Counterspells staples in Pauper

13 cards played in at least 2% of the 1480 Pauper decks of the last 120 days, in the main deck or in the sideboard. The most played in the main deck: Counterspell (20% of decks).

Official MTGO and magic.gg results and paper tournaments, data provided by TopDeck.gg, updated 28 Oct 2026. How we count

Main deck (5)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	CounterspellInstant	Instant	20.3%	3.9
2	DispelInstant	Instant	12.9%	1.8
3	Spellstutter SpriteCreature — Faerie Wizard	Creature — Faerie Wizard	7.8%	3.9
4	Spell PierceInstant	Instant	4.5%	1.9
5	Lose FocusInstant	Instant	2.1%	1.3

% of decks

decks of the format that play it in this part

Avg. copies

among the decks that play it

Sideboard (9)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	HydroblastInstant	Instant	27.9%	3.2
2	PyroblastInstant	Instant	27.8%	3.1
3	Blue Elemental BlastInstant	Instant	25.3%	3.0
4	Red Elemental BlastInstant	Instant	24.2%	2.8
5	AnnulInstant	Instant	14.9%	3.1
6	EnvelopInstant	Instant	11.8%	1.7
7	Steel SabotageInstant	Instant	8.7%	2.4
8	DispelInstant	Instant	7.8%	1.7
9	NegateInstant	Instant	3.2%	2.1

% 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