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

43 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 (35)

#	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	Mana Leak Instant	Instant	8.0%	2.6
13	Intuition Instant	Instant	7.5%	2.8
14	Gempalm Incinerator Creature — Goblin	Creature — Goblin	6.8%	3.4
15	Siege-Gang Commander Creature — Goblin	Creature — Goblin	6.7%	3.0
16	Goblin Matron Creature — Goblin	Creature — Goblin	6.7%	4.0
17	Goblin Sharpshooter Creature — Goblin	Creature — Goblin	6.3%	1.0
18	Weathered Wayfarer Creature — Human Nomad Cleric	Creature — Human Nomad Cleric	6.1%	3.1
19	Krosan Reclamation Instant	Instant	4.8%	1.0
20	Triskelion Artifact Creature — Construct	Artifact Creature — Construct	4.8%	1.1
21	Masticore Artifact Creature — Masticore	Artifact Creature — Masticore	4.4%	1.1
22	Volrath's Shapeshifter Creature — Phyrexian Shapeshifter	Creature — Phyrexian Shapeshifter	4.3%	2.0
23	Karmic Guide Creature — Angel Spirit	Creature — Angel Spirit	4.1%	1.0
24	Fire // Ice Instant // Instant	Instant // Instant	4.1%	2.5
25	Battlefield Scrounger Creature — Centaur	Creature — Centaur	3.9%	1.0
26	Annul Instant	Instant	3.8%	1.5
27	Prohibit Instant	Instant	3.7%	1.3
28	Enlightened Tutor Instant	Instant	3.5%	1.2
29	Price of Progress Instant	Instant	2.9%	2.0
30	Shallow Grave Instant	Instant	2.8%	2.2
31	Krosan Tusker Creature — Boar Beast	Creature — Boar Beast	2.7%	2.6
32	Genesis Creature — Incarnation	Creature — Incarnation	2.6%	1.2
33	Lava Dart Instant	Instant	2.4%	2.6
34	Eternal Dragon Creature — Dragon Spirit	Creature — Dragon Spirit	2.1%	2.5
35	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 (12)

#	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	Enlightened Tutor Instant	Instant	6.2%	1.1
8	Price of Progress Instant	Instant	4.6%	2.3
9	Ghitu Slinger Creature — Human Nomad	Creature — Human Nomad	4.1%	1.0
10	Teferi's Response Instant	Instant	3.8%	1.8
11	Masticore Artifact Creature — Masticore	Artifact Creature — Masticore	2.8%	1.0
12	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