Creature removal staples in Premodern · MTGO

45 cards played in at least 2% of the 2874 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 (40% of decks).

Main deck (28)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	Swords to Plowshares Instant	Instant	39.6%	3.7
2	Powder Keg Artifact	Artifact	19.1%	1.2
3	Mogg Fanatic Creature — Goblin	Creature — Goblin	17.8%	3.9
4	Parallax Wave Enchantment	Enchantment	17.3%	3.0
5	Chain of Vapor Instant	Instant	17.2%	1.5
6	Lightning Bolt Instant	Instant	13.1%	4.0
7	Smother Instant	Instant	11.9%	2.3
8	Grim Lavamancer Creature — Human Wizard	Creature — Human Wizard	11.2%	3.9
9	Incinerate Instant	Instant	11.1%	3.9
10	Cursed Scroll Artifact	Artifact	10.9%	2.3
11	Seal of Fire Enchantment	Enchantment	10.2%	3.6
12	Fireblast Instant	Instant	9.5%	3.9
13	Diabolic Edict Instant	Instant	7.7%	1.9
14	Gempalm Incinerator Creature — Goblin	Creature — Goblin	6.7%	3.5
15	Siege-Gang Commander Creature — Goblin	Creature — Goblin	6.7%	3.0
16	Goblin Sharpshooter Creature — Goblin	Creature — Goblin	6.3%	1.0
17	Wrath of God Sorcery	Sorcery	5.9%	2.2
18	Barbarian Ring Land	Land	5.7%	2.4
19	Triskelion Artifact Creature — Construct	Artifact Creature — Construct	4.9%	1.1
20	Earthquake Sorcery	Sorcery	4.9%	2.1
21	Sickening Dreams Sorcery	Sorcery	4.1%	1.9
22	Masticore Artifact Creature — Masticore	Artifact Creature — Masticore	4.1%	1.1
23	Snuff Out Instant	Instant	3.6%	1.2
24	Fire // Ice Instant // Instant	Instant // Instant	3.3%	2.7
25	Pernicious Deed Enchantment	Enchantment	2.7%	3.8
26	Vindicate Sorcery	Sorcery	2.6%	3.3
27	Plaguebearer Creature — Zombie	Creature — Zombie	2.3%	1.1
28	Lava Dart Instant	Instant	2.3%	2.8

% 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	Hydroblast Instant	Instant	26.1%	2.3
2	Blue Elemental Blast Instant	Instant	22.4%	2.3
3	Red Elemental Blast Instant	Instant	19.7%	2.4
4	Pyroblast Instant	Instant	17.6%	2.4
5	Engineered Plague Enchantment	Enchantment	16.2%	3.0
6	Pyroclasm Sorcery	Sorcery	14.3%	2.7
7	Essence Flare Enchantment — Aura	Enchantment — Aura	13.9%	2.9
8	Chain of Vapor Instant	Instant	12.6%	1.1
9	Swords to Plowshares Instant	Instant	10.5%	1.2
10	Powder Keg Artifact	Artifact	6.7%	1.4
11	Pyrokinesis Instant	Instant	6.5%	2.9
12	Dystopia Enchantment	Enchantment	5.9%	2.9
13	Anarchy Sorcery	Sorcery	5.0%	1.7
14	Karmic Justice Enchantment	Enchantment	4.7%	1.1
15	Earthquake Sorcery	Sorcery	4.7%	2.0
16	Ghitu Slinger Creature — Human Nomad	Creature — Human Nomad	4.5%	1.0
17	Smother Instant	Instant	4.1%	1.7
18	Cursed Scroll Artifact	Artifact	3.9%	1.1
19	Teferi's Response Instant	Instant	3.6%	1.9
20	Diabolic Edict Instant	Instant	3.5%	1.5
21	Reprisal Instant	Instant	3.5%	1.2
22	Masticore Artifact Creature — Masticore	Artifact Creature — Masticore	2.8%	1.0
23	Drain Life Sorcery	Sorcery	2.8%	1.4
24	Spinning Darkness Instant	Instant	2.2%	1.4
25	Vendetta Instant	Instant	2.0%	1.3

% of decks

decks of the format that play it in this part

Avg. copies

among the decks that play it