Pioneer staples: Counterspells or Cantrips or Burn or Recursion

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

Main deck (59)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	Takenuma, Abandoned Mire Legendary Land	Legendary Land	32.0%	1.0
2	Reckless Rage Instant	Instant	23.2%	3.4
3	Burst Lightning Instant	Instant	23.2%	3.5
4	Stormchaser's Talent Enchantment — Class	Enchantment — Class	21.2%	4.0
5	Boomerang Basics Sorcery — Lesson	Sorcery — Lesson	21.2%	3.1
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	Greasefang, Okiba Boss Legendary Creature — Rat Pilot	Legendary Creature — Rat Pilot	10.6%	4.0
9	Kumano Faces Kakkazan // Etching of Kumano Enchantment — Saga // Enchantment Creature — Human Shaman	Enchantment — Saga // Enchantment Creature — Human Shaman	9.3%	4.0
10	Ramunap Ruins Land — Desert	Land — Desert	9.3%	2.3
11	Quantum Riddler Creature — Sphinx	Creature — Sphinx	8.9%	2.7
12	Sunspine Lynx Creature — Elemental Cat	Creature — Elemental Cat	8.6%	3.6
13	Torch the Tower Instant	Instant	8.1%	2.1
14	Proft's Eidetic Memory Legendary Enchantment	Legendary Enchantment	7.9%	3.0
15	Fiery Impulse Instant	Instant	7.5%	3.7
16	Emptiness Creature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	6.5%	1.0
17	Consider Instant	Instant	6.3%	3.9
18	Overlord of the Balemurk Enchantment Creature — Avatar Horror	Enchantment Creature — Avatar Horror	6.3%	1.4
19	Vivi Ornitier Legendary Creature — Wizard	Legendary Creature — Wizard	6.2%	3.6
20	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
21	Lightning Axe Instant	Instant	5.7%	2.3
22	Spell Pierce Instant	Instant	5.4%	1.1
23	Divide by Zero Instant	Instant	5.1%	3.9
24	Firebending Lesson Instant — Lesson	Instant — Lesson	4.9%	3.7
25	No More Lies Instant	Instant	4.9%	4.0
26	Combustion Technique Instant — Lesson	Instant — Lesson	4.8%	3.4
27	It'll Quench Ya! Instant — Lesson	Instant — Lesson	4.8%	3.2
28	Yathan Roadwatcher Creature — Human Scout	Creature — Human Scout	4.7%	1.0
29	Lively Dirge Sorcery	Sorcery	4.7%	1.3
30	Dovin's Veto Instant	Instant	4.5%	3.3
31	Opt Instant	Instant	4.5%	4.0
32	Emeritus of Abundance // Regrowth Creature — Elf Druid // Sorcery	Creature — Elf Druid // Sorcery	4.3%	1.2
33	Beza, the Bounding Spring Legendary Creature — Elemental Elk	Legendary Creature — Elemental Elk	4.2%	2.3
34	Tablet of Discovery Artifact	Artifact	4.2%	4.0
35	Voldaren Thrillseeker Creature — Vampire Warrior	Creature — Vampire Warrior	4.1%	1.0
36	Flashback Instant	Instant	3.5%	1.7
37	Thor, God of Thunder Legendary Creature — God Warrior Hero	Legendary Creature — God Warrior Hero	3.5%	2.0
38	Arclight Phoenix Creature — Phoenix	Creature — Phoenix	2.9%	4.0
39	Change the Equation Instant	Instant	2.9%	2.1
40	The Sackville-Bagginses Legendary Creature — Halfling Citizen	Legendary Creature — Halfling Citizen	2.8%	3.3
41	Cryogen Relic Artifact	Artifact	2.8%	3.5
42	Three Steps Ahead Instant	Instant	2.7%	1.3
43	Prismari Command Instant	Instant	2.7%	1.6
44	Spell Snare Instant	Instant	2.6%	2.5
45	Cauldron Familiar Creature — Cat	Creature — Cat	2.6%	4.0
46	Get Out Instant	Instant	2.6%	3.0
47	Spelunking Enchantment	Enchantment	2.5%	4.0
48	Aftermath Analyst Creature — Elf Detective	Creature — Elf Detective	2.5%	1.9
49	Lumra, Bellow of the Woods Legendary Creature — Elemental Bear	Legendary Creature — Elemental Bear	2.5%	4.0
50	Port of Karfell Land	Land	2.5%	3.9
51	Omen of the Sea Enchantment	Enchantment	2.4%	3.2
52	Bonecrusher Giant // Stomp Creature — Giant // Instant — Adventure	Creature — Giant // Instant — Adventure	2.4%	2.8
53	Witherbloom Command Sorcery	Sorcery	2.4%	2.3
54	Voldaren Epicure Creature — Vampire	Creature — Vampire	2.3%	3.9
55	Vibrance Creature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	2.2%	2.7
56	Faerie Miscreant Creature — Faerie Rogue	Creature — Faerie Rogue	2.2%	4.0
57	Prismari Charm Instant	Instant	2.1%	3.6
58	Cavalier of Thorns Creature — Elemental Knight	Creature — Elemental Knight	2.0%	3.9
59	Scavenger's Talent Enchantment — Class	Enchantment — Class	2.0%	2.9

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Sideboard (37)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	Redcap Melee Instant	Instant	25.3%	1.9
2	Iroh's Demonstration Sorcery — Lesson	Sorcery — Lesson	21.7%	1.0
3	Spell Pierce Instant	Instant	21.4%	2.1
4	Boomerang Basics Sorcery — Lesson	Sorcery — Lesson	19.6%	1.0
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	Ghost Vacuum Artifact	Artifact	13.7%	1.4
9	Disdainful Stroke Instant	Instant	12.7%	1.4
10	Pyroclasm Sorcery	Sorcery	12.2%	2.0
11	Abrade Instant	Instant	11.7%	1.4
12	Change the Equation Instant	Instant	11.5%	1.9
13	Quantum Riddler Creature — Sphinx	Creature — Sphinx	11.2%	1.7
14	Mystical Dispute Instant	Instant	11.0%	2.0
15	Magebane Lizard Creature — Lizard	Creature — Lizard	10.3%	3.7
16	Beza, the Bounding Spring Legendary Creature — Elemental Elk	Legendary Creature — Elemental Elk	10.3%	1.8
17	Price of Freedom Sorcery — Lesson	Sorcery — Lesson	6.8%	1.1
18	True Ancestry Sorcery — Lesson	Sorcery — Lesson	4.7%	1.0
19	Rending Volley Instant	Instant	4.5%	1.3
20	Combustion Technique Instant — Lesson	Instant — Lesson	4.5%	1.0
21	High Noon Enchantment	Enchantment	4.3%	2.2
22	Anger of the Gods Sorcery	Sorcery	4.0%	1.4
23	Annul Instant	Instant	3.6%	1.5
24	Ral Zarek, Guest Lecturer Legendary Planeswalker — Ral	Legendary Planeswalker — Ral	3.4%	1.6
25	Torch the Tower Instant	Instant	3.2%	1.5
26	Sokka's Haiku Instant — Lesson	Instant — Lesson	3.2%	1.3
27	Broadside Barrage Instant	Instant	3.0%	1.0
28	Aven Interrupter Creature — Bird Rogue	Creature — Bird Rogue	2.5%	2.2
29	Sunspine Lynx Creature — Elemental Cat	Creature — Elemental Cat	2.5%	1.7
30	Three Steps Ahead Instant	Instant	2.4%	1.9
31	Test of Talents Instant	Instant	2.4%	1.4
32	Spider-Sense Instant	Instant	2.2%	1.2
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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