Standard staples: Removal or Counterspells or Cantrips or Recursion

111 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: Requiting Hex (23% of decks).

Main deck (80)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	Requiting Hex Instant	Instant	22.7%	3.0
2	Burst Lightning Instant	Instant	21.7%	3.5
3	Erode Instant	Instant	18.2%	2.3
4	Spell Snare Instant	Instant	17.9%	1.5
5	Bitter Triumph Instant	Instant	16.9%	2.3
6	Spell Pierce Instant	Instant	16.1%	1.5
7	Opt Instant	Instant	15.8%	3.9
8	Icetill Explorer Creature — Insect Scout	Creature — Insect Scout	12.8%	3.9
9	Strategic Betrayal Sorcery	Sorcery	12.6%	1.3
10	Meltstrider's Resolve Enchantment — Aura	Enchantment — Aura	12.0%	1.6
11	Seam Rip Enchantment	Enchantment	11.5%	2.2
12	Shoot the Sheriff Instant	Instant	11.4%	2.0
13	Tablet of Discovery Artifact	Artifact	10.3%	3.9
14	Prismari Charm Instant	Instant	10.1%	3.4
15	Impractical Joke Sorcery	Sorcery	10.1%	1.8
16	Demolition Field Land	Land	10.0%	1.3
17	Deadly Cover-Up Sorcery	Sorcery	9.5%	1.8
18	Get Out Instant	Instant	9.3%	2.0
19	Jeskai Revelation Instant	Instant	9.3%	3.9
20	Firebending Lesson Instant — Lesson	Instant — Lesson	9.1%	3.2
21	Three Steps Ahead Instant	Instant	9.0%	1.7
22	Traumatic Critique Instant	Instant	8.4%	2.8
23	Sunderflock Creature — Elemental	Creature — Elemental	8.1%	3.8
24	Floodpits Drowner Creature — Merfolk	Creature — Merfolk	8.0%	3.9
25	Superior Spider-Man Legendary Creature — Spider Human Hero	Legendary Creature — Spider Human Hero	7.7%	3.9
26	We Say Thee Nay! Instant — Arcane	Instant — Arcane	7.6%	2.1
27	Deceit Creature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	7.5%	3.9
28	Boomerang Basics Sorcery — Lesson	Sorcery — Lesson	7.3%	3.6
29	Day of Judgment Sorcery	Sorcery	7.2%	1.9
30	Vibrant Outburst Instant	Instant	6.7%	1.7
31	Flashback Instant	Instant	6.6%	1.6
32	Tishana's Tidebinder Creature — Merfolk Wizard	Creature — Merfolk Wizard	6.4%	1.7
33	Stormchaser's Talent Enchantment — Class	Enchantment — Class	6.3%	4.0
34	No More Lies Instant	Instant	6.0%	2.8
35	The Sackville-Bagginses Legendary Creature — Halfling Citizen	Legendary Creature — Halfling Citizen	5.8%	4.0
36	Amalia Benavides Aguirre Legendary Creature — Vampire Scout	Legendary Creature — Vampire Scout	5.7%	3.9
37	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
38	Case of the Uneaten Feast Enchantment — Case	Enchantment — Case	5.6%	4.0
39	Smaug the Magnificent Legendary Creature — Dragon	Legendary Creature — Dragon	5.6%	2.7
40	Moseo, Vein's New Dean Legendary Creature — Bird Skeleton Warlock	Legendary Creature — Bird Skeleton Warlock	5.6%	3.0
41	Sear Instant	Instant	5.5%	1.7
42	Get Lost Instant	Instant	5.4%	2.8
43	The Theorist, Jace Beleren Legendary Planeswalker — Jace	Legendary Planeswalker — Jace	5.2%	2.8
44	Pinnacle Starcage Artifact	Artifact	5.1%	2.6
