Counterspells staples in Standard

12 cards played in at least 2% of the 95 Standard decks of the last 120 days on MTGO, in the main deck or in the sideboard. The most played in the main deck: Spell Snare (17% of decks).

Official MTGO results, updated 28 Oct 2026. How we count

Main deck (8)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	Spell SnareInstant	Instant	16.8%	1.3
2	Theorix CharmInstant	Instant	14.7%	2.3
3	We Say Thee Nay!Instant — Arcane	Instant — Arcane	12.6%	2.3
4	Tishana's TidebinderCreature — Merfolk Wizard	Creature — Merfolk Wizard	12.6%	2.0
5	Three Steps AheadInstant	Instant	6.3%	3.0
6	CountersculptInstant	Instant	6.3%	4.0
7	No More LiesInstant	Instant	5.3%	3.2
8	Spell PierceInstant	Instant	3.2%	1.0

% of decks

decks of the format that play it in this part

Avg. copies

among the decks that play it

Sideboard (7)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	FlashfreezeInstant	Instant	34.7%	1.5
2	Disdainful StrokeInstant	Instant	22.1%	1.2
3	NegateInstant	Instant	21.1%	1.4
4	Spell PierceInstant	Instant	10.5%	2.1
5	Spell SnareInstant	Instant	9.5%	1.4
6	AnnulInstant	Instant	8.4%	1.8
7	Tishana's TidebinderCreature — Merfolk Wizard	Creature — Merfolk Wizard	4.2%	2.0

% 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