Premodern staples: Counterspells or Card draw or Burn or Discard or Recursion

83 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 (70)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	Counterspell Instant	Instant	26.1%	3.9
2	Gush Instant	Instant	21.1%	3.9
3	Portent Sorcery	Sorcery	20.3%	3.9
4	Foil Instant	Instant	19.1%	3.6
5	Sylvan Library Enchantment	Enchantment	18.2%	2.9
6	Mogg Fanatic Creature — Goblin	Creature — Goblin	18.0%	3.9
7	Opt Instant	Instant	17.9%	3.8
8	Duress Sorcery	Sorcery	17.4%	3.7
9	Cabal Therapy Sorcery	Sorcery	16.9%	3.6
10	Daze Instant	Instant	16.6%	2.2
11	Replenish Sorcery	Sorcery	15.6%	2.6
12	Stifle Instant	Instant	14.1%	3.9
13	Thwart Instant	Instant	14.0%	1.3
14	Lightning Bolt Instant	Instant	13.7%	4.0
15	Cursed Scroll Artifact	Artifact	12.4%	2.2
16	Grim Lavamancer Creature — Human Wizard	Creature — Human Wizard	11.5%	3.9
17	Argothian Enchantress Creature — Human Druid	Creature — Human Druid	11.4%	4.0
18	Enchantress's Presence Enchantment	Enchantment	11.4%	4.0
19	Incinerate Instant	Instant	11.4%	3.9
20	Seal of Fire Enchantment	Enchantment	10.2%	3.6
21	Peek Instant	Instant	9.9%	1.1
22	Fireblast Instant	Instant	9.6%	3.9
23	Squee, Goblin Nabob Legendary Creature — Goblin	Legendary Creature — Goblin	9.4%	1.1
24	Phyrexian Furnace Artifact	Artifact	8.1%	1.8
25	Mana Leak Instant	Instant	8.0%	2.6
26	Graveborn Muse Creature — Zombie Spirit	Creature — Zombie Spirit	6.8%	2.0
27	Ravenous Rats Creature — Rat	Creature — Rat	6.8%	3.6
28	Decree of Justice Sorcery	Sorcery	6.8%	3.1
29	Gempalm Incinerator Creature — Goblin	Creature — Goblin	6.8%	3.4
30	Siege-Gang Commander Creature — Goblin	Creature — Goblin	6.7%	3.0
31	Accumulated Knowledge Instant	Instant	6.3%	4.0
32	Goblin Sharpshooter Creature — Goblin	Creature — Goblin	6.3%	1.0
33	Hypnotic Specter Creature — Specter	Creature — Specter	6.2%	3.9
34	Secluded Steppe Land	Land	6.1%	1.2
35	Barbarian Ring Land	Land	6.1%	2.3
36	Sulfuric Vortex Enchantment	Enchantment	5.9%	2.6
37	Frantic Search Instant	Instant	5.8%	3.1
38	Tranquil Thicket Land	Land	5.7%	1.2
39	Abeyance Instant	Instant	5.6%	2.0
40	Black Vise Artifact	Artifact	5.6%	3.6
41	Krosan Reclamation Instant	Instant	4.8%	1.0
42	Triskelion Artifact Creature — Construct	Artifact Creature — Construct	4.8%	1.1
43	Earthquake Sorcery	Sorcery	4.8%	2.0
44	Decree of Silence Enchantment	Enchantment	4.7%	2.8
45	Unearth Sorcery	Sorcery	4.6%	3.3
46	Attunement Enchantment	Enchantment	4.6%	4.0
47	Wall of Blossoms Creature — Plant Wall	Creature — Plant Wall	4.5%	3.2
48	Tsabo's Web Artifact	Artifact	4.4%	1.9
49	Masticore Artifact Creature — Masticore	Artifact Creature — Masticore	4.4%	1.1
50	Volrath's Shapeshifter Creature — Phyrexian Shapeshifter	Creature — Phyrexian Shapeshifter	4.3%	2.0
51	Pyrostatic Pillar Enchantment	Enchantment	4.2%	3.7
52	Animate Dead Enchantment — Aura	Enchantment — Aura	4.1%	1.0
53	Karmic Guide Creature — Angel Spirit	Creature — Angel Spirit	4.1%	1.0
54	Fire // Ice Instant // Instant	Instant // Instant	4.1%	2.5
55	Battlefield Scrounger Creature — Centaur	Creature — Centaur	3.9%	1.0
56	Sickening Dreams Sorcery	Sorcery	3.8%	1.9
57	Annul Instant	Instant	3.8%	1.5
58	Standstill Enchantment	Enchantment	3.7%	3.2
59	Prohibit Instant	Instant	3.7%	1.3
60	Deep Analysis Sorcery	Sorcery	3.6%	1.5
61	Flame Rift Sorcery	Sorcery	3.2%	3.4
62	Price of Progress Instant	Instant	2.9%	2.0
63	Shallow Grave Instant	Instant	2.8%	2.2
64	Krosan Tusker Creature — Boar Beast	Creature — Boar Beast	2.7%	2.6
65	Genesis Creature — Incarnation	Creature — Incarnation	2.6%	1.2
66	Skeletal Scrying Instant	Instant	2.5%	2.1
67	Lava Dart Instant	Instant	2.4%	2.6
68	Reanimate Sorcery	Sorcery	2.2%	3.1
69	Multani's Acolyte Creature — Elf	Creature — Elf	2.2%	3.5
70	Eternal Dragon Creature — Dragon Spirit	Creature — Dragon Spirit	2.1%	2.5

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Sideboard (23)

#	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	Tsabo's Web Artifact	Artifact	19.2%	1.7
6	Pyroblast Instant	Instant	18.4%	2.4
7	Pyroclasm Sorcery	Sorcery	14.7%	2.7
8	Gaea's Blessing Sorcery	Sorcery	13.0%	1.6
9	Sacred Ground Enchantment	Enchantment	10.0%	1.5
10	Duress Sorcery	Sorcery	7.8%	2.0
11	Pyrokinesis Instant	Instant	6.8%	2.8
12	Phyrexian Furnace Artifact	Artifact	6.6%	1.4
13	Abeyance Instant	Instant	6.4%	1.5
14	Earthquake Sorcery	Sorcery	4.9%	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	Cursed Scroll Artifact	Artifact	3.8%	1.1
19	Teferi's Response Instant	Instant	3.8%	1.8
20	Compost Enchantment	Enchantment	3.1%	1.3
21	Drain Life Sorcery	Sorcery	3.0%	1.3
22	Masticore Artifact Creature — Masticore	Artifact Creature — Masticore	2.8%	1.0
23	Spinning Darkness Instant	Instant	2.7%	1.4

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