Modern staples: Red or Colorless, Creatures or Instants

39 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: Lightning Bolt (21% of decks).

Main deck (31)

#	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	Emrakul, the Promised End Legendary Creature — Eldrazi	Legendary Creature — Eldrazi	16.3%	3.2
4	Sowing Mycospawn Creature — Eldrazi Fungus	Creature — Eldrazi Fungus	14.8%	3.9
5	Devourer of Destiny Creature — Eldrazi	Creature — Eldrazi	13.5%	3.0
6	Haywire Mite Artifact Creature — Insect	Artifact Creature — Insect	12.3%	1.0
7	Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer Legendary Creature — Monkey Pirate	Legendary Creature — Monkey Pirate	12.0%	3.8
8	Galvanic Discharge Instant	Instant	11.3%	3.7
9	Basking Broodscale Creature — Eldrazi Lizard	Creature — Eldrazi Lizard	10.2%	4.0
10	Glaring Fleshraker Creature — Eldrazi Drone	Creature — Eldrazi Drone	9.4%	2.5
11	Dragon's Rage Channeler Creature — Human Shaman	Creature — Human Shaman	8.8%	4.0
12	Monastery Swiftspear Creature — Human Monk	Creature — Human Monk	8.6%	4.0
13	Lava Dart Instant	Instant	8.3%	3.9
14	Unholy Heat Instant	Instant	7.9%	2.1
15	Slickshot Show-Off Creature — Bird Wizard	Creature — Bird Wizard	6.8%	3.7
16	Sire of Seven Deaths Creature — Eldrazi	Creature — Eldrazi	5.9%	1.5
17	Seasoned Pyromancer Creature — Human Shaman	Creature — Human Shaman	5.7%	3.1
18	Valakut Awakening // Valakut Stoneforge Instant // Land	Instant // Land	5.2%	1.6
19	Detective's Phoenix Enchantment Creature — Phoenix	Enchantment Creature — Phoenix	5.0%	3.9
20	Violent Urge Instant	Instant	4.8%	1.7
21	Walking Ballista Artifact Creature — Construct	Artifact Creature — Construct	4.2%	1.4
22	Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger Legendary Creature — Eldrazi	Legendary Creature — Eldrazi	3.9%	1.8
23	Thought-Knot Seer Creature — Eldrazi	Creature — Eldrazi	3.8%	3.2
24	Desperate Ritual Instant — Arcane	Instant — Arcane	3.6%	4.0
25	Pyretic Ritual Instant	Instant	3.6%	4.0
26	The Legend of Roku // Avatar Roku Enchantment — Saga // Legendary Creature — Avatar	Enchantment — Saga // Legendary Creature — Avatar	3.2%	1.2
27	Scion of Draco Artifact Creature — Dragon	Artifact Creature — Dragon	3.2%	4.0
28	Fear of Missing Out Enchantment Creature — Nightmare	Enchantment Creature — Nightmare	3.0%	3.8
29	Oliphaunt Creature — Elephant	Creature — Elephant	2.3%	3.1
30	Hollow One Artifact Creature — Golem	Artifact Creature — Golem	2.3%	4.0
31	Marauding Mako Creature — Shark Pirate	Creature — Shark Pirate	2.3%	4.0

% of decks

decks of the format that play it in this part

Avg. copies

among the decks that play it

Sideboard (14)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	Obsidian Charmaw Creature — Dragon	Creature — Dragon	16.9%	2.6
2	Unholy Heat Instant	Instant	10.3%	2.6
3	Thief of Existence Creature — Eldrazi	Creature — Eldrazi	7.8%	1.5
4	Warping Wail Instant	Instant	6.7%	1.5
5	Sire of Seven Deaths Creature — Eldrazi	Creature — Eldrazi	6.5%	1.2
6	Thought-Knot Seer Creature — Eldrazi	Creature — Eldrazi	5.5%	2.1
7	Soulless Jailer Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Golem	Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Golem	5.4%	1.2
8	Galvanic Blast Instant	Instant	4.7%	2.5
9	Walking Ballista Artifact Creature — Construct	Artifact Creature — Construct	4.1%	1.1
10	The Legend of Roku // Avatar Roku Enchantment — Saga // Legendary Creature — Avatar	Enchantment — Saga // Legendary Creature — Avatar	4.1%	1.1
11	Cityscape Leveler Artifact Creature — Construct	Artifact Creature — Construct	3.5%	1.0
12	Fire Magic Instant	Instant	3.1%	1.5
13	Haywire Mite Artifact Creature — Insect	Artifact Creature — Insect	2.3%	1.0
14	Ingot Chewer Creature — Elemental	Creature — Elemental	2.0%	1.0

% of decks

decks of the format that play it in this part

Avg. copies

among the decks that play it