Premodern Staples
The most-played cards in Premodern on Magic Online, ranked by how often they show up in decklists (main deck and sideboard combined), plus share-over-time charts to compare any cards across Challenges and Leagues. Back to Premodern metagame.
Themes
Most-played Premodern cards by theme.
Most-played Premodern cards
Main + sideboard · last 30 days
Top Cards Overall
Non-lands
| # | Card | Cost | % of Decks | # Played |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tormod's Crypt |  | 48% | 2.3 |
| 2 | Swords to Plowshares |  | 42% | 3.8 |
| 3 | Naturalize |   | 30% | 2.9 |
| 4 | Counterspell |  | 27% | 4.0 |
| 5 | Annul | | 27% | 2.8 |
| 6 | Hydroblast | | 25% | 2.5 |
| 7 | Impulse | | 24% | 2.9 |
| 8 | Powder Keg |  | 24% | 1.5 |
| 9 | Gush |  | 23% | 3.9 |
| 10 | Blue Elemental Blast | | 22% | 2.5 |
Top Creatures
| # | Card | Cost | % of Decks | # Played |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mogg Fanatic |  | 20% | 4.0 |
| 2 | Xantid Swarm | | 17% | 3.0 |
| 3 | Phyrexian Dreadnought | | 14% | 3.9 |
| 4 | Meddling Mage | | 13% | 3.8 |
| 5 | Argothian Enchantress | | 13% | 4.0 |
| 6 | Terravore | | 12% | 3.7 |
| 7 | Grim Lavamancer | | 11% | 3.8 |
| 8 | Exalted Angel | | 10% | 2.5 |
| 9 | Goblin Piledriver | | 10% | 4.0 |
| 10 | Wall of Roots | | 10% | 2.8 |
Top Spells
| # | Card | Cost | % of Decks | # Played |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tormod's Crypt | | 48% | 2.3 |
| 2 | Swords to Plowshares | | 42% | 3.8 |
| 3 | Naturalize | | 30% | 2.9 |
| 4 | Counterspell | | 27% | 4.0 |
| 5 | Annul | | 27% | 2.8 |
| 6 | Hydroblast | | 25% | 2.5 |
| 7 | Impulse | | 24% | 2.9 |
| 8 | Powder Keg | | 24% | 1.5 |
| 9 | Gush | | 23% | 3.9 |
| 10 | Blue Elemental Blast | | 22% | 2.5 |
Top Lands
| # | Card | Cost | % of Decks | # Played |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wasteland | — | 32% | 3.3 |
| 2 | Wooded Foothills | — | 29% | 2.9 |
| 3 | Windswept Heath | — | 27% | 3.8 |
| 4 | Mishra's Factory | — | 22% | 3.8 |
| 5 | Brushland | — | 22% | 3.6 |
| 6 | Rishadan Port | — | 21% | 3.3 |
| 7 | Treetop Village | — | 17% | 3.1 |
| 8 | Gemstone Mine | — | 15% | 3.4 |
| 9 | Karplusan Forest | — | 14% | 3.0 |
| 10 | Flooded Strand | — | 13% | 3.9 |
Share over time
Each line shows the share of all Premodern decklists running that card (main deck or sideboard), by week. Pick any cards to compare.
Adoption is each card's fraction of every Premodern decklist ingested from MTGO Challenges and Leagues, counting main-deck and sideboard copies together. Top Cards Overall excludes lands. The ranking tables use the last 30 days; the chart follows the window selected above. Up to 8 cards can be compared at once.