Premodern staples: Creature removal or Counterspells or Recursion or Lifegain

74 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 (52)

#	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	Daze Instant	Instant	16.6%	2.2
7	Chain of Vapor Instant	Instant	16.2%	1.5
8	Parallax Wave Enchantment	Enchantment	15.6%	3.0
9	Replenish Sorcery	Sorcery	15.6%	2.6
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	Fireblast Instant	Instant	9.6%	3.9
19	Squee, Goblin Nabob Legendary Creature — Goblin	Legendary Creature — Goblin	9.4%	1.1
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	Exalted Angel Creature — Angel	Creature — Angel	6.7%	2.2
25	Goblin Sharpshooter Creature — Goblin	Creature — Goblin	6.3%	1.0
26	Barbarian Ring Land	Land	6.1%	2.3
27	Wrath of God Sorcery	Sorcery	6.1%	2.2
28	Krosan Reclamation Instant	Instant	4.8%	1.0
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	Unearth Sorcery	Sorcery	4.6%	3.3
33	Masticore Artifact Creature — Masticore	Artifact Creature — Masticore	4.4%	1.1
34	Ravenous Baloth Creature — Beast	Creature — Beast	4.4%	2.3
35	Volrath's Shapeshifter Creature — Phyrexian Shapeshifter	Creature — Phyrexian Shapeshifter	4.3%	2.0
36	Animate Dead Enchantment — Aura	Enchantment — Aura	4.1%	1.0
37	Snuff Out Instant	Instant	4.1%	1.2
38	Karmic Guide Creature — Angel Spirit	Creature — Angel Spirit	4.1%	1.0
39	Fire // Ice Instant // Instant	Instant // Instant	4.1%	2.5
40	Battlefield Scrounger Creature — Centaur	Creature — Centaur	3.9%	1.0
41	Thermokarst Sorcery	Sorcery	3.8%	3.5
42	Sickening Dreams Sorcery	Sorcery	3.8%	1.9
43	Annul Instant	Instant	3.8%	1.5
44	Prohibit Instant	Instant	3.7%	1.3
45	Pernicious Deed Enchantment	Enchantment	3.2%	3.7
46	Vindicate Sorcery	Sorcery	2.9%	3.3
47	Shallow Grave Instant	Instant	2.8%	2.2
48	Genesis Creature — Incarnation	Creature — Incarnation	2.6%	1.2
49	Lava Dart Instant	Instant	2.4%	2.6
50	Reanimate Sorcery	Sorcery	2.2%	3.1
51	Plaguebearer Creature — Zombie	Creature — Zombie	2.2%	1.1
52	Eternal Dragon Creature — Dragon Spirit	Creature — Dragon Spirit	2.1%	2.5

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Sideboard (34)

#	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	Gaea's Blessing Sorcery	Sorcery	13.0%	1.6
9	Essence Flare Enchantment — Aura	Enchantment — Aura	12.8%	2.9
10	Warmth Enchantment	Enchantment	12.4%	1.7
11	Chain of Vapor Instant	Instant	11.3%	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	Exalted Angel Creature — Angel	Creature — Angel	7.8%	2.3
16	Zuran Orb Artifact	Artifact	6.9%	1.3
17	Pyrokinesis Instant	Instant	6.8%	2.8
18	Dystopia Enchantment	Enchantment	6.5%	2.8
19	Anarchy Sorcery	Sorcery	5.8%	1.8
20	Earthquake Sorcery	Sorcery	4.9%	2.1
21	Karmic Justice Enchantment	Enchantment	4.3%	1.1
22	Replenish Sorcery	Sorcery	4.2%	1.0
23	Smother Instant	Instant	4.1%	1.6
24	Ghitu Slinger Creature — Human Nomad	Creature — Human Nomad	4.1%	1.0
25	Ravenous Baloth Creature — Beast	Creature — Beast	4.0%	1.7
26	Cursed Scroll Artifact	Artifact	3.8%	1.1
27	Diabolic Edict Instant	Instant	3.8%	1.5
28	Teferi's Response Instant	Instant	3.8%	1.8
29	Reprisal Instant	Instant	3.4%	1.2
30	Crumble Instant	Instant	3.1%	1.6
31	Drain Life Sorcery	Sorcery	3.0%	1.3
32	Masticore Artifact Creature — Masticore	Artifact Creature — Masticore	2.8%	1.0
33	Spinning Darkness Instant	Instant	2.7%	1.4
34	Vendetta Instant	Instant	2.1%	1.3

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