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

54 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 (48)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	Lightning Bolt Instant	Instant	21.1%	3.4
2	Kozilek's Command Kindred Instant — Eldrazi	Kindred Instant — Eldrazi	19.5%	4.0
3	Eldrazi Temple Land	Land	19.1%	4.0
4	Ugin's Labyrinth Land	Land	16.0%	3.7
5	Sowing Mycospawn Creature — Eldrazi Fungus	Creature — Eldrazi Fungus	14.9%	3.9
6	Gemstone Caverns Legendary Land	Legendary Land	13.8%	1.2
7	Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer Legendary Creature — Monkey Pirate	Legendary Creature — Monkey Pirate	12.0%	3.8
8	Galvanic Discharge Instant	Instant	11.3%	3.7
9	Basking Broodscale Creature — Eldrazi Lizard	Creature — Eldrazi Lizard	10.2%	4.0
10	Shifting Woodland Land	Land	9.6%	1.0
11	Glaring Fleshraker Creature — Eldrazi Drone	Creature — Eldrazi Drone	9.4%	2.5
12	Orcish Bowmasters Creature — Orc Archer	Creature — Orc Archer	8.6%	2.9
13	Lava Dart Instant	Instant	8.2%	3.9
14	Unholy Heat Instant	Instant	7.9%	2.1
15	Delighted Halfling Creature — Halfling Citizen	Creature — Halfling Citizen	7.3%	3.5
16	Emperor of Bones Creature — Skeleton Noble	Creature — Skeleton Noble	7.2%	2.8
17	Ajani, Nacatl Pariah // Ajani, Nacatl Avenger Legendary Creature — Cat Warrior // Legendary Planeswalker — Ajani	Legendary Creature — Cat Warrior // Legendary Planeswalker — Ajani	7.2%	4.0
18	Endurance Creature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	7.0%	2.3
19	Thraben Charm Instant	Instant	6.7%	2.0
20	Emry, Lurker of the Loch Legendary Creature — Merfolk Wizard	Legendary Creature — Merfolk Wizard	6.1%	2.9
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	5.7%	4.0
23	Overlord of the Balemurk Enchantment Creature — Avatar Horror	Enchantment Creature — Avatar Horror	5.4%	3.9
24	Badgermole Cub Creature — Badger Mole	Creature — Badger Mole	5.3%	3.9
25	Detective's Phoenix Enchantment Creature — Phoenix	Enchantment Creature — Phoenix	5.0%	3.9
26	Urza's Tower Land — Urza's Tower	Land — Urza's Tower	4.7%	4.0
27	Urza's Mine Land — Urza's Mine	Land — Urza's Mine	4.7%	4.0
28	Urza's Power Plant Land — Urza's Power-Plant	Land — Urza's Power-Plant	4.7%	4.0
29	Birds of Paradise Creature — Bird	Creature — Bird	4.4%	2.0
30	Nethergoyf Creature — Lhurgoyf	Creature — Lhurgoyf	4.3%	3.9
31	Devoted Druid Creature — Elf Druid	Creature — Elf Druid	4.3%	4.0
32	Shang-Chi, Master of Kung Fu Legendary Creature — Human Warrior Hero	Legendary Creature — Human Warrior Hero	4.3%	1.2
33	Walking Ballista Artifact Creature — Construct	Artifact Creature — Construct	4.2%	1.4
34	Erode Instant	Instant	3.7%	3.3
35	Manamorphose Instant	Instant	3.6%	4.0
36	Desperate Ritual Instant — Arcane	Instant — Arcane	3.6%	4.0
37	Pyretic Ritual Instant	Instant	3.6%	4.0
38	Ral, Monsoon Mage // Ral, Leyline Prodigy Legendary Creature — Human Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Ral	Legendary Creature — Human Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Ral	3.4%	4.0
39	The Legend of Roku // Avatar Roku Enchantment — Saga // Legendary Creature — Avatar	Enchantment — Saga // Legendary Creature — Avatar	3.2%	1.2
40	Superior Spider-Man Legendary Creature — Spider Human Hero	Legendary Creature — Spider Human Hero	3.0%	1.2
41	Arboreal Grazer Creature — Sloth Beast	Creature — Sloth Beast	2.7%	3.9
42	Path to Exile Instant	Instant	2.6%	3.7
43	Primeval Titan Creature — Giant	Creature — Giant	2.6%	3.3
44	Colossal Skyturtle Enchantment Creature — Turtle	Enchantment Creature — Turtle	2.5%	1.1
45	Cultivator Colossus Creature — Plant Beast	Creature — Plant Beast	2.3%	1.0
46	Sunken Citadel Land — Cave	Land — Cave	2.3%	3.2
47	Fanatic of Rhonas Creature — Snake Druid	Creature — Snake Druid	2.3%	4.0
48	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 (11)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	Unholy Heat Instant	Instant	10.3%	2.6
2	Endurance Creature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	8.7%	1.6
3	Warping Wail Instant	Instant	6.7%	1.5
4	Gemstone Caverns Legendary Land	Legendary Land	5.3%	1.1
5	Galvanic Blast Instant	Instant	4.7%	2.5
6	Walking Ballista Artifact Creature — Construct	Artifact Creature — Construct	4.1%	1.1
7	The Legend of Roku // Avatar Roku Enchantment — Saga // Legendary Creature — Avatar	Enchantment — Saga // Legendary Creature — Avatar	4.1%	1.1
8	Six Legendary Creature — Treefolk	Legendary Creature — Treefolk	3.9%	1.2
9	Kraul Harpooner Creature — Insect Warrior	Creature — Insect Warrior	3.5%	1.0
10	Cityscape Leveler Artifact Creature — Construct	Artifact Creature — Construct	3.5%	1.0
11	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