Modern staples: Creatures or Instants or Artifacts, Burn or Recursion or Lifegain

45 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: Solitude (22% of decks).

Main deck (36)

#	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	Haywire Mite Artifact Creature — Insect	Artifact Creature — Insect	12.3%	1.0
4	Galvanic Discharge Instant	Instant	11.3%	3.7
5	Glaring Fleshraker Creature — Eldrazi Drone	Creature — Eldrazi Drone	9.4%	2.5
6	Orcish Bowmasters Creature — Orc Archer	Creature — Orc Archer	8.6%	2.9
7	Lava Dart Instant	Instant	8.3%	3.9
8	Unholy Heat Instant	Instant	7.9%	2.1
9	Guide of Souls Creature — Human Cleric	Creature — Human Cleric	7.8%	4.0
10	Ocelot Pride Creature — Cat	Creature — Cat	7.7%	4.0
11	Atraxa, Grand Unifier Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Angel	Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Angel	7.5%	3.3
12	Griselbrand Legendary Creature — Demon	Legendary Creature — Demon	7.3%	1.3
13	Ajani, Nacatl Pariah // Ajani, Nacatl Avenger Legendary Creature — Cat Warrior // Legendary Planeswalker — Ajani	Legendary Creature — Cat Warrior // Legendary Planeswalker — Ajani	7.2%	4.0
14	Emperor of Bones Creature — Skeleton Noble	Creature — Skeleton Noble	7.2%	2.8
15	Endurance Creature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	6.9%	2.3
16	Thraben Charm Instant	Instant	6.7%	2.0
17	Emry, Lurker of the Loch Legendary Creature — Merfolk Wizard	Legendary Creature — Merfolk Wizard	6.1%	2.9
18	Sire of Seven Deaths Creature — Eldrazi	Creature — Eldrazi	5.9%	1.5
19	Shadowspear Legendary Artifact — Equipment	Legendary Artifact — Equipment	5.9%	1.0
20	Faithful Mending Instant	Instant	5.9%	3.0
21	Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student // Tamiyo, Seasoned Scholar Legendary Creature — Moonfolk Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Tamiyo	Legendary Creature — Moonfolk Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Tamiyo	5.8%	2.8
22	Goryo's Vengeance Instant — Arcane	Instant — Arcane	5.8%	4.0
23	Overlord of the Balemurk Enchantment Creature — Avatar Horror	Enchantment Creature — Avatar Horror	5.4%	3.9
24	Detective's Phoenix Enchantment Creature — Phoenix	Enchantment Creature — Phoenix	5.0%	3.9
25	Disciple of Freyalise // Garden of Freyalise Creature — Elf Druid // Land	Creature — Elf Druid // Land	5.0%	2.9
26	Claws of Gix Artifact	Artifact	4.5%	2.9
27	Generous Ent Creature — Treefolk	Creature — Treefolk	4.4%	3.1
28	Nethergoyf Creature — Lhurgoyf	Creature — Lhurgoyf	4.3%	3.9
29	Walking Ballista Artifact Creature — Construct	Artifact Creature — Construct	4.2%	1.4
30	Ral, Monsoon Mage // Ral, Leyline Prodigy Legendary Creature — Human Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Ral	Legendary Creature — Human Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Ral	3.4%	4.0
31	Scion of Draco Artifact Creature — Dragon	Artifact Creature — Dragon	3.2%	4.0
32	Superior Spider-Man Legendary Creature — Spider Human Hero	Legendary Creature — Spider Human Hero	3.0%	1.2
33	Cling to Dust Instant	Instant	2.9%	1.2
34	Colossal Skyturtle Enchantment Creature — Turtle	Enchantment Creature — Turtle	2.5%	1.1
35	Archon of Cruelty Creature — Archon	Creature — Archon	2.5%	3.7
36	Haliya, Guided by Light Legendary Creature — Human Soldier	Legendary Creature — Human Soldier	2.0%	1.4

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decks of the format that play it in this part

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among the decks that play it

Sideboard (14)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	Nature's Claim Instant	Instant	13.9%	2.1
2	Unholy Heat Instant	Instant	10.3%	2.6
3	Endurance Creature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	8.6%	1.6
4	Sire of Seven Deaths Creature — Eldrazi	Creature — Eldrazi	6.5%	1.2
5	Galvanic Blast Instant	Instant	4.7%	2.5
6	Walking Ballista Artifact Creature — Construct	Artifact Creature — Construct	4.1%	1.1
7	Six Legendary Creature — Treefolk	Legendary Creature — Treefolk	3.9%	1.2
8	Extinguisher Battleship Artifact — Spacecraft	Artifact — Spacecraft	3.8%	1.0
9	Cityscape Leveler Artifact Creature — Construct	Artifact Creature — Construct	3.5%	1.0
10	Kraul Harpooner Creature — Insect Warrior	Creature — Insect Warrior	3.5%	1.0
11	Fire Magic Instant	Instant	3.1%	1.5
12	The Filigree Sylex Legendary Artifact	Legendary Artifact	2.9%	1.0
13	Haywire Mite Artifact Creature — Insect	Artifact Creature — Insect	2.3%	1.0
14	Elder Gargaroth Creature — Beast	Creature — Beast	2.2%	1.0

% of decks

decks of the format that play it in this part

Avg. copies

among the decks that play it