Premodern staples: Creature removal or Counterspells or Discard

58 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 (41)

#	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	Powder Keg Artifact	Artifact	17.9%	1.3
6	Duress Sorcery	Sorcery	17.4%	3.7
7	Cabal Therapy Sorcery	Sorcery	16.9%	3.6
8	Daze Instant	Instant	16.6%	2.2
9	Chain of Vapor Instant	Instant	16.2%	1.5
10	Parallax Wave Enchantment	Enchantment	15.6%	3.0
11	Stifle Instant	Instant	14.1%	3.9
12	Thwart Instant	Instant	14.0%	1.3
13	Lightning Bolt Instant	Instant	13.7%	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	11.5%	3.9
17	Incinerate Instant	Instant	11.4%	3.9
18	Seal of Fire Enchantment	Enchantment	10.2%	3.6
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	Ravenous Rats Creature — Rat	Creature — Rat	6.8%	3.6
23	Gempalm Incinerator Creature — Goblin	Creature — Goblin	6.8%	3.4
24	Siege-Gang Commander Creature — Goblin	Creature — Goblin	6.7%	3.0
25	Goblin Sharpshooter Creature — Goblin	Creature — Goblin	6.3%	1.0
26	Hypnotic Specter Creature — Specter	Creature — Specter	6.2%	3.9
27	Barbarian Ring Land	Land	6.1%	2.3
28	Wrath of God Sorcery	Sorcery	6.1%	2.2
29	Triskelion Artifact Creature — Construct	Artifact Creature — Construct	4.8%	1.1
30	Earthquake Sorcery	Sorcery	4.8%	2.0
31	Decree of Silence Enchantment	Enchantment	4.7%	2.8
32	Masticore Artifact Creature — Masticore	Artifact Creature — Masticore	4.4%	1.1
33	Snuff Out Instant	Instant	4.1%	1.2
34	Fire // Ice Instant // Instant	Instant // Instant	4.1%	2.5
35	Sickening Dreams Sorcery	Sorcery	3.8%	1.9
36	Annul Instant	Instant	3.8%	1.5
37	Prohibit Instant	Instant	3.7%	1.3
38	Pernicious Deed Enchantment	Enchantment	3.2%	3.7
39	Vindicate Sorcery	Sorcery	2.9%	3.3
40	Lava Dart Instant	Instant	2.4%	2.6
41	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 (27)

#	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	Engineered Plague Enchantment	Enchantment	17.3%	3.0
7	Pyroclasm Sorcery	Sorcery	14.7%	2.7
8	Essence Flare Enchantment — Aura	Enchantment — Aura	12.8%	2.9
9	Chain of Vapor Instant	Instant	11.3%	1.2
10	Swords to Plowshares Instant	Instant	9.7%	1.3
11	Powder Keg Artifact	Artifact	8.0%	1.5
12	Duress Sorcery	Sorcery	7.8%	2.0
13	Pyrokinesis Instant	Instant	6.8%	2.8
14	Dystopia Enchantment	Enchantment	6.5%	2.8
15	Anarchy Sorcery	Sorcery	5.8%	1.8
16	Earthquake Sorcery	Sorcery	4.9%	2.1
17	Karmic Justice Enchantment	Enchantment	4.3%	1.1
18	Smother Instant	Instant	4.1%	1.6
19	Ghitu Slinger Creature — Human Nomad	Creature — Human Nomad	4.1%	1.0
20	Cursed Scroll Artifact	Artifact	3.8%	1.1
21	Diabolic Edict Instant	Instant	3.8%	1.5
22	Teferi's Response Instant	Instant	3.8%	1.8
23	Reprisal Instant	Instant	3.4%	1.2
24	Drain Life Sorcery	Sorcery	3.0%	1.3
25	Masticore Artifact Creature — Masticore	Artifact Creature — Masticore	2.8%	1.0
26	Spinning Darkness Instant	Instant	2.7%	1.4
27	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