Premodern staples: Creature removal or Counterspells or Cantrips

61 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	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	Stifle Instant	Instant	14.1%	3.9
11	Thwart Instant	Instant	14.0%	1.3
12	Lightning Bolt Instant	Instant	13.7%	4.0
13	Smother Instant	Instant	12.7%	2.3
14	Cursed Scroll Artifact	Artifact	12.4%	2.2
15	Grim Lavamancer Creature — Human Wizard	Creature — Human Wizard	11.5%	3.9
16	Incinerate Instant	Instant	11.4%	3.9
17	Seal of Fire Enchantment	Enchantment	10.2%	3.6
18	Peek Instant	Instant	9.9%	1.1
19	Fireblast Instant	Instant	9.6%	3.9
20	Diabolic Edict Instant	Instant	8.1%	1.9
21	Mana Leak Instant	Instant	8.0%	2.6
22	Gempalm Incinerator Creature — Goblin	Creature — Goblin	6.8%	3.4
23	Siege-Gang Commander Creature — Goblin	Creature — Goblin	6.7%	3.0
24	Goblin Sharpshooter Creature — Goblin	Creature — Goblin	6.3%	1.0
25	Barbarian Ring Land	Land	6.1%	2.3
26	Wrath of God Sorcery	Sorcery	6.1%	2.2
27	Abeyance Instant	Instant	5.6%	2.0
28	Triskelion Artifact Creature — Construct	Artifact Creature — Construct	4.8%	1.1
29	Earthquake Sorcery	Sorcery	4.8%	2.0
30	Decree of Silence Enchantment	Enchantment	4.7%	2.8
31	Wall of Blossoms Creature — Plant Wall	Creature — Plant Wall	4.5%	3.2
32	Tsabo's Web Artifact	Artifact	4.4%	1.9
33	Masticore Artifact Creature — Masticore	Artifact Creature — Masticore	4.4%	1.1
34	Snuff Out Instant	Instant	4.1%	1.2
35	Fire // Ice Instant // Instant	Instant // Instant	4.1%	2.5
36	Sickening Dreams Sorcery	Sorcery	3.8%	1.9
37	Annul Instant	Instant	3.8%	1.5
38	Prohibit Instant	Instant	3.7%	1.3
39	Pernicious Deed Enchantment	Enchantment	3.2%	3.7
40	Vindicate Sorcery	Sorcery	2.9%	3.3
41	Lava Dart Instant	Instant	2.4%	2.6
42	Multani's Acolyte Creature — Elf	Creature — Elf	2.2%	3.5
43	Plaguebearer Creature — Zombie	Creature — Zombie	2.2%	1.1

% of decks

decks of the format that play it in this part

Avg. copies

among the decks that play it

Sideboard (29)

#	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	Engineered Plague Enchantment	Enchantment	17.3%	3.0
8	Pyroclasm Sorcery	Sorcery	14.7%	2.7
9	Gaea's Blessing Sorcery	Sorcery	13.0%	1.6
10	Essence Flare Enchantment — Aura	Enchantment — Aura	12.8%	2.9
11	Chain of Vapor Instant	Instant	11.3%	1.2
12	Swords to Plowshares Instant	Instant	9.7%	1.3
13	Powder Keg Artifact	Artifact	8.0%	1.5
14	Pyrokinesis Instant	Instant	6.8%	2.8
15	Dystopia Enchantment	Enchantment	6.5%	2.8
16	Abeyance Instant	Instant	6.4%	1.5
17	Anarchy Sorcery	Sorcery	5.8%	1.8
18	Earthquake Sorcery	Sorcery	4.9%	2.1
19	Karmic Justice Enchantment	Enchantment	4.3%	1.1
20	Smother Instant	Instant	4.1%	1.6
21	Ghitu Slinger Creature — Human Nomad	Creature — Human Nomad	4.1%	1.0
22	Cursed Scroll Artifact	Artifact	3.8%	1.1
23	Diabolic Edict Instant	Instant	3.8%	1.5
24	Teferi's Response Instant	Instant	3.8%	1.8
25	Reprisal Instant	Instant	3.4%	1.2
26	Drain Life Sorcery	Sorcery	3.0%	1.3
27	Masticore Artifact Creature — Masticore	Artifact Creature — Masticore	2.8%	1.0
28	Spinning Darkness Instant	Instant	2.7%	1.4
29	Vendetta Instant	Instant	2.1%	1.3

% of decks

decks of the format that play it in this part

Avg. copies

among the decks that play it