Red staples in Premodern

12 cards played in at least 2% of the 41 Premodern decks of the last 120 days on MTGO, in the main deck or in the sideboard. The most played in the main deck: Squee, Goblin Nabob (12% of decks).

Official MTGO results, updated 28 Oct 2026. How we count

Main deck (8)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	Squee, Goblin NabobLegendary Creature — Goblin	Legendary Creature — Goblin	12.2%	1.0
2	Lightning BoltInstant	Instant	12.2%	4.0
3	Mogg FanaticCreature — Goblin	Creature — Goblin	9.8%	4.0
4	Seal of FireEnchantment	Enchantment	7.3%	4.0
5	Grim LavamancerCreature — Human Wizard	Creature — Human Wizard	7.3%	4.0
6	Jackal PupCreature — Jackal	Creature — Jackal	7.3%	4.0
7	FireblastInstant	Instant	7.3%	4.0
8	IncinerateInstant	Instant	7.3%	4.0

% of decks

decks of the format that play it in this part

Avg. copies

among the decks that play it

Sideboard (4)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	PyroblastInstant	Instant	19.5%	2.6
2	Flaring PainInstant	Instant	12.2%	1.8
3	Red Elemental BlastInstant	Instant	9.8%	2.5
4	PyroclasmSorcery	Sorcery	9.8%	2.5

% of decks

decks of the format that play it in this part

Avg. copies

among the decks that play it

Basic lands are left out. Themes come from the functional tags of Scryfall Tagger. How it is calculated