Modern staples: Burn or Discard or Ramp or Recursion

86 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: Thoughtseize (23% of decks).

Main deck (73)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	Thoughtseize Sorcery	Sorcery	23.0%	3.6
2	Lightning Bolt Instant	Instant	21.1%	3.4
3	Kozilek's Command Kindred Instant — Eldrazi	Kindred Instant — Eldrazi	19.5%	4.0
4	Eldrazi Temple Land	Land	19.1%	4.0
5	Malevolent Rumble Sorcery	Sorcery	17.4%	3.9
6	Ugin's Labyrinth Land	Land	16.0%	3.7
7	Sowing Mycospawn Creature — Eldrazi Fungus	Creature — Eldrazi Fungus	14.9%	3.9
8	Gemstone Caverns Legendary Land	Legendary Land	13.8%	1.2
9	Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer Legendary Creature — Monkey Pirate	Legendary Creature — Monkey Pirate	12.0%	3.8
10	Galvanic Discharge Instant	Instant	11.3%	3.7
11	Springleaf Drum Artifact	Artifact	10.6%	1.1
12	Basking Broodscale Creature — Eldrazi Lizard	Creature — Eldrazi Lizard	10.2%	4.0
13	Green Sun's Zenith Sorcery	Sorcery	10.0%	3.7
14	Shifting Woodland Land	Land	9.6%	1.0
15	Glaring Fleshraker Creature — Eldrazi Drone	Creature — Eldrazi Drone	9.4%	2.5
16	Orcish Bowmasters Creature — Orc Archer	Creature — Orc Archer	8.6%	2.9
17	Lava Dart Instant	Instant	8.2%	3.9
18	Ugin, Eye of the Storms Legendary Planeswalker — Ugin	Legendary Planeswalker — Ugin	8.2%	2.9
19	Unholy Heat Instant	Instant	7.9%	2.1
20	Mox Opal Legendary Artifact	Legendary Artifact	7.6%	4.0
21	Delighted Halfling Creature — Halfling Citizen	Creature — Halfling Citizen	7.3%	3.5
22	Emperor of Bones Creature — Skeleton Noble	Creature — Skeleton Noble	7.2%	2.8
23	Goblin Bombardment Enchantment	Enchantment	7.2%	3.2
24	Ajani, Nacatl Pariah // Ajani, Nacatl Avenger Legendary Creature — Cat Warrior // Legendary Planeswalker — Ajani	Legendary Creature — Cat Warrior // Legendary Planeswalker — Ajani	7.2%	4.0
25	Endurance Creature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	7.0%	2.3
26	Thraben Charm Instant	Instant	6.7%	2.0
27	Emry, Lurker of the Loch Legendary Creature — Merfolk Wizard	Legendary Creature — Merfolk Wizard	6.1%	2.9
28	Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student // Tamiyo, Seasoned Scholar Legendary Creature — Moonfolk Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Tamiyo	Legendary Creature — Moonfolk Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Tamiyo	5.8%	2.8
29	Goryo's Vengeance Instant — Arcane	Instant — Arcane	5.7%	4.0
30	Overlord of the Balemurk Enchantment Creature — Avatar Horror	Enchantment Creature — Avatar Horror	5.4%	3.9
31	Badgermole Cub Creature — Badger Mole	Creature — Badger Mole	5.3%	3.9
32	Detective's Phoenix Enchantment Creature — Phoenix	Enchantment Creature — Phoenix	5.0%	3.9
33	Urza's Tower Land — Urza's Tower	Land — Urza's Tower	4.7%	4.0
34	Urza's Mine Land — Urza's Mine	Land — Urza's Mine	4.7%	4.0
35	Urza's Power Plant Land — Urza's Power-Plant	Land — Urza's Power-Plant	4.7%	4.0
36	Weapons Manufacturing Enchantment	Enchantment	4.5%	3.9
37	Birds of Paradise Creature — Bird	Creature — Bird	4.4%	2.0
38	Talisman of Resilience Artifact	Artifact	4.3%	2.3
39	Leyline of Abundance Enchantment	Enchantment	4.3%	4.0
40	Nethergoyf Creature — Lhurgoyf	Creature — Lhurgoyf	4.3%	3.9
41	Devoted Druid Creature — Elf Druid	Creature — Elf Druid	4.3%	4.0
42	Shang-Chi, Master of Kung Fu Legendary Creature — Human Warrior Hero	Legendary Creature — Human Warrior Hero	4.3%	1.2
43	Tyvar, Jubilant Brawler Legendary Planeswalker — Tyvar	Legendary Planeswalker — Tyvar	4.2%	4.0
44	Walking Ballista Artifact Creature — Construct	Artifact Creature — Construct	4.2%	1.4
45	Erode Instant	Instant	3.7%	3.3
46	Manamorphose Instant	Instant	3.6%	4.0
47	Desperate Ritual Instant — Arcane	Instant — Arcane	3.6%	4.0
48	Pyretic Ritual Instant	Instant	3.6%	4.0
49	Inquisition of Kozilek Sorcery	Sorcery	3.6%	2.3
50	Ral, Monsoon Mage // Ral, Leyline Prodigy Legendary Creature — Human Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Ral	Legendary Creature — Human Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Ral	3.4%	4.0
51	Past in Flames Sorcery	Sorcery	3.4%	3.0
52	The Legend of Roku // Avatar Roku Enchantment — Saga // Legendary Creature — Avatar	Enchantment — Saga // Legendary Creature — Avatar	3.2%	1.2
53	Superior Spider-Man Legendary Creature — Spider Human Hero	Legendary Creature — Spider Human Hero	3.0%	1.2
54	Day's Undoing Sorcery	Sorcery	2.9%	2.2
55	Living End Sorcery	Sorcery	2.8%	3.0
56	Geier Reach Sanitarium Legendary Land	Legendary Land	2.7%	1.0
57	Arboreal Grazer Creature — Sloth Beast	Creature — Sloth Beast	2.7%	3.9
58	Path to Exile Instant	Instant	2.6%	3.7
59	Primeval Titan Creature — Giant	Creature — Giant	2.6%	3.3
60	Mind Stone Artifact	Artifact	2.6%	3.9
61	Colossal Skyturtle Enchantment Creature — Turtle	Enchantment Creature — Turtle	2.5%	1.1
62	Stormchaser's Talent Enchantment — Class	Enchantment — Class	2.5%	2.6
63	Archon of Cruelty Creature — Archon	Creature — Archon	2.5%	3.7
64	Burning Inquiry Sorcery	Sorcery	2.5%	3.9
65	Spelunking Enchantment	Enchantment	2.4%	4.0
66	Cultivator Colossus Creature — Plant Beast	Creature — Plant Beast	2.3%	1.0
67	Mox Amber Legendary Artifact	Legendary Artifact	2.3%	3.1
68	Sunken Citadel Land — Cave	Land — Cave	2.3%	3.2
69	Fanatic of Rhonas Creature — Snake Druid	Creature — Snake Druid	2.3%	4.0
70	Avengers Disassembled Sorcery	Sorcery	2.3%	2.9
71	Echoing Deeps Land — Cave	Land — Cave	2.3%	1.0
72	Persist Sorcery	Sorcery	2.2%	4.0
73	Grapeshot Sorcery	Sorcery	2.2%	1.0

