Modern staples: Black or Red or Multicolor, Creatures or Instants

58 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 (50)

#	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	Psychic Frog Creature — Frog	Creature — Frog	13.8%	4.0
4	Dismember Instant	Instant	12.4%	2.0
5	Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer Legendary Creature — Monkey Pirate	Legendary Creature — Monkey Pirate	12.0%	3.8
6	Galvanic Discharge Instant	Instant	11.3%	3.7
7	Dragon's Rage Channeler Creature — Human Shaman	Creature — Human Shaman	8.8%	4.0
8	Orcish Bowmasters Creature — Orc Archer	Creature — Orc Archer	8.6%	2.9
9	Monastery Swiftspear Creature — Human Monk	Creature — Human Monk	8.6%	4.0
10	Lava Dart Instant	Instant	8.2%	3.9
11	Unholy Heat Instant	Instant	7.9%	2.1
12	Street Wraith Creature — Wraith	Creature — Wraith	7.6%	3.9
13	Atraxa, Grand Unifier Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Angel	Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Angel	7.5%	3.3
14	Griselbrand Legendary Creature — Demon	Legendary Creature — Demon	7.3%	1.3
15	Emperor of Bones Creature — Skeleton Noble	Creature — Skeleton Noble	7.2%	2.8
16	Ajani, Nacatl Pariah // Ajani, Nacatl Avenger Legendary Creature — Cat Warrior // Legendary Planeswalker — Ajani	Legendary Creature — Cat Warrior // Legendary Planeswalker — Ajani	7.2%	4.0
17	Slickshot Show-Off Creature — Bird Wizard	Creature — Bird Wizard	6.8%	3.7
18	Boggart Trawler // Boggart Bog Creature — Goblin // Land	Creature — Goblin // Land	6.1%	1.7
19	Faithful Mending Instant	Instant	5.9%	3.0
20	Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student // Tamiyo, Seasoned Scholar Legendary Creature — Moonfolk Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Tamiyo	Legendary Creature — Moonfolk Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Tamiyo	5.8%	2.8
21	Goryo's Vengeance Instant — Arcane	Instant — Arcane	5.7%	4.0
22	Seasoned Pyromancer Creature — Human Shaman	Creature — Human Shaman	5.7%	3.1
23	Overlord of the Balemurk Enchantment Creature — Avatar Horror	Enchantment Creature — Avatar Horror	5.4%	3.9
24	Pinnacle Emissary Artifact Creature — Robot	Artifact Creature — Robot	5.2%	4.0
25	Valakut Awakening // Valakut Stoneforge Instant // Land	Instant // Land	5.2%	1.6
26	Detective's Phoenix Enchantment Creature — Phoenix	Enchantment Creature — Phoenix	5.0%	3.9
27	Violent Urge Instant	Instant	4.7%	1.7
28	Sheoldred's Edict Instant	Instant	4.7%	1.6
29	Nethergoyf Creature — Lhurgoyf	Creature — Lhurgoyf	4.3%	3.9
30	Fiend Artisan Creature — Nightmare	Creature — Nightmare	4.1%	1.1
31	Moonshadow Creature — Elemental	Creature — Elemental	4.0%	4.0
32	Shardless Agent Artifact Creature — Human Rogue	Artifact Creature — Human Rogue	3.7%	4.0
33	Manamorphose Instant	Instant	3.6%	4.0
34	Desperate Ritual Instant — Arcane	Instant — Arcane	3.6%	4.0
35	Pyretic Ritual Instant	Instant	3.6%	4.0
36	Ral, Monsoon Mage // Ral, Leyline Prodigy Legendary Creature — Human Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Ral	Legendary Creature — Human Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Ral	3.4%	4.0
37	Wistfulness Creature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	3.3%	3.4
38	The Legend of Roku // Avatar Roku Enchantment — Saga // Legendary Creature — Avatar	Enchantment — Saga // Legendary Creature — Avatar	3.2%	1.2
39	Territorial Kavu Creature — Kavu	Creature — Kavu	3.0%	4.0
40	Dark Matter Manipulator Creature — Human Warlock	Creature — Human Warlock	3.0%	3.9
41	Fear of Missing Out Enchantment Creature — Nightmare	Enchantment Creature — Nightmare	3.0%	3.8
42	Superior Spider-Man Legendary Creature — Spider Human Hero	Legendary Creature — Spider Human Hero	3.0%	1.2
43	Cling to Dust Instant	Instant	2.9%	1.2
44	Troll of Khazad-dûm Creature — Troll	Creature — Troll	2.7%	1.9
45	Colossal Skyturtle Enchantment Creature — Turtle	Enchantment Creature — Turtle	2.5%	1.1
46	Archon of Cruelty Creature — Archon	Creature — Archon	2.5%	3.7
47	Oliphaunt Creature — Elephant	Creature — Elephant	2.3%	3.1
48	Violent Outburst Instant	Instant	2.3%	4.0
49	Marauding Mako Creature — Shark Pirate	Creature — Shark Pirate	2.3%	4.0
50	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 (12)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	Surgical Extraction Instant	Instant	22.9%	1.5
2	Obsidian Charmaw Creature — Dragon	Creature — Dragon	16.9%	2.6
3	Wear // Tear Instant // Instant	Instant // Instant	15.8%	1.9
4	Dismember Instant	Instant	13.0%	1.5
5	Unholy Heat Instant	Instant	10.3%	2.6
6	Fatal Push Instant	Instant	8.7%	1.7
7	Kaheera, the Orphanguard Legendary Creature — Cat Beast	Legendary Creature — Cat Beast	4.9%	1.0
8	Galvanic Blast Instant	Instant	4.7%	2.5
9	The Legend of Roku // Avatar Roku Enchantment — Saga // Legendary Creature — Avatar	Enchantment — Saga // Legendary Creature — Avatar	4.1%	1.1
10	Fire Magic Instant	Instant	3.1%	1.5
11	Abrupt Decay Instant	Instant	3.0%	2.0
12	Ingot Chewer Creature — Elemental	Creature — Elemental	2.0%	1.0

% of decks

decks of the format that play it in this part

Avg. copies

among the decks that play it