Premodern staples: Creatures or Instants or Enchantments, Removal or Counterspells or Recursion or Graveyard hate

70 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 (48)

#	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	Seal of Cleansing Enchantment	Enchantment	20.6%	2.6
4	Foil Instant	Instant	19.1%	3.6
5	Mogg Fanatic Creature — Goblin	Creature — Goblin	18.0%	3.9
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	Naturalize Instant	Instant	15.0%	2.0
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	Vision Charm Instant	Instant	13.7%	4.0
14	Smother Instant	Instant	12.7%	2.3
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	Disenchant Instant	Instant	9.4%	1.7
21	Diabolic Edict Instant	Instant	8.1%	1.9
22	Mana Leak Instant	Instant	8.0%	2.6
23	Withered Wretch Creature — Zombie Cleric	Creature — Zombie Cleric	7.0%	3.2
24	Gempalm Incinerator Creature — Goblin	Creature — Goblin	6.8%	3.4
25	Siege-Gang Commander Creature — Goblin	Creature — Goblin	6.7%	3.0
26	Goblin Tinkerer Creature — Goblin Artificer	Creature — Goblin Artificer	6.5%	1.3
27	Goblin Sharpshooter Creature — Goblin	Creature — Goblin	6.3%	1.0
28	Aura of Silence Enchantment	Enchantment	5.8%	1.8
29	Krosan Reclamation Instant	Instant	4.8%	1.0
30	Triskelion Artifact Creature — Construct	Artifact Creature — Construct	4.8%	1.1
31	Decree of Silence Enchantment	Enchantment	4.7%	2.8
32	Nantuko Vigilante Creature — Insect Druid Mutant	Creature — Insect Druid Mutant	4.4%	1.4
33	Masticore Artifact Creature — Masticore	Artifact Creature — Masticore	4.4%	1.1
34	Volrath's Shapeshifter Creature — Phyrexian Shapeshifter	Creature — Phyrexian Shapeshifter	4.3%	2.0
35	Animate Dead Enchantment — Aura	Enchantment — Aura	4.1%	1.0
36	Snuff Out Instant	Instant	4.1%	1.2
37	Karmic Guide Creature — Angel Spirit	Creature — Angel Spirit	4.1%	1.0
38	Fire // Ice Instant // Instant	Instant // Instant	4.1%	2.5
39	Battlefield Scrounger Creature — Centaur	Creature — Centaur	3.9%	1.0
40	Annul Instant	Instant	3.8%	1.5
41	Prohibit Instant	Instant	3.7%	1.3
42	Pernicious Deed Enchantment	Enchantment	3.2%	3.7
43	Shallow Grave Instant	Instant	2.8%	2.2
44	Genesis Creature — Incarnation	Creature — Incarnation	2.6%	1.2
45	Lava Dart Instant	Instant	2.4%	2.6
46	Plaguebearer Creature — Zombie	Creature — Zombie	2.2%	1.1
47	Eternal Dragon Creature — Dragon Spirit	Creature — Dragon Spirit	2.1%	2.5
48	Goblin Vandal Creature — Goblin Rogue	Creature — Goblin Rogue	2.0%	3.3

% of decks

decks of the format that play it in this part

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among the decks that play it

Sideboard (32)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	Naturalize Instant	Instant	25.5%	2.0
2	Hydroblast Instant	Instant	25.4%	2.3
3	Annul Instant	Instant	24.4%	2.6
4	Blue Elemental Blast Instant	Instant	21.7%	2.3
5	Aura of Silence Enchantment	Enchantment	20.1%	1.7
6	Red Elemental Blast Instant	Instant	20.0%	2.3
7	Pyroblast Instant	Instant	18.4%	2.4
8	Engineered Plague Enchantment	Enchantment	17.3%	3.0
9	Ray of Revelation Instant	Instant	17.1%	1.3
10	Overload Instant	Instant	15.0%	2.9
11	Tranquil Domain Instant	Instant	13.8%	2.0
12	Essence Flare Enchantment — Aura	Enchantment — Aura	12.8%	2.9
13	Chain of Vapor Instant	Instant	11.3%	1.2
14	Sacred Ground Enchantment	Enchantment	10.0%	1.5
15	Mogg Salvage Instant	Instant	9.9%	2.5
16	Swords to Plowshares Instant	Instant	9.7%	1.3
17	Seal of Cleansing Enchantment	Enchantment	8.4%	1.4
18	Pyrokinesis Instant	Instant	6.8%	2.8
19	Dystopia Enchantment	Enchantment	6.5%	2.8
20	Uktabi Orangutan Creature — Ape	Creature — Ape	5.6%	1.0
21	Monk Realist Creature — Human Monk Cleric	Creature — Human Monk Cleric	4.4%	1.0
22	Disenchant Instant	Instant	4.3%	1.4
23	Karmic Justice Enchantment	Enchantment	4.3%	1.1
24	Smother Instant	Instant	4.1%	1.6
25	Ghitu Slinger Creature — Human Nomad	Creature — Human Nomad	4.1%	1.0
26	Diabolic Edict Instant	Instant	3.8%	1.5
27	Teferi's Response Instant	Instant	3.8%	1.8
28	Reprisal Instant	Instant	3.4%	1.2
29	Crumble Instant	Instant	3.1%	1.6
30	Masticore Artifact Creature — Masticore	Artifact Creature — Masticore	2.8%	1.0
31	Spinning Darkness Instant	Instant	2.7%	1.4
32	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