Modern staples: Creatures or Instants or Sorceries

192 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: Thoughtseize (23% of decks).

Main deck (147)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	Thoughtseize Sorcery	Sorcery	23.0%	3.6
2	Solitude Creature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	21.6%	3.7
3	Lightning Bolt Instant	Instant	21.1%	3.4
4	Quantum Riddler Creature — Sphinx	Creature — Sphinx	20.1%	3.5
5	Kozilek's Command Kindred Instant — Eldrazi	Kindred Instant — Eldrazi	19.5%	4.0
6	Force of Negation Instant	Instant	18.5%	2.5
7	Fatal Push Instant	Instant	17.9%	3.3
8	Malevolent Rumble Sorcery	Sorcery	17.4%	3.9
9	Emrakul, the Promised End Legendary Creature — Eldrazi	Legendary Creature — Eldrazi	16.3%	3.2
10	Prismatic Ending Sorcery	Sorcery	16.1%	2.0
11	Preordain Sorcery	Sorcery	15.1%	3.2
12	Sowing Mycospawn Creature — Eldrazi Fungus	Creature — Eldrazi Fungus	14.9%	3.9
13	Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs Instant // Land	Instant // Land	13.9%	1.8
14	Psychic Frog Creature — Frog	Creature — Frog	13.8%	4.0
15	Devourer of Destiny Creature — Eldrazi	Creature — Eldrazi	13.5%	3.0
16	Ephemerate Instant	Instant	13.4%	3.3
17	Spell Snare Instant	Instant	12.7%	2.1
18	Dismember Instant	Instant	12.4%	2.0
19	Haywire Mite Artifact Creature — Insect	Artifact Creature — Insect	12.3%	1.0
20	Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer Legendary Creature — Monkey Pirate	Legendary Creature — Monkey Pirate	12.0%	3.8
21	Consign to Memory Instant	Instant	11.4%	2.0
22	Galvanic Discharge Instant	Instant	11.3%	3.7
23	Ancient Stirrings Sorcery	Sorcery	10.7%	3.9
24	Basking Broodscale Creature — Eldrazi Lizard	Creature — Eldrazi Lizard	10.2%	4.0
25	Green Sun's Zenith Sorcery	Sorcery	10.0%	3.7
26	Dryad Arbor Land Creature — Forest Dryad	Land Creature — Forest Dryad	9.9%	1.4
27	Glaring Fleshraker Creature — Eldrazi Drone	Creature — Eldrazi Drone	9.4%	2.5
28	Dragon's Rage Channeler Creature — Human Shaman	Creature — Human Shaman	8.8%	4.0
29	Orcish Bowmasters Creature — Orc Archer	Creature — Orc Archer	8.6%	2.9
30	Monastery Swiftspear Creature — Human Monk	Creature — Human Monk	8.6%	4.0
31	Subtlety Creature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	8.5%	3.2
32	Lava Dart Instant	Instant	8.2%	3.9
33	Counterspell Instant	Instant	8.1%	3.1
34	Unholy Heat Instant	Instant	7.9%	2.1
35	Wrath of the Skies Sorcery	Sorcery	7.8%	3.0
36	March of Otherworldly Light Instant	Instant	7.8%	1.2
37	Guide of Souls Creature — Human Cleric	Creature — Human Cleric	7.7%	4.0
38	Ocelot Pride Creature — Cat	Creature — Cat	7.7%	4.0
39	Street Wraith Creature — Wraith	Creature — Wraith	7.6%	3.9
40	Atraxa, Grand Unifier Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Angel	Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Angel	7.5%	3.3
41	Griselbrand Legendary Creature — Demon	Legendary Creature — Demon	7.3%	1.3
42	Expressive Iteration Sorcery	Sorcery	7.3%	3.3
