Modern staples: Burn or Recursion or Graveyard hate

61 cards played in at least 2% of the 12908 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 (42)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	Lightning Bolt Instant	Instant	20.9%	3.4
2	Kozilek's Command Kindred Instant — Eldrazi	Kindred Instant — Eldrazi	19.4%	4.0
3	Galvanic Discharge Instant	Instant	11.5%	3.7
4	Soul-Guide Lantern Artifact	Artifact	10.2%	1.0
5	Green Sun's Zenith Sorcery	Sorcery	9.9%	3.7
6	Shifting Woodland Land	Land	9.5%	1.0
7	Glaring Fleshraker Creature — Eldrazi Drone	Creature — Eldrazi Drone	9.5%	2.6
8	Orcish Bowmasters Creature — Orc Archer	Creature — Orc Archer	8.6%	2.9
9	Lava Dart Instant	Instant	8.2%	3.9
10	Unholy Heat Instant	Instant	7.8%	2.1
11	Tormod's Crypt Artifact	Artifact	7.7%	3.0
12	Goblin Bombardment Enchantment	Enchantment	7.3%	3.2
13	Ajani, Nacatl Pariah // Ajani, Nacatl Avenger Legendary Creature — Cat Warrior // Legendary Planeswalker — Ajani	Legendary Creature — Cat Warrior // Legendary Planeswalker — Ajani	7.3%	4.0
14	Emperor of Bones Creature — Skeleton Noble	Creature — Skeleton Noble	7.2%	2.9
15	Endurance Creature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	6.9%	2.3
16	Thraben Charm Instant	Instant	6.7%	2.0
17	Emry, Lurker of the Loch Legendary Creature — Merfolk Wizard	Legendary Creature — Merfolk Wizard	6.2%	2.9
18	Boggart Trawler // Boggart Bog Creature — Goblin // Land	Creature — Goblin // Land	6.0%	1.7
19	Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student // Tamiyo, Seasoned Scholar Legendary Creature — Moonfolk Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Tamiyo	Legendary Creature — Moonfolk Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Tamiyo	5.8%	2.8
20	Goryo's Vengeance Instant — Arcane	Instant — Arcane	5.8%	4.0
21	Overlord of the Balemurk Enchantment Creature — Avatar Horror	Enchantment Creature — Avatar Horror	5.4%	3.9
22	Detective's Phoenix Enchantment Creature — Phoenix	Enchantment Creature — Phoenix	4.9%	3.9
23	Weapons Manufacturing Enchantment	Enchantment	4.6%	3.9
24	Nethergoyf Creature — Lhurgoyf	Creature — Lhurgoyf	4.2%	3.9
25	Walking Ballista Artifact Creature — Construct	Artifact Creature — Construct	4.2%	1.4
26	Tyvar, Jubilant Brawler Legendary Planeswalker — Tyvar	Legendary Planeswalker — Tyvar	4.2%	4.0
27	Agatha's Soul Cauldron Legendary Artifact	Legendary Artifact	3.9%	2.0
28	Ral, Monsoon Mage // Ral, Leyline Prodigy Legendary Creature — Human Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Ral	Legendary Creature — Human Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Ral	3.5%	4.0
29	Past in Flames Sorcery	Sorcery	3.5%	3.0
30	Territorial Kavu Creature — Kavu	Creature — Kavu	3.0%	4.0
31	Superior Spider-Man Legendary Creature — Spider Human Hero	Legendary Creature — Spider Human Hero	3.0%	1.2
32	Day's Undoing Sorcery	Sorcery	2.9%	2.2
33	Relic of Progenitus Artifact	Artifact	2.9%	2.6
34	Cling to Dust Instant	Instant	2.9%	1.2
35	Living End Sorcery	Sorcery	2.8%	3.0
36	Colossal Skyturtle Enchantment Creature — Turtle	Enchantment Creature — Turtle	2.5%	1.1
37	Stormchaser's Talent Enchantment — Class	Enchantment — Class	2.4%	2.6
38	Avengers Disassembled Sorcery	Sorcery	2.4%	2.8
39	Nihil Spellbomb Artifact	Artifact	2.4%	1.0
40	Echoing Deeps Land — Cave	Land — Cave	2.3%	1.0
41	Grapeshot Sorcery	Sorcery	2.3%	1.0
42	Persist Sorcery	Sorcery	2.2%	4.0

% of decks

decks of the format that play it in this part

Avg. copies

among the decks that play it

Sideboard (27)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	Surgical Extraction Instant	Instant	22.9%	1.5
2	Grafdigger's Cage Artifact	Artifact	22.4%	1.5
3	High Noon Enchantment	Enchantment	19.8%	2.2
4	Nihil Spellbomb Artifact	Artifact	12.9%	1.5
5	Tormod's Crypt Artifact	Artifact	10.5%	1.3
6	Unholy Heat Instant	Instant	10.3%	2.6
7	Rest in Peace Enchantment	Enchantment	9.6%	1.8
8	Endurance Creature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	8.6%	1.6
9	Brotherhood's End Sorcery	Sorcery	6.8%	1.7
10	Soulless Jailer Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Golem	Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Golem	5.5%	1.2
11	Ashiok, Dream Render Legendary Planeswalker — Ashiok	Legendary Planeswalker — Ashiok	5.1%	1.2
12	Whipflare Sorcery	Sorcery	4.9%	1.5
13	Galvanic Blast Instant	Instant	4.8%	2.5
14	Walking Ballista Artifact Creature — Construct	Artifact Creature — Construct	4.2%	1.1
15	Six Legendary Creature — Treefolk	Legendary Creature — Treefolk	3.9%	1.2
16	Extinguisher Battleship Artifact — Spacecraft	Artifact — Spacecraft	3.9%	1.0
17	Cityscape Leveler Artifact Creature — Construct	Artifact Creature — Construct	3.6%	1.0
18	Kraul Harpooner Creature — Insect Warrior	Creature — Insect Warrior	3.5%	1.0
19	Past in Flames Sorcery	Sorcery	3.5%	1.0
20	Grapeshot Sorcery	Sorcery	3.5%	1.0
21	Pyroclasm Sorcery	Sorcery	3.4%	1.7
22	Soul-Guide Lantern Artifact	Artifact	3.3%	1.3
23	Fire Magic Instant	Instant	3.1%	1.5
24	Keen-Eyed Curator Creature — Raccoon Scout	Creature — Raccoon Scout	3.0%	1.0
25	The Filigree Sylex Legendary Artifact	Legendary Artifact	3.0%	1.0
26	Bojuka Bog Land	Land	2.8%	1.0
27	Sanctifier en-Vec Creature — Human Cleric	Creature — Human Cleric	2.4%	1.9

% of decks

decks of the format that play it in this part

Avg. copies

among the decks that play it