45	Inevitable Defeat Instant	Instant	5.1%	3.5
46	Leatherhead, Swamp Stalker Legendary Creature — Crocodile Mutant Rogue	Legendary Creature — Crocodile Mutant Rogue	5.1%	3.5
47	Combustion Technique Instant — Lesson	Instant — Lesson	5.0%	4.0
48	It'll Quench Ya! Instant — Lesson	Instant — Lesson	4.9%	2.4
49	Lively Dirge Sorcery	Sorcery	4.9%	3.6
50	Bushwhack Sorcery	Sorcery	4.5%	1.2
51	Thor, God of Thunder Legendary Creature — God Warrior Hero	Legendary Creature — God Warrior Hero	4.4%	1.7
52	Theorix Charm Instant	Instant	4.3%	1.9
53	Overlord of the Balemurk Enchantment Creature — Avatar Horror	Enchantment Creature — Avatar Horror	4.2%	2.8
54	Nova Hellkite Creature — Dragon	Creature — Dragon	4.2%	3.9
55	Iroh's Demonstration Sorcery — Lesson	Sorcery — Lesson	4.2%	1.9
56	Deep-Cavern Bat Creature — Bat	Creature — Bat	4.0%	2.5
57	Day of Black Sun Sorcery	Sorcery	3.9%	2.1
58	Together as One Sorcery	Sorcery	3.8%	1.9
59	Roaring Furnace // Steaming Sauna Enchantment — Room // Enchantment — Room	Enchantment — Room // Enchantment — Room	3.7%	1.3
60	Bounce Off Instant	Instant	3.5%	1.4
61	Cryogen Relic Artifact	Artifact	3.3%	3.3
62	Quantum Riddler Creature — Sphinx	Creature — Sphinx	3.1%	3.4
63	Tersa Lightshatter Legendary Creature — Orc Wizard	Legendary Creature — Orc Wizard	3.1%	1.8
64	Rottenmouth Viper Creature — Elemental Snake	Creature — Elemental Snake	3.0%	3.1
65	Emptiness Creature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	3.0%	1.7
66	Magmatic Hellkite Creature — Dragon	Creature — Dragon	2.9%	3.9
67	Nowhere to Run Enchantment	Enchantment	2.9%	2.0
68	Deadly Precision Sorcery	Sorcery	2.9%	2.2
69	Lightning Helix Instant	Instant	2.9%	2.3
70	Perilous Snare Artifact	Artifact	2.8%	3.7
71	Twinmaw Stormbrood // Charring Bite Creature — Dragon // Sorcery — Omen	Creature — Dragon // Sorcery — Omen	2.7%	1.9
72	Spring-Loaded Sawblades // Bladewheel Chariot Artifact // Artifact — Vehicle	Artifact // Artifact — Vehicle	2.7%	1.9
73	Uldaros Theorix Legendary Creature — Elder Sphinx	Legendary Creature — Elder Sphinx	2.6%	2.3
74	Torch the Tower Instant	Instant	2.4%	2.6
75	Thorin, Mountain-king Legendary Creature — Dwarf Noble	Legendary Creature — Dwarf Noble	2.4%	3.8
76	Zoraline, Cosmos Caller Legendary Creature — Bat Cleric	Legendary Creature — Bat Cleric	2.3%	1.1
77	Carnivorous Cultivator // Enroot Creature — Elf Warlock // Sorcery	Creature — Elf Warlock // Sorcery	2.1%	3.7
78	M.O.D.O.K. Legendary Artifact Creature — Villain	Legendary Artifact Creature — Villain	2.1%	1.0
79	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
80	Bloodghast Creature — Vampire Spirit	Creature — Vampire Spirit	2.0%	3.9

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Sideboard (52)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	Flashfreeze Instant	Instant	36.2%	1.7
2	Strategic Betrayal Sorcery	Sorcery	32.8%	2.2
