Pioneer staples: Counterspells or Burn or Discard or Recursion

79 cards played in at least 2% of the 3127 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 (55)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	Thoughtseize Sorcery	Sorcery	32.0%	3.9
2	Takenuma, Abandoned Mire Legendary Land	Legendary Land	32.0%	1.0
3	Reckless Rage Instant	Instant	23.2%	3.4
4	Burst Lightning Instant	Instant	23.2%	3.5
5	Stormchaser's Talent Enchantment — Class	Enchantment — Class	21.2%	4.0
6	Screaming Nemesis Creature — Spirit	Creature — Spirit	17.5%	3.0
7	Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire Legendary Land	Legendary Land	13.3%	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	10.6%	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	6.5%	1.0
17	Overlord of the Balemurk Enchantment Creature — Avatar Horror	Enchantment Creature — Avatar Horror	6.3%	1.4
18	Vivi Ornitier Legendary Creature — Wizard	Legendary Creature — Wizard	6.2%	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	Spell Pierce Instant	Instant	5.4%	1.1
22	Divide by Zero Instant	Instant	5.1%	3.9
23	Firebending Lesson Instant — Lesson	Instant — Lesson	4.9%	3.7
24	No More Lies Instant	Instant	4.9%	4.0
25	Combustion Technique Instant — Lesson	Instant — Lesson	4.8%	3.4
26	It'll Quench Ya! Instant — Lesson	Instant — Lesson	4.8%	3.2
27	Yathan Roadwatcher Creature — Human Scout	Creature — Human Scout	4.7%	1.0
28	Lively Dirge Sorcery	Sorcery	4.7%	1.3
29	Collective Brutality Sorcery	Sorcery	4.5%	1.8
30	Dovin's Veto Instant	Instant	4.5%	3.3
31	Emeritus of Abundance // Regrowth Creature — Elf Druid // Sorcery	Creature — Elf Druid // Sorcery	4.3%	1.2
32	Tablet of Discovery Artifact	Artifact	4.2%	4.0
33	Voldaren Thrillseeker Creature — Vampire Warrior	Creature — Vampire Warrior	4.1%	1.0
34	Geier Reach Sanitarium Legendary Land	Legendary Land	4.1%	1.0
35	Flashback Instant	Instant	3.5%	1.7
36	Thor, God of Thunder Legendary Creature — God Warrior Hero	Legendary Creature — God Warrior Hero	3.5%	2.0
37	Arclight Phoenix Creature — Phoenix	Creature — Phoenix	2.9%	4.0
38	Change the Equation Instant	Instant	2.9%	2.1
39	Momentum Breaker Enchantment	Enchantment	2.9%	3.8
40	Hopeless Nightmare Enchantment	Enchantment	2.8%	4.0
41	Three Steps Ahead Instant	Instant	2.7%	1.3
42	Prismari Command Instant	Instant	2.7%	1.6
43	Spell Snare Instant	Instant	2.6%	2.5
44	Cauldron Familiar Creature — Cat	Creature — Cat	2.6%	4.0
45	Get Out Instant	Instant	2.6%	3.0
46	Aftermath Analyst Creature — Elf Detective	Creature — Elf Detective	2.5%	1.9
47	Lumra, Bellow of the Woods Legendary Creature — Elemental Bear	Legendary Creature — Elemental Bear	2.5%	4.0
48	Port of Karfell Land	Land	2.5%	3.9
49	Bonecrusher Giant // Stomp Creature — Giant // Instant — Adventure	Creature — Giant // Instant — Adventure	2.4%	2.8
50	Witherbloom Command Sorcery	Sorcery	2.4%	2.3
51	Voldaren Epicure Creature — Vampire	Creature — Vampire	2.3%	3.9
52	Vibrance Creature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	2.2%	2.7
53	Prismari Charm Instant	Instant	2.1%	3.6
54	Cavalier of Thorns Creature — Elemental Knight	Creature — Elemental Knight	2.0%	3.9
55	Scavenger's Talent Enchantment — Class	Enchantment — Class	2.0%	2.9

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Sideboard (37)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	Duress Sorcery	Sorcery	27.2%	1.9
2	Redcap Melee Instant	Instant	25.3%	1.9
3	Iroh's Demonstration Sorcery — Lesson	Sorcery — Lesson	21.7%	1.0
4	Spell Pierce Instant	Instant	21.4%	2.1
5	Scorching Shot Sorcery	Sorcery	19.5%	2.2
6	Firebending Lesson Instant — Lesson	Instant — Lesson	19.2%	1.0
7	It'll Quench Ya! Instant — Lesson	Instant — Lesson	15.4%	1.0
8	Go Blank Sorcery	Sorcery	14.1%	1.8
9	Ghost Vacuum Artifact	Artifact	13.7%	1.4
10	Disdainful Stroke Instant	Instant	12.7%	1.4
11	Pyroclasm Sorcery	Sorcery	12.2%	2.0
12	Abrade Instant	Instant	11.7%	1.4
13	Change the Equation Instant	Instant	11.5%	1.9
14	Mystical Dispute Instant	Instant	11.0%	2.0
15	Magebane Lizard Creature — Lizard	Creature — Lizard	10.3%	3.7
16	Thoughtseize Sorcery	Sorcery	5.1%	3.4
17	True Ancestry Sorcery — Lesson	Sorcery — Lesson	4.7%	1.0
18	Rending Volley Instant	Instant	4.5%	1.3
19	Combustion Technique Instant — Lesson	Instant — Lesson	4.5%	1.0
20	High Noon Enchantment	Enchantment	4.3%	2.2
21	Anger of the Gods Sorcery	Sorcery	4.0%	1.4
22	Annul Instant	Instant	3.6%	1.5
23	Ral Zarek, Guest Lecturer Legendary Planeswalker — Ral	Legendary Planeswalker — Ral	3.4%	1.6
24	Torch the Tower Instant	Instant	3.2%	1.5
25	Sokka's Haiku Instant — Lesson	Instant — Lesson	3.2%	1.3
26	Broadside Barrage Instant	Instant	3.0%	1.0
27	Aven Interrupter Creature — Bird Rogue	Creature — Bird Rogue	2.5%	2.2
28	Sunspine Lynx Creature — Elemental Cat	Creature — Elemental Cat	2.5%	1.7
29	Three Steps Ahead Instant	Instant	2.4%	1.9
30	Test of Talents Instant	Instant	2.4%	1.4
31	Spider-Sense Instant	Instant	2.2%	1.2
32	Graveyard Trespasser // Graveyard Glutton Creature — Human Werewolf // Creature — Werewolf	Creature — Human Werewolf // Creature — Werewolf	2.1%	1.8
33	Spell Snare Instant	Instant	2.1%	1.4
34	Aether Gust Instant	Instant	2.1%	1.1
35	Dovin's Veto Instant	Instant	2.0%	1.8
36	Fire Magic Instant	Instant	2.0%	1.1
37	Narset's Reversal Instant	Instant	2.0%	1.4

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