Premodern staples: Removal or Counterspells or Ramp or Recursion

107 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 (80)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	Swords to Plowshares Instant	Instant	38.2%	3.7
2	Wasteland Land	Land	29.3%	3.3
3	Counterspell Instant	Instant	26.1%	3.9
4	Seal of Cleansing Enchantment	Enchantment	20.6%	2.6
5	Foil Instant	Instant	19.1%	3.6
6	Mogg Fanatic Creature — Goblin	Creature — Goblin	18.0%	3.9
7	Powder Keg Artifact	Artifact	17.9%	1.3
8	Daze Instant	Instant	16.6%	2.2
9	Chain of Vapor Instant	Instant	16.2%	1.5
10	Parallax Wave Enchantment	Enchantment	15.6%	3.0
11	Replenish Sorcery	Sorcery	15.6%	2.6
12	Naturalize Instant	Instant	15.0%	2.0
13	Stifle Instant	Instant	14.1%	3.9
14	Thwart Instant	Instant	14.0%	1.3
15	Lightning Bolt Instant	Instant	13.7%	4.0
16	Vision Charm Instant	Instant	13.7%	4.0
17	Smother Instant	Instant	12.7%	2.3
18	Mox Diamond Artifact	Artifact	12.7%	3.7
19	Cursed Scroll Artifact	Artifact	12.4%	2.2
20	Wild Growth Enchantment — Aura	Enchantment — Aura	11.9%	4.0
21	Grim Lavamancer Creature — Human Wizard	Creature — Human Wizard	11.5%	3.9
22	Serra's Sanctum Legendary Land	Legendary Land	11.4%	3.9
23	Incinerate Instant	Instant	11.4%	3.9
24	Seal of Fire Enchantment	Enchantment	10.2%	3.6
25	Fireblast Instant	Instant	9.6%	3.9
26	Squee, Goblin Nabob Legendary Creature — Goblin	Legendary Creature — Goblin	9.4%	1.1
27	Disenchant Instant	Instant	9.4%	1.7
28	Armageddon Sorcery	Sorcery	9.3%	2.9
29	Wall of Roots Creature — Plant Wall	Creature — Plant Wall	8.9%	2.9
30	Diabolic Edict Instant	Instant	8.1%	1.9
31	Birds of Paradise Creature — Bird	Creature — Bird	8.1%	3.9
32	Mana Leak Instant	Instant	8.0%	2.6
33	Dark Ritual Instant	Instant	7.9%	3.9
34	Dust Bowl Land	Land	7.8%	1.7
35	Exploration Enchantment	Enchantment	6.9%	2.4
36	Gempalm Incinerator Creature — Goblin	Creature — Goblin	6.8%	3.4
37	Siege-Gang Commander Creature — Goblin	Creature — Goblin	6.7%	3.0
38	Goblin Tinkerer Creature — Goblin Artificer	Creature — Goblin Artificer	6.5%	1.3
39	Ancient Tomb Land	Land	6.3%	3.8
40	Goblin Sharpshooter Creature — Goblin	Creature — Goblin	6.3%	1.0
41	Barbarian Ring Land	Land	6.1%	2.3
42	Wrath of God Sorcery	Sorcery	6.1%	2.2
43	Aura of Silence Enchantment	Enchantment	5.8%	1.8
44	Skirk Prospector Creature — Goblin	Creature — Goblin	5.6%	1.1
45	Werebear Creature — Human Bear Druid	Creature — Human Bear Druid	5.0%	2.2
46	Krosan Reclamation Instant	Instant	4.8%	1.0
47	Triskelion Artifact Creature — Construct	Artifact Creature — Construct	4.8%	1.1
48	Earthquake Sorcery	Sorcery	4.8%	2.0
49	Decree of Silence Enchantment	Enchantment	4.7%	2.8
50	Unearth Sorcery	Sorcery	4.6%	3.3
51	Elvish Spirit Guide Creature — Elf Spirit	Creature — Elf Spirit	4.4%	1.7
52	Nantuko Vigilante Creature — Insect Druid Mutant	Creature — Insect Druid Mutant	4.4%	1.4
53	Masticore Artifact Creature — Masticore	Artifact Creature — Masticore	4.4%	1.1
54	Volrath's Shapeshifter Creature — Phyrexian Shapeshifter	Creature — Phyrexian Shapeshifter	4.3%	2.0
55	Animate Dead Enchantment — Aura	Enchantment — Aura	4.1%	1.0
56	Snuff Out Instant	Instant	4.1%	1.2
57	Karmic Guide Creature — Angel Spirit	Creature — Angel Spirit	4.1%	1.0
58	Fire // Ice Instant // Instant	Instant // Instant	4.1%	2.5
59	Gaea's Cradle Legendary Land	Legendary Land	4.0%	3.0
60	Battlefield Scrounger Creature — Centaur	Creature — Centaur	3.9%	1.0
61	Winter's Grasp Sorcery	Sorcery	3.9%	3.6
62	Thermokarst Sorcery	Sorcery	3.8%	3.5
63	Sickening Dreams Sorcery	Sorcery	3.8%	1.9
64	Annul Instant	Instant	3.8%	1.5
65	Prohibit Instant	Instant	3.7%	1.3
66	City of Traitors Land	Land	3.5%	1.8
67	Pernicious Deed Enchantment	Enchantment	3.2%	3.7
68	Lotus Petal Artifact	Artifact	3.0%	3.9
69	Llanowar Elves Creature — Elf Druid	Creature — Elf Druid	3.0%	3.0
70	Vindicate Sorcery	Sorcery	2.9%	3.3
71	Shallow Grave Instant	Instant	2.8%	2.2
72	Fyndhorn Elves Creature — Elf Druid	Creature — Elf Druid	2.7%	2.9
73	Genesis Creature — Incarnation	Creature — Incarnation	2.6%	1.2
74	Lava Dart Instant	Instant	2.4%	2.6
75	Reanimate Sorcery	Sorcery	2.2%	3.1
76	Plaguebearer Creature — Zombie	Creature — Zombie	2.2%	1.1
77	Priest of Titania Creature — Elf Druid	Creature — Elf Druid	2.1%	2.6
78	Eternal Dragon Creature — Dragon Spirit	Creature — Dragon Spirit	2.1%	2.5
79	Goblin Vandal Creature — Goblin Rogue	Creature — Goblin Rogue	2.0%	3.3
80	Yavimaya Granger Creature — Elf	Creature — Elf	2.0%	1.0

