Premodern staples: Creatures or Instants, Creature removal or Counterspells or Cantrips or Recursion

49 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 (39)

#	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	Foil Instant	Instant	19.1%	3.6
4	Mogg Fanatic Creature — Goblin	Creature — Goblin	18.0%	3.9
5	Opt Instant	Instant	17.9%	3.8
6	Daze Instant	Instant	16.6%	2.2
7	Chain of Vapor Instant	Instant	16.2%	1.5
8	Stifle Instant	Instant	14.1%	3.9
9	Thwart Instant	Instant	14.0%	1.3
10	Lightning Bolt Instant	Instant	13.7%	4.0
11	Smother Instant	Instant	12.7%	2.3
12	Grim Lavamancer Creature — Human Wizard	Creature — Human Wizard	11.5%	3.9
13	Incinerate Instant	Instant	11.4%	3.9
14	Peek Instant	Instant	9.9%	1.1
15	Fireblast Instant	Instant	9.6%	3.9
16	Squee, Goblin Nabob Legendary Creature — Goblin	Legendary Creature — Goblin	9.4%	1.1
17	Diabolic Edict Instant	Instant	8.1%	1.9
18	Mana Leak Instant	Instant	8.0%	2.6
19	Gempalm Incinerator Creature — Goblin	Creature — Goblin	6.8%	3.4
20	Siege-Gang Commander Creature — Goblin	Creature — Goblin	6.7%	3.0
21	Goblin Sharpshooter Creature — Goblin	Creature — Goblin	6.3%	1.0
22	Abeyance Instant	Instant	5.6%	2.0
23	Krosan Reclamation Instant	Instant	4.8%	1.0
24	Triskelion Artifact Creature — Construct	Artifact Creature — Construct	4.8%	1.1
25	Wall of Blossoms Creature — Plant Wall	Creature — Plant Wall	4.5%	3.2
26	Masticore Artifact Creature — Masticore	Artifact Creature — Masticore	4.4%	1.1
27	Volrath's Shapeshifter Creature — Phyrexian Shapeshifter	Creature — Phyrexian Shapeshifter	4.3%	2.0
28	Snuff Out Instant	Instant	4.1%	1.2
29	Karmic Guide Creature — Angel Spirit	Creature — Angel Spirit	4.1%	1.0
30	Fire // Ice Instant // Instant	Instant // Instant	4.1%	2.5
31	Battlefield Scrounger Creature — Centaur	Creature — Centaur	3.9%	1.0
32	Annul Instant	Instant	3.8%	1.5
33	Prohibit Instant	Instant	3.7%	1.3
34	Shallow Grave Instant	Instant	2.8%	2.2
35	Genesis Creature — Incarnation	Creature — Incarnation	2.6%	1.2
36	Lava Dart Instant	Instant	2.4%	2.6
37	Multani's Acolyte Creature — Elf	Creature — Elf	2.2%	3.5
38	Plaguebearer Creature — Zombie	Creature — Zombie	2.2%	1.1
39	Eternal Dragon Creature — Dragon Spirit	Creature — Dragon Spirit	2.1%	2.5

% of decks

decks of the format that play it in this part

Avg. copies

among the decks that play it

Sideboard (17)

#	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	Chain of Vapor Instant	Instant	11.3%	1.2
7	Swords to Plowshares Instant	Instant	9.7%	1.3
8	Pyrokinesis Instant	Instant	6.8%	2.8
9	Abeyance Instant	Instant	6.4%	1.5
10	Smother Instant	Instant	4.1%	1.6
11	Ghitu Slinger Creature — Human Nomad	Creature — Human Nomad	4.1%	1.0
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

Avg. copies

among the decks that play it