Pioneer staples: Removal or Discard or Recursion

107 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 (72)

#	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	Boseiju, Who Endures Legendary Land	Legendary Land	29.8%	1.2
4	Fatal Push Instant	Instant	28.4%	3.9
5	Otawara, Soaring City Legendary Land	Legendary Land	24.2%	1.0
6	Reckless Rage Instant	Instant	23.2%	3.4
7	Burst Lightning Instant	Instant	23.1%	3.5
8	Stormchaser's Talent Enchantment — Class	Enchantment — Class	21.1%	4.0
9	Boomerang Basics Sorcery — Lesson	Sorcery — Lesson	21.1%	3.1
10	Screaming Nemesis Creature — Spirit	Creature — Spirit	17.4%	3.0
11	Bitter Triumph Instant	Instant	16.8%	2.1
12	Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire Legendary Land	Legendary Land	13.2%	1.2
13	Graveyard Trespasser // Graveyard Glutton Creature — Human Werewolf // Creature — Werewolf	Creature — Human Werewolf // Creature — Werewolf	13.1%	3.4
14	Abrupt Decay Instant	Instant	12.5%	3.0
15	Professor Dellian Fel Legendary Planeswalker — Dellian	Legendary Planeswalker — Dellian	12.3%	3.5
16	Duress Sorcery	Sorcery	10.9%	1.3
17	Greasefang, Okiba Boss Legendary Creature — Rat Pilot	Legendary Creature — Rat Pilot	10.7%	4.0
18	Culling Ritual Sorcery	Sorcery	10.2%	1.4
19	Kumano Faces Kakkazan // Etching of Kumano Enchantment — Saga // Enchantment Creature — Human Shaman	Enchantment — Saga // Enchantment Creature — Human Shaman	9.3%	4.0
20	Torch the Tower Instant	Instant	8.1%	2.1
21	Fiery Impulse Instant	Instant	7.5%	3.7
22	Go for the Throat Instant	Instant	7.5%	1.2
23	Get Lost Instant	Instant	7.0%	3.4
24	Emptiness Creature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	6.6%	1.0
25	Thundering Broodwagon Artifact — Vehicle	Artifact — Vehicle	6.5%	2.4
26	Overlord of the Balemurk Enchantment Creature — Avatar Horror	Enchantment Creature — Avatar Horror	6.4%	1.4
27	Sheltered by Ghosts Enchantment — Aura	Enchantment — Aura	6.4%	2.2
28	Into the Flood Maw Instant	Instant	6.2%	2.5
29	Tear Asunder Instant	Instant	6.0%	1.1
30	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
31	March of Otherworldly Light Instant	Instant	5.8%	3.5
32	Lightning Axe Instant	Instant	5.7%	2.3
33	Divide by Zero Instant	Instant	5.2%	3.9
34	Nowhere to Run Enchantment	Enchantment	5.1%	2.7
35	Firebending Lesson Instant — Lesson	Instant — Lesson	5.0%	3.7
36	The Wandering Emperor Legendary Planeswalker	Legendary Planeswalker	4.8%	2.8
37	Combustion Technique Instant — Lesson	Instant — Lesson	4.8%	3.4
38	Teferi, Hero of Dominaria Legendary Planeswalker — Teferi	Legendary Planeswalker — Teferi	4.8%	2.6
39	Maelstrom Pulse Sorcery	Sorcery	4.7%	1.0
40	Lively Dirge Sorcery	Sorcery	4.7%	1.3
41	Yathan Roadwatcher Creature — Human Scout	Creature — Human Scout	4.7%	1.0
42	Temporary Lockdown Enchantment	Enchantment	4.7%	3.5
43	Collective Brutality Sorcery	Sorcery	4.6%	1.8
44	Field of Ruin Land	Land	4.6%	2.9
45	This Town Ain't Big Enough Instant	Instant	4.6%	3.0
46	Supreme Verdict Sorcery	Sorcery	4.4%	2.3
47	Emeritus of Abundance // Regrowth Creature — Elf Druid // Sorcery	Creature — Elf Druid // Sorcery	4.3%	1.2
48	Tablet of Discovery Artifact	Artifact	4.1%	4.0
49	Vanishing Verse Instant	Instant	4.1%	2.2
50	Voldaren Thrillseeker Creature — Vampire Warrior	Creature — Vampire Warrior	4.1%	1.0
51	Geier Reach Sanitarium Legendary Land	Legendary Land	4.1%	1.0
52	Erode Instant	Instant	3.9%	2.8
53	Flashback Instant	Instant	3.5%	1.7
54	Thor, God of Thunder Legendary Creature — God Warrior Hero	Legendary Creature — God Warrior Hero	3.5%	2.0
55	Skyclave Apparition Creature — Kor Spirit	Creature — Kor Spirit	3.3%	3.7
56	Floodpits Drowner Creature — Merfolk	Creature — Merfolk	3.3%	4.0
57	Farewell Sorcery	Sorcery	3.1%	1.2
58	Arclight Phoenix Creature — Phoenix	Creature — Phoenix	3.0%	4.0
59	Momentum Breaker Enchantment	Enchantment	2.9%	3.8
60	Hopeless Nightmare Enchantment	Enchantment	2.8%	4.0
61	Prismari Command Instant	Instant	2.7%	1.6
62	Cauldron Familiar Creature — Cat	Creature — Cat	2.6%	4.0
63	Aftermath Analyst Creature — Elf Detective	Creature — Elf Detective	2.5%	1.9
64	Lumra, Bellow of the Woods Legendary Creature — Elemental Bear	Legendary Creature — Elemental Bear	2.5%	4.0
65	Port of Karfell Land	Land	2.5%	3.9
66	Elspeth, Storm Slayer Legendary Planeswalker — Elspeth	Legendary Planeswalker — Elspeth	2.5%	1.6
67	Witherbloom Command Sorcery	Sorcery	2.4%	2.3
68	Bonecrusher Giant // Stomp Creature — Giant // Instant — Adventure	Creature — Giant // Instant — Adventure	2.4%	2.8
69	Vibrance Creature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	2.2%	2.7
70	Prismari Charm Instant	Instant	2.1%	3.6
71	Cavalier of Thorns Creature — Elemental Knight	Creature — Elemental Knight	2.0%	3.9
72	Scavenger's Talent Enchantment — Class	Enchantment — Class	2.0%	2.9

