Modern staples: Creature removal or Recursion or Graveyard hate or Lifegain

107 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: Solitude (22% of decks).

Main deck (78)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	Solitude Creature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	21.6%	3.7
2	Lightning Bolt Instant	Instant	21.1%	3.4
3	Kozilek's Command Kindred Instant — Eldrazi	Kindred Instant — Eldrazi	19.5%	4.0
4	Fatal Push Instant	Instant	17.9%	3.3
5	Prismatic Ending Sorcery	Sorcery	16.1%	2.0
6	Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs Instant // Land	Instant // Land	13.9%	1.8
7	Devourer of Destiny Creature — Eldrazi	Creature — Eldrazi	13.5%	3.0
8	Teferi, Time Raveler Legendary Planeswalker — Teferi	Legendary Planeswalker — Teferi	13.0%	2.2
9	Dismember Instant	Instant	12.4%	2.0
10	Haywire Mite Artifact Creature — Insect	Artifact Creature — Insect	12.3%	1.0
11	Galvanic Discharge Instant	Instant	11.3%	3.7
12	Otawara, Soaring City Legendary Land	Legendary Land	10.9%	1.1
13	Soul-Guide Lantern Artifact	Artifact	10.3%	1.0
14	Green Sun's Zenith Sorcery	Sorcery	10.0%	3.7
15	Shifting Woodland Land	Land	9.6%	1.0
16	Orcish Bowmasters Creature — Orc Archer	Creature — Orc Archer	8.6%	2.9
17	Lava Dart Instant	Instant	8.2%	3.9
18	Ugin, Eye of the Storms Legendary Planeswalker — Ugin	Legendary Planeswalker — Ugin	8.2%	2.9
19	Unholy Heat Instant	Instant	7.9%	2.1
20	Wrath of the Skies Sorcery	Sorcery	7.8%	3.0
21	March of Otherworldly Light Instant	Instant	7.8%	1.2
22	Guide of Souls Creature — Human Cleric	Creature — Human Cleric	7.7%	4.0
23	Ocelot Pride Creature — Cat	Creature — Cat	7.7%	4.0
24	Tormod's Crypt Artifact	Artifact	7.7%	3.0
25	Atraxa, Grand Unifier Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Angel	Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Angel	7.5%	3.3
26	Griselbrand Legendary Creature — Demon	Legendary Creature — Demon	7.3%	1.3
27	Emperor of Bones Creature — Skeleton Noble	Creature — Skeleton Noble	7.2%	2.8
28	Goblin Bombardment Enchantment	Enchantment	7.2%	3.2
29	Ajani, Nacatl Pariah // Ajani, Nacatl Avenger Legendary Creature — Cat Warrior // Legendary Planeswalker — Ajani	Legendary Creature — Cat Warrior // Legendary Planeswalker — Ajani	7.2%	4.0
30	Endurance Creature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	7.0%	2.3
31	Thraben Charm Instant	Instant	6.7%	2.0
32	Emry, Lurker of the Loch Legendary Creature — Merfolk Wizard	Legendary Creature — Merfolk Wizard	6.1%	2.9
33	Boggart Trawler // Boggart Bog Creature — Goblin // Land	Creature — Goblin // Land	6.1%	1.7
34	Sire of Seven Deaths Creature — Eldrazi	Creature — Eldrazi	5.9%	1.5
35	Shadowspear Legendary Artifact — Equipment	Legendary Artifact — Equipment	5.9%	1.0
36	Faithful Mending Instant	Instant	5.9%	3.0
37	Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student // Tamiyo, Seasoned Scholar Legendary Creature — Moonfolk Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Tamiyo	Legendary Creature — Moonfolk Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Tamiyo	5.8%	2.8
38	Goryo's Vengeance Instant — Arcane	Instant — Arcane	5.7%	4.0
39	Engineered Explosives Artifact	Artifact	5.4%	3.8
40	Overlord of the Balemurk Enchantment Creature — Avatar Horror	Enchantment Creature — Avatar Horror	5.4%	3.9
41	Detective's Phoenix Enchantment Creature — Phoenix	Enchantment Creature — Phoenix	5.0%	3.9
42	Disciple of Freyalise // Garden of Freyalise Creature — Elf Druid // Land	Creature — Elf Druid // Land	5.0%	2.9
