Modern staples: Creatures or Instants, Cantrips or Burn

19 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 (15)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	Lightning Bolt Instant	Instant	21.1%	3.4
2	Quantum Riddler Creature — Sphinx	Creature — Sphinx	20.1%	3.5
3	Kozilek's Command Kindred Instant — Eldrazi	Kindred Instant — Eldrazi	19.5%	4.0
4	Galvanic Discharge Instant	Instant	11.3%	3.7
5	Glaring Fleshraker Creature — Eldrazi Drone	Creature — Eldrazi Drone	9.4%	2.5
6	Orcish Bowmasters Creature — Orc Archer	Creature — Orc Archer	8.6%	2.9
7	Lava Dart Instant	Instant	8.2%	3.9
8	Unholy Heat Instant	Instant	7.9%	2.1
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	Thraben Charm Instant	Instant	6.7%	2.0
11	Walking Ballista Artifact Creature — Construct	Artifact Creature — Construct	4.2%	1.4
12	Manamorphose Instant	Instant	3.6%	4.0
13	Ral, Monsoon Mage // Ral, Leyline Prodigy Legendary Creature — Human Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Ral	Legendary Creature — Human Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Ral	3.4%	4.0
14	Cling to Dust Instant	Instant	2.9%	1.2
15	Archon of Cruelty Creature — Archon	Creature — Archon	2.5%	3.7

% of decks

decks of the format that play it in this part

Avg. copies

among the decks that play it

Sideboard (7)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	Unholy Heat Instant	Instant	10.3%	2.6
2	Galvanic Blast Instant	Instant	4.7%	2.5
3	Walking Ballista Artifact Creature — Construct	Artifact Creature — Construct	4.1%	1.1
4	Veil of Summer Instant	Instant	4.1%	2.3
5	Kraul Harpooner Creature — Insect Warrior	Creature — Insect Warrior	3.5%	1.0
6	Fire Magic Instant	Instant	3.1%	1.5
7	Quantum Riddler Creature — Sphinx	Creature — Sphinx	2.2%	1.7

% of decks

decks of the format that play it in this part

Avg. copies

among the decks that play it