Modern staples: Counterspells or Burn or Discard or Ramp or Recursion

104 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 (86)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	Thoughtseize Sorcery	Sorcery	23.0%	3.6
2	Lightning Bolt Instant	Instant	21.1%	3.4
3	Kozilek's Command Kindred Instant — Eldrazi	Kindred Instant — Eldrazi	19.5%	4.0
4	Eldrazi Temple Land	Land	19.1%	4.0
5	Force of Negation Instant	Instant	18.5%	2.5
6	Malevolent Rumble Sorcery	Sorcery	17.4%	3.9
7	Ugin's Labyrinth Land	Land	16.0%	3.7
8	Sowing Mycospawn Creature — Eldrazi Fungus	Creature — Eldrazi Fungus	14.9%	3.9
9	Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs Instant // Land	Instant // Land	13.9%	1.8
10	Gemstone Caverns Legendary Land	Legendary Land	13.8%	1.2
11	Vexing Bauble Artifact	Artifact	12.9%	1.4
12	Spell Snare Instant	Instant	12.7%	2.1
13	Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer Legendary Creature — Monkey Pirate	Legendary Creature — Monkey Pirate	12.0%	3.8
14	Consign to Memory Instant	Instant	11.4%	2.0
15	Galvanic Discharge Instant	Instant	11.3%	3.7
16	Springleaf Drum Artifact	Artifact	10.6%	1.1
17	Basking Broodscale Creature — Eldrazi Lizard	Creature — Eldrazi Lizard	10.2%	4.0
18	Green Sun's Zenith Sorcery	Sorcery	10.0%	3.7
19	Shifting Woodland Land	Land	9.6%	1.0
20	Glaring Fleshraker Creature — Eldrazi Drone	Creature — Eldrazi Drone	9.4%	2.5
21	Orcish Bowmasters Creature — Orc Archer	Creature — Orc Archer	8.6%	2.9
22	Subtlety Creature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	8.5%	3.2
23	Lava Dart Instant	Instant	8.2%	3.9
24	Ugin, Eye of the Storms Legendary Planeswalker — Ugin	Legendary Planeswalker — Ugin	8.2%	2.9
25	Counterspell Instant	Instant	8.1%	3.1
26	Unholy Heat Instant	Instant	7.9%	2.1
27	Mox Opal Legendary Artifact	Legendary Artifact	7.6%	4.0
28	Delighted Halfling Creature — Halfling Citizen	Creature — Halfling Citizen	7.3%	3.5
29	Emperor of Bones Creature — Skeleton Noble	Creature — Skeleton Noble	7.2%	2.8
30	Goblin Bombardment Enchantment	Enchantment	7.2%	3.2
31	Ajani, Nacatl Pariah // Ajani, Nacatl Avenger Legendary Creature — Cat Warrior // Legendary Planeswalker — Ajani	Legendary Creature — Cat Warrior // Legendary Planeswalker — Ajani	7.2%	4.0
32	Endurance Creature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	7.0%	2.3
33	Thraben Charm Instant	Instant	6.7%	2.0
34	Emry, Lurker of the Loch Legendary Creature — Merfolk Wizard	Legendary Creature — Merfolk Wizard	6.1%	2.9
35	Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student // Tamiyo, Seasoned Scholar Legendary Creature — Moonfolk Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Tamiyo	Legendary Creature — Moonfolk Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Tamiyo	5.8%	2.8
36	Goryo's Vengeance Instant — Arcane	Instant — Arcane	5.7%	4.0
37	Metallic Rebuke Instant	Instant	5.6%	2.9
38	Overlord of the Balemurk Enchantment Creature — Avatar Horror	Enchantment Creature — Avatar Horror	5.4%	3.9
39	Badgermole Cub Creature — Badger Mole	Creature — Badger Mole	5.3%	3.9
40	Detective's Phoenix Enchantment Creature — Phoenix	Enchantment Creature — Phoenix	5.0%	3.9
41	Urza's Tower Land — Urza's Tower	Land — Urza's Tower	4.7%	4.0
42	Urza's Mine Land — Urza's Mine	Land — Urza's Mine	4.7%	4.0
43	Urza's Power Plant Land — Urza's Power-Plant	Land — Urza's Power-Plant	4.7%	4.0
44	Weapons Manufacturing Enchantment	Enchantment	4.5%	3.9
45	Birds of Paradise Creature — Bird	Creature — Bird	4.4%	2.0
46	Talisman of Resilience Artifact	Artifact	4.3%	2.3
47	Leyline of Abundance Enchantment	Enchantment	4.3%	4.0
48	Nethergoyf Creature — Lhurgoyf	Creature — Lhurgoyf	4.3%	3.9
49	Devoted Druid Creature — Elf Druid	Creature — Elf Druid	4.3%	4.0
50	Shang-Chi, Master of Kung Fu Legendary Creature — Human Warrior Hero	Legendary Creature — Human Warrior Hero	4.3%	1.2
51	Tyvar, Jubilant Brawler Legendary Planeswalker — Tyvar	Legendary Planeswalker — Tyvar	4.2%	4.0
52	Walking Ballista Artifact Creature — Construct	Artifact Creature — Construct	4.2%	1.4
53	Erode Instant	Instant	3.7%	3.3
54	Manamorphose Instant	Instant	3.6%	4.0
55	Desperate Ritual Instant — Arcane	Instant — Arcane	3.6%	4.0
56	Pyretic Ritual Instant	Instant	3.6%	4.0
57	Inquisition of Kozilek Sorcery	Sorcery	3.6%	2.3
58	Ral, Monsoon Mage // Ral, Leyline Prodigy Legendary Creature — Human Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Ral	Legendary Creature — Human Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Ral	3.4%	4.0
59	Past in Flames Sorcery	Sorcery	3.4%	3.0
60	The Legend of Roku // Avatar Roku Enchantment — Saga // Legendary Creature — Avatar	Enchantment — Saga // Legendary Creature — Avatar	3.2%	1.2
61	Stubborn Denial Instant	Instant	3.1%	3.0
62	Superior Spider-Man Legendary Creature — Spider Human Hero	Legendary Creature — Spider Human Hero	3.0%	1.2
63	Day's Undoing Sorcery	Sorcery	2.9%	2.2
64	Living End Sorcery	Sorcery	2.8%	3.0
65	Geier Reach Sanitarium Legendary Land	Legendary Land	2.7%	1.0
66	Arboreal Grazer Creature — Sloth Beast	Creature — Sloth Beast	2.7%	3.9
67	Path to Exile Instant	Instant	2.6%	3.7
68	Primeval Titan Creature — Giant	Creature — Giant	2.6%	3.3
69	Mind Stone Artifact	Artifact	2.6%	3.9
70	Chalice of the Void Artifact	Artifact	2.5%	2.2
71	Colossal Skyturtle Enchantment Creature — Turtle	Enchantment Creature — Turtle	2.5%	1.1
72	Stormchaser's Talent Enchantment — Class	Enchantment — Class	2.5%	2.6
73	Archon of Cruelty Creature — Archon	Creature — Archon	2.5%	3.7
74	Burning Inquiry Sorcery	Sorcery	2.5%	3.9
75	Spell Pierce Instant	Instant	2.4%	1.4
76	Spelunking Enchantment	Enchantment	2.4%	4.0
77	Cultivator Colossus Creature — Plant Beast	Creature — Plant Beast	2.3%	1.0
78	Mox Amber Legendary Artifact	Legendary Artifact	2.3%	3.1
79	Sunken Citadel Land — Cave	Land — Cave	2.3%	3.2
80	Fanatic of Rhonas Creature — Snake Druid	Creature — Snake Druid	2.3%	4.0
81	Avengers Disassembled Sorcery	Sorcery	2.3%	2.9
82	Echoing Deeps Land — Cave	Land — Cave	2.3%	1.0
83	Persist Sorcery	Sorcery	2.2%	4.0
84	Grapeshot Sorcery	Sorcery	2.2%	1.0
85	Pact of Negation Instant	Instant	2.1%	3.1
86	Drown in the Loch Instant	Instant	2.1%	1.5

