Pauper staples: Creatures or Instants or Artifacts or Lands

210 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 (176)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	Lightning Bolt Instant	Instant	24.6%	3.8
2	Counterspell Instant	Instant	24.5%	4.0
3	Sneaky Snacker Creature — Faerie Rogue	Creature — Faerie Rogue	20.8%	4.0
4	Cast Down Instant	Instant	18.9%	3.0
5	Bojuka Bog Land	Land	18.6%	1.3
6	Brainstorm Instant	Instant	18.0%	3.7
7	Voldaren Epicure Creature — Vampire	Creature — Vampire	17.4%	4.0
8	Dispel Instant	Instant	16.1%	1.9
9	Generous Ent Creature — Treefolk	Creature — Treefolk	15.9%	3.3
10	Nihil Spellbomb Artifact	Artifact	15.7%	2.6
11	Vault of Whispers Artifact Land	Artifact Land	15.1%	3.0
12	Fireblast Instant	Instant	14.3%	3.1
13	Refurbished Familiar Artifact Creature — Zombie Rat	Artifact Creature — Zombie Rat	14.2%	4.0
14	Fiery Temper Instant	Instant	14.1%	4.0
15	Great Furnace Artifact Land	Artifact Land	13.3%	3.1
16	Murmuring Mystic Creature — Human Wizard	Creature — Human Wizard	13.2%	1.9
17	Galvanic Blast Instant	Instant	13.1%	3.9
18	Lava Dart Instant	Instant	12.9%	4.0
19	Ichor Wellspring Artifact	Artifact	12.7%	3.6
20	Guttersnipe Creature — Goblin Shaman	Creature — Goblin Shaman	12.7%	3.4
21	Snuff Out Instant	Instant	12.4%	3.1
22	Nyxborn Hydra Enchantment Creature — Hydra	Enchantment Creature — Hydra	12.2%	2.8
23	Writhing Chrysalis Creature — Eldrazi Drone	Creature — Eldrazi Drone	11.5%	4.0
24	Drossforge Bridge Artifact Land	Artifact Land	10.8%	3.8
25	Avenging Hunter Creature — Dragon Ranger	Creature — Dragon Ranger	10.5%	3.1
26	Blood Fountain Artifact	Artifact	10.5%	1.8
27	Tolarian Terror Creature — Serpent	Creature — Serpent	10.5%	4.0
28	Kessig Flamebreather Creature — Human Shaman	Creature — Human Shaman	10.4%	3.8
29	Lembas Artifact — Food	Artifact — Food	10.4%	2.9
30	Sagu Wildling // Roost Seek Creature — Dragon // Sorcery — Omen	Creature — Dragon // Sorcery — Omen	10.3%	2.9
31	Eviscerator's Insight Instant	Instant	10.1%	2.6
32	Thought Scour Instant	Instant	9.5%	4.0
33	Mental Note Instant	Instant	9.4%	3.9
34	Krark-Clan Shaman Creature — Goblin Shaman	Creature — Goblin Shaman	9.1%	2.9
35	Bonder's Ornament Artifact	Artifact	9.0%	2.1
36	Seat of the Synod Artifact Land	Artifact Land	8.9%	3.2
37	Masked Vandal Creature — Shapeshifter	Creature — Shapeshifter	8.6%	3.7
38	Fanatical Offering Instant	Instant	8.6%	3.6
39	Thraben Charm Instant	Instant	8.6%	2.6
40	Contaminated Aquifer Land — Island Swamp	Land — Island Swamp	8.6%	3.7
41	Quirion Ranger Creature — Elf Ranger	Creature — Elf Ranger	8.6%	3.3
42	Mistvault Bridge Artifact Land	Artifact Land	8.5%	3.6
43	Suffocating Fumes Instant	Instant	7.8%	1.1
44	Reckoner's Bargain Instant	Instant	7.8%	3.6
45	Spellstutter Sprite Creature — Faerie Wizard	Creature — Faerie Wizard	7.8%	3.9