43	Delighted Halfling Creature — Halfling Citizen	Creature — Halfling Citizen	7.3%	3.5
44	Emperor of Bones Creature — Skeleton Noble	Creature — Skeleton Noble	7.2%	2.8
45	Ajani, Nacatl Pariah // Ajani, Nacatl Avenger Legendary Creature — Cat Warrior // Legendary Planeswalker — Ajani	Legendary Creature — Cat Warrior // Legendary Planeswalker — Ajani	7.2%	4.0
46	Phelia, Exuberant Shepherd Legendary Creature — Dog	Legendary Creature — Dog	7.0%	3.7
47	Endurance Creature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	7.0%	2.3
48	Voice of Victory Creature — Human Bard	Creature — Human Bard	6.9%	3.3
49	Mutagenic Growth Instant	Instant	6.8%	3.3
50	Slickshot Show-Off Creature — Bird Wizard	Creature — Bird Wizard	6.8%	3.7
51	Thraben Charm Instant	Instant	6.7%	2.0
52	Witch Enchanter // Witch-Blessed Meadow Creature — Human Warlock // Land	Creature — Human Warlock // Land	6.4%	3.3
53	Emry, Lurker of the Loch Legendary Creature — Merfolk Wizard	Legendary Creature — Merfolk Wizard	6.1%	2.9
54	Boggart Trawler // Boggart Bog Creature — Goblin // Land	Creature — Goblin // Land	6.1%	1.7
55	Sire of Seven Deaths Creature — Eldrazi	Creature — Eldrazi	5.9%	1.5
56	Faithful Mending Instant	Instant	5.9%	3.0
57	Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student // Tamiyo, Seasoned Scholar Legendary Creature — Moonfolk Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Tamiyo	Legendary Creature — Moonfolk Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Tamiyo	5.8%	2.8
58	Goryo's Vengeance Instant — Arcane	Instant — Arcane	5.7%	4.0
59	Seasoned Pyromancer Creature — Human Shaman	Creature — Human Shaman	5.7%	3.1
60	Metallic Rebuke Instant	Instant	5.6%	2.9
61	Summoner's Pact Instant	Instant	5.5%	2.7
62	Overlord of the Balemurk Enchantment Creature — Avatar Horror	Enchantment Creature — Avatar Horror	5.4%	3.9
63	Badgermole Cub Creature — Badger Mole	Creature — Badger Mole	5.3%	3.9
64	Kappa Cannoneer Artifact Creature — Turtle Warrior	Artifact Creature — Turtle Warrior	5.2%	4.0
65	Ranger-Captain of Eos Creature — Human Soldier Ranger	Creature — Human Soldier Ranger	5.2%	2.3
66	Pinnacle Emissary Artifact Creature — Robot	Artifact Creature — Robot	5.2%	4.0
67	Valakut Awakening // Valakut Stoneforge Instant // Land	Instant // Land	5.2%	1.6
68	Detective's Phoenix Enchantment Creature — Phoenix	Enchantment Creature — Phoenix	5.0%	3.9
69	Disciple of Freyalise // Garden of Freyalise Creature — Elf Druid // Land	Creature — Elf Druid // Land	5.0%	2.9
70	Violent Urge Instant	Instant	4.7%	1.7
71	Sheoldred's Edict Instant	Instant	4.7%	1.6
72	Faithless Looting Sorcery	Sorcery	4.4%	4.0
73	Flickerwisp Creature — Elemental	Creature — Elemental	4.4%	2.9
74	Generous Ent Creature — Treefolk	Creature — Treefolk	4.4%	3.1
75	Formidable Speaker Creature — Elf Druid	Creature — Elf Druid	4.4%	1.2
76	Birds of Paradise Creature — Bird	Creature — Bird	4.4%	2.0
77	Nature's Rhythm Sorcery	Sorcery	4.3%	4.0
