Modern staples: Counterspells or Discard or Ramp or Recursion

82 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: Thoughtseize (23% of decks).

Main deck (73)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	Thoughtseize Sorcery	Sorcery	23.0%	3.6
2	Kozilek's Command Kindred Instant — Eldrazi	Kindred Instant — Eldrazi	19.5%	4.0
3	Eldrazi Temple Land	Land	19.1%	4.0
4	Force of Negation Instant	Instant	18.5%	2.5
5	Malevolent Rumble Sorcery	Sorcery	17.4%	3.9
6	Ugin's Labyrinth Land	Land	16.0%	3.7
7	Sowing Mycospawn Creature — Eldrazi Fungus	Creature — Eldrazi Fungus	14.8%	3.9
8	Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs Instant // Land	Instant // Land	13.8%	1.8
9	Gemstone Caverns Legendary Land	Legendary Land	13.8%	1.2
10	Vexing Bauble Artifact	Artifact	12.9%	1.4
11	Spell Snare Instant	Instant	12.7%	2.1
12	Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer Legendary Creature — Monkey Pirate	Legendary Creature — Monkey Pirate	12.0%	3.8
13	Consign to Memory Instant	Instant	11.4%	2.0
14	Springleaf Drum Artifact	Artifact	10.6%	1.1
15	Basking Broodscale Creature — Eldrazi Lizard	Creature — Eldrazi Lizard	10.2%	4.0
16	Green Sun's Zenith Sorcery	Sorcery	9.9%	3.7
17	Shifting Woodland Land	Land	9.6%	1.0
18	Glaring Fleshraker Creature — Eldrazi Drone	Creature — Eldrazi Drone	9.4%	2.5
19	Subtlety Creature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	8.5%	3.2
20	Ugin, Eye of the Storms Legendary Planeswalker — Ugin	Legendary Planeswalker — Ugin	8.2%	2.9
21	Counterspell Instant	Instant	8.0%	3.1
22	Mox Opal Legendary Artifact	Legendary Artifact	7.6%	4.0
23	Delighted Halfling Creature — Halfling Citizen	Creature — Halfling Citizen	7.3%	3.5
24	Emperor of Bones Creature — Skeleton Noble	Creature — Skeleton Noble	7.2%	2.8
25	Endurance Creature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	6.9%	2.3
26	Emry, Lurker of the Loch Legendary Creature — Merfolk Wizard	Legendary Creature — Merfolk Wizard	6.1%	2.9
27	Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student // Tamiyo, Seasoned Scholar Legendary Creature — Moonfolk Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Tamiyo	Legendary Creature — Moonfolk Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Tamiyo	5.8%	2.8
28	Goryo's Vengeance Instant — Arcane	Instant — Arcane	5.8%	4.0
29	Metallic Rebuke Instant	Instant	5.6%	2.9
30	Overlord of the Balemurk Enchantment Creature — Avatar Horror	Enchantment Creature — Avatar Horror	5.4%	3.9
31	Badgermole Cub Creature — Badger Mole	Creature — Badger Mole	5.3%	3.9
32	Detective's Phoenix Enchantment Creature — Phoenix	Enchantment Creature — Phoenix	5.0%	3.9
33	Urza's Tower Land — Urza's Tower	Land — Urza's Tower	4.7%	4.0
34	Urza's Mine Land — Urza's Mine	Land — Urza's Mine	4.7%	4.0
35	Urza's Power Plant Land — Urza's Power-Plant	Land — Urza's Power-Plant	4.7%	4.0
36	Birds of Paradise Creature — Bird	Creature — Bird	4.4%	2.0
37	Talisman of Resilience Artifact	Artifact	4.3%	2.3
38	Leyline of Abundance Enchantment	Enchantment	4.3%	4.0
39	Nethergoyf Creature — Lhurgoyf	Creature — Lhurgoyf	4.3%	3.9
40	Devoted Druid Creature — Elf Druid	Creature — Elf Druid	4.3%	4.0
41	Shang-Chi, Master of Kung Fu Legendary Creature — Human Warrior Hero	Legendary Creature — Human Warrior Hero	4.2%	1.2
42	Tyvar, Jubilant Brawler Legendary Planeswalker — Tyvar	Legendary Planeswalker — Tyvar	4.2%	4.0
43	Erode Instant	Instant	3.7%	3.3
44	Manamorphose Instant	Instant	3.6%	4.0
45	Desperate Ritual Instant — Arcane	Instant — Arcane	3.6%	4.0
46	Pyretic Ritual Instant	Instant	3.6%	4.0
47	Inquisition of Kozilek Sorcery	Sorcery	3.5%	2.3
48	Past in Flames Sorcery	Sorcery	3.4%	3.0
49	The Legend of Roku // Avatar Roku Enchantment — Saga // Legendary Creature — Avatar	Enchantment — Saga // Legendary Creature — Avatar	3.2%	1.2
50	Stubborn Denial Instant	Instant	3.1%	3.0
51	Superior Spider-Man Legendary Creature — Spider Human Hero	Legendary Creature — Spider Human Hero	3.0%	1.2
52	Day's Undoing Sorcery	Sorcery	2.9%	2.2
53	Living End Sorcery	Sorcery	2.8%	3.0
54	Geier Reach Sanitarium Legendary Land	Legendary Land	2.7%	1.0
55	Arboreal Grazer Creature — Sloth Beast	Creature — Sloth Beast	2.7%	3.9
56	Path to Exile Instant	Instant	2.6%	3.7
57	Primeval Titan Creature — Giant	Creature — Giant	2.6%	3.3
58	Mind Stone Artifact	Artifact	2.6%	3.9
59	Chalice of the Void Artifact	Artifact	2.5%	2.2
60	Colossal Skyturtle Enchantment Creature — Turtle	Enchantment Creature — Turtle	2.5%	1.1
61	Stormchaser's Talent Enchantment — Class	Enchantment — Class	2.5%	2.6
62	Archon of Cruelty Creature — Archon	Creature — Archon	2.5%	3.7
63	Burning Inquiry Sorcery	Sorcery	2.5%	3.9
64	Spell Pierce Instant	Instant	2.4%	1.4
65	Spelunking Enchantment	Enchantment	2.4%	4.0
66	Cultivator Colossus Creature — Plant Beast	Creature — Plant Beast	2.4%	1.0
67	Sunken Citadel Land — Cave	Land — Cave	2.3%	3.2
68	Mox Amber Legendary Artifact	Legendary Artifact	2.3%	3.1
69	Fanatic of Rhonas Creature — Snake Druid	Creature — Snake Druid	2.3%	4.0
70	Echoing Deeps Land — Cave	Land — Cave	2.3%	1.0
71	Persist Sorcery	Sorcery	2.2%	4.0
72	Pact of Negation Instant	Instant	2.1%	3.1
73	Drown in the Loch Instant	Instant	2.1%	1.5