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Sideboard (53)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	Duress Sorcery	Sorcery	27.3%	1.9
2	Redcap Melee Instant	Instant	25.1%	1.9
3	Iroh's Demonstration Sorcery — Lesson	Sorcery — Lesson	21.7%	1.0
4	Boomerang Basics Sorcery — Lesson	Sorcery — Lesson	19.6%	1.0
5	Scorching Shot Sorcery	Sorcery	19.5%	2.2
6	Firebending Lesson Instant — Lesson	Instant — Lesson	19.2%	1.0
7	Invoke Despair Sorcery	Sorcery	14.8%	2.4
8	Go Blank Sorcery	Sorcery	14.1%	1.8
9	Culling Ritual Sorcery	Sorcery	13.7%	1.8
10	Ghost Vacuum Artifact	Artifact	13.5%	1.4
11	Pyroclasm Sorcery	Sorcery	12.2%	2.0
12	Abrade Instant	Instant	11.7%	1.4
13	Origin of Metalbending Instant — Lesson	Instant — Lesson	9.9%	1.2
14	Abrupt Decay Instant	Instant	9.8%	2.1
15	Flowstone Infusion Instant	Instant	8.7%	1.9
16	Vanishing Verse Instant	Instant	8.2%	1.3
17	Brazen Borrower // Petty Theft Creature — Faerie Rogue // Instant — Adventure	Creature — Faerie Rogue // Instant — Adventure	7.8%	1.3
18	Ray of Enfeeblement Instant	Instant	7.6%	1.9
19	Languish Sorcery	Sorcery	7.6%	1.6
20	Pest Control Sorcery	Sorcery	7.0%	2.2
21	Price of Freedom Sorcery — Lesson	Sorcery — Lesson	6.8%	1.1
22	Fatal Push Instant	Instant	6.7%	2.0
23	Loran of the Third Path Legendary Creature — Human Artificer	Legendary Creature — Human Artificer	6.5%	1.2
24	Professor Dellian Fel Legendary Planeswalker — Dellian	Legendary Planeswalker — Dellian	5.9%	1.4
25	Nowhere to Run Enchantment	Enchantment	5.8%	1.8
26	Bitter Triumph Instant	Instant	5.8%	1.7
27	Thoughtseize Sorcery	Sorcery	5.0%	3.4
28	Ruinous Waterbending Sorcery — Lesson	Sorcery — Lesson	4.7%	1.0
29	True Ancestry Sorcery — Lesson	Sorcery — Lesson	4.7%	1.0
30	Combustion Technique Instant — Lesson	Instant — Lesson	4.7%	1.0
31	Rending Volley Instant	Instant	4.5%	1.3
32	High Noon Enchantment	Enchantment	4.3%	2.2
33	Seam Rip Enchantment	Enchantment	4.1%	2.8
34	Extinction Event Sorcery	Sorcery	4.0%	1.4
35	Anger of the Gods Sorcery	Sorcery	3.9%	1.4
36	Path of Peril Sorcery	Sorcery	3.6%	1.4
37	Ral Zarek, Guest Lecturer Legendary Planeswalker — Ral	Legendary Planeswalker — Ral	3.4%	1.6
38	Sheoldred's Edict Instant	Instant	3.3%	1.0
39	Torch the Tower Instant	Instant	3.2%	1.5
40	Strategic Betrayal Sorcery	Sorcery	3.0%	1.9
41	Sheltered by Ghosts Enchantment — Aura	Enchantment — Aura	3.0%	1.9
42	Broadside Barrage Instant	Instant	3.0%	1.0
43	Grim Bauble Artifact	Artifact	2.9%	3.0
44	End of the Hunt Sorcery	Sorcery	2.8%	1.0
45	Withering Curse Sorcery	Sorcery	2.5%	1.0
46	Elspeth, Storm Slayer Legendary Planeswalker — Elspeth	Legendary Planeswalker — Elspeth	2.4%	1.5
47	Maelstrom Pulse Sorcery	Sorcery	2.3%	1.1
48	Get Lost Instant	Instant	2.2%	1.8
49	Portable Hole Artifact	Artifact	2.2%	2.4
50	Graveyard Trespasser // Graveyard Glutton Creature — Human Werewolf // Creature — Werewolf	Creature — Human Werewolf // Creature — Werewolf	2.2%	1.8
51	Aether Gust Instant	Instant	2.1%	1.1
52	The Meathook Massacre Legendary Enchantment	Legendary Enchantment	2.1%	1.2
53	Fire Magic Instant	Instant	2.0%	1.1

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