Modern staples: Cantrips or Burn or Recursion

55 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: Lightning Bolt (21% of decks).

Main deck (43)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	Lightning Bolt Instant	Instant	21.1%	3.4
2	Quantum Riddler Creature — Sphinx	Creature — Sphinx	20.0%	3.5
3	Kozilek's Command Kindred Instant — Eldrazi	Kindred Instant — Eldrazi	19.5%	4.0
4	Preordain Sorcery	Sorcery	15.1%	3.2
5	Galvanic Discharge Instant	Instant	11.3%	3.7
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	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	7.2%	4.0
14	Emperor of Bones Creature — Skeleton Noble	Creature — Skeleton Noble	7.2%	2.8
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	6.1%	2.9
18	Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student // Tamiyo, Seasoned Scholar Legendary Creature — Moonfolk Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Tamiyo	Legendary Creature — Moonfolk Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Tamiyo	5.8%	2.8
19	Goryo's Vengeance Instant — Arcane	Instant — Arcane	5.8%	4.0
20	Overlord of the Balemurk Enchantment Creature — Avatar Horror	Enchantment Creature — Avatar Horror	5.4%	3.9
21	Detective's Phoenix Enchantment Creature — Phoenix	Enchantment Creature — Phoenix	5.0%	3.9
22	Weapons Manufacturing Enchantment	Enchantment	4.5%	3.9
23	Nethergoyf Creature — Lhurgoyf	Creature — Lhurgoyf	4.3%	3.9
24	Tyvar, Jubilant Brawler Legendary Planeswalker — Tyvar	Legendary Planeswalker — Tyvar	4.2%	4.0
25	Walking Ballista Artifact Creature — Construct	Artifact Creature — Construct	4.2%	1.4
26	Manamorphose Instant	Instant	3.6%	4.0
27	Ral, Monsoon Mage // Ral, Leyline Prodigy Legendary Creature — Human Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Ral	Legendary Creature — Human Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Ral	3.4%	4.0
28	Past in Flames Sorcery	Sorcery	3.4%	3.0
29	Superior Spider-Man Legendary Creature — Spider Human Hero	Legendary Creature — Spider Human Hero	3.0%	1.2
30	Day's Undoing Sorcery	Sorcery	2.9%	2.2
31	Cling to Dust Instant	Instant	2.9%	1.2
32	Living End Sorcery	Sorcery	2.8%	3.0
33	Boomerang Basics Sorcery — Lesson	Sorcery — Lesson	2.7%	3.2
34	Price of Freedom Sorcery — Lesson	Sorcery — Lesson	2.5%	4.0
35	Colossal Skyturtle Enchantment Creature — Turtle	Enchantment Creature — Turtle	2.5%	1.1
36	Cleansing Wildfire Sorcery	Sorcery	2.5%	3.9
37	Stormchaser's Talent Enchantment — Class	Enchantment — Class	2.5%	2.6
38	Archon of Cruelty Creature — Archon	Creature — Archon	2.5%	3.7
39	Spelunking Enchantment	Enchantment	2.4%	4.0
40	Avengers Disassembled Sorcery	Sorcery	2.3%	2.9
41	Echoing Deeps Land — Cave	Land — Cave	2.3%	1.0
42	Persist Sorcery	Sorcery	2.2%	4.0
43	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 (18)

#	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	Endurance Creature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	8.6%	1.6
4	Brotherhood's End Sorcery	Sorcery	6.7%	1.7
5	Whipflare Sorcery	Sorcery	4.8%	1.5
6	Galvanic Blast Instant	Instant	4.7%	2.5
7	Walking Ballista Artifact Creature — Construct	Artifact Creature — Construct	4.1%	1.1
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	Cityscape Leveler Artifact Creature — Construct	Artifact Creature — Construct	3.5%	1.0
12	Kraul Harpooner Creature — Insect Warrior	Creature — Insect Warrior	3.5%	1.0
13	Past in Flames Sorcery	Sorcery	3.4%	1.0
14	Grapeshot Sorcery	Sorcery	3.4%	1.0
15	Pyroclasm Sorcery	Sorcery	3.3%	1.7
16	Fire Magic Instant	Instant	3.1%	1.5
17	The Filigree Sylex Legendary Artifact	Legendary Artifact	2.9%	1.0
18	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