Counterspells staples in Premodern

14 cards played in at least 2% of the 3337 Premodern decks of the last 120 days, in the main deck or in the sideboard. The most played in the main deck: Counterspell (27% of decks).

Official MTGO and magic.gg results and paper tournaments, data provided by TopDeck.gg, updated 29 Oct 2026. How we count

Main deck (9)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	CounterspellInstant	Instant	26.8%	3.9
2	FoilInstant	Instant	19.5%	3.6
3	DazeInstant	Instant	16.9%	2.2
4	ThwartInstant	Instant	14.3%	1.3
5	StifleInstant	Instant	14.3%	3.9
6	Mana LeakInstant	Instant	8.0%	2.7
7	Decree of SilenceEnchantment	Enchantment	4.6%	2.8
8	AnnulInstant	Instant	3.8%	1.5
9	ProhibitInstant	Instant	3.7%	1.3

% of decks

decks of the format that play it in this part

Avg. copies

among the decks that play it

Sideboard (6)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	HydroblastInstant	Instant	25.6%	2.3
2	AnnulInstant	Instant	24.7%	2.6
3	Blue Elemental BlastInstant	Instant	22.1%	2.3
4	Red Elemental BlastInstant	Instant	20.1%	2.3
5	PyroblastInstant	Instant	18.3%	2.4
6	Teferi's ResponseInstant	Instant	3.8%	1.8

% of decks

decks of the format that play it in this part

Avg. copies

among the decks that play it

Basic lands are left out. Themes come from the functional tags of Scryfall Tagger. How it is calculated