Pioneer staples: Creatures or Instants

139 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: Fatal Push (28% of decks).

Main deck (105)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	Fatal Push Instant	Instant	28.4%	3.9
2	Monastery Swiftspear Creature — Human Monk	Creature — Human Monk	23.6%	4.0
3	Reckless Rage Instant	Instant	23.2%	3.4
4	Emberheart Challenger Creature — Mouse Warrior	Creature — Mouse Warrior	23.1%	3.6
5	Burst Lightning Instant	Instant	23.1%	3.5
6	Soul-Scar Mage Creature — Human Wizard	Creature — Human Wizard	22.3%	3.9
7	Badgermole Cub Creature — Badger Mole	Creature — Badger Mole	20.2%	3.9
8	Screaming Nemesis Creature — Spirit	Creature — Spirit	17.4%	3.0
9	Bitter Triumph Instant	Instant	16.8%	2.1
10	Monstrous Rage Instant	Instant	16.7%	2.9
11	Academic Dispute Instant	Instant	16.7%	4.0
12	Sheoldred, the Apocalypse Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Praetor	Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Praetor	16.5%	2.8
13	Graveyard Trespasser // Graveyard Glutton Creature — Human Werewolf // Creature — Werewolf	Creature — Human Werewolf // Creature — Werewolf	13.1%	3.4
14	Abrupt Decay Instant	Instant	12.5%	3.0
15	Greasefang, Okiba Boss Legendary Creature — Rat Pilot	Legendary Creature — Rat Pilot	10.7%	4.0
16	Formidable Speaker Creature — Elf Druid	Creature — Elf Druid	10.1%	3.4
17	Kumano Faces Kakkazan // Etching of Kumano Enchantment — Saga // Enchantment Creature — Human Shaman	Enchantment — Saga // Enchantment Creature — Human Shaman	9.3%	4.0
18	Quantum Riddler Creature — Sphinx	Creature — Sphinx	8.9%	2.7
19	Sunspine Lynx Creature — Elemental Cat	Creature — Elemental Cat	8.6%	3.6
20	Llanowar Elves Creature — Elf Druid	Creature — Elf Druid	8.4%	3.9
21	Elvish Mystic Creature — Elf Druid	Creature — Elf Druid	8.3%	3.9
22	Torch the Tower Instant	Instant	8.1%	2.1
23	Professor of Symbology Creature — Kor Cleric	Creature — Kor Cleric	7.8%	3.7
24	Fiery Impulse Instant	Instant	7.5%	3.7
25	Go for the Throat Instant	Instant	7.5%	1.2
26	Get Lost Instant	Instant	7.0%	3.4
27	Cache Grab Instant	Instant	6.9%	3.2
28	Emptiness Creature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	6.6%	1.0
29	Consider Instant	Instant	6.4%	3.9
30	Overlord of the Balemurk Enchantment Creature — Avatar Horror	Enchantment Creature — Avatar Horror	6.4%	1.4
31	Vivi Ornitier Legendary Creature — Wizard	Legendary Creature — Wizard	6.3%	3.6
32	Into the Flood Maw Instant	Instant	6.2%	2.5
33	The Legend of Roku // Avatar Roku Enchantment — Saga // Legendary Creature — Avatar	Enchantment — Saga // Legendary Creature — Avatar	6.1%	1.7
34	Tear Asunder Instant	Instant	6.0%	1.1
35	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
36	March of Otherworldly Light Instant	Instant	5.8%	3.5
37	Gran-Gran Legendary Creature — Human Peasant Ally	Legendary Creature — Human Peasant Ally	5.7%	3.9
38	Fear of Missing Out Enchantment Creature — Nightmare	Enchantment Creature — Nightmare	5.7%	3.9
39	Lightning Axe Instant	Instant	5.7%	2.3
