Modern staples: Discard or Recursion or Graveyard hate

44 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 (34)

#	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	Soul-Guide Lantern Artifact	Artifact	10.3%	1.0
4	Green Sun's Zenith Sorcery	Sorcery	9.9%	3.7
5	Shifting Woodland Land	Land	9.6%	1.0
6	Tormod's Crypt Artifact	Artifact	7.7%	3.0
7	Emperor of Bones Creature — Skeleton Noble	Creature — Skeleton Noble	7.2%	2.8
8	Endurance Creature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	6.9%	2.3
9	Thraben Charm Instant	Instant	6.7%	2.0
10	Emry, Lurker of the Loch Legendary Creature — Merfolk Wizard	Legendary Creature — Merfolk Wizard	6.1%	2.9
11	Boggart Trawler // Boggart Bog Creature — Goblin // Land	Creature — Goblin // Land	6.1%	1.7
12	Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student // Tamiyo, Seasoned Scholar Legendary Creature — Moonfolk Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Tamiyo	Legendary Creature — Moonfolk Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Tamiyo	5.8%	2.8
13	Goryo's Vengeance Instant — Arcane	Instant — Arcane	5.8%	4.0
14	Overlord of the Balemurk Enchantment Creature — Avatar Horror	Enchantment Creature — Avatar Horror	5.4%	3.9
15	Detective's Phoenix Enchantment Creature — Phoenix	Enchantment Creature — Phoenix	5.0%	3.9
16	Nethergoyf Creature — Lhurgoyf	Creature — Lhurgoyf	4.3%	3.9
17	Tyvar, Jubilant Brawler Legendary Planeswalker — Tyvar	Legendary Planeswalker — Tyvar	4.2%	4.0
18	Agatha's Soul Cauldron Legendary Artifact	Legendary Artifact	3.9%	2.0
19	Inquisition of Kozilek Sorcery	Sorcery	3.5%	2.3
20	Past in Flames Sorcery	Sorcery	3.4%	3.0
21	Territorial Kavu Creature — Kavu	Creature — Kavu	3.0%	4.0
22	Superior Spider-Man Legendary Creature — Spider Human Hero	Legendary Creature — Spider Human Hero	3.0%	1.2
23	Day's Undoing Sorcery	Sorcery	2.9%	2.2
24	Relic of Progenitus Artifact	Artifact	2.9%	2.6
25	Cling to Dust Instant	Instant	2.9%	1.2
26	Living End Sorcery	Sorcery	2.8%	3.0
27	Geier Reach Sanitarium Legendary Land	Legendary Land	2.7%	1.0
28	Colossal Skyturtle Enchantment Creature — Turtle	Enchantment Creature — Turtle	2.5%	1.1
29	Stormchaser's Talent Enchantment — Class	Enchantment — Class	2.5%	2.6
30	Archon of Cruelty Creature — Archon	Creature — Archon	2.5%	3.7
31	Burning Inquiry Sorcery	Sorcery	2.5%	3.9
32	Nihil Spellbomb Artifact	Artifact	2.4%	1.0
33	Echoing Deeps Land — Cave	Land — Cave	2.3%	1.0
34	Persist Sorcery	Sorcery	2.2%	4.0

% of decks

decks of the format that play it in this part

Avg. copies

among the decks that play it

Sideboard (17)

#	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	Nihil Spellbomb Artifact	Artifact	13.0%	1.5
4	Tormod's Crypt Artifact	Artifact	10.4%	1.3
5	Thoughtseize Sorcery	Sorcery	9.8%	2.1
6	Rest in Peace Enchantment	Enchantment	9.5%	1.8
7	Endurance Creature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	8.6%	1.6
8	Soulless Jailer Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Golem	Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Golem	5.4%	1.2
9	Ashiok, Dream Render Legendary Planeswalker — Ashiok	Legendary Planeswalker — Ashiok	5.1%	1.2
10	Six Legendary Creature — Treefolk	Legendary Creature — Treefolk	3.9%	1.2
11	Cityscape Leveler Artifact Creature — Construct	Artifact Creature — Construct	3.5%	1.0
12	Past in Flames Sorcery	Sorcery	3.4%	1.0
13	Soul-Guide Lantern Artifact	Artifact	3.2%	1.3
14	Keen-Eyed Curator Creature — Raccoon Scout	Creature — Raccoon Scout	3.1%	1.0
15	Inquisition of Kozilek Sorcery	Sorcery	3.0%	1.4
16	Bojuka Bog Land	Land	2.8%	1.0
17	Sanctifier en-Vec Creature — Human Cleric	Creature — Human Cleric	2.5%	1.9

% of decks

decks of the format that play it in this part

Avg. copies

among the decks that play it