3	Disdainful Stroke Instant	Instant	28.4%	1.3
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	Seam Rip Enchantment	Enchantment	15.8%	2.2
8	Annul Instant	Instant	15.3%	1.5
9	Meltstrider's Resolve Enchantment — Aura	Enchantment — Aura	13.8%	2.1
10	Spell Snare Instant	Instant	13.3%	1.4
11	Day of Black Sun Sorcery	Sorcery	12.4%	1.8
12	Erode Instant	Instant	11.9%	1.8
13	Requiting Hex Instant	Instant	9.3%	1.5
14	Day of Judgment Sorcery	Sorcery	9.1%	1.7
15	Broadside Barrage Instant	Instant	9.0%	1.3
16	Sheltered by Ghosts Enchantment — Aura	Enchantment — Aura	8.0%	2.7
17	Leatherhead, Swamp Stalker Legendary Creature — Crocodile Mutant Rogue	Legendary Creature — Crocodile Mutant Rogue	7.9%	1.3
18	Shoot the Sheriff Instant	Instant	7.3%	1.6
19	Sear Instant	Instant	6.8%	1.5
20	Pyroclasm Sorcery	Sorcery	6.8%	1.5
21	Get Lost Instant	Instant	6.5%	1.5
22	Slagstorm Sorcery	Sorcery	6.5%	1.7
23	Avengers Disassembled Sorcery	Sorcery	5.8%	1.7
24	Elspeth, Storm Slayer Legendary Planeswalker — Elspeth	Legendary Planeswalker — Elspeth	5.7%	1.7
25	Fire Magic Instant	Instant	5.6%	1.6
26	Get Out Instant	Instant	5.3%	1.3
27	Warg Tactics Instant	Instant	5.1%	1.7
28	M.O.D.O.K. Legendary Artifact Creature — Villain	Legendary Artifact Creature — Villain	5.0%	1.0
29	Price of Freedom Sorcery — Lesson	Sorcery — Lesson	4.8%	3.6
30	Deadly Cover-Up Sorcery	Sorcery	4.8%	1.1
31	Pinnacle Starcage Artifact	Artifact	4.6%	1.4
32	Pyrrhic Strike Instant	Instant	4.5%	1.6
33	Professor Dellian Fel Legendary Planeswalker — Dellian	Legendary Planeswalker — Dellian	4.4%	1.6
34	Quantum Riddler Creature — Sphinx	Creature — Sphinx	4.3%	1.8
35	Origin of Metalbending Instant — Lesson	Instant — Lesson	4.1%	1.7
36	Curious Farm Animals Creature — Boar Elk Bird Ox	Creature — Boar Elk Bird Ox	3.7%	1.8
37	Abrade Instant	Instant	3.6%	1.5
38	Spider-Sense Instant	Instant	3.3%	1.8
39	Ill-Timed Explosion Sorcery	Sorcery	3.2%	1.5
40	Tishana's Tidebinder Creature — Merfolk Wizard	Creature — Merfolk Wizard	3.2%	1.3
41	Into the Flood Maw Instant	Instant	3.0%	1.7
42	Vicious Rivalry Sorcery	Sorcery	2.9%	1.7
43	Requisition Raid Sorcery	Sorcery	2.8%	1.4
44	Beza, the Bounding Spring Legendary Creature — Elemental Elk	Legendary Creature — Elemental Elk	2.4%	1.8
45	Heritage Reclamation Instant	Instant	2.3%	1.6
46	Avatar's Wrath Sorcery	Sorcery	2.3%	1.7
47	Bitter Triumph Instant	Instant	2.2%	1.5
48	Shattered Acolyte Creature — Dwarf Warlock	Creature — Dwarf Warlock	2.2%	2.1
49	Guerrilla Gorilla Creature — Ape Soldier Hero	Creature — Ape Soldier Hero	2.1%	1.3
50	Sandman, Shifting Scoundrel Legendary Creature — Sand Elemental Villain	Legendary Creature — Sand Elemental Villain	2.1%	1.2
51	Pawpatch Formation Instant	Instant	2.1%	1.7
52	Sunderflock Creature — Elemental	Creature — Elemental	2.1%	2.5

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