40	Sentinel of the Nameless City Creature — Merfolk Warrior Scout	Creature — Merfolk Warrior Scout	5.7%	2.1
41	Spell Pierce Instant	Instant	5.5%	1.1
42	Divide by Zero Instant	Instant	5.2%	3.9
43	Firebending Lesson Instant — Lesson	Instant — Lesson	5.0%	3.7
44	No More Lies Instant	Instant	5.0%	4.0
45	Consult the Star Charts Instant	Instant	4.9%	3.8
46	Combustion Technique Instant — Lesson	Instant — Lesson	4.8%	3.4
47	Abandon Attachments Instant — Lesson	Instant — Lesson	4.8%	3.1
48	Accumulate Wisdom Instant — Lesson	Instant — Lesson	4.8%	2.8
49	It'll Quench Ya! Instant — Lesson	Instant — Lesson	4.8%	3.2
50	Jadzi, Steward of Fate // Oracle's Gift Legendary Creature — Human Wizard // Sorcery	Legendary Creature — Human Wizard // Sorcery	4.7%	2.0
51	Yathan Roadwatcher Creature — Human Scout	Creature — Human Scout	4.7%	1.0
52	Dovin's Veto Instant	Instant	4.6%	3.2
53	This Town Ain't Big Enough Instant	Instant	4.6%	3.0
54	Opt Instant	Instant	4.5%	4.0
55	Fable of the Mirror-Breaker // Reflection of Kiki-Jiki Enchantment — Saga // Enchantment Creature — Goblin Shaman	Enchantment — Saga // Enchantment Creature — Goblin Shaman	4.3%	3.4
56	Emeritus of Abundance // Regrowth Creature — Elf Druid // Sorcery	Creature — Elf Druid // Sorcery	4.3%	1.2
57	Beza, the Bounding Spring Legendary Creature — Elemental Elk	Legendary Creature — Elemental Elk	4.2%	2.3
58	Guardian of New Benalia Creature — Human Soldier	Creature — Human Soldier	4.2%	3.2
59	Fleeting Spirit Creature — Spirit	Creature — Spirit	4.2%	4.0
60	Iron-Shield Elf Creature — Elf Warrior	Creature — Elf Warrior	4.1%	3.8
61	Vanishing Verse Instant	Instant	4.1%	2.2
62	Voldaren Thrillseeker Creature — Vampire Warrior	Creature — Vampire Warrior	4.1%	1.0
63	Erode Instant	Instant	3.9%	2.8
64	Flashback Instant	Instant	3.5%	1.7
65	Thor, God of Thunder Legendary Creature — God Warrior Hero	Legendary Creature — God Warrior Hero	3.5%	2.0
66	Ulvenwald Oddity // Ulvenwald Behemoth Creature — Beast // Creature — Beast Horror	Creature — Beast // Creature — Beast Horror	3.3%	1.4
67	Skyclave Apparition Creature — Kor Spirit	Creature — Kor Spirit	3.3%	3.7
68	Floodpits Drowner Creature — Merfolk	Creature — Merfolk	3.3%	4.0
69	Ouroboroid Creature — Plant Wurm	Creature — Plant Wurm	3.3%	2.7
70	Moon-Circuit Hacker Enchantment Creature — Human Ninja	Enchantment Creature — Human Ninja	3.3%	4.0
71	Emeritus of Ideation // Ancestral Recall Creature — Human Wizard // Instant	Creature — Human Wizard // Instant	3.1%	1.6
72	Deadly Dispute Instant	Instant	3.0%	3.9
73	Change the Equation Instant	Instant	3.0%	2.1
74	Arclight Phoenix Creature — Phoenix	Creature — Phoenix	3.0%	4.0
75	Pompous Battlemage // Improvised Act Creature — Goblin Sorcerer // Sorcery	Creature — Goblin Sorcerer // Sorcery	2.9%	3.6
76	Marauding Mako Creature — Shark Pirate	Creature — Shark Pirate	2.9%	4.0
77	Picklock Prankster // Free the Fae Creature — Faerie Rogue // Instant — Adventure	Creature — Faerie Rogue // Instant — Adventure	2.9%	4.0
78	The Sackville-Bagginses Legendary Creature — Halfling Citizen	Legendary Creature — Halfling Citizen	2.8%	3.3
