Modern staples: Discard or Recursion

26 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: Thoughtseize (23% of decks).

Main deck (24)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	Thoughtseize Sorcery	Sorcery	23.0%	3.6
2	Green Sun's Zenith Sorcery	Sorcery	9.8%	3.7
3	Shifting Woodland Land	Land	9.5%	1.0
4	Emperor of Bones Creature — Skeleton Noble	Creature — Skeleton Noble	7.3%	2.9
5	Endurance Creature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	6.9%	2.3
6	Emry, Lurker of the Loch Legendary Creature — Merfolk Wizard	Legendary Creature — Merfolk Wizard	6.2%	2.9
7	Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student // Tamiyo, Seasoned Scholar Legendary Creature — Moonfolk Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Tamiyo	Legendary Creature — Moonfolk Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Tamiyo	5.8%	2.8
8	Goryo's Vengeance Instant — Arcane	Instant — Arcane	5.8%	4.0
9	Overlord of the Balemurk Enchantment Creature — Avatar Horror	Enchantment Creature — Avatar Horror	5.4%	3.9
10	Detective's Phoenix Enchantment Creature — Phoenix	Enchantment Creature — Phoenix	4.9%	3.9
11	Nethergoyf Creature — Lhurgoyf	Creature — Lhurgoyf	4.2%	3.9
12	Tyvar, Jubilant Brawler Legendary Planeswalker — Tyvar	Legendary Planeswalker — Tyvar	4.2%	4.0
13	Inquisition of Kozilek Sorcery	Sorcery	3.6%	2.3
14	Past in Flames Sorcery	Sorcery	3.6%	3.0
15	Superior Spider-Man Legendary Creature — Spider Human Hero	Legendary Creature — Spider Human Hero	3.0%	1.2
16	Day's Undoing Sorcery	Sorcery	2.9%	2.1
17	Living End Sorcery	Sorcery	2.8%	3.0
18	Geier Reach Sanitarium Legendary Land	Legendary Land	2.6%	1.0
19	Archon of Cruelty Creature — Archon	Creature — Archon	2.5%	3.7
20	Colossal Skyturtle Enchantment Creature — Turtle	Enchantment Creature — Turtle	2.5%	1.1
21	Burning Inquiry Sorcery	Sorcery	2.5%	3.9
22	Stormchaser's Talent Enchantment — Class	Enchantment — Class	2.4%	2.6
23	Persist Sorcery	Sorcery	2.3%	4.0
24	Echoing Deeps Land — Cave	Land — Cave	2.3%	1.0

% of decks

decks of the format that play it in this part

Avg. copies

among the decks that play it

Sideboard (6)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	Thoughtseize Sorcery	Sorcery	9.7%	2.1
2	Endurance Creature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	8.5%	1.6
3	Six Legendary Creature — Treefolk	Legendary Creature — Treefolk	3.9%	1.2
4	Cityscape Leveler Artifact Creature — Construct	Artifact Creature — Construct	3.6%	1.0
5	Past in Flames Sorcery	Sorcery	3.5%	1.0
6	Inquisition of Kozilek Sorcery	Sorcery	2.9%	1.4

% of decks

decks of the format that play it in this part

Avg. copies

among the decks that play it