Standard staples: Counterspells or Board wipes or Discard or Recursion

52 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: Spell Snare (18% of decks).

Main deck (38)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	Spell Snare Instant	Instant	17.9%	1.5
2	Spell Pierce Instant	Instant	16.1%	1.5
3	Icetill Explorer Creature — Insect Scout	Creature — Insect Scout	12.8%	3.9
4	Tablet of Discovery Artifact	Artifact	10.3%	3.9
5	Deadly Cover-Up Sorcery	Sorcery	9.5%	1.8
6	Get Out Instant	Instant	9.3%	2.0
7	Jeskai Revelation Instant	Instant	9.3%	3.9
8	Three Steps Ahead Instant	Instant	9.0%	1.7
9	Duress Sorcery	Sorcery	9.0%	2.8
10	Sunderflock Creature — Elemental	Creature — Elemental	8.1%	3.8
11	Superior Spider-Man Legendary Creature — Spider Human Hero	Legendary Creature — Spider Human Hero	7.7%	3.9
12	We Say Thee Nay! Instant — Arcane	Instant — Arcane	7.6%	2.1
13	Deceit Creature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	7.5%	3.9
14	Day of Judgment Sorcery	Sorcery	7.2%	1.9
15	Flashback Instant	Instant	6.6%	1.6
16	Tishana's Tidebinder Creature — Merfolk Wizard	Creature — Merfolk Wizard	6.4%	1.7
17	Stormchaser's Talent Enchantment — Class	Enchantment — Class	6.3%	4.0
18	No More Lies Instant	Instant	6.0%	2.8
19	Amalia Benavides Aguirre Legendary Creature — Vampire Scout	Legendary Creature — Vampire Scout	5.7%	3.9
20	Case of the Uneaten Feast Enchantment — Case	Enchantment — Case	5.6%	4.0
21	Moseo, Vein's New Dean Legendary Creature — Bird Skeleton Warlock	Legendary Creature — Bird Skeleton Warlock	5.6%	3.0
22	Pinnacle Starcage Artifact	Artifact	5.1%	2.6
23	It'll Quench Ya! Instant — Lesson	Instant — Lesson	4.9%	2.4
24	Lively Dirge Sorcery	Sorcery	4.9%	3.6
25	Thor, God of Thunder Legendary Creature — God Warrior Hero	Legendary Creature — God Warrior Hero	4.4%	1.7
26	Theorix Charm Instant	Instant	4.3%	1.9
27	Overlord of the Balemurk Enchantment Creature — Avatar Horror	Enchantment Creature — Avatar Horror	4.2%	2.8
28	Iroh's Demonstration Sorcery — Lesson	Sorcery — Lesson	4.2%	1.9
29	Day of Black Sun Sorcery	Sorcery	3.9%	2.1
30	Tersa Lightshatter Legendary Creature — Orc Wizard	Legendary Creature — Orc Wizard	3.1%	1.8
31	Rottenmouth Viper Creature — Elemental Snake	Creature — Elemental Snake	3.0%	3.1
32	Emptiness Creature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	3.0%	1.7
33	Uldaros Theorix Legendary Creature — Elder Sphinx	Legendary Creature — Elder Sphinx	2.6%	2.3
34	Zoraline, Cosmos Caller Legendary Creature — Bat Cleric	Legendary Creature — Bat Cleric	2.3%	1.1
35	Carnivorous Cultivator // Enroot Creature — Elf Warlock // Sorcery	Creature — Elf Warlock // Sorcery	2.1%	3.7
36	M.O.D.O.K. Legendary Artifact Creature — Villain	Legendary Artifact Creature — Villain	2.1%	1.0
37	Aang, Swift Savior // Aang and La, Ocean's Fury Legendary Creature — Human Avatar Ally // Legendary Creature — Avatar Spirit Ally	Legendary Creature — Human Avatar Ally // Legendary Creature — Avatar Spirit Ally	2.1%	3.3
38	Bloodghast Creature — Vampire Spirit	Creature — Vampire Spirit	2.0%	3.9

% of decks

decks of the format that play it in this part

Avg. copies

among the decks that play it

Sideboard (25)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	Flashfreeze Instant	Instant	36.2%	1.7
2	Disdainful Stroke Instant	Instant	28.4%	1.3
3	Duress Sorcery	Sorcery	28.1%	2.7
4	Ghost Vacuum Artifact	Artifact	23.4%	1.4
5	Spell Pierce Instant	Instant	18.5%	1.7
6	Negate Instant	Instant	16.7%	1.3
7	Annul Instant	Instant	15.3%	1.5
8	Spell Snare Instant	Instant	13.3%	1.4
9	Day of Black Sun Sorcery	Sorcery	12.4%	1.8
10	Day of Judgment Sorcery	Sorcery	9.1%	1.7
11	Pyroclasm Sorcery	Sorcery	6.8%	1.5
12	Slagstorm Sorcery	Sorcery	6.5%	1.7
13	Avengers Disassembled Sorcery	Sorcery	5.8%	1.7
14	Fire Magic Instant	Instant	5.6%	1.6
15	Get Out Instant	Instant	5.3%	1.3
16	M.O.D.O.K. Legendary Artifact Creature — Villain	Legendary Artifact Creature — Villain	5.0%	1.0
17	Deadly Cover-Up Sorcery	Sorcery	4.8%	1.1
18	Pinnacle Starcage Artifact	Artifact	4.6%	1.4
19	Spider-Sense Instant	Instant	3.3%	1.8
20	Ill-Timed Explosion Sorcery	Sorcery	3.2%	1.5
21	Tishana's Tidebinder Creature — Merfolk Wizard	Creature — Merfolk Wizard	3.2%	1.3
22	Vicious Rivalry Sorcery	Sorcery	2.9%	1.7
23	Avatar's Wrath Sorcery	Sorcery	2.3%	1.7
24	Sandman, Shifting Scoundrel Legendary Creature — Sand Elemental Villain	Legendary Creature — Sand Elemental Villain	2.1%	1.2
25	Sunderflock Creature — Elemental	Creature — Elemental	2.1%	2.5

% of decks

decks of the format that play it in this part

Avg. copies

among the decks that play it