79	Three Steps Ahead Instant	Instant	2.7%	1.3
80	Collected Company Instant	Instant	2.7%	4.0
81	Prismari Command Instant	Instant	2.7%	1.6
82	Spell Snare Instant	Instant	2.6%	2.5
83	Arboreal Grazer Creature — Sloth Beast	Creature — Sloth Beast	2.6%	4.0
84	Cauldron Familiar Creature — Cat	Creature — Cat	2.6%	4.0
85	Get Out Instant	Instant	2.6%	3.0
86	Fear of Isolation Enchantment Creature — Nightmare	Enchantment Creature — Nightmare	2.6%	3.9
87	Aftermath Analyst Creature — Elf Detective	Creature — Elf Detective	2.5%	1.9
88	Lumra, Bellow of the Woods Legendary Creature — Elemental Bear	Legendary Creature — Elemental Bear	2.5%	4.0
89	The Wandering Minstrel Legendary Creature — Human Bard	Legendary Creature — Human Bard	2.5%	3.0
90	Mockingbird Creature — Bird Bard	Creature — Bird Bard	2.5%	3.7
91	Fiend Artisan Creature — Nightmare	Creature — Nightmare	2.4%	3.9
92	Bonecrusher Giant // Stomp Creature — Giant // Instant — Adventure	Creature — Giant // Instant — Adventure	2.4%	2.8
93	Shang-Chi, Master of Kung Fu Legendary Creature — Human Warrior Hero	Legendary Creature — Human Warrior Hero	2.3%	3.4
94	The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl Legendary Creature — Squirrel Human Hero	Legendary Creature — Squirrel Human Hero	2.3%	1.2
95	Thalia, Guardian of Thraben Legendary Creature — Human Soldier	Legendary Creature — Human Soldier	2.3%	3.4
96	Voldaren Epicure Creature — Vampire	Creature — Vampire	2.3%	3.9
97	Faerie Miscreant Creature — Faerie Rogue	Creature — Faerie Rogue	2.2%	4.0
98	Enduring Vitality Enchantment Creature — Elk Glimmer	Enchantment Creature — Elk Glimmer	2.2%	3.8
99	Vibrance Creature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	2.2%	2.7
100	Prismari Charm Instant	Instant	2.1%	3.6
101	Memory Deluge Instant	Instant	2.1%	2.9
102	Enduring Innocence Enchantment Creature — Sheep Glimmer	Enchantment Creature — Sheep Glimmer	2.1%	3.6
103	Old-Growth Troll Creature — Troll Warrior	Creature — Troll Warrior	2.0%	3.7
104	Cavalier of Thorns Creature — Elemental Knight	Creature — Elemental Knight	2.0%	3.9
105	Hearth Elemental // Stoke Genius Creature — Elemental // Sorcery — Adventure	Creature — Elemental // Sorcery — Adventure	2.0%	3.7

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Sideboard (56)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	Redcap Melee Instant	Instant	25.1%	1.9
2	Spell Pierce Instant	Instant	21.4%	2.1
3	Firebending Lesson Instant — Lesson	Instant — Lesson	19.2%	1.0
4	Octopus Form Instant — Lesson	Instant — Lesson	16.1%	1.0
5	It'll Quench Ya! Instant — Lesson	Instant — Lesson	15.3%	1.0
6	Accumulate Wisdom Instant — Lesson	Instant — Lesson	13.0%	1.1
7	Disdainful Stroke Instant	Instant	12.8%	1.4
8	Abrade Instant	Instant	11.7%	1.4
9	Change the Equation Instant	Instant	11.5%	1.9
10	Quantum Riddler Creature — Sphinx	Creature — Sphinx	11.3%	1.7
11	Mystical Dispute Instant	Instant	11.0%	2.0
12	Beza, the Bounding Spring Legendary Creature — Elemental Elk	Legendary Creature — Elemental Elk	10.3%	1.8
