Standard staples: Creatures or Instants, Counterspells or Burn or Recursion

51 cards played in at least 2% of the 5684 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 (39)

#	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	Prismari Charm Instant	Instant	10.1%	3.4
6	Get Out Instant	Instant	9.3%	2.0
7	Jeskai Revelation Instant	Instant	9.3%	3.9
8	Firebending Lesson Instant — Lesson	Instant — Lesson	9.1%	3.2
9	Three Steps Ahead Instant	Instant	9.0%	1.7
10	Traumatic Critique Instant	Instant	8.4%	2.8
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	Vibrant Outburst Instant	Instant	6.7%	1.7
14	Flashback Instant	Instant	6.6%	1.6
15	Tishana's Tidebinder Creature — Merfolk Wizard	Creature — Merfolk Wizard	6.4%	1.7
16	No More Lies Instant	Instant	6.0%	2.8
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	It'll Quench Ya! Instant — Lesson	Instant — Lesson	5.0%	2.4
24	Thor, God of Thunder Legendary Creature — God Warrior Hero	Legendary Creature — God Warrior Hero	4.4%	1.7
25	Theorix Charm Instant	Instant	4.3%	1.9
26	Overlord of the Balemurk Enchantment Creature — Avatar Horror	Enchantment Creature — Avatar Horror	4.2%	2.8
27	Nova Hellkite Creature — Dragon	Creature — Dragon	4.2%	3.9
28	Hired Claw Creature — Lizard Mercenary	Creature — Lizard Mercenary	3.2%	4.0
29	Tersa Lightshatter Legendary Creature — Orc Wizard	Legendary Creature — Orc Wizard	3.1%	1.8
30	Emptiness Creature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	3.0%	1.7
31	Lightning Helix Instant	Instant	2.9%	2.3
32	Twinmaw Stormbrood // Charring Bite Creature — Dragon // Sorcery — Omen	Creature — Dragon // Sorcery — Omen	2.7%	1.9
33	Uldaros Theorix Legendary Creature — Elder Sphinx	Legendary Creature — Elder Sphinx	2.6%	2.3
34	Torch the Tower Instant	Instant	2.4%	2.6
35	Thorin, Mountain-king Legendary Creature — Dwarf Noble	Legendary Creature — Dwarf Noble	2.4%	3.8
36	Zoraline, Cosmos Caller Legendary Creature — Bat Cleric	Legendary Creature — Bat Cleric	2.3%	1.1
37	Carnivorous Cultivator // Enroot Creature — Elf Warlock // Sorcery	Creature — Elf Warlock // Sorcery	2.1%	3.7
38	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
39	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 (17)

#	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	16.6%	1.3
5	Annul Instant	Instant	15.3%	1.5
6	Spell Snare Instant	Instant	13.3%	1.4
7	Broadside Barrage Instant	Instant	9.0%	1.3
8	Sunspine Lynx Creature — Elemental Cat	Creature — Elemental Cat	7.3%	2.1
9	Sear Instant	Instant	6.8%	1.5
10	Fire Magic Instant	Instant	5.6%	1.6
11	Get Out Instant	Instant	5.3%	1.3
12	Abrade Instant	Instant	3.6%	1.5
13	Spider-Sense Instant	Instant	3.3%	1.8
14	Tishana's Tidebinder Creature — Merfolk Wizard	Creature — Merfolk Wizard	3.1%	1.3
15	Magebane Lizard Creature — Lizard	Creature — Lizard	2.2%	2.9
16	Sandman, Shifting Scoundrel Legendary Creature — Sand Elemental Villain	Legendary Creature — Sand Elemental Villain	2.1%	1.2
17	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