Pioneer staples: Burn or Discard or Recursion

61 cards played in at least 2% of the 3159 Pioneer decks of the last 120 days, in the main deck or in the sideboard. The most played in the main deck: Thoughtseize (32% of decks).

Main deck (46)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	Thoughtseize Sorcery	Sorcery	32.2%	3.9
2	Takenuma, Abandoned Mire Legendary Land	Legendary Land	32.1%	1.0
3	Reckless Rage Instant	Instant	23.2%	3.4
4	Burst Lightning Instant	Instant	23.1%	3.5
5	Stormchaser's Talent Enchantment — Class	Enchantment — Class	21.1%	4.0
6	Screaming Nemesis Creature — Spirit	Creature — Spirit	17.4%	3.0
7	Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire Legendary Land	Legendary Land	13.2%	1.2
8	Graveyard Trespasser // Graveyard Glutton Creature — Human Werewolf // Creature — Werewolf	Creature — Human Werewolf // Creature — Werewolf	13.1%	3.4
9	Duress Sorcery	Sorcery	10.9%	1.3
10	Greasefang, Okiba Boss Legendary Creature — Rat Pilot	Legendary Creature — Rat Pilot	10.7%	4.0
11	Kumano Faces Kakkazan // Etching of Kumano Enchantment — Saga // Enchantment Creature — Human Shaman	Enchantment — Saga // Enchantment Creature — Human Shaman	9.3%	4.0
12	Ramunap Ruins Land — Desert	Land — Desert	9.3%	2.3
13	Sunspine Lynx Creature — Elemental Cat	Creature — Elemental Cat	8.6%	3.6
14	Torch the Tower Instant	Instant	8.1%	2.1
15	Fiery Impulse Instant	Instant	7.5%	3.7
16	Emptiness Creature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	6.6%	1.0
17	Overlord of the Balemurk Enchantment Creature — Avatar Horror	Enchantment Creature — Avatar Horror	6.4%	1.4
18	Vivi Ornitier Legendary Creature — Wizard	Legendary Creature — Wizard	6.3%	3.6
19	Jennifer Walters // The Sensational She-Hulk Legendary Creature — Human Advisor Hero // Legendary Creature — Gamma Hero	Legendary Creature — Human Advisor Hero // Legendary Creature — Gamma Hero	5.9%	1.1
20	Lightning Axe Instant	Instant	5.7%	2.3
21	Firebending Lesson Instant — Lesson	Instant — Lesson	5.0%	3.7
22	Combustion Technique Instant — Lesson	Instant — Lesson	4.8%	3.4
23	Lively Dirge Sorcery	Sorcery	4.7%	1.3
24	Yathan Roadwatcher Creature — Human Scout	Creature — Human Scout	4.7%	1.0
25	Collective Brutality Sorcery	Sorcery	4.6%	1.8
26	Emeritus of Abundance // Regrowth Creature — Elf Druid // Sorcery	Creature — Elf Druid // Sorcery	4.3%	1.2
27	Tablet of Discovery Artifact	Artifact	4.1%	4.0
28	Voldaren Thrillseeker Creature — Vampire Warrior	Creature — Vampire Warrior	4.1%	1.0
29	Geier Reach Sanitarium Legendary Land	Legendary Land	4.1%	1.0
30	Flashback Instant	Instant	3.5%	1.7
31	Thor, God of Thunder Legendary Creature — God Warrior Hero	Legendary Creature — God Warrior Hero	3.5%	2.0
32	Arclight Phoenix Creature — Phoenix	Creature — Phoenix	3.0%	4.0
33	Momentum Breaker Enchantment	Enchantment	2.9%	3.8
34	Hopeless Nightmare Enchantment	Enchantment	2.8%	4.0
35	Prismari Command Instant	Instant	2.7%	1.6
36	Cauldron Familiar Creature — Cat	Creature — Cat	2.6%	4.0
37	Aftermath Analyst Creature — Elf Detective	Creature — Elf Detective	2.5%	1.9
38	Lumra, Bellow of the Woods Legendary Creature — Elemental Bear	Legendary Creature — Elemental Bear	2.5%	4.0
39	Port of Karfell Land	Land	2.5%	3.9
40	Witherbloom Command Sorcery	Sorcery	2.4%	2.3
41	Bonecrusher Giant // Stomp Creature — Giant // Instant — Adventure	Creature — Giant // Instant — Adventure	2.4%	2.8
42	Voldaren Epicure Creature — Vampire	Creature — Vampire	2.3%	3.9
43	Vibrance Creature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	2.2%	2.7
44	Prismari Charm Instant	Instant	2.1%	3.6
45	Cavalier of Thorns Creature — Elemental Knight	Creature — Elemental Knight	2.0%	3.9
46	Scavenger's Talent Enchantment — Class	Enchantment — Class	2.0%	2.9

% of decks

decks of the format that play it in this part

Avg. copies

among the decks that play it

Sideboard (22)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	Duress Sorcery	Sorcery	27.3%	1.9
2	Redcap Melee Instant	Instant	25.1%	1.9
3	Iroh's Demonstration Sorcery — Lesson	Sorcery — Lesson	21.7%	1.0
4	Scorching Shot Sorcery	Sorcery	19.5%	2.2
5	Firebending Lesson Instant — Lesson	Instant — Lesson	19.2%	1.0
6	Go Blank Sorcery	Sorcery	14.1%	1.8
7	Ghost Vacuum Artifact	Artifact	13.5%	1.4
8	Pyroclasm Sorcery	Sorcery	12.2%	2.0
9	Abrade Instant	Instant	11.7%	1.4
10	Magebane Lizard Creature — Lizard	Creature — Lizard	10.3%	3.7
11	Thoughtseize Sorcery	Sorcery	5.0%	3.4
12	True Ancestry Sorcery — Lesson	Sorcery — Lesson	4.7%	1.0
13	Combustion Technique Instant — Lesson	Instant — Lesson	4.7%	1.0
14	Rending Volley Instant	Instant	4.5%	1.3
15	High Noon Enchantment	Enchantment	4.3%	2.2
16	Anger of the Gods Sorcery	Sorcery	3.9%	1.4
17	Ral Zarek, Guest Lecturer Legendary Planeswalker — Ral	Legendary Planeswalker — Ral	3.4%	1.6
18	Torch the Tower Instant	Instant	3.2%	1.5
19	Broadside Barrage Instant	Instant	3.0%	1.0
20	Sunspine Lynx Creature — Elemental Cat	Creature — Elemental Cat	2.5%	1.7
21	Graveyard Trespasser // Graveyard Glutton Creature — Human Werewolf // Creature — Werewolf	Creature — Human Werewolf // Creature — Werewolf	2.2%	1.8
22	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