Premodern staples: Creatures or Instants or Artifacts, Creature removal or Counterspells or Discard or Recursion or Graveyard hate

51 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 (40)

#	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	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	Stifle Instant	Instant	14.0%	3.9
9	Thwart Instant	Instant	13.9%	1.3
10	Lightning Bolt Instant	Instant	13.8%	4.0
11	Smother Instant	Instant	12.7%	2.3
12	Cursed Scroll Artifact	Artifact	12.4%	2.2
13	Grim Lavamancer Creature — Human Wizard	Creature — Human Wizard	11.6%	3.9
14	Incinerate Instant	Instant	11.4%	3.9
15	Fireblast Instant	Instant	9.6%	3.9
16	Squee, Goblin Nabob Legendary Creature — Goblin	Legendary Creature — Goblin	9.4%	1.1
17	Diabolic Edict Instant	Instant	8.1%	1.9
18	Phyrexian Furnace Artifact	Artifact	8.1%	1.8
19	Mana Leak Instant	Instant	8.1%	2.6
20	Withered Wretch Creature — Zombie Cleric	Creature — Zombie Cleric	7.0%	3.2
21	Ravenous Rats Creature — Rat	Creature — Rat	6.8%	3.6
22	Gempalm Incinerator Creature — Goblin	Creature — Goblin	6.8%	3.4
23	Siege-Gang Commander Creature — Goblin	Creature — Goblin	6.8%	3.0
24	Goblin Sharpshooter Creature — Goblin	Creature — Goblin	6.4%	1.0
25	Hypnotic Specter Creature — Specter	Creature — Specter	6.2%	3.9
26	Triskelion Artifact Creature — Construct	Artifact Creature — Construct	4.8%	1.1
27	Krosan Reclamation Instant	Instant	4.8%	1.0
28	Masticore Artifact Creature — Masticore	Artifact Creature — Masticore	4.4%	1.1
29	Volrath's Shapeshifter Creature — Phyrexian Shapeshifter	Creature — Phyrexian Shapeshifter	4.3%	2.0
30	Fire // Ice Instant // Instant	Instant // Instant	4.2%	2.5
31	Snuff Out Instant	Instant	4.1%	1.2
32	Karmic Guide Creature — Angel Spirit	Creature — Angel Spirit	4.1%	1.0
33	Battlefield Scrounger Creature — Centaur	Creature — Centaur	3.9%	1.0
34	Annul Instant	Instant	3.8%	1.5
35	Prohibit Instant	Instant	3.7%	1.3
36	Shallow Grave Instant	Instant	2.8%	2.2
37	Genesis Creature — Incarnation	Creature — Incarnation	2.6%	1.2
38	Lava Dart Instant	Instant	2.4%	2.6
39	Plaguebearer Creature — Zombie	Creature — Zombie	2.2%	1.1
40	Eternal Dragon Creature — Dragon Spirit	Creature — Dragon Spirit	2.1%	2.5

% of decks

decks of the format that play it in this part

Avg. copies

among the decks that play it

Sideboard (20)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	Tormod's Crypt Artifact	Artifact	43.5%	2.1
2	Hydroblast Instant	Instant	25.3%	2.3
3	Annul Instant	Instant	24.3%	2.6
4	Blue Elemental Blast Instant	Instant	21.7%	2.3
5	Red Elemental Blast Instant	Instant	20.1%	2.3
6	Pyroblast Instant	Instant	18.6%	2.4
7	Chain of Vapor Instant	Instant	11.2%	1.2
8	Swords to Plowshares Instant	Instant	9.7%	1.3
9	Powder Keg Artifact	Artifact	8.0%	1.5
10	Pyrokinesis Instant	Instant	6.8%	2.8
11	Phyrexian Furnace Artifact	Artifact	6.7%	1.4
12	Ghitu Slinger Creature — Human Nomad	Creature — Human Nomad	4.1%	1.0
13	Smother Instant	Instant	4.1%	1.6
14	Cursed Scroll Artifact	Artifact	3.8%	1.1
15	Teferi's Response Instant	Instant	3.8%	1.8
16	Diabolic Edict Instant	Instant	3.7%	1.5
17	Reprisal Instant	Instant	3.4%	1.2
18	Masticore Artifact Creature — Masticore	Artifact Creature — Masticore	2.8%	1.0
19	Spinning Darkness Instant	Instant	2.7%	1.4
20	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