Modern staples: Burn or Discard or Recursion or Graveyard hate

66 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: Thoughtseize (23% of decks).

Main deck (47)

#	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	Galvanic Discharge Instant	Instant	11.3%	3.7
5	Soul-Guide Lantern Artifact	Artifact	10.3%	1.0
6	Green Sun's Zenith Sorcery	Sorcery	9.9%	3.7
7	Shifting Woodland Land	Land	9.6%	1.0
8	Glaring Fleshraker Creature — Eldrazi Drone	Creature — Eldrazi Drone	9.4%	2.5
9	Orcish Bowmasters Creature — Orc Archer	Creature — Orc Archer	8.6%	2.9
10	Lava Dart Instant	Instant	8.3%	3.9
11	Unholy Heat Instant	Instant	7.9%	2.1
12	Tormod's Crypt Artifact	Artifact	7.7%	3.0
13	Goblin Bombardment Enchantment	Enchantment	7.3%	3.2
14	Ajani, Nacatl Pariah // Ajani, Nacatl Avenger Legendary Creature — Cat Warrior // Legendary Planeswalker — Ajani	Legendary Creature — Cat Warrior // Legendary Planeswalker — Ajani	7.2%	4.0
15	Emperor of Bones Creature — Skeleton Noble	Creature — Skeleton Noble	7.2%	2.8
16	Endurance Creature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	6.9%	2.3
17	Thraben Charm Instant	Instant	6.7%	2.0
18	Emry, Lurker of the Loch Legendary Creature — Merfolk Wizard	Legendary Creature — Merfolk Wizard	6.1%	2.9
19	Boggart Trawler // Boggart Bog Creature — Goblin // Land	Creature — Goblin // Land	6.1%	1.7
20	Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student // Tamiyo, Seasoned Scholar Legendary Creature — Moonfolk Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Tamiyo	Legendary Creature — Moonfolk Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Tamiyo	5.8%	2.8
21	Goryo's Vengeance Instant — Arcane	Instant — Arcane	5.8%	4.0
22	Overlord of the Balemurk Enchantment Creature — Avatar Horror	Enchantment Creature — Avatar Horror	5.4%	3.9
23	Detective's Phoenix Enchantment Creature — Phoenix	Enchantment Creature — Phoenix	5.0%	3.9
24	Weapons Manufacturing Enchantment	Enchantment	4.5%	3.9
25	Nethergoyf Creature — Lhurgoyf	Creature — Lhurgoyf	4.3%	3.9
26	Tyvar, Jubilant Brawler Legendary Planeswalker — Tyvar	Legendary Planeswalker — Tyvar	4.2%	4.0
27	Walking Ballista Artifact Creature — Construct	Artifact Creature — Construct	4.2%	1.4
28	Agatha's Soul Cauldron Legendary Artifact	Legendary Artifact	3.9%	2.0
29	Inquisition of Kozilek Sorcery	Sorcery	3.5%	2.3
30	Ral, Monsoon Mage // Ral, Leyline Prodigy Legendary Creature — Human Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Ral	Legendary Creature — Human Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Ral	3.4%	4.0
31	Past in Flames Sorcery	Sorcery	3.4%	3.0
32	Territorial Kavu Creature — Kavu	Creature — Kavu	3.0%	4.0
33	Superior Spider-Man Legendary Creature — Spider Human Hero	Legendary Creature — Spider Human Hero	3.0%	1.2
34	Day's Undoing Sorcery	Sorcery	2.9%	2.2
35	Relic of Progenitus Artifact	Artifact	2.9%	2.6
36	Cling to Dust Instant	Instant	2.9%	1.2
37	Living End Sorcery	Sorcery	2.8%	3.0
38	Geier Reach Sanitarium Legendary Land	Legendary Land	2.7%	1.0
39	Colossal Skyturtle Enchantment Creature — Turtle	Enchantment Creature — Turtle	2.5%	1.1
40	Stormchaser's Talent Enchantment — Class	Enchantment — Class	2.5%	2.6
41	Archon of Cruelty Creature — Archon	Creature — Archon	2.5%	3.7
42	Burning Inquiry Sorcery	Sorcery	2.5%	3.9
43	Nihil Spellbomb Artifact	Artifact	2.4%	1.0
44	Avengers Disassembled Sorcery	Sorcery	2.3%	2.9
45	Echoing Deeps Land — Cave	Land — Cave	2.3%	1.0
46	Persist Sorcery	Sorcery	2.2%	4.0
47	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 (29)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	Surgical Extraction Instant	Instant	22.9%	1.5
2	Grafdigger's Cage Artifact	Artifact	22.7%	1.5
3	High Noon Enchantment	Enchantment	19.7%	2.2
4	Nihil Spellbomb Artifact	Artifact	13.0%	1.5
5	Tormod's Crypt Artifact	Artifact	10.4%	1.3
6	Unholy Heat Instant	Instant	10.3%	2.6
7	Thoughtseize Sorcery	Sorcery	9.8%	2.1
8	Rest in Peace Enchantment	Enchantment	9.5%	1.8
9	Endurance Creature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	8.6%	1.6
10	Brotherhood's End Sorcery	Sorcery	6.7%	1.7
11	Soulless Jailer Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Golem	Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Golem	5.4%	1.2
12	Ashiok, Dream Render Legendary Planeswalker — Ashiok	Legendary Planeswalker — Ashiok	5.1%	1.2
13	Whipflare Sorcery	Sorcery	4.8%	1.5
14	Galvanic Blast Instant	Instant	4.7%	2.5
15	Walking Ballista Artifact Creature — Construct	Artifact Creature — Construct	4.1%	1.1
16	Six Legendary Creature — Treefolk	Legendary Creature — Treefolk	3.9%	1.2
17	Extinguisher Battleship Artifact — Spacecraft	Artifact — Spacecraft	3.8%	1.0
18	Cityscape Leveler Artifact Creature — Construct	Artifact Creature — Construct	3.5%	1.0
19	Kraul Harpooner Creature — Insect Warrior	Creature — Insect Warrior	3.5%	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	Soul-Guide Lantern Artifact	Artifact	3.2%	1.3
24	Keen-Eyed Curator Creature — Raccoon Scout	Creature — Raccoon Scout	3.1%	1.0
25	Fire Magic Instant	Instant	3.1%	1.5
26	Inquisition of Kozilek Sorcery	Sorcery	3.0%	1.4
27	The Filigree Sylex Legendary Artifact	Legendary Artifact	2.9%	1.0
28	Bojuka Bog Land	Land	2.8%	1.0
29	Sanctifier en-Vec Creature — Human Cleric	Creature — Human Cleric	2.5%	1.9

% of decks

decks of the format that play it in this part

Avg. copies

among the decks that play it