Pauper staples: Creatures or Instants or Lands

189 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 (156)

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

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Sideboard (46)

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

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