Modern staples: Discard or Ramp or Recursion

64 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: Thoughtseize (23% of decks).

Main deck (60)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	Thoughtseize Sorcery	Sorcery	23.0%	3.6
2	Kozilek's Command Kindred Instant — Eldrazi	Kindred Instant — Eldrazi	19.5%	4.0
3	Eldrazi Temple Land	Land	19.1%	4.0
4	Malevolent Rumble Sorcery	Sorcery	17.4%	3.9
5	Ugin's Labyrinth Land	Land	16.0%	3.7
6	Sowing Mycospawn Creature — Eldrazi Fungus	Creature — Eldrazi Fungus	14.8%	3.9
7	Gemstone Caverns Legendary Land	Legendary Land	13.8%	1.2
8	Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer Legendary Creature — Monkey Pirate	Legendary Creature — Monkey Pirate	12.0%	3.8
9	Springleaf Drum Artifact	Artifact	10.6%	1.1
10	Basking Broodscale Creature — Eldrazi Lizard	Creature — Eldrazi Lizard	10.2%	4.0
11	Green Sun's Zenith Sorcery	Sorcery	9.9%	3.7
12	Shifting Woodland Land	Land	9.6%	1.0
13	Glaring Fleshraker Creature — Eldrazi Drone	Creature — Eldrazi Drone	9.4%	2.5
14	Ugin, Eye of the Storms Legendary Planeswalker — Ugin	Legendary Planeswalker — Ugin	8.2%	2.9
15	Mox Opal Legendary Artifact	Legendary Artifact	7.6%	4.0
16	Delighted Halfling Creature — Halfling Citizen	Creature — Halfling Citizen	7.3%	3.5
17	Emperor of Bones Creature — Skeleton Noble	Creature — Skeleton Noble	7.2%	2.8
18	Endurance Creature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	6.9%	2.3
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	5.8%	4.0
22	Overlord of the Balemurk Enchantment Creature — Avatar Horror	Enchantment Creature — Avatar Horror	5.4%	3.9
23	Badgermole Cub Creature — Badger Mole	Creature — Badger Mole	5.3%	3.9
24	Detective's Phoenix Enchantment Creature — Phoenix	Enchantment Creature — Phoenix	5.0%	3.9
25	Urza's Tower Land — Urza's Tower	Land — Urza's Tower	4.7%	4.0
26	Urza's Mine Land — Urza's Mine	Land — Urza's Mine	4.7%	4.0
27	Urza's Power Plant Land — Urza's Power-Plant	Land — Urza's Power-Plant	4.7%	4.0
28	Birds of Paradise Creature — Bird	Creature — Bird	4.4%	2.0
29	Talisman of Resilience Artifact	Artifact	4.3%	2.3
30	Leyline of Abundance Enchantment	Enchantment	4.3%	4.0
31	Nethergoyf Creature — Lhurgoyf	Creature — Lhurgoyf	4.3%	3.9
32	Devoted Druid Creature — Elf Druid	Creature — Elf Druid	4.3%	4.0
33	Shang-Chi, Master of Kung Fu Legendary Creature — Human Warrior Hero	Legendary Creature — Human Warrior Hero	4.2%	1.2
34	Tyvar, Jubilant Brawler Legendary Planeswalker — Tyvar	Legendary Planeswalker — Tyvar	4.2%	4.0
35	Erode Instant	Instant	3.7%	3.3
36	Manamorphose Instant	Instant	3.6%	4.0
37	Desperate Ritual Instant — Arcane	Instant — Arcane	3.6%	4.0
38	Pyretic Ritual Instant	Instant	3.6%	4.0
39	Inquisition of Kozilek Sorcery	Sorcery	3.5%	2.3
40	Past in Flames Sorcery	Sorcery	3.4%	3.0
41	The Legend of Roku // Avatar Roku Enchantment — Saga // Legendary Creature — Avatar	Enchantment — Saga // Legendary Creature — Avatar	3.2%	1.2
42	Superior Spider-Man Legendary Creature — Spider Human Hero	Legendary Creature — Spider Human Hero	3.0%	1.2
43	Day's Undoing Sorcery	Sorcery	2.9%	2.2
44	Living End Sorcery	Sorcery	2.8%	3.0
45	Geier Reach Sanitarium Legendary Land	Legendary Land	2.7%	1.0
46	Arboreal Grazer Creature — Sloth Beast	Creature — Sloth Beast	2.7%	3.9
47	Path to Exile Instant	Instant	2.6%	3.7
48	Primeval Titan Creature — Giant	Creature — Giant	2.6%	3.3
49	Mind Stone Artifact	Artifact	2.6%	3.9
50	Colossal Skyturtle Enchantment Creature — Turtle	Enchantment Creature — Turtle	2.5%	1.1
51	Stormchaser's Talent Enchantment — Class	Enchantment — Class	2.5%	2.6
52	Archon of Cruelty Creature — Archon	Creature — Archon	2.5%	3.7
53	Burning Inquiry Sorcery	Sorcery	2.5%	3.9
54	Spelunking Enchantment	Enchantment	2.4%	4.0
55	Cultivator Colossus Creature — Plant Beast	Creature — Plant Beast	2.4%	1.0
56	Sunken Citadel Land — Cave	Land — Cave	2.3%	3.2
57	Mox Amber Legendary Artifact	Legendary Artifact	2.3%	3.1
58	Fanatic of Rhonas Creature — Snake Druid	Creature — Snake Druid	2.3%	4.0
59	Echoing Deeps Land — Cave	Land — Cave	2.3%	1.0
60	Persist Sorcery	Sorcery	2.2%	4.0

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Sideboard (10)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	Thoughtseize Sorcery	Sorcery	9.8%	2.1
2	Endurance Creature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	8.6%	1.6
3	Warping Wail Instant	Instant	6.7%	1.5
4	Gemstone Caverns Legendary Land	Legendary Land	5.3%	1.1
5	The Legend of Roku // Avatar Roku Enchantment — Saga // Legendary Creature — Avatar	Enchantment — Saga // Legendary Creature — Avatar	4.1%	1.1
6	Six Legendary Creature — Treefolk	Legendary Creature — Treefolk	3.9%	1.2
7	Cityscape Leveler Artifact Creature — Construct	Artifact Creature — Construct	3.5%	1.0
8	Past in Flames Sorcery	Sorcery	3.4%	1.0
9	Inquisition of Kozilek Sorcery	Sorcery	3.0%	1.4
10	Culling Ritual Sorcery	Sorcery	2.7%	2.0

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