Modern staples: Creature removal or Card draw or Discard or Recursion or Graveyard hate

126 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 (97)

#	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	Mishra's Bauble Artifact	Artifact	19.4%	4.0
7	Fatal Push Instant	Instant	17.9%	3.3
8	Prismatic Ending Sorcery	Sorcery	16.1%	2.0
9	Preordain Sorcery	Sorcery	15.1%	3.2
10	Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs Instant // Land	Instant // Land	13.9%	1.8
11	Psychic Frog Creature — Frog	Creature — Frog	13.8%	4.0
12	Devourer of Destiny Creature — Eldrazi	Creature — Eldrazi	13.5%	3.0
13	Teferi, Time Raveler Legendary Planeswalker — Teferi	Legendary Planeswalker — Teferi	13.0%	2.2
14	Vexing Bauble Artifact	Artifact	12.9%	1.4
15	Fiery Islet Land	Land	12.6%	2.4
16	Dismember Instant	Instant	12.4%	2.0
17	Galvanic Discharge Instant	Instant	11.3%	3.7
18	Otawara, Soaring City Legendary Land	Legendary Land	10.9%	1.1
19	Soul-Guide Lantern Artifact	Artifact	10.3%	1.0
20	Green Sun's Zenith Sorcery	Sorcery	10.0%	3.7
21	Shifting Woodland Land	Land	9.6%	1.0
22	Orcish Bowmasters Creature — Orc Archer	Creature — Orc Archer	8.6%	2.9
23	Lava Dart Instant	Instant	8.2%	3.9
24	Ugin, Eye of the Storms Legendary Planeswalker — Ugin	Legendary Planeswalker — Ugin	8.2%	2.9
25	Unholy Heat Instant	Instant	7.9%	2.1
26	Wrath of the Skies Sorcery	Sorcery	7.8%	3.0
27	March of Otherworldly Light Instant	Instant	7.8%	1.2
28	Tormod's Crypt Artifact	Artifact	7.7%	3.0
29	Street Wraith Creature — Wraith	Creature — Wraith	7.6%	3.9
30	Griselbrand Legendary Creature — Demon	Legendary Creature — Demon	7.3%	1.3
31	Emperor of Bones Creature — Skeleton Noble	Creature — Skeleton Noble	7.2%	2.8
32	Goblin Bombardment Enchantment	Enchantment	7.2%	3.2
33	Ajani, Nacatl Pariah // Ajani, Nacatl Avenger Legendary Creature — Cat Warrior // Legendary Planeswalker — Ajani	Legendary Creature — Cat Warrior // Legendary Planeswalker — Ajani	7.2%	4.0
34	Endurance Creature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	7.0%	2.3
35	Thraben Charm Instant	Instant	6.7%	2.0
36	Emry, Lurker of the Loch Legendary Creature — Merfolk Wizard	Legendary Creature — Merfolk Wizard	6.1%	2.9
37	Boggart Trawler // Boggart Bog Creature — Goblin // Land	Creature — Goblin // Land	6.1%	1.7
38	Faithful Mending Instant	Instant	5.9%	3.0
39	Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student // Tamiyo, Seasoned Scholar Legendary Creature — Moonfolk Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Tamiyo	Legendary Creature — Moonfolk Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Tamiyo	5.8%	2.8
40	Goryo's Vengeance Instant — Arcane	Instant — Arcane	5.7%	4.0
41	Seasoned Pyromancer Creature — Human Shaman	Creature — Human Shaman	5.7%	3.1
42	Engineered Explosives Artifact	Artifact	5.4%	3.8
43	Overlord of the Balemurk Enchantment Creature — Avatar Horror	Enchantment Creature — Avatar Horror	5.4%	3.9
44	Valakut Awakening // Valakut Stoneforge Instant // Land	Instant // Land	5.2%	1.6
45	Detective's Phoenix Enchantment Creature — Phoenix	Enchantment Creature — Phoenix	5.0%	3.9
46	Disciple of Freyalise // Garden of Freyalise Creature — Elf Druid // Land	Creature — Elf Druid // Land	5.0%	2.9
