Pioneer staples: Counterspells or Recursion or Artifact removal

67 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 (47)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	Takenuma, Abandoned Mire Legendary Land	Legendary Land	32.0%	1.0
2	Boseiju, Who Endures Legendary Land	Legendary Land	29.8%	1.2
3	Otawara, Soaring City Legendary Land	Legendary Land	24.0%	1.0
4	Stormchaser's Talent Enchantment — Class	Enchantment — Class	21.2%	4.0
5	Boomerang Basics Sorcery — Lesson	Sorcery — Lesson	21.2%	3.1
6	Abrupt Decay Instant	Instant	12.6%	3.0
7	Greasefang, Okiba Boss Legendary Creature — Rat Pilot	Legendary Creature — Rat Pilot	10.6%	4.0
8	Culling Ritual Sorcery	Sorcery	10.3%	1.4
9	Emptiness Creature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	6.5%	1.0
10	Thundering Broodwagon Artifact — Vehicle	Artifact — Vehicle	6.4%	2.4
11	Sheltered by Ghosts Enchantment — Aura	Enchantment — Aura	6.4%	2.2
12	Overlord of the Balemurk Enchantment Creature — Avatar Horror	Enchantment Creature — Avatar Horror	6.3%	1.4
13	Into the Flood Maw Instant	Instant	6.2%	2.5
14	Tear Asunder Instant	Instant	6.0%	1.1
15	March of Otherworldly Light Instant	Instant	5.8%	3.5
16	Spell Pierce Instant	Instant	5.4%	1.1
17	Divide by Zero Instant	Instant	5.1%	3.9
18	No More Lies Instant	Instant	4.9%	4.0
19	It'll Quench Ya! Instant — Lesson	Instant — Lesson	4.8%	3.2
20	Teferi, Hero of Dominaria Legendary Planeswalker — Teferi	Legendary Planeswalker — Teferi	4.8%	2.6
21	Maelstrom Pulse Sorcery	Sorcery	4.8%	1.0
22	Yathan Roadwatcher Creature — Human Scout	Creature — Human Scout	4.7%	1.0
23	Lively Dirge Sorcery	Sorcery	4.7%	1.3
24	Temporary Lockdown Enchantment	Enchantment	4.7%	3.5
25	This Town Ain't Big Enough Instant	Instant	4.6%	3.0
26	Dovin's Veto Instant	Instant	4.5%	3.3
27	Emeritus of Abundance // Regrowth Creature — Elf Druid // Sorcery	Creature — Elf Druid // Sorcery	4.3%	1.2
28	Tablet of Discovery Artifact	Artifact	4.2%	4.0
29	Vanishing Verse Instant	Instant	4.1%	2.2
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	Skyclave Apparition Creature — Kor Spirit	Creature — Kor Spirit	3.4%	3.7
33	Farewell Sorcery	Sorcery	3.1%	1.2
34	Arclight Phoenix Creature — Phoenix	Creature — Phoenix	2.9%	4.0
35	Change the Equation Instant	Instant	2.9%	2.1
36	Three Steps Ahead Instant	Instant	2.7%	1.3
37	Prismari Command Instant	Instant	2.7%	1.6
38	Spell Snare Instant	Instant	2.6%	2.5
39	Cauldron Familiar Creature — Cat	Creature — Cat	2.6%	4.0
40	Get Out Instant	Instant	2.6%	3.0
41	Aftermath Analyst Creature — Elf Detective	Creature — Elf Detective	2.5%	1.9
42	Lumra, Bellow of the Woods Legendary Creature — Elemental Bear	Legendary Creature — Elemental Bear	2.5%	4.0
43	Port of Karfell Land	Land	2.5%	3.9
44	Witherbloom Command Sorcery	Sorcery	2.4%	2.3
45	Prismari Charm Instant	Instant	2.1%	3.6
46	Cavalier of Thorns Creature — Elemental Knight	Creature — Elemental Knight	2.0%	3.9
47	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 (32)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	Spell Pierce Instant	Instant	21.4%	2.1
2	Boomerang Basics Sorcery — Lesson	Sorcery — Lesson	19.6%	1.0
3	It'll Quench Ya! Instant — Lesson	Instant — Lesson	15.4%	1.0
4	Culling Ritual Sorcery	Sorcery	13.7%	1.8
5	Ghost Vacuum Artifact	Artifact	13.7%	1.4
6	Disdainful Stroke Instant	Instant	12.7%	1.4
7	Abrade Instant	Instant	11.7%	1.4
8	Change the Equation Instant	Instant	11.5%	1.9
9	Mystical Dispute Instant	Instant	11.0%	2.0
10	Origin of Metalbending Instant — Lesson	Instant — Lesson	9.9%	1.2
11	Abrupt Decay Instant	Instant	9.8%	2.1
12	Vanishing Verse Instant	Instant	8.1%	1.3
13	Brazen Borrower // Petty Theft Creature — Faerie Rogue // Instant — Adventure	Creature — Faerie Rogue // Instant — Adventure	7.7%	1.3
14	Pest Control Sorcery	Sorcery	7.1%	2.2
15	Price of Freedom Sorcery — Lesson	Sorcery — Lesson	6.8%	1.1
16	Loran of the Third Path Legendary Creature — Human Artificer	Legendary Creature — Human Artificer	6.4%	1.2
17	True Ancestry Sorcery — Lesson	Sorcery — Lesson	4.7%	1.0
18	Seam Rip Enchantment	Enchantment	4.1%	2.8
19	Annul Instant	Instant	3.6%	1.5
20	Ral Zarek, Guest Lecturer Legendary Planeswalker — Ral	Legendary Planeswalker — Ral	3.4%	1.6
21	Sokka's Haiku Instant — Lesson	Instant — Lesson	3.2%	1.3
22	Sheltered by Ghosts Enchantment — Aura	Enchantment — Aura	3.0%	1.9
23	Aven Interrupter Creature — Bird Rogue	Creature — Bird Rogue	2.5%	2.2
24	Three Steps Ahead Instant	Instant	2.4%	1.9
25	Test of Talents Instant	Instant	2.4%	1.4
26	Maelstrom Pulse Sorcery	Sorcery	2.3%	1.1
27	Portable Hole Artifact	Artifact	2.2%	2.4
28	Spider-Sense Instant	Instant	2.2%	1.2
29	Spell Snare Instant	Instant	2.1%	1.4
30	Aether Gust Instant	Instant	2.1%	1.1
31	Dovin's Veto Instant	Instant	2.0%	1.8
32	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