Modern staples: Creatures or Instants, Counterspells or Burn or Recursion or Lifegain

58 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: Solitude (22% of decks).

Main deck (45)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	Solitude Creature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	21.6%	3.7
2	Lightning Bolt Instant	Instant	21.1%	3.4
3	Force of Negation Instant	Instant	18.5%	2.5
4	Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs Instant // Land	Instant // Land	13.9%	1.8
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	8.2%	3.9
13	Counterspell Instant	Instant	8.1%	3.1
14	Unholy Heat Instant	Instant	7.9%	2.1
15	Guide of Souls Creature — Human Cleric	Creature — Human Cleric	7.7%	4.0
16	Ocelot Pride Creature — Cat	Creature — Cat	7.7%	4.0
17	Atraxa, Grand Unifier Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Angel	Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Angel	7.5%	3.3
18	Griselbrand Legendary Creature — Demon	Legendary Creature — Demon	7.3%	1.3
19	Emperor of Bones Creature — Skeleton Noble	Creature — Skeleton Noble	7.2%	2.8
20	Ajani, Nacatl Pariah // Ajani, Nacatl Avenger Legendary Creature — Cat Warrior // Legendary Planeswalker — Ajani	Legendary Creature — Cat Warrior // Legendary Planeswalker — Ajani	7.2%	4.0
21	Endurance Creature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	7.0%	2.3
22	Thraben Charm Instant	Instant	6.7%	2.0
23	Emry, Lurker of the Loch Legendary Creature — Merfolk Wizard	Legendary Creature — Merfolk Wizard	6.1%	2.9
24	Sire of Seven Deaths Creature — Eldrazi	Creature — Eldrazi	5.9%	1.5
25	Faithful Mending Instant	Instant	5.9%	3.0
26	Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student // Tamiyo, Seasoned Scholar Legendary Creature — Moonfolk Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Tamiyo	Legendary Creature — Moonfolk Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Tamiyo	5.8%	2.8
27	Goryo's Vengeance Instant — Arcane	Instant — Arcane	5.7%	4.0
28	Metallic Rebuke Instant	Instant	5.6%	2.9
29	Overlord of the Balemurk Enchantment Creature — Avatar Horror	Enchantment Creature — Avatar Horror	5.4%	3.9
30	Detective's Phoenix Enchantment Creature — Phoenix	Enchantment Creature — Phoenix	5.0%	3.9
31	Disciple of Freyalise // Garden of Freyalise Creature — Elf Druid // Land	Creature — Elf Druid // Land	5.0%	2.9
32	Generous Ent Creature — Treefolk	Creature — Treefolk	4.4%	3.1
33	Nethergoyf Creature — Lhurgoyf	Creature — Lhurgoyf	4.3%	3.9
34	Walking Ballista Artifact Creature — Construct	Artifact Creature — Construct	4.2%	1.4
35	Ral, Monsoon Mage // Ral, Leyline Prodigy Legendary Creature — Human Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Ral	Legendary Creature — Human Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Ral	3.4%	4.0
36	Scion of Draco Artifact Creature — Dragon	Artifact Creature — Dragon	3.2%	4.0
37	Stubborn Denial Instant	Instant	3.1%	3.0
38	Superior Spider-Man Legendary Creature — Spider Human Hero	Legendary Creature — Spider Human Hero	3.0%	1.2
39	Cling to Dust Instant	Instant	2.9%	1.2
40	Colossal Skyturtle Enchantment Creature — Turtle	Enchantment Creature — Turtle	2.5%	1.1
41	Archon of Cruelty Creature — Archon	Creature — Archon	2.5%	3.7
42	Spell Pierce Instant	Instant	2.4%	1.4
43	Pact of Negation Instant	Instant	2.1%	3.1
44	Drown in the Loch Instant	Instant	2.1%	1.5
45	Haliya, Guided by Light Legendary Creature — Human Soldier	Legendary Creature — Human Soldier	2.0%	1.4

% of decks

decks of the format that play it in this part

Avg. copies

among the decks that play it

Sideboard (23)

#	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	Spell Snare Instant	Instant	15.4%	1.6
4	Nature's Claim Instant	Instant	13.9%	2.1
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	Sire of Seven Deaths Creature — Eldrazi	Creature — Eldrazi	6.5%	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	Six Legendary Creature — Treefolk	Legendary Creature — Treefolk	3.9%	1.2
14	Kraul Harpooner Creature — Insect Warrior	Creature — Insect Warrior	3.5%	1.0
15	Cityscape Leveler Artifact Creature — Construct	Artifact Creature — Construct	3.5%	1.0
16	Fire Magic Instant	Instant	3.1%	1.5
17	Swan Song Instant	Instant	2.7%	1.4
18	Metallic Rebuke Instant	Instant	2.7%	2.0
19	Haywire Mite Artifact Creature — Insect	Artifact Creature — Insect	2.3%	1.0
20	Stern Scolding Instant	Instant	2.2%	1.4
21	Elder Gargaroth Creature — Beast	Creature — Beast	2.2%	1.0
22	Strix Serenade Instant	Instant	2.1%	1.2
23	Flusterstorm Instant	Instant	2.1%	2.0

% of decks

decks of the format that play it in this part

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among the decks that play it