Pioneer staples: Creatures or Instants, Counterspells or Recursion or Artifact removal

44 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: Abrupt Decay (13% of decks).

Main deck (30)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	Abrupt Decay Instant	Instant	12.5%	3.0
2	Greasefang, Okiba Boss Legendary Creature — Rat Pilot	Legendary Creature — Rat Pilot	10.7%	4.0
3	Emptiness Creature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	6.6%	1.0
4	Overlord of the Balemurk Enchantment Creature — Avatar Horror	Enchantment Creature — Avatar Horror	6.4%	1.4
5	Into the Flood Maw Instant	Instant	6.2%	2.5
6	Tear Asunder Instant	Instant	6.0%	1.1
7	March of Otherworldly Light Instant	Instant	5.8%	3.5
8	Spell Pierce Instant	Instant	5.5%	1.1
9	Divide by Zero Instant	Instant	5.2%	3.9
10	No More Lies Instant	Instant	5.0%	4.0
11	It'll Quench Ya! Instant — Lesson	Instant — Lesson	4.8%	3.2
12	Yathan Roadwatcher Creature — Human Scout	Creature — Human Scout	4.7%	1.0
13	Dovin's Veto Instant	Instant	4.6%	3.2
14	This Town Ain't Big Enough Instant	Instant	4.6%	3.0
15	Emeritus of Abundance // Regrowth Creature — Elf Druid // Sorcery	Creature — Elf Druid // Sorcery	4.3%	1.2
16	Vanishing Verse Instant	Instant	4.1%	2.2
17	Flashback Instant	Instant	3.5%	1.7
18	Thor, God of Thunder Legendary Creature — God Warrior Hero	Legendary Creature — God Warrior Hero	3.5%	2.0
19	Skyclave Apparition Creature — Kor Spirit	Creature — Kor Spirit	3.3%	3.7
20	Change the Equation Instant	Instant	3.0%	2.1
21	Arclight Phoenix Creature — Phoenix	Creature — Phoenix	3.0%	4.0
22	Three Steps Ahead Instant	Instant	2.7%	1.3
23	Prismari Command Instant	Instant	2.7%	1.6
24	Spell Snare Instant	Instant	2.6%	2.5
25	Cauldron Familiar Creature — Cat	Creature — Cat	2.6%	4.0
26	Get Out Instant	Instant	2.6%	3.0
27	Aftermath Analyst Creature — Elf Detective	Creature — Elf Detective	2.5%	1.9
28	Lumra, Bellow of the Woods Legendary Creature — Elemental Bear	Legendary Creature — Elemental Bear	2.5%	4.0
29	Prismari Charm Instant	Instant	2.1%	3.6
30	Cavalier of Thorns Creature — Elemental Knight	Creature — Elemental Knight	2.0%	3.9

% of decks

decks of the format that play it in this part

Avg. copies

among the decks that play it

Sideboard (22)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	Spell Pierce Instant	Instant	21.4%	2.1
2	It'll Quench Ya! Instant — Lesson	Instant — Lesson	15.3%	1.0
3	Disdainful Stroke Instant	Instant	12.8%	1.4
4	Abrade Instant	Instant	11.7%	1.4
5	Change the Equation Instant	Instant	11.5%	1.9
6	Mystical Dispute Instant	Instant	11.0%	2.0
7	Origin of Metalbending Instant — Lesson	Instant — Lesson	9.9%	1.2
8	Abrupt Decay Instant	Instant	9.8%	2.1
9	Vanishing Verse Instant	Instant	8.2%	1.3
10	Brazen Borrower // Petty Theft Creature — Faerie Rogue // Instant — Adventure	Creature — Faerie Rogue // Instant — Adventure	7.8%	1.3
11	Loran of the Third Path Legendary Creature — Human Artificer	Legendary Creature — Human Artificer	6.5%	1.2
12	Annul Instant	Instant	3.6%	1.5
13	Sokka's Haiku Instant — Lesson	Instant — Lesson	3.2%	1.3
14	Aven Interrupter Creature — Bird Rogue	Creature — Bird Rogue	2.5%	2.2
15	Three Steps Ahead Instant	Instant	2.4%	1.9
16	Test of Talents Instant	Instant	2.3%	1.4
17	Spider-Sense Instant	Instant	2.2%	1.2
18	Dovin's Veto Instant	Instant	2.1%	1.9
19	Spell Snare Instant	Instant	2.1%	1.4
20	Aether Gust Instant	Instant	2.1%	1.1
21	Negate Instant	Instant	2.1%	1.2
22	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