Modern staples: Creatures or Instants or Planeswalkers, Counterspells or Burn or Recursion

43 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 (32)

#	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	Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs Instant // Land	Instant // Land	13.9%	1.8
4	Spell Snare Instant	Instant	12.7%	2.1
5	Consign to Memory Instant	Instant	11.4%	2.0
6	Galvanic Discharge Instant	Instant	11.3%	3.7
7	Glaring Fleshraker Creature — Eldrazi Drone	Creature — Eldrazi Drone	9.4%	2.5
8	Orcish Bowmasters Creature — Orc Archer	Creature — Orc Archer	8.6%	2.9
9	Subtlety Creature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	8.5%	3.2
10	Lava Dart Instant	Instant	8.2%	3.9
11	Counterspell Instant	Instant	8.1%	3.1
12	Unholy Heat Instant	Instant	7.9%	2.1
13	Emperor of Bones Creature — Skeleton Noble	Creature — Skeleton Noble	7.2%	2.8
14	Ajani, Nacatl Pariah // Ajani, Nacatl Avenger Legendary Creature — Cat Warrior // Legendary Planeswalker — Ajani	Legendary Creature — Cat Warrior // Legendary Planeswalker — Ajani	7.2%	4.0
15	Endurance Creature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	7.0%	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	Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student // Tamiyo, Seasoned Scholar Legendary Creature — Moonfolk Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Tamiyo	Legendary Creature — Moonfolk Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Tamiyo	5.8%	2.8
19	Goryo's Vengeance Instant — Arcane	Instant — Arcane	5.7%	4.0
20	Metallic Rebuke Instant	Instant	5.6%	2.9
21	Overlord of the Balemurk Enchantment Creature — Avatar Horror	Enchantment Creature — Avatar Horror	5.4%	3.9
22	Detective's Phoenix Enchantment Creature — Phoenix	Enchantment Creature — Phoenix	5.0%	3.9
23	Nethergoyf Creature — Lhurgoyf	Creature — Lhurgoyf	4.3%	3.9
24	Tyvar, Jubilant Brawler Legendary Planeswalker — Tyvar	Legendary Planeswalker — Tyvar	4.2%	4.0
25	Walking Ballista Artifact Creature — Construct	Artifact Creature — Construct	4.2%	1.4
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	Superior Spider-Man Legendary Creature — Spider Human Hero	Legendary Creature — Spider Human Hero	3.0%	1.2
29	Colossal Skyturtle Enchantment Creature — Turtle	Enchantment Creature — Turtle	2.5%	1.1
30	Spell Pierce Instant	Instant	2.4%	1.4
31	Pact of Negation Instant	Instant	2.1%	3.1
32	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 (19)

#	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	Force of Negation Instant	Instant	4.9%	1.7
9	Galvanic Blast Instant	Instant	4.7%	2.5
10	Walking Ballista Artifact Creature — Construct	Artifact Creature — Construct	4.1%	1.1
11	Six Legendary Creature — Treefolk	Legendary Creature — Treefolk	3.9%	1.2
12	Kraul Harpooner Creature — Insect Warrior	Creature — Insect Warrior	3.5%	1.0
13	Cityscape Leveler Artifact Creature — Construct	Artifact Creature — Construct	3.5%	1.0
14	Fire Magic Instant	Instant	3.1%	1.5
15	Swan Song Instant	Instant	2.7%	1.4
16	Metallic Rebuke Instant	Instant	2.7%	2.0
17	Stern Scolding Instant	Instant	2.2%	1.4
18	Strix Serenade Instant	Instant	2.1%	1.2
19	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