Pioneer staples: Creatures or Instants, Counterspells or Card draw or Burn or Recursion

78 cards played in at least 2% of the 3095 Pioneer decks of the last 120 days, in the main deck or in the sideboard. The most played in the main deck: Burst Lightning (23% of decks).

Main deck (60)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	Burst Lightning Instant	Instant	23.3%	3.5
2	Reckless Rage Instant	Instant	23.3%	3.4
3	Screaming Nemesis Creature — Spirit	Creature — Spirit	17.5%	3.0
4	Academic Dispute Instant	Instant	16.8%	4.0
5	Greasefang, Okiba Boss Legendary Creature — Rat Pilot	Legendary Creature — Rat Pilot	10.6%	4.0
6	Kumano Faces Kakkazan // Etching of Kumano Enchantment — Saga // Enchantment Creature — Human Shaman	Enchantment — Saga // Enchantment Creature — Human Shaman	9.3%	4.0
7	Quantum Riddler Creature — Sphinx	Creature — Sphinx	8.9%	2.7
8	Sunspine Lynx Creature — Elemental Cat	Creature — Elemental Cat	8.6%	3.6
9	Torch the Tower Instant	Instant	8.0%	2.1
10	Professor of Symbology Creature — Kor Cleric	Creature — Kor Cleric	7.7%	3.7
11	Fiery Impulse Instant	Instant	7.5%	3.7
12	Emptiness Creature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	6.5%	1.0
13	Overlord of the Balemurk Enchantment Creature — Avatar Horror	Enchantment Creature — Avatar Horror	6.3%	1.4
14	Consider Instant	Instant	6.2%	3.9
15	Vivi Ornitier Legendary Creature — Wizard	Legendary Creature — Wizard	6.1%	3.7
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	Fear of Missing Out Enchantment Creature — Nightmare	Enchantment Creature — Nightmare	5.7%	3.9
18	Lightning Axe Instant	Instant	5.7%	2.3
19	Gran-Gran Legendary Creature — Human Peasant Ally	Legendary Creature — Human Peasant Ally	5.6%	3.9
20	Spell Pierce Instant	Instant	5.3%	1.1
21	Divide by Zero Instant	Instant	5.0%	3.9
22	No More Lies Instant	Instant	4.9%	4.0
23	Jadzi, Steward of Fate // Oracle's Gift Legendary Creature — Human Wizard // Sorcery	Legendary Creature — Human Wizard // Sorcery	4.8%	2.0
24	Firebending Lesson Instant — Lesson	Instant — Lesson	4.8%	3.8
25	Yathan Roadwatcher Creature — Human Scout	Creature — Human Scout	4.7%	1.0
26	Combustion Technique Instant — Lesson	Instant — Lesson	4.7%	3.4
27	Abandon Attachments Instant — Lesson	Instant — Lesson	4.7%	3.1
28	It'll Quench Ya! Instant — Lesson	Instant — Lesson	4.7%	3.2
29	Opt Instant	Instant	4.5%	4.0
30	Dovin's Veto Instant	Instant	4.5%	3.3
31	Fable of the Mirror-Breaker // Reflection of Kiki-Jiki Enchantment — Saga // Enchantment Creature — Goblin Shaman	Enchantment — Saga // Enchantment Creature — Goblin Shaman	4.4%	3.4
32	Emeritus of Abundance // Regrowth Creature — Elf Druid // Sorcery	Creature — Elf Druid // Sorcery	4.2%	1.2
33	Beza, the Bounding Spring Legendary Creature — Elemental Elk	Legendary Creature — Elemental Elk	4.2%	2.3
34	Voldaren Thrillseeker Creature — Vampire Warrior	Creature — Vampire Warrior	4.1%	1.0
35	Thor, God of Thunder Legendary Creature — God Warrior Hero	Legendary Creature — God Warrior Hero	3.5%	2.0
36	Flashback Instant	Instant	3.5%	1.7
37	Moon-Circuit Hacker Enchantment Creature — Human Ninja	Enchantment Creature — Human Ninja	3.1%	4.0
38	Deadly Dispute Instant	Instant	3.1%	3.9
39	Emeritus of Ideation // Ancestral Recall Creature — Human Wizard // Instant	Creature — Human Wizard // Instant	3.0%	1.6
40	Pompous Battlemage // Improvised Act Creature — Goblin Sorcerer // Sorcery	Creature — Goblin Sorcerer // Sorcery	3.0%	3.6
41	Marauding Mako Creature — Shark Pirate	Creature — Shark Pirate	3.0%	4.0
42	Arclight Phoenix Creature — Phoenix	Creature — Phoenix	2.9%	4.0
43	Change the Equation Instant	Instant	2.9%	2.1
44	The Sackville-Bagginses Legendary Creature — Halfling Citizen	Legendary Creature — Halfling Citizen	2.8%	3.3
45	Three Steps Ahead Instant	Instant	2.7%	1.3
46	Prismari Command Instant	Instant	2.7%	1.6
47	Cauldron Familiar Creature — Cat	Creature — Cat	2.6%	4.0
48	Spell Snare Instant	Instant	2.6%	2.4
49	Get Out Instant	Instant	2.6%	3.0
50	Aftermath Analyst Creature — Elf Detective	Creature — Elf Detective	2.5%	1.9
51	Lumra, Bellow of the Woods Legendary Creature — Elemental Bear	Legendary Creature — Elemental Bear	2.5%	4.0
52	Bonecrusher Giant // Stomp Creature — Giant // Instant — Adventure	Creature — Giant // Instant — Adventure	2.4%	2.8
53	Voldaren Epicure Creature — Vampire	Creature — Vampire	2.3%	3.9
54	Vibrance Creature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	2.2%	2.7
55	Prismari Charm Instant	Instant	2.1%	3.6
56	Faerie Miscreant Creature — Faerie Rogue	Creature — Faerie Rogue	2.1%	4.0
57	Cavalier of Thorns Creature — Elemental Knight	Creature — Elemental Knight	2.1%	3.9
58	Hearth Elemental // Stoke Genius Creature — Elemental // Sorcery — Adventure	Creature — Elemental // Sorcery — Adventure	2.1%	3.7
59	Outcaster Trailblazer Creature — Human Druid	Creature — Human Druid	2.0%	3.7
60	Enduring Innocence Enchantment Creature — Sheep Glimmer	Enchantment Creature — Sheep Glimmer	2.0%	3.6

