Modern staples: Creatures or Instants or Artifacts, Counterspells or Burn or Tutors

47 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: Lightning Bolt (21% of decks).

Main deck (35)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	Lightning Bolt Instant	Instant	21.1%	3.4
2	Force of Negation Instant	Instant	18.5%	2.5
3	Sowing Mycospawn Creature — Eldrazi Fungus	Creature — Eldrazi Fungus	14.9%	3.9
4	Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs Instant // Land	Instant // Land	13.9%	1.8
5	Vexing Bauble Artifact	Artifact	12.9%	1.4
6	Spell Snare Instant	Instant	12.7%	2.1
7	Consign to Memory Instant	Instant	11.4%	2.0
8	Galvanic Discharge Instant	Instant	11.3%	3.7
9	Glaring Fleshraker Creature — Eldrazi Drone	Creature — Eldrazi Drone	9.4%	2.5
10	Orcish Bowmasters Creature — Orc Archer	Creature — Orc Archer	8.6%	2.9
11	Subtlety Creature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	8.5%	3.2
12	Lava Dart Instant	Instant	8.2%	3.9
13	Counterspell Instant	Instant	8.1%	3.1
14	Unholy Heat Instant	Instant	7.9%	2.1
15	Ajani, Nacatl Pariah // Ajani, Nacatl Avenger Legendary Creature — Cat Warrior // Legendary Planeswalker — Ajani	Legendary Creature — Cat Warrior // Legendary Planeswalker — Ajani	7.2%	4.0
16	Thraben Charm Instant	Instant	6.7%	2.0
17	Metallic Rebuke Instant	Instant	5.6%	2.9
18	Summoner's Pact Instant	Instant	5.5%	2.7
19	Ranger-Captain of Eos Creature — Human Soldier Ranger	Creature — Human Soldier Ranger	5.2%	2.3
20	Expedition Map Artifact	Artifact	4.9%	3.9
21	Generous Ent Creature — Treefolk	Creature — Treefolk	4.4%	3.1
22	Formidable Speaker Creature — Elf Druid	Creature — Elf Druid	4.4%	1.2
23	Walking Ballista Artifact Creature — Construct	Artifact Creature — Construct	4.2%	1.4
24	Fiend Artisan Creature — Nightmare	Creature — Nightmare	4.1%	1.1
25	Erode Instant	Instant	3.7%	3.3
26	Ral, Monsoon Mage // Ral, Leyline Prodigy Legendary Creature — Human Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Ral	Legendary Creature — Human Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Ral	3.4%	4.0
27	Stubborn Denial Instant	Instant	3.1%	3.0
28	Troll of Khazad-dûm Creature — Troll	Creature — Troll	2.7%	1.9
29	Path to Exile Instant	Instant	2.6%	3.7
30	Primeval Titan Creature — Giant	Creature — Giant	2.6%	3.3
31	Chalice of the Void Artifact	Artifact	2.5%	2.2
32	Spell Pierce Instant	Instant	2.4%	1.4
33	Oliphaunt Creature — Elephant	Creature — Elephant	2.3%	3.1
34	Pact of Negation Instant	Instant	2.1%	3.1
35	Drown in the Loch Instant	Instant	2.1%	1.5

% of decks

decks of the format that play it in this part

Avg. copies

among the decks that play it

Sideboard (21)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	Consign to Memory Instant	Instant	44.5%	3.3
2	Mystical Dispute Instant	Instant	36.1%	2.5
3	Vexing Bauble Artifact	Artifact	31.4%	1.5
4	Spell Snare Instant	Instant	15.4%	1.6
5	Unholy Heat Instant	Instant	10.3%	2.6
6	Spell Pierce Instant	Instant	7.1%	1.6
7	Warping Wail Instant	Instant	6.7%	1.5
8	Chalice of the Void Artifact	Artifact	6.1%	2.0
9	Force of Negation Instant	Instant	4.9%	1.7
10	Galvanic Blast Instant	Instant	4.7%	2.5
11	Walking Ballista Artifact Creature — Construct	Artifact Creature — Construct	4.1%	1.1
12	Extinguisher Battleship Artifact — Spacecraft	Artifact — Spacecraft	3.8%	1.0
13	Kraul Harpooner Creature — Insect Warrior	Creature — Insect Warrior	3.5%	1.0
14	White Orchid Phantom Creature — Spirit Knight	Creature — Spirit Knight	3.1%	2.2
15	Fire Magic Instant	Instant	3.1%	1.5
16	The Filigree Sylex Legendary Artifact	Legendary Artifact	2.9%	1.0
17	Swan Song Instant	Instant	2.7%	1.4
18	Metallic Rebuke Instant	Instant	2.7%	2.0
19	Stern Scolding Instant	Instant	2.2%	1.4
20	Strix Serenade Instant	Instant	2.1%	1.2
21	Flusterstorm Instant	Instant	2.1%	2.0

% of decks

decks of the format that play it in this part

Avg. copies

among the decks that play it