Modern staples: Instants or Planeswalkers, Creature removal or Recursion

28 cards played in at least 2% of the 12618 Modern decks of the last 120 days, in the main deck or in the sideboard. The most played in the main deck: Lightning Bolt (21% of decks).

Main deck (21)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	Lightning Bolt Instant	Instant	21.1%	3.4
2	Kozilek's Command Kindred Instant — Eldrazi	Kindred Instant — Eldrazi	19.5%	4.0
3	Fatal Push Instant	Instant	17.9%	3.3
4	Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs Instant // Land	Instant // Land	13.9%	1.8
5	Teferi, Time Raveler Legendary Planeswalker — Teferi	Legendary Planeswalker — Teferi	13.0%	2.2
6	Dismember Instant	Instant	12.4%	2.0
7	Galvanic Discharge Instant	Instant	11.3%	3.7
8	Lava Dart Instant	Instant	8.2%	3.9
9	Ugin, Eye of the Storms Legendary Planeswalker — Ugin	Legendary Planeswalker — Ugin	8.2%	2.9
10	Unholy Heat Instant	Instant	7.9%	2.1
11	March of Otherworldly Light Instant	Instant	7.8%	1.2
12	Ajani, Nacatl Pariah // Ajani, Nacatl Avenger Legendary Creature — Cat Warrior // Legendary Planeswalker — Ajani	Legendary Creature — Cat Warrior // Legendary Planeswalker — Ajani	7.2%	4.0
13	Thraben Charm Instant	Instant	6.7%	2.0
14	Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student // Tamiyo, Seasoned Scholar Legendary Creature — Moonfolk Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Tamiyo	Legendary Creature — Moonfolk Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Tamiyo	5.8%	2.8
15	Goryo's Vengeance Instant — Arcane	Instant — Arcane	5.7%	4.0
16	Sheoldred's Edict Instant	Instant	4.7%	1.6
17	Tyvar, Jubilant Brawler Legendary Planeswalker — Tyvar	Legendary Planeswalker — Tyvar	4.2%	4.0
18	Erode Instant	Instant	3.7%	3.3
19	Ral, Monsoon Mage // Ral, Leyline Prodigy Legendary Creature — Human Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Ral	Legendary Creature — Human Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Ral	3.4%	4.0
20	Path to Exile Instant	Instant	2.6%	3.7
21	Drown in the Loch Instant	Instant	2.1%	1.5

% of decks

decks of the format that play it in this part

Avg. copies

among the decks that play it

Sideboard (11)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	Dismember Instant	Instant	13.0%	1.5
2	Unholy Heat Instant	Instant	10.3%	2.6
3	Teferi, Time Raveler Legendary Planeswalker — Teferi	Legendary Planeswalker — Teferi	9.4%	1.4
4	Fatal Push Instant	Instant	8.7%	1.7
5	Warping Wail Instant	Instant	6.7%	1.5
6	Celestial Purge Instant	Instant	6.4%	1.3
7	Galvanic Blast Instant	Instant	4.7%	2.5
8	Grist, the Hunger Tide Legendary Planeswalker — Grist	Legendary Planeswalker — Grist	3.6%	1.0
9	Fire Magic Instant	Instant	3.1%	1.5
10	Abrupt Decay Instant	Instant	3.0%	2.0
11	Into the Flood Maw Instant	Instant	2.9%	1.3

% of decks

decks of the format that play it in this part

Avg. copies

among the decks that play it