46	Cryptic Serpent Creature — Serpent	Creature — Serpent	7.7%	3.9
47	Augur of Bolas Creature — Merfolk Wizard	Creature — Merfolk Wizard	7.7%	3.4
48	Ninja of the Deep Hours Creature — Human Ninja	Creature — Human Ninja	7.6%	2.9
49	Faerie Seer Creature — Faerie Wizard	Creature — Faerie Wizard	7.6%	3.7
50	Myr Enforcer Artifact Creature — Myr	Artifact Creature — Myr	7.5%	4.0
51	Utrom Monitor Artifact Creature — Utrom Scientist	Artifact Creature — Utrom Scientist	7.4%	3.5
52	Thorn of the Black Rose Creature — Human Assassin	Creature — Human Assassin	7.3%	2.1
53	Prismatic Strands Instant	Instant	7.0%	3.2
54	Moon-Circuit Hacker Enchantment Creature — Human Ninja	Enchantment Creature — Human Ninja	7.0%	2.8
55	Sewer-veillance Cam Artifact	Artifact	7.0%	1.7
56	Toxin Analysis Instant	Instant	6.9%	1.9
57	Spell Pierce Instant	Instant	6.9%	2.1
58	Urza's Tower Land — Urza's Tower	Land — Urza's Tower	6.9%	4.0
59	Urza's Mine Land — Urza's Mine	Land — Urza's Mine	6.9%	4.0
60	Urza's Power Plant Land — Urza's Power-Plant	Land — Urza's Power-Plant	6.9%	4.0
61	Expedition Map Artifact	Artifact	6.8%	3.9
62	Giant's Boulder Artifact	Artifact	6.3%	3.8
63	Baleful Strix Artifact Creature — Bird	Artifact Creature — Bird	6.2%	3.8
64	Silverbluff Bridge Artifact Land	Artifact Land	6.1%	2.6
65	Mulldrifter Creature — Elemental	Creature — Elemental	6.1%	3.5
66	Melded Moxite Artifact	Artifact	6.0%	3.1
67	Crop Rotation Instant	Instant	5.9%	2.5
68	Snow-Covered Mountain Basic Snow Land — Mountain	Basic Snow Land — Mountain	5.9%	2.4
69	Thraben Inspector Creature — Human Soldier	Creature — Human Soldier	5.9%	3.9
70	Ephemerate Instant	Instant	5.8%	3.0
71	Clockwork Percussionist Artifact Creature — Monkey Toy	Artifact Creature — Monkey Toy	5.7%	4.0
72	Campfire Artifact	Artifact	5.6%	2.0
73	Kor Skyfisher Creature — Kor Soldier	Creature — Kor Soldier	5.6%	3.8
74	Troll of Khazad-dûm Creature — Troll	Creature — Troll	5.6%	2.2
75	Snow-Covered Island Basic Snow Land — Island	Basic Snow Land — Island	5.6%	7.4
76	Bramble Wurm Creature — Wurm	Creature — Wurm	5.5%	3.9
77	Goblin Tomb Raider Creature — Goblin Pirate	Creature — Goblin Pirate	5.5%	4.0
78	Conduit Pylons Land — Desert	Land — Desert	5.4%	1.6
79	Goblin Bushwhacker Creature — Goblin Warrior	Creature — Goblin Warrior	5.2%	3.9
80	Priest of Titania Creature — Elf Druid	Creature — Elf Druid	5.2%	3.9
81	Archaeomancer Creature — Human Wizard	Creature — Human Wizard	5.2%	2.6
82	Tithing Blade // Consuming Sepulcher Artifact // Artifact	Artifact // Artifact	5.1%	2.1
83	Pulse of Murasa Instant	Instant	5.1%	1.2
84	Llanowar Elves Creature — Elf Druid	Creature — Elf Druid	5.1%	3.3
85	Barrels of Blasting Jelly Artifact	Artifact	5.1%	3.2
86	Ancient Den Artifact Land	Artifact Land	5.0%	3.1
87	Novice Inspector Creature — Human Detective	Creature — Human Detective	5.0%	3.6
