Modern staples: Creatures or Instants, Removal or Recursion

53 cards played in at least 2% of the 12870 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 (36)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	Solitude Creature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	21.6%	3.7
2	Lightning Bolt Instant	Instant	20.9%	3.4
3	Kozilek's Command Kindred Instant — Eldrazi	Kindred Instant — Eldrazi	19.3%	4.0
4	Fatal Push Instant	Instant	17.9%	3.3
5	Sowing Mycospawn Creature — Eldrazi Fungus	Creature — Eldrazi Fungus	14.6%	3.9
6	Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs Instant // Land	Instant // Land	13.9%	1.8
7	Devourer of Destiny Creature — Eldrazi	Creature — Eldrazi	13.4%	3.0
8	Dismember Instant	Instant	12.3%	2.0
9	Haywire Mite Artifact Creature — Insect	Artifact Creature — Insect	12.2%	1.0
10	Galvanic Discharge Instant	Instant	11.5%	3.7
11	Orcish Bowmasters Creature — Orc Archer	Creature — Orc Archer	8.6%	2.9
12	Lava Dart Instant	Instant	8.2%	3.9
13	Unholy Heat Instant	Instant	7.8%	2.1
14	March of Otherworldly Light Instant	Instant	7.8%	1.2
15	Ajani, Nacatl Pariah // Ajani, Nacatl Avenger Legendary Creature — Cat Warrior // Legendary Planeswalker — Ajani	Legendary Creature — Cat Warrior // Legendary Planeswalker — Ajani	7.3%	4.0
16	Emperor of Bones Creature — Skeleton Noble	Creature — Skeleton Noble	7.3%	2.9
17	Endurance Creature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	6.9%	2.3
18	Thraben Charm Instant	Instant	6.8%	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	6.2%	2.9
21	Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student // Tamiyo, Seasoned Scholar Legendary Creature — Moonfolk Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Tamiyo	Legendary Creature — Moonfolk Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Tamiyo	5.8%	2.8
22	Goryo's Vengeance Instant — Arcane	Instant — Arcane	5.8%	4.0
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	4.9%	3.9
25	Sheoldred's Edict Instant	Instant	4.7%	1.6
26	Walking Ballista Artifact Creature — Construct	Artifact Creature — Construct	4.2%	1.4
27	Nethergoyf Creature — Lhurgoyf	Creature — Lhurgoyf	4.2%	3.9
28	Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger Legendary Creature — Eldrazi	Legendary Creature — Eldrazi	3.8%	1.8
29	Erode Instant	Instant	3.7%	3.3
30	Ral, Monsoon Mage // Ral, Leyline Prodigy Legendary Creature — Human Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Ral	Legendary Creature — Human Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Ral	3.6%	4.0
31	Wistfulness Creature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	3.3%	3.5
32	Superior Spider-Man Legendary Creature — Spider Human Hero	Legendary Creature — Spider Human Hero	3.0%	1.2
33	Path to Exile Instant	Instant	2.7%	3.7
34	Archon of Cruelty Creature — Archon	Creature — Archon	2.5%	3.7
35	Colossal Skyturtle Enchantment Creature — Turtle	Enchantment Creature — Turtle	2.5%	1.1
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 (23)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	Obsidian Charmaw Creature — Dragon	Creature — Dragon	16.7%	2.6
2	Wear // Tear Instant // Instant	Instant // Instant	16.2%	1.9
3	Nature's Claim Instant	Instant	13.7%	2.1
4	Dismember Instant	Instant	12.8%	1.5
5	Force of Vigor Instant	Instant	11.1%	1.9
6	Unholy Heat Instant	Instant	10.3%	2.6
7	Fatal Push Instant	Instant	8.5%	1.7
8	Endurance Creature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	8.5%	1.6
9	Thief of Existence Creature — Eldrazi	Creature — Eldrazi	7.7%	1.5
10	Celestial Purge Instant	Instant	6.6%	1.3
11	Warping Wail Instant	Instant	6.6%	1.5
12	Galvanic Blast Instant	Instant	4.7%	2.5
13	Walking Ballista Artifact Creature — Construct	Artifact Creature — Construct	4.2%	1.1
14	Six Legendary Creature — Treefolk	Legendary Creature — Treefolk	3.9%	1.2
15	Cityscape Leveler Artifact Creature — Construct	Artifact Creature — Construct	3.6%	1.0
16	Kraul Harpooner Creature — Insect Warrior	Creature — Insect Warrior	3.5%	1.0
17	Fire Magic Instant	Instant	3.1%	1.5
18	White Orchid Phantom Creature — Spirit Knight	Creature — Spirit Knight	3.1%	2.2
19	Into the Flood Maw Instant	Instant	3.0%	1.2
20	Abrupt Decay Instant	Instant	2.9%	2.0
21	Guerrilla Gorilla Creature — Ape Soldier Hero	Creature — Ape Soldier Hero	2.9%	1.0
22	Haywire Mite Artifact Creature — Insect	Artifact Creature — Insect	2.2%	1.0
23	Hurkyl's Recall Instant	Instant	2.1%	1.3

% of decks

decks of the format that play it in this part

Avg. copies

among the decks that play it