Standard staples: Creatures or Instants or Artifacts, Counterspells or Burn or Recursion or Artifact removal

67 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 (47)

#	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	Icetill Explorer Creature — Insect Scout	Creature — Insect Scout	12.8%	3.9
5	Tablet of Discovery Artifact	Artifact	10.3%	3.9
6	Prismari Charm Instant	Instant	10.1%	3.4
7	Get Out Instant	Instant	9.3%	2.0
8	Jeskai Revelation Instant	Instant	9.3%	3.9
9	Firebending Lesson Instant — Lesson	Instant — Lesson	9.1%	3.2
10	Three Steps Ahead Instant	Instant	9.0%	1.7
11	Traumatic Critique Instant	Instant	8.4%	2.8
12	Superior Spider-Man Legendary Creature — Spider Human Hero	Legendary Creature — Spider Human Hero	7.7%	3.9
13	We Say Thee Nay! Instant — Arcane	Instant — Arcane	7.6%	2.1
14	Deceit Creature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	7.5%	3.9
15	Vibrant Outburst Instant	Instant	6.7%	1.7
16	Flashback Instant	Instant	6.6%	1.6
17	Tishana's Tidebinder Creature — Merfolk Wizard	Creature — Merfolk Wizard	6.4%	1.7
18	No More Lies Instant	Instant	6.0%	2.8
19	Jennifer Walters // The Sensational She-Hulk Legendary Creature — Human Advisor Hero // Legendary Creature — Gamma Hero	Legendary Creature — Human Advisor Hero // Legendary Creature — Gamma Hero	5.6%	1.9
20	Smaug the Magnificent Legendary Creature — Dragon	Legendary Creature — Dragon	5.6%	2.7
21	Moseo, Vein's New Dean Legendary Creature — Bird Skeleton Warlock	Legendary Creature — Bird Skeleton Warlock	5.6%	3.0
22	Biotech Specialist Creature — Insect Scientist	Creature — Insect Scientist	5.5%	4.0
23	Sear Instant	Instant	5.5%	1.7
24	Pinnacle Starcage Artifact	Artifact	5.1%	2.6
25	Inevitable Defeat Instant	Instant	5.1%	3.5
26	Leatherhead, Swamp Stalker Legendary Creature — Crocodile Mutant Rogue	Legendary Creature — Crocodile Mutant Rogue	5.1%	3.5
27	Combustion Technique Instant — Lesson	Instant — Lesson	5.0%	4.0
28	It'll Quench Ya! Instant — Lesson	Instant — Lesson	4.9%	2.4
29	Thor, God of Thunder Legendary Creature — God Warrior Hero	Legendary Creature — God Warrior Hero	4.4%	1.7
30	Theorix Charm Instant	Instant	4.3%	1.9
31	Overlord of the Balemurk Enchantment Creature — Avatar Horror	Enchantment Creature — Avatar Horror	4.2%	2.8
32	Nova Hellkite Creature — Dragon	Creature — Dragon	4.2%	3.9
33	Hired Claw Creature — Lizard Mercenary	Creature — Lizard Mercenary	3.2%	4.0
34	Tersa Lightshatter Legendary Creature — Orc Wizard	Legendary Creature — Orc Wizard	3.1%	1.8
35	Rottenmouth Viper Creature — Elemental Snake	Creature — Elemental Snake	3.0%	3.1
36	Emptiness Creature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	3.0%	1.7
37	Lightning Helix Instant	Instant	2.9%	2.3
38	Perilous Snare Artifact	Artifact	2.8%	3.7
39	Twinmaw Stormbrood // Charring Bite Creature — Dragon // Sorcery — Omen	Creature — Dragon // Sorcery — Omen	2.7%	1.9
40	Spring-Loaded Sawblades // Bladewheel Chariot Artifact // Artifact — Vehicle	Artifact // Artifact — Vehicle	2.7%	1.9
41	Uldaros Theorix Legendary Creature — Elder Sphinx	Legendary Creature — Elder Sphinx	2.6%	2.3
42	Torch the Tower Instant	Instant	2.4%	2.6
43	Thorin, Mountain-king Legendary Creature — Dwarf Noble	Legendary Creature — Dwarf Noble	2.4%	3.8
44	Zoraline, Cosmos Caller Legendary Creature — Bat Cleric	Legendary Creature — Bat Cleric	2.3%	1.1
45	Carnivorous Cultivator // Enroot Creature — Elf Warlock // Sorcery	Creature — Elf Warlock // Sorcery	2.1%	3.7
46	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
47	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 (27)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	Flashfreeze Instant	Instant	36.2%	1.7
2	Disdainful Stroke Instant	Instant	28.4%	1.3
3	Ghost Vacuum Artifact	Artifact	23.4%	1.4
4	Spell Pierce Instant	Instant	18.5%	1.7
5	Negate Instant	Instant	16.7%	1.3
6	Annul Instant	Instant	15.3%	1.5
7	Spell Snare Instant	Instant	13.3%	1.4
8	Broadside Barrage Instant	Instant	9.0%	1.3
9	Leatherhead, Swamp Stalker Legendary Creature — Crocodile Mutant Rogue	Legendary Creature — Crocodile Mutant Rogue	7.9%	1.3
10	Sunspine Lynx Creature — Elemental Cat	Creature — Elemental Cat	7.3%	2.1
11	Sear Instant	Instant	6.8%	1.5
12	Fire Magic Instant	Instant	5.6%	1.6
13	Get Out Instant	Instant	5.3%	1.3
14	Pinnacle Starcage Artifact	Artifact	4.6%	1.4
15	Pyrrhic Strike Instant	Instant	4.5%	1.6
16	Origin of Metalbending Instant — Lesson	Instant — Lesson	4.1%	1.7
17	Curious Farm Animals Creature — Boar Elk Bird Ox	Creature — Boar Elk Bird Ox	3.7%	1.8
18	Abrade Instant	Instant	3.6%	1.5
19	Spider-Sense Instant	Instant	3.3%	1.8
20	Tishana's Tidebinder Creature — Merfolk Wizard	Creature — Merfolk Wizard	3.2%	1.3
21	Into the Flood Maw Instant	Instant	3.0%	1.7
22	Heritage Reclamation Instant	Instant	2.3%	1.6
23	Magebane Lizard Creature — Lizard	Creature — Lizard	2.2%	2.9
24	Shattered Acolyte Creature — Dwarf Warlock	Creature — Dwarf Warlock	2.2%	2.1
25	Guerrilla Gorilla Creature — Ape Soldier Hero	Creature — Ape Soldier Hero	2.1%	1.3
26	Sandman, Shifting Scoundrel Legendary Creature — Sand Elemental Villain	Legendary Creature — Sand Elemental Villain	2.1%	1.2
27	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