Modern staples: Counterspells or Recursion or Artifact removal

72 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: Boseiju, Who Endures (25% of decks).

Main deck (50)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	Boseiju, Who Endures Legendary Land	Legendary Land	25.3%	1.7
2	Force of Negation Instant	Instant	18.5%	2.5
3	Prismatic Ending Sorcery	Sorcery	16.1%	2.0
4	Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs Instant // Land	Instant // Land	13.9%	1.8
5	Devourer of Destiny Creature — Eldrazi	Creature — Eldrazi	13.5%	3.0
6	Teferi, Time Raveler Legendary Planeswalker — Teferi	Legendary Planeswalker — Teferi	13.0%	2.2
7	Vexing Bauble Artifact	Artifact	12.9%	1.4
8	Spell Snare Instant	Instant	12.7%	2.1
9	Haywire Mite Artifact Creature — Insect	Artifact Creature — Insect	12.3%	1.0
10	Consign to Memory Instant	Instant	11.4%	2.0
11	Otawara, Soaring City Legendary Land	Legendary Land	10.9%	1.1
12	Green Sun's Zenith Sorcery	Sorcery	10.0%	3.7
13	Shifting Woodland Land	Land	9.6%	1.0
14	Subtlety Creature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	8.5%	3.2
15	Ugin, Eye of the Storms Legendary Planeswalker — Ugin	Legendary Planeswalker — Ugin	8.2%	2.9
16	Counterspell Instant	Instant	8.1%	3.1
17	Wrath of the Skies Sorcery	Sorcery	7.8%	3.0
18	March of Otherworldly Light Instant	Instant	7.8%	1.2
19	Emperor of Bones Creature — Skeleton Noble	Creature — Skeleton Noble	7.2%	2.8
20	Ajani, Nacatl Pariah // Ajani, Nacatl Avenger Legendary Creature — Cat Warrior // Legendary Planeswalker — Ajani	Legendary Creature — Cat Warrior // Legendary Planeswalker — Ajani	7.2%	4.0
21	Endurance Creature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	7.0%	2.3
22	Witch Enchanter // Witch-Blessed Meadow Creature — Human Warlock // Land	Creature — Human Warlock // Land	6.4%	3.3
23	Emry, Lurker of the Loch Legendary Creature — Merfolk Wizard	Legendary Creature — Merfolk Wizard	6.1%	2.9
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	5.7%	4.0
26	Metallic Rebuke Instant	Instant	5.6%	2.9
27	Engineered Explosives Artifact	Artifact	5.4%	3.8
28	Overlord of the Balemurk Enchantment Creature — Avatar Horror	Enchantment Creature — Avatar Horror	5.4%	3.9
29	Detective's Phoenix Enchantment Creature — Phoenix	Enchantment Creature — Phoenix	5.0%	3.9
30	Nethergoyf Creature — Lhurgoyf	Creature — Lhurgoyf	4.3%	3.9
31	Tyvar, Jubilant Brawler Legendary Planeswalker — Tyvar	Legendary Planeswalker — Tyvar	4.2%	4.0
32	Leyline Binding Enchantment	Enchantment	4.0%	4.0
33	Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger Legendary Creature — Eldrazi	Legendary Creature — Eldrazi	3.9%	1.8
34	Past in Flames Sorcery	Sorcery	3.4%	3.0
35	Wistfulness Creature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	3.3%	3.4
36	Stubborn Denial Instant	Instant	3.1%	3.0
37	Superior Spider-Man Legendary Creature — Spider Human Hero	Legendary Creature — Spider Human Hero	3.0%	1.2
38	Day's Undoing Sorcery	Sorcery	2.9%	2.2
39	Living End Sorcery	Sorcery	2.8%	3.0
40	Boomerang Basics Sorcery — Lesson	Sorcery — Lesson	2.7%	3.2
41	Chalice of the Void Artifact	Artifact	2.5%	2.2
42	Colossal Skyturtle Enchantment Creature — Turtle	Enchantment Creature — Turtle	2.5%	1.1
43	Stormchaser's Talent Enchantment — Class	Enchantment — Class	2.5%	2.6
44	Price of Freedom Sorcery — Lesson	Sorcery — Lesson	2.5%	4.0
45	Spell Pierce Instant	Instant	2.4%	1.4
46	Echoing Deeps Land — Cave	Land — Cave	2.3%	1.0
47	All Is Dust Kindred Sorcery — Eldrazi	Kindred Sorcery — Eldrazi	2.2%	1.0
48	Persist Sorcery	Sorcery	2.2%	4.0
49	Pact of Negation Instant	Instant	2.1%	3.1
50	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 (37)

#	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	Wrath of the Skies Sorcery	Sorcery	22.4%	2.3
5	Wear // Tear Instant // Instant	Instant // Instant	15.8%	1.9
6	Spell Snare Instant	Instant	15.4%	1.6
7	Meltdown Sorcery	Sorcery	14.9%	1.9
8	Nature's Claim Instant	Instant	13.9%	2.1
9	Force of Vigor Instant	Instant	11.2%	1.9
10	Teferi, Time Raveler Legendary Planeswalker — Teferi	Legendary Planeswalker — Teferi	9.4%	1.4
11	Endurance Creature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	8.7%	1.6
12	Thief of Existence Creature — Eldrazi	Creature — Eldrazi	7.8%	1.5
13	Spell Pierce Instant	Instant	7.1%	1.6
14	Brotherhood's End Sorcery	Sorcery	6.8%	1.7
15	Warping Wail Instant	Instant	6.7%	1.5
16	Engineered Explosives Artifact	Artifact	6.6%	1.8
17	Celestial Purge Instant	Instant	6.4%	1.3
18	Chalice of the Void Artifact	Artifact	6.1%	2.0
19	Prismatic Ending Sorcery	Sorcery	5.3%	2.4
20	Force of Negation Instant	Instant	4.9%	1.7
21	Six Legendary Creature — Treefolk	Legendary Creature — Treefolk	3.9%	1.2
22	Extinguisher Battleship Artifact — Spacecraft	Artifact — Spacecraft	3.8%	1.0
23	Cityscape Leveler Artifact Creature — Construct	Artifact Creature — Construct	3.5%	1.0
24	Past in Flames Sorcery	Sorcery	3.4%	1.0
25	Boseiju, Who Endures Legendary Land	Legendary Land	3.0%	1.2
26	Abrupt Decay Instant	Instant	3.0%	2.0
27	Guerrilla Gorilla Creature — Ape Soldier Hero	Creature — Ape Soldier Hero	3.0%	1.0
28	Into the Flood Maw Instant	Instant	2.9%	1.3
29	The Filigree Sylex Legendary Artifact	Legendary Artifact	2.9%	1.0
30	Culling Ritual Sorcery	Sorcery	2.7%	2.0
31	Swan Song Instant	Instant	2.7%	1.4
32	Metallic Rebuke Instant	Instant	2.7%	2.0
33	Haywire Mite Artifact Creature — Insect	Artifact Creature — Insect	2.3%	1.0
34	Stern Scolding Instant	Instant	2.2%	1.4
35	Strix Serenade Instant	Instant	2.1%	1.2
36	Flusterstorm Instant	Instant	2.1%	2.0
37	Ingot Chewer Creature — Elemental	Creature — Elemental	2.0%	1.0

% of decks

decks of the format that play it in this part

Avg. copies

among the decks that play it