Modern staples: Black or Red or Multicolor, Creature removal or Counterspells or Recursion

40 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 (30)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	Lightning Bolt Instant	Instant	21.1%	3.4
2	Fatal Push Instant	Instant	17.9%	3.3
3	Teferi, Time Raveler Legendary Planeswalker — Teferi	Legendary Planeswalker — Teferi	13.0%	2.2
4	Dismember Instant	Instant	12.4%	2.0
5	Galvanic Discharge Instant	Instant	11.3%	3.7
6	Orcish Bowmasters Creature — Orc Archer	Creature — Orc Archer	8.6%	2.9
7	Lava Dart Instant	Instant	8.2%	3.9
8	Unholy Heat Instant	Instant	7.9%	2.1
9	Emperor of Bones Creature — Skeleton Noble	Creature — Skeleton Noble	7.2%	2.8
10	Goblin Bombardment Enchantment	Enchantment	7.2%	3.2
11	Ajani, Nacatl Pariah // Ajani, Nacatl Avenger Legendary Creature — Cat Warrior // Legendary Planeswalker — Ajani	Legendary Creature — Cat Warrior // Legendary Planeswalker — Ajani	7.2%	4.0
12	Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student // Tamiyo, Seasoned Scholar Legendary Creature — Moonfolk Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Tamiyo	Legendary Creature — Moonfolk Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Tamiyo	5.8%	2.8
13	Goryo's Vengeance Instant — Arcane	Instant — Arcane	5.7%	4.0
14	Overlord of the Balemurk Enchantment Creature — Avatar Horror	Enchantment Creature — Avatar Horror	5.4%	3.9
15	Detective's Phoenix Enchantment Creature — Phoenix	Enchantment Creature — Phoenix	5.0%	3.9
16	Sheoldred's Edict Instant	Instant	4.7%	1.6
17	Weapons Manufacturing Enchantment	Enchantment	4.5%	3.9
18	Nethergoyf Creature — Lhurgoyf	Creature — Lhurgoyf	4.3%	3.9
19	Tyvar, Jubilant Brawler Legendary Planeswalker — Tyvar	Legendary Planeswalker — Tyvar	4.2%	4.0
20	Ral, Monsoon Mage // Ral, Leyline Prodigy Legendary Creature — Human Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Ral	Legendary Creature — Human Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Ral	3.4%	4.0
21	Past in Flames Sorcery	Sorcery	3.4%	3.0
22	Superior Spider-Man Legendary Creature — Spider Human Hero	Legendary Creature — Spider Human Hero	3.0%	1.2
23	Supreme Verdict Sorcery	Sorcery	2.8%	1.2
24	Living End Sorcery	Sorcery	2.8%	3.0
25	Colossal Skyturtle Enchantment Creature — Turtle	Enchantment Creature — Turtle	2.5%	1.1
26	Archon of Cruelty Creature — Archon	Creature — Archon	2.5%	3.7
27	Avengers Disassembled Sorcery	Sorcery	2.3%	2.9
28	Persist Sorcery	Sorcery	2.2%	4.0
29	Grapeshot Sorcery	Sorcery	2.2%	1.0
30	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 (17)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	Dismember Instant	Instant	13.0%	1.5
2	Unholy Heat Instant	Instant	10.3%	2.6
3	Teferi, Time Raveler Legendary Planeswalker — Teferi	Legendary Planeswalker — Teferi	9.4%	1.4
4	Fatal Push Instant	Instant	8.7%	1.7
5	Brotherhood's End Sorcery	Sorcery	6.8%	1.7
6	Whipflare Sorcery	Sorcery	4.8%	1.5
7	Galvanic Blast Instant	Instant	4.7%	2.5
8	Toxic Deluge Sorcery	Sorcery	3.8%	1.4
9	Grist, the Hunger Tide Legendary Planeswalker — Grist	Legendary Planeswalker — Grist	3.6%	1.0
10	Past in Flames Sorcery	Sorcery	3.4%	1.0
11	Grapeshot Sorcery	Sorcery	3.4%	1.0
12	Pyroclasm Sorcery	Sorcery	3.3%	1.7
13	Fire Magic Instant	Instant	3.1%	1.5
14	Abrupt Decay Instant	Instant	3.0%	2.0
15	Culling Ritual Sorcery	Sorcery	2.7%	2.0
16	Glistening Deluge Sorcery	Sorcery	2.2%	1.9
17	Supreme Verdict Sorcery	Sorcery	2.1%	1.1

% of decks

decks of the format that play it in this part

Avg. copies

among the decks that play it