78	Nethergoyf Creature — Lhurgoyf	Creature — Lhurgoyf	4.3%	3.9
79	Devoted Druid Creature — Elf Druid	Creature — Elf Druid	4.3%	4.0
80	Vizier of Remedies Creature — Human Cleric	Creature — Human Cleric	4.3%	1.1
81	Shang-Chi, Master of Kung Fu Legendary Creature — Human Warrior Hero	Legendary Creature — Human Warrior Hero	4.3%	1.2
82	Walking Ballista Artifact Creature — Construct	Artifact Creature — Construct	4.2%	1.4
83	Fiend Artisan Creature — Nightmare	Creature — Nightmare	4.1%	1.1
84	Moonshadow Creature — Elemental	Creature — Elemental	4.0%	4.0
85	Orim's Chant Instant	Instant	3.9%	3.9
86	Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger Legendary Creature — Eldrazi	Legendary Creature — Eldrazi	3.9%	1.8
87	Thought-Knot Seer Creature — Eldrazi	Creature — Eldrazi	3.8%	3.2
88	Shardless Agent Artifact Creature — Human Rogue	Artifact Creature — Human Rogue	3.7%	4.0
89	Erode Instant	Instant	3.7%	3.3
90	Duskwatch Recruiter // Krallenhorde Howler Creature — Human Warrior Werewolf // Creature — Werewolf	Creature — Human Warrior Werewolf // Creature — Werewolf	3.7%	1.0
91	Consult the Star Charts Instant	Instant	3.7%	3.1
92	Craterhoof Behemoth Creature — Beast	Creature — Beast	3.6%	1.0
93	Manamorphose Instant	Instant	3.6%	4.0
94	Desperate Ritual Instant — Arcane	Instant — Arcane	3.6%	4.0
95	Pyretic Ritual Instant	Instant	3.6%	4.0
96	Inquisition of Kozilek Sorcery	Sorcery	3.6%	2.3
97	Hex Magic Sorcery — Arcane	Sorcery — Arcane	3.4%	3.9
98	Ral, Monsoon Mage // Ral, Leyline Prodigy Legendary Creature — Human Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Ral	Legendary Creature — Human Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Ral	3.4%	4.0
99	Past in Flames Sorcery	Sorcery	3.4%	3.0
100	Wrenn's Resolve Sorcery	Sorcery	3.4%	3.9
101	Wish Sorcery	Sorcery	3.4%	2.0
102	Reckless Impulse Sorcery	Sorcery	3.4%	3.9
103	Wistfulness Creature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	3.3%	3.4
104	The Legend of Roku // Avatar Roku Enchantment — Saga // Legendary Creature — Avatar	Enchantment — Saga // Legendary Creature — Avatar	3.2%	1.2
105	Scion of Draco Artifact Creature — Dragon	Artifact Creature — Dragon	3.2%	4.0
106	Murktide Regent Creature — Dragon	Creature — Dragon	3.1%	1.5
107	Stubborn Denial Instant	Instant	3.1%	3.0
108	Tyvar, the Pummeler Legendary Creature — Elf Warrior	Legendary Creature — Elf Warrior	3.1%	1.0
109	Territorial Kavu Creature — Kavu	Creature — Kavu	3.0%	4.0
110	Dark Matter Manipulator Creature — Human Warlock	Creature — Human Warlock	3.0%	3.9
111	Fear of Missing Out Enchantment Creature — Nightmare	Enchantment Creature — Nightmare	3.0%	3.8
112	Superior Spider-Man Legendary Creature — Spider Human Hero	Legendary Creature — Spider Human Hero	3.0%	1.2
113	Day's Undoing Sorcery	Sorcery	2.9%	2.2
114	Cling to Dust Instant	Instant	2.9%	1.2
115	Supreme Verdict Sorcery	Sorcery	2.8%	1.2
116	Living End Sorcery	Sorcery	2.8%	3.0
117	Boomerang Basics Sorcery — Lesson	Sorcery — Lesson	2.7%	3.2
