Premodern staples: Creature removal or Counterspells or Card draw or Recursion

93 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 (73)

#	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	Gush Instant	Instant	21.0%	3.9
4	Portent Sorcery	Sorcery	20.2%	3.9
5	Foil Instant	Instant	19.1%	3.6
6	Sylvan Library Enchantment	Enchantment	18.3%	2.9
7	Mogg Fanatic Creature — Goblin	Creature — Goblin	18.0%	3.9
8	Opt Instant	Instant	17.9%	3.8
9	Powder Keg Artifact	Artifact	17.9%	1.3
10	Daze Instant	Instant	16.6%	2.2
11	Chain of Vapor Instant	Instant	16.2%	1.5
12	Parallax Wave Enchantment	Enchantment	15.6%	3.0
13	Replenish Sorcery	Sorcery	15.5%	2.6
14	Stifle Instant	Instant	14.0%	3.9
15	Thwart Instant	Instant	13.9%	1.3
16	Lightning Bolt Instant	Instant	13.8%	4.0
17	Smother Instant	Instant	12.7%	2.3
18	Cursed Scroll Artifact	Artifact	12.4%	2.2
19	Grim Lavamancer Creature — Human Wizard	Creature — Human Wizard	11.6%	3.9
20	Argothian Enchantress Creature — Human Druid	Creature — Human Druid	11.4%	4.0
21	Enchantress's Presence Enchantment	Enchantment	11.4%	4.0
22	Incinerate Instant	Instant	11.4%	3.9
23	Seal of Fire Enchantment	Enchantment	10.2%	3.6
24	Peek Instant	Instant	9.9%	1.1
25	Fireblast Instant	Instant	9.6%	3.9
26	Squee, Goblin Nabob Legendary Creature — Goblin	Legendary Creature — Goblin	9.4%	1.1
27	Diabolic Edict Instant	Instant	8.1%	1.9
28	Phyrexian Furnace Artifact	Artifact	8.1%	1.8
29	Mana Leak Instant	Instant	8.1%	2.6
30	Graveborn Muse Creature — Zombie Spirit	Creature — Zombie Spirit	6.8%	2.0
31	Gempalm Incinerator Creature — Goblin	Creature — Goblin	6.8%	3.4
32	Decree of Justice Sorcery	Sorcery	6.8%	3.1
33	Siege-Gang Commander Creature — Goblin	Creature — Goblin	6.8%	3.0
34	Goblin Sharpshooter Creature — Goblin	Creature — Goblin	6.4%	1.0
35	Accumulated Knowledge Instant	Instant	6.3%	4.0
36	Secluded Steppe Land	Land	6.1%	1.1
37	Barbarian Ring Land	Land	6.1%	2.3
38	Wrath of God Sorcery	Sorcery	6.1%	2.2
39	Frantic Search Instant	Instant	5.8%	3.1
40	Tranquil Thicket Land	Land	5.7%	1.3
41	Abeyance Instant	Instant	5.6%	2.0
42	Triskelion Artifact Creature — Construct	Artifact Creature — Construct	4.8%	1.1
43	Krosan Reclamation Instant	Instant	4.8%	1.0
44	Earthquake Sorcery	Sorcery	4.7%	2.0
45	Unearth Sorcery	Sorcery	4.6%	3.3
46	Decree of Silence Enchantment	Enchantment	4.6%	2.8
47	Attunement Enchantment	Enchantment	4.6%	4.0
48	Wall of Blossoms Creature — Plant Wall	Creature — Plant Wall	4.5%	3.2
49	Tsabo's Web Artifact	Artifact	4.4%	1.9
50	Masticore Artifact Creature — Masticore	Artifact Creature — Masticore	4.4%	1.1
51	Volrath's Shapeshifter Creature — Phyrexian Shapeshifter	Creature — Phyrexian Shapeshifter	4.3%	2.0
52	Fire // Ice Instant // Instant	Instant // Instant	4.2%	2.5
53	Animate Dead Enchantment — Aura	Enchantment — Aura	4.1%	1.0
54	Snuff Out Instant	Instant	4.1%	1.2
55	Karmic Guide Creature — Angel Spirit	Creature — Angel Spirit	4.1%	1.0
56	Battlefield Scrounger Creature — Centaur	Creature — Centaur	3.9%	1.0
57	Sickening Dreams Sorcery	Sorcery	3.8%	1.9
58	Annul Instant	Instant	3.8%	1.5
59	Standstill Enchantment	Enchantment	3.7%	3.2
60	Prohibit Instant	Instant	3.7%	1.3
61	Deep Analysis Sorcery	Sorcery	3.6%	1.5
62	Pernicious Deed Enchantment	Enchantment	3.2%	3.7
63	Vindicate Sorcery	Sorcery	2.9%	3.3
64	Shallow Grave Instant	Instant	2.8%	2.2
65	Krosan Tusker Creature — Boar Beast	Creature — Boar Beast	2.7%	2.6
66	Genesis Creature — Incarnation	Creature — Incarnation	2.6%	1.2
67	Skeletal Scrying Instant	Instant	2.4%	2.1
68	Lava Dart Instant	Instant	2.4%	2.6
69	Reanimate Sorcery	Sorcery	2.2%	3.1
70	Multani's Acolyte Creature — Elf	Creature — Elf	2.2%	3.5
71	Plaguebearer Creature — Zombie	Creature — Zombie	2.2%	1.1
72	Eternal Dragon Creature — Dragon Spirit	Creature — Dragon Spirit	2.1%	2.5
73	Rancor Enchantment — Aura	Enchantment — Aura	2.0%	1.7

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Sideboard (33)

#	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	Phyrexian Furnace Artifact	Artifact	6.7%	1.4
17	Dystopia Enchantment	Enchantment	6.5%	2.8
18	Abeyance Instant	Instant	6.4%	1.6
19	Anarchy Sorcery	Sorcery	5.8%	1.8
20	Earthquake Sorcery	Sorcery	4.8%	2.1
21	Karmic Justice Enchantment	Enchantment	4.3%	1.1
22	Replenish Sorcery	Sorcery	4.2%	1.0
23	Ghitu Slinger Creature — Human Nomad	Creature — Human Nomad	4.1%	1.0
24	Smother Instant	Instant	4.1%	1.6
25	Cursed Scroll Artifact	Artifact	3.8%	1.1
26	Teferi's Response Instant	Instant	3.8%	1.8
27	Diabolic Edict Instant	Instant	3.7%	1.5
28	Reprisal Instant	Instant	3.4%	1.2
29	Compost Enchantment	Enchantment	3.1%	1.3
30	Drain Life Sorcery	Sorcery	3.0%	1.3
31	Masticore Artifact Creature — Masticore	Artifact Creature — Masticore	2.8%	1.0
32	Spinning Darkness Instant	Instant	2.7%	1.4
33	Vendetta Instant	Instant	2.1%	1.3

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