Blue staples in Premodern

43 cards played in at least 2% of the 629 Premodern decks of the last 120 days, in the main deck or in the sideboard. The most played in the main deck: Counterspell (23% 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 (34)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	CounterspellInstant	Instant	23.4%	3.8
2	ImpulseInstant	Instant	18.6%	3.2
3	GushInstant	Instant	17.0%	3.7
4	PortentSorcery	Sorcery	16.1%	3.8
5	FoilInstant	Instant	14.5%	3.2
6	DazeInstant	Instant	14.0%	2.4
7	OptInstant	Instant	13.4%	3.6
8	Chain of VaporInstant	Instant	11.6%	2.0
9	Flash of InsightInstant	Instant	11.0%	1.5
10	StifleInstant	Instant	10.3%	3.7
11	Vision CharmInstant	Instant	9.7%	3.9
12	Mana LeakInstant	Instant	9.5%	2.9
13	Fact or FictionInstant	Instant	9.1%	2.6
14	Accumulated KnowledgeInstant	Instant	8.3%	4.0
15	ThwartInstant	Instant	8.1%	1.7
16	IntuitionInstant	Instant	7.2%	2.6
17	Deep AnalysisSorcery	Sorcery	5.6%	1.5
18	Frantic SearchInstant	Instant	5.2%	3.2
19	Brain FreezeInstant	Instant	4.5%	1.9
20	PeekInstant	Instant	4.1%	1.3
21	StandstillEnchantment	Enchantment	4.1%	3.2
22	Decree of SilenceEnchantment	Enchantment	3.7%	2.7
23	MisdirectionInstant	Instant	3.5%	1.0
24	AttunementEnchantment	Enchantment	3.3%	4.0
25	Arcane DenialInstant	Instant	3.3%	2.1
26	StasisEnchantment	Enchantment	3.2%	4.0
27	Sleight of HandSorcery	Sorcery	3.0%	2.7
28	PalinchronCreature — Illusion	Creature — Illusion	2.9%	1.1
29	Volrath's ShapeshifterCreature — Phyrexian Shapeshifter	Creature — Phyrexian Shapeshifter	2.7%	2.2
30	WonderCreature — Incarnation	Creature — Incarnation	2.7%	1.4
31	ProhibitInstant	Instant	2.5%	1.8
32	AnnulInstant	Instant	2.2%	1.6
33	BoomerangInstant	Instant	2.2%	1.2
34	Circular LogicInstant	Instant	2.1%	3.1

% of decks

decks of the format that play it in this part

Avg. copies

among the decks that play it

Sideboard (13)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	HydroblastInstant	Instant	21.3%	2.2
2	AnnulInstant	Instant	20.2%	2.6
3	Blue Elemental BlastInstant	Instant	18.1%	2.1
4	Brain FreezeInstant	Instant	9.4%	1.6
5	ChillEnchantment	Enchantment	7.2%	2.2
6	Essence FlareEnchantment — Aura	Enchantment — Aura	7.2%	2.6
7	Chain of VaporInstant	Instant	5.2%	1.5
8	Back to BasicsEnchantment	Enchantment	4.5%	1.7
9	Teferi's ResponseInstant	Instant	4.5%	1.5
10	DominateInstant	Instant	2.9%	1.2
11	Mana ShortInstant	Instant	2.2%	1.2
12	HibernationInstant	Instant	2.2%	1.3
13	MisdirectionInstant	Instant	2.2%	1.4

% 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