118	Troll of Khazad-dûm Creature — Troll	Creature — Troll	2.7%	1.9
119	Arboreal Grazer Creature — Sloth Beast	Creature — Sloth Beast	2.7%	3.9
120	Abhorrent Oculus Creature — Eye	Creature — Eye	2.6%	3.6
121	Path to Exile Instant	Instant	2.6%	3.7
122	Primeval Titan Creature — Giant	Creature — Giant	2.6%	3.3
123	Colossal Skyturtle Enchantment Creature — Turtle	Enchantment Creature — Turtle	2.5%	1.1
124	Price of Freedom Sorcery — Lesson	Sorcery — Lesson	2.5%	4.0
125	Archon of Cruelty Creature — Archon	Creature — Archon	2.5%	3.7
126	Cleansing Wildfire Sorcery	Sorcery	2.5%	3.9
127	Burning Inquiry Sorcery	Sorcery	2.5%	3.9
128	Ouroboroid Creature — Plant Wurm	Creature — Plant Wurm	2.4%	1.2
129	Spell Pierce Instant	Instant	2.4%	1.4
130	Scapeshift Sorcery	Sorcery	2.4%	3.8
131	Fallaji Archaeologist Creature — Human Scout	Creature — Human Scout	2.4%	3.1
132	Cultivator Colossus Creature — Plant Beast	Creature — Plant Beast	2.3%	1.0
133	Oliphaunt Creature — Elephant	Creature — Elephant	2.3%	3.1
134	Fanatic of Rhonas Creature — Snake Druid	Creature — Snake Druid	2.3%	4.0
135	Hollow One Artifact Creature — Golem	Artifact Creature — Golem	2.3%	4.0
136	Avengers Disassembled Sorcery	Sorcery	2.3%	2.9
137	Violent Outburst Instant	Instant	2.3%	4.0
138	Slumbering Trudge Creature — Plant Beast	Creature — Plant Beast	2.3%	4.0
139	Marauding Mako Creature — Shark Pirate	Creature — Shark Pirate	2.3%	4.0
140	All Is Dust Kindred Sorcery — Eldrazi	Kindred Sorcery — Eldrazi	2.2%	1.0
141	Persist Sorcery	Sorcery	2.2%	4.0
142	Grapeshot Sorcery	Sorcery	2.2%	1.0
143	Pact of Negation Instant	Instant	2.1%	3.1
144	Drown in the Loch Instant	Instant	2.1%	1.5
145	Practiced Offense Sorcery	Sorcery	2.0%	1.9
146	Otherworldly Gaze Instant	Instant	2.0%	2.1
147	Haliya, Guided by Light Legendary Creature — Human Soldier	Legendary Creature — Human Soldier	2.0%	1.4

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Sideboard (68)

#	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	Surgical Extraction Instant	Instant	22.9%	1.5
4	Wrath of the Skies Sorcery	Sorcery	22.4%	2.3
5	Obsidian Charmaw Creature — Dragon	Creature — Dragon	16.9%	2.6
6	Wear // Tear Instant // Instant	Instant // Instant	15.8%	1.9
7	Spell Snare Instant	Instant	15.4%	1.6
8	Meltdown Sorcery	Sorcery	14.9%	1.9
9	Nature's Claim Instant	Instant	13.9%	2.1
10	Dismember Instant	Instant	13.0%	1.5
11	Clarion Conqueror Creature — Dragon	Creature — Dragon	12.2%	2.1
12	Force of Vigor Instant	Instant	11.2%	1.9
13	Unholy Heat Instant	Instant	10.3%	2.6
14	Thoughtseize Sorcery	Sorcery	9.8%	2.1
15	Fatal Push Instant	Instant	8.7%	1.7
16	Endurance Creature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	8.7%	1.6
17	Thief of Existence Creature — Eldrazi	Creature — Eldrazi	7.8%	1.5
18	Spell Pierce Instant	Instant	7.1%	1.6
19	Brotherhood's End Sorcery	Sorcery	6.8%	1.7
20	Warping Wail Instant	Instant	6.7%	1.5
21	Sire of Seven Deaths Creature — Eldrazi	Creature — Eldrazi	6.5%	1.2