47	Sheoldred's Edict Instant	Instant	4.7%	1.6
48	Weapons Manufacturing Enchantment	Enchantment	4.5%	3.9
49	Faithless Looting Sorcery	Sorcery	4.4%	4.0
50	Nethergoyf Creature — Lhurgoyf	Creature — Lhurgoyf	4.3%	3.9
51	Tyvar, Jubilant Brawler Legendary Planeswalker — Tyvar	Legendary Planeswalker — Tyvar	4.2%	4.0
52	Walking Ballista Artifact Creature — Construct	Artifact Creature — Construct	4.2%	1.4
53	Leyline Binding Enchantment	Enchantment	4.0%	4.0
54	Agatha's Soul Cauldron Legendary Artifact	Legendary Artifact	3.9%	2.0
55	Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger Legendary Creature — Eldrazi	Legendary Creature — Eldrazi	3.9%	1.8
56	Nurturing Peatland Land	Land	3.7%	1.1
57	Erode Instant	Instant	3.7%	3.3
58	Manamorphose Instant	Instant	3.6%	4.0
59	Inquisition of Kozilek Sorcery	Sorcery	3.6%	2.3
60	Hex Magic Sorcery — Arcane	Sorcery — Arcane	3.4%	3.9
61	Ral, Monsoon Mage // Ral, Leyline Prodigy Legendary Creature — Human Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Ral	Legendary Creature — Human Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Ral	3.4%	4.0
62	Past in Flames Sorcery	Sorcery	3.4%	3.0
63	Artist's Talent Enchantment — Class	Enchantment — Class	3.4%	1.6
64	Wistfulness Creature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	3.3%	3.4
65	Territorial Kavu Creature — Kavu	Creature — Kavu	3.0%	4.0
66	Fear of Missing Out Enchantment Creature — Nightmare	Enchantment Creature — Nightmare	3.0%	3.8
67	Superior Spider-Man Legendary Creature — Spider Human Hero	Legendary Creature — Spider Human Hero	3.0%	1.2
68	Day's Undoing Sorcery	Sorcery	2.9%	2.2
69	Relic of Progenitus Artifact	Artifact	2.9%	2.6
70	Cling to Dust Instant	Instant	2.9%	1.2
71	Kaito, Bane of Nightmares Legendary Planeswalker — Kaito	Legendary Planeswalker — Kaito	2.9%	1.3
72	Supreme Verdict Sorcery	Sorcery	2.8%	1.2
73	Sunbaked Canyon Land	Land	2.8%	1.6
74	Living End Sorcery	Sorcery	2.8%	3.0
75	Boomerang Basics Sorcery — Lesson	Sorcery — Lesson	2.7%	3.2
76	Geier Reach Sanitarium Legendary Land	Legendary Land	2.7%	1.0
77	Indatha Triome Land — Plains Swamp Forest	Land — Plains Swamp Forest	2.6%	1.0
78	Path to Exile Instant	Instant	2.6%	3.7
79	Mind Stone Artifact	Artifact	2.6%	3.9
80	Colossal Skyturtle Enchantment Creature — Turtle	Enchantment Creature — Turtle	2.5%	1.1
81	Stormchaser's Talent Enchantment — Class	Enchantment — Class	2.5%	2.6
82	Price of Freedom Sorcery — Lesson	Sorcery — Lesson	2.5%	4.0
83	Archon of Cruelty Creature — Archon	Creature — Archon	2.5%	3.7
84	Cleansing Wildfire Sorcery	Sorcery	2.5%	3.9
85	Burning Inquiry Sorcery	Sorcery	2.5%	3.9
86	Nihil Spellbomb Artifact	Artifact	2.4%	1.0
87	Spelunking Enchantment	Enchantment	2.4%	4.0
88	Cultivator Colossus Creature — Plant Beast	Creature — Plant Beast	2.3%	1.0
89	Hollow One Artifact Creature — Golem	Artifact Creature — Golem	2.3%	4.0
90	Avengers Disassembled Sorcery	Sorcery	2.3%	2.9
91	Marauding Mako Creature — Shark Pirate	Creature — Shark Pirate	2.3%	4.0
92	Echoing Deeps Land — Cave	Land — Cave	2.3%	1.0
93	All Is Dust Kindred Sorcery — Eldrazi	Kindred Sorcery — Eldrazi	2.2%	1.0
