Modern staples: Black or Red or Multicolor, Counterspells or Burn or Recursion

29 cards played in at least 2% of the 12618 Modern decks of the last 120 days, in the main deck or in the sideboard. The most played in the main deck: Lightning Bolt (21% of decks).

Main deck (24)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	Lightning Bolt Instant	Instant	21.1%	3.4
2	Galvanic Discharge Instant	Instant	11.3%	3.7
3	Orcish Bowmasters Creature — Orc Archer	Creature — Orc Archer	8.6%	2.9
4	Lava Dart Instant	Instant	8.2%	3.9
5	Unholy Heat Instant	Instant	7.9%	2.1
6	Emperor of Bones Creature — Skeleton Noble	Creature — Skeleton Noble	7.2%	2.8
7	Goblin Bombardment Enchantment	Enchantment	7.2%	3.2
8	Ajani, Nacatl Pariah // Ajani, Nacatl Avenger Legendary Creature — Cat Warrior // Legendary Planeswalker — Ajani	Legendary Creature — Cat Warrior // Legendary Planeswalker — Ajani	7.2%	4.0
9	Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student // Tamiyo, Seasoned Scholar Legendary Creature — Moonfolk Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Tamiyo	Legendary Creature — Moonfolk Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Tamiyo	5.8%	2.8
10	Goryo's Vengeance Instant — Arcane	Instant — Arcane	5.7%	4.0
11	Overlord of the Balemurk Enchantment Creature — Avatar Horror	Enchantment Creature — Avatar Horror	5.4%	3.9
12	Detective's Phoenix Enchantment Creature — Phoenix	Enchantment Creature — Phoenix	5.0%	3.9
13	Weapons Manufacturing Enchantment	Enchantment	4.5%	3.9
14	Nethergoyf Creature — Lhurgoyf	Creature — Lhurgoyf	4.3%	3.9
15	Tyvar, Jubilant Brawler Legendary Planeswalker — Tyvar	Legendary Planeswalker — Tyvar	4.2%	4.0
16	Ral, Monsoon Mage // Ral, Leyline Prodigy Legendary Creature — Human Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Ral	Legendary Creature — Human Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Ral	3.4%	4.0
17	Past in Flames Sorcery	Sorcery	3.4%	3.0
18	Superior Spider-Man Legendary Creature — Spider Human Hero	Legendary Creature — Spider Human Hero	3.0%	1.2
19	Living End Sorcery	Sorcery	2.8%	3.0
20	Colossal Skyturtle Enchantment Creature — Turtle	Enchantment Creature — Turtle	2.5%	1.1
21	Avengers Disassembled Sorcery	Sorcery	2.3%	2.9
22	Persist Sorcery	Sorcery	2.2%	4.0
23	Grapeshot Sorcery	Sorcery	2.2%	1.0
24	Drown in the Loch Instant	Instant	2.1%	1.5

% of decks

decks of the format that play it in this part

Avg. copies

among the decks that play it

Sideboard (8)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	Unholy Heat Instant	Instant	10.3%	2.6
2	Brotherhood's End Sorcery	Sorcery	6.8%	1.7
3	Whipflare Sorcery	Sorcery	4.8%	1.5
4	Galvanic Blast Instant	Instant	4.7%	2.5
5	Past in Flames Sorcery	Sorcery	3.4%	1.0
6	Grapeshot Sorcery	Sorcery	3.4%	1.0
7	Pyroclasm Sorcery	Sorcery	3.3%	1.7
8	Fire Magic Instant	Instant	3.1%	1.5

% of decks

decks of the format that play it in this part

Avg. copies

among the decks that play it