Modern staples: Creatures or Instants, Burn or Recursion or Artifact removal

41 cards played in at least 2% of the 12650 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	Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs Instant // Land	Instant // Land	13.8%	1.8
3	Devourer of Destiny Creature — Eldrazi	Creature — Eldrazi	13.5%	3.0
4	Haywire Mite Artifact Creature — Insect	Artifact Creature — Insect	12.3%	1.0
5	Galvanic Discharge Instant	Instant	11.3%	3.7
6	Glaring Fleshraker Creature — Eldrazi Drone	Creature — Eldrazi Drone	9.4%	2.5
7	Orcish Bowmasters Creature — Orc Archer	Creature — Orc Archer	8.6%	2.9
8	Lava Dart Instant	Instant	8.3%	3.9
9	Unholy Heat Instant	Instant	7.9%	2.1
10	March of Otherworldly Light Instant	Instant	7.8%	1.2
11	Ajani, Nacatl Pariah // Ajani, Nacatl Avenger Legendary Creature — Cat Warrior // Legendary Planeswalker — Ajani	Legendary Creature — Cat Warrior // Legendary Planeswalker — Ajani	7.2%	4.0
12	Emperor of Bones Creature — Skeleton Noble	Creature — Skeleton Noble	7.2%	2.8
13	Endurance Creature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	6.9%	2.3
14	Thraben Charm Instant	Instant	6.7%	2.0
15	Witch Enchanter // Witch-Blessed Meadow Creature — Human Warlock // Land	Creature — Human Warlock // Land	6.4%	3.3
16	Emry, Lurker of the Loch Legendary Creature — Merfolk Wizard	Legendary Creature — Merfolk Wizard	6.1%	2.9
17	Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student // Tamiyo, Seasoned Scholar Legendary Creature — Moonfolk Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Tamiyo	Legendary Creature — Moonfolk Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Tamiyo	5.8%	2.8
18	Goryo's Vengeance Instant — Arcane	Instant — Arcane	5.8%	4.0
19	Overlord of the Balemurk Enchantment Creature — Avatar Horror	Enchantment Creature — Avatar Horror	5.4%	3.9
20	Detective's Phoenix Enchantment Creature — Phoenix	Enchantment Creature — Phoenix	5.0%	3.9
21	Nethergoyf Creature — Lhurgoyf	Creature — Lhurgoyf	4.3%	3.9
22	Walking Ballista Artifact Creature — Construct	Artifact Creature — Construct	4.2%	1.4
23	Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger Legendary Creature — Eldrazi	Legendary Creature — Eldrazi	3.9%	1.8
24	Ral, Monsoon Mage // Ral, Leyline Prodigy Legendary Creature — Human Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Ral	Legendary Creature — Human Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Ral	3.4%	4.0
25	Wistfulness Creature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	3.3%	3.4
26	Superior Spider-Man Legendary Creature — Spider Human Hero	Legendary Creature — Spider Human Hero	3.0%	1.2
27	Colossal Skyturtle Enchantment Creature — Turtle	Enchantment Creature — Turtle	2.5%	1.1

% of decks

decks of the format that play it in this part

Avg. copies

among the decks that play it

Sideboard (18)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	Wear // Tear Instant // Instant	Instant // Instant	15.9%	1.9
2	Nature's Claim Instant	Instant	13.9%	2.1
3	Force of Vigor Instant	Instant	11.2%	1.9
4	Unholy Heat Instant	Instant	10.3%	2.6
5	Endurance Creature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	8.6%	1.6
6	Thief of Existence Creature — Eldrazi	Creature — Eldrazi	7.8%	1.5
7	Celestial Purge Instant	Instant	6.4%	1.3
8	Galvanic Blast Instant	Instant	4.7%	2.5
9	Walking Ballista Artifact Creature — Construct	Artifact Creature — Construct	4.1%	1.1
10	Six Legendary Creature — Treefolk	Legendary Creature — Treefolk	3.9%	1.2
11	Cityscape Leveler Artifact Creature — Construct	Artifact Creature — Construct	3.5%	1.0
12	Kraul Harpooner Creature — Insect Warrior	Creature — Insect Warrior	3.5%	1.0
13	Fire Magic Instant	Instant	3.1%	1.5
14	Into the Flood Maw Instant	Instant	3.0%	1.2
15	Abrupt Decay Instant	Instant	2.9%	2.0
16	Guerrilla Gorilla Creature — Ape Soldier Hero	Creature — Ape Soldier Hero	2.9%	1.0
17	Haywire Mite Artifact Creature — Insect	Artifact Creature — Insect	2.3%	1.0
18	Ingot Chewer Creature — Elemental	Creature — Elemental	2.0%	1.0

% of decks

decks of the format that play it in this part

Avg. copies

among the decks that play it