Premodern staples: Counterspells or Board wipes or Ramp or Recursion

56 cards played in at least 2% of the 3465 Premodern decks of the last 120 days, in the main deck or in the sideboard. The most played in the main deck: Counterspell (26% of decks).

Main deck (45)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	Counterspell Instant	Instant	26.1%	3.9
2	Foil Instant	Instant	19.1%	3.6
3	Powder Keg Artifact	Artifact	17.9%	1.3
4	Daze Instant	Instant	16.6%	2.2
5	Replenish Sorcery	Sorcery	15.6%	2.6
6	Stifle Instant	Instant	14.1%	3.9
7	Thwart Instant	Instant	14.0%	1.3
8	Mox Diamond Artifact	Artifact	12.7%	3.7
9	Wild Growth Enchantment — Aura	Enchantment — Aura	11.9%	4.0
10	Serra's Sanctum Legendary Land	Legendary Land	11.4%	3.9
11	Squee, Goblin Nabob Legendary Creature — Goblin	Legendary Creature — Goblin	9.4%	1.1
12	Armageddon Sorcery	Sorcery	9.3%	2.9
13	Wall of Roots Creature — Plant Wall	Creature — Plant Wall	8.9%	2.9
14	Birds of Paradise Creature — Bird	Creature — Bird	8.1%	3.9
15	Mana Leak Instant	Instant	8.0%	2.6
16	Dark Ritual Instant	Instant	7.9%	3.9
17	Exploration Enchantment	Enchantment	6.9%	2.4
18	Ancient Tomb Land	Land	6.3%	3.8
19	Wrath of God Sorcery	Sorcery	6.1%	2.2
20	Skirk Prospector Creature — Goblin	Creature — Goblin	5.6%	1.1
21	Werebear Creature — Human Bear Druid	Creature — Human Bear Druid	5.0%	2.2
22	Krosan Reclamation Instant	Instant	4.8%	1.0
23	Earthquake Sorcery	Sorcery	4.8%	2.0
24	Decree of Silence Enchantment	Enchantment	4.7%	2.8
25	Unearth Sorcery	Sorcery	4.6%	3.3
26	Elvish Spirit Guide Creature — Elf Spirit	Creature — Elf Spirit	4.4%	1.7
27	Volrath's Shapeshifter Creature — Phyrexian Shapeshifter	Creature — Phyrexian Shapeshifter	4.3%	2.0
28	Animate Dead Enchantment — Aura	Enchantment — Aura	4.1%	1.0
29	Karmic Guide Creature — Angel Spirit	Creature — Angel Spirit	4.1%	1.0
30	Gaea's Cradle Legendary Land	Legendary Land	4.0%	3.0
31	Battlefield Scrounger Creature — Centaur	Creature — Centaur	3.9%	1.0
32	Sickening Dreams Sorcery	Sorcery	3.8%	1.9
33	Annul Instant	Instant	3.8%	1.5
34	Prohibit Instant	Instant	3.7%	1.3
35	City of Traitors Land	Land	3.5%	1.8
36	Pernicious Deed Enchantment	Enchantment	3.2%	3.7
37	Lotus Petal Artifact	Artifact	3.0%	3.9
38	Llanowar Elves Creature — Elf Druid	Creature — Elf Druid	3.0%	3.0
39	Shallow Grave Instant	Instant	2.8%	2.2
40	Fyndhorn Elves Creature — Elf Druid	Creature — Elf Druid	2.7%	2.9
41	Genesis Creature — Incarnation	Creature — Incarnation	2.6%	1.2
42	Reanimate Sorcery	Sorcery	2.2%	3.1
43	Priest of Titania Creature — Elf Druid	Creature — Elf Druid	2.1%	2.6
44	Eternal Dragon Creature — Dragon Spirit	Creature — Dragon Spirit	2.1%	2.5
45	Yavimaya Granger Creature — Elf	Creature — Elf	2.0%	1.0

% of decks

decks of the format that play it in this part

Avg. copies

among the decks that play it

Sideboard (16)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	Hydroblast Instant	Instant	25.4%	2.3
2	Annul Instant	Instant	24.4%	2.6
3	Blue Elemental Blast Instant	Instant	21.7%	2.3
4	Red Elemental Blast Instant	Instant	20.0%	2.3
5	Pyroblast Instant	Instant	18.4%	2.4
6	Pyroclasm Sorcery	Sorcery	14.7%	2.7
7	Tranquil Domain Instant	Instant	13.8%	2.0
8	Gaea's Blessing Sorcery	Sorcery	13.0%	1.6
9	Sacred Ground Enchantment	Enchantment	10.0%	1.5
10	Powder Keg Artifact	Artifact	8.0%	1.5
11	Anarchy Sorcery	Sorcery	5.8%	1.8
12	Earthquake Sorcery	Sorcery	4.9%	2.1
13	Replenish Sorcery	Sorcery	4.2%	1.0
14	Teferi's Response Instant	Instant	3.8%	1.8
15	Armageddon Sorcery	Sorcery	3.3%	1.6
16	Eladamri's Vineyard Enchantment	Enchantment	2.0%	1.3

% of decks

decks of the format that play it in this part

Avg. copies

among the decks that play it