MTG Staples by Format

The most-played Magic: The Gathering cards in every format, ranked by the share of tournament decklists from the last six months that run them. Pick a format in the staples browser to see every card type, current prices and the archetypes that play each card.

Modern staples

Most-played cards across 15,988 tournament decks in Modern over the last six months.

  1. Consign to Memory — 48.6% of decks, avg 2.9 copies
  2. Mystical Dispute — 39.4% of decks, avg 2.4 copies
  3. Vexing Bauble — 38.4% of decks, avg 1.5 copies
  4. Flooded Strand — 33.7% of decks, avg 3.3 copies
  5. Arid Mesa — 31% of decks, avg 3 copies
  6. Wrath of the Skies — 30% of decks, avg 2.4 copies
  7. Steam Vents — 29.3% of decks, avg 1.7 copies
  8. Thoughtseize — 26.1% of decks, avg 3.1 copies
  9. Surgical Extraction — 25% of decks, avg 1.4 copies
  10. Scalding Tarn — 24.8% of decks, avg 2.3 copies
  11. Marsh Flats — 24.6% of decks, avg 3.1 copies
  12. Boseiju, Who Endures — 24.5% of decks, avg 1.6 copies
  13. Polluted Delta — 23.8% of decks, avg 2.9 copies
  14. Wooded Foothills — 23.5% of decks, avg 2.3 copies
  15. Force of Negation — 22.7% of decks, avg 2.3 copies

Legacy staples

Most-played cards across 10,061 tournament decks in Legacy over the last six months.

  1. Force of Will — 53.9% of decks, avg 3.9 copies
  2. Wasteland — 49.8% of decks, avg 3.7 copies
  3. Consign to Memory — 48.7% of decks, avg 2.2 copies
  4. Brainstorm — 47.7% of decks, avg 4 copies
  5. Force of Negation — 46.8% of decks, avg 1.7 copies
  6. Polluted Delta — 45.5% of decks, avg 2.7 copies
  7. Ponder — 44.9% of decks, avg 3.8 copies
  8. Flooded Strand — 42.4% of decks, avg 2.3 copies
  9. Thoughtseize — 37.1% of decks, avg 3.3 copies
  10. Misty Rainforest — 36.3% of decks, avg 2.1 copies
  11. Lotus Petal — 35.9% of decks, avg 3.6 copies
  12. Scalding Tarn — 35% of decks, avg 2.1 copies
  13. Disruptor Flute — 34.3% of decks, avg 2.1 copies
  14. Ancient Tomb — 30.7% of decks, avg 3.4 copies
  15. Surgical Extraction — 30.3% of decks, avg 1.6 copies

Pioneer staples

Most-played cards across 5,144 tournament decks in Pioneer over the last six months.

  1. Thoughtseize — 37.4% of decks, avg 3.8 copies
  2. Fatal Push — 34.9% of decks, avg 3.5 copies
  3. Takenuma, Abandoned Mire — 32.3% of decks
  4. Mutavault — 31.3% of decks, avg 3.6 copies
  5. Boseiju, Who Endures — 31.2% of decks, avg 1.2 copies
  6. Duress — 28.8% of decks, avg 1.7 copies
  7. Steam Vents — 27.9% of decks, avg 3.7 copies
  8. Otawara, Soaring City — 27.4% of decks
  9. Spirebluff Canal — 26.7% of decks, avg 3.9 copies
  10. Unlicensed Hearse — 26% of decks, avg 2 copies
  11. Riverglide Pathway // Lavaglide Pathway — 24.3% of decks, avg 2.9 copies
  12. Spell Pierce — 24.3% of decks, avg 1.7 copies
  13. Abrupt Decay — 23.1% of decks, avg 2.7 copies
  14. Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth — 22.6% of decks
  15. Riverpyre Verge — 21.8% of decks, avg 3.3 copies

Standard staples

Most-played cards across 9,383 tournament decks in Standard over the last six months.

  1. Multiversal Passage — 41.3% of decks, avg 1.9 copies
  2. Steam Vents — 40.9% of decks, avg 3.5 copies
  3. Flashfreeze — 39.2% of decks, avg 1.7 copies
  4. Disdainful Stroke — 37% of decks, avg 1.3 copies
  5. Spell Pierce — 36% of decks, avg 1.5 copies
  6. Riverpyre Verge — 35.3% of decks, avg 3.7 copies
  7. Spirebluff Canal — 32.1% of decks, avg 3.7 copies
  8. Burst Lightning — 29.7% of decks, avg 3.3 copies
  9. Soul-Guide Lantern — 28.2% of decks, avg 1.4 copies
  10. Strategic Betrayal — 27.8% of decks, avg 1.8 copies
  11. Ghost Vacuum — 27.4% of decks, avg 1.3 copies
  12. Erode — 25.7% of decks, avg 2.1 copies
  13. Stock Up — 25.7% of decks, avg 2.7 copies
  14. Spell Snare — 24.6% of decks, avg 1.4 copies
  15. Starting Town — 24.1% of decks, avg 3.1 copies

Vintage staples

Most-played cards across 3,527 tournament decks in Vintage over the last six months.

