Premodern staples: Counterspells or Burn or Recursion

55 cards played in at least 2% of the 3548 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 (43)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	Counterspell Instant	Instant	26.3%	3.9
2	Foil Instant	Instant	19.1%	3.6
3	Mogg Fanatic Creature — Goblin	Creature — Goblin	18.1%	3.9
4	Daze Instant	Instant	16.5%	2.2
5	Replenish Sorcery	Sorcery	15.7%	2.6
6	Stifle Instant	Instant	14.0%	3.9
7	Thwart Instant	Instant	14.0%	1.3
8	Lightning Bolt Instant	Instant	13.9%	4.0
9	Cursed Scroll Artifact	Artifact	12.1%	2.3
10	Grim Lavamancer Creature — Human Wizard	Creature — Human Wizard	11.6%	3.9
11	Incinerate Instant	Instant	11.5%	3.9
12	Seal of Fire Enchantment	Enchantment	10.3%	3.5
13	Fireblast Instant	Instant	9.6%	3.9
14	Squee, Goblin Nabob Legendary Creature — Goblin	Legendary Creature — Goblin	9.3%	1.1
15	Mana Leak Instant	Instant	8.1%	2.7
16	Gempalm Incinerator Creature — Goblin	Creature — Goblin	6.8%	3.4
17	Siege-Gang Commander Creature — Goblin	Creature — Goblin	6.7%	3.0
18	Goblin Sharpshooter Creature — Goblin	Creature — Goblin	6.3%	1.0
19	Barbarian Ring Land	Land	6.1%	2.3
20	Sulfuric Vortex Enchantment	Enchantment	5.9%	2.6
21	Black Vise Artifact	Artifact	5.6%	3.6
22	Triskelion Artifact Creature — Construct	Artifact Creature — Construct	4.8%	1.1
23	Krosan Reclamation Instant	Instant	4.8%	1.0
24	Decree of Silence Enchantment	Enchantment	4.7%	2.8
25	Unearth Sorcery	Sorcery	4.7%	3.3
26	Earthquake Sorcery	Sorcery	4.6%	2.1
27	Volrath's Shapeshifter Creature — Phyrexian Shapeshifter	Creature — Phyrexian Shapeshifter	4.3%	2.0
28	Masticore Artifact Creature — Masticore	Artifact Creature — Masticore	4.2%	1.1
29	Pyrostatic Pillar Enchantment	Enchantment	4.2%	3.7
30	Animate Dead Enchantment — Aura	Enchantment — Aura	4.2%	1.0
31	Fire // Ice Instant // Instant	Instant // Instant	4.1%	2.6
32	Karmic Guide Creature — Angel Spirit	Creature — Angel Spirit	4.1%	1.0
33	Battlefield Scrounger Creature — Centaur	Creature — Centaur	3.9%	1.0
34	Sickening Dreams Sorcery	Sorcery	3.8%	1.9
35	Annul Instant	Instant	3.7%	1.5
36	Prohibit Instant	Instant	3.7%	1.3
37	Flame Rift Sorcery	Sorcery	3.3%	3.4
38	Price of Progress Instant	Instant	2.9%	2.0
39	Shallow Grave Instant	Instant	2.8%	2.2
40	Genesis Creature — Incarnation	Creature — Incarnation	2.6%	1.2
41	Lava Dart Instant	Instant	2.5%	2.7
42	Reanimate Sorcery	Sorcery	2.2%	3.2
43	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 (18)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	Hydroblast Instant	Instant	25.5%	2.3
2	Annul Instant	Instant	24.4%	2.6
3	Blue Elemental Blast Instant	Instant	21.8%	2.3
4	Red Elemental Blast Instant	Instant	20.1%	2.3
5	Pyroblast Instant	Instant	18.5%	2.4
6	Pyroclasm Sorcery	Sorcery	14.6%	2.7
7	Gaea's Blessing Sorcery	Sorcery	13.2%	1.6
8	Sacred Ground Enchantment	Enchantment	10.1%	1.5
9	Pyrokinesis Instant	Instant	6.8%	2.8
10	Earthquake Sorcery	Sorcery	4.8%	2.1
11	Price of Progress Instant	Instant	4.6%	2.3
12	Replenish Sorcery	Sorcery	4.2%	1.0
13	Ghitu Slinger Creature — Human Nomad	Creature — Human Nomad	4.1%	1.0
14	Teferi's Response Instant	Instant	3.9%	1.8
15	Cursed Scroll Artifact	Artifact	3.8%	1.1
16	Drain Life Sorcery	Sorcery	2.8%	1.3
17	Masticore Artifact Creature — Masticore	Artifact Creature — Masticore	2.7%	1.0
18	Spinning Darkness Instant	Instant	2.6%	1.4

% of decks

decks of the format that play it in this part

Avg. copies

among the decks that play it