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

52 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 (42)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	Swords to Plowshares Instant	Instant	38.2%	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	Lightning Bolt Instant	Instant	13.7%	4.0
6	Smother Instant	Instant	12.7%	2.3
7	Mox Diamond Artifact	Artifact	12.7%	3.7
8	Cursed Scroll Artifact	Artifact	12.4%	2.2
9	Grim Lavamancer Creature — Human Wizard	Creature — Human Wizard	11.5%	3.9
10	Incinerate Instant	Instant	11.4%	3.9
11	Fireblast Instant	Instant	9.6%	3.9
12	Squee, Goblin Nabob Legendary Creature — Goblin	Legendary Creature — Goblin	9.4%	1.1
13	Wall of Roots Creature — Plant Wall	Creature — Plant Wall	8.9%	2.9
14	Diabolic Edict Instant	Instant	8.1%	1.9
15	Birds of Paradise Creature — Bird	Creature — Bird	8.1%	3.9
16	Dark Ritual Instant	Instant	7.9%	3.9
17	Ravenous Rats Creature — Rat	Creature — Rat	6.8%	3.6
18	Gempalm Incinerator Creature — Goblin	Creature — Goblin	6.8%	3.4
19	Siege-Gang Commander Creature — Goblin	Creature — Goblin	6.7%	3.0
20	Goblin Sharpshooter Creature — Goblin	Creature — Goblin	6.3%	1.0
21	Hypnotic Specter Creature — Specter	Creature — Specter	6.2%	3.9
22	Skirk Prospector Creature — Goblin	Creature — Goblin	5.6%	1.1
23	Werebear Creature — Human Bear Druid	Creature — Human Bear Druid	5.0%	2.2
24	Krosan Reclamation Instant	Instant	4.8%	1.0
25	Triskelion Artifact Creature — Construct	Artifact Creature — Construct	4.8%	1.1
26	Elvish Spirit Guide Creature — Elf Spirit	Creature — Elf Spirit	4.4%	1.7
27	Masticore Artifact Creature — Masticore	Artifact Creature — Masticore	4.4%	1.1
28	Volrath's Shapeshifter Creature — Phyrexian Shapeshifter	Creature — Phyrexian Shapeshifter	4.3%	2.0
29	Snuff Out Instant	Instant	4.1%	1.2
30	Karmic Guide Creature — Angel Spirit	Creature — Angel Spirit	4.1%	1.0
31	Fire // Ice Instant // Instant	Instant // Instant	4.1%	2.5
32	Battlefield Scrounger Creature — Centaur	Creature — Centaur	3.9%	1.0
33	Lotus Petal Artifact	Artifact	3.0%	3.9
34	Llanowar Elves Creature — Elf Druid	Creature — Elf Druid	3.0%	3.0
35	Shallow Grave Instant	Instant	2.8%	2.2
36	Fyndhorn Elves Creature — Elf Druid	Creature — Elf Druid	2.7%	2.9
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	Priest of Titania Creature — Elf Druid	Creature — Elf Druid	2.1%	2.6
41	Eternal Dragon Creature — Dragon Spirit	Creature — Dragon Spirit	2.1%	2.5
42	Yavimaya Granger Creature — Elf	Creature — Elf	2.0%	1.0

% of decks

decks of the format that play it in this part

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among the decks that play it

Sideboard (17)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	Hydroblast Instant	Instant	25.4%	2.3
2	Blue Elemental Blast Instant	Instant	21.7%	2.3
3	Red Elemental Blast Instant	Instant	20.0%	2.3
4	Pyroblast Instant	Instant	18.4%	2.4
5	Chain of Vapor Instant	Instant	11.3%	1.2
6	Swords to Plowshares Instant	Instant	9.7%	1.3
7	Powder Keg Artifact	Artifact	8.0%	1.5
8	Pyrokinesis Instant	Instant	6.8%	2.8
9	Smother Instant	Instant	4.1%	1.6
10	Ghitu Slinger Creature — Human Nomad	Creature — Human Nomad	4.1%	1.0
11	Cursed Scroll Artifact	Artifact	3.8%	1.1
12	Diabolic Edict Instant	Instant	3.8%	1.5
13	Teferi's Response Instant	Instant	3.8%	1.8
14	Reprisal Instant	Instant	3.4%	1.2
15	Masticore Artifact Creature — Masticore	Artifact Creature — Masticore	2.8%	1.0
16	Spinning Darkness Instant	Instant	2.7%	1.4
17	Vendetta Instant	Instant	2.1%	1.3

% of decks

decks of the format that play it in this part

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among the decks that play it