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Sideboard (34)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	Consign to Memory Instant	Instant	44.5%	3.3
2	Mystical Dispute Instant	Instant	36.1%	2.5
3	Vexing Bauble Artifact	Artifact	31.4%	1.5
4	High Noon Enchantment	Enchantment	19.7%	2.2
5	Spell Snare Instant	Instant	15.4%	1.6
6	Unholy Heat Instant	Instant	10.3%	2.6
7	Thoughtseize Sorcery	Sorcery	9.8%	2.1
8	Endurance Creature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	8.7%	1.6
9	Spell Pierce Instant	Instant	7.1%	1.6
10	Brotherhood's End Sorcery	Sorcery	6.8%	1.7
11	Warping Wail Instant	Instant	6.7%	1.5
12	Chalice of the Void Artifact	Artifact	6.1%	2.0
13	Gemstone Caverns Legendary Land	Legendary Land	5.3%	1.1
14	Force of Negation Instant	Instant	4.9%	1.7
15	Whipflare Sorcery	Sorcery	4.8%	1.5
16	Galvanic Blast Instant	Instant	4.7%	2.5
17	Walking Ballista Artifact Creature — Construct	Artifact Creature — Construct	4.1%	1.1
18	The Legend of Roku // Avatar Roku Enchantment — Saga // Legendary Creature — Avatar	Enchantment — Saga // Legendary Creature — Avatar	4.1%	1.1
19	Six Legendary Creature — Treefolk	Legendary Creature — Treefolk	3.9%	1.2
20	Extinguisher Battleship Artifact — Spacecraft	Artifact — Spacecraft	3.8%	1.0
21	Kraul Harpooner Creature — Insect Warrior	Creature — Insect Warrior	3.5%	1.0
22	Cityscape Leveler Artifact Creature — Construct	Artifact Creature — Construct	3.5%	1.0
23	Past in Flames Sorcery	Sorcery	3.4%	1.0
24	Grapeshot Sorcery	Sorcery	3.4%	1.0
25	Pyroclasm Sorcery	Sorcery	3.3%	1.7
26	Fire Magic Instant	Instant	3.1%	1.5
27	Inquisition of Kozilek Sorcery	Sorcery	3.0%	1.4
28	The Filigree Sylex Legendary Artifact	Legendary Artifact	2.9%	1.0
29	Culling Ritual Sorcery	Sorcery	2.7%	2.0
30	Swan Song Instant	Instant	2.7%	1.4
31	Metallic Rebuke Instant	Instant	2.7%	2.0
32	Stern Scolding Instant	Instant	2.2%	1.4
33	Strix Serenade Instant	Instant	2.1%	1.2
34	Flusterstorm Instant	Instant	2.1%	2.0

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