.8
2	Counterspell Instant	Instant	24.6%	4.0
3	Lórien Revealed Sorcery	Sorcery	24.3%	3.9
4	Sneaky Snacker Creature — Faerie Rogue	Creature — Faerie Rogue	20.8%	4.0
5	Cast Down Instant	Instant	18.8%	3.0
6	Dispel Instant	Instant	16.1%	1.9
7	Generous Ent Creature — Treefolk	Creature — Treefolk	15.9%	3.3
8	Fireblast Instant	Instant	14.4%	3.1
9	Fiery Temper Instant	Instant	14.1%	4.0
10	Galvanic Blast Instant	Instant	13.1%	3.9
11	Lava Dart Instant	Instant	12.9%	4.0
12	Snuff Out Instant	Instant	12.4%	3.1
13	Avenging Hunter Creature — Dragon Ranger	Creature — Dragon Ranger	10.5%	3.1
14	Makeshift Munitions Enchantment	Enchantment	10.5%	1.0
15	Blood Fountain Artifact	Artifact	10.4%	1.8
16	Sagu Wildling // Roost Seek Creature — Dragon // Sorcery — Omen	Creature — Dragon // Sorcery — Omen	10.3%	2.9
17	Lembas Artifact — Food	Artifact — Food	10.3%	2.9
18	Krark-Clan Shaman Creature — Goblin Shaman	Creature — Goblin Shaman	9.0%	2.9
19	Thraben Charm Instant	Instant	8.6%	2.6
20	Suffocating Fumes Instant	Instant	7.8%	1.1
21	Spellstutter Sprite Creature — Faerie Wizard	Creature — Faerie Wizard	7.8%	3.9
22	Spell Pierce Instant	Instant	6.9%	2.1
23	Expedition Map Artifact	Artifact	6.8%	3.9
24	Deem Inferior Sorcery	Sorcery	6.4%	2.7
25	Giant's Boulder Artifact	Artifact	6.3%	3.8
26	Land Grant Sorcery	Sorcery	6.3%	3.4
27	Crop Rotation Instant	Instant	5.9%	2.5
28	Extract a Confession Sorcery	Sorcery	5.6%	1.0
29	Campfire Artifact	Artifact	5.6%	2.0
30	Troll of Khazad-dûm Creature — Troll	Creature — Troll	5.6%	2.2
31	Cleansing Wildfire Sorcery	Sorcery	5.3%	4.0
32	Archaeomancer Creature — Human Wizard	Creature — Human Wizard	5.2%	2.6
33	Barrels of Blasting Jelly Artifact	Artifact	5.1%	3.2
34	Tithing Blade // Consuming Sepulcher Artifact // Artifact	Artifact // Artifact	5.1%	2.1
35	Pulse of Murasa Instant	Instant	5.1%	1.2
36	Skred Instant	Instant	4.6%	3.8
37	Journey to Nowhere Enchantment	Enchantment	4.5%	2.8
38	Chain Lightning Sorcery	Sorcery	4.5%	2.1
39	Dread Return Sorcery	Sorcery	4.5%	2.1
40	Twisted Landscape Land	Land	4.4%	3.9
41	Gatecreeper Vine Creature — Plant	Creature — Plant	4.4%	2.9
42	Perilous Landscape Land	Land	4.0%	3.5
43	Seething Landscape Land	Land	3.8%	1.4
44	Breath Weapon Instant	Instant	3.6%	1.7
45	Force Spike Instant	Instant	3.4%	2.8
46	Snap Instant	Instant	3.3%	3.3
47	Cut Down Instant	Instant	3.3%	2.0
48	Dispatch Instant	Instant	3.2%	3.9
49	Haunted Fengraf Land	Land	3.1%	1.0
50	Lunarch Veteran // Luminous Phantom Creature — Human Cleric // Creature — Spirit Cleric	Creature — Human Cleric // Creature — Spirit Cleric	3.1%	3.7
51	Pinnacle Kill-Ship Artifact — Spacecraft	Artifact — Spacecraft	3.1%	3.9
52	End the Festivities Sorcery	Sorcery	3.1%	1.2
53	Ash Barrens Land	Land	3.0%	1.9
54	Ride's End Instant	Instant	2.8%	1.6
55	Rancor Enchantment — Aura	Enchantment — Aura	2.8%	3.7
56	Contaminated Landscape Land	Land	2.6%	1.9
57	Mwonvuli Acid-Moss Sorcery	Sorcery	2.5%	3.9
58	Accursed Marauder Creature — Zombie Warrior	Creature — Zombie Warrior	2.5%	1.3
59	Crypt Rats Creature — Rat	Creature — Rat	2.4%	2.8
60	Agony Warp Instant	Instant	2.4%	1.1
61	Sentinel's Eyes Enchantment — Aura	Enchantment — Aura	2.3%	1.4
62	Defile Instant	Instant	2.2%	3.3
63	Witch's Cottage Land — Swamp	Land — Swamp	2.1%	1.6

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Sideboard (35)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	Hydroblast Instant	Instant	34.2%	3.3
2	Pyroblast Instant	Instant	33.3%	3.3
3	Blue Elemental Blast Instant	Instant	29.0%	2.8
4	Red Elemental Blast Instant	Instant	25.3%	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	Envelop Instant	Instant	11.8%	1.6
9	End the Festivities Sorcery	Sorcery	11.6%	2.0
10	Arms of Hadar Sorcery	Sorcery	10.8%	1.4
11	Extract a Confession Sorcery	Sorcery	10.3%	1.8
12	Steel Sabotage Instant	Instant	9.7%	2.6
13	Searing Blaze Instant	Instant	9.2%	2.1
14	Thraben Charm Instant	Instant	8.8%	1.9
15	Gut Shot Instant	Instant	7.7%	2.8
16	Campfire Artifact	Artifact	6.9%	1.6
17	Dispel Instant	Instant	6.4%	1.6
18	Suplex Sorcery	Sorcery	5.2%	2.3
19	Krark-Clan Shaman Creature — Goblin Shaman	Creature — Goblin Shaman	4.8%	1.4
20	Monstrous Emergence Sorcery	Sorcery	4.8%	3.4
21	Scattershot Archer Creature — Elf Archer	Creature — Elf Archer	4.7%	2.5
22	Drown in Sorrow Sorcery	Sorcery	3.7%	1.9
23	Electrickery Instant	Instant	3.6%	2.1
24	Negate Instant	Instant	2.9%	1.8
25	Avenging Hunter Creature — Dragon Ranger	Creature — Dragon Ranger	2.7%	1.7
26	Cleansing Wildfire Sorcery	Sorcery	2.7%	2.4
27	Pulse of Murasa Instant	Instant	2.4%	1.4
28	Journey to Nowhere Enchantment	Enchantment	2.4%	2.4
29	Fiery Cannonade Instant	Instant	2.3%	2.0
30	Call Damage Control Sorcery	Sorcery	2.3%	1.8
31	Destroy Evil Instant	Instant	2.2%	1.6
32	Holy Light Instant	Instant	2.2%	1.8
33	Terminate Instant	Instant	2.2%	1.2
34	Ram Through Instant	Instant	2.1%	2.0
35	Cast Down Instant	Instant	2.0%	1.9

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