Premodern staples: Creatures or Instants or Lands, Removal or Ramp or Recursion

66 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 (49)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	Swords to Plowshares Instant	Instant	38.2%	3.7
2	Wasteland Land	Land	29.3%	3.3
3	Mogg Fanatic Creature — Goblin	Creature — Goblin	18.0%	3.9
4	Chain of Vapor Instant	Instant	16.2%	1.5
5	Naturalize Instant	Instant	15.0%	2.0
6	Lightning Bolt Instant	Instant	13.7%	4.0
7	Vision Charm Instant	Instant	13.7%	4.0
8	Smother Instant	Instant	12.7%	2.3
9	Grim Lavamancer Creature — Human Wizard	Creature — Human Wizard	11.5%	3.9
10	Serra's Sanctum Legendary Land	Legendary Land	11.4%	3.9
11	Incinerate Instant	Instant	11.4%	3.9
12	Fireblast Instant	Instant	9.6%	3.9
13	Squee, Goblin Nabob Legendary Creature — Goblin	Legendary Creature — Goblin	9.4%	1.1
14	Disenchant Instant	Instant	9.4%	1.7
15	Wall of Roots Creature — Plant Wall	Creature — Plant Wall	8.9%	2.9
16	Diabolic Edict Instant	Instant	8.1%	1.9
17	Birds of Paradise Creature — Bird	Creature — Bird	8.1%	3.9
18	Dark Ritual Instant	Instant	7.9%	3.9
19	Dust Bowl Land	Land	7.8%	1.7
20	Gempalm Incinerator Creature — Goblin	Creature — Goblin	6.8%	3.4
21	Siege-Gang Commander Creature — Goblin	Creature — Goblin	6.7%	3.0
22	Goblin Tinkerer Creature — Goblin Artificer	Creature — Goblin Artificer	6.5%	1.3
23	Ancient Tomb Land	Land	6.3%	3.8
24	Goblin Sharpshooter Creature — Goblin	Creature — Goblin	6.3%	1.0
25	Barbarian Ring Land	Land	6.1%	2.3
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	Krosan Reclamation Instant	Instant	4.8%	1.0
29	Triskelion Artifact Creature — Construct	Artifact Creature — Construct	4.8%	1.1
30	Elvish Spirit Guide Creature — Elf Spirit	Creature — Elf Spirit	4.4%	1.7
31	Nantuko Vigilante Creature — Insect Druid Mutant	Creature — Insect Druid Mutant	4.4%	1.4
32	Masticore Artifact Creature — Masticore	Artifact Creature — Masticore	4.4%	1.1
33	Volrath's Shapeshifter Creature — Phyrexian Shapeshifter	Creature — Phyrexian Shapeshifter	4.3%	2.0
34	Snuff Out Instant	Instant	4.1%	1.2
35	Karmic Guide Creature — Angel Spirit	Creature — Angel Spirit	4.1%	1.0
36	Fire // Ice Instant // Instant	Instant // Instant	4.1%	2.5
37	Gaea's Cradle Legendary Land	Legendary Land	4.0%	3.0
38	Battlefield Scrounger Creature — Centaur	Creature — Centaur	3.9%	1.0
39	City of Traitors Land	Land	3.5%	1.8
40	Llanowar Elves Creature — Elf Druid	Creature — Elf Druid	3.0%	3.0
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	Goblin Vandal Creature — Goblin Rogue	Creature — Goblin Rogue	2.0%	3.3
49	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 (24)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	Naturalize Instant	Instant	25.5%	2.0
2	Hydroblast Instant	Instant	25.4%	2.3
3	Blue Elemental Blast Instant	Instant	21.7%	2.3
4	Red Elemental Blast Instant	Instant	20.0%	2.3
5	Pyroblast Instant	Instant	18.4%	2.4
6	Ray of Revelation Instant	Instant	17.1%	1.3
7	Overload Instant	Instant	15.0%	2.9
8	Tranquil Domain Instant	Instant	13.8%	2.0
9	Chain of Vapor Instant	Instant	11.3%	1.2
10	Mogg Salvage Instant	Instant	9.9%	2.5
11	Swords to Plowshares Instant	Instant	9.7%	1.3
12	Pyrokinesis Instant	Instant	6.8%	2.8
13	Uktabi Orangutan Creature — Ape	Creature — Ape	5.6%	1.0
14	Monk Realist Creature — Human Monk Cleric	Creature — Human Monk Cleric	4.4%	1.0
15	Disenchant Instant	Instant	4.3%	1.4
16	Smother Instant	Instant	4.1%	1.6
17	Ghitu Slinger Creature — Human Nomad	Creature — Human Nomad	4.1%	1.0
18	Diabolic Edict Instant	Instant	3.8%	1.5
19	Teferi's Response Instant	Instant	3.8%	1.8
20	Reprisal Instant	Instant	3.4%	1.2
21	Crumble Instant	Instant	3.1%	1.6
22	Masticore Artifact Creature — Masticore	Artifact Creature — Masticore	2.8%	1.0
23	Spinning Darkness Instant	Instant	2.7%	1.4
24	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