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

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: Swords to Plowshares (38% of decks).

Main deck (36)

#	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	Daze Instant	Instant	16.6%	2.2
6	Chain of Vapor Instant	Instant	16.2%	1.5
7	Stifle Instant	Instant	14.1%	3.9
8	Thwart Instant	Instant	14.0%	1.3
9	Lightning Bolt Instant	Instant	13.7%	4.0
10	Smother Instant	Instant	12.7%	2.3
11	Grim Lavamancer Creature — Human Wizard	Creature — Human Wizard	11.5%	3.9
12	Incinerate Instant	Instant	11.4%	3.9
13	Fireblast Instant	Instant	9.6%	3.9
14	Squee, Goblin Nabob Legendary Creature — Goblin	Legendary Creature — Goblin	9.4%	1.1
15	Diabolic Edict Instant	Instant	8.1%	1.9
16	Mana Leak Instant	Instant	8.0%	2.6
17	Gempalm Incinerator Creature — Goblin	Creature — Goblin	6.8%	3.4
18	Siege-Gang Commander Creature — Goblin	Creature — Goblin	6.7%	3.0
19	Exalted Angel Creature — Angel	Creature — Angel	6.7%	2.2
20	Goblin Sharpshooter Creature — Goblin	Creature — Goblin	6.3%	1.0
21	Krosan Reclamation Instant	Instant	4.8%	1.0
22	Triskelion Artifact Creature — Construct	Artifact Creature — Construct	4.8%	1.1
23	Masticore Artifact Creature — Masticore	Artifact Creature — Masticore	4.4%	1.1
24	Ravenous Baloth Creature — Beast	Creature — Beast	4.4%	2.3
25	Volrath's Shapeshifter Creature — Phyrexian Shapeshifter	Creature — Phyrexian Shapeshifter	4.3%	2.0
26	Snuff Out Instant	Instant	4.1%	1.2
27	Karmic Guide Creature — Angel Spirit	Creature — Angel Spirit	4.1%	1.0
28	Fire // Ice Instant // Instant	Instant // Instant	4.1%	2.5
29	Battlefield Scrounger Creature — Centaur	Creature — Centaur	3.9%	1.0
30	Annul Instant	Instant	3.8%	1.5
31	Prohibit Instant	Instant	3.7%	1.3
32	Shallow Grave Instant	Instant	2.8%	2.2
33	Genesis Creature — Incarnation	Creature — Incarnation	2.6%	1.2
34	Lava Dart Instant	Instant	2.4%	2.6
35	Plaguebearer Creature — Zombie	Creature — Zombie	2.2%	1.1
36	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 (19)

#	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	Exalted Angel Creature — Angel	Creature — Angel	7.8%	2.3
9	Pyrokinesis Instant	Instant	6.8%	2.8
10	Smother Instant	Instant	4.1%	1.6
11	Ghitu Slinger Creature — Human Nomad	Creature — Human Nomad	4.1%	1.0
12	Ravenous Baloth Creature — Beast	Creature — Beast	4.0%	1.7
13	Diabolic Edict Instant	Instant	3.8%	1.5
14	Teferi's Response Instant	Instant	3.8%	1.8
15	Reprisal Instant	Instant	3.4%	1.2
16	Crumble Instant	Instant	3.1%	1.6
17	Masticore Artifact Creature — Masticore	Artifact Creature — Masticore	2.8%	1.0
18	Spinning Darkness Instant	Instant	2.7%	1.4
19	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