Pioneer staples: Counterspells or Burn or Recursion

72 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: Takenuma, Abandoned Mire (32% of decks).

Main deck (48)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	Takenuma, Abandoned Mire Legendary Land	Legendary Land	32.1%	1.0
2	Reckless Rage Instant	Instant	23.2%	3.4
3	Burst Lightning Instant	Instant	23.1%	3.5
4	Stormchaser's Talent Enchantment — Class	Enchantment — Class	21.1%	4.0
5	Screaming Nemesis Creature — Spirit	Creature — Spirit	17.4%	3.0
6	Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire Legendary Land	Legendary Land	13.2%	1.2
7	Greasefang, Okiba Boss Legendary Creature — Rat Pilot	Legendary Creature — Rat Pilot	10.7%	4.0
8	Kumano Faces Kakkazan // Etching of Kumano Enchantment — Saga // Enchantment Creature — Human Shaman	Enchantment — Saga // Enchantment Creature — Human Shaman	9.3%	4.0
9	Ramunap Ruins Land — Desert	Land — Desert	9.3%	2.3
10	Sunspine Lynx Creature — Elemental Cat	Creature — Elemental Cat	8.6%	3.6
11	Torch the Tower Instant	Instant	8.1%	2.1
12	Fiery Impulse Instant	Instant	7.5%	3.7
13	Emptiness Creature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	6.6%	1.0
14	Overlord of the Balemurk Enchantment Creature — Avatar Horror	Enchantment Creature — Avatar Horror	6.4%	1.4
15	Vivi Ornitier Legendary Creature — Wizard	Legendary Creature — Wizard	6.3%	3.6
16	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
17	Lightning Axe Instant	Instant	5.7%	2.3
18	Spell Pierce Instant	Instant	5.5%	1.1
19	Divide by Zero Instant	Instant	5.2%	3.9
20	Firebending Lesson Instant — Lesson	Instant — Lesson	5.0%	3.7
21	No More Lies Instant	Instant	5.0%	4.0
22	Combustion Technique Instant — Lesson	Instant — Lesson	4.8%	3.4
23	It'll Quench Ya! Instant — Lesson	Instant — Lesson	4.8%	3.2
24	Lively Dirge Sorcery	Sorcery	4.7%	1.3
25	Yathan Roadwatcher Creature — Human Scout	Creature — Human Scout	4.7%	1.0
26	Dovin's Veto Instant	Instant	4.6%	3.2
27	Emeritus of Abundance // Regrowth Creature — Elf Druid // Sorcery	Creature — Elf Druid // Sorcery	4.3%	1.2
28	Tablet of Discovery Artifact	Artifact	4.1%	4.0
29	Voldaren Thrillseeker Creature — Vampire Warrior	Creature — Vampire Warrior	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	Change the Equation Instant	Instant	3.0%	2.1
33	Arclight Phoenix Creature — Phoenix	Creature — Phoenix	3.0%	4.0
34	Three Steps Ahead Instant	Instant	2.7%	1.3
35	Prismari Command Instant	Instant	2.7%	1.6
36	Spell Snare Instant	Instant	2.6%	2.5
37	Cauldron Familiar Creature — Cat	Creature — Cat	2.6%	4.0
38	Get Out Instant	Instant	2.6%	3.0
39	Aftermath Analyst Creature — Elf Detective	Creature — Elf Detective	2.5%	1.9
40	Lumra, Bellow of the Woods Legendary Creature — Elemental Bear	Legendary Creature — Elemental Bear	2.5%	4.0
41	Port of Karfell Land	Land	2.5%	3.9
42	Witherbloom Command Sorcery	Sorcery	2.4%	2.3
43	Bonecrusher Giant // Stomp Creature — Giant // Instant — Adventure	Creature — Giant // Instant — Adventure	2.4%	2.8
44	Voldaren Epicure Creature — Vampire	Creature — Vampire	2.3%	3.9
45	Vibrance Creature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	2.2%	2.7
46	Prismari Charm Instant	Instant	2.1%	3.6
47	Cavalier of Thorns Creature — Elemental Knight	Creature — Elemental Knight	2.0%	3.9
48	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 (34)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	Redcap Melee Instant	Instant	25.1%	1.9
2	Iroh's Demonstration Sorcery — Lesson	Sorcery — Lesson	21.7%	1.0
3	Spell Pierce Instant	Instant	21.4%	2.1
4	Scorching Shot Sorcery	Sorcery	19.5%	2.2
5	Firebending Lesson Instant — Lesson	Instant — Lesson	19.2%	1.0
6	It'll Quench Ya! Instant — Lesson	Instant — Lesson	15.3%	1.0
7	Ghost Vacuum Artifact	Artifact	13.5%	1.4
8	Disdainful Stroke Instant	Instant	12.8%	1.4
9	Pyroclasm Sorcery	Sorcery	12.2%	2.0
10	Abrade Instant	Instant	11.7%	1.4
11	Change the Equation Instant	Instant	11.5%	1.9
12	Mystical Dispute Instant	Instant	11.0%	2.0
13	Magebane Lizard Creature — Lizard	Creature — Lizard	10.3%	3.7
14	True Ancestry Sorcery — Lesson	Sorcery — Lesson	4.7%	1.0
15	Combustion Technique Instant — Lesson	Instant — Lesson	4.7%	1.0
16	Rending Volley Instant	Instant	4.5%	1.3
17	High Noon Enchantment	Enchantment	4.3%	2.2
18	Anger of the Gods Sorcery	Sorcery	3.9%	1.4
19	Annul Instant	Instant	3.6%	1.5
20	Ral Zarek, Guest Lecturer Legendary Planeswalker — Ral	Legendary Planeswalker — Ral	3.4%	1.6
21	Torch the Tower Instant	Instant	3.2%	1.5
22	Sokka's Haiku Instant — Lesson	Instant — Lesson	3.2%	1.3
23	Broadside Barrage Instant	Instant	3.0%	1.0
24	Sunspine Lynx Creature — Elemental Cat	Creature — Elemental Cat	2.5%	1.7
25	Aven Interrupter Creature — Bird Rogue	Creature — Bird Rogue	2.5%	2.2
26	Three Steps Ahead Instant	Instant	2.4%	1.9
27	Test of Talents Instant	Instant	2.3%	1.4
28	Spider-Sense Instant	Instant	2.2%	1.2
29	Dovin's Veto Instant	Instant	2.1%	1.9
30	Spell Snare Instant	Instant	2.1%	1.4
31	Aether Gust Instant	Instant	2.1%	1.1
32	Negate Instant	Instant	2.1%	1.2
33	Fire Magic Instant	Instant	2.0%	1.1
34	Narset's Reversal Instant	Instant	2.0%	1.4

% of decks

decks of the format that play it in this part

Avg. copies

among the decks that play it