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Sideboard (22)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	High Noon Enchantment	Enchantment	19.7%	2.2
2	Unholy Heat Instant	Instant	10.3%	2.6
3	Thoughtseize Sorcery	Sorcery	9.8%	2.1
4	Endurance Creature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	8.7%	1.6
5	Brotherhood's End Sorcery	Sorcery	6.8%	1.7
6	Warping Wail Instant	Instant	6.7%	1.5
7	Gemstone Caverns Legendary Land	Legendary Land	5.3%	1.1
8	Whipflare Sorcery	Sorcery	4.8%	1.5
9	Galvanic Blast Instant	Instant	4.7%	2.5
10	Walking Ballista Artifact Creature — Construct	Artifact Creature — Construct	4.1%	1.1
11	The Legend of Roku // Avatar Roku Enchantment — Saga // Legendary Creature — Avatar	Enchantment — Saga // Legendary Creature — Avatar	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	Kraul Harpooner Creature — Insect Warrior	Creature — Insect Warrior	3.5%	1.0
15	Cityscape Leveler Artifact Creature — Construct	Artifact Creature — Construct	3.5%	1.0
16	Past in Flames Sorcery	Sorcery	3.4%	1.0
17	Grapeshot Sorcery	Sorcery	3.4%	1.0
18	Pyroclasm Sorcery	Sorcery	3.3%	1.7
19	Fire Magic Instant	Instant	3.1%	1.5
20	Inquisition of Kozilek Sorcery	Sorcery	3.0%	1.4
21	The Filigree Sylex Legendary Artifact	Legendary Artifact	2.9%	1.0
22	Culling Ritual Sorcery	Sorcery	2.7%	2.0

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among the decks that play it