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

51 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: Quantum Riddler (20% of decks).

Main deck (33)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	Quantum Riddler Creature — Sphinx	Creature — Sphinx	20.1%	3.5
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	Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs Instant // Land	Instant // Land	13.9%	1.8
5	Devourer of Destiny Creature — Eldrazi	Creature — Eldrazi	13.5%	3.0
6	Spell Snare Instant	Instant	12.7%	2.1
7	Haywire Mite Artifact Creature — Insect	Artifact Creature — Insect	12.3%	1.0
8	Consign to Memory Instant	Instant	11.4%	2.0
9	Subtlety Creature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	8.5%	3.2
10	Counterspell Instant	Instant	8.1%	3.1
11	March of Otherworldly Light Instant	Instant	7.8%	1.2
12	Emperor of Bones Creature — Skeleton Noble	Creature — Skeleton Noble	7.2%	2.8
13	Ajani, Nacatl Pariah // Ajani, Nacatl Avenger Legendary Creature — Cat Warrior // Legendary Planeswalker — Ajani	Legendary Creature — Cat Warrior // Legendary Planeswalker — Ajani	7.2%	4.0
14	Endurance Creature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	7.0%	2.3
15	Witch Enchanter // Witch-Blessed Meadow Creature — Human Warlock // Land	Creature — Human Warlock // Land	6.4%	3.3
16	Emry, Lurker of the Loch Legendary Creature — Merfolk Wizard	Legendary Creature — Merfolk Wizard	6.1%	2.9
17	Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student // Tamiyo, Seasoned Scholar Legendary Creature — Moonfolk Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Tamiyo	Legendary Creature — Moonfolk Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Tamiyo	5.8%	2.8
18	Goryo's Vengeance Instant — Arcane	Instant — Arcane	5.7%	4.0
19	Metallic Rebuke Instant	Instant	5.6%	2.9
20	Overlord of the Balemurk Enchantment Creature — Avatar Horror	Enchantment Creature — Avatar Horror	5.4%	3.9
21	Detective's Phoenix Enchantment Creature — Phoenix	Enchantment Creature — Phoenix	5.0%	3.9
22	Nethergoyf Creature — Lhurgoyf	Creature — Lhurgoyf	4.3%	3.9
23	Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger Legendary Creature — Eldrazi	Legendary Creature — Eldrazi	3.9%	1.8
24	Manamorphose Instant	Instant	3.6%	4.0
25	Wistfulness Creature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	3.3%	3.4
26	Stubborn Denial Instant	Instant	3.1%	3.0
27	Superior Spider-Man Legendary Creature — Spider Human Hero	Legendary Creature — Spider Human Hero	3.0%	1.2
28	Cling to Dust Instant	Instant	2.9%	1.2
29	Colossal Skyturtle Enchantment Creature — Turtle	Enchantment Creature — Turtle	2.5%	1.1
30	Archon of Cruelty Creature — Archon	Creature — Archon	2.5%	3.7
31	Spell Pierce Instant	Instant	2.4%	1.4
32	Pact of Negation Instant	Instant	2.1%	3.1
33	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 (26)

#	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	15.8%	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	Endurance Creature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	8.7%	1.6
8	Thief of Existence Creature — Eldrazi	Creature — Eldrazi	7.8%	1.5
9	Spell Pierce Instant	Instant	7.1%	1.6
10	Warping Wail Instant	Instant	6.7%	1.5
11	Celestial Purge Instant	Instant	6.4%	1.3
12	Force of Negation Instant	Instant	4.9%	1.7
13	Veil of Summer Instant	Instant	4.1%	2.3
14	Six Legendary Creature — Treefolk	Legendary Creature — Treefolk	3.9%	1.2
15	Cityscape Leveler Artifact Creature — Construct	Artifact Creature — Construct	3.5%	1.0
16	Abrupt Decay Instant	Instant	3.0%	2.0
17	Guerrilla Gorilla Creature — Ape Soldier Hero	Creature — Ape Soldier Hero	3.0%	1.0
18	Into the Flood Maw Instant	Instant	2.9%	1.3
19	Swan Song Instant	Instant	2.7%	1.4
20	Metallic Rebuke Instant	Instant	2.7%	2.0
21	Haywire Mite Artifact Creature — Insect	Artifact Creature — Insect	2.3%	1.0
22	Stern Scolding Instant	Instant	2.2%	1.4
23	Quantum Riddler Creature — Sphinx	Creature — Sphinx	2.2%	1.7
24	Strix Serenade Instant	Instant	2.1%	1.2
25	Flusterstorm Instant	Instant	2.1%	2.0
26	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