Pioneer staples: Red or Multicolor, Creatures or Instants or Artifacts

53 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: Monastery Swiftspear (24% of decks).

Main deck (45)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	Monastery Swiftspear Creature — Human Monk	Creature — Human Monk	23.7%	4.0
2	Reckless Rage Instant	Instant	23.2%	3.4
3	Emberheart Challenger Creature — Mouse Warrior	Creature — Mouse Warrior	23.2%	3.6
4	Burst Lightning Instant	Instant	23.2%	3.5
5	Soul-Scar Mage Creature — Human Wizard	Creature — Human Wizard	22.4%	3.9
6	Screaming Nemesis Creature — Spirit	Creature — Spirit	17.5%	3.0
7	Monstrous Rage Instant	Instant	16.8%	2.9
8	Academic Dispute Instant	Instant	16.7%	4.0
9	Abrupt Decay Instant	Instant	12.6%	3.0
10	Greasefang, Okiba Boss Legendary Creature — Rat Pilot	Legendary Creature — Rat Pilot	10.6%	4.0
11	Kumano Faces Kakkazan // Etching of Kumano Enchantment — Saga // Enchantment Creature — Human Shaman	Enchantment — Saga // Enchantment Creature — Human Shaman	9.3%	4.0
12	Sunspine Lynx Creature — Elemental Cat	Creature — Elemental Cat	8.6%	3.6
13	Torch the Tower Instant	Instant	8.1%	2.1
14	Fiery Impulse Instant	Instant	7.5%	3.7
15	Emptiness Creature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	6.5%	1.0
16	Thundering Broodwagon Artifact — Vehicle	Artifact — Vehicle	6.4%	2.4
17	Vivi Ornitier Legendary Creature — Wizard	Legendary Creature — Wizard	6.2%	3.6
18	The Legend of Roku // Avatar Roku Enchantment — Saga // Legendary Creature — Avatar	Enchantment — Saga // Legendary Creature — Avatar	6.1%	1.7
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	Lightning Axe Instant	Instant	5.7%	2.3
21	Fear of Missing Out Enchantment Creature — Nightmare	Enchantment Creature — Nightmare	5.7%	3.9
22	Experimental Synthesizer Artifact	Artifact	5.5%	2.4
23	Firebending Lesson Instant — Lesson	Instant — Lesson	4.9%	3.7
24	No More Lies Instant	Instant	4.9%	4.0
25	Combustion Technique Instant — Lesson	Instant — Lesson	4.8%	3.4
26	Abandon Attachments Instant — Lesson	Instant — Lesson	4.8%	3.1
27	Yathan Roadwatcher Creature — Human Scout	Creature — Human Scout	4.7%	1.0
28	Dovin's Veto Instant	Instant	4.5%	3.3
29	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
30	Tablet of Discovery Artifact	Artifact	4.2%	4.0
31	Voldaren Thrillseeker Creature — Vampire Warrior	Creature — Vampire Warrior	4.1%	1.0
32	Vanishing Verse Instant	Instant	4.1%	2.2
33	Flashback Instant	Instant	3.5%	1.7
34	Thor, God of Thunder Legendary Creature — God Warrior Hero	Legendary Creature — God Warrior Hero	3.5%	2.0
35	Pompous Battlemage // Improvised Act Creature — Goblin Sorcerer // Sorcery	Creature — Goblin Sorcerer // Sorcery	3.0%	3.6
36	Arclight Phoenix Creature — Phoenix	Creature — Phoenix	2.9%	4.0
37	Marauding Mako Creature — Shark Pirate	Creature — Shark Pirate	2.9%	4.0
38	Prismari Command Instant	Instant	2.7%	1.6
39	The Wandering Minstrel Legendary Creature — Human Bard	Legendary Creature — Human Bard	2.5%	3.0
40	Fiend Artisan Creature — Nightmare	Creature — Nightmare	2.4%	3.9
41	Bonecrusher Giant // Stomp Creature — Giant // Instant — Adventure	Creature — Giant // Instant — Adventure	2.4%	2.8
42	Voldaren Epicure Creature — Vampire	Creature — Vampire	2.3%	3.9
43	Vibrance Creature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	2.2%	2.7
44	Prismari Charm Instant	Instant	2.1%	3.6
45	Hearth Elemental // Stoke Genius Creature — Elemental // Sorcery — Adventure	Creature — Elemental // Sorcery — Adventure	2.0%	3.7

% of decks

decks of the format that play it in this part

Avg. copies

among the decks that play it

Sideboard (17)

#	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	Abrupt Decay Instant	Instant	9.8%	2.1
6	Flowstone Infusion Instant	Instant	8.7%	1.9
7	Vanishing Verse Instant	Instant	8.1%	1.3
8	Yorion, Sky Nomad Legendary Creature — Bird Serpent	Legendary Creature — Bird Serpent	6.5%	1.0
9	Abandon Attachments Instant — Lesson	Instant — Lesson	4.6%	1.0
10	Rending Volley Instant	Instant	4.5%	1.3
11	Combustion Technique Instant — Lesson	Instant — Lesson	4.5%	1.0
12	The Legend of Roku // Avatar Roku Enchantment — Saga // Legendary Creature — Avatar	Enchantment — Saga // Legendary Creature — Avatar	4.3%	1.8
13	Torch the Tower Instant	Instant	3.2%	1.5
14	Broadside Barrage Instant	Instant	3.0%	1.0
15	Sunspine Lynx Creature — Elemental Cat	Creature — Elemental Cat	2.5%	1.7
16	Dovin's Veto Instant	Instant	2.0%	1.8
17	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