Modern staples: Creature removal or Cantrips or Discard or Recursion or Graveyard hate

101 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 (73)

#	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	Lightning Bolt Instant	Instant	21.1%	3.4
4	Quantum Riddler Creature — Sphinx	Creature — Sphinx	20.1%	3.5
5	Kozilek's Command Kindred Instant — Eldrazi	Kindred Instant — Eldrazi	19.5%	4.0
6	Fatal Push Instant	Instant	17.9%	3.3
7	Prismatic Ending Sorcery	Sorcery	16.1%	2.0
8	Preordain Sorcery	Sorcery	15.1%	3.2
9	Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs Instant // Land	Instant // Land	13.9%	1.8
10	Devourer of Destiny Creature — Eldrazi	Creature — Eldrazi	13.5%	3.0
11	Teferi, Time Raveler Legendary Planeswalker — Teferi	Legendary Planeswalker — Teferi	13.0%	2.2
12	Dismember Instant	Instant	12.4%	2.0
13	Galvanic Discharge Instant	Instant	11.3%	3.7
14	Otawara, Soaring City Legendary Land	Legendary Land	10.9%	1.1
15	Soul-Guide Lantern Artifact	Artifact	10.3%	1.0
16	Green Sun's Zenith Sorcery	Sorcery	10.0%	3.7
17	Shifting Woodland Land	Land	9.6%	1.0
18	Orcish Bowmasters Creature — Orc Archer	Creature — Orc Archer	8.6%	2.9
19	Lava Dart Instant	Instant	8.2%	3.9
20	Ugin, Eye of the Storms Legendary Planeswalker — Ugin	Legendary Planeswalker — Ugin	8.2%	2.9
21	Unholy Heat Instant	Instant	7.9%	2.1
22	Wrath of the Skies Sorcery	Sorcery	7.8%	3.0
23	March of Otherworldly Light Instant	Instant	7.8%	1.2
24	Tormod's Crypt Artifact	Artifact	7.7%	3.0
25	Emperor of Bones Creature — Skeleton Noble	Creature — Skeleton Noble	7.2%	2.8
26	Goblin Bombardment Enchantment	Enchantment	7.2%	3.2
27	Ajani, Nacatl Pariah // Ajani, Nacatl Avenger Legendary Creature — Cat Warrior // Legendary Planeswalker — Ajani	Legendary Creature — Cat Warrior // Legendary Planeswalker — Ajani	7.2%	4.0
28	Endurance Creature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	7.0%	2.3
29	Thraben Charm Instant	Instant	6.7%	2.0
30	Emry, Lurker of the Loch Legendary Creature — Merfolk Wizard	Legendary Creature — Merfolk Wizard	6.1%	2.9
31	Boggart Trawler // Boggart Bog Creature — Goblin // Land	Creature — Goblin // Land	6.1%	1.7
32	Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student // Tamiyo, Seasoned Scholar Legendary Creature — Moonfolk Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Tamiyo	Legendary Creature — Moonfolk Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Tamiyo	5.8%	2.8
33	Goryo's Vengeance Instant — Arcane	Instant — Arcane	5.7%	4.0
34	Engineered Explosives Artifact	Artifact	5.4%	3.8
35	Overlord of the Balemurk Enchantment Creature — Avatar Horror	Enchantment Creature — Avatar Horror	5.4%	3.9
36	Detective's Phoenix Enchantment Creature — Phoenix	Enchantment Creature — Phoenix	5.0%	3.9
37	Sheoldred's Edict Instant	Instant	4.7%	1.6
38	Weapons Manufacturing Enchantment	Enchantment	4.5%	3.9
39	Nethergoyf Creature — Lhurgoyf	Creature — Lhurgoyf	4.3%	3.9
40	Tyvar, Jubilant Brawler Legendary Planeswalker — Tyvar	Legendary Planeswalker — Tyvar	4.2%	4.0
41	Walking Ballista Artifact Creature — Construct	Artifact Creature — Construct	4.2%	1.4
42	Leyline Binding Enchantment	Enchantment	4.0%	4.0
43	Agatha's Soul Cauldron Legendary Artifact	Legendary Artifact	3.9%	2.0
44	Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger Legendary Creature — Eldrazi	Legendary Creature — Eldrazi	3.9%	1.8
45	Erode Instant	Instant	3.7%	3.3
46	Manamorphose Instant	Instant	3.6%	4.0
47	Inquisition of Kozilek Sorcery	Sorcery	3.6%	2.3
48	Ral, Monsoon Mage // Ral, Leyline Prodigy Legendary Creature — Human Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Ral	Legendary Creature — Human Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Ral	3.4%	4.0
49	Past in Flames Sorcery	Sorcery	3.4%	3.0
50	Territorial Kavu Creature — Kavu	Creature — Kavu	3.0%	4.0
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	Relic of Progenitus Artifact	Artifact	2.9%	2.6
54	Cling to Dust Instant	Instant	2.9%	1.2
55	Supreme Verdict Sorcery	Sorcery	2.8%	1.2
56	Living End Sorcery	Sorcery	2.8%	3.0
57	Boomerang Basics Sorcery — Lesson	Sorcery — Lesson	2.7%	3.2
58	Geier Reach Sanitarium Legendary Land	Legendary Land	2.7%	1.0
59	Path to Exile Instant	Instant	2.6%	3.7
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	Price of Freedom Sorcery — Lesson	Sorcery — Lesson	2.5%	4.0
63	Archon of Cruelty Creature — Archon	Creature — Archon	2.5%	3.7
64	Cleansing Wildfire Sorcery	Sorcery	2.5%	3.9
65	Burning Inquiry Sorcery	Sorcery	2.5%	3.9
66	Nihil Spellbomb Artifact	Artifact	2.4%	1.0
67	Spelunking Enchantment	Enchantment	2.4%	4.0
68	Avengers Disassembled Sorcery	Sorcery	2.3%	2.9
69	Echoing Deeps Land — Cave	Land — Cave	2.3%	1.0
70	All Is Dust Kindred Sorcery — Eldrazi	Kindred Sorcery — Eldrazi	2.2%	1.0
71	Persist Sorcery	Sorcery	2.2%	4.0
72	Grapeshot Sorcery	Sorcery	2.2%	1.0
73	Drown in the Loch Instant	Instant	2.1%	1.5