88	Timberwatch Elf Creature — Elf	Creature — Elf	5.0%	3.8
89	Plunder the Trollshaws Instant	Instant	4.9%	2.7
90	Burning-Tree Emissary Creature — Human Shaman	Creature — Human Shaman	4.8%	4.0
91	Delver of Secrets // Insectile Aberration Creature — Human Wizard // Creature — Human Insect	Creature — Human Wizard // Creature — Human Insect	4.8%	4.0
92	Volatile Fjord Snow Land — Island Mountain	Snow Land — Island Mountain	4.7%	2.3
93	Experimental Synthesizer Artifact	Artifact	4.7%	3.3
94	Cryogen Relic Artifact	Artifact	4.6%	3.4
95	Skred Instant	Instant	4.6%	3.8
96	Slagwoods Bridge Artifact Land	Artifact Land	4.6%	4.0
97	Overgrown Battlement Creature — Wall	Creature — Wall	4.5%	4.0
98	Saruli Caretaker Creature — Dryad	Creature — Dryad	4.5%	3.9
99	Leonardo, Big Brother Legendary Creature — Mutant Ninja Turtle	Legendary Creature — Mutant Ninja Turtle	4.5%	3.3
100	Twisted Landscape Land	Land	4.5%	3.9
101	Lotleth Giant Creature — Zombie Giant	Creature — Zombie Giant	4.4%	2.1
102	Wall of Roots Creature — Plant Wall	Creature — Plant Wall	4.4%	3.4
103	Gatecreeper Vine Creature — Plant	Creature — Plant	4.3%	2.9
104	Candy Trail Artifact — Food Clue	Artifact — Food Clue	4.3%	3.4
105	Balustrade Spy Creature — Vampire Rogue	Creature — Vampire Rogue	4.3%	3.9
106	Fyndhorn Elves Creature — Elf Druid	Creature — Elf Druid	4.2%	2.9
107	Khalni Garden Land	Land	4.1%	3.8
108	Gingerbread Cabin Land — Forest	Land — Forest	4.1%	1.0
109	Elvish Mystic Creature — Elf Druid	Creature — Elf Druid	4.0%	2.8
110	Perilous Landscape Land	Land	4.0%	3.5
111	Arbor Elf Creature — Elf Druid	Creature — Elf Druid	3.9%	3.9
112	Glacial Floodplain Snow Land — Plains Island	Snow Land — Plains Island	3.9%	1.8
113	Glint Hawk Creature — Bird	Creature — Bird	3.9%	3.9
114	Mesmeric Fiend Creature — Nightmare Horror	Creature — Nightmare Horror	3.8%	2.5
115	Dimir Aqueduct Land	Land	3.8%	1.1
116	Mukotai Ambusher Artifact Creature — Rat Ninja	Artifact Creature — Rat Ninja	3.8%	1.1
117	Seething Landscape Land	Land	3.8%	1.4
118	Unfathomable Truths Instant	Instant	3.8%	2.9
119	Snow-Covered Plains Basic Snow Land — Plains	Basic Snow Land — Plains	3.7%	1.8
120	Eldrazi Repurposer Creature — Eldrazi Drone	Creature — Eldrazi Drone	3.7%	3.2
121	Breath Weapon Instant	Instant	3.6%	1.7
122	Ice Tunnel Snow Land — Island Swamp	Snow Land — Island Swamp	3.6%	2.3
123	Citadel Gate Land — Gate	Land — Gate	3.5%	4.0
124	Basilisk Gate Land — Gate	Land — Gate	3.5%	4.0
125	Boarding Party Creature — Human Pirate	Creature — Human Pirate	3.5%	3.9
126	Black Mage's Rod Artifact — Equipment	Artifact — Equipment	3.4%	2.4
127	Force Spike Instant	Instant	3.4%	2.8
128	Elves of Deep Shadow Creature — Elf Druid	Creature — Elf Druid	3.3%	2.4
129	Prophetic Prism Artifact	Artifact	3.3%	2.9
