Pioneer staples: Creatures or Instants, Removal or Recursion

53 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 (41)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	Fatal Push Instant	Instant	28.4%	3.9
2	Reckless Rage Instant	Instant	23.2%	3.4
3	Burst Lightning Instant	Instant	23.1%	3.5
4	Screaming Nemesis Creature — Spirit	Creature — Spirit	17.4%	3.0
5	Bitter Triumph Instant	Instant	16.8%	2.1
6	Abrupt Decay Instant	Instant	12.5%	3.0
7	Greasefang, Okiba Boss Legendary Creature — Rat Pilot	Legendary Creature — Rat Pilot	10.7%	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	Torch the Tower Instant	Instant	8.1%	2.1
10	Fiery Impulse Instant	Instant	7.5%	3.7
11	Go for the Throat Instant	Instant	7.5%	1.2
12	Get Lost Instant	Instant	7.0%	3.4
13	Emptiness Creature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	6.6%	1.0
14	Overlord of the Balemurk Enchantment Creature — Avatar Horror	Enchantment Creature — Avatar Horror	6.4%	1.4
15	Into the Flood Maw Instant	Instant	6.2%	2.5
16	Tear Asunder Instant	Instant	6.0%	1.1
17	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
18	March of Otherworldly Light Instant	Instant	5.8%	3.5
19	Lightning Axe Instant	Instant	5.7%	2.3
20	Divide by Zero Instant	Instant	5.2%	3.9
21	Firebending Lesson Instant — Lesson	Instant — Lesson	5.0%	3.7
22	Combustion Technique Instant — Lesson	Instant — Lesson	4.8%	3.4
23	Yathan Roadwatcher Creature — Human Scout	Creature — Human Scout	4.7%	1.0
24	This Town Ain't Big Enough Instant	Instant	4.6%	3.0
25	Emeritus of Abundance // Regrowth Creature — Elf Druid // Sorcery	Creature — Elf Druid // Sorcery	4.3%	1.2
26	Vanishing Verse Instant	Instant	4.1%	2.2
27	Voldaren Thrillseeker Creature — Vampire Warrior	Creature — Vampire Warrior	4.1%	1.0
28	Erode Instant	Instant	3.9%	2.8
29	Flashback Instant	Instant	3.5%	1.7
30	Thor, God of Thunder Legendary Creature — God Warrior Hero	Legendary Creature — God Warrior Hero	3.5%	2.0
31	Skyclave Apparition Creature — Kor Spirit	Creature — Kor Spirit	3.3%	3.7
32	Floodpits Drowner Creature — Merfolk	Creature — Merfolk	3.3%	4.0
33	Arclight Phoenix Creature — Phoenix	Creature — Phoenix	3.0%	4.0
34	Prismari Command Instant	Instant	2.7%	1.6
35	Cauldron Familiar Creature — Cat	Creature — Cat	2.6%	4.0
36	Aftermath Analyst Creature — Elf Detective	Creature — Elf Detective	2.5%	1.9
37	Lumra, Bellow of the Woods Legendary Creature — Elemental Bear	Legendary Creature — Elemental Bear	2.5%	4.0
38	Bonecrusher Giant // Stomp Creature — Giant // Instant — Adventure	Creature — Giant // Instant — Adventure	2.4%	2.8
39	Vibrance Creature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	2.2%	2.7
40	Prismari Charm Instant	Instant	2.1%	3.6
41	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 (20)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	Redcap Melee Instant	Instant	25.1%	1.9
2	Firebending Lesson Instant — Lesson	Instant — Lesson	19.2%	1.0
3	Abrade Instant	Instant	11.7%	1.4
4	Origin of Metalbending Instant — Lesson	Instant — Lesson	9.9%	1.2
5	Abrupt Decay Instant	Instant	9.8%	2.1
6	Flowstone Infusion Instant	Instant	8.7%	1.9
7	Vanishing Verse Instant	Instant	8.2%	1.3
8	Brazen Borrower // Petty Theft Creature — Faerie Rogue // Instant — Adventure	Creature — Faerie Rogue // Instant — Adventure	7.8%	1.3
9	Ray of Enfeeblement Instant	Instant	7.6%	1.9
10	Fatal Push Instant	Instant	6.7%	2.0
11	Loran of the Third Path Legendary Creature — Human Artificer	Legendary Creature — Human Artificer	6.5%	1.2
12	Bitter Triumph Instant	Instant	5.8%	1.7
13	Combustion Technique Instant — Lesson	Instant — Lesson	4.7%	1.0
14	Rending Volley Instant	Instant	4.5%	1.3
15	Sheoldred's Edict Instant	Instant	3.3%	1.0
16	Torch the Tower Instant	Instant	3.2%	1.5
17	Broadside Barrage Instant	Instant	3.0%	1.0
18	Get Lost Instant	Instant	2.2%	1.8
19	Aether Gust Instant	Instant	2.1%	1.1
20	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