Modern staples: Discard or Recursion or Graveyard hate or Lifegain

63 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 (51)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	Thoughtseize Sorcery	Sorcery	23.0%	3.6
2	Solitude Creature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	21.6%	3.7
3	Kozilek's Command Kindred Instant — Eldrazi	Kindred Instant — Eldrazi	19.5%	4.0
4	Haywire Mite Artifact Creature — Insect	Artifact Creature — Insect	12.3%	1.0
5	Soul-Guide Lantern Artifact	Artifact	10.3%	1.0
6	Green Sun's Zenith Sorcery	Sorcery	9.9%	3.7
7	Shifting Woodland Land	Land	9.6%	1.0
8	Ugin, Eye of the Storms Legendary Planeswalker — Ugin	Legendary Planeswalker — Ugin	8.2%	2.9
9	Guide of Souls Creature — Human Cleric	Creature — Human Cleric	7.8%	4.0
10	Ocelot Pride Creature — Cat	Creature — Cat	7.7%	4.0
11	Tormod's Crypt Artifact	Artifact	7.7%	3.0
12	Atraxa, Grand Unifier Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Angel	Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Angel	7.5%	3.3
13	Griselbrand Legendary Creature — Demon	Legendary Creature — Demon	7.3%	1.3
14	Emperor of Bones Creature — Skeleton Noble	Creature — Skeleton Noble	7.2%	2.8
15	Endurance Creature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	6.9%	2.3
16	Thraben Charm Instant	Instant	6.7%	2.0
17	Emry, Lurker of the Loch Legendary Creature — Merfolk Wizard	Legendary Creature — Merfolk Wizard	6.1%	2.9
18	Boggart Trawler // Boggart Bog Creature — Goblin // Land	Creature — Goblin // Land	6.1%	1.7
19	Sire of Seven Deaths Creature — Eldrazi	Creature — Eldrazi	5.9%	1.5
20	Shadowspear Legendary Artifact — Equipment	Legendary Artifact — Equipment	5.9%	1.0
21	Faithful Mending Instant	Instant	5.9%	3.0
22	Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student // Tamiyo, Seasoned Scholar Legendary Creature — Moonfolk Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Tamiyo	Legendary Creature — Moonfolk Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Tamiyo	5.8%	2.8
23	Goryo's Vengeance Instant — Arcane	Instant — Arcane	5.8%	4.0
24	Overlord of the Balemurk Enchantment Creature — Avatar Horror	Enchantment Creature — Avatar Horror	5.4%	3.9
25	Detective's Phoenix Enchantment Creature — Phoenix	Enchantment Creature — Phoenix	5.0%	3.9
26	Disciple of Freyalise // Garden of Freyalise Creature — Elf Druid // Land	Creature — Elf Druid // Land	5.0%	2.9
27	Claws of Gix Artifact	Artifact	4.5%	2.9
28	Generous Ent Creature — Treefolk	Creature — Treefolk	4.4%	3.1
29	Nethergoyf Creature — Lhurgoyf	Creature — Lhurgoyf	4.3%	3.9
30	Tyvar, Jubilant Brawler Legendary Planeswalker — Tyvar	Legendary Planeswalker — Tyvar	4.2%	4.0
31	Agatha's Soul Cauldron Legendary Artifact	Legendary Artifact	3.9%	2.0
32	Inquisition of Kozilek Sorcery	Sorcery	3.5%	2.3
33	Past in Flames Sorcery	Sorcery	3.4%	3.0
34	Scion of Draco Artifact Creature — Dragon	Artifact Creature — Dragon	3.2%	4.0
35	Territorial Kavu Creature — Kavu	Creature — Kavu	3.0%	4.0
36	Superior Spider-Man Legendary Creature — Spider Human Hero	Legendary Creature — Spider Human Hero	3.0%	1.2
37	Day's Undoing Sorcery	Sorcery	2.9%	2.2
38	Relic of Progenitus Artifact	Artifact	2.9%	2.6
39	Cling to Dust Instant	Instant	2.9%	1.2
40	Living End Sorcery	Sorcery	2.8%	3.0
41	Geier Reach Sanitarium Legendary Land	Legendary Land	2.7%	1.0
42	Colossal Skyturtle Enchantment Creature — Turtle	Enchantment Creature — Turtle	2.5%	1.1
43	Stormchaser's Talent Enchantment — Class	Enchantment — Class	2.5%	2.6
44	Archon of Cruelty Creature — Archon	Creature — Archon	2.5%	3.7
45	Burning Inquiry Sorcery	Sorcery	2.5%	3.9
46	Nihil Spellbomb Artifact	Artifact	2.4%	1.0
47	Spelunking Enchantment	Enchantment	2.4%	4.0
48	Echoing Deeps Land — Cave	Land — Cave	2.3%	1.0
49	Persist Sorcery	Sorcery	2.2%	4.0
50	Practiced Offense Sorcery	Sorcery	2.0%	1.9
51	Haliya, Guided by Light Legendary Creature — Human Soldier	Legendary Creature — Human Soldier	2.0%	1.4

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Sideboard (21)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	Surgical Extraction Instant	Instant	22.9%	1.5
2	Grafdigger's Cage Artifact	Artifact	22.7%	1.5
3	Nature's Claim Instant	Instant	13.9%	2.1
4	Nihil Spellbomb Artifact	Artifact	13.0%	1.5
5	Tormod's Crypt Artifact	Artifact	10.4%	1.3
6	Thoughtseize Sorcery	Sorcery	9.8%	2.1
7	Rest in Peace Enchantment	Enchantment	9.5%	1.8
8	Endurance Creature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	8.6%	1.6
9	Sire of Seven Deaths Creature — Eldrazi	Creature — Eldrazi	6.5%	1.2
10	Soulless Jailer Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Golem	Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Golem	5.4%	1.2
11	Ashiok, Dream Render Legendary Planeswalker — Ashiok	Legendary Planeswalker — Ashiok	5.1%	1.2
12	Six Legendary Creature — Treefolk	Legendary Creature — Treefolk	3.9%	1.2
13	Cityscape Leveler Artifact Creature — Construct	Artifact Creature — Construct	3.5%	1.0
14	Past in Flames Sorcery	Sorcery	3.4%	1.0
15	Soul-Guide Lantern Artifact	Artifact	3.2%	1.3
16	Keen-Eyed Curator Creature — Raccoon Scout	Creature — Raccoon Scout	3.1%	1.0
17	Inquisition of Kozilek Sorcery	Sorcery	3.0%	1.4
18	Bojuka Bog Land	Land	2.8%	1.0
19	Sanctifier en-Vec Creature — Human Cleric	Creature — Human Cleric	2.5%	1.9
20	Haywire Mite Artifact Creature — Insect	Artifact Creature — Insect	2.3%	1.0
21	Elder Gargaroth Creature — Beast	Creature — Beast	2.2%	1.0

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