Modern staples: Instants or Lands

130 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: Flooded Strand (32% of decks).

Main deck (113)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	Flooded Strand Land	Land	32.5%	3.3
2	Arid Mesa Land	Land	30.0%	2.9
3	Steam Vents Land — Island Mountain	Land — Island Mountain	27.0%	1.8
4	Marsh Flats Land	Land	25.4%	3.1
5	Boseiju, Who Endures Legendary Land	Legendary Land	25.2%	1.7
6	Polluted Delta Land	Land	25.2%	2.9
7	Scalding Tarn Land	Land	24.3%	2.4
8	Wooded Foothills Land	Land	24.0%	2.4
9	Bloodstained Mire Land	Land	22.8%	3.0
10	Urza's Saga Enchantment Land — Urza's Saga	Enchantment Land — Urza's Saga	21.3%	3.9
11	Lightning Bolt Instant	Instant	21.1%	3.4
12	Hallowed Fountain Land — Plains Island	Land — Plains Island	20.1%	1.3
13	Thundering Falls Land — Island Mountain	Land — Island Mountain	20.1%	1.0
14	Sacred Foundry Land — Mountain Plains	Land — Mountain Plains	20.0%	2.2
15	Kozilek's Command Kindred Instant — Eldrazi	Kindred Instant — Eldrazi	19.5%	4.0
16	Watery Grave Land — Island Swamp	Land — Island Swamp	19.4%	1.5
17	Eldrazi Temple Land	Land	19.1%	4.0
18	Force of Negation Instant	Instant	18.5%	2.5
19	Undercity Sewers Land — Island Swamp	Land — Island Swamp	18.4%	1.3
20	Meticulous Archive Land — Plains Island	Land — Plains Island	18.4%	1.2
21	Fatal Push Instant	Instant	17.9%	3.3
22	Ugin's Labyrinth Land	Land	16.0%	3.7
23	Misty Rainforest Land	Land	15.9%	2.5
24	Godless Shrine Land — Plains Swamp	Land — Plains Swamp	14.8%	1.3
25	Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs Instant // Land	Instant // Land	13.8%	1.8
26	Gemstone Caverns Legendary Land	Legendary Land	13.8%	1.2
27	Elegant Parlor Land — Mountain Plains	Land — Mountain Plains	13.7%	1.4
28	Ephemerate Instant	Instant	13.4%	3.3
29	Windswept Heath Land	Land	13.2%	2.4
30	Spell Snare Instant	Instant	12.7%	2.1
31	Fiery Islet Land	Land	12.6%	2.4
32	Verdant Catacombs Land	Land	12.4%	2.3
33	Dismember Instant	Instant	12.4%	2.0
34	Breeding Pool Land — Forest Island	Land — Forest Island	12.1%	1.1
35	Shadowy Backstreet Land — Plains Swamp	Land — Plains Swamp	12.1%	1.0
36	Cavern of Souls Land	Land	11.4%	1.2
37	Consign to Memory Instant	Instant	11.4%	2.0
38	Galvanic Discharge Instant	Instant	11.3%	3.7
39	Otawara, Soaring City Legendary Land	Legendary Land	10.9%	1.1
40	Temple Garden Land — Forest Plains	Land — Forest Plains	10.7%	1.1
41	Overgrown Tomb Land — Swamp Forest	Land — Swamp Forest	10.1%	1.7
42	Blood Crypt Land — Swamp Mountain	Land — Swamp Mountain	10.0%	1.9
43	Dryad Arbor Land Creature — Forest Dryad	Land Creature — Forest Dryad	9.9%	1.4
44	Arena of Glory Land	Land	9.7%	1.3
45	Shifting Woodland Land	Land	9.6%	1.0
46	Stomping Ground Land — Mountain Forest	Land — Mountain Forest	8.8%	1.2
47	Lava Dart Instant	Instant	8.3%	3.9
48	Counterspell Instant	Instant	8.0%	3.1
49	Unholy Heat Instant	Instant	7.9%	2.1
50	March of Otherworldly Light Instant	Instant	7.8%	1.2
51	Hedge Maze Land — Forest Island	Land — Forest Island	7.4%	1.5
52	Underground Mortuary Land — Swamp Forest	Land — Swamp Forest	7.4%	1.2
53	Raucous Theater Land — Swamp Mountain	Land — Swamp Mountain	7.0%	1.3
54	Commercial District Land — Mountain Forest	Land — Mountain Forest	6.9%	1.1
55	Mutagenic Growth Instant	Instant	6.8%	3.3
56	Thraben Charm Instant	Instant	6.7%	2.0
57	Witch Enchanter // Witch-Blessed Meadow Creature — Human Warlock // Land	Creature — Human Warlock // Land	6.4%	3.3
58	Dalkovan Encampment Land	Land	6.3%	1.4
59	Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth Legendary Land	Legendary Land	6.2%	1.0
60	Boggart Trawler // Boggart Bog Creature — Goblin // Land	Creature — Goblin // Land	6.1%	1.7
61	Faithful Mending Instant	Instant	5.9%	3.0
62	Spirebluff Canal Land	Land	5.8%	3.6
63	Goryo's Vengeance Instant — Arcane	Instant — Arcane	5.8%	4.0
64	Metallic Rebuke Instant	Instant	5.6%	2.9
65	Summoner's Pact Instant	Instant	5.5%	2.7
66	Valakut Awakening // Valakut Stoneforge Instant // Land	Instant // Land	5.2%	1.6
67	Disciple of Freyalise // Garden of Freyalise Creature — Elf Druid // Land	Creature — Elf Druid // Land	5.0%	2.9
68	Violent Urge Instant	Instant	4.8%	1.7
69	Sheoldred's Edict Instant	Instant	4.7%	1.6
70	Urza's Tower Land — Urza's Tower	Land — Urza's Tower	4.7%	4.0
71	Urza's Mine Land — Urza's Mine	Land — Urza's Mine	4.7%	4.0
72	Urza's Power Plant Land — Urza's Power-Plant	Land — Urza's Power-Plant	4.7%	4.0
73	Grove of the Burnwillows Land	Land	4.5%	3.5
74	Shivan Reef Land	Land	4.4%	1.8
75	Orim's Chant Instant	Instant	3.9%	3.9
76	Nurturing Peatland Land	Land	3.7%	1.1
77	Erode Instant	Instant	3.7%	3.3
78	Consult the Star Charts Instant	Instant	3.7%	3.1
79	Manamorphose Instant	Instant	3.6%	4.0
80	Field of Ruin Land	Land	3.6%	3.8
81	Desperate Ritual Instant — Arcane	Instant — Arcane	3.6%	4.0
82	Pyretic Ritual Instant	Instant	3.6%	4.0
83	Darkslick Shores Land	Land	3.2%	1.7
84	Stubborn Denial Instant	Instant	3.1%	3.0
85	Monumental Henge Land	Land	3.1%	1.0
86	Lush Portico Land — Forest Plains	Land — Forest Plains	3.1%	1.0
87	The Mycosynth Gardens Land — Sphere	Land — Sphere	3.0%	1.4
88	Cling to Dust Instant	Instant	2.9%	1.2
89	Sunbaked Canyon Land	Land	2.8%	1.6
90	Geier Reach Sanitarium Legendary Land	Legendary Land	2.7%	1.0
91	Indatha Triome Land — Plains Swamp Forest	Land — Plains Swamp Forest	2.6%	1.0
92	Path to Exile Instant	Instant	2.6%	3.7
93	Mystic Gate Land	Land	2.6%	1.2
94	Demolition Field Land	Land	2.6%	3.9
95	Cori Mountain Monastery Land	Land	2.5%	3.8
96	Snow-Covered Island Basic Snow Land — Island	Basic Snow Land — Island	2.4%	1.5
97	Spell Pierce Instant	Instant	2.4%	1.4
98	Simic Growth Chamber Land	Land	2.4%	3.6
99	Sunken Citadel Land — Cave	Land — Cave	2.3%	3.2
100	Mirrorpool Land	Land	2.3%	1.0
101	Crumbling Vestige Land	Land	2.3%	3.9
102	Tolaria West Land	Land	2.3%	1.0
103	Hanweir Battlements Land	Land	2.3%	1.0
104	Gloomlake Verge Land	Land	2.3%	1.1
105	Echoing Deeps Land — Cave	Land — Cave	2.3%	1.0
106	Gruul Turf Land	Land	2.3%	3.0
107	Violent Outburst Instant	Instant	2.3%	4.0
108	Mosswort Bridge Land	Land	2.2%	1.0
109	Ghost Quarter Land	Land	2.2%	1.1
110	Pact of Negation Instant	Instant	2.1%	3.1
111	Drown in the Loch Instant	Instant	2.1%	1.5
112	Castle Ardenvale Land	Land	2.0%	1.1
113	Otherworldly Gaze Instant	Instant	2.0%	2.1

