Lifegain staples in Modern

22 cards played in at least 2% of the 135 Modern decks of the last 120 days, in the main deck or in the sideboard. The most played in the main deck: Sire of Seven Deaths (19% of decks).

Official MTGO results and paper tournaments, data provided by TopDeck.gg, updated 28 Oct 2026. How we count

Main deck (18)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	Sire of Seven DeathsCreature — Eldrazi	Creature — Eldrazi	19.3%	1.6
2	Haywire MiteArtifact Creature — Insect	Artifact Creature — Insect	17.8%	1.0
3	Ugin, Eye of the StormsLegendary Planeswalker — Ugin	Legendary Planeswalker — Ugin	12.6%	3.2
4	SolitudeCreature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	10.4%	3.9
5	SpelunkingEnchantment	Enchantment	5.9%	4.0
6	ShadowspearLegendary Artifact — Equipment	Legendary Artifact — Equipment	5.9%	1.0
7	Guide of SoulsCreature — Human Cleric	Creature — Human Cleric	5.2%	4.0
8	Ocelot PrideCreature — Cat	Creature — Cat	5.2%	4.0
9	Cling to DustInstant	Instant	4.4%	1.0
10	Claws of GixArtifact	Artifact	4.4%	2.8
11	Generous EntCreature — Treefolk	Creature — Treefolk	3.7%	2.8
12	Scion of DracoArtifact Creature — Dragon	Artifact Creature — Dragon	3.7%	4.0
13	Disciple of Freyalise // Garden of FreyaliseCreature — Elf Druid // Land	Creature — Elf Druid // Land	3.0%	3.3
14	Haliya, Guided by LightLegendary Creature — Human Soldier	Legendary Creature — Human Soldier	3.0%	1.0
15	Atraxa, Grand UnifierLegendary Creature — Phyrexian Angel	Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Angel	3.0%	2.5
16	GriselbrandLegendary Creature — Demon	Legendary Creature — Demon	3.0%	1.3
17	Archon of CrueltyCreature — Archon	Creature — Archon	2.2%	2.0
18	Faithful MendingInstant	Instant	2.2%	3.0

% 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	Nature's ClaimInstant	Instant	19.3%	2.0
2	Sire of Seven DeathsCreature — Eldrazi	Creature — Eldrazi	7.4%	1.0
3	Ob Nixilis, the AdversaryLegendary Planeswalker — Nixilis	Legendary Planeswalker — Nixilis	7.4%	1.7
4	The Wandering EmperorLegendary Planeswalker	Legendary Planeswalker	3.7%	1.6
5	ShadowspearLegendary Artifact — Equipment	Legendary Artifact — Equipment	3.7%	1.0
6	Ruinous WaterbendingSorcery — Lesson	Sorcery — Lesson	2.2%	1.0

% of decks

decks of the format that play it in this part

Avg. copies

among the decks that play it

Basic lands are left out. Themes come from the functional tags of Scryfall Tagger. How it is calculated