Modern staples: Black or Red, Creatures or Instants

39 cards played in at least 2% of the 12650 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 (34)

#	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	Dismember Instant	Instant	12.4%	2.0
4	Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer Legendary Creature — Monkey Pirate	Legendary Creature — Monkey Pirate	12.0%	3.8
5	Galvanic Discharge Instant	Instant	11.3%	3.7
6	Dragon's Rage Channeler Creature — Human Shaman	Creature — Human Shaman	8.8%	4.0
7	Orcish Bowmasters Creature — Orc Archer	Creature — Orc Archer	8.6%	2.9
8	Monastery Swiftspear Creature — Human Monk	Creature — Human Monk	8.6%	4.0
9	Lava Dart Instant	Instant	8.3%	3.9
10	Unholy Heat Instant	Instant	7.9%	2.1
11	Street Wraith Creature — Wraith	Creature — Wraith	7.6%	3.9
12	Griselbrand Legendary Creature — Demon	Legendary Creature — Demon	7.3%	1.3
13	Emperor of Bones Creature — Skeleton Noble	Creature — Skeleton Noble	7.2%	2.8
14	Slickshot Show-Off Creature — Bird Wizard	Creature — Bird Wizard	6.8%	3.7
15	Boggart Trawler // Boggart Bog Creature — Goblin // Land	Creature — Goblin // Land	6.1%	1.7
16	Goryo's Vengeance Instant — Arcane	Instant — Arcane	5.8%	4.0
17	Seasoned Pyromancer Creature — Human Shaman	Creature — Human Shaman	5.7%	3.1
18	Overlord of the Balemurk Enchantment Creature — Avatar Horror	Enchantment Creature — Avatar Horror	5.4%	3.9
19	Valakut Awakening // Valakut Stoneforge Instant // Land	Instant // Land	5.2%	1.6
20	Detective's Phoenix Enchantment Creature — Phoenix	Enchantment Creature — Phoenix	5.0%	3.9
21	Violent Urge Instant	Instant	4.8%	1.7
22	Sheoldred's Edict Instant	Instant	4.7%	1.6
23	Nethergoyf Creature — Lhurgoyf	Creature — Lhurgoyf	4.3%	3.9
24	Moonshadow Creature — Elemental	Creature — Elemental	3.9%	4.0
25	Desperate Ritual Instant — Arcane	Instant — Arcane	3.6%	4.0
26	Pyretic Ritual Instant	Instant	3.6%	4.0
27	The Legend of Roku // Avatar Roku Enchantment — Saga // Legendary Creature — Avatar	Enchantment — Saga // Legendary Creature — Avatar	3.2%	1.2
28	Dark Matter Manipulator Creature — Human Warlock	Creature — Human Warlock	3.0%	3.9
29	Fear of Missing Out Enchantment Creature — Nightmare	Enchantment Creature — Nightmare	3.0%	3.8
30	Cling to Dust Instant	Instant	2.9%	1.2
31	Troll of Khazad-dûm Creature — Troll	Creature — Troll	2.7%	1.9
32	Archon of Cruelty Creature — Archon	Creature — Archon	2.5%	3.7
33	Oliphaunt Creature — Elephant	Creature — Elephant	2.3%	3.1
34	Marauding Mako Creature — Shark Pirate	Creature — Shark Pirate	2.3%	4.0

% of decks

decks of the format that play it in this part

Avg. copies

among the decks that play it

Sideboard (9)

#	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	Dismember Instant	Instant	13.0%	1.5
4	Unholy Heat Instant	Instant	10.3%	2.6
5	Fatal Push Instant	Instant	8.7%	1.7
6	Galvanic Blast Instant	Instant	4.7%	2.5
7	The Legend of Roku // Avatar Roku Enchantment — Saga // Legendary Creature — Avatar	Enchantment — Saga // Legendary Creature — Avatar	4.1%	1.1
8	Fire Magic Instant	Instant	3.1%	1.5
9	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