Blue staples in Premodern

16 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: Stifle (10% of decks).

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

Main deck (12)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	StifleInstant	Instant	9.8%	4.0
2	Vision CharmInstant	Instant	9.8%	4.0
3	CounterspellInstant	Instant	9.8%	4.0
4	ImpulseInstant	Instant	9.8%	2.0
5	GushInstant	Instant	7.3%	4.0
6	Frantic SearchInstant	Instant	7.3%	3.3
7	Accumulated KnowledgeInstant	Instant	7.3%	4.0
8	Chain of VaporInstant	Instant	7.3%	1.3
9	ThwartInstant	Instant	7.3%	1.0
10	OptInstant	Instant	7.3%	4.0
11	FoilInstant	Instant	7.3%	4.0
12	PortentSorcery	Sorcery	7.3%	4.0

% of decks

decks of the format that play it in this part

Avg. copies

among the decks that play it

Sideboard (5)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	HydroblastInstant	Instant	19.5%	1.9
2	Blue Elemental BlastInstant	Instant	12.2%	2.2
3	AnnulInstant	Instant	9.8%	2.8
4	Back to BasicsEnchantment	Enchantment	7.3%	2.0
5	Chain of VaporInstant	Instant	7.3%	1.3

% 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