Premodern staples: Creatures or Instants, Creature removal or Ramp or Recursion or Graveyard hate

47 cards played in at least 2% of the 3488 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 (37)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	Swords to Plowshares Instant	Instant	38.1%	3.7
2	Mogg Fanatic Creature — Goblin	Creature — Goblin	18.0%	3.9
3	Chain of Vapor Instant	Instant	16.2%	1.5
4	Lightning Bolt Instant	Instant	13.8%	4.0
5	Smother Instant	Instant	12.7%	2.3
6	Grim Lavamancer Creature — Human Wizard	Creature — Human Wizard	11.6%	3.9
7	Incinerate Instant	Instant	11.4%	3.9
8	Fireblast Instant	Instant	9.6%	3.9
9	Squee, Goblin Nabob Legendary Creature — Goblin	Legendary Creature — Goblin	9.4%	1.1
10	Wall of Roots Creature — Plant Wall	Creature — Plant Wall	8.9%	2.9
11	Diabolic Edict Instant	Instant	8.1%	1.9
12	Birds of Paradise Creature — Bird	Creature — Bird	8.1%	3.9
13	Dark Ritual Instant	Instant	7.9%	3.9
14	Withered Wretch Creature — Zombie Cleric	Creature — Zombie Cleric	7.0%	3.2
15	Gempalm Incinerator Creature — Goblin	Creature — Goblin	6.8%	3.4
16	Siege-Gang Commander Creature — Goblin	Creature — Goblin	6.8%	3.0
17	Goblin Sharpshooter Creature — Goblin	Creature — Goblin	6.4%	1.0
18	Skirk Prospector Creature — Goblin	Creature — Goblin	5.6%	1.1
19	Werebear Creature — Human Bear Druid	Creature — Human Bear Druid	5.0%	2.2
20	Triskelion Artifact Creature — Construct	Artifact Creature — Construct	4.8%	1.1
21	Krosan Reclamation Instant	Instant	4.8%	1.0
22	Masticore Artifact Creature — Masticore	Artifact Creature — Masticore	4.4%	1.1
23	Elvish Spirit Guide Creature — Elf Spirit	Creature — Elf Spirit	4.4%	1.7
24	Volrath's Shapeshifter Creature — Phyrexian Shapeshifter	Creature — Phyrexian Shapeshifter	4.3%	2.0
25	Fire // Ice Instant // Instant	Instant // Instant	4.2%	2.5
26	Snuff Out Instant	Instant	4.1%	1.2
27	Karmic Guide Creature — Angel Spirit	Creature — Angel Spirit	4.1%	1.0
28	Battlefield Scrounger Creature — Centaur	Creature — Centaur	3.9%	1.0
29	Llanowar Elves Creature — Elf Druid	Creature — Elf Druid	3.0%	3.0
30	Shallow Grave Instant	Instant	2.8%	2.2
31	Fyndhorn Elves Creature — Elf Druid	Creature — Elf Druid	2.7%	2.9
32	Genesis Creature — Incarnation	Creature — Incarnation	2.6%	1.2
33	Lava Dart Instant	Instant	2.4%	2.6
34	Plaguebearer Creature — Zombie	Creature — Zombie	2.2%	1.1
35	Priest of Titania Creature — Elf Druid	Creature — Elf Druid	2.1%	2.6
36	Eternal Dragon Creature — Dragon Spirit	Creature — Dragon Spirit	2.1%	2.5
37	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 (15)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	Hydroblast Instant	Instant	25.3%	2.3
2	Blue Elemental Blast Instant	Instant	21.7%	2.3
3	Red Elemental Blast Instant	Instant	20.1%	2.3
4	Pyroblast Instant	Instant	18.6%	2.4
5	Chain of Vapor Instant	Instant	11.2%	1.2
6	Swords to Plowshares Instant	Instant	9.7%	1.3
7	Pyrokinesis Instant	Instant	6.8%	2.8
8	Ghitu Slinger Creature — Human Nomad	Creature — Human Nomad	4.1%	1.0
9	Smother Instant	Instant	4.1%	1.6
10	Teferi's Response Instant	Instant	3.8%	1.8
11	Diabolic Edict Instant	Instant	3.7%	1.5
12	Reprisal Instant	Instant	3.4%	1.2
13	Masticore Artifact Creature — Masticore	Artifact Creature — Masticore	2.8%	1.0
14	Spinning Darkness Instant	Instant	2.7%	1.4
15	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