Pioneer staples: Discard or Ramp 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: Thoughtseize (32% of decks).

Main deck (49)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	Thoughtseize Sorcery	Sorcery	32.2%	3.9
2	Takenuma, Abandoned Mire Legendary Land	Legendary Land	32.1%	1.0
3	Stormchaser's Talent Enchantment — Class	Enchantment — Class	21.1%	4.0
4	Badgermole Cub Creature — Badger Mole	Creature — Badger Mole	20.2%	3.9
5	Graveyard Trespasser // Graveyard Glutton Creature — Human Werewolf // Creature — Werewolf	Creature — Human Werewolf // Creature — Werewolf	13.1%	3.4
6	Duress Sorcery	Sorcery	10.9%	1.3
7	Greasefang, Okiba Boss Legendary Creature — Rat Pilot	Legendary Creature — Rat Pilot	10.7%	4.0
8	Culling Ritual Sorcery	Sorcery	10.2%	1.4
9	Llanowar Elves Creature — Elf Druid	Creature — Elf Druid	8.4%	3.9
10	Elvish Mystic Creature — Elf Druid	Creature — Elf Druid	8.3%	3.9
11	Emptiness Creature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	6.6%	1.0
12	Overlord of the Balemurk Enchantment Creature — Avatar Horror	Enchantment Creature — Avatar Horror	6.4%	1.4
13	Vivi Ornitier Legendary Creature — Wizard	Legendary Creature — Wizard	6.3%	3.6
14	The Legend of Roku // Avatar Roku Enchantment — Saga // Legendary Creature — Avatar	Enchantment — Saga // Legendary Creature — Avatar	6.1%	1.7
15	Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx Legendary Land	Legendary Land	5.3%	3.7
16	Teferi, Hero of Dominaria Legendary Planeswalker — Teferi	Legendary Planeswalker — Teferi	4.8%	2.6
17	Lively Dirge Sorcery	Sorcery	4.7%	1.3
18	Yathan Roadwatcher Creature — Human Scout	Creature — Human Scout	4.7%	1.0
19	Fountainport Land	Land	4.7%	1.5
20	Collective Brutality Sorcery	Sorcery	4.6%	1.8
21	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
22	Emeritus of Abundance // Regrowth Creature — Elf Druid // Sorcery	Creature — Elf Druid // Sorcery	4.3%	1.2
23	Beza, the Bounding Spring Legendary Creature — Elemental Elk	Legendary Creature — Elemental Elk	4.2%	2.3
24	Monument to Endurance Artifact	Artifact	4.2%	4.0
25	Tablet of Discovery Artifact	Artifact	4.1%	4.0
26	Sunken Citadel Land — Cave	Land — Cave	4.1%	3.0
27	Geier Reach Sanitarium Legendary Land	Legendary Land	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	Deadly Dispute Instant	Instant	3.0%	3.9
32	Arclight Phoenix Creature — Phoenix	Creature — Phoenix	3.0%	4.0
33	Momentum Breaker Enchantment	Enchantment	2.9%	3.8
34	Hopeless Nightmare Enchantment	Enchantment	2.8%	4.0
35	Castle Garenbrig Land	Land	2.8%	1.4
36	Prismari Command Instant	Instant	2.7%	1.6
37	Arboreal Grazer Creature — Sloth Beast	Creature — Sloth Beast	2.6%	4.0
38	Cauldron Familiar Creature — Cat	Creature — Cat	2.6%	4.0
39	Spelunking Enchantment	Enchantment	2.5%	4.0
40	Aftermath Analyst Creature — Elf Detective	Creature — Elf Detective	2.5%	1.9
41	Lumra, Bellow of the Woods Legendary Creature — Elemental Bear	Legendary Creature — Elemental Bear	2.5%	4.0
42	Port of Karfell Land	Land	2.5%	3.9
43	Witherbloom Command Sorcery	Sorcery	2.4%	2.3
44	Shang-Chi, Master of Kung Fu Legendary Creature — Human Warrior Hero	Legendary Creature — Human Warrior Hero	2.3%	3.4
45	Enduring Vitality Enchantment Creature — Elk Glimmer	Enchantment Creature — Elk Glimmer	2.2%	3.8
46	Old-Growth Troll Creature — Troll Warrior	Creature — Troll Warrior	2.0%	3.7
47	Kiora, Behemoth Beckoner Legendary Planeswalker — Kiora	Legendary Planeswalker — Kiora	2.0%	4.0
48	Cavalier of Thorns Creature — Elemental Knight	Creature — Elemental Knight	2.0%	3.9
49	Scavenger's Talent Enchantment — Class	Enchantment — Class	2.0%	2.9

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decks of the format that play it in this part

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among the decks that play it

Sideboard (10)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	Duress Sorcery	Sorcery	27.3%	1.9
2	Go Blank Sorcery	Sorcery	14.1%	1.8
3	Culling Ritual Sorcery	Sorcery	13.7%	1.8
4	Ghost Vacuum Artifact	Artifact	13.5%	1.4
5	Beza, the Bounding Spring Legendary Creature — Elemental Elk	Legendary Creature — Elemental Elk	10.3%	1.8
6	Thoughtseize Sorcery	Sorcery	5.0%	3.4
7	True Ancestry Sorcery — Lesson	Sorcery — Lesson	4.7%	1.0
8	The Legend of Roku // Avatar Roku Enchantment — Saga // Legendary Creature — Avatar	Enchantment — Saga // Legendary Creature — Avatar	4.3%	1.8
9	Ral Zarek, Guest Lecturer Legendary Planeswalker — Ral	Legendary Planeswalker — Ral	3.4%	1.6
10	Graveyard Trespasser // Graveyard Glutton Creature — Human Werewolf // Creature — Werewolf	Creature — Human Werewolf // Creature — Werewolf	2.2%	1.8

% of decks

decks of the format that play it in this part

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among the decks that play it