Recursion staples in Premodern · TopDeck.gg

15 cards played in at least 2% of the 588 Premodern decks of the last 120 days, in the main deck or in the sideboard. The most played in the main deck: Squee, Goblin Nabob (8% of decks).

Official MTGO and magic.gg results and paper tournaments, data provided by TopDeck.gg, updated 29 Oct 2026. How we count

Main deck (14)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	Squee, Goblin NabobLegendary Creature — Goblin	Legendary Creature — Goblin	8.0%	1.2
2	ReplenishSorcery	Sorcery	7.5%	2.5
3	Krosan ReclamationInstant	Instant	4.1%	1.0
4	Gaea's BlessingSorcery	Sorcery	3.9%	2.3
5	GenesisCreature — Incarnation	Creature — Incarnation	3.4%	1.2
6	Volrath's StrongholdLegendary Land	Legendary Land	3.4%	1.0
7	Animate DeadEnchantment — Aura	Enchantment — Aura	3.4%	1.3
8	ReanimateSorcery	Sorcery	3.2%	3.6
9	Eternal DragonCreature — Dragon Spirit	Creature — Dragon Spirit	3.1%	2.4
10	UnearthSorcery	Sorcery	2.7%	3.8
11	Volrath's ShapeshifterCreature — Phyrexian Shapeshifter	Creature — Phyrexian Shapeshifter	2.6%	2.2
12	Karmic GuideCreature — Angel Spirit	Creature — Angel Spirit	2.4%	1.0
13	Battlefield ScroungerCreature — Centaur	Creature — Centaur	2.4%	1.0
14	RancorEnchantment — Aura	Enchantment — Aura	2.4%	2.4

% of decks

decks of the format that play it in this part

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among the decks that play it

Sideboard (5)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	Sacred GroundEnchantment	Enchantment	6.8%	1.3
2	Gaea's BlessingSorcery	Sorcery	5.8%	1.5
3	ReplenishSorcery	Sorcery	2.6%	1.0
4	GenesisCreature — Incarnation	Creature — Incarnation	2.2%	1.0
5	Krosan ReclamationInstant	Instant	2.0%	1.0

% 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