Modern staples: Cantrips or Mana rocks or Recursion or Graveyard hate

53 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: Quantum Riddler (20% of decks).

Main deck (42)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	Quantum Riddler Creature — Sphinx	Creature — Sphinx	20.0%	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	Springleaf Drum Artifact	Artifact	10.6%	1.1
5	Soul-Guide Lantern Artifact	Artifact	10.3%	1.0
6	Green Sun's Zenith Sorcery	Sorcery	9.9%	3.7
7	Shifting Woodland Land	Land	9.6%	1.0
8	Tormod's Crypt Artifact	Artifact	7.7%	3.0
9	Mox Opal Legendary Artifact	Legendary Artifact	7.6%	4.0
10	Emperor of Bones Creature — Skeleton Noble	Creature — Skeleton Noble	7.2%	2.8
11	Endurance Creature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	6.9%	2.3
12	Thraben Charm Instant	Instant	6.7%	2.0
13	Emry, Lurker of the Loch Legendary Creature — Merfolk Wizard	Legendary Creature — Merfolk Wizard	6.1%	2.9
14	Boggart Trawler // Boggart Bog Creature — Goblin // Land	Creature — Goblin // Land	6.1%	1.7
15	Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student // Tamiyo, Seasoned Scholar Legendary Creature — Moonfolk Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Tamiyo	Legendary Creature — Moonfolk Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Tamiyo	5.8%	2.8
16	Goryo's Vengeance Instant — Arcane	Instant — Arcane	5.8%	4.0
17	Overlord of the Balemurk Enchantment Creature — Avatar Horror	Enchantment Creature — Avatar Horror	5.4%	3.9
18	Detective's Phoenix Enchantment Creature — Phoenix	Enchantment Creature — Phoenix	5.0%	3.9
19	Talisman of Resilience Artifact	Artifact	4.3%	2.3
20	Nethergoyf Creature — Lhurgoyf	Creature — Lhurgoyf	4.3%	3.9
21	Tyvar, Jubilant Brawler Legendary Planeswalker — Tyvar	Legendary Planeswalker — Tyvar	4.2%	4.0
22	Agatha's Soul Cauldron Legendary Artifact	Legendary Artifact	3.9%	2.0
23	Manamorphose Instant	Instant	3.6%	4.0
24	Past in Flames Sorcery	Sorcery	3.4%	3.0
25	Territorial Kavu Creature — Kavu	Creature — Kavu	3.0%	4.0
26	Superior Spider-Man Legendary Creature — Spider Human Hero	Legendary Creature — Spider Human Hero	3.0%	1.2
27	Day's Undoing Sorcery	Sorcery	2.9%	2.2
28	Relic of Progenitus Artifact	Artifact	2.9%	2.6
29	Cling to Dust Instant	Instant	2.9%	1.2
30	Living End Sorcery	Sorcery	2.8%	3.0
31	Boomerang Basics Sorcery — Lesson	Sorcery — Lesson	2.7%	3.2
32	Mind Stone Artifact	Artifact	2.6%	3.9
33	Price of Freedom Sorcery — Lesson	Sorcery — Lesson	2.5%	4.0
34	Colossal Skyturtle Enchantment Creature — Turtle	Enchantment Creature — Turtle	2.5%	1.1
35	Cleansing Wildfire Sorcery	Sorcery	2.5%	3.9
36	Stormchaser's Talent Enchantment — Class	Enchantment — Class	2.5%	2.6
37	Archon of Cruelty Creature — Archon	Creature — Archon	2.5%	3.7
38	Nihil Spellbomb Artifact	Artifact	2.4%	1.0
39	Spelunking Enchantment	Enchantment	2.4%	4.0
40	Mox Amber Legendary Artifact	Legendary Artifact	2.3%	3.1
41	Echoing Deeps Land — Cave	Land — Cave	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 (17)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	Surgical Extraction Instant	Instant	22.9%	1.5
2	Grafdigger's Cage Artifact	Artifact	22.7%	1.5
3	Nihil Spellbomb Artifact	Artifact	13.0%	1.5
4	Tormod's Crypt Artifact	Artifact	10.4%	1.3
5	Rest in Peace Enchantment	Enchantment	9.5%	1.8
6	Endurance Creature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	8.6%	1.6
7	Soulless Jailer Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Golem	Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Golem	5.4%	1.2
8	Ashiok, Dream Render Legendary Planeswalker — Ashiok	Legendary Planeswalker — Ashiok	5.1%	1.2
9	Veil of Summer Instant	Instant	4.1%	2.3
10	Six Legendary Creature — Treefolk	Legendary Creature — Treefolk	3.9%	1.2
11	Cityscape Leveler Artifact Creature — Construct	Artifact Creature — Construct	3.5%	1.0
12	Past in Flames Sorcery	Sorcery	3.4%	1.0
13	Soul-Guide Lantern Artifact	Artifact	3.2%	1.3
14	Keen-Eyed Curator Creature — Raccoon Scout	Creature — Raccoon Scout	3.1%	1.0
15	Bojuka Bog Land	Land	2.8%	1.0
16	Sanctifier en-Vec Creature — Human Cleric	Creature — Human Cleric	2.5%	1.9
17	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