  1. Black Lotus — 90% of decks
  2. Mox Sapphire — 90% of decks
  3. Mox Jet — 88.4% of decks
  4. Mox Pearl — 79.9% of decks
  5. Mox Emerald — 71% of decks
  6. Mox Ruby — 69.1% of decks
  7. Force of Will — 68.8% of decks, avg 3.9 copies
  8. Urza's Saga — 66.1% of decks
  9. Mana Crypt — 66% of decks
  10. Vexing Bauble — 64.9% of decks
  11. Mental Misstep — 62.5% of decks
  12. Force of Negation — 61.2% of decks, avg 2.2 copies
  13. Ancestral Recall — 60.5% of decks
  14. Time Walk — 60.5% of decks
  15. Sol Ring — 55.7% of decks

Pauper staples

Most-played cards across 14,363 tournament decks in Pauper over the last six months.

  1. Hydroblast — 32% of decks, avg 3.2 copies
  2. Pyroblast — 31% of decks, avg 3.1 copies
  3. Relic of Progenitus — 30.5% of decks, avg 2.5 copies
  4. Blue Elemental Blast — 27.8% of decks, avg 2.8 copies
  5. Nihil Spellbomb — 26.5% of decks, avg 2.3 copies
  6. Red Elemental Blast — 24.3% of decks, avg 2.6 copies
  7. Lightning Bolt — 24% of decks, avg 3.7 copies
  8. Lórien Revealed — 22.9% of decks, avg 3.9 copies
  9. Breath Weapon — 22.5% of decks, avg 2.1 copies
  10. Counterspell — 22.3% of decks, avg 3.9 copies
  11. Cast Down — 22% of decks, avg 2.9 copies
  12. Bojuka Bog — 19.8% of decks, avg 1.4 copies
  13. Sneaky Snacker — 19.8% of decks, avg 4 copies
  14. Faerie Macabre — 19.5% of decks, avg 2.2 copies
  15. Weather the Storm — 19% of decks, avg 3.1 copies

Premodern staples

Most-played cards across 7,140 tournament decks in Premodern over the last six months.

  1. Tormod's Crypt — 46.3% of decks, avg 2 copies
  2. Swords to Plowshares — 41.2% of decks, avg 3.3 copies
  3. Naturalize — 31.5% of decks, avg 2 copies
  4. Wasteland — 31.4% of decks, avg 3.2 copies
  5. Wooded Foothills — 26.6% of decks, avg 3.3 copies
  6. Hydroblast — 26.2% of decks, avg 2.2 copies
  7. Tsabo's Web — 25% of decks, avg 1.7 copies
  8. Counterspell — 24.8% of decks, avg 3.9 copies
  9. Mishra's Factory — 23.8% of decks, avg 3.7 copies
  10. Seal of Cleansing — 23.4% of decks, avg 2 copies
  11. Annul — 23.1% of decks, avg 2.4 copies
  12. Powder Keg — 23% of decks, avg 1.4 copies
  13. Duress — 22.9% of decks, avg 3.2 copies
  14. Pyroblast — 22.6% of decks, avg 2.2 copies
  15. Red Elemental Blast — 22.5% of decks, avg 2.2 copies

Duel Commander staples

Most-played cards across 5,057 tournament decks in Duel Commander over the last six months.

  1. Command Tower — 72.2% of decks
  2. Scalding Tarn — 68.9% of decks
  3. Wooded Foothills — 68.4% of decks
  4. Bloodstained Mire — 67.1% of decks
  5. Prismatic Vista — 65.9% of decks
  6. Misty Rainforest — 63.4% of decks
  7. Arid Mesa — 62.6% of decks
  8. Windswept Heath — 59.5% of decks
  9. Flooded Strand — 59.2% of decks
  10. Marsh Flats — 59.2% of decks
  11. Polluted Delta — 59% of decks
  12. Verdant Catacombs — 52.1% of decks
  13. Swords to Plowshares — 46.9% of decks
  14. Lightning Bolt — 45.5% of decks
  15. Urza's Saga — 44.2% of decks

cEDH staples

Most-played cards across 49,697 tournament decks in cEDH over the last six months.

  1. Sol Ring — 97.6% of decks
  2. Lotus Petal — 87.6% of decks
  3. Gemstone Caverns — 87.2% of decks
  4. Command Tower — 86.9% of decks
  5. Chrome Mox — 86.1% of decks
  6. Ancient Tomb — 84.9% of decks
  7. Mana Vault — 82.7% of decks
  8. Mox Diamond — 81.4% of decks
  9. City of Brass — 69.8% of decks
  10. Misty Rainforest — 69.7% of decks
  11. Polluted Delta — 68.5% of decks
  12. Mana Confluence — 68.1% of decks
  13. Scalding Tarn — 66.9% of decks
  14. Arcane Signet — 66.7% of decks
  15. Flooded Strand — 66.5% of decks