43	Sheoldred's Edict Instant	Instant	4.7%	1.6
44	Weapons Manufacturing Enchantment	Enchantment	4.5%	3.9
45	Claws of Gix Artifact	Artifact	4.5%	2.9
46	Generous Ent Creature — Treefolk	Creature — Treefolk	4.4%	3.1
47	Nethergoyf Creature — Lhurgoyf	Creature — Lhurgoyf	4.3%	3.9
48	Tyvar, Jubilant Brawler Legendary Planeswalker — Tyvar	Legendary Planeswalker — Tyvar	4.2%	4.0
49	Walking Ballista Artifact Creature — Construct	Artifact Creature — Construct	4.2%	1.4
50	Leyline Binding Enchantment	Enchantment	4.0%	4.0
51	Agatha's Soul Cauldron Legendary Artifact	Legendary Artifact	3.9%	2.0
52	Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger Legendary Creature — Eldrazi	Legendary Creature — Eldrazi	3.9%	1.8
53	Erode Instant	Instant	3.7%	3.3
54	Ral, Monsoon Mage // Ral, Leyline Prodigy Legendary Creature — Human Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Ral	Legendary Creature — Human Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Ral	3.4%	4.0
55	Past in Flames Sorcery	Sorcery	3.4%	3.0
56	Scion of Draco Artifact Creature — Dragon	Artifact Creature — Dragon	3.2%	4.0
57	Territorial Kavu Creature — Kavu	Creature — Kavu	3.0%	4.0
58	Superior Spider-Man Legendary Creature — Spider Human Hero	Legendary Creature — Spider Human Hero	3.0%	1.2
59	Day's Undoing Sorcery	Sorcery	2.9%	2.2
60	Relic of Progenitus Artifact	Artifact	2.9%	2.6
61	Cling to Dust Instant	Instant	2.9%	1.2
62	Supreme Verdict Sorcery	Sorcery	2.8%	1.2
63	Living End Sorcery	Sorcery	2.8%	3.0
64	Boomerang Basics Sorcery — Lesson	Sorcery — Lesson	2.7%	3.2
65	Path to Exile Instant	Instant	2.6%	3.7
66	Colossal Skyturtle Enchantment Creature — Turtle	Enchantment Creature — Turtle	2.5%	1.1
67	Stormchaser's Talent Enchantment — Class	Enchantment — Class	2.5%	2.6
68	Archon of Cruelty Creature — Archon	Creature — Archon	2.5%	3.7
69	Nihil Spellbomb Artifact	Artifact	2.4%	1.0
70	Spelunking Enchantment	Enchantment	2.4%	4.0
71	Avengers Disassembled Sorcery	Sorcery	2.3%	2.9
72	Echoing Deeps Land — Cave	Land — Cave	2.3%	1.0
73	All Is Dust Kindred Sorcery — Eldrazi	Kindred Sorcery — Eldrazi	2.2%	1.0
74	Persist Sorcery	Sorcery	2.2%	4.0
75	Grapeshot Sorcery	Sorcery	2.2%	1.0
76	Drown in the Loch Instant	Instant	2.1%	1.5
77	Practiced Offense Sorcery	Sorcery	2.0%	1.9
78	Haliya, Guided by Light Legendary Creature — Human Soldier	Legendary Creature — Human Soldier	2.0%	1.4

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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	Nature's Claim Instant	Instant	13.9%	2.1
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	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	Sire of Seven Deaths Creature — Eldrazi	Creature — Eldrazi	6.5%	1.2
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	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	Abrupt Decay Instant	Instant	3.0%	2.0
38	Into the Flood Maw Instant	Instant	2.9%	1.3
39	The Filigree Sylex Legendary Artifact	Legendary Artifact	2.9%	1.0
40	Bojuka Bog Land	Land	2.8%	1.0
41	Culling Ritual Sorcery	Sorcery	2.7%	2.0
42	Sanctifier en-Vec Creature — Human Cleric	Creature — Human Cleric	2.4%	1.9
43	Haywire Mite Artifact Creature — Insect	Artifact Creature — Insect	2.3%	1.0
44	Glistening Deluge Sorcery	Sorcery	2.2%	1.9
45	Elder Gargaroth Creature — Beast	Creature — Beast	2.2%	1.0
46	Supreme Verdict Sorcery	Sorcery	2.1%	1.1

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