Premodern staples: Counterspells or Burn or Recursion or Lifegain

63 cards played in at least 2% of the 3488 Premodern decks of the last 120 days, in the main deck or in the sideboard. The most played in the main deck: Swords to Plowshares (38% of decks).

Main deck (48)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	Swords to Plowshares Instant	Instant	38.1%	3.7
2	Counterspell Instant	Instant	26.0%	3.9
3	Foil Instant	Instant	19.1%	3.6
4	Mogg Fanatic Creature — Goblin	Creature — Goblin	18.0%	3.9
5	Daze Instant	Instant	16.6%	2.2
6	Replenish Sorcery	Sorcery	15.5%	2.6
7	Stifle Instant	Instant	14.0%	3.9
8	Thwart Instant	Instant	13.9%	1.3
9	Lightning Bolt Instant	Instant	13.8%	4.0
10	Cursed Scroll Artifact	Artifact	12.4%	2.2
11	Grim Lavamancer Creature — Human Wizard	Creature — Human Wizard	11.6%	3.9
12	Incinerate Instant	Instant	11.4%	3.9
13	Seal of Fire Enchantment	Enchantment	10.2%	3.6
14	Fireblast Instant	Instant	9.6%	3.9
15	Squee, Goblin Nabob Legendary Creature — Goblin	Legendary Creature — Goblin	9.4%	1.1
16	Mana Leak Instant	Instant	8.1%	2.6
17	Gempalm Incinerator Creature — Goblin	Creature — Goblin	6.8%	3.4
18	Siege-Gang Commander Creature — Goblin	Creature — Goblin	6.8%	3.0
19	Exalted Angel Creature — Angel	Creature — Angel	6.7%	2.2
20	Goblin Sharpshooter Creature — Goblin	Creature — Goblin	6.4%	1.0
21	Barbarian Ring Land	Land	6.1%	2.3
22	Sulfuric Vortex Enchantment	Enchantment	5.9%	2.6
23	Black Vise Artifact	Artifact	5.6%	3.6
24	Triskelion Artifact Creature — Construct	Artifact Creature — Construct	4.8%	1.1
25	Krosan Reclamation Instant	Instant	4.8%	1.0
26	Earthquake Sorcery	Sorcery	4.7%	2.0
27	Unearth Sorcery	Sorcery	4.6%	3.3
28	Decree of Silence Enchantment	Enchantment	4.6%	2.8
29	Masticore Artifact Creature — Masticore	Artifact Creature — Masticore	4.4%	1.1
30	Ravenous Baloth Creature — Beast	Creature — Beast	4.3%	2.3
31	Volrath's Shapeshifter Creature — Phyrexian Shapeshifter	Creature — Phyrexian Shapeshifter	4.3%	2.0
32	Fire // Ice Instant // Instant	Instant // Instant	4.2%	2.5
33	Pyrostatic Pillar Enchantment	Enchantment	4.2%	3.7
34	Animate Dead Enchantment — Aura	Enchantment — Aura	4.1%	1.0
35	Karmic Guide Creature — Angel Spirit	Creature — Angel Spirit	4.1%	1.0
36	Battlefield Scrounger Creature — Centaur	Creature — Centaur	3.9%	1.0
37	Thermokarst Sorcery	Sorcery	3.8%	3.5
38	Sickening Dreams Sorcery	Sorcery	3.8%	1.9
39	Annul Instant	Instant	3.8%	1.5
40	Prohibit Instant	Instant	3.7%	1.3
41	Flame Rift Sorcery	Sorcery	3.2%	3.4
42	Price of Progress Instant	Instant	2.8%	2.0
43	Shallow Grave Instant	Instant	2.8%	2.2
44	Genesis Creature — Incarnation	Creature — Incarnation	2.6%	1.2
45	Lava Dart Instant	Instant	2.4%	2.6
46	Reanimate Sorcery	Sorcery	2.2%	3.1
47	Eternal Dragon Creature — Dragon Spirit	Creature — Dragon Spirit	2.1%	2.5
48	Rancor Enchantment — Aura	Enchantment — Aura	2.0%	1.7

% of decks

decks of the format that play it in this part

Avg. copies

among the decks that play it

Sideboard (24)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	Hydroblast Instant	Instant	25.3%	2.3
2	Annul Instant	Instant	24.3%	2.6
3	Blue Elemental Blast Instant	Instant	21.7%	2.3
4	Red Elemental Blast Instant	Instant	20.1%	2.3
5	Pyroblast Instant	Instant	18.6%	2.4
6	Pyroclasm Sorcery	Sorcery	14.7%	2.7
7	Gaea's Blessing Sorcery	Sorcery	12.9%	1.6
8	Warmth Enchantment	Enchantment	12.3%	1.7
9	Sacred Ground Enchantment	Enchantment	10.0%	1.5
10	Swords to Plowshares Instant	Instant	9.7%	1.3
11	Exalted Angel Creature — Angel	Creature — Angel	7.8%	2.3
12	Zuran Orb Artifact	Artifact	7.0%	1.3
13	Pyrokinesis Instant	Instant	6.8%	2.8
14	Earthquake Sorcery	Sorcery	4.8%	2.1
15	Price of Progress Instant	Instant	4.6%	2.3
16	Replenish Sorcery	Sorcery	4.2%	1.0
17	Ghitu Slinger Creature — Human Nomad	Creature — Human Nomad	4.1%	1.0
18	Ravenous Baloth Creature — Beast	Creature — Beast	4.0%	1.7
19	Cursed Scroll Artifact	Artifact	3.8%	1.1
20	Teferi's Response Instant	Instant	3.8%	1.8
21	Crumble Instant	Instant	3.1%	1.6
22	Drain Life Sorcery	Sorcery	3.0%	1.3
23	Masticore Artifact Creature — Masticore	Artifact Creature — Masticore	2.8%	1.0
24	Spinning Darkness Instant	Instant	2.7%	1.4

% of decks

decks of the format that play it in this part

Avg. copies

among the decks that play it