Pioneer staples: Creatures or Instants, Removal or Burn or Recursion

57 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: Fatal Push (28% of decks).

Main deck (44)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	Fatal Push Instant	Instant	28.3%	3.9
2	Reckless Rage Instant	Instant	23.2%	3.4
3	Burst Lightning Instant	Instant	23.2%	3.5
4	Screaming Nemesis Creature — Spirit	Creature — Spirit	17.5%	3.0
5	Bitter Triumph Instant	Instant	16.7%	2.1
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	Kumano Faces Kakkazan // Etching of Kumano Enchantment — Saga // Enchantment Creature — Human Shaman	Enchantment — Saga // Enchantment Creature — Human Shaman	9.3%	4.0
9	Sunspine Lynx Creature — Elemental Cat	Creature — Elemental Cat	8.6%	3.6
10	Torch the Tower Instant	Instant	8.1%	2.1
11	Fiery Impulse Instant	Instant	7.5%	3.7
12	Go for the Throat Instant	Instant	7.4%	1.2
13	Get Lost Instant	Instant	7.0%	3.4
14	Emptiness Creature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	6.5%	1.0
15	Overlord of the Balemurk Enchantment Creature — Avatar Horror	Enchantment Creature — Avatar Horror	6.3%	1.4
16	Into the Flood Maw Instant	Instant	6.2%	2.5
17	Vivi Ornitier Legendary Creature — Wizard	Legendary Creature — Wizard	6.2%	3.6
18	Tear Asunder Instant	Instant	6.0%	1.1
19	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
20	March of Otherworldly Light Instant	Instant	5.8%	3.5
21	Lightning Axe Instant	Instant	5.7%	2.3
22	Divide by Zero Instant	Instant	5.1%	3.9
23	Firebending Lesson Instant — Lesson	Instant — Lesson	4.9%	3.7
24	Combustion Technique Instant — Lesson	Instant — Lesson	4.8%	3.4
25	Yathan Roadwatcher Creature — Human Scout	Creature — Human Scout	4.7%	1.0
26	This Town Ain't Big Enough Instant	Instant	4.6%	3.0
27	Emeritus of Abundance // Regrowth Creature — Elf Druid // Sorcery	Creature — Elf Druid // Sorcery	4.3%	1.2
28	Voldaren Thrillseeker Creature — Vampire Warrior	Creature — Vampire Warrior	4.1%	1.0
29	Vanishing Verse Instant	Instant	4.1%	2.2
30	Erode Instant	Instant	3.8%	2.9
31	Flashback Instant	Instant	3.5%	1.7
32	Thor, God of Thunder Legendary Creature — God Warrior Hero	Legendary Creature — God Warrior Hero	3.5%	2.0
33	Skyclave Apparition Creature — Kor Spirit	Creature — Kor Spirit	3.4%	3.7
34	Floodpits Drowner Creature — Merfolk	Creature — Merfolk	3.2%	4.0
35	Arclight Phoenix Creature — Phoenix	Creature — Phoenix	2.9%	4.0
36	Prismari Command Instant	Instant	2.7%	1.6
37	Cauldron Familiar Creature — Cat	Creature — Cat	2.6%	4.0
38	Aftermath Analyst Creature — Elf Detective	Creature — Elf Detective	2.5%	1.9
39	Lumra, Bellow of the Woods Legendary Creature — Elemental Bear	Legendary Creature — Elemental Bear	2.5%	4.0
40	Bonecrusher Giant // Stomp Creature — Giant // Instant — Adventure	Creature — Giant // Instant — Adventure	2.4%	2.8
41	Voldaren Epicure Creature — Vampire	Creature — Vampire	2.3%	3.9
42	Vibrance Creature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	2.2%	2.7
43	Prismari Charm Instant	Instant	2.1%	3.6
44	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	Redcap Melee Instant	Instant	25.3%	1.9
2	Firebending Lesson Instant — Lesson	Instant — Lesson	19.2%	1.0
3	Abrade Instant	Instant	11.7%	1.4
4	Magebane Lizard Creature — Lizard	Creature — Lizard	10.3%	3.7
5	Origin of Metalbending Instant — Lesson	Instant — Lesson	9.9%	1.2
6	Abrupt Decay Instant	Instant	9.8%	2.1
7	Flowstone Infusion Instant	Instant	8.7%	1.9
8	Vanishing Verse Instant	Instant	8.1%	1.3
9	Brazen Borrower // Petty Theft Creature — Faerie Rogue // Instant — Adventure	Creature — Faerie Rogue // Instant — Adventure	7.7%	1.3
10	Ray of Enfeeblement Instant	Instant	7.5%	1.9
11	Fatal Push Instant	Instant	6.7%	2.0
12	Loran of the Third Path Legendary Creature — Human Artificer	Legendary Creature — Human Artificer	6.4%	1.2
13	Bitter Triumph Instant	Instant	5.7%	1.7
14	Rending Volley Instant	Instant	4.5%	1.3
15	Combustion Technique Instant — Lesson	Instant — Lesson	4.5%	1.0
16	Sheoldred's Edict Instant	Instant	3.3%	1.0
17	Torch the Tower Instant	Instant	3.2%	1.5
18	Broadside Barrage Instant	Instant	3.0%	1.0
19	Sunspine Lynx Creature — Elemental Cat	Creature — Elemental Cat	2.5%	1.7
20	Get Lost Instant	Instant	2.3%	1.8
21	Aether Gust Instant	Instant	2.1%	1.1
22	Fire Magic Instant	Instant	2.0%	1.1

% of decks

decks of the format that play it in this part

Avg. copies

among the decks that play it