130	Snap Instant	Instant	3.3%	3.3
131	Sacred Cat Creature — Cat	Creature — Cat	3.3%	4.0
132	Cut Down Instant	Instant	3.2%	2.0
133	Annoyed Altisaur Creature — Dinosaur	Creature — Dinosaur	3.2%	3.0
134	Ghostly Flicker Instant	Instant	3.2%	2.1
135	Dispatch Instant	Instant	3.2%	3.9
136	Faerie Miscreant Creature — Faerie Rogue	Creature — Faerie Rogue	3.2%	4.0
137	Haunted Fengraf Land	Land	3.1%	1.0
138	Outlaw Medic Creature — Human Rogue	Creature — Human Rogue	3.1%	3.7
139	Lunarch Veteran // Luminous Phantom Creature — Human Cleric // Creature — Spirit Cleric	Creature — Human Cleric // Creature — Spirit Cleric	3.1%	3.7
140	Pinnacle Kill-Ship Artifact — Spacecraft	Artifact — Spacecraft	3.1%	3.9
141	Maelstrom Colossus Artifact Creature — Golem	Artifact Creature — Golem	3.0%	3.9
142	Manor Gate Land — Gate	Land — Gate	3.0%	2.5
143	Ash Barrens Land	Land	3.0%	1.9
144	Bender's Waterskin Artifact	Artifact	3.0%	2.8
145	Lotus Petal Artifact	Artifact	2.9%	2.3
146	Haunted Mire Land — Swamp Forest	Land — Swamp Forest	2.9%	1.0
147	Wooded Ridgeline Land — Mountain Forest	Land — Mountain Forest	2.9%	1.1
148	Boulderbranch Golem Artifact Creature — Golem	Artifact Creature — Golem	2.9%	3.2
149	Union of the Third Path Instant	Instant	2.8%	1.4
150	Ride's End Instant	Instant	2.8%	1.6
151	Brinebarrow Intruder Creature — Human Rogue	Creature — Human Rogue	2.7%	3.7
152	Ramosian Rally Instant	Instant	2.7%	2.4
153	Cliffgate Land — Gate	Land — Gate	2.7%	3.9
154	Raffine's Informant Creature — Human Wizard	Creature — Human Wizard	2.6%	4.0
155	Goldmire Bridge Artifact Land	Artifact Land	2.6%	2.2
156	Contaminated Landscape Land	Land	2.6%	1.9
157	Weather the Storm Instant	Instant	2.6%	3.0
158	Harrier Strix Creature — Bird	Creature — Bird	2.6%	2.1
159	Razortide Bridge Artifact Land	Artifact Land	2.5%	3.0
160	Spider-Man, Web-Slinger Legendary Creature — Spider Human Hero	Legendary Creature — Spider Human Hero	2.5%	1.6
161	Accursed Marauder Creature — Zombie Warrior	Creature — Zombie Warrior	2.5%	1.3
162	Abandon Attachments Instant — Lesson	Instant — Lesson	2.5%	2.5
163	Gixian Infiltrator Creature — Phyrexian Human	Creature — Phyrexian Human	2.4%	2.9
164	Guardians' Pledge Instant	Instant	2.4%	2.2
165	Crypt Rats Creature — Rat	Creature — Rat	2.4%	2.8
166	Silhana Ledgewalker Creature — Elf Rogue	Creature — Elf Rogue	2.4%	3.0
167	Agony Warp Instant	Instant	2.4%	1.1
168	Gurmag Angler Creature — Zombie Fish	Creature — Zombie Fish	2.4%	1.9
169	Gladecover Scout Creature — Elf Scout	Creature — Elf Scout	2.3%	4.0
170	Slippery Bogle Creature — Beast	Creature — Beast	2.3%	4.0
171	Hickory Woodlot Land	Land	2.3%	4.0
172	Manamorphose Instant	Instant	2.3%	4.0
173	Defile Instant	Instant	2.2%	3.3
174	Witch's Cottage Land — Swamp	Land — Swamp	2.1%	1.6
175	Boros Garrison Land	Land	2.1%	2.4
176	Sandstone Needle Land	Land	2.1%	3.8

