Black staples in Premodern

20 cards played in at least 2% of the 41 Premodern decks of the last 120 days on MTGO, in the main deck or in the sideboard. The most played in the main deck: Cabal Therapy (24% of decks).

Official MTGO results, updated 28 Oct 2026. How we count

Main deck (15)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	Cabal TherapySorcery	Sorcery	24.4%	3.4
2	DuressSorcery	Sorcery	22.0%	3.9
3	SmotherInstant	Instant	17.1%	2.1
4	Graveborn MuseCreature — Zombie Spirit	Creature — Zombie Spirit	14.6%	2.0
5	Diabolic EdictInstant	Instant	12.2%	1.8
6	Withered WretchCreature — Zombie Cleric	Creature — Zombie Cleric	12.2%	4.0
7	Dark RitualInstant	Instant	12.2%	3.8
8	Hypnotic SpecterCreature — Specter	Creature — Specter	12.2%	4.0
9	Ravenous RatsCreature — Rat	Creature — Rat	9.8%	4.0
10	Nantuko ShadeCreature — Insect Shade	Creature — Insect Shade	9.8%	2.8
11	UnearthSorcery	Sorcery	9.8%	2.5
12	Shallow GraveInstant	Instant	9.8%	2.0
13	Snuff OutInstant	Instant	7.3%	1.3
14	Knight of StromgaldCreature — Human Knight	Creature — Human Knight	7.3%	3.0
15	ReanimateSorcery	Sorcery	7.3%	3.3

% of decks

decks of the format that play it in this part

Avg. copies

among the decks that play it

Sideboard (7)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	Engineered PlagueEnchantment	Enchantment	17.1%	2.9
2	DuressSorcery	Sorcery	12.2%	2.6
3	DystopiaEnchantment	Enchantment	12.2%	3.2
4	SmotherInstant	Instant	9.8%	2.0
5	GloomEnchantment	Enchantment	7.3%	3.0
6	VendettaInstant	Instant	7.3%	1.0
7	PlaguebearerCreature — Zombie	Creature — Zombie	7.3%	1.0

% of decks

decks of the format that play it in this part

Avg. copies

among the decks that play it

Basic lands are left out. Themes come from the functional tags of Scryfall Tagger. How it is calculated