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

48 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 (36)

#	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	Force of Negation Instant	Instant	18.5%	2.5
5	Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs Instant // Land	Instant // Land	13.9%	1.8
6	Spell Snare Instant	Instant	12.7%	2.1
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	Emperor of Bones Creature — Skeleton Noble	Creature — Skeleton Noble	7.2%	2.8
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	Endurance Creature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	7.0%	2.3
18	Thraben Charm Instant	Instant	6.7%	2.0
19	Emry, Lurker of the Loch Legendary Creature — Merfolk Wizard	Legendary Creature — Merfolk Wizard	6.1%	2.9
20	Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student // Tamiyo, Seasoned Scholar Legendary Creature — Moonfolk Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Tamiyo	Legendary Creature — Moonfolk Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Tamiyo	5.8%	2.8
21	Goryo's Vengeance Instant — Arcane	Instant — Arcane	5.7%	4.0
22	Metallic Rebuke Instant	Instant	5.6%	2.9
23	Overlord of the Balemurk Enchantment Creature — Avatar Horror	Enchantment Creature — Avatar Horror	5.4%	3.9
24	Detective's Phoenix Enchantment Creature — Phoenix	Enchantment Creature — Phoenix	5.0%	3.9
25	Nethergoyf Creature — Lhurgoyf	Creature — Lhurgoyf	4.3%	3.9
26	Walking Ballista Artifact Creature — Construct	Artifact Creature — Construct	4.2%	1.4
27	Manamorphose Instant	Instant	3.6%	4.0
28	Ral, Monsoon Mage // Ral, Leyline Prodigy Legendary Creature — Human Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Ral	Legendary Creature — Human Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Ral	3.4%	4.0
29	Stubborn Denial Instant	Instant	3.1%	3.0
30	Superior Spider-Man Legendary Creature — Spider Human Hero	Legendary Creature — Spider Human Hero	3.0%	1.2
31	Cling to Dust Instant	Instant	2.9%	1.2
32	Colossal Skyturtle Enchantment Creature — Turtle	Enchantment Creature — Turtle	2.5%	1.1
33	Archon of Cruelty Creature — Archon	Creature — Archon	2.5%	3.7
34	Spell Pierce Instant	Instant	2.4%	1.4
35	Pact of Negation Instant	Instant	2.1%	3.1
36	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 (21)

#	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	Unholy Heat Instant	Instant	10.3%	2.6
5	Endurance Creature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	8.7%	1.6
6	Spell Pierce Instant	Instant	7.1%	1.6
7	Warping Wail Instant	Instant	6.7%	1.5
8	Force of Negation Instant	Instant	4.9%	1.7
9	Galvanic Blast Instant	Instant	4.7%	2.5
10	Walking Ballista Artifact Creature — Construct	Artifact Creature — Construct	4.1%	1.1
11	Veil of Summer Instant	Instant	4.1%	2.3
12	Six Legendary Creature — Treefolk	Legendary Creature — Treefolk	3.9%	1.2
13	Kraul Harpooner Creature — Insect Warrior	Creature — Insect Warrior	3.5%	1.0
14	Cityscape Leveler Artifact Creature — Construct	Artifact Creature — Construct	3.5%	1.0
15	Fire Magic Instant	Instant	3.1%	1.5
16	Swan Song Instant	Instant	2.7%	1.4
17	Metallic Rebuke Instant	Instant	2.7%	2.0
18	Stern Scolding Instant	Instant	2.2%	1.4
19	Quantum Riddler Creature — Sphinx	Creature — Sphinx	2.2%	1.7
20	Strix Serenade Instant	Instant	2.1%	1.2
21	Flusterstorm Instant	Instant	2.1%	2.0

% of decks

decks of the format that play it in this part

Avg. copies

among the decks that play it