Modern staples: Creatures or Instants or Lands, Burn or Discard or Recursion

29 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: Lightning Bolt (21% of decks).

Main deck (24)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	Lightning Bolt Instant	Instant	21.1%	3.4
2	Galvanic Discharge Instant	Instant	11.3%	3.7
3	Shifting Woodland Land	Land	9.6%	1.0
4	Glaring Fleshraker Creature — Eldrazi Drone	Creature — Eldrazi Drone	9.4%	2.5
5	Orcish Bowmasters Creature — Orc Archer	Creature — Orc Archer	8.6%	2.9
6	Lava Dart Instant	Instant	8.3%	3.9
7	Unholy Heat Instant	Instant	7.9%	2.1
8	Ajani, Nacatl Pariah // Ajani, Nacatl Avenger Legendary Creature — Cat Warrior // Legendary Planeswalker — Ajani	Legendary Creature — Cat Warrior // Legendary Planeswalker — Ajani	7.2%	4.0
9	Emperor of Bones Creature — Skeleton Noble	Creature — Skeleton Noble	7.2%	2.8
10	Endurance Creature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	6.9%	2.3
11	Thraben Charm Instant	Instant	6.7%	2.0
12	Emry, Lurker of the Loch Legendary Creature — Merfolk Wizard	Legendary Creature — Merfolk Wizard	6.1%	2.9
13	Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student // Tamiyo, Seasoned Scholar Legendary Creature — Moonfolk Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Tamiyo	Legendary Creature — Moonfolk Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Tamiyo	5.8%	2.8
14	Goryo's Vengeance Instant — Arcane	Instant — Arcane	5.8%	4.0
15	Overlord of the Balemurk Enchantment Creature — Avatar Horror	Enchantment Creature — Avatar Horror	5.4%	3.9
16	Detective's Phoenix Enchantment Creature — Phoenix	Enchantment Creature — Phoenix	5.0%	3.9
17	Nethergoyf Creature — Lhurgoyf	Creature — Lhurgoyf	4.3%	3.9
18	Walking Ballista Artifact Creature — Construct	Artifact Creature — Construct	4.2%	1.4
19	Ral, Monsoon Mage // Ral, Leyline Prodigy Legendary Creature — Human Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Ral	Legendary Creature — Human Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Ral	3.4%	4.0
20	Superior Spider-Man Legendary Creature — Spider Human Hero	Legendary Creature — Spider Human Hero	3.0%	1.2
21	Geier Reach Sanitarium Legendary Land	Legendary Land	2.7%	1.0
22	Colossal Skyturtle Enchantment Creature — Turtle	Enchantment Creature — Turtle	2.5%	1.1
23	Archon of Cruelty Creature — Archon	Creature — Archon	2.5%	3.7
24	Echoing Deeps Land — Cave	Land — Cave	2.3%	1.0

% of decks

decks of the format that play it in this part

Avg. copies

among the decks that play it

Sideboard (8)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	Unholy Heat Instant	Instant	10.3%	2.6
2	Endurance Creature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	8.6%	1.6
3	Galvanic Blast Instant	Instant	4.7%	2.5
4	Walking Ballista Artifact Creature — Construct	Artifact Creature — Construct	4.1%	1.1
5	Six Legendary Creature — Treefolk	Legendary Creature — Treefolk	3.9%	1.2
6	Cityscape Leveler Artifact Creature — Construct	Artifact Creature — Construct	3.5%	1.0
7	Kraul Harpooner Creature — Insect Warrior	Creature — Insect Warrior	3.5%	1.0
8	Fire Magic Instant	Instant	3.1%	1.5

% of decks

decks of the format that play it in this part

Avg. copies

among the decks that play it