Modern staples: Cantrips or Discard or Recursion

36 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 (33)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	Thoughtseize Sorcery	Sorcery	23.0%	3.6
2	Quantum Riddler Creature — Sphinx	Creature — Sphinx	20.1%	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	Green Sun's Zenith Sorcery	Sorcery	10.0%	3.7
6	Shifting Woodland Land	Land	9.6%	1.0
7	Emperor of Bones Creature — Skeleton Noble	Creature — Skeleton Noble	7.2%	2.8
8	Endurance Creature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	7.0%	2.3
9	Emry, Lurker of the Loch Legendary Creature — Merfolk Wizard	Legendary Creature — Merfolk Wizard	6.1%	2.9
10	Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student // Tamiyo, Seasoned Scholar Legendary Creature — Moonfolk Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Tamiyo	Legendary Creature — Moonfolk Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Tamiyo	5.8%	2.8
11	Goryo's Vengeance Instant — Arcane	Instant — Arcane	5.7%	4.0
12	Overlord of the Balemurk Enchantment Creature — Avatar Horror	Enchantment Creature — Avatar Horror	5.4%	3.9
13	Detective's Phoenix Enchantment Creature — Phoenix	Enchantment Creature — Phoenix	5.0%	3.9
14	Nethergoyf Creature — Lhurgoyf	Creature — Lhurgoyf	4.3%	3.9
15	Tyvar, Jubilant Brawler Legendary Planeswalker — Tyvar	Legendary Planeswalker — Tyvar	4.2%	4.0
16	Manamorphose Instant	Instant	3.6%	4.0
17	Inquisition of Kozilek Sorcery	Sorcery	3.6%	2.3
18	Past in Flames Sorcery	Sorcery	3.4%	3.0
19	Superior Spider-Man Legendary Creature — Spider Human Hero	Legendary Creature — Spider Human Hero	3.0%	1.2
20	Day's Undoing Sorcery	Sorcery	2.9%	2.2
21	Cling to Dust Instant	Instant	2.9%	1.2
22	Living End Sorcery	Sorcery	2.8%	3.0
23	Boomerang Basics Sorcery — Lesson	Sorcery — Lesson	2.7%	3.2
24	Geier Reach Sanitarium Legendary Land	Legendary Land	2.7%	1.0
25	Colossal Skyturtle Enchantment Creature — Turtle	Enchantment Creature — Turtle	2.5%	1.1
26	Stormchaser's Talent Enchantment — Class	Enchantment — Class	2.5%	2.6
27	Price of Freedom Sorcery — Lesson	Sorcery — Lesson	2.5%	4.0
28	Archon of Cruelty Creature — Archon	Creature — Archon	2.5%	3.7
29	Cleansing Wildfire Sorcery	Sorcery	2.5%	3.9
30	Burning Inquiry Sorcery	Sorcery	2.5%	3.9
31	Spelunking Enchantment	Enchantment	2.4%	4.0
32	Echoing Deeps Land — Cave	Land — Cave	2.3%	1.0
33	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 (8)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	Thoughtseize Sorcery	Sorcery	9.8%	2.1
2	Endurance Creature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	8.7%	1.6
3	Veil of Summer Instant	Instant	4.1%	2.3
4	Six Legendary Creature — Treefolk	Legendary Creature — Treefolk	3.9%	1.2
5	Cityscape Leveler Artifact Creature — Construct	Artifact Creature — Construct	3.5%	1.0
6	Past in Flames Sorcery	Sorcery	3.4%	1.0
7	Inquisition of Kozilek Sorcery	Sorcery	3.0%	1.4
8	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