Premodern staples: Creatures or Instants or Artifacts, Creature removal or Counterspells or Ramp or Recursion

58 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 (48)

#	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	Mox Diamond Artifact	Artifact	12.7%	3.7
13	Cursed Scroll Artifact	Artifact	12.4%	2.2
14	Grim Lavamancer Creature — Human Wizard	Creature — Human Wizard	11.6%	3.9
15	Incinerate Instant	Instant	11.4%	3.9
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	Mana Leak Instant	Instant	8.1%	2.6
21	Birds of Paradise Creature — Bird	Creature — Bird	8.1%	3.9
22	Dark Ritual Instant	Instant	7.9%	3.9
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	Skirk Prospector Creature — Goblin	Creature — Goblin	5.6%	1.1
27	Werebear Creature — Human Bear Druid	Creature — Human Bear Druid	5.0%	2.2
28	Triskelion Artifact Creature — Construct	Artifact Creature — Construct	4.8%	1.1
29	Krosan Reclamation Instant	Instant	4.8%	1.0
30	Masticore Artifact Creature — Masticore	Artifact Creature — Masticore	4.4%	1.1
31	Elvish Spirit Guide Creature — Elf Spirit	Creature — Elf Spirit	4.4%	1.7
32	Volrath's Shapeshifter Creature — Phyrexian Shapeshifter	Creature — Phyrexian Shapeshifter	4.3%	2.0
33	Fire // Ice Instant // Instant	Instant // Instant	4.2%	2.5
34	Snuff Out Instant	Instant	4.1%	1.2
35	Karmic Guide Creature — Angel Spirit	Creature — Angel Spirit	4.1%	1.0
36	Battlefield Scrounger Creature — Centaur	Creature — Centaur	3.9%	1.0
37	Annul Instant	Instant	3.8%	1.5
38	Prohibit Instant	Instant	3.7%	1.3
39	Llanowar Elves Creature — Elf Druid	Creature — Elf Druid	3.0%	3.0
40	Lotus Petal Artifact	Artifact	3.0%	3.9
41	Shallow Grave Instant	Instant	2.8%	2.2
42	Fyndhorn Elves Creature — Elf Druid	Creature — Elf Druid	2.7%	2.9
43	Genesis Creature — Incarnation	Creature — Incarnation	2.6%	1.2
44	Lava Dart Instant	Instant	2.4%	2.6
45	Plaguebearer Creature — Zombie	Creature — Zombie	2.2%	1.1
46	Priest of Titania Creature — Elf Druid	Creature — Elf Druid	2.1%	2.6
47	Eternal Dragon Creature — Dragon Spirit	Creature — Dragon Spirit	2.1%	2.5
48	Yavimaya Granger Creature — Elf	Creature — Elf	2.0%	1.0

% of decks

decks of the format that play it in this part

Avg. copies

among the decks that play it

Sideboard (18)

#	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	Pyroblast Instant	Instant	18.6%	2.4
6	Chain of Vapor Instant	Instant	11.2%	1.2
7	Swords to Plowshares Instant	Instant	9.7%	1.3
8	Powder Keg Artifact	Artifact	8.0%	1.5
9	Pyrokinesis Instant	Instant	6.8%	2.8
10	Ghitu Slinger Creature — Human Nomad	Creature — Human Nomad	4.1%	1.0
11	Smother Instant	Instant	4.1%	1.6
12	Cursed Scroll Artifact	Artifact	3.8%	1.1
13	Teferi's Response Instant	Instant	3.8%	1.8
14	Diabolic Edict Instant	Instant	3.7%	1.5
15	Reprisal Instant	Instant	3.4%	1.2
16	Masticore Artifact Creature — Masticore	Artifact Creature — Masticore	2.8%	1.0
17	Spinning Darkness Instant	Instant	2.7%	1.4
18	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