Modern staples: Discard or Recursion or Lifegain

46 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 (42)

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

% of decks

decks of the format that play it in this part

Avg. copies

among the decks that play it

Sideboard (10)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	Nature's Claim Instant	Instant	13.9%	2.1
2	Thoughtseize Sorcery	Sorcery	9.8%	2.1
3	Endurance Creature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	8.6%	1.6
4	Sire of Seven Deaths Creature — Eldrazi	Creature — Eldrazi	6.5%	1.2
5	Six Legendary Creature — Treefolk	Legendary Creature — Treefolk	3.9%	1.2
6	Cityscape Leveler Artifact Creature — Construct	Artifact Creature — Construct	3.5%	1.0
7	Past in Flames Sorcery	Sorcery	3.4%	1.0
8	Inquisition of Kozilek Sorcery	Sorcery	3.0%	1.4
9	Haywire Mite Artifact Creature — Insect	Artifact Creature — Insect	2.3%	1.0
10	Elder Gargaroth Creature — Beast	Creature — Beast	2.2%	1.0

% of decks

decks of the format that play it in this part

Avg. copies

among the decks that play it