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Sideboard (29)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	Consign to Memory Instant	Instant	44.5%	3.3
2	Mystical Dispute Instant	Instant	36.1%	2.5
3	Surgical Extraction Instant	Instant	22.9%	1.5
4	Wear // Tear Instant // Instant	Instant // Instant	15.9%	1.9
5	Spell Snare Instant	Instant	15.4%	1.6
6	Nature's Claim Instant	Instant	13.9%	2.1
7	Dismember Instant	Instant	13.0%	1.5
8	Force of Vigor Instant	Instant	11.2%	1.9
9	Unholy Heat Instant	Instant	10.3%	2.6
10	Fatal Push Instant	Instant	8.7%	1.7
11	Spell Pierce Instant	Instant	7.1%	1.6
12	Warping Wail Instant	Instant	6.7%	1.5
13	Celestial Purge Instant	Instant	6.4%	1.3
14	Gemstone Caverns Legendary Land	Legendary Land	5.3%	1.1
15	Force of Negation Instant	Instant	4.9%	1.7
16	Galvanic Blast Instant	Instant	4.7%	2.5
17	Orim's Chant Instant	Instant	4.7%	2.3
18	Veil of Summer Instant	Instant	4.1%	2.3
19	Fire Magic Instant	Instant	3.1%	1.5
20	Boseiju, Who Endures Legendary Land	Legendary Land	3.0%	1.2
21	Cavern of Souls Land	Land	3.0%	1.1
22	Into the Flood Maw Instant	Instant	3.0%	1.2
23	Abrupt Decay Instant	Instant	2.9%	2.0
24	Bojuka Bog Land	Land	2.8%	1.0
25	Swan Song Instant	Instant	2.7%	1.4
26	Metallic Rebuke Instant	Instant	2.7%	2.0
27	Stern Scolding Instant	Instant	2.2%	1.4
28	Strix Serenade Instant	Instant	2.1%	1.2
29	Flusterstorm Instant	Instant	2.1%	2.0

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