Modern staples: Counterspells or Burn or Mana rocks

47 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: Lightning Bolt (21% of decks).

Main deck (32)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	Lightning Bolt Instant	Instant	21.1%	3.4
2	Force of Negation Instant	Instant	18.5%	2.5
3	Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs Instant // Land	Instant // Land	13.9%	1.8
4	Vexing Bauble Artifact	Artifact	12.9%	1.4
5	Spell Snare Instant	Instant	12.7%	2.1
6	Consign to Memory Instant	Instant	11.4%	2.0
7	Galvanic Discharge Instant	Instant	11.3%	3.7
8	Springleaf Drum Artifact	Artifact	10.6%	1.1
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	Subtlety Creature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	8.5%	3.2
12	Lava Dart Instant	Instant	8.2%	3.9
13	Counterspell Instant	Instant	8.1%	3.1
14	Unholy Heat Instant	Instant	7.9%	2.1
15	Mox Opal Legendary Artifact	Legendary Artifact	7.6%	4.0
16	Goblin Bombardment Enchantment	Enchantment	7.2%	3.2
17	Ajani, Nacatl Pariah // Ajani, Nacatl Avenger Legendary Creature — Cat Warrior // Legendary Planeswalker — Ajani	Legendary Creature — Cat Warrior // Legendary Planeswalker — Ajani	7.2%	4.0
18	Thraben Charm Instant	Instant	6.7%	2.0
19	Metallic Rebuke Instant	Instant	5.6%	2.9
20	Weapons Manufacturing Enchantment	Enchantment	4.5%	3.9
21	Talisman of Resilience Artifact	Artifact	4.3%	2.3
22	Walking Ballista Artifact Creature — Construct	Artifact Creature — Construct	4.2%	1.4
23	Ral, Monsoon Mage // Ral, Leyline Prodigy Legendary Creature — Human Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Ral	Legendary Creature — Human Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Ral	3.4%	4.0
24	Stubborn Denial Instant	Instant	3.1%	3.0
25	Mind Stone Artifact	Artifact	2.6%	3.9
26	Chalice of the Void Artifact	Artifact	2.5%	2.2
27	Spell Pierce Instant	Instant	2.4%	1.4
28	Mox Amber Legendary Artifact	Legendary Artifact	2.3%	3.1
29	Avengers Disassembled Sorcery	Sorcery	2.3%	2.9
30	Grapeshot Sorcery	Sorcery	2.2%	1.0
31	Pact of Negation Instant	Instant	2.1%	3.1
32	Drown in the Loch Instant	Instant	2.1%	1.5

% of decks

decks of the format that play it in this part

Avg. copies

among the decks that play it

Sideboard (25)

#	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	Spell Pierce Instant	Instant	7.1%	1.6
8	Brotherhood's End Sorcery	Sorcery	6.8%	1.7
9	Warping Wail Instant	Instant	6.7%	1.5
10	Chalice of the Void Artifact	Artifact	6.1%	2.0
11	Force of Negation Instant	Instant	4.9%	1.7
12	Whipflare Sorcery	Sorcery	4.8%	1.5
13	Galvanic Blast Instant	Instant	4.7%	2.5
14	Walking Ballista Artifact Creature — Construct	Artifact Creature — Construct	4.1%	1.1
15	Extinguisher Battleship Artifact — Spacecraft	Artifact — Spacecraft	3.8%	1.0
16	Kraul Harpooner Creature — Insect Warrior	Creature — Insect Warrior	3.5%	1.0
17	Grapeshot Sorcery	Sorcery	3.4%	1.0
18	Pyroclasm Sorcery	Sorcery	3.3%	1.7
19	Fire Magic Instant	Instant	3.1%	1.5
20	The Filigree Sylex Legendary Artifact	Legendary Artifact	2.9%	1.0
21	Swan Song Instant	Instant	2.7%	1.4
22	Metallic Rebuke Instant	Instant	2.7%	2.0
23	Stern Scolding Instant	Instant	2.2%	1.4
24	Strix Serenade Instant	Instant	2.1%	1.2
25	Flusterstorm Instant	Instant	2.1%	2.0

% of decks

decks of the format that play it in this part

Avg. copies

among the decks that play it