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Sideboard (49)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	Hydroblast Instant	Instant	34.2%	3.3
2	Pyroblast Instant	Instant	33.4%	3.3
3	Relic of Progenitus Artifact	Artifact	32.0%	2.7
4	Blue Elemental Blast Instant	Instant	29.0%	2.7
5	Red Elemental Blast Instant	Instant	25.4%	2.6
6	Breath Weapon Instant	Instant	20.4%	2.3
7	Annul Instant	Instant	19.1%	3.1
8	Faerie Macabre Creature — Faerie Rogue	Creature — Faerie Rogue	18.4%	2.2
9	Cast into the Fire Instant	Instant	17.1%	2.6
10	Weather the Storm Instant	Instant	14.4%	3.1
11	Flaring Pain Instant	Instant	12.2%	1.2
12	Nihil Spellbomb Artifact	Artifact	12.1%	1.8
13	Envelop Instant	Instant	11.8%	1.6
14	Smash to Smithereens Instant	Instant	9.8%	2.6
15	Steel Sabotage Instant	Instant	9.7%	2.6
16	Searing Blaze Instant	Instant	9.2%	2.1
17	Thraben Charm Instant	Instant	8.8%	1.9
18	Gut Shot Instant	Instant	7.7%	2.8
19	Troublemaker Ouphe Creature — Ouphe	Creature — Ouphe	7.1%	2.4
20	Campfire Artifact	Artifact	6.9%	1.6
21	Dispel Instant	Instant	6.4%	1.6
22	Murmuring Mystic Creature — Human Wizard	Creature — Human Wizard	6.3%	1.3
23	Standard Bearer Creature — Human Flagbearer	Creature — Human Flagbearer	5.7%	2.2
24	Vitu-Ghazi Inspector Creature — Elf Detective	Creature — Elf Detective	5.0%	2.6
25	Krark-Clan Shaman Creature — Goblin Shaman	Creature — Goblin Shaman	4.9%	1.4
26	Mesmeric Fiend Creature — Nightmare Horror	Creature — Nightmare Horror	4.7%	2.0
27	Scattershot Archer Creature — Elf Archer	Creature — Elf Archer	4.7%	2.5
28	Ancient Grudge Instant	Instant	4.6%	1.7
29	Deglamer Instant	Instant	4.3%	2.8
30	Gorilla Shaman Creature — Ape Shaman	Creature — Ape Shaman	3.8%	1.4
31	Electrickery Instant	Instant	3.6%	2.1
32	Unexpected Fangs Instant	Instant	3.6%	1.1
33	Moment's Peace Instant	Instant	3.2%	2.5
34	Negate Instant	Instant	2.9%	1.9
35	Masked Vandal Creature — Shapeshifter	Creature — Shapeshifter	2.8%	1.9
36	Avenging Hunter Creature — Dragon Ranger	Creature — Dragon Ranger	2.7%	1.7
37	Spinewoods Paladin Creature — Human Knight	Creature — Human Knight	2.6%	3.2
38	Mukotai Ambusher Artifact Creature — Rat Ninja	Artifact Creature — Rat Ninja	2.6%	1.2
39	Tamiyo's Safekeeping Instant	Instant	2.5%	2.5
40	Pulse of Murasa Instant	Instant	2.4%	1.4
41	Nylea's Disciple Creature — Centaur Archer	Creature — Centaur Archer	2.3%	2.8
42	Fiery Cannonade Instant	Instant	2.3%	2.0
43	Destroy Evil Instant	Instant	2.2%	1.6
44	Terminate Instant	Instant	2.2%	1.1
45	Holy Light Instant	Instant	2.2%	1.9
46	Prismatic Strands Instant	Instant	2.1%	1.6
47	Ram Through Instant	Instant	2.1%	2.0
48	Cast Down Instant	Instant	2.0%	1.9
49	Okiba-Gang Shinobi Creature — Rat Ninja	Creature — Rat Ninja	2.0%	1.0

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