Modern staples: Creature removal or Tutors or Recursion

105 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: Flooded Strand (32% of decks).

Main deck (84)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	Flooded Strand Land	Land	32.5%	3.3
2	Arid Mesa Land	Land	30.0%	2.9
3	Marsh Flats Land	Land	25.4%	3.1
4	Polluted Delta Land	Land	25.2%	2.9
5	Scalding Tarn Land	Land	24.3%	2.4
6	Wooded Foothills Land	Land	24.0%	2.4
7	Bloodstained Mire Land	Land	22.8%	3.0
8	Solitude Creature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	21.6%	3.7
9	Urza's Saga Enchantment Land — Urza's Saga	Enchantment Land — Urza's Saga	21.3%	3.9
10	Lightning Bolt Instant	Instant	21.1%	3.4
11	Kozilek's Command Kindred Instant — Eldrazi	Kindred Instant — Eldrazi	19.5%	4.0
12	Fatal Push Instant	Instant	17.9%	3.3
13	Prismatic Ending Sorcery	Sorcery	16.1%	2.0
14	Misty Rainforest Land	Land	15.9%	2.5
15	Sowing Mycospawn Creature — Eldrazi Fungus	Creature — Eldrazi Fungus	14.8%	3.9
16	Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs Instant // Land	Instant // Land	13.8%	1.8
17	Devourer of Destiny Creature — Eldrazi	Creature — Eldrazi	13.5%	3.0
18	Windswept Heath Land	Land	13.2%	2.4
19	Teferi, Time Raveler Legendary Planeswalker — Teferi	Legendary Planeswalker — Teferi	13.0%	2.2
20	Verdant Catacombs Land	Land	12.4%	2.3
21	Dismember Instant	Instant	12.4%	2.0
22	Galvanic Discharge Instant	Instant	11.3%	3.7
23	Otawara, Soaring City Legendary Land	Legendary Land	10.9%	1.1
24	Green Sun's Zenith Sorcery	Sorcery	9.9%	3.7
25	Shifting Woodland Land	Land	9.6%	1.0
26	Orcish Bowmasters Creature — Orc Archer	Creature — Orc Archer	8.6%	2.9
27	Lava Dart Instant	Instant	8.3%	3.9
28	Ugin, Eye of the Storms Legendary Planeswalker — Ugin	Legendary Planeswalker — Ugin	8.2%	2.9
29	Unholy Heat Instant	Instant	7.9%	2.1
30	Wrath of the Skies Sorcery	Sorcery	7.8%	3.0
31	March of Otherworldly Light Instant	Instant	7.8%	1.2
32	Goblin Bombardment Enchantment	Enchantment	7.3%	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	Emperor of Bones Creature — Skeleton Noble	Creature — Skeleton Noble	7.2%	2.8
35	Endurance Creature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	6.9%	2.3
36	Thraben Charm Instant	Instant	6.7%	2.0
37	Emry, Lurker of the Loch Legendary Creature — Merfolk Wizard	Legendary Creature — Merfolk Wizard	6.1%	2.9
38	Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student // Tamiyo, Seasoned Scholar Legendary Creature — Moonfolk Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Tamiyo	Legendary Creature — Moonfolk Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Tamiyo	5.8%	2.8
39	Goryo's Vengeance Instant — Arcane	Instant — Arcane	5.8%	4.0
40	Summoner's Pact Instant	Instant	5.5%	2.7
41	Engineered Explosives Artifact	Artifact	5.4%	3.8
42	Overlord of the Balemurk Enchantment Creature — Avatar Horror	Enchantment Creature — Avatar Horror	5.4%	3.9
43	Ranger-Captain of Eos Creature — Human Soldier Ranger	Creature — Human Soldier Ranger	5.2%	2.3
44	Detective's Phoenix Enchantment Creature — Phoenix	Enchantment Creature — Phoenix	5.0%	3.9
45	Expedition Map Artifact	Artifact	4.8%	3.9
46	Sheoldred's Edict Instant	Instant	4.7%	1.6
47	Weapons Manufacturing Enchantment	Enchantment	4.5%	3.9
48	Generous Ent Creature — Treefolk	Creature — Treefolk	4.4%	3.1
49	Formidable Speaker Creature — Elf Druid	Creature — Elf Druid	4.4%	1.2
50	Nature's Rhythm Sorcery	Sorcery	4.3%	4.0
51	Nethergoyf Creature — Lhurgoyf	Creature — Lhurgoyf	4.3%	3.9
52	Tyvar, Jubilant Brawler Legendary Planeswalker — Tyvar	Legendary Planeswalker — Tyvar	4.2%	4.0
53	Walking Ballista Artifact Creature — Construct	Artifact Creature — Construct	4.2%	1.4
54	Fiend Artisan Creature — Nightmare	Creature — Nightmare	4.1%	1.1
55	Leyline Binding Enchantment	Enchantment	4.0%	4.0
56	Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger Legendary Creature — Eldrazi	Legendary Creature — Eldrazi	3.9%	1.8
57	Erode Instant	Instant	3.7%	3.3
58	Field of Ruin Land	Land	3.6%	3.8
59	Ral, Monsoon Mage // Ral, Leyline Prodigy Legendary Creature — Human Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Ral	Legendary Creature — Human Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Ral	3.4%	4.0
60	Past in Flames Sorcery	Sorcery	3.4%	3.0
61	Superior Spider-Man Legendary Creature — Spider Human Hero	Legendary Creature — Spider Human Hero	3.0%	1.2
62	Day's Undoing Sorcery	Sorcery	2.9%	2.2
63	Supreme Verdict Sorcery	Sorcery	2.8%	1.2
64	Living End Sorcery	Sorcery	2.8%	3.0
65	Boomerang Basics Sorcery — Lesson	Sorcery — Lesson	2.7%	3.2
66	Troll of Khazad-dûm Creature — Troll	Creature — Troll	2.7%	1.9
67	Path to Exile Instant	Instant	2.6%	3.7
68	Primeval Titan Creature — Giant	Creature — Giant	2.6%	3.3
69	Demolition Field Land	Land	2.6%	3.9
70	Price of Freedom Sorcery — Lesson	Sorcery — Lesson	2.5%	4.0
71	Colossal Skyturtle Enchantment Creature — Turtle	Enchantment Creature — Turtle	2.5%	1.1
72	Cleansing Wildfire Sorcery	Sorcery	2.5%	3.9
73	Stormchaser's Talent Enchantment — Class	Enchantment — Class	2.5%	2.6
74	Archon of Cruelty Creature — Archon	Creature — Archon	2.5%	3.7
75	Scapeshift Sorcery	Sorcery	2.4%	3.8
76	Oliphaunt Creature — Elephant	Creature — Elephant	2.3%	3.1
77	Tolaria West Land	Land	2.3%	1.0
78	Avengers Disassembled Sorcery	Sorcery	2.3%	2.9
79	Echoing Deeps Land — Cave	Land — Cave	2.3%	1.0
80	All Is Dust Kindred Sorcery — Eldrazi	Kindred Sorcery — Eldrazi	2.2%	1.0
81	Persist Sorcery	Sorcery	2.2%	4.0
82	Ghost Quarter Land	Land	2.2%	1.1
83	Grapeshot Sorcery	Sorcery	2.2%	1.0
84	Drown in the Loch Instant	Instant	2.1%	1.5

