Modern staples: Creatures or Instants, Counterspells or Burn or Ramp or Recursion or Graveyard hate

68 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 (53)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	Lightning Bolt Instant	Instant	21.1%	3.4
2	Kozilek's Command Kindred Instant — Eldrazi	Kindred Instant — Eldrazi	19.5%	4.0
3	Force of Negation Instant	Instant	18.5%	2.5
4	Sowing Mycospawn Creature — Eldrazi Fungus	Creature — Eldrazi Fungus	14.9%	3.9
5	Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs Instant // Land	Instant // Land	13.9%	1.8
6	Spell Snare Instant	Instant	12.7%	2.1
7	Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer Legendary Creature — Monkey Pirate	Legendary Creature — Monkey Pirate	12.0%	3.8
8	Consign to Memory Instant	Instant	11.4%	2.0
9	Galvanic Discharge Instant	Instant	11.3%	3.7
10	Basking Broodscale Creature — Eldrazi Lizard	Creature — Eldrazi Lizard	10.2%	4.0
11	Glaring Fleshraker Creature — Eldrazi Drone	Creature — Eldrazi Drone	9.4%	2.5
12	Orcish Bowmasters Creature — Orc Archer	Creature — Orc Archer	8.6%	2.9
13	Subtlety Creature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	8.5%	3.2
14	Lava Dart Instant	Instant	8.2%	3.9
15	Counterspell Instant	Instant	8.1%	3.1
16	Unholy Heat Instant	Instant	7.9%	2.1
17	Delighted Halfling Creature — Halfling Citizen	Creature — Halfling Citizen	7.3%	3.5
18	Emperor of Bones Creature — Skeleton Noble	Creature — Skeleton Noble	7.2%	2.8
19	Ajani, Nacatl Pariah // Ajani, Nacatl Avenger Legendary Creature — Cat Warrior // Legendary Planeswalker — Ajani	Legendary Creature — Cat Warrior // Legendary Planeswalker — Ajani	7.2%	4.0
20	Endurance Creature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	7.0%	2.3
21	Thraben Charm Instant	Instant	6.7%	2.0
22	Emry, Lurker of the Loch Legendary Creature — Merfolk Wizard	Legendary Creature — Merfolk Wizard	6.1%	2.9
23	Boggart Trawler // Boggart Bog Creature — Goblin // Land	Creature — Goblin // Land	6.1%	1.7
24	Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student // Tamiyo, Seasoned Scholar Legendary Creature — Moonfolk Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Tamiyo	Legendary Creature — Moonfolk Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Tamiyo	5.8%	2.8
25	Goryo's Vengeance Instant — Arcane	Instant — Arcane	5.7%	4.0
26	Metallic Rebuke Instant	Instant	5.6%	2.9
27	Overlord of the Balemurk Enchantment Creature — Avatar Horror	Enchantment Creature — Avatar Horror	5.4%	3.9
28	Badgermole Cub Creature — Badger Mole	Creature — Badger Mole	5.3%	3.9
29	Detective's Phoenix Enchantment Creature — Phoenix	Enchantment Creature — Phoenix	5.0%	3.9
30	Birds of Paradise Creature — Bird	Creature — Bird	4.4%	2.0
31	Nethergoyf Creature — Lhurgoyf	Creature — Lhurgoyf	4.3%	3.9
32	Devoted Druid Creature — Elf Druid	Creature — Elf Druid	4.3%	4.0
33	Shang-Chi, Master of Kung Fu Legendary Creature — Human Warrior Hero	Legendary Creature — Human Warrior Hero	4.3%	1.2
34	Walking Ballista Artifact Creature — Construct	Artifact Creature — Construct	4.2%	1.4
35	Erode Instant	Instant	3.7%	3.3
36	Manamorphose Instant	Instant	3.6%	4.0
37	Desperate Ritual Instant — Arcane	Instant — Arcane	3.6%	4.0
38	Pyretic Ritual Instant	Instant	3.6%	4.0
39	Ral, Monsoon Mage // Ral, Leyline Prodigy Legendary Creature — Human Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Ral	Legendary Creature — Human Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Ral	3.4%	4.0
40	The Legend of Roku // Avatar Roku Enchantment — Saga // Legendary Creature — Avatar	Enchantment — Saga // Legendary Creature — Avatar	3.2%	1.2
41	Stubborn Denial Instant	Instant	3.1%	3.0
42	Territorial Kavu Creature — Kavu	Creature — Kavu	3.0%	4.0
43	Superior Spider-Man Legendary Creature — Spider Human Hero	Legendary Creature — Spider Human Hero	3.0%	1.2
44	Cling to Dust Instant	Instant	2.9%	1.2
45	Arboreal Grazer Creature — Sloth Beast	Creature — Sloth Beast	2.7%	3.9
46	Path to Exile Instant	Instant	2.6%	3.7
47	Primeval Titan Creature — Giant	Creature — Giant	2.6%	3.3
48	Colossal Skyturtle Enchantment Creature — Turtle	Enchantment Creature — Turtle	2.5%	1.1
49	Spell Pierce Instant	Instant	2.4%	1.4
50	Cultivator Colossus Creature — Plant Beast	Creature — Plant Beast	2.3%	1.0
51	Fanatic of Rhonas Creature — Snake Druid	Creature — Snake Druid	2.3%	4.0
52	Pact of Negation Instant	Instant	2.1%	3.1
53	Drown in the Loch Instant	Instant	2.1%	1.5

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Sideboard (24)

#	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	Spell Snare Instant	Instant	15.4%	1.6
5	Unholy Heat Instant	Instant	10.3%	2.6
6	Endurance Creature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	8.7%	1.6
7	Spell Pierce Instant	Instant	7.1%	1.6
8	Warping Wail Instant	Instant	6.7%	1.5
9	Soulless Jailer Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Golem	Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Golem	5.4%	1.2
10	Force of Negation Instant	Instant	4.9%	1.7
11	Galvanic Blast Instant	Instant	4.7%	2.5
12	Walking Ballista Artifact Creature — Construct	Artifact Creature — Construct	4.1%	1.1
13	The Legend of Roku // Avatar Roku Enchantment — Saga // Legendary Creature — Avatar	Enchantment — Saga // Legendary Creature — Avatar	4.1%	1.1
14	Six Legendary Creature — Treefolk	Legendary Creature — Treefolk	3.9%	1.2
15	Kraul Harpooner Creature — Insect Warrior	Creature — Insect Warrior	3.5%	1.0
16	Cityscape Leveler Artifact Creature — Construct	Artifact Creature — Construct	3.5%	1.0
17	Keen-Eyed Curator Creature — Raccoon Scout	Creature — Raccoon Scout	3.1%	1.0
18	Fire Magic Instant	Instant	3.1%	1.5
19	Swan Song Instant	Instant	2.7%	1.4
20	Metallic Rebuke Instant	Instant	2.7%	2.0
21	Sanctifier en-Vec Creature — Human Cleric	Creature — Human Cleric	2.4%	1.9
22	Stern Scolding Instant	Instant	2.2%	1.4
23	Strix Serenade Instant	Instant	2.1%	1.2
24	Flusterstorm Instant	Instant	2.1%	2.0

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