Standard staples: Creatures or Instants, Burn or Discard or Ramp or Recursion

50 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 (40)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	Burst Lightning Instant	Instant	21.7%	3.5
2	Llanowar Elves Creature — Elf Druid	Creature — Elf Druid	19.6%	3.9
3	Erode Instant	Instant	18.2%	2.3
4	Icetill Explorer Creature — Insect Scout	Creature — Insect Scout	12.8%	3.9
5	Esper Origins // Summon: Esper Maduin Sorcery // Enchantment Creature — Saga Elemental	Sorcery // Enchantment Creature — Saga Elemental	11.5%	3.3
6	Prismari Charm Instant	Instant	10.1%	3.4
7	Jeskai Revelation Instant	Instant	9.3%	3.9
8	Firebending Lesson Instant — Lesson	Instant — Lesson	9.1%	3.2
9	Traumatic Critique Instant	Instant	8.4%	2.8
10	Superior Spider-Man Legendary Creature — Spider Human Hero	Legendary Creature — Spider Human Hero	7.7%	3.9
11	Deceit Creature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	7.5%	3.9
12	Badgermole Cub Creature — Badger Mole	Creature — Badger Mole	7.1%	4.0
13	Vibrant Outburst Instant	Instant	6.7%	1.7
14	Flashback Instant	Instant	6.6%	1.6
15	Gene Pollinator Artifact Creature — Robot Insect	Artifact Creature — Robot Insect	5.9%	3.9
16	Greedy Freebooter Creature — Human Pirate	Creature — Human Pirate	5.6%	4.0
17	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
18	Smaug the Magnificent Legendary Creature — Dragon	Legendary Creature — Dragon	5.6%	2.7
19	Moseo, Vein's New Dean Legendary Creature — Bird Skeleton Warlock	Legendary Creature — Bird Skeleton Warlock	5.6%	3.0
20	Biotech Specialist Creature — Insect Scientist	Creature — Insect Scientist	5.5%	4.0
21	Sear Instant	Instant	5.5%	1.7
22	Combustion Technique Instant — Lesson	Instant — Lesson	5.0%	4.0
23	Spider Manifestation Creature — Spider Avatar	Creature — Spider Avatar	4.6%	3.1
24	Thor, God of Thunder Legendary Creature — God Warrior Hero	Legendary Creature — God Warrior Hero	4.4%	1.7
25	Overlord of the Balemurk Enchantment Creature — Avatar Horror	Enchantment Creature — Avatar Horror	4.2%	2.8
26	Nova Hellkite Creature — Dragon	Creature — Dragon	4.2%	3.9
27	Hired Claw Creature — Lizard Mercenary	Creature — Lizard Mercenary	3.2%	4.0
28	Tersa Lightshatter Legendary Creature — Orc Wizard	Legendary Creature — Orc Wizard	3.1%	1.8
29	Rottenmouth Viper Creature — Elemental Snake	Creature — Elemental Snake	3.0%	3.1
30	Emptiness Creature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	3.0%	1.7
31	Sarkhan, Dragon Ascendant Legendary Creature — Human Druid	Legendary Creature — Human Druid	2.9%	4.0
32	Lightning Helix Instant	Instant	2.9%	2.3
33	Twinmaw Stormbrood // Charring Bite Creature — Dragon // Sorcery — Omen	Creature — Dragon // Sorcery — Omen	2.7%	1.9
34	Uldaros Theorix Legendary Creature — Elder Sphinx	Legendary Creature — Elder Sphinx	2.6%	2.3
35	Torch the Tower Instant	Instant	2.4%	2.6
36	Thorin, Mountain-king Legendary Creature — Dwarf Noble	Legendary Creature — Dwarf Noble	2.4%	3.8
37	Zoraline, Cosmos Caller Legendary Creature — Bat Cleric	Legendary Creature — Bat Cleric	2.3%	1.1
38	Carnivorous Cultivator // Enroot Creature — Elf Warlock // Sorcery	Creature — Elf Warlock // Sorcery	2.1%	3.7
39	Magda, the Hoardmaster Legendary Creature — Dwarf Berserker	Legendary Creature — Dwarf Berserker	2.1%	2.2
40	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 (12)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	Erode Instant	Instant	11.9%	1.8
2	Broadside Barrage Instant	Instant	9.0%	1.3
3	Sunspine Lynx Creature — Elemental Cat	Creature — Elemental Cat	7.3%	2.1
4	Sear Instant	Instant	6.8%	1.5
5	Fire Magic Instant	Instant	5.6%	1.6
6	Hydro-Man, Fluid Felon Legendary Creature — Elemental Villain	Legendary Creature — Elemental Villain	4.0%	1.6
7	Abrade Instant	Instant	3.6%	1.5
8	The Legend of Roku // Avatar Roku Enchantment — Saga // Legendary Creature — Avatar	Enchantment — Saga // Legendary Creature — Avatar	2.5%	1.4
9	Beza, the Bounding Spring Legendary Creature — Elemental Elk	Legendary Creature — Elemental Elk	2.4%	1.8
10	Magebane Lizard Creature — Lizard	Creature — Lizard	2.2%	2.9
11	Sandman, Shifting Scoundrel Legendary Creature — Sand Elemental Villain	Legendary Creature — Sand Elemental Villain	2.1%	1.2
12	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