Premodern staples: Creature removal or Ramp or Recursion

79 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 (59)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	Swords to Plowshares Instant	Instant	38.1%	3.7
2	Mogg Fanatic Creature — Goblin	Creature — Goblin	18.0%	3.9
3	Powder Keg Artifact	Artifact	17.9%	1.3
4	Chain of Vapor Instant	Instant	16.2%	1.5
5	Parallax Wave Enchantment	Enchantment	15.6%	3.0
6	Replenish Sorcery	Sorcery	15.5%	2.6
7	Lightning Bolt Instant	Instant	13.8%	4.0
8	Smother Instant	Instant	12.7%	2.3
9	Mox Diamond Artifact	Artifact	12.7%	3.7
10	Cursed Scroll Artifact	Artifact	12.4%	2.2
11	Wild Growth Enchantment — Aura	Enchantment — Aura	11.9%	4.0
12	Grim Lavamancer Creature — Human Wizard	Creature — Human Wizard	11.6%	3.9
13	Serra's Sanctum Legendary Land	Legendary Land	11.4%	3.9
14	Incinerate Instant	Instant	11.4%	3.9
15	Seal of Fire Enchantment	Enchantment	10.2%	3.6
16	Fireblast Instant	Instant	9.6%	3.9
17	Squee, Goblin Nabob Legendary Creature — Goblin	Legendary Creature — Goblin	9.4%	1.1
18	Wall of Roots Creature — Plant Wall	Creature — Plant Wall	8.9%	2.9
19	Diabolic Edict Instant	Instant	8.1%	1.9
20	Birds of Paradise Creature — Bird	Creature — Bird	8.1%	3.9
21	Dark Ritual Instant	Instant	7.9%	3.9
22	Exploration Enchantment	Enchantment	6.9%	2.4
23	Gempalm Incinerator Creature — Goblin	Creature — Goblin	6.8%	3.4
24	Siege-Gang Commander Creature — Goblin	Creature — Goblin	6.8%	3.0
25	Goblin Sharpshooter Creature — Goblin	Creature — Goblin	6.4%	1.0
26	Ancient Tomb Land	Land	6.3%	3.8
27	Barbarian Ring Land	Land	6.1%	2.3
28	Wrath of God Sorcery	Sorcery	6.1%	2.2
29	Skirk Prospector Creature — Goblin	Creature — Goblin	5.6%	1.1
30	Werebear Creature — Human Bear Druid	Creature — Human Bear Druid	5.0%	2.2
31	Triskelion Artifact Creature — Construct	Artifact Creature — Construct	4.8%	1.1
32	Krosan Reclamation Instant	Instant	4.8%	1.0
33	Earthquake Sorcery	Sorcery	4.7%	2.0
34	Unearth Sorcery	Sorcery	4.6%	3.3
35	Masticore Artifact Creature — Masticore	Artifact Creature — Masticore	4.4%	1.1
36	Elvish Spirit Guide Creature — Elf Spirit	Creature — Elf Spirit	4.4%	1.7
37	Volrath's Shapeshifter Creature — Phyrexian Shapeshifter	Creature — Phyrexian Shapeshifter	4.3%	2.0
38	Fire // Ice Instant // Instant	Instant // Instant	4.2%	2.5
39	Animate Dead Enchantment — Aura	Enchantment — Aura	4.1%	1.0
40	Snuff Out Instant	Instant	4.1%	1.2
41	Karmic Guide Creature — Angel Spirit	Creature — Angel Spirit	4.1%	1.0
42	Gaea's Cradle Legendary Land	Legendary Land	4.0%	3.0
43	Battlefield Scrounger Creature — Centaur	Creature — Centaur	3.9%	1.0
44	Sickening Dreams Sorcery	Sorcery	3.8%	1.9
45	City of Traitors Land	Land	3.5%	1.8
46	Pernicious Deed Enchantment	Enchantment	3.2%	3.7
47	Llanowar Elves Creature — Elf Druid	Creature — Elf Druid	3.0%	3.0
48	Lotus Petal Artifact	Artifact	3.0%	3.9
49	Vindicate Sorcery	Sorcery	2.9%	3.3
50	Shallow Grave Instant	Instant	2.8%	2.2
51	Fyndhorn Elves Creature — Elf Druid	Creature — Elf Druid	2.7%	2.9
52	Genesis Creature — Incarnation	Creature — Incarnation	2.6%	1.2
53	Lava Dart Instant	Instant	2.4%	2.6
54	Reanimate Sorcery	Sorcery	2.2%	3.1
55	Plaguebearer Creature — Zombie	Creature — Zombie	2.2%	1.1
56	Priest of Titania Creature — Elf Druid	Creature — Elf Druid	2.1%	2.6
57	Eternal Dragon Creature — Dragon Spirit	Creature — Dragon Spirit	2.1%	2.5
58	Rancor Enchantment — Aura	Enchantment — Aura	2.0%	1.7
59	Yavimaya Granger Creature — Elf	Creature — Elf	2.0%	1.0

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Sideboard (29)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	Hydroblast Instant	Instant	25.3%	2.3
2	Blue Elemental Blast Instant	Instant	21.7%	2.3
3	Red Elemental Blast Instant	Instant	20.1%	2.3
4	Pyroblast Instant	Instant	18.6%	2.4
5	Engineered Plague Enchantment	Enchantment	17.3%	3.0
6	Pyroclasm Sorcery	Sorcery	14.7%	2.7
7	Gaea's Blessing Sorcery	Sorcery	12.9%	1.6
8	Essence Flare Enchantment — Aura	Enchantment — Aura	12.8%	2.9
9	Chain of Vapor Instant	Instant	11.2%	1.2
10	Sacred Ground Enchantment	Enchantment	10.0%	1.5
11	Swords to Plowshares Instant	Instant	9.7%	1.3
12	Powder Keg Artifact	Artifact	8.0%	1.5
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	4.8%	2.1
17	Karmic Justice Enchantment	Enchantment	4.3%	1.1
18	Replenish Sorcery	Sorcery	4.2%	1.0
19	Ghitu Slinger Creature — Human Nomad	Creature — Human Nomad	4.1%	1.0
20	Smother Instant	Instant	4.1%	1.6
21	Cursed Scroll Artifact	Artifact	3.8%	1.1
22	Teferi's Response Instant	Instant	3.8%	1.8
23	Diabolic Edict Instant	Instant	3.7%	1.5
24	Reprisal Instant	Instant	3.4%	1.2
25	Drain Life Sorcery	Sorcery	3.0%	1.3
26	Masticore Artifact Creature — Masticore	Artifact Creature — Masticore	2.8%	1.0
27	Spinning Darkness Instant	Instant	2.7%	1.4
28	Vendetta Instant	Instant	2.1%	1.3
29	Eladamri's Vineyard Enchantment	Enchantment	2.1%	1.3

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