Premodern staples: Removal or Creature removal or Ramp or Recursion

98 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 (71)

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

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Sideboard (41)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	Naturalize Instant	Instant	25.5%	2.0
2	Hydroblast Instant	Instant	25.4%	2.3
3	Blue Elemental Blast Instant	Instant	21.7%	2.3
4	Aura of Silence Enchantment	Enchantment	20.1%	1.7
5	Red Elemental Blast Instant	Instant	20.0%	2.3
6	Pyroblast Instant	Instant	18.4%	2.4
7	Engineered Plague Enchantment	Enchantment	17.3%	3.0
8	Ray of Revelation Instant	Instant	17.1%	1.3
9	Overload Instant	Instant	15.0%	2.9
10	Pyroclasm Sorcery	Sorcery	14.7%	2.7
11	Tranquil Domain Instant	Instant	13.8%	2.0
12	Gaea's Blessing Sorcery	Sorcery	13.0%	1.6
13	Essence Flare Enchantment — Aura	Enchantment — Aura	12.8%	2.9
14	Chain of Vapor Instant	Instant	11.3%	1.2
15	Sacred Ground Enchantment	Enchantment	10.0%	1.5
16	Mogg Salvage Instant	Instant	9.9%	2.5
17	Swords to Plowshares Instant	Instant	9.7%	1.3
18	Seal of Cleansing Enchantment	Enchantment	8.4%	1.4
19	Powder Keg Artifact	Artifact	8.0%	1.5
20	Pyrokinesis Instant	Instant	6.8%	2.8
21	Dystopia Enchantment	Enchantment	6.5%	2.8
22	Anarchy Sorcery	Sorcery	5.8%	1.8
23	Uktabi Orangutan Creature — Ape	Creature — Ape	5.6%	1.0
24	Earthquake Sorcery	Sorcery	4.9%	2.1
25	Monk Realist Creature — Human Monk Cleric	Creature — Human Monk Cleric	4.4%	1.0
26	Disenchant Instant	Instant	4.3%	1.4
27	Karmic Justice Enchantment	Enchantment	4.3%	1.1
28	Replenish Sorcery	Sorcery	4.2%	1.0
29	Smother Instant	Instant	4.1%	1.6
30	Ghitu Slinger Creature — Human Nomad	Creature — Human Nomad	4.1%	1.0
31	Cursed Scroll Artifact	Artifact	3.8%	1.1
32	Diabolic Edict Instant	Instant	3.8%	1.5
33	Teferi's Response Instant	Instant	3.8%	1.8
34	Reprisal Instant	Instant	3.4%	1.2
35	Armageddon Sorcery	Sorcery	3.3%	1.6
36	Crumble Instant	Instant	3.1%	1.6
37	Drain Life Sorcery	Sorcery	3.0%	1.3
38	Masticore Artifact Creature — Masticore	Artifact Creature — Masticore	2.8%	1.0
39	Spinning Darkness Instant	Instant	2.7%	1.4
40	Vendetta Instant	Instant	2.1%	1.3
41	Eladamri's Vineyard Enchantment	Enchantment	2.0%	1.3

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