Modern staples: Creatures or Instants or Sorceries, Burn or Recursion

35 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 (27)

#	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	Green Sun's Zenith Sorcery	Sorcery	10.0%	3.7
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	8.2%	3.9
7	Unholy Heat Instant	Instant	7.9%	2.1
8	Emperor of Bones Creature — Skeleton Noble	Creature — Skeleton Noble	7.2%	2.8
9	Ajani, Nacatl Pariah // Ajani, Nacatl Avenger Legendary Creature — Cat Warrior // Legendary Planeswalker — Ajani	Legendary Creature — Cat Warrior // Legendary Planeswalker — Ajani	7.2%	4.0
10	Endurance Creature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	7.0%	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	5.7%	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	Past in Flames Sorcery	Sorcery	3.4%	3.0
21	Superior Spider-Man Legendary Creature — Spider Human Hero	Legendary Creature — Spider Human Hero	3.0%	1.2
22	Day's Undoing Sorcery	Sorcery	2.9%	2.2
23	Living End Sorcery	Sorcery	2.8%	3.0
24	Colossal Skyturtle Enchantment Creature — Turtle	Enchantment Creature — Turtle	2.5%	1.1
25	Avengers Disassembled Sorcery	Sorcery	2.3%	2.9
26	Persist Sorcery	Sorcery	2.2%	4.0
27	Grapeshot Sorcery	Sorcery	2.2%	1.0

% of decks

decks of the format that play it in this part

Avg. copies

among the decks that play it

Sideboard (13)

#	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	Brotherhood's End Sorcery	Sorcery	6.8%	1.7
4	Whipflare Sorcery	Sorcery	4.8%	1.5
5	Galvanic Blast Instant	Instant	4.7%	2.5
6	Walking Ballista Artifact Creature — Construct	Artifact Creature — Construct	4.1%	1.1
7	Six Legendary Creature — Treefolk	Legendary Creature — Treefolk	3.9%	1.2
8	Kraul Harpooner Creature — Insect Warrior	Creature — Insect Warrior	3.5%	1.0
9	Cityscape Leveler Artifact Creature — Construct	Artifact Creature — Construct	3.5%	1.0
10	Past in Flames Sorcery	Sorcery	3.4%	1.0
11	Grapeshot Sorcery	Sorcery	3.4%	1.0
12	Pyroclasm Sorcery	Sorcery	3.3%	1.7
13	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