Modern staples: Blue or Red or Multicolor

102 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 (79)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	Lightning Bolt Instant	Instant	21.1%	3.4
2	Quantum Riddler Creature — Sphinx	Creature — Sphinx	20.1%	3.5
3	Force of Negation Instant	Instant	18.5%	2.5
4	Preordain Sorcery	Sorcery	15.1%	3.2
5	Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs Instant // Land	Instant // Land	13.9%	1.8
6	Psychic Frog Creature — Frog	Creature — Frog	13.8%	4.0
7	Teferi, Time Raveler Legendary Planeswalker — Teferi	Legendary Planeswalker — Teferi	13.0%	2.2
8	Spell Snare Instant	Instant	12.7%	2.1
9	Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer Legendary Creature — Monkey Pirate	Legendary Creature — Monkey Pirate	12.0%	3.8
10	Consign to Memory Instant	Instant	11.4%	2.0
11	Galvanic Discharge Instant	Instant	11.3%	3.7
12	Dragon's Rage Channeler Creature — Human Shaman	Creature — Human Shaman	8.8%	4.0
13	Cori-Steel Cutter Artifact — Equipment	Artifact — Equipment	8.7%	4.0
14	Monastery Swiftspear Creature — Human Monk	Creature — Human Monk	8.6%	4.0
15	Subtlety Creature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	8.5%	3.2
16	Lava Dart Instant	Instant	8.2%	3.9
17	Counterspell Instant	Instant	8.1%	3.1
18	Unholy Heat Instant	Instant	7.9%	2.1
19	Atraxa, Grand Unifier Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Angel	Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Angel	7.5%	3.3
20	Expressive Iteration Sorcery	Sorcery	7.3%	3.3
21	Goblin Bombardment Enchantment	Enchantment	7.2%	3.2
22	Ajani, Nacatl Pariah // Ajani, Nacatl Avenger Legendary Creature — Cat Warrior // Legendary Planeswalker — Ajani	Legendary Creature — Cat Warrior // Legendary Planeswalker — Ajani	7.2%	4.0
23	Slickshot Show-Off Creature — Bird Wizard	Creature — Bird Wizard	6.8%	3.7
24	Emry, Lurker of the Loch Legendary Creature — Merfolk Wizard	Legendary Creature — Merfolk Wizard	6.1%	2.9
25	Faithful Mending Instant	Instant	5.9%	3.0
26	Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student // Tamiyo, Seasoned Scholar Legendary Creature — Moonfolk Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Tamiyo	Legendary Creature — Moonfolk Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Tamiyo	5.8%	2.8
27	Blood Moon Enchantment	Enchantment	5.8%	1.3
28	Seasoned Pyromancer Creature — Human Shaman	Creature — Human Shaman	5.7%	3.1
29	Metallic Rebuke Instant	Instant	5.6%	2.9
30	Kappa Cannoneer Artifact Creature — Turtle Warrior	Artifact Creature — Turtle Warrior	5.2%	4.0
31	Pinnacle Emissary Artifact Creature — Robot	Artifact Creature — Robot	5.2%	4.0
32	Valakut Awakening // Valakut Stoneforge Instant // Land	Instant // Land	5.2%	1.6
33	Detective's Phoenix Enchantment Creature — Phoenix	Enchantment Creature — Phoenix	5.0%	3.9
34	Violent Urge Instant	Instant	4.7%	1.7
35	Weapons Manufacturing Enchantment	Enchantment	4.5%	3.9
36	Faithless Looting Sorcery	Sorcery	4.4%	4.0
37	Tyvar, Jubilant Brawler Legendary Planeswalker — Tyvar	Legendary Planeswalker — Tyvar	4.2%	4.0
38	Fiend Artisan Creature — Nightmare	Creature — Nightmare	4.1%	1.1
39	Shardless Agent Artifact Creature — Human Rogue	Artifact Creature — Human Rogue	3.7%	4.0
40	Consult the Star Charts Instant	Instant	3.7%	3.1
41	Manamorphose Instant	Instant	3.6%	4.0
42	Desperate Ritual Instant — Arcane	Instant — Arcane	3.6%	4.0
43	Pyretic Ritual Instant	Instant	3.6%	4.0
44	Hex Magic Sorcery — Arcane	Sorcery — Arcane	3.4%	3.9
45	Ral, Monsoon Mage // Ral, Leyline Prodigy Legendary Creature — Human Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Ral	Legendary Creature — Human Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Ral	3.4%	4.0
46	Past in Flames Sorcery	Sorcery	3.4%	3.0
47	Artist's Talent Enchantment — Class	Enchantment — Class	3.4%	1.6
48	Wrenn's Resolve Sorcery	Sorcery	3.4%	3.9
49	Wish Sorcery	Sorcery	3.4%	2.0
50	Reckless Impulse Sorcery	Sorcery	3.4%	3.9
51	Wistfulness Creature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	3.3%	3.4
52	The Legend of Roku // Avatar Roku Enchantment — Saga // Legendary Creature — Avatar	Enchantment — Saga // Legendary Creature — Avatar	3.2%	1.2
53	Leyline of the Guildpact Enchantment	Enchantment	3.2%	4.0
54	Murktide Regent Creature — Dragon	Creature — Dragon	3.1%	1.5
55	Stubborn Denial Instant	Instant	3.1%	3.0
56	Territorial Kavu Creature — Kavu	Creature — Kavu	3.0%	4.0
57	Narset, Parter of Veils Legendary Planeswalker — Narset	Legendary Planeswalker — Narset	3.0%	3.7
58	Fear of Missing Out Enchantment Creature — Nightmare	Enchantment Creature — Nightmare	3.0%	3.8
59	Superior Spider-Man Legendary Creature — Spider Human Hero	Legendary Creature — Spider Human Hero	3.0%	1.2
60	Day's Undoing Sorcery	Sorcery	2.9%	2.2
61	Kaito, Bane of Nightmares Legendary Planeswalker — Kaito	Legendary Planeswalker — Kaito	2.9%	1.3
62	Supreme Verdict Sorcery	Sorcery	2.8%	1.2
63	Boomerang Basics Sorcery — Lesson	Sorcery — Lesson	2.7%	3.2
64	Abhorrent Oculus Creature — Eye	Creature — Eye	2.6%	3.6
65	Colossal Skyturtle Enchantment Creature — Turtle	Enchantment Creature — Turtle	2.5%	1.1
66	Stormchaser's Talent Enchantment — Class	Enchantment — Class	2.5%	2.6
67	Price of Freedom Sorcery — Lesson	Sorcery — Lesson	2.5%	4.0
68	Cleansing Wildfire Sorcery	Sorcery	2.5%	3.9
69	Burning Inquiry Sorcery	Sorcery	2.5%	3.9
70	Spell Pierce Instant	Instant	2.4%	1.4
71	Fallaji Archaeologist Creature — Human Scout	Creature — Human Scout	2.4%	3.1
72	Oliphaunt Creature — Elephant	Creature — Elephant	2.3%	3.1
73	Avengers Disassembled Sorcery	Sorcery	2.3%	2.9
74	Violent Outburst Instant	Instant	2.3%	4.0
75	Marauding Mako Creature — Shark Pirate	Creature — Shark Pirate	2.3%	4.0
76	Grapeshot Sorcery	Sorcery	2.2%	1.0
77	Pact of Negation Instant	Instant	2.1%	3.1
78	Drown in the Loch Instant	Instant	2.1%	1.5
79	Otherworldly Gaze Instant	Instant	2.0%	2.1

