Premodern staples: Removal or Counterspells or Recursion or Artifact removal

89 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 (63)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	Swords to Plowshares Instant	Instant	38.1%	3.7
2	Wasteland Land	Land	29.4%	3.3
3	Counterspell Instant	Instant	26.0%	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	15.5%	2.6
12	Naturalize Instant	Instant	15.1%	2.0
13	Stifle Instant	Instant	14.0%	3.9
14	Thwart Instant	Instant	13.9%	1.3
15	Lightning Bolt Instant	Instant	13.8%	4.0
16	Vision Charm Instant	Instant	13.7%	4.0
17	Smother Instant	Instant	12.7%	2.3
18	Cursed Scroll Artifact	Artifact	12.4%	2.2
19	Grim Lavamancer Creature — Human Wizard	Creature — Human Wizard	11.6%	3.9
20	Incinerate Instant	Instant	11.4%	3.9
21	Seal of Fire Enchantment	Enchantment	10.2%	3.6
22	Fireblast Instant	Instant	9.6%	3.9
23	Squee, Goblin Nabob Legendary Creature — Goblin	Legendary Creature — Goblin	9.4%	1.1
24	Disenchant Instant	Instant	9.3%	1.7
25	Armageddon Sorcery	Sorcery	9.2%	2.9
26	Diabolic Edict Instant	Instant	8.1%	1.9
27	Mana Leak Instant	Instant	8.1%	2.6
28	Dust Bowl Land	Land	7.8%	1.7
29	Gempalm Incinerator Creature — Goblin	Creature — Goblin	6.8%	3.4
30	Siege-Gang Commander Creature — Goblin	Creature — Goblin	6.8%	3.0
31	Goblin Tinkerer Creature — Goblin Artificer	Creature — Goblin Artificer	6.6%	1.3
32	Goblin Sharpshooter Creature — Goblin	Creature — Goblin	6.4%	1.0
33	Barbarian Ring Land	Land	6.1%	2.3
34	Wrath of God Sorcery	Sorcery	6.1%	2.2
35	Aura of Silence Enchantment	Enchantment	5.8%	1.8
36	Triskelion Artifact Creature — Construct	Artifact Creature — Construct	4.8%	1.1
37	Krosan Reclamation Instant	Instant	4.8%	1.0
38	Earthquake Sorcery	Sorcery	4.7%	2.0
39	Unearth Sorcery	Sorcery	4.6%	3.3
40	Decree of Silence Enchantment	Enchantment	4.6%	2.8
41	Nantuko Vigilante Creature — Insect Druid Mutant	Creature — Insect Druid Mutant	4.4%	1.4
42	Masticore Artifact Creature — Masticore	Artifact Creature — Masticore	4.4%	1.1
43	Volrath's Shapeshifter Creature — Phyrexian Shapeshifter	Creature — Phyrexian Shapeshifter	4.3%	2.0
44	Fire // Ice Instant // Instant	Instant // Instant	4.2%	2.5
45	Animate Dead Enchantment — Aura	Enchantment — Aura	4.1%	1.0
46	Snuff Out Instant	Instant	4.1%	1.2
47	Karmic Guide Creature — Angel Spirit	Creature — Angel Spirit	4.1%	1.0
48	Battlefield Scrounger Creature — Centaur	Creature — Centaur	3.9%	1.0
49	Winter's Grasp Sorcery	Sorcery	3.9%	3.6
50	Thermokarst Sorcery	Sorcery	3.8%	3.5
51	Sickening Dreams Sorcery	Sorcery	3.8%	1.9
52	Annul Instant	Instant	3.8%	1.5
53	Prohibit Instant	Instant	3.7%	1.3
54	Pernicious Deed Enchantment	Enchantment	3.2%	3.7
55	Vindicate Sorcery	Sorcery	2.9%	3.3
56	Shallow Grave Instant	Instant	2.8%	2.2
57	Genesis Creature — Incarnation	Creature — Incarnation	2.6%	1.2
58	Lava Dart Instant	Instant	2.4%	2.6
59	Reanimate Sorcery	Sorcery	2.2%	3.1
60	Plaguebearer Creature — Zombie	Creature — Zombie	2.2%	1.1
61	Eternal Dragon Creature — Dragon Spirit	Creature — Dragon Spirit	2.1%	2.5
62	Goblin Vandal Creature — Goblin Rogue	Creature — Goblin Rogue	2.0%	3.4
63	Rancor Enchantment — Aura	Enchantment — Aura	2.0%	1.7

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Sideboard (41)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	Naturalize Instant	Instant	25.7%	2.0
2	Hydroblast Instant	Instant	25.3%	2.3
3	Annul Instant	Instant	24.3%	2.6
4	Blue Elemental Blast Instant	Instant	21.7%	2.3
5	Red Elemental Blast Instant	Instant	20.1%	2.3
6	Aura of Silence Enchantment	Enchantment	20.0%	1.7
7	Pyroblast Instant	Instant	18.6%	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	13.9%	2.0
13	Gaea's Blessing Sorcery	Sorcery	12.9%	1.6
14	Essence Flare Enchantment — Aura	Enchantment — Aura	12.8%	2.9
15	Chain of Vapor Instant	Instant	11.2%	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	4.8%	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	Ghitu Slinger Creature — Human Nomad	Creature — Human Nomad	4.1%	1.0
31	Smother Instant	Instant	4.1%	1.6
32	Cursed Scroll Artifact	Artifact	3.8%	1.1
33	Teferi's Response Instant	Instant	3.8%	1.8
34	Diabolic Edict Instant	Instant	3.7%	1.5
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

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