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Sideboard (22)

#	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	Spell Snare Instant	Instant	15.4%	1.6
5	Thoughtseize Sorcery	Sorcery	9.8%	2.1
6	Endurance Creature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	8.6%	1.6
7	Spell Pierce Instant	Instant	7.1%	1.6
8	Warping Wail Instant	Instant	6.7%	1.5
9	Chalice of the Void Artifact	Artifact	6.1%	2.0
10	Gemstone Caverns Legendary Land	Legendary Land	5.3%	1.1
11	Force of Negation Instant	Instant	4.9%	1.7
12	The Legend of Roku // Avatar Roku Enchantment — Saga // Legendary Creature — Avatar	Enchantment — Saga // Legendary Creature — Avatar	4.1%	1.1
13	Six Legendary Creature — Treefolk	Legendary Creature — Treefolk	3.9%	1.2
14	Cityscape Leveler Artifact Creature — Construct	Artifact Creature — Construct	3.5%	1.0
15	Past in Flames Sorcery	Sorcery	3.4%	1.0
16	Inquisition of Kozilek Sorcery	Sorcery	3.0%	1.4
17	Culling Ritual Sorcery	Sorcery	2.7%	2.0
18	Swan Song Instant	Instant	2.7%	1.4
19	Metallic Rebuke Instant	Instant	2.7%	2.0
20	Stern Scolding Instant	Instant	2.2%	1.4
21	Strix Serenade Instant	Instant	2.1%	1.2
22	Flusterstorm Instant	Instant	2.1%	2.0

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