Premodern staples: Creature removal or Counterspells or Cantrips or Recursion

75 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: Swords to Plowshares (38% of decks).

Main deck (56)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	Swords to Plowshares Instant	Instant	38.1%	3.7
2	Counterspell Instant	Instant	26.0%	3.9
3	Foil Instant	Instant	19.1%	3.6
4	Mogg Fanatic Creature — Goblin	Creature — Goblin	18.0%	3.9
5	Opt Instant	Instant	17.9%	3.8
6	Powder Keg Artifact	Artifact	17.9%	1.3
7	Daze Instant	Instant	16.6%	2.2
8	Chain of Vapor Instant	Instant	16.2%	1.5
9	Parallax Wave Enchantment	Enchantment	15.6%	3.0
10	Replenish Sorcery	Sorcery	15.5%	2.6
11	Stifle Instant	Instant	14.0%	3.9
12	Thwart Instant	Instant	13.9%	1.3
13	Lightning Bolt Instant	Instant	13.8%	4.0
14	Smother Instant	Instant	12.7%	2.3
15	Cursed Scroll Artifact	Artifact	12.4%	2.2
16	Grim Lavamancer Creature — Human Wizard	Creature — Human Wizard	11.6%	3.9
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	Diabolic Edict Instant	Instant	8.1%	1.9
23	Mana Leak Instant	Instant	8.1%	2.6
24	Gempalm Incinerator Creature — Goblin	Creature — Goblin	6.8%	3.4
25	Siege-Gang Commander Creature — Goblin	Creature — Goblin	6.8%	3.0
26	Goblin Sharpshooter Creature — Goblin	Creature — Goblin	6.4%	1.0
27	Barbarian Ring Land	Land	6.1%	2.3
28	Wrath of God Sorcery	Sorcery	6.1%	2.2
29	Abeyance Instant	Instant	5.6%	2.0
30	Triskelion Artifact Creature — Construct	Artifact Creature — Construct	4.8%	1.1
31	Krosan Reclamation Instant	Instant	4.8%	1.0
32	Earthquake Sorcery	Sorcery	4.7%	2.0
33	Unearth Sorcery	Sorcery	4.6%	3.3
34	Decree of Silence Enchantment	Enchantment	4.6%	2.8
35	Wall of Blossoms Creature — Plant Wall	Creature — Plant Wall	4.5%	3.2
36	Tsabo's Web Artifact	Artifact	4.4%	1.9
37	Masticore Artifact Creature — Masticore	Artifact Creature — Masticore	4.4%	1.1
38	Volrath's Shapeshifter Creature — Phyrexian Shapeshifter	Creature — Phyrexian Shapeshifter	4.3%	2.0
39	Fire // Ice Instant // Instant	Instant // Instant	4.2%	2.5
40	Animate Dead Enchantment — Aura	Enchantment — Aura	4.1%	1.0
41	Snuff Out Instant	Instant	4.1%	1.2
42	Karmic Guide Creature — Angel Spirit	Creature — Angel Spirit	4.1%	1.0
43	Battlefield Scrounger Creature — Centaur	Creature — Centaur	3.9%	1.0
44	Sickening Dreams Sorcery	Sorcery	3.8%	1.9
45	Annul Instant	Instant	3.8%	1.5
46	Prohibit Instant	Instant	3.7%	1.3
47	Pernicious Deed Enchantment	Enchantment	3.2%	3.7
48	Vindicate Sorcery	Sorcery	2.9%	3.3
49	Shallow Grave Instant	Instant	2.8%	2.2
50	Genesis Creature — Incarnation	Creature — Incarnation	2.6%	1.2
51	Lava Dart Instant	Instant	2.4%	2.6
52	Reanimate Sorcery	Sorcery	2.2%	3.1
53	Multani's Acolyte Creature — Elf	Creature — Elf	2.2%	3.5
54	Plaguebearer Creature — Zombie	Creature — Zombie	2.2%	1.1
55	Eternal Dragon Creature — Dragon Spirit	Creature — Dragon Spirit	2.1%	2.5
56	Rancor Enchantment — Aura	Enchantment — Aura	2.0%	1.7

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Sideboard (31)

#	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	Engineered Plague Enchantment	Enchantment	17.3%	3.0
8	Pyroclasm Sorcery	Sorcery	14.7%	2.7
9	Gaea's Blessing Sorcery	Sorcery	12.9%	1.6
10	Essence Flare Enchantment — Aura	Enchantment — Aura	12.8%	2.9
11	Chain of Vapor Instant	Instant	11.2%	1.2
12	Sacred Ground Enchantment	Enchantment	10.0%	1.5
13	Swords to Plowshares Instant	Instant	9.7%	1.3
14	Powder Keg Artifact	Artifact	8.0%	1.5
15	Pyrokinesis Instant	Instant	6.8%	2.8
16	Dystopia Enchantment	Enchantment	6.5%	2.8
17	Abeyance Instant	Instant	6.4%	1.6
18	Anarchy Sorcery	Sorcery	5.8%	1.8
19	Earthquake Sorcery	Sorcery	4.8%	2.1
20	Karmic Justice Enchantment	Enchantment	4.3%	1.1
21	Replenish Sorcery	Sorcery	4.2%	1.0
22	Ghitu Slinger Creature — Human Nomad	Creature — Human Nomad	4.1%	1.0
23	Smother Instant	Instant	4.1%	1.6
24	Cursed Scroll Artifact	Artifact	3.8%	1.1
25	Teferi's Response Instant	Instant	3.8%	1.8
26	Diabolic Edict Instant	Instant	3.7%	1.5
27	Reprisal Instant	Instant	3.4%	1.2
28	Drain Life Sorcery	Sorcery	3.0%	1.3
29	Masticore Artifact Creature — Masticore	Artifact Creature — Masticore	2.8%	1.0
30	Spinning Darkness Instant	Instant	2.7%	1.4
31	Vendetta Instant	Instant	2.1%	1.3

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decks of the format that play it in this part

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among the decks that play it