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Sideboard (42)

#	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	Aura of Silence Enchantment	Enchantment	20.1%	1.7
6	Red Elemental Blast Instant	Instant	20.0%	2.3
7	Pyroblast Instant	Instant	18.4%	2.4
8	Engineered Plague Enchantment	Enchantment	17.3%	3.0
9	Ray of Revelation Instant	Instant	17.1%	1.3
10	Overload Instant	Instant	15.0%	2.9
11	Pyroclasm Sorcery	Sorcery	14.7%	2.7
12	Tranquil Domain Instant	Instant	13.8%	2.0
13	Gaea's Blessing Sorcery	Sorcery	13.0%	1.6
14	Essence Flare Enchantment — Aura	Enchantment — Aura	12.8%	2.9
15	Chain of Vapor Instant	Instant	11.3%	1.2
16	Sacred Ground Enchantment	Enchantment	10.0%	1.5
17	Mogg Salvage Instant	Instant	9.9%	2.5
18	Swords to Plowshares Instant	Instant	9.7%	1.3
19	Seal of Cleansing Enchantment	Enchantment	8.4%	1.4
20	Powder Keg Artifact	Artifact	8.0%	1.5
21	Pyrokinesis Instant	Instant	6.8%	2.8
22	Dystopia Enchantment	Enchantment	6.5%	2.8
23	Anarchy Sorcery	Sorcery	5.8%	1.8
24	Uktabi Orangutan Creature — Ape	Creature — Ape	5.6%	1.0
25	Earthquake Sorcery	Sorcery	4.9%	2.1
26	Monk Realist Creature — Human Monk Cleric	Creature — Human Monk Cleric	4.4%	1.0
27	Disenchant Instant	Instant	4.3%	1.4
28	Karmic Justice Enchantment	Enchantment	4.3%	1.1
29	Replenish Sorcery	Sorcery	4.2%	1.0
30	Smother Instant	Instant	4.1%	1.6
31	Ghitu Slinger Creature — Human Nomad	Creature — Human Nomad	4.1%	1.0
32	Cursed Scroll Artifact	Artifact	3.8%	1.1
33	Diabolic Edict Instant	Instant	3.8%	1.5
34	Teferi's Response Instant	Instant	3.8%	1.8
35	Reprisal Instant	Instant	3.4%	1.2
36	Armageddon Sorcery	Sorcery	3.3%	1.6
37	Crumble Instant	Instant	3.1%	1.6
38	Drain Life Sorcery	Sorcery	3.0%	1.3
39	Masticore Artifact Creature — Masticore	Artifact Creature — Masticore	2.8%	1.0
40	Spinning Darkness Instant	Instant	2.7%	1.4
41	Vendetta Instant	Instant	2.1%	1.3
42	Eladamri's Vineyard Enchantment	Enchantment	2.0%	1.3

% of decks

decks of the format that play it in this part

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among the decks that play it