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Sideboard (32)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	Redcap Melee Instant	Instant	25.4%	1.9
2	Spell Pierce Instant	Instant	21.5%	2.1
3	Firebending Lesson Instant — Lesson	Instant — Lesson	19.2%	1.0
4	It'll Quench Ya! Instant — Lesson	Instant — Lesson	15.4%	1.0
5	Disdainful Stroke Instant	Instant	12.6%	1.4
6	Abrade Instant	Instant	11.6%	1.4
7	Change the Equation Instant	Instant	11.6%	1.9
8	Quantum Riddler Creature — Sphinx	Creature — Sphinx	11.1%	1.7
9	Mystical Dispute Instant	Instant	11.1%	2.0
10	Magebane Lizard Creature — Lizard	Creature — Lizard	10.3%	3.7
11	Beza, the Bounding Spring Legendary Creature — Elemental Elk	Legendary Creature — Elemental Elk	10.3%	1.8
12	Loran of the Third Path Legendary Creature — Human Artificer	Legendary Creature — Human Artificer	6.4%	1.2
13	Abandon Attachments Instant — Lesson	Instant — Lesson	4.6%	1.0
14	Rending Volley Instant	Instant	4.6%	1.3
15	Combustion Technique Instant — Lesson	Instant — Lesson	4.5%	1.0
16	Annul Instant	Instant	3.7%	1.5
17	Torch the Tower Instant	Instant	3.3%	1.5
18	Sokka's Haiku Instant — Lesson	Instant — Lesson	3.2%	1.3
19	Emeritus of Ideation // Ancestral Recall Creature — Human Wizard // Instant	Creature — Human Wizard // Instant	3.0%	1.3
20	Broadside Barrage Instant	Instant	3.0%	1.0
21	Sunspine Lynx Creature — Elemental Cat	Creature — Elemental Cat	2.5%	1.7
22	Aven Interrupter Creature — Bird Rogue	Creature — Bird Rogue	2.5%	2.1
23	Three Steps Ahead Instant	Instant	2.5%	1.9
24	Surrak, Elusive Hunter Legendary Creature — Human Warrior	Legendary Creature — Human Warrior	2.5%	1.6
25	Test of Talents Instant	Instant	2.4%	1.4
26	Ledger Shredder Creature — Bird Advisor	Creature — Bird Advisor	2.3%	3.6
27	Spider-Sense Instant	Instant	2.2%	1.2
28	Spell Snare Instant	Instant	2.1%	1.4
29	Aether Gust Instant	Instant	2.1%	1.1
30	Fire Magic Instant	Instant	2.0%	1.1
31	Dovin's Veto Instant	Instant	2.0%	1.8
32	Narset's Reversal Instant	Instant	2.0%	1.4

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