Most-Played Cards
Standard Staples
The most-played cards in Standard 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 Standard metagame.
Most-played Standard cards
Main + sideboard · last 30 days
Top Cards Overall
Non-lands
| # | Card | Cost | % of Decks | # Played |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Strategic Betrayal |   | 46% | 2.8 |
| 2 | Duress | | 46% | 3.2 |
| 3 | Flashfreeze |  | 35% | 1.8 |
| 4 | Requiting Hex | | 35% | 3.1 |
| 5 | Erode |  | 30% | 2.5 |
| 6 | Spell Snare | | 29% | 2.0 |
| 7 | Disdainful Stroke | | 29% | 1.4 |
| 8 | Bitter Triumph | | 27% | 2.3 |
| 9 | Seam Rip | | 27% | 3.0 |
| 10 | Torpor Orb |  | 25% | 2.1 |
Top Creatures
| # | Card | Cost | % of Decks | # Played |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wan Shi Tong, Librarian |  | 19% | 1.6 |
| 2 | Voice of Victory | | 14% | 2.9 |
| 3 | Llanowar Elves |  | 13% | 3.9 |
| 4 | Emeritus of Ideation |  | 13% | 1.7 |
| 5 | Tishana's Tidebinder | | 12% | 2.1 |
| 6 | Enduring Curiosity | | 12% | 3.9 |
| 7 | The Wondrous Wasp | | 12% | 1.8 |
| 8 | Floodpits Drowner | | 12% | 4.0 |
| 9 | Spyglass Siren | | 12% | 3.3 |
| 10 | Dream Beavers | | 12% | 4.0 |
Top Spells
| # | Card | Cost | % of Decks | # Played |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Strategic Betrayal | | 46% | 2.8 |
| 2 | Duress | | 46% | 3.2 |
| 3 | Flashfreeze | | 35% | 1.8 |
| 4 | Requiting Hex | | 35% | 3.1 |
| 5 | Erode | | 30% | 2.5 |
| 6 | Spell Snare | | 29% | 2.0 |
| 7 | Disdainful Stroke | | 29% | 1.4 |
| 8 | Bitter Triumph | | 27% | 2.3 |
| 9 | Seam Rip | | 27% | 3.0 |
| 10 | Torpor Orb | | 25% | 2.1 |
Top Lands
| # | Card | Cost | % of Decks | # Played |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Starting Town | — | 31% | 3.4 |
| 2 | Multiversal Passage | — | 29% | 2.5 |
| 3 | Gloomlake Verge | — | 23% | 3.7 |
| 4 | Watery Grave | — | 23% | 3.8 |
| 5 | Steam Vents | — | 22% | 3.5 |
| 6 | Restless Reef | — | 19% | 2.5 |
| 7 | Hallowed Fountain | — | 19% | 3.5 |
| 8 | Cavern of Souls | — | 18% | 2.5 |
| 9 | Shipwreck Marsh | — | 17% | 2.7 |
| 10 | Riverpyre Verge | — | 16% | 3.7 |
Share over time
Each line shows the share of all Standard decklists running that card (main deck or sideboard), by week. Pick any cards to compare.
Adoption is each card's fraction of every Standard 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.