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

66 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 (52)

#	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	Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs Instant // Land	Instant // Land	13.9%	1.8
5	Psychic Frog Creature — Frog	Creature — Frog	13.8%	4.0
6	Spell Snare Instant	Instant	12.7%	2.1
7	Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer Legendary Creature — Monkey Pirate	Legendary Creature — Monkey Pirate	12.0%	3.8
8	Consign to Memory Instant	Instant	11.4%	2.0
9	Galvanic Discharge Instant	Instant	11.3%	3.7
10	Dragon's Rage Channeler Creature — Human Shaman	Creature — Human Shaman	8.8%	4.0
11	Monastery Swiftspear Creature — Human Monk	Creature — Human Monk	8.6%	4.0
12	Subtlety Creature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	8.5%	3.2
13	Lava Dart Instant	Instant	8.2%	3.9
14	Counterspell Instant	Instant	8.1%	3.1
15	Unholy Heat Instant	Instant	7.9%	2.1
16	Atraxa, Grand Unifier Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Angel	Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Angel	7.5%	3.3
17	Ajani, Nacatl Pariah // Ajani, Nacatl Avenger Legendary Creature — Cat Warrior // Legendary Planeswalker — Ajani	Legendary Creature — Cat Warrior // Legendary Planeswalker — Ajani	7.2%	4.0
18	Slickshot Show-Off Creature — Bird Wizard	Creature — Bird Wizard	6.8%	3.7
19	Emry, Lurker of the Loch Legendary Creature — Merfolk Wizard	Legendary Creature — Merfolk Wizard	6.1%	2.9
20	Faithful Mending Instant	Instant	5.9%	3.0
21	Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student // Tamiyo, Seasoned Scholar Legendary Creature — Moonfolk Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Tamiyo	Legendary Creature — Moonfolk Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Tamiyo	5.8%	2.8
22	Seasoned Pyromancer Creature — Human Shaman	Creature — Human Shaman	5.7%	3.1
23	Metallic Rebuke Instant	Instant	5.6%	2.9
24	Kappa Cannoneer Artifact Creature — Turtle Warrior	Artifact Creature — Turtle Warrior	5.2%	4.0
25	Pinnacle Emissary Artifact Creature — Robot	Artifact Creature — Robot	5.2%	4.0
26	Valakut Awakening // Valakut Stoneforge Instant // Land	Instant // Land	5.2%	1.6
27	Detective's Phoenix Enchantment Creature — Phoenix	Enchantment Creature — Phoenix	5.0%	3.9
28	Violent Urge Instant	Instant	4.7%	1.7
29	Fiend Artisan Creature — Nightmare	Creature — Nightmare	4.1%	1.1
30	Shardless Agent Artifact Creature — Human Rogue	Artifact Creature — Human Rogue	3.7%	4.0
31	Consult the Star Charts Instant	Instant	3.7%	3.1
32	Manamorphose Instant	Instant	3.6%	4.0
33	Desperate Ritual Instant — Arcane	Instant — Arcane	3.6%	4.0
34	Pyretic Ritual Instant	Instant	3.6%	4.0
35	Ral, Monsoon Mage // Ral, Leyline Prodigy Legendary Creature — Human Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Ral	Legendary Creature — Human Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Ral	3.4%	4.0
36	Wistfulness Creature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	3.3%	3.4
37	The Legend of Roku // Avatar Roku Enchantment — Saga // Legendary Creature — Avatar	Enchantment — Saga // Legendary Creature — Avatar	3.2%	1.2
38	Murktide Regent Creature — Dragon	Creature — Dragon	3.1%	1.5
39	Stubborn Denial Instant	Instant	3.1%	3.0
40	Territorial Kavu Creature — Kavu	Creature — Kavu	3.0%	4.0
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	Abhorrent Oculus Creature — Eye	Creature — Eye	2.6%	3.6
44	Colossal Skyturtle Enchantment Creature — Turtle	Enchantment Creature — Turtle	2.5%	1.1
45	Spell Pierce Instant	Instant	2.4%	1.4
46	Fallaji Archaeologist Creature — Human Scout	Creature — Human Scout	2.4%	3.1
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	Pact of Negation Instant	Instant	2.1%	3.1
51	Drown in the Loch Instant	Instant	2.1%	1.5
52	Otherworldly Gaze Instant	Instant	2.0%	2.1

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Sideboard (22)

#	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	Unholy Heat Instant	Instant	10.3%	2.6
7	Spell Pierce Instant	Instant	7.1%	1.6
8	Harbinger of the Seas Creature — Merfolk Wizard	Creature — Merfolk Wizard	5.1%	1.9
9	Force of Negation Instant	Instant	4.9%	1.7
10	Kaheera, the Orphanguard Legendary Creature — Cat Beast	Legendary Creature — Cat Beast	4.9%	1.0
11	Galvanic Blast Instant	Instant	4.7%	2.5
12	The Legend of Roku // Avatar Roku Enchantment — Saga // Legendary Creature — Avatar	Enchantment — Saga // Legendary Creature — Avatar	4.1%	1.1
13	Fire Magic Instant	Instant	3.1%	1.5
14	Abrupt Decay Instant	Instant	3.0%	2.0
15	Into the Flood Maw Instant	Instant	2.9%	1.3
16	Swan Song Instant	Instant	2.7%	1.4
17	Metallic Rebuke Instant	Instant	2.7%	2.0
18	Stern Scolding Instant	Instant	2.2%	1.4
19	Quantum Riddler Creature — Sphinx	Creature — Sphinx	2.2%	1.7
20	Strix Serenade Instant	Instant	2.1%	1.2
21	Flusterstorm Instant	Instant	2.1%	2.0
22	Ingot Chewer Creature — Elemental	Creature — Elemental	2.0%	1.0

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