Modern staples: Counterspells or Discard or Recursion or Lifegain

65 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 (55)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	Thoughtseize Sorcery	Sorcery	23.0%	3.6
2	Solitude Creature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	21.6%	3.7
3	Force of Negation Instant	Instant	18.5%	2.5
4	Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs Instant // Land	Instant // Land	13.8%	1.8
5	Vexing Bauble Artifact	Artifact	12.9%	1.4
6	Spell Snare Instant	Instant	12.7%	2.1
7	Haywire Mite Artifact Creature — Insect	Artifact Creature — Insect	12.3%	1.0
8	Consign to Memory Instant	Instant	11.4%	2.0
9	Green Sun's Zenith Sorcery	Sorcery	9.9%	3.7
10	Shifting Woodland Land	Land	9.6%	1.0
11	Subtlety Creature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	8.5%	3.2
12	Ugin, Eye of the Storms Legendary Planeswalker — Ugin	Legendary Planeswalker — Ugin	8.2%	2.9
13	Counterspell Instant	Instant	8.0%	3.1
14	Guide of Souls Creature — Human Cleric	Creature — Human Cleric	7.8%	4.0
15	Ocelot Pride Creature — Cat	Creature — Cat	7.7%	4.0
16	Atraxa, Grand Unifier Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Angel	Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Angel	7.5%	3.3
17	Griselbrand Legendary Creature — Demon	Legendary Creature — Demon	7.3%	1.3
18	Emperor of Bones Creature — Skeleton Noble	Creature — Skeleton Noble	7.2%	2.8
19	Endurance Creature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	6.9%	2.3
20	Emry, Lurker of the Loch Legendary Creature — Merfolk Wizard	Legendary Creature — Merfolk Wizard	6.1%	2.9
21	Sire of Seven Deaths Creature — Eldrazi	Creature — Eldrazi	5.9%	1.5
22	Shadowspear Legendary Artifact — Equipment	Legendary Artifact — Equipment	5.9%	1.0
23	Faithful Mending Instant	Instant	5.9%	3.0
24	Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student // Tamiyo, Seasoned Scholar Legendary Creature — Moonfolk Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Tamiyo	Legendary Creature — Moonfolk Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Tamiyo	5.8%	2.8
25	Goryo's Vengeance Instant — Arcane	Instant — Arcane	5.8%	4.0
26	Metallic Rebuke Instant	Instant	5.6%	2.9
27	Overlord of the Balemurk Enchantment Creature — Avatar Horror	Enchantment Creature — Avatar Horror	5.4%	3.9
28	Detective's Phoenix Enchantment Creature — Phoenix	Enchantment Creature — Phoenix	5.0%	3.9
29	Disciple of Freyalise // Garden of Freyalise Creature — Elf Druid // Land	Creature — Elf Druid // Land	5.0%	2.9
30	Claws of Gix Artifact	Artifact	4.5%	2.9
31	Generous Ent Creature — Treefolk	Creature — Treefolk	4.4%	3.1
32	Nethergoyf Creature — Lhurgoyf	Creature — Lhurgoyf	4.3%	3.9
33	Tyvar, Jubilant Brawler Legendary Planeswalker — Tyvar	Legendary Planeswalker — Tyvar	4.2%	4.0
34	Inquisition of Kozilek Sorcery	Sorcery	3.5%	2.3
35	Past in Flames Sorcery	Sorcery	3.4%	3.0
36	Scion of Draco Artifact Creature — Dragon	Artifact Creature — Dragon	3.2%	4.0
37	Stubborn Denial Instant	Instant	3.1%	3.0
38	Superior Spider-Man Legendary Creature — Spider Human Hero	Legendary Creature — Spider Human Hero	3.0%	1.2
39	Day's Undoing Sorcery	Sorcery	2.9%	2.2
40	Cling to Dust Instant	Instant	2.9%	1.2
41	Living End Sorcery	Sorcery	2.8%	3.0
42	Geier Reach Sanitarium Legendary Land	Legendary Land	2.7%	1.0
43	Chalice of the Void Artifact	Artifact	2.5%	2.2
44	Colossal Skyturtle Enchantment Creature — Turtle	Enchantment Creature — Turtle	2.5%	1.1
45	Stormchaser's Talent Enchantment — Class	Enchantment — Class	2.5%	2.6
46	Archon of Cruelty Creature — Archon	Creature — Archon	2.5%	3.7
47	Burning Inquiry Sorcery	Sorcery	2.5%	3.9
48	Spell Pierce Instant	Instant	2.4%	1.4
49	Spelunking Enchantment	Enchantment	2.4%	4.0
50	Echoing Deeps Land — Cave	Land — Cave	2.3%	1.0
51	Persist Sorcery	Sorcery	2.2%	4.0
52	Pact of Negation Instant	Instant	2.1%	3.1
53	Drown in the Loch Instant	Instant	2.1%	1.5
54	Practiced Offense Sorcery	Sorcery	2.0%	1.9
55	Haliya, Guided by Light Legendary Creature — Human Soldier	Legendary Creature — Human Soldier	2.0%	1.4

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Sideboard (23)

#	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	Nature's Claim Instant	Instant	13.9%	2.1
6	Thoughtseize Sorcery	Sorcery	9.8%	2.1
7	Endurance Creature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	8.6%	1.6
8	Spell Pierce Instant	Instant	7.1%	1.6
9	Warping Wail Instant	Instant	6.7%	1.5
10	Sire of Seven Deaths Creature — Eldrazi	Creature — Eldrazi	6.5%	1.2
11	Chalice of the Void Artifact	Artifact	6.1%	2.0
12	Force of Negation Instant	Instant	4.9%	1.7
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	Swan Song Instant	Instant	2.7%	1.4
18	Metallic Rebuke Instant	Instant	2.7%	2.0
19	Haywire Mite Artifact Creature — Insect	Artifact Creature — Insect	2.3%	1.0
20	Stern Scolding Instant	Instant	2.2%	1.4
21	Elder Gargaroth Creature — Beast	Creature — Beast	2.2%	1.0
22	Strix Serenade Instant	Instant	2.1%	1.2
23	Flusterstorm Instant	Instant	2.1%	2.0

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