Modern staples: Creatures or Instants, Counterspells or Tutors or Recursion

41 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: Force of Negation (18% of decks).

Main deck (32)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	Force of Negation Instant	Instant	18.5%	2.5
2	Sowing Mycospawn Creature — Eldrazi Fungus	Creature — Eldrazi Fungus	14.8%	3.9
3	Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs Instant // Land	Instant // Land	13.8%	1.8
4	Spell Snare Instant	Instant	12.7%	2.1
5	Consign to Memory Instant	Instant	11.4%	2.0
6	Subtlety Creature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	8.5%	3.2
7	Counterspell Instant	Instant	8.0%	3.1
8	Emperor of Bones Creature — Skeleton Noble	Creature — Skeleton Noble	7.2%	2.8
9	Endurance Creature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	6.9%	2.3
10	Emry, Lurker of the Loch Legendary Creature — Merfolk Wizard	Legendary Creature — Merfolk Wizard	6.1%	2.9
11	Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student // Tamiyo, Seasoned Scholar Legendary Creature — Moonfolk Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Tamiyo	Legendary Creature — Moonfolk Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Tamiyo	5.8%	2.8
12	Goryo's Vengeance Instant — Arcane	Instant — Arcane	5.8%	4.0
13	Metallic Rebuke Instant	Instant	5.6%	2.9
14	Summoner's Pact Instant	Instant	5.5%	2.7
15	Overlord of the Balemurk Enchantment Creature — Avatar Horror	Enchantment Creature — Avatar Horror	5.4%	3.9
16	Ranger-Captain of Eos Creature — Human Soldier Ranger	Creature — Human Soldier Ranger	5.2%	2.3
17	Detective's Phoenix Enchantment Creature — Phoenix	Enchantment Creature — Phoenix	5.0%	3.9
18	Generous Ent Creature — Treefolk	Creature — Treefolk	4.4%	3.1
19	Formidable Speaker Creature — Elf Druid	Creature — Elf Druid	4.4%	1.2
20	Nethergoyf Creature — Lhurgoyf	Creature — Lhurgoyf	4.3%	3.9
21	Fiend Artisan Creature — Nightmare	Creature — Nightmare	4.1%	1.1
22	Erode Instant	Instant	3.7%	3.3
23	Stubborn Denial Instant	Instant	3.1%	3.0
24	Superior Spider-Man Legendary Creature — Spider Human Hero	Legendary Creature — Spider Human Hero	3.0%	1.2
25	Troll of Khazad-dûm Creature — Troll	Creature — Troll	2.7%	1.9
26	Path to Exile Instant	Instant	2.6%	3.7
27	Primeval Titan Creature — Giant	Creature — Giant	2.6%	3.3
28	Colossal Skyturtle Enchantment Creature — Turtle	Enchantment Creature — Turtle	2.5%	1.1
29	Spell Pierce Instant	Instant	2.4%	1.4
30	Oliphaunt Creature — Elephant	Creature — Elephant	2.3%	3.1
31	Pact of Negation Instant	Instant	2.1%	3.1
32	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 (15)

#	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	Endurance Creature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	8.6%	1.6
5	Spell Pierce Instant	Instant	7.1%	1.6
6	Warping Wail Instant	Instant	6.7%	1.5
7	Force of Negation Instant	Instant	4.9%	1.7
8	Six Legendary Creature — Treefolk	Legendary Creature — Treefolk	3.9%	1.2
9	Cityscape Leveler Artifact Creature — Construct	Artifact Creature — Construct	3.5%	1.0
10	White Orchid Phantom Creature — Spirit Knight	Creature — Spirit Knight	3.1%	2.2
11	Swan Song Instant	Instant	2.7%	1.4
12	Metallic Rebuke Instant	Instant	2.7%	2.0
13	Stern Scolding Instant	Instant	2.2%	1.4
14	Strix Serenade Instant	Instant	2.1%	1.2
15	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