22	Celestial Purge Instant	Instant	6.4%	1.3
23	Thought-Knot Seer Creature — Eldrazi	Creature — Eldrazi	5.5%	2.1
24	Soulless Jailer Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Golem	Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Golem	5.4%	1.2
25	Prismatic Ending Sorcery	Sorcery	5.3%	2.4
26	Harbinger of the Seas Creature — Merfolk Wizard	Creature — Merfolk Wizard	5.1%	1.9
27	Force of Negation Instant	Instant	4.9%	1.7
28	Kaheera, the Orphanguard Legendary Creature — Cat Beast	Legendary Creature — Cat Beast	4.9%	1.0
29	Collector Ouphe Creature — Ouphe	Creature — Ouphe	4.9%	1.0
30	Whipflare Sorcery	Sorcery	4.8%	1.5
31	Galvanic Blast Instant	Instant	4.7%	2.5
32	Orim's Chant Instant	Instant	4.7%	2.3
33	Break the Ice Sorcery	Sorcery	4.4%	2.5
34	Walking Ballista Artifact Creature — Construct	Artifact Creature — Construct	4.1%	1.1
35	The Legend of Roku // Avatar Roku Enchantment — Saga // Legendary Creature — Avatar	Enchantment — Saga // Legendary Creature — Avatar	4.1%	1.1
36	Veil of Summer Instant	Instant	4.1%	2.3
37	Six Legendary Creature — Treefolk	Legendary Creature — Treefolk	3.9%	1.2
38	Toxic Deluge Sorcery	Sorcery	3.8%	1.4
39	Kraul Harpooner Creature — Insect Warrior	Creature — Insect Warrior	3.5%	1.0
40	Cityscape Leveler Artifact Creature — Construct	Artifact Creature — Construct	3.5%	1.0
41	Containment Priest Creature — Human Cleric	Creature — Human Cleric	3.4%	1.5
42	Past in Flames Sorcery	Sorcery	3.4%	1.0
43	Grapeshot Sorcery	Sorcery	3.4%	1.0
44	Pyroclasm Sorcery	Sorcery	3.3%	1.7
45	White Orchid Phantom Creature — Spirit Knight	Creature — Spirit Knight	3.1%	2.2
46	Keen-Eyed Curator Creature — Raccoon Scout	Creature — Raccoon Scout	3.1%	1.0
47	Fire Magic Instant	Instant	3.1%	1.5
48	Inquisition of Kozilek Sorcery	Sorcery	3.0%	1.4
49	Empty the Warrens Sorcery	Sorcery	3.0%	1.0
50	Abrupt Decay Instant	Instant	3.0%	2.0
51	Guerrilla Gorilla Creature — Ape Soldier Hero	Creature — Ape Soldier Hero	3.0%	1.0
52	Into the Flood Maw Instant	Instant	2.9%	1.3
53	Culling Ritual Sorcery	Sorcery	2.7%	2.0
54	Swan Song Instant	Instant	2.7%	1.4
55	Metallic Rebuke Instant	Instant	2.7%	2.0
56	Inevitable Betrayal Sorcery	Sorcery	2.6%	2.1
57	Crystal Barricade Artifact Creature — Wall	Artifact Creature — Wall	2.5%	1.3
58	Sanctifier en-Vec Creature — Human Cleric	Creature — Human Cleric	2.4%	1.9
59	Haywire Mite Artifact Creature — Insect	Artifact Creature — Insect	2.3%	1.0
60	Glistening Deluge Sorcery	Sorcery	2.2%	1.9
61	Stern Scolding Instant	Instant	2.2%	1.4
62	Elder Gargaroth Creature — Beast	Creature — Beast	2.2%	1.0
63	Drannith Magistrate Creature — Human Wizard	Creature — Human Wizard	2.2%	1.1
64	Quantum Riddler Creature — Sphinx	Creature — Sphinx	2.2%	1.7
65	Strix Serenade Instant	Instant	2.1%	1.2
66	Supreme Verdict Sorcery	Sorcery	2.1%	1.1
67	Flusterstorm Instant	Instant	2.1%	2.0
68	Ingot Chewer Creature — Elemental	Creature — Elemental	2.0%	1.0

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