Modern staples: Cantrips or Burn or Discard or Recursion

59 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 (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	Quantum Riddler Creature — Sphinx	Creature — Sphinx	20.1%	3.5
4	Kozilek's Command Kindred Instant — Eldrazi	Kindred Instant — Eldrazi	19.5%	4.0
5	Preordain Sorcery	Sorcery	15.1%	3.2
6	Galvanic Discharge Instant	Instant	11.3%	3.7
7	Green Sun's Zenith Sorcery	Sorcery	10.0%	3.7
8	Shifting Woodland Land	Land	9.6%	1.0
9	Glaring Fleshraker Creature — Eldrazi Drone	Creature — Eldrazi Drone	9.4%	2.5
10	Orcish Bowmasters Creature — Orc Archer	Creature — Orc Archer	8.6%	2.9
11	Lava Dart Instant	Instant	8.2%	3.9
12	Unholy Heat Instant	Instant	7.9%	2.1
13	Emperor of Bones Creature — Skeleton Noble	Creature — Skeleton Noble	7.2%	2.8
14	Goblin Bombardment Enchantment	Enchantment	7.2%	3.2
15	Ajani, Nacatl Pariah // Ajani, Nacatl Avenger Legendary Creature — Cat Warrior // Legendary Planeswalker — Ajani	Legendary Creature — Cat Warrior // Legendary Planeswalker — Ajani	7.2%	4.0
16	Endurance Creature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	7.0%	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	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	5.7%	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	5.0%	3.9
23	Weapons Manufacturing Enchantment	Enchantment	4.5%	3.9
24	Nethergoyf Creature — Lhurgoyf	Creature — Lhurgoyf	4.3%	3.9
25	Tyvar, Jubilant Brawler Legendary Planeswalker — Tyvar	Legendary Planeswalker — Tyvar	4.2%	4.0
26	Walking Ballista Artifact Creature — Construct	Artifact Creature — Construct	4.2%	1.4
27	Manamorphose Instant	Instant	3.6%	4.0
28	Inquisition of Kozilek Sorcery	Sorcery	3.6%	2.3
29	Ral, Monsoon Mage // Ral, Leyline Prodigy Legendary Creature — Human Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Ral	Legendary Creature — Human Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Ral	3.4%	4.0
30	Past in Flames Sorcery	Sorcery	3.4%	3.0
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	Cling to Dust Instant	Instant	2.9%	1.2
34	Living End Sorcery	Sorcery	2.8%	3.0
35	Boomerang Basics Sorcery — Lesson	Sorcery — Lesson	2.7%	3.2
36	Geier Reach Sanitarium Legendary Land	Legendary Land	2.7%	1.0
37	Colossal Skyturtle Enchantment Creature — Turtle	Enchantment Creature — Turtle	2.5%	1.1
38	Stormchaser's Talent Enchantment — Class	Enchantment — Class	2.5%	2.6
39	Price of Freedom Sorcery — Lesson	Sorcery — Lesson	2.5%	4.0
40	Archon of Cruelty Creature — Archon	Creature — Archon	2.5%	3.7
41	Cleansing Wildfire Sorcery	Sorcery	2.5%	3.9
42	Burning Inquiry Sorcery	Sorcery	2.5%	3.9
43	Spelunking Enchantment	Enchantment	2.4%	4.0
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 (20)

#	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	Whipflare Sorcery	Sorcery	4.8%	1.5
7	Galvanic Blast Instant	Instant	4.7%	2.5
8	Walking Ballista Artifact Creature — Construct	Artifact Creature — Construct	4.1%	1.1
9	Veil of Summer Instant	Instant	4.1%	2.3
10	Six Legendary Creature — Treefolk	Legendary Creature — Treefolk	3.9%	1.2
11	Extinguisher Battleship Artifact — Spacecraft	Artifact — Spacecraft	3.8%	1.0
12	Kraul Harpooner Creature — Insect Warrior	Creature — Insect Warrior	3.5%	1.0
13	Cityscape Leveler Artifact Creature — Construct	Artifact Creature — Construct	3.5%	1.0
14	Past in Flames Sorcery	Sorcery	3.4%	1.0
15	Grapeshot Sorcery	Sorcery	3.4%	1.0
16	Pyroclasm Sorcery	Sorcery	3.3%	1.7
17	Fire Magic Instant	Instant	3.1%	1.5
18	Inquisition of Kozilek Sorcery	Sorcery	3.0%	1.4
19	The Filigree Sylex Legendary Artifact	Legendary Artifact	2.9%	1.0
20	Quantum Riddler Creature — Sphinx	Creature — Sphinx	2.2%	1.7

% of decks

decks of the format that play it in this part

Avg. copies

among the decks that play it