Premodern staples: Counterspells or Ramp or Recursion or Lifegain

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: Swords to Plowshares (38% of decks).

Main deck (43)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	Swords to Plowshares Instant	Instant	38.2%	3.7
2	Counterspell Instant	Instant	26.1%	3.9
3	Foil Instant	Instant	19.1%	3.6
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	Wall of Roots Creature — Plant Wall	Creature — Plant Wall	8.9%	2.9
13	Birds of Paradise Creature — Bird	Creature — Bird	8.1%	3.9
14	Mana Leak Instant	Instant	8.0%	2.6
15	Dark Ritual Instant	Instant	7.9%	3.9
16	Exploration Enchantment	Enchantment	6.9%	2.4
17	Exalted Angel Creature — Angel	Creature — Angel	6.7%	2.2
18	Ancient Tomb Land	Land	6.3%	3.8
19	Skirk Prospector Creature — Goblin	Creature — Goblin	5.6%	1.1
20	Werebear Creature — Human Bear Druid	Creature — Human Bear Druid	5.0%	2.2
21	Krosan Reclamation Instant	Instant	4.8%	1.0
22	Decree of Silence Enchantment	Enchantment	4.7%	2.8
23	Unearth Sorcery	Sorcery	4.6%	3.3
24	Elvish Spirit Guide Creature — Elf Spirit	Creature — Elf Spirit	4.4%	1.7
25	Ravenous Baloth Creature — Beast	Creature — Beast	4.4%	2.3
26	Volrath's Shapeshifter Creature — Phyrexian Shapeshifter	Creature — Phyrexian Shapeshifter	4.3%	2.0
27	Animate Dead Enchantment — Aura	Enchantment — Aura	4.1%	1.0
28	Karmic Guide Creature — Angel Spirit	Creature — Angel Spirit	4.1%	1.0
29	Gaea's Cradle Legendary Land	Legendary Land	4.0%	3.0
30	Battlefield Scrounger Creature — Centaur	Creature — Centaur	3.9%	1.0
31	Thermokarst Sorcery	Sorcery	3.8%	3.5
32	Annul Instant	Instant	3.8%	1.5
33	Prohibit Instant	Instant	3.7%	1.3
34	City of Traitors Land	Land	3.5%	1.8
35	Lotus Petal Artifact	Artifact	3.0%	3.9
36	Llanowar Elves Creature — Elf Druid	Creature — Elf Druid	3.0%	3.0
37	Shallow Grave Instant	Instant	2.8%	2.2
38	Fyndhorn Elves Creature — Elf Druid	Creature — Elf Druid	2.7%	2.9
39	Genesis Creature — Incarnation	Creature — Incarnation	2.6%	1.2
40	Reanimate Sorcery	Sorcery	2.2%	3.1
41	Priest of Titania Creature — Elf Druid	Creature — Elf Druid	2.1%	2.6
42	Eternal Dragon Creature — Dragon Spirit	Creature — Dragon Spirit	2.1%	2.5
43	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 (18)

#	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	Gaea's Blessing Sorcery	Sorcery	13.0%	1.6
7	Warmth Enchantment	Enchantment	12.4%	1.7
8	Sacred Ground Enchantment	Enchantment	10.0%	1.5
9	Swords to Plowshares Instant	Instant	9.7%	1.3
10	Exalted Angel Creature — Angel	Creature — Angel	7.8%	2.3
11	Zuran Orb Artifact	Artifact	6.9%	1.3
12	Replenish Sorcery	Sorcery	4.2%	1.0
13	Ravenous Baloth Creature — Beast	Creature — Beast	4.0%	1.7
14	Teferi's Response Instant	Instant	3.8%	1.8
15	Crumble Instant	Instant	3.1%	1.6
16	Drain Life Sorcery	Sorcery	3.0%	1.3
17	Spinning Darkness Instant	Instant	2.7%	1.4
18	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