Premodern staples: Counterspells or Card draw or Burn or Recursion

80 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: Counterspell (26% of decks).

Main deck (67)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	Counterspell Instant	Instant	26.0%	3.9
2	Gush Instant	Instant	21.0%	3.9
3	Portent Sorcery	Sorcery	20.2%	3.9
4	Foil Instant	Instant	19.1%	3.6
5	Sylvan Library Enchantment	Enchantment	18.3%	2.9
6	Mogg Fanatic Creature — Goblin	Creature — Goblin	18.0%	3.9
7	Opt Instant	Instant	17.9%	3.8
8	Daze Instant	Instant	16.6%	2.2
9	Replenish Sorcery	Sorcery	15.5%	2.6
10	Stifle Instant	Instant	14.0%	3.9
11	Thwart Instant	Instant	13.9%	1.3
12	Lightning Bolt Instant	Instant	13.8%	4.0
13	Cursed Scroll Artifact	Artifact	12.4%	2.2
14	Grim Lavamancer Creature — Human Wizard	Creature — Human Wizard	11.6%	3.9
15	Argothian Enchantress Creature — Human Druid	Creature — Human Druid	11.4%	4.0
16	Enchantress's Presence Enchantment	Enchantment	11.4%	4.0
17	Incinerate Instant	Instant	11.4%	3.9
18	Seal of Fire Enchantment	Enchantment	10.2%	3.6
19	Peek Instant	Instant	9.9%	1.1
20	Fireblast Instant	Instant	9.6%	3.9
21	Squee, Goblin Nabob Legendary Creature — Goblin	Legendary Creature — Goblin	9.4%	1.1
22	Phyrexian Furnace Artifact	Artifact	8.1%	1.8
23	Mana Leak Instant	Instant	8.1%	2.6
24	Graveborn Muse Creature — Zombie Spirit	Creature — Zombie Spirit	6.8%	2.0
25	Gempalm Incinerator Creature — Goblin	Creature — Goblin	6.8%	3.4
26	Decree of Justice Sorcery	Sorcery	6.8%	3.1
27	Siege-Gang Commander Creature — Goblin	Creature — Goblin	6.8%	3.0
28	Goblin Sharpshooter Creature — Goblin	Creature — Goblin	6.4%	1.0
29	Accumulated Knowledge Instant	Instant	6.3%	4.0
30	Secluded Steppe Land	Land	6.1%	1.1
31	Barbarian Ring Land	Land	6.1%	2.3
32	Sulfuric Vortex Enchantment	Enchantment	5.9%	2.6
33	Frantic Search Instant	Instant	5.8%	3.1
34	Tranquil Thicket Land	Land	5.7%	1.3
35	Black Vise Artifact	Artifact	5.6%	3.6
36	Abeyance Instant	Instant	5.6%	2.0
37	Triskelion Artifact Creature — Construct	Artifact Creature — Construct	4.8%	1.1
38	Krosan Reclamation Instant	Instant	4.8%	1.0
39	Earthquake Sorcery	Sorcery	4.7%	2.0
40	Unearth Sorcery	Sorcery	4.6%	3.3
41	Decree of Silence Enchantment	Enchantment	4.6%	2.8
42	Attunement Enchantment	Enchantment	4.6%	4.0
43	Wall of Blossoms Creature — Plant Wall	Creature — Plant Wall	4.5%	3.2
44	Tsabo's Web Artifact	Artifact	4.4%	1.9
45	Masticore Artifact Creature — Masticore	Artifact Creature — Masticore	4.4%	1.1
46	Volrath's Shapeshifter Creature — Phyrexian Shapeshifter	Creature — Phyrexian Shapeshifter	4.3%	2.0
47	Fire // Ice Instant // Instant	Instant // Instant	4.2%	2.5
48	Pyrostatic Pillar Enchantment	Enchantment	4.2%	3.7
49	Animate Dead Enchantment — Aura	Enchantment — Aura	4.1%	1.0
50	Karmic Guide Creature — Angel Spirit	Creature — Angel Spirit	4.1%	1.0
51	Battlefield Scrounger Creature — Centaur	Creature — Centaur	3.9%	1.0
52	Sickening Dreams Sorcery	Sorcery	3.8%	1.9
53	Annul Instant	Instant	3.8%	1.5
54	Standstill Enchantment	Enchantment	3.7%	3.2
55	Prohibit Instant	Instant	3.7%	1.3
56	Deep Analysis Sorcery	Sorcery	3.6%	1.5
57	Flame Rift Sorcery	Sorcery	3.2%	3.4
58	Price of Progress Instant	Instant	2.8%	2.0
59	Shallow Grave Instant	Instant	2.8%	2.2
60	Krosan Tusker Creature — Boar Beast	Creature — Boar Beast	2.7%	2.6
61	Genesis Creature — Incarnation	Creature — Incarnation	2.6%	1.2
62	Skeletal Scrying Instant	Instant	2.4%	2.1
63	Lava Dart Instant	Instant	2.4%	2.6
64	Reanimate Sorcery	Sorcery	2.2%	3.1
65	Multani's Acolyte Creature — Elf	Creature — Elf	2.2%	3.5
66	Eternal Dragon Creature — Dragon Spirit	Creature — Dragon Spirit	2.1%	2.5
67	Rancor Enchantment — Aura	Enchantment — Aura	2.0%	1.7

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Sideboard (22)

#	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	Tsabo's Web Artifact	Artifact	19.2%	1.7
6	Pyroblast Instant	Instant	18.6%	2.4
7	Pyroclasm Sorcery	Sorcery	14.7%	2.7
8	Gaea's Blessing Sorcery	Sorcery	12.9%	1.6
9	Sacred Ground Enchantment	Enchantment	10.0%	1.5
10	Pyrokinesis Instant	Instant	6.8%	2.8
11	Phyrexian Furnace Artifact	Artifact	6.7%	1.4
12	Abeyance Instant	Instant	6.4%	1.6
13	Earthquake Sorcery	Sorcery	4.8%	2.1
14	Price of Progress Instant	Instant	4.6%	2.3
15	Replenish Sorcery	Sorcery	4.2%	1.0
16	Ghitu Slinger Creature — Human Nomad	Creature — Human Nomad	4.1%	1.0
17	Cursed Scroll Artifact	Artifact	3.8%	1.1
18	Teferi's Response Instant	Instant	3.8%	1.8
19	Compost Enchantment	Enchantment	3.1%	1.3
20	Drain Life Sorcery	Sorcery	3.0%	1.3
21	Masticore Artifact Creature — Masticore	Artifact Creature — Masticore	2.8%	1.0
22	Spinning Darkness Instant	Instant	2.7%	1.4

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