Standard staples: Blue or Red, Creatures or Instants

57 cards played in at least 2% of the 5680 Standard decks of the last 120 days, in the main deck or in the sideboard. The most played in the main deck: Burst Lightning (22% of decks).

Main deck (43)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	Burst Lightning Instant	Instant	21.7%	3.5
2	Spell Snare Instant	Instant	17.9%	1.5
3	Spell Pierce Instant	Instant	16.1%	1.5
4	Opt Instant	Instant	15.8%	3.9
5	Eddymurk Crab Creature — Elemental Crab	Creature — Elemental Crab	13.6%	3.6
6	Get Out Instant	Instant	9.3%	2.0
7	Firebending Lesson Instant — Lesson	Instant — Lesson	9.1%	3.2
8	Hearth Elemental // Stoke Genius Creature — Elemental // Sorcery — Adventure	Creature — Elemental // Sorcery — Adventure	9.0%	3.7
9	Three Steps Ahead Instant	Instant	9.0%	1.7
10	Consult the Star Charts Instant	Instant	8.4%	3.1
11	Slickshot Show-Off Creature — Bird Wizard	Creature — Bird Wizard	8.2%	4.0
12	Sunderflock Creature — Elemental	Creature — Elemental	8.1%	3.8
13	Enduring Curiosity Enchantment Creature — Cat Glimmer	Enchantment Creature — Cat Glimmer	8.1%	3.6
14	Floodpits Drowner Creature — Merfolk	Creature — Merfolk	8.0%	3.9
15	The Wondrous Wasp Legendary Creature — Human Hero	Legendary Creature — Human Hero	8.0%	1.9
16	We Say Thee Nay! Instant — Arcane	Instant — Arcane	7.6%	2.1
17	Spyglass Siren Creature — Siren Pirate	Creature — Siren Pirate	7.5%	3.6
18	Flashback Instant	Instant	6.6%	1.6
19	Wan Shi Tong, Librarian Legendary Creature — Bird Spirit	Legendary Creature — Bird Spirit	6.6%	1.4
20	Tishana's Tidebinder Creature — Merfolk Wizard	Creature — Merfolk Wizard	6.4%	1.7
21	Emeritus of Ideation // Ancestral Recall Creature — Human Wizard // Instant	Creature — Human Wizard // Instant	6.1%	2.1
22	Smaug the Magnificent Legendary Creature — Dragon	Legendary Creature — Dragon	5.6%	2.7
23	Sear Instant	Instant	5.5%	1.7
24	Combustion Technique Instant — Lesson	Instant — Lesson	5.0%	4.0
25	Accumulate Wisdom Instant — Lesson	Instant — Lesson	5.0%	4.0
26	It'll Quench Ya! Instant — Lesson	Instant — Lesson	4.9%	2.4
27	Gran-Gran Legendary Creature — Human Peasant Ally	Legendary Creature — Human Peasant Ally	4.5%	3.9
28	Thor, God of Thunder Legendary Creature — God Warrior Hero	Legendary Creature — God Warrior Hero	4.4%	1.7
29	Nova Hellkite Creature — Dragon	Creature — Dragon	4.2%	3.9
30	Secret Identity Instant	Instant	4.2%	2.1
31	Seasoned Cryomancer Creature — Human Wizard	Creature — Human Wizard	3.9%	3.2
32	Bounce Off Instant	Instant	3.5%	1.4
33	Hired Claw Creature — Lizard Mercenary	Creature — Lizard Mercenary	3.2%	4.0
34	Quantum Riddler Creature — Sphinx	Creature — Sphinx	3.1%	3.4
35	Tersa Lightshatter Legendary Creature — Orc Wizard	Legendary Creature — Orc Wizard	3.1%	1.8
36	Magmatic Hellkite Creature — Dragon	Creature — Dragon	2.9%	3.9
37	Sarkhan, Dragon Ascendant Legendary Creature — Human Druid	Legendary Creature — Human Druid	2.9%	4.0
38	Torch the Tower Instant	Instant	2.4%	2.6
39	Elusive Otter // Grove's Bounty Creature — Otter // Sorcery — Adventure	Creature — Otter // Sorcery — Adventure	2.4%	3.9
40	Dwarven Mauler Creature — Dwarf Warrior	Creature — Dwarf Warrior	2.4%	4.0
41	Thorin, Mountain-king Legendary Creature — Dwarf Noble	Legendary Creature — Dwarf Noble	2.4%	3.8
42	Magda, the Hoardmaster Legendary Creature — Dwarf Berserker	Legendary Creature — Dwarf Berserker	2.1%	2.2
43	Marauding Mako Creature — Shark Pirate	Creature — Shark Pirate	2.0%	4.0

% of decks

decks of the format that play it in this part

Avg. copies

among the decks that play it

Sideboard (23)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	Flashfreeze Instant	Instant	36.2%	1.7
2	Disdainful Stroke Instant	Instant	28.4%	1.3
3	Spell Pierce Instant	Instant	18.5%	1.7
4	Negate Instant	Instant	16.7%	1.3
5	Annul Instant	Instant	15.3%	1.5
6	Spell Snare Instant	Instant	13.3%	1.4
7	Emeritus of Ideation // Ancestral Recall Creature — Human Wizard // Instant	Creature — Human Wizard // Instant	11.3%	1.4
8	Wan Shi Tong, Librarian Legendary Creature — Bird Spirit	Legendary Creature — Bird Spirit	9.7%	1.3
9	Sunspine Lynx Creature — Elemental Cat	Creature — Elemental Cat	7.3%	2.1
10	Sear Instant	Instant	6.8%	1.5
11	Fire Magic Instant	Instant	5.6%	1.6
12	Get Out Instant	Instant	5.3%	1.3
13	Return the Favor Instant	Instant	4.7%	1.3
14	Quantum Riddler Creature — Sphinx	Creature — Sphinx	4.3%	1.8
15	Hydro-Man, Fluid Felon Legendary Creature — Elemental Villain	Legendary Creature — Elemental Villain	4.0%	1.6
16	Abrade Instant	Instant	3.6%	1.5
17	Spider-Sense Instant	Instant	3.3%	1.8
18	Tishana's Tidebinder Creature — Merfolk Wizard	Creature — Merfolk Wizard	3.2%	1.3
19	Into the Flood Maw Instant	Instant	3.0%	1.7
20	The Legend of Roku // Avatar Roku Enchantment — Saga // Legendary Creature — Avatar	Enchantment — Saga // Legendary Creature — Avatar	2.5%	1.4
21	Magebane Lizard Creature — Lizard	Creature — Lizard	2.2%	2.9
22	Sunderflock Creature — Elemental	Creature — Elemental	2.1%	2.5
23	Vengeful Tracker Creature — Human Detective	Creature — Human Detective	2.1%	1.9

% of decks

decks of the format that play it in this part

Avg. copies

among the decks that play it