Modern staples: Creatures or Artifacts, Removal or Lifegain

35 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 (25)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	Solitude Creature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	21.6%	3.7
2	Sowing Mycospawn Creature — Eldrazi Fungus	Creature — Eldrazi Fungus	14.9%	3.9
3	Devourer of Destiny Creature — Eldrazi	Creature — Eldrazi	13.5%	3.0
4	Haywire Mite Artifact Creature — Insect	Artifact Creature — Insect	12.3%	1.0
5	Orcish Bowmasters Creature — Orc Archer	Creature — Orc Archer	8.6%	2.9
6	Guide of Souls Creature — Human Cleric	Creature — Human Cleric	7.7%	4.0
7	Ocelot Pride Creature — Cat	Creature — Cat	7.7%	4.0
8	Atraxa, Grand Unifier Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Angel	Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Angel	7.5%	3.3
9	Griselbrand Legendary Creature — Demon	Legendary Creature — Demon	7.3%	1.3
10	Ajani, Nacatl Pariah // Ajani, Nacatl Avenger Legendary Creature — Cat Warrior // Legendary Planeswalker — Ajani	Legendary Creature — Cat Warrior // Legendary Planeswalker — Ajani	7.2%	4.0
11	Witch Enchanter // Witch-Blessed Meadow Creature — Human Warlock // Land	Creature — Human Warlock // Land	6.4%	3.3
12	Sire of Seven Deaths Creature — Eldrazi	Creature — Eldrazi	5.9%	1.5
13	Shadowspear Legendary Artifact — Equipment	Legendary Artifact — Equipment	5.9%	1.0
14	Engineered Explosives Artifact	Artifact	5.4%	3.8
15	Disciple of Freyalise // Garden of Freyalise Creature — Elf Druid // Land	Creature — Elf Druid // Land	5.0%	2.9
16	Claws of Gix Artifact	Artifact	4.5%	2.9
17	Generous Ent Creature — Treefolk	Creature — Treefolk	4.4%	3.1
18	Walking Ballista Artifact Creature — Construct	Artifact Creature — Construct	4.2%	1.4
19	Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger Legendary Creature — Eldrazi	Legendary Creature — Eldrazi	3.9%	1.8
20	Ral, Monsoon Mage // Ral, Leyline Prodigy Legendary Creature — Human Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Ral	Legendary Creature — Human Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Ral	3.4%	4.0
21	Wistfulness Creature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	3.3%	3.4
22	Scion of Draco Artifact Creature — Dragon	Artifact Creature — Dragon	3.2%	4.0
23	Colossal Skyturtle Enchantment Creature — Turtle	Enchantment Creature — Turtle	2.5%	1.1
24	Archon of Cruelty Creature — Archon	Creature — Archon	2.5%	3.7
25	Haliya, Guided by Light Legendary Creature — Human Soldier	Legendary Creature — Human Soldier	2.0%	1.4

% of decks

decks of the format that play it in this part

Avg. copies

among the decks that play it

Sideboard (14)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	Obsidian Charmaw Creature — Dragon	Creature — Dragon	16.9%	2.6
2	Thief of Existence Creature — Eldrazi	Creature — Eldrazi	7.8%	1.5
3	Engineered Explosives Artifact	Artifact	6.6%	1.8
4	Sire of Seven Deaths Creature — Eldrazi	Creature — Eldrazi	6.5%	1.2
5	Walking Ballista Artifact Creature — Construct	Artifact Creature — Construct	4.1%	1.1
6	Extinguisher Battleship Artifact — Spacecraft	Artifact — Spacecraft	3.8%	1.0
7	Kraul Harpooner Creature — Insect Warrior	Creature — Insect Warrior	3.5%	1.0
8	Cityscape Leveler Artifact Creature — Construct	Artifact Creature — Construct	3.5%	1.0
9	White Orchid Phantom Creature — Spirit Knight	Creature — Spirit Knight	3.1%	2.2
10	Guerrilla Gorilla Creature — Ape Soldier Hero	Creature — Ape Soldier Hero	3.0%	1.0
11	The Filigree Sylex Legendary Artifact	Legendary Artifact	2.9%	1.0
12	Haywire Mite Artifact Creature — Insect	Artifact Creature — Insect	2.3%	1.0
13	Elder Gargaroth Creature — Beast	Creature — Beast	2.2%	1.0
14	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