13	Magebane Lizard Creature — Lizard	Creature — Lizard	10.3%	3.7
14	Origin of Metalbending Instant — Lesson	Instant — Lesson	9.9%	1.2
15	Abrupt Decay Instant	Instant	9.8%	2.1
16	Flowstone Infusion Instant	Instant	8.7%	1.9
17	Vanishing Verse Instant	Instant	8.2%	1.3
18	Brazen Borrower // Petty Theft Creature — Faerie Rogue // Instant — Adventure	Creature — Faerie Rogue // Instant — Adventure	7.8%	1.3
19	Ray of Enfeeblement Instant	Instant	7.6%	1.9
20	Enter the Avatar State Instant — Lesson	Instant — Lesson	7.2%	1.0
21	Fatal Push Instant	Instant	6.7%	2.0
22	Yorion, Sky Nomad Legendary Creature — Bird Serpent	Legendary Creature — Bird Serpent	6.5%	1.0
23	Loran of the Third Path Legendary Creature — Human Artificer	Legendary Creature — Human Artificer	6.5%	1.2
24	Bitter Triumph Instant	Instant	5.8%	1.7
25	Combustion Technique Instant — Lesson	Instant — Lesson	4.7%	1.0
26	Abandon Attachments Instant — Lesson	Instant — Lesson	4.6%	1.0
27	Rending Volley Instant	Instant	4.5%	1.3
28	Clarion Conqueror Creature — Dragon	Creature — Dragon	4.4%	2.3
29	Doorkeeper Thrull Creature — Thrull	Creature — Thrull	4.4%	3.3
30	The Legend of Roku // Avatar Roku Enchantment — Saga // Legendary Creature — Avatar	Enchantment — Saga // Legendary Creature — Avatar	4.3%	1.8
31	Kutzil's Flanker Creature — Cat Warrior	Creature — Cat Warrior	4.2%	2.3
32	Annul Instant	Instant	3.6%	1.5
33	Sheoldred's Edict Instant	Instant	3.3%	1.0
34	Torch the Tower Instant	Instant	3.2%	1.5
35	Sokka's Haiku Instant — Lesson	Instant — Lesson	3.2%	1.3
36	Emeritus of Ideation // Ancestral Recall Creature — Human Wizard // Instant	Creature — Human Wizard // Instant	3.1%	1.3
37	Broadside Barrage Instant	Instant	3.0%	1.0
38	Keen-Eyed Curator Creature — Raccoon Scout	Creature — Raccoon Scout	2.9%	2.1
39	Setessan Petitioner Creature — Human Druid	Creature — Human Druid	2.9%	2.8
40	Emrakul, the Promised End Legendary Creature — Eldrazi	Legendary Creature — Eldrazi	2.6%	1.0
41	Sunspine Lynx Creature — Elemental Cat	Creature — Elemental Cat	2.5%	1.7
42	Aven Interrupter Creature — Bird Rogue	Creature — Bird Rogue	2.5%	2.2
43	Surrak, Elusive Hunter Legendary Creature — Human Warrior	Legendary Creature — Human Warrior	2.4%	1.6
44	Three Steps Ahead Instant	Instant	2.4%	1.9
45	Test of Talents Instant	Instant	2.3%	1.4
46	Get Lost Instant	Instant	2.2%	1.8
47	Ledger Shredder Creature — Bird Advisor	Creature — Bird Advisor	2.2%	3.6
48	Graveyard Trespasser // Graveyard Glutton Creature — Human Werewolf // Creature — Werewolf	Creature — Human Werewolf // Creature — Werewolf	2.2%	1.8
49	Spider-Sense Instant	Instant	2.2%	1.2
50	Dovin's Veto Instant	Instant	2.1%	1.9
51	Spell Snare Instant	Instant	2.1%	1.4
52	Aether Gust Instant	Instant	2.1%	1.1
53	Negate Instant	Instant	2.1%	1.2
54	Remorseful Cleric Creature — Spirit Cleric	Creature — Spirit Cleric	2.0%	1.0
55	Fire Magic Instant	Instant	2.0%	1.1
56	Narset's Reversal Instant	Instant	2.0%	1.4

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