Modern staples: Creatures or Instants, Counterspells or Card draw or Recursion or Graveyard hate or Artifact removal

72 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 (49)

#	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	Psychic Frog Creature — Frog	Creature — Frog	13.8%	4.0
6	Devourer of Destiny Creature — Eldrazi	Creature — Eldrazi	13.5%	3.0
7	Spell Snare Instant	Instant	12.7%	2.1
8	Haywire Mite Artifact Creature — Insect	Artifact Creature — Insect	12.3%	1.0
9	Consign to Memory Instant	Instant	11.4%	2.0
10	Subtlety Creature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	8.5%	3.2
11	Counterspell Instant	Instant	8.1%	3.1
12	March of Otherworldly Light Instant	Instant	7.8%	1.2
13	Street Wraith Creature — Wraith	Creature — Wraith	7.6%	3.9
14	Griselbrand Legendary Creature — Demon	Legendary Creature — Demon	7.3%	1.3
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	Witch Enchanter // Witch-Blessed Meadow Creature — Human Warlock // Land	Creature — Human Warlock // Land	6.4%	3.3
20	Emry, Lurker of the Loch Legendary Creature — Merfolk Wizard	Legendary Creature — Merfolk Wizard	6.1%	2.9
21	Boggart Trawler // Boggart Bog Creature — Goblin // Land	Creature — Goblin // Land	6.1%	1.7
22	Faithful Mending Instant	Instant	5.9%	3.0
23	Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student // Tamiyo, Seasoned Scholar Legendary Creature — Moonfolk Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Tamiyo	Legendary Creature — Moonfolk Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Tamiyo	5.8%	2.8
24	Goryo's Vengeance Instant — Arcane	Instant — Arcane	5.7%	4.0
25	Seasoned Pyromancer Creature — Human Shaman	Creature — Human Shaman	5.7%	3.1
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	Valakut Awakening // Valakut Stoneforge Instant // Land	Instant // Land	5.2%	1.6
29	Detective's Phoenix Enchantment Creature — Phoenix	Enchantment Creature — Phoenix	5.0%	3.9
30	Disciple of Freyalise // Garden of Freyalise Creature — Elf Druid // Land	Creature — Elf Druid // Land	5.0%	2.9
31	Nethergoyf Creature — Lhurgoyf	Creature — Lhurgoyf	4.3%	3.9
32	Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger Legendary Creature — Eldrazi	Legendary Creature — Eldrazi	3.9%	1.8
33	Manamorphose Instant	Instant	3.6%	4.0
34	Ral, Monsoon Mage // Ral, Leyline Prodigy Legendary Creature — Human Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Ral	Legendary Creature — Human Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Ral	3.4%	4.0
35	Wistfulness Creature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	3.3%	3.4
36	Stubborn Denial Instant	Instant	3.1%	3.0
37	Territorial Kavu Creature — Kavu	Creature — Kavu	3.0%	4.0
38	Fear of Missing Out Enchantment Creature — Nightmare	Enchantment Creature — Nightmare	3.0%	3.8
39	Superior Spider-Man Legendary Creature — Spider Human Hero	Legendary Creature — Spider Human Hero	3.0%	1.2
40	Cling to Dust Instant	Instant	2.9%	1.2
41	Colossal Skyturtle Enchantment Creature — Turtle	Enchantment Creature — Turtle	2.5%	1.1
42	Archon of Cruelty Creature — Archon	Creature — Archon	2.5%	3.7
43	Spell Pierce Instant	Instant	2.4%	1.4
44	Cultivator Colossus Creature — Plant Beast	Creature — Plant Beast	2.3%	1.0
45	Hollow One Artifact Creature — Golem	Artifact Creature — Golem	2.3%	4.0
46	Marauding Mako Creature — Shark Pirate	Creature — Shark Pirate	2.3%	4.0
47	Pact of Negation Instant	Instant	2.1%	3.1
48	Drown in the Loch Instant	Instant	2.1%	1.5
49	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 (31)

#	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	Wear // Tear Instant // Instant	Instant // Instant	15.8%	1.9
5	Spell Snare Instant	Instant	15.4%	1.6
6	Nature's Claim Instant	Instant	13.9%	2.1
7	Force of Vigor Instant	Instant	11.2%	1.9
8	Endurance Creature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	8.7%	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	Soulless Jailer Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Golem	Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Golem	5.4%	1.2
14	Force of Negation Instant	Instant	4.9%	1.7
15	Veil of Summer Instant	Instant	4.1%	2.3
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	Keen-Eyed Curator Creature — Raccoon Scout	Creature — Raccoon Scout	3.1%	1.0
19	Abrupt Decay Instant	Instant	3.0%	2.0
20	Guerrilla Gorilla Creature — Ape Soldier Hero	Creature — Ape Soldier Hero	3.0%	1.0
21	Into the Flood Maw Instant	Instant	2.9%	1.3
22	Swan Song Instant	Instant	2.7%	1.4
23	Metallic Rebuke Instant	Instant	2.7%	2.0
24	Sanctifier en-Vec Creature — Human Cleric	Creature — Human Cleric	2.4%	1.9
25	Haywire Mite Artifact Creature — Insect	Artifact Creature — Insect	2.3%	1.0
26	Stern Scolding Instant	Instant	2.2%	1.4
27	Elder Gargaroth Creature — Beast	Creature — Beast	2.2%	1.0
28	Quantum Riddler Creature — Sphinx	Creature — Sphinx	2.2%	1.7
29	Strix Serenade Instant	Instant	2.1%	1.2
30	Flusterstorm Instant	Instant	2.1%	2.0
31	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