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Sideboard (36)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	Consign to Memory Instant	Instant	44.5%	3.3
2	Mystical Dispute Instant	Instant	36.1%	2.5
3	Obsidian Charmaw Creature — Dragon	Creature — Dragon	16.9%	2.6
4	Wear // Tear Instant // Instant	Instant // Instant	15.8%	1.9
5	Spell Snare Instant	Instant	15.4%	1.6
6	Meltdown Sorcery	Sorcery	14.9%	1.9
7	Blood Moon Enchantment	Enchantment	11.3%	1.4
8	Unholy Heat Instant	Instant	10.3%	2.6
9	Teferi, Time Raveler Legendary Planeswalker — Teferi	Legendary Planeswalker — Teferi	9.4%	1.4
10	Spell Pierce Instant	Instant	7.1%	1.6
11	Brotherhood's End Sorcery	Sorcery	6.8%	1.7
12	Harbinger of the Seas Creature — Merfolk Wizard	Creature — Merfolk Wizard	5.1%	1.9
13	Ashiok, Dream Render Legendary Planeswalker — Ashiok	Legendary Planeswalker — Ashiok	5.1%	1.2
14	Force of Negation Instant	Instant	4.9%	1.7
15	Kaheera, the Orphanguard Legendary Creature — Cat Beast	Legendary Creature — Cat Beast	4.9%	1.0
16	Whipflare Sorcery	Sorcery	4.8%	1.5
17	Galvanic Blast Instant	Instant	4.7%	2.5
18	The Legend of Roku // Avatar Roku Enchantment — Saga // Legendary Creature — Avatar	Enchantment — Saga // Legendary Creature — Avatar	4.1%	1.1
19	Grist, the Hunger Tide Legendary Planeswalker — Grist	Legendary Planeswalker — Grist	3.6%	1.0
20	Past in Flames Sorcery	Sorcery	3.4%	1.0
21	Grapeshot Sorcery	Sorcery	3.4%	1.0
22	Pyroclasm Sorcery	Sorcery	3.3%	1.7
23	Fire Magic Instant	Instant	3.1%	1.5
24	Empty the Warrens Sorcery	Sorcery	3.0%	1.0
25	Abrupt Decay Instant	Instant	3.0%	2.0
26	Into the Flood Maw Instant	Instant	2.9%	1.3
27	Culling Ritual Sorcery	Sorcery	2.7%	2.0
28	Swan Song Instant	Instant	2.7%	1.4
29	Metallic Rebuke Instant	Instant	2.7%	2.0
30	Inevitable Betrayal Sorcery	Sorcery	2.6%	2.1
31	Stern Scolding Instant	Instant	2.2%	1.4
32	Quantum Riddler Creature — Sphinx	Creature — Sphinx	2.2%	1.7
33	Strix Serenade Instant	Instant	2.1%	1.2
34	Supreme Verdict Sorcery	Sorcery	2.1%	1.1
35	Flusterstorm Instant	Instant	2.1%	2.0
36	Ingot Chewer Creature — Elemental	Creature — Elemental	2.0%	1.0

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