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

70 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 (59)

#	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	Force of Negation Instant	Instant	18.5%	2.5
5	Ugin's Labyrinth Land	Land	16.0%	3.7
6	Sowing Mycospawn Creature — Eldrazi Fungus	Creature — Eldrazi Fungus	14.9%	3.9
7	Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs Instant // Land	Instant // Land	13.9%	1.8
8	Gemstone Caverns Legendary Land	Legendary Land	13.8%	1.2
9	Spell Snare Instant	Instant	12.7%	2.1
10	Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer Legendary Creature — Monkey Pirate	Legendary Creature — Monkey Pirate	12.0%	3.8
11	Consign to Memory Instant	Instant	11.4%	2.0
12	Galvanic Discharge Instant	Instant	11.3%	3.7
13	Basking Broodscale Creature — Eldrazi Lizard	Creature — Eldrazi Lizard	10.2%	4.0
14	Shifting Woodland Land	Land	9.6%	1.0
15	Glaring Fleshraker Creature — Eldrazi Drone	Creature — Eldrazi Drone	9.4%	2.5
16	Orcish Bowmasters Creature — Orc Archer	Creature — Orc Archer	8.6%	2.9
17	Subtlety Creature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	8.5%	3.2
18	Lava Dart Instant	Instant	8.2%	3.9
19	Counterspell Instant	Instant	8.1%	3.1
20	Unholy Heat Instant	Instant	7.9%	2.1
21	Delighted Halfling Creature — Halfling Citizen	Creature — Halfling Citizen	7.3%	3.5
22	Emperor of Bones Creature — Skeleton Noble	Creature — Skeleton Noble	7.2%	2.8
23	Ajani, Nacatl Pariah // Ajani, Nacatl Avenger Legendary Creature — Cat Warrior // Legendary Planeswalker — Ajani	Legendary Creature — Cat Warrior // Legendary Planeswalker — Ajani	7.2%	4.0
24	Endurance Creature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	7.0%	2.3
25	Thraben Charm Instant	Instant	6.7%	2.0
26	Emry, Lurker of the Loch Legendary Creature — Merfolk Wizard	Legendary Creature — Merfolk Wizard	6.1%	2.9
27	Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student // Tamiyo, Seasoned Scholar Legendary Creature — Moonfolk Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Tamiyo	Legendary Creature — Moonfolk Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Tamiyo	5.8%	2.8
28	Goryo's Vengeance Instant — Arcane	Instant — Arcane	5.7%	4.0
29	Metallic Rebuke Instant	Instant	5.6%	2.9
30	Overlord of the Balemurk Enchantment Creature — Avatar Horror	Enchantment Creature — Avatar Horror	5.4%	3.9
31	Badgermole Cub Creature — Badger Mole	Creature — Badger Mole	5.3%	3.9
32	Detective's Phoenix Enchantment Creature — Phoenix	Enchantment Creature — Phoenix	5.0%	3.9
33	Urza's Tower Land — Urza's Tower	Land — Urza's Tower	4.7%	4.0
34	Urza's Mine Land — Urza's Mine	Land — Urza's Mine	4.7%	4.0
35	Urza's Power Plant Land — Urza's Power-Plant	Land — Urza's Power-Plant	4.7%	4.0
36	Birds of Paradise Creature — Bird	Creature — Bird	4.4%	2.0
37	Nethergoyf Creature — Lhurgoyf	Creature — Lhurgoyf	4.3%	3.9
38	Devoted Druid Creature — Elf Druid	Creature — Elf Druid	4.3%	4.0
39	Shang-Chi, Master of Kung Fu Legendary Creature — Human Warrior Hero	Legendary Creature — Human Warrior Hero	4.3%	1.2
40	Walking Ballista Artifact Creature — Construct	Artifact Creature — Construct	4.2%	1.4
41	Erode Instant	Instant	3.7%	3.3
42	Manamorphose Instant	Instant	3.6%	4.0
43	Desperate Ritual Instant — Arcane	Instant — Arcane	3.6%	4.0
44	Pyretic Ritual Instant	Instant	3.6%	4.0
45	Ral, Monsoon Mage // Ral, Leyline Prodigy Legendary Creature — Human Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Ral	Legendary Creature — Human Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Ral	3.4%	4.0
46	The Legend of Roku // Avatar Roku Enchantment — Saga // Legendary Creature — Avatar	Enchantment — Saga // Legendary Creature — Avatar	3.2%	1.2
47	Stubborn Denial Instant	Instant	3.1%	3.0
48	Superior Spider-Man Legendary Creature — Spider Human Hero	Legendary Creature — Spider Human Hero	3.0%	1.2
49	Arboreal Grazer Creature — Sloth Beast	Creature — Sloth Beast	2.7%	3.9
50	Path to Exile Instant	Instant	2.6%	3.7
51	Primeval Titan Creature — Giant	Creature — Giant	2.6%	3.3
52	Colossal Skyturtle Enchantment Creature — Turtle	Enchantment Creature — Turtle	2.5%	1.1
53	Spell Pierce Instant	Instant	2.4%	1.4
54	Cultivator Colossus Creature — Plant Beast	Creature — Plant Beast	2.3%	1.0
55	Sunken Citadel Land — Cave	Land — Cave	2.3%	3.2
56	Fanatic of Rhonas Creature — Snake Druid	Creature — Snake Druid	2.3%	4.0
57	Echoing Deeps Land — Cave	Land — Cave	2.3%	1.0
58	Pact of Negation Instant	Instant	2.1%	3.1
59	Drown in the Loch Instant	Instant	2.1%	1.5

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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	Spell Snare Instant	Instant	15.4%	1.6
4	Unholy Heat Instant	Instant	10.3%	2.6
5	Endurance Creature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	8.7%	1.6
6	Spell Pierce Instant	Instant	7.1%	1.6
7	Warping Wail Instant	Instant	6.7%	1.5
8	Gemstone Caverns Legendary Land	Legendary Land	5.3%	1.1
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	The Legend of Roku // Avatar Roku Enchantment — Saga // Legendary Creature — Avatar	Enchantment — Saga // Legendary Creature — Avatar	4.1%	1.1
13	Six Legendary Creature — Treefolk	Legendary Creature — Treefolk	3.9%	1.2
14	Kraul Harpooner Creature — Insect Warrior	Creature — Insect Warrior	3.5%	1.0
15	Cityscape Leveler Artifact Creature — Construct	Artifact Creature — Construct	3.5%	1.0
16	Fire Magic Instant	Instant	3.1%	1.5
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

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