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

57 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 (37)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	Lightning Bolt Instant	Instant	21.1%	3.4
2	Force of Negation Instant	Instant	18.5%	2.5
3	Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs Instant // Land	Instant // Land	13.8%	1.8
4	Devourer of Destiny Creature — Eldrazi	Creature — Eldrazi	13.5%	3.0
5	Spell Snare Instant	Instant	12.7%	2.1
6	Haywire Mite Artifact Creature — Insect	Artifact Creature — Insect	12.3%	1.0
7	Consign to Memory Instant	Instant	11.4%	2.0
8	Galvanic Discharge Instant	Instant	11.3%	3.7
9	Glaring Fleshraker Creature — Eldrazi Drone	Creature — Eldrazi Drone	9.4%	2.5
10	Orcish Bowmasters Creature — Orc Archer	Creature — Orc Archer	8.6%	2.9
11	Subtlety Creature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	8.5%	3.2
12	Lava Dart Instant	Instant	8.3%	3.9
13	Counterspell Instant	Instant	8.0%	3.1
14	Unholy Heat Instant	Instant	7.9%	2.1
15	March of Otherworldly Light Instant	Instant	7.8%	1.2
16	Ajani, Nacatl Pariah // Ajani, Nacatl Avenger Legendary Creature — Cat Warrior // Legendary Planeswalker — Ajani	Legendary Creature — Cat Warrior // Legendary Planeswalker — Ajani	7.2%	4.0
17	Emperor of Bones Creature — Skeleton Noble	Creature — Skeleton Noble	7.2%	2.8
18	Endurance Creature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	6.9%	2.3
19	Thraben Charm Instant	Instant	6.7%	2.0
20	Witch Enchanter // Witch-Blessed Meadow Creature — Human Warlock // Land	Creature — Human Warlock // Land	6.4%	3.3
21	Emry, Lurker of the Loch Legendary Creature — Merfolk Wizard	Legendary Creature — Merfolk Wizard	6.1%	2.9
22	Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student // Tamiyo, Seasoned Scholar Legendary Creature — Moonfolk Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Tamiyo	Legendary Creature — Moonfolk Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Tamiyo	5.8%	2.8
23	Goryo's Vengeance Instant — Arcane	Instant — Arcane	5.8%	4.0
24	Metallic Rebuke Instant	Instant	5.6%	2.9
25	Overlord of the Balemurk Enchantment Creature — Avatar Horror	Enchantment Creature — Avatar Horror	5.4%	3.9
26	Detective's Phoenix Enchantment Creature — Phoenix	Enchantment Creature — Phoenix	5.0%	3.9
27	Nethergoyf Creature — Lhurgoyf	Creature — Lhurgoyf	4.3%	3.9
28	Walking Ballista Artifact Creature — Construct	Artifact Creature — Construct	4.2%	1.4
29	Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger Legendary Creature — Eldrazi	Legendary Creature — Eldrazi	3.9%	1.8
30	Ral, Monsoon Mage // Ral, Leyline Prodigy Legendary Creature — Human Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Ral	Legendary Creature — Human Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Ral	3.4%	4.0
31	Wistfulness Creature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	3.3%	3.4
32	Stubborn Denial Instant	Instant	3.1%	3.0
33	Superior Spider-Man Legendary Creature — Spider Human Hero	Legendary Creature — Spider Human Hero	3.0%	1.2
34	Colossal Skyturtle Enchantment Creature — Turtle	Enchantment Creature — Turtle	2.5%	1.1
35	Spell Pierce Instant	Instant	2.4%	1.4
36	Pact of Negation Instant	Instant	2.1%	3.1
37	Drown in the Loch Instant	Instant	2.1%	1.5

% of decks

decks of the format that play it in this part

Avg. copies

among the decks that play it

Sideboard (29)

#	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	Wear // Tear Instant // Instant	Instant // Instant	15.9%	1.9
4	Spell Snare Instant	Instant	15.4%	1.6
5	Nature's Claim Instant	Instant	13.9%	2.1
6	Force of Vigor Instant	Instant	11.2%	1.9
7	Unholy Heat Instant	Instant	10.3%	2.6
8	Endurance Creature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	8.6%	1.6
9	Thief of Existence Creature — Eldrazi	Creature — Eldrazi	7.8%	1.5
10	Spell Pierce Instant	Instant	7.1%	1.6
11	Warping Wail Instant	Instant	6.7%	1.5
12	Celestial Purge Instant	Instant	6.4%	1.3
13	Force of Negation Instant	Instant	4.9%	1.7
14	Galvanic Blast Instant	Instant	4.7%	2.5
15	Walking Ballista Artifact Creature — Construct	Artifact Creature — Construct	4.1%	1.1
16	Six Legendary Creature — Treefolk	Legendary Creature — Treefolk	3.9%	1.2
17	Cityscape Leveler Artifact Creature — Construct	Artifact Creature — Construct	3.5%	1.0
18	Kraul Harpooner Creature — Insect Warrior	Creature — Insect Warrior	3.5%	1.0
19	Fire Magic Instant	Instant	3.1%	1.5
20	Into the Flood Maw Instant	Instant	3.0%	1.2
21	Abrupt Decay Instant	Instant	2.9%	2.0
22	Guerrilla Gorilla Creature — Ape Soldier Hero	Creature — Ape Soldier Hero	2.9%	1.0
23	Swan Song Instant	Instant	2.7%	1.4
24	Metallic Rebuke Instant	Instant	2.7%	2.0
25	Haywire Mite Artifact Creature — Insect	Artifact Creature — Insect	2.3%	1.0
26	Stern Scolding Instant	Instant	2.2%	1.4
27	Strix Serenade Instant	Instant	2.1%	1.2
28	Flusterstorm Instant	Instant	2.1%	2.0
29	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