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Sideboard (33)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	Wrath of the Skies Sorcery	Sorcery	22.5%	2.3
2	High Noon Enchantment	Enchantment	19.7%	2.2
3	Dismember Instant	Instant	13.0%	1.5
4	Unholy Heat Instant	Instant	10.3%	2.6
5	Teferi, Time Raveler Legendary Planeswalker — Teferi	Legendary Planeswalker — Teferi	9.5%	1.4
6	Fatal Push Instant	Instant	8.7%	1.7
7	Endurance Creature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	8.6%	1.6
8	Brotherhood's End Sorcery	Sorcery	6.7%	1.7
9	Warping Wail Instant	Instant	6.7%	1.5
10	Engineered Explosives Artifact	Artifact	6.6%	1.8
11	Celestial Purge Instant	Instant	6.4%	1.3
12	Prismatic Ending Sorcery	Sorcery	5.3%	2.4
13	Whipflare Sorcery	Sorcery	4.8%	1.5
14	Galvanic Blast Instant	Instant	4.7%	2.5
15	Walking Ballista Artifact Creature — Construct	Artifact Creature — Construct	4.1%	1.1
16	Six Legendary Creature — Treefolk	Legendary Creature — Treefolk	3.9%	1.2
17	Extinguisher Battleship Artifact — Spacecraft	Artifact — Spacecraft	3.8%	1.0
18	Toxic Deluge Sorcery	Sorcery	3.8%	1.4
19	Grist, the Hunger Tide Legendary Planeswalker — Grist	Legendary Planeswalker — Grist	3.6%	1.0
20	Cityscape Leveler Artifact Creature — Construct	Artifact Creature — Construct	3.5%	1.0
21	Kraul Harpooner Creature — Insect Warrior	Creature — Insect Warrior	3.5%	1.0
22	Past in Flames Sorcery	Sorcery	3.4%	1.0
23	Grapeshot Sorcery	Sorcery	3.4%	1.0
24	Pyroclasm Sorcery	Sorcery	3.3%	1.7
25	White Orchid Phantom Creature — Spirit Knight	Creature — Spirit Knight	3.1%	2.2
26	Fire Magic Instant	Instant	3.1%	1.5
27	Into the Flood Maw Instant	Instant	3.0%	1.2
28	Abrupt Decay Instant	Instant	2.9%	2.0
29	The Filigree Sylex Legendary Artifact	Legendary Artifact	2.9%	1.0
30	Culling Ritual Sorcery	Sorcery	2.7%	2.0
31	Inevitable Betrayal Sorcery	Sorcery	2.6%	2.1
32	Glistening Deluge Sorcery	Sorcery	2.2%	1.9
33	Supreme Verdict Sorcery	Sorcery	2.1%	1.1

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