Counterspells staples in Pauper · MTGO

13 cards played in at least 2% of the 2703 Pauper decks of the last 120 days, in the main deck or in the sideboard. The most played in the main deck: Counterspell (28% 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 (6)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	CounterspellInstant	Instant	28.1%	4.0
2	DispelInstant	Instant	18.1%	1.8
3	Spellstutter SpriteCreature — Faerie Wizard	Creature — Faerie Wizard	9.4%	3.8
4	Spell PierceInstant	Instant	8.1%	2.1
5	Force SpikeInstant	Instant	4.0%	2.9
6	Lose FocusInstant	Instant	2.6%	1.1

% of decks

decks of the format that play it in this part

Avg. copies

among the decks that play it

Sideboard (8)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	HydroblastInstant	Instant	40.3%	3.4
2	PyroblastInstant	Instant	33.1%	3.4
3	Blue Elemental BlastInstant	Instant	31.8%	2.7
4	AnnulInstant	Instant	24.6%	3.3
5	Red Elemental BlastInstant	Instant	23.0%	2.4
6	EnvelopInstant	Instant	9.9%	1.5
7	Steel SabotageInstant	Instant	9.5%	2.4
8	DispelInstant	Instant	8.3%	1.5

% 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