Premodern staples: Creatures or Instants, Counterspells or Burn or Ramp or Recursion

47 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: Counterspell (26% of decks).

Main deck (39)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	Counterspell Instant	Instant	26.1%	3.9
2	Foil Instant	Instant	19.1%	3.6
3	Mogg Fanatic Creature — Goblin	Creature — Goblin	18.0%	3.9
4	Daze Instant	Instant	16.6%	2.2
5	Stifle Instant	Instant	14.1%	3.9
6	Thwart Instant	Instant	14.0%	1.3
7	Lightning Bolt Instant	Instant	13.7%	4.0
8	Grim Lavamancer Creature — Human Wizard	Creature — Human Wizard	11.5%	3.9
9	Incinerate Instant	Instant	11.4%	3.9
10	Fireblast Instant	Instant	9.6%	3.9
11	Squee, Goblin Nabob Legendary Creature — Goblin	Legendary Creature — Goblin	9.4%	1.1
12	Wall of Roots Creature — Plant Wall	Creature — Plant Wall	8.9%	2.9
13	Birds of Paradise Creature — Bird	Creature — Bird	8.1%	3.9
14	Mana Leak Instant	Instant	8.0%	2.6
15	Dark Ritual Instant	Instant	7.9%	3.9
16	Gempalm Incinerator Creature — Goblin	Creature — Goblin	6.8%	3.4
17	Siege-Gang Commander Creature — Goblin	Creature — Goblin	6.7%	3.0
18	Goblin Sharpshooter Creature — Goblin	Creature — Goblin	6.3%	1.0
19	Skirk Prospector Creature — Goblin	Creature — Goblin	5.6%	1.1
20	Werebear Creature — Human Bear Druid	Creature — Human Bear Druid	5.0%	2.2
21	Krosan Reclamation Instant	Instant	4.8%	1.0
22	Triskelion Artifact Creature — Construct	Artifact Creature — Construct	4.8%	1.1
23	Elvish Spirit Guide Creature — Elf Spirit	Creature — Elf Spirit	4.4%	1.7
24	Masticore Artifact Creature — Masticore	Artifact Creature — Masticore	4.4%	1.1
25	Volrath's Shapeshifter Creature — Phyrexian Shapeshifter	Creature — Phyrexian Shapeshifter	4.3%	2.0
26	Karmic Guide Creature — Angel Spirit	Creature — Angel Spirit	4.1%	1.0
27	Fire // Ice Instant // Instant	Instant // Instant	4.1%	2.5
28	Battlefield Scrounger Creature — Centaur	Creature — Centaur	3.9%	1.0
29	Annul Instant	Instant	3.8%	1.5
30	Prohibit Instant	Instant	3.7%	1.3
31	Llanowar Elves Creature — Elf Druid	Creature — Elf Druid	3.0%	3.0
32	Price of Progress Instant	Instant	2.9%	2.0
33	Shallow Grave Instant	Instant	2.8%	2.2
34	Fyndhorn Elves Creature — Elf Druid	Creature — Elf Druid	2.7%	2.9
35	Genesis Creature — Incarnation	Creature — Incarnation	2.6%	1.2
36	Lava Dart Instant	Instant	2.4%	2.6
37	Priest of Titania Creature — Elf Druid	Creature — Elf Druid	2.1%	2.6
38	Eternal Dragon Creature — Dragon Spirit	Creature — Dragon Spirit	2.1%	2.5
39	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 (11)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	Hydroblast Instant	Instant	25.4%	2.3
2	Annul Instant	Instant	24.4%	2.6
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	Pyrokinesis Instant	Instant	6.8%	2.8
7	Price of Progress Instant	Instant	4.6%	2.3
8	Ghitu Slinger Creature — Human Nomad	Creature — Human Nomad	4.1%	1.0
9	Teferi's Response Instant	Instant	3.8%	1.8
10	Masticore Artifact Creature — Masticore	Artifact Creature — Masticore	2.8%	1.0
11	Spinning Darkness Instant	Instant	2.7%	1.4

% of decks

decks of the format that play it in this part

Avg. copies

among the decks that play it