Modern staples: Burn or Board wipes or Recursion

53 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 (37)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	Lightning Bolt Instant	Instant	21.1%	3.4
2	Galvanic Discharge Instant	Instant	11.3%	3.7
3	Green Sun's Zenith Sorcery	Sorcery	9.9%	3.7
4	Shifting Woodland Land	Land	9.6%	1.0
5	Glaring Fleshraker Creature — Eldrazi Drone	Creature — Eldrazi Drone	9.4%	2.5
6	Orcish Bowmasters Creature — Orc Archer	Creature — Orc Archer	8.6%	2.9
7	Lava Dart Instant	Instant	8.3%	3.9
8	Unholy Heat Instant	Instant	7.9%	2.1
9	Wrath of the Skies Sorcery	Sorcery	7.8%	3.0
10	Goblin Bombardment Enchantment	Enchantment	7.3%	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	Emperor of Bones Creature — Skeleton Noble	Creature — Skeleton Noble	7.2%	2.8
13	Endurance Creature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	6.9%	2.3
14	Thraben Charm Instant	Instant	6.7%	2.0
15	Emry, Lurker of the Loch Legendary Creature — Merfolk Wizard	Legendary Creature — Merfolk Wizard	6.1%	2.9
16	Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student // Tamiyo, Seasoned Scholar Legendary Creature — Moonfolk Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Tamiyo	Legendary Creature — Moonfolk Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Tamiyo	5.8%	2.8
17	Goryo's Vengeance Instant — Arcane	Instant — Arcane	5.8%	4.0
18	Engineered Explosives Artifact	Artifact	5.4%	3.8
19	Overlord of the Balemurk Enchantment Creature — Avatar Horror	Enchantment Creature — Avatar Horror	5.4%	3.9
20	Detective's Phoenix Enchantment Creature — Phoenix	Enchantment Creature — Phoenix	5.0%	3.9
21	Weapons Manufacturing Enchantment	Enchantment	4.5%	3.9
22	Nethergoyf Creature — Lhurgoyf	Creature — Lhurgoyf	4.3%	3.9
23	Tyvar, Jubilant Brawler Legendary Planeswalker — Tyvar	Legendary Planeswalker — Tyvar	4.2%	4.0
24	Walking Ballista Artifact Creature — Construct	Artifact Creature — Construct	4.2%	1.4
25	Ral, Monsoon Mage // Ral, Leyline Prodigy Legendary Creature — Human Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Ral	Legendary Creature — Human Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Ral	3.4%	4.0
26	Past in Flames Sorcery	Sorcery	3.4%	3.0
27	Superior Spider-Man Legendary Creature — Spider Human Hero	Legendary Creature — Spider Human Hero	3.0%	1.2
28	Day's Undoing Sorcery	Sorcery	2.9%	2.2
29	Supreme Verdict Sorcery	Sorcery	2.8%	1.2
30	Living End Sorcery	Sorcery	2.8%	3.0
31	Colossal Skyturtle Enchantment Creature — Turtle	Enchantment Creature — Turtle	2.5%	1.1
32	Stormchaser's Talent Enchantment — Class	Enchantment — Class	2.5%	2.6
33	Avengers Disassembled Sorcery	Sorcery	2.3%	2.9
34	Echoing Deeps Land — Cave	Land — Cave	2.3%	1.0
35	All Is Dust Kindred Sorcery — Eldrazi	Kindred Sorcery — Eldrazi	2.2%	1.0
36	Persist Sorcery	Sorcery	2.2%	4.0
37	Grapeshot Sorcery	Sorcery	2.2%	1.0

% of decks

decks of the format that play it in this part

Avg. copies

among the decks that play it

Sideboard (24)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	Wrath of the Skies Sorcery	Sorcery	22.5%	2.3
2	High Noon Enchantment	Enchantment	19.7%	2.2
3	Meltdown Sorcery	Sorcery	14.9%	1.9
4	Unholy Heat Instant	Instant	10.3%	2.6
5	Endurance Creature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	8.6%	1.6
6	Brotherhood's End Sorcery	Sorcery	6.7%	1.7
7	Engineered Explosives Artifact	Artifact	6.6%	1.8
8	Whipflare Sorcery	Sorcery	4.8%	1.5
9	Galvanic Blast Instant	Instant	4.7%	2.5
10	Break the Ice Sorcery	Sorcery	4.4%	2.5
11	Walking Ballista Artifact Creature — Construct	Artifact Creature — Construct	4.1%	1.1
12	Six Legendary Creature — Treefolk	Legendary Creature — Treefolk	3.9%	1.2
13	Extinguisher Battleship Artifact — Spacecraft	Artifact — Spacecraft	3.8%	1.0
14	Toxic Deluge Sorcery	Sorcery	3.8%	1.4
15	Cityscape Leveler Artifact Creature — Construct	Artifact Creature — Construct	3.5%	1.0
16	Kraul Harpooner Creature — Insect Warrior	Creature — Insect Warrior	3.5%	1.0
17	Past in Flames Sorcery	Sorcery	3.4%	1.0
18	Grapeshot Sorcery	Sorcery	3.4%	1.0
19	Pyroclasm Sorcery	Sorcery	3.3%	1.7
20	Fire Magic Instant	Instant	3.1%	1.5
21	The Filigree Sylex Legendary Artifact	Legendary Artifact	2.9%	1.0
22	Culling Ritual Sorcery	Sorcery	2.7%	2.0
23	Glistening Deluge Sorcery	Sorcery	2.2%	1.9
24	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