Modern staples: Cantrips or Board wipes or Recursion

49 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: Quantum Riddler (20% of decks).

Main deck (35)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	Quantum Riddler Creature — Sphinx	Creature — Sphinx	20.1%	3.5
2	Kozilek's Command Kindred Instant — Eldrazi	Kindred Instant — Eldrazi	19.5%	4.0
3	Preordain Sorcery	Sorcery	15.1%	3.2
4	Green Sun's Zenith Sorcery	Sorcery	10.0%	3.7
5	Shifting Woodland Land	Land	9.6%	1.0
6	Wrath of the Skies Sorcery	Sorcery	7.8%	3.0
7	Emperor of Bones Creature — Skeleton Noble	Creature — Skeleton Noble	7.2%	2.8
8	Ajani, Nacatl Pariah // Ajani, Nacatl Avenger Legendary Creature — Cat Warrior // Legendary Planeswalker — Ajani	Legendary Creature — Cat Warrior // Legendary Planeswalker — Ajani	7.2%	4.0
9	Endurance Creature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	7.0%	2.3
10	Emry, Lurker of the Loch Legendary Creature — Merfolk Wizard	Legendary Creature — Merfolk Wizard	6.1%	2.9
11	Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student // Tamiyo, Seasoned Scholar Legendary Creature — Moonfolk Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Tamiyo	Legendary Creature — Moonfolk Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Tamiyo	5.8%	2.8
12	Goryo's Vengeance Instant — Arcane	Instant — Arcane	5.7%	4.0
13	Engineered Explosives Artifact	Artifact	5.4%	3.8
14	Overlord of the Balemurk Enchantment Creature — Avatar Horror	Enchantment Creature — Avatar Horror	5.4%	3.9
15	Detective's Phoenix Enchantment Creature — Phoenix	Enchantment Creature — Phoenix	5.0%	3.9
16	Nethergoyf Creature — Lhurgoyf	Creature — Lhurgoyf	4.3%	3.9
17	Tyvar, Jubilant Brawler Legendary Planeswalker — Tyvar	Legendary Planeswalker — Tyvar	4.2%	4.0
18	Manamorphose Instant	Instant	3.6%	4.0
19	Past in Flames Sorcery	Sorcery	3.4%	3.0
20	Superior Spider-Man Legendary Creature — Spider Human Hero	Legendary Creature — Spider Human Hero	3.0%	1.2
21	Day's Undoing Sorcery	Sorcery	2.9%	2.2
22	Cling to Dust Instant	Instant	2.9%	1.2
23	Supreme Verdict Sorcery	Sorcery	2.8%	1.2
24	Living End Sorcery	Sorcery	2.8%	3.0
25	Boomerang Basics Sorcery — Lesson	Sorcery — Lesson	2.7%	3.2
26	Colossal Skyturtle Enchantment Creature — Turtle	Enchantment Creature — Turtle	2.5%	1.1
27	Stormchaser's Talent Enchantment — Class	Enchantment — Class	2.5%	2.6
28	Price of Freedom Sorcery — Lesson	Sorcery — Lesson	2.5%	4.0
29	Archon of Cruelty Creature — Archon	Creature — Archon	2.5%	3.7
30	Cleansing Wildfire Sorcery	Sorcery	2.5%	3.9
31	Spelunking Enchantment	Enchantment	2.4%	4.0
32	Avengers Disassembled Sorcery	Sorcery	2.3%	2.9
33	Echoing Deeps Land — Cave	Land — Cave	2.3%	1.0
34	All Is Dust Kindred Sorcery — Eldrazi	Kindred Sorcery — Eldrazi	2.2%	1.0
35	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 (20)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	Wrath of the Skies Sorcery	Sorcery	22.4%	2.3
2	Meltdown Sorcery	Sorcery	14.9%	1.9
3	Endurance Creature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	8.7%	1.6
4	Brotherhood's End Sorcery	Sorcery	6.8%	1.7
5	Engineered Explosives Artifact	Artifact	6.6%	1.8
6	Whipflare Sorcery	Sorcery	4.8%	1.5
7	Break the Ice Sorcery	Sorcery	4.4%	2.5
8	Veil of Summer Instant	Instant	4.1%	2.3
9	Six Legendary Creature — Treefolk	Legendary Creature — Treefolk	3.9%	1.2
10	Extinguisher Battleship Artifact — Spacecraft	Artifact — Spacecraft	3.8%	1.0
11	Toxic Deluge Sorcery	Sorcery	3.8%	1.4
12	Cityscape Leveler Artifact Creature — Construct	Artifact Creature — Construct	3.5%	1.0
13	Past in Flames Sorcery	Sorcery	3.4%	1.0
14	Pyroclasm Sorcery	Sorcery	3.3%	1.7
15	Fire Magic Instant	Instant	3.1%	1.5
16	The Filigree Sylex Legendary Artifact	Legendary Artifact	2.9%	1.0
17	Culling Ritual Sorcery	Sorcery	2.7%	2.0
18	Glistening Deluge Sorcery	Sorcery	2.2%	1.9
19	Quantum Riddler Creature — Sphinx	Creature — Sphinx	2.2%	1.7
20	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