Pioneer staples: Blue or Red, Creatures or Instants, Removal or Recursion

26 cards played in at least 2% of the 3095 Pioneer decks of the last 120 days, in the main deck or in the sideboard. The most played in the main deck: Burst Lightning (23% of decks).

Main deck (19)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	Burst Lightning Instant	Instant	23.3%	3.5
2	Reckless Rage Instant	Instant	23.3%	3.4
3	Screaming Nemesis Creature — Spirit	Creature — Spirit	17.5%	3.0
4	Kumano Faces Kakkazan // Etching of Kumano Enchantment — Saga // Enchantment Creature — Human Shaman	Enchantment — Saga // Enchantment Creature — Human Shaman	9.3%	4.0
5	Torch the Tower Instant	Instant	8.0%	2.1
6	Fiery Impulse Instant	Instant	7.5%	3.7
7	Into the Flood Maw Instant	Instant	6.2%	2.4
8	Lightning Axe Instant	Instant	5.7%	2.3
9	Divide by Zero Instant	Instant	5.0%	3.9
10	Firebending Lesson Instant — Lesson	Instant — Lesson	4.8%	3.8
11	Combustion Technique Instant — Lesson	Instant — Lesson	4.7%	3.4
12	This Town Ain't Big Enough Instant	Instant	4.6%	3.0
13	Voldaren Thrillseeker Creature — Vampire Warrior	Creature — Vampire Warrior	4.1%	1.0
14	Thor, God of Thunder Legendary Creature — God Warrior Hero	Legendary Creature — God Warrior Hero	3.5%	2.0
15	Flashback Instant	Instant	3.5%	1.7
16	Floodpits Drowner Creature — Merfolk	Creature — Merfolk	3.1%	4.0
17	Arclight Phoenix Creature — Phoenix	Creature — Phoenix	2.9%	4.0
18	Bonecrusher Giant // Stomp Creature — Giant // Instant — Adventure	Creature — Giant // Instant — Adventure	2.4%	2.8
19	Sunderflock Creature — Elemental	Creature — Elemental	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 (10)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	Redcap Melee Instant	Instant	25.4%	1.9
2	Firebending Lesson Instant — Lesson	Instant — Lesson	19.2%	1.0
3	Abrade Instant	Instant	11.6%	1.4
4	Flowstone Infusion Instant	Instant	8.8%	1.9
5	Brazen Borrower // Petty Theft Creature — Faerie Rogue // Instant — Adventure	Creature — Faerie Rogue // Instant — Adventure	7.7%	1.3
6	Rending Volley Instant	Instant	4.6%	1.3
7	Combustion Technique Instant — Lesson	Instant — Lesson	4.5%	1.0
8	Torch the Tower Instant	Instant	3.3%	1.5
9	Aether Gust Instant	Instant	2.1%	1.1
10	Fire Magic Instant	Instant	2.0%	1.1

% of decks

decks of the format that play it in this part

Avg. copies

among the decks that play it