Premodern staples: Creatures or Instants, Removal or Counterspells or Recursion or Graveyard hate or Artifact removal

58 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 (41)

#	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	Naturalize Instant	Instant	15.0%	2.0
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	Vision Charm Instant	Instant	13.7%	4.0
12	Smother Instant	Instant	12.7%	2.3
13	Grim Lavamancer Creature — Human Wizard	Creature — Human Wizard	11.5%	3.9
14	Incinerate Instant	Instant	11.4%	3.9
15	Fireblast Instant	Instant	9.6%	3.9
16	Squee, Goblin Nabob Legendary Creature — Goblin	Legendary Creature — Goblin	9.4%	1.1
17	Disenchant Instant	Instant	9.4%	1.7
18	Diabolic Edict Instant	Instant	8.1%	1.9
19	Mana Leak Instant	Instant	8.0%	2.6
20	Withered Wretch Creature — Zombie Cleric	Creature — Zombie Cleric	7.0%	3.2
21	Gempalm Incinerator Creature — Goblin	Creature — Goblin	6.8%	3.4
22	Siege-Gang Commander Creature — Goblin	Creature — Goblin	6.7%	3.0
23	Goblin Tinkerer Creature — Goblin Artificer	Creature — Goblin Artificer	6.5%	1.3
24	Goblin Sharpshooter Creature — Goblin	Creature — Goblin	6.3%	1.0
25	Krosan Reclamation Instant	Instant	4.8%	1.0
26	Triskelion Artifact Creature — Construct	Artifact Creature — Construct	4.8%	1.1
27	Nantuko Vigilante Creature — Insect Druid Mutant	Creature — Insect Druid Mutant	4.4%	1.4
28	Masticore Artifact Creature — Masticore	Artifact Creature — Masticore	4.4%	1.1
29	Volrath's Shapeshifter Creature — Phyrexian Shapeshifter	Creature — Phyrexian Shapeshifter	4.3%	2.0
30	Snuff Out Instant	Instant	4.1%	1.2
31	Karmic Guide Creature — Angel Spirit	Creature — Angel Spirit	4.1%	1.0
32	Fire // Ice Instant // Instant	Instant // Instant	4.1%	2.5
33	Battlefield Scrounger Creature — Centaur	Creature — Centaur	3.9%	1.0
34	Annul Instant	Instant	3.8%	1.5
35	Prohibit Instant	Instant	3.7%	1.3
36	Shallow Grave Instant	Instant	2.8%	2.2
37	Genesis Creature — Incarnation	Creature — Incarnation	2.6%	1.2
38	Lava Dart Instant	Instant	2.4%	2.6
39	Plaguebearer Creature — Zombie	Creature — Zombie	2.2%	1.1
40	Eternal Dragon Creature — Dragon Spirit	Creature — Dragon Spirit	2.1%	2.5
41	Goblin Vandal Creature — Goblin Rogue	Creature — Goblin Rogue	2.0%	3.3

% of decks

decks of the format that play it in this part

Avg. copies

among the decks that play it

Sideboard (25)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	Naturalize Instant	Instant	25.5%	2.0
2	Hydroblast Instant	Instant	25.4%	2.3
3	Annul Instant	Instant	24.4%	2.6
4	Blue Elemental Blast Instant	Instant	21.7%	2.3
5	Red Elemental Blast Instant	Instant	20.0%	2.3
6	Pyroblast Instant	Instant	18.4%	2.4
7	Ray of Revelation Instant	Instant	17.1%	1.3
8	Overload Instant	Instant	15.0%	2.9
9	Tranquil Domain Instant	Instant	13.8%	2.0
10	Chain of Vapor Instant	Instant	11.3%	1.2
11	Mogg Salvage Instant	Instant	9.9%	2.5
12	Swords to Plowshares Instant	Instant	9.7%	1.3
13	Pyrokinesis Instant	Instant	6.8%	2.8
14	Uktabi Orangutan Creature — Ape	Creature — Ape	5.6%	1.0
15	Monk Realist Creature — Human Monk Cleric	Creature — Human Monk Cleric	4.4%	1.0
16	Disenchant Instant	Instant	4.3%	1.4
17	Smother Instant	Instant	4.1%	1.6
18	Ghitu Slinger Creature — Human Nomad	Creature — Human Nomad	4.1%	1.0
19	Diabolic Edict Instant	Instant	3.8%	1.5
20	Teferi's Response Instant	Instant	3.8%	1.8
21	Reprisal Instant	Instant	3.4%	1.2
22	Crumble Instant	Instant	3.1%	1.6
23	Masticore Artifact Creature — Masticore	Artifact Creature — Masticore	2.8%	1.0
24	Spinning Darkness Instant	Instant	2.7%	1.4
25	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