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Sideboard (46)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	Surgical Extraction Instant	Instant	22.9%	1.5
2	Grafdigger's Cage Artifact	Artifact	22.7%	1.5
3	Wrath of the Skies Sorcery	Sorcery	22.4%	2.3
4	High Noon Enchantment	Enchantment	19.7%	2.2
5	Nihil Spellbomb Artifact	Artifact	13.0%	1.5
6	Dismember Instant	Instant	13.0%	1.5
7	Tormod's Crypt Artifact	Artifact	10.4%	1.3
8	Unholy Heat Instant	Instant	10.3%	2.6
9	Thoughtseize Sorcery	Sorcery	9.8%	2.1
10	Rest in Peace Enchantment	Enchantment	9.5%	1.8
11	Teferi, Time Raveler Legendary Planeswalker — Teferi	Legendary Planeswalker — Teferi	9.4%	1.4
12	Fatal Push Instant	Instant	8.7%	1.7
13	Endurance Creature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	8.7%	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	Soulless Jailer Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Golem	Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Golem	5.4%	1.2
19	Prismatic Ending Sorcery	Sorcery	5.3%	2.4
20	Ashiok, Dream Render Legendary Planeswalker — Ashiok	Legendary Planeswalker — Ashiok	5.1%	1.2
21	Whipflare Sorcery	Sorcery	4.8%	1.5
22	Galvanic Blast Instant	Instant	4.7%	2.5
23	Walking Ballista Artifact Creature — Construct	Artifact Creature — Construct	4.1%	1.1
24	Veil of Summer Instant	Instant	4.1%	2.3
25	Six Legendary Creature — Treefolk	Legendary Creature — Treefolk	3.9%	1.2
26	Extinguisher Battleship Artifact — Spacecraft	Artifact — Spacecraft	3.8%	1.0
27	Toxic Deluge Sorcery	Sorcery	3.8%	1.4
28	Grist, the Hunger Tide Legendary Planeswalker — Grist	Legendary Planeswalker — Grist	3.6%	1.0
29	Kraul Harpooner Creature — Insect Warrior	Creature — Insect Warrior	3.5%	1.0
30	Cityscape Leveler Artifact Creature — Construct	Artifact Creature — Construct	3.5%	1.0
31	Past in Flames Sorcery	Sorcery	3.4%	1.0
32	Grapeshot Sorcery	Sorcery	3.4%	1.0
33	Pyroclasm Sorcery	Sorcery	3.3%	1.7
34	Soul-Guide Lantern Artifact	Artifact	3.1%	1.3
35	Keen-Eyed Curator Creature — Raccoon Scout	Creature — Raccoon Scout	3.1%	1.0
36	Fire Magic Instant	Instant	3.1%	1.5
37	Inquisition of Kozilek Sorcery	Sorcery	3.0%	1.4
38	Abrupt Decay Instant	Instant	3.0%	2.0
39	Into the Flood Maw Instant	Instant	2.9%	1.3
40	The Filigree Sylex Legendary Artifact	Legendary Artifact	2.9%	1.0
41	Bojuka Bog Land	Land	2.8%	1.0
42	Culling Ritual Sorcery	Sorcery	2.7%	2.0
43	Sanctifier en-Vec Creature — Human Cleric	Creature — Human Cleric	2.4%	1.9
44	Glistening Deluge Sorcery	Sorcery	2.2%	1.9
45	Quantum Riddler Creature — Sphinx	Creature — Sphinx	2.2%	1.7
46	Supreme Verdict Sorcery	Sorcery	2.1%	1.1

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