Premodern staples: White or Blue or Red, Removal or Counterspells or Recursion

53 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 (36)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	Swords to Plowshares Instant	Instant	38.2%	3.7
2	Counterspell Instant	Instant	26.1%	3.9
3	Seal of Cleansing Enchantment	Enchantment	20.6%	2.6
4	Foil Instant	Instant	19.1%	3.6
5	Mogg Fanatic Creature — Goblin	Creature — Goblin	18.0%	3.9
6	Daze Instant	Instant	16.6%	2.2
7	Chain of Vapor Instant	Instant	16.2%	1.5
8	Parallax Wave Enchantment	Enchantment	15.6%	3.0
9	Replenish Sorcery	Sorcery	15.6%	2.6
10	Stifle Instant	Instant	14.1%	3.9
11	Thwart Instant	Instant	14.0%	1.3
12	Lightning Bolt Instant	Instant	13.7%	4.0
13	Vision Charm Instant	Instant	13.7%	4.0
14	Grim Lavamancer Creature — Human Wizard	Creature — Human Wizard	11.5%	3.9
15	Incinerate Instant	Instant	11.4%	3.9
16	Seal of Fire Enchantment	Enchantment	10.2%	3.6
17	Fireblast Instant	Instant	9.6%	3.9
18	Squee, Goblin Nabob Legendary Creature — Goblin	Legendary Creature — Goblin	9.4%	1.1
19	Disenchant Instant	Instant	9.4%	1.7
20	Armageddon Sorcery	Sorcery	9.3%	2.9
21	Mana Leak Instant	Instant	8.0%	2.6
22	Gempalm Incinerator Creature — Goblin	Creature — Goblin	6.8%	3.4
23	Siege-Gang Commander Creature — Goblin	Creature — Goblin	6.7%	3.0
24	Goblin Tinkerer Creature — Goblin Artificer	Creature — Goblin Artificer	6.5%	1.3
25	Goblin Sharpshooter Creature — Goblin	Creature — Goblin	6.3%	1.0
26	Wrath of God Sorcery	Sorcery	6.1%	2.2
27	Aura of Silence Enchantment	Enchantment	5.8%	1.8
28	Earthquake Sorcery	Sorcery	4.8%	2.0
29	Decree of Silence Enchantment	Enchantment	4.7%	2.8
30	Volrath's Shapeshifter Creature — Phyrexian Shapeshifter	Creature — Phyrexian Shapeshifter	4.3%	2.0
31	Karmic Guide Creature — Angel Spirit	Creature — Angel Spirit	4.1%	1.0
32	Annul Instant	Instant	3.8%	1.5
33	Prohibit Instant	Instant	3.7%	1.3
34	Lava Dart Instant	Instant	2.4%	2.6
35	Eternal Dragon Creature — Dragon Spirit	Creature — Dragon Spirit	2.1%	2.5
36	Goblin Vandal Creature — Goblin Rogue	Creature — Goblin Rogue	2.0%	3.3

% of decks

decks of the format that play it in this part

Avg. copies

among the decks that play it

Sideboard (26)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	Hydroblast Instant	Instant	25.4%	2.3
2	Annul Instant	Instant	24.4%	2.6
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	Ray of Revelation Instant	Instant	17.1%	1.3
8	Overload Instant	Instant	15.0%	2.9
9	Pyroclasm Sorcery	Sorcery	14.7%	2.7
10	Essence Flare Enchantment — Aura	Enchantment — Aura	12.8%	2.9
11	Chain of Vapor Instant	Instant	11.3%	1.2
12	Sacred Ground Enchantment	Enchantment	10.0%	1.5
13	Mogg Salvage Instant	Instant	9.9%	2.5
14	Swords to Plowshares Instant	Instant	9.7%	1.3
15	Seal of Cleansing Enchantment	Enchantment	8.4%	1.4
16	Pyrokinesis Instant	Instant	6.8%	2.8
17	Anarchy Sorcery	Sorcery	5.8%	1.8
18	Earthquake Sorcery	Sorcery	4.9%	2.1
19	Monk Realist Creature — Human Monk Cleric	Creature — Human Monk Cleric	4.4%	1.0
20	Disenchant Instant	Instant	4.3%	1.4
21	Karmic Justice Enchantment	Enchantment	4.3%	1.1
22	Replenish Sorcery	Sorcery	4.2%	1.0
23	Ghitu Slinger Creature — Human Nomad	Creature — Human Nomad	4.1%	1.0
24	Teferi's Response Instant	Instant	3.8%	1.8
25	Reprisal Instant	Instant	3.4%	1.2
26	Armageddon Sorcery	Sorcery	3.3%	1.6

% of decks

decks of the format that play it in this part

Avg. copies

among the decks that play it