94	Persist Sorcery	Sorcery	2.2%	4.0
95	Grapeshot Sorcery	Sorcery	2.2%	1.0
96	Drown in the Loch Instant	Instant	2.1%	1.5
97	Haliya, Guided by Light Legendary Creature — Human Soldier	Legendary Creature — Human Soldier	2.0%	1.4

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Sideboard (48)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	Vexing Bauble Artifact	Artifact	31.4%	1.5
2	Surgical Extraction Instant	Instant	22.9%	1.5
3	Grafdigger's Cage Artifact	Artifact	22.7%	1.5
4	Wrath of the Skies Sorcery	Sorcery	22.4%	2.3
5	High Noon Enchantment	Enchantment	19.7%	2.2
6	Nihil Spellbomb Artifact	Artifact	13.0%	1.5
7	Dismember Instant	Instant	13.0%	1.5
8	Tormod's Crypt Artifact	Artifact	10.4%	1.3
9	Unholy Heat Instant	Instant	10.3%	2.6
10	Thoughtseize Sorcery	Sorcery	9.8%	2.1
11	Rest in Peace Enchantment	Enchantment	9.5%	1.8
12	Teferi, Time Raveler Legendary Planeswalker — Teferi	Legendary Planeswalker — Teferi	9.4%	1.4
13	Fatal Push Instant	Instant	8.7%	1.7
14	Endurance Creature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	8.7%	1.6
15	Brotherhood's End Sorcery	Sorcery	6.8%	1.7
16	Warping Wail Instant	Instant	6.7%	1.5
17	Engineered Explosives Artifact	Artifact	6.6%	1.8
18	Celestial Purge Instant	Instant	6.4%	1.3
19	Soulless Jailer Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Golem	Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Golem	5.4%	1.2
20	Prismatic Ending Sorcery	Sorcery	5.3%	2.4
21	Ashiok, Dream Render Legendary Planeswalker — Ashiok	Legendary Planeswalker — Ashiok	5.1%	1.2
22	Whipflare Sorcery	Sorcery	4.8%	1.5
23	Galvanic Blast Instant	Instant	4.7%	2.5
24	Walking Ballista Artifact Creature — Construct	Artifact Creature — Construct	4.1%	1.1
25	Veil of Summer Instant	Instant	4.1%	2.3
26	Six Legendary Creature — Treefolk	Legendary Creature — Treefolk	3.9%	1.2
27	Extinguisher Battleship Artifact — Spacecraft	Artifact — Spacecraft	3.8%	1.0
28	Toxic Deluge Sorcery	Sorcery	3.8%	1.4
29	Grist, the Hunger Tide Legendary Planeswalker — Grist	Legendary Planeswalker — Grist	3.6%	1.0
30	Kraul Harpooner Creature — Insect Warrior	Creature — Insect Warrior	3.5%	1.0
31	Cityscape Leveler Artifact Creature — Construct	Artifact Creature — Construct	3.5%	1.0
32	Past in Flames Sorcery	Sorcery	3.4%	1.0
33	Grapeshot Sorcery	Sorcery	3.4%	1.0
34	Pyroclasm Sorcery	Sorcery	3.3%	1.7
35	Soul-Guide Lantern Artifact	Artifact	3.1%	1.3
36	Keen-Eyed Curator Creature — Raccoon Scout	Creature — Raccoon Scout	3.1%	1.0
37	Fire Magic Instant	Instant	3.1%	1.5
38	Inquisition of Kozilek Sorcery	Sorcery	3.0%	1.4
39	Abrupt Decay Instant	Instant	3.0%	2.0
40	Into the Flood Maw Instant	Instant	2.9%	1.3
41	The Filigree Sylex Legendary Artifact	Legendary Artifact	2.9%	1.0
42	Bojuka Bog Land	Land	2.8%	1.0
43	Culling Ritual Sorcery	Sorcery	2.7%	2.0
44	Sanctifier en-Vec Creature — Human Cleric	Creature — Human Cleric	2.4%	1.9
45	Glistening Deluge Sorcery	Sorcery	2.2%	1.9
46	Elder Gargaroth Creature — Beast	Creature — Beast	2.2%	1.0
47	Quantum Riddler Creature — Sphinx	Creature — Sphinx	2.2%	1.7
48	Supreme Verdict Sorcery	Sorcery	2.1%	1.1

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