Modern staples: Red or Green or Multicolor, Creature removal or Counterspells or Recursion

31 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	Teferi, Time Raveler Legendary Planeswalker — Teferi	Legendary Planeswalker — Teferi	13.0%	2.2
3	Galvanic Discharge Instant	Instant	11.3%	3.7
4	Green Sun's Zenith Sorcery	Sorcery	10.0%	3.7
5	Lava Dart Instant	Instant	8.2%	3.9
6	Unholy Heat Instant	Instant	7.9%	2.1
7	Goblin Bombardment Enchantment	Enchantment	7.2%	3.2
8	Ajani, Nacatl Pariah // Ajani, Nacatl Avenger Legendary Creature — Cat Warrior // Legendary Planeswalker — Ajani	Legendary Creature — Cat Warrior // Legendary Planeswalker — Ajani	7.2%	4.0
9	Endurance Creature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	7.0%	2.3
10	Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student // Tamiyo, Seasoned Scholar Legendary Creature — Moonfolk Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Tamiyo	Legendary Creature — Moonfolk Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Tamiyo	5.8%	2.8
11	Detective's Phoenix Enchantment Creature — Phoenix	Enchantment Creature — Phoenix	5.0%	3.9
12	Weapons Manufacturing Enchantment	Enchantment	4.5%	3.9
13	Tyvar, Jubilant Brawler Legendary Planeswalker — Tyvar	Legendary Planeswalker — Tyvar	4.2%	4.0
14	Ral, Monsoon Mage // Ral, Leyline Prodigy Legendary Creature — Human Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Ral	Legendary Creature — Human Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Ral	3.4%	4.0
15	Past in Flames Sorcery	Sorcery	3.4%	3.0
16	Superior Spider-Man Legendary Creature — Spider Human Hero	Legendary Creature — Spider Human Hero	3.0%	1.2
17	Supreme Verdict Sorcery	Sorcery	2.8%	1.2
18	Colossal Skyturtle Enchantment Creature — Turtle	Enchantment Creature — Turtle	2.5%	1.1
19	Avengers Disassembled Sorcery	Sorcery	2.3%	2.9
20	Grapeshot Sorcery	Sorcery	2.2%	1.0
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 (16)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	Unholy Heat Instant	Instant	10.3%	2.6
2	Teferi, Time Raveler Legendary Planeswalker — Teferi	Legendary Planeswalker — Teferi	9.4%	1.4
3	Endurance Creature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	8.7%	1.6
4	Brotherhood's End Sorcery	Sorcery	6.8%	1.7
5	Whipflare Sorcery	Sorcery	4.8%	1.5
6	Galvanic Blast Instant	Instant	4.7%	2.5
7	Six Legendary Creature — Treefolk	Legendary Creature — Treefolk	3.9%	1.2
8	Grist, the Hunger Tide Legendary Planeswalker — Grist	Legendary Planeswalker — Grist	3.6%	1.0
9	Kraul Harpooner Creature — Insect Warrior	Creature — Insect Warrior	3.5%	1.0
10	Past in Flames Sorcery	Sorcery	3.4%	1.0
11	Grapeshot Sorcery	Sorcery	3.4%	1.0
12	Pyroclasm Sorcery	Sorcery	3.3%	1.7
13	Fire Magic Instant	Instant	3.1%	1.5
14	Abrupt Decay Instant	Instant	3.0%	2.0
15	Culling Ritual Sorcery	Sorcery	2.7%	2.0
16	Supreme Verdict Sorcery	Sorcery	2.1%	1.1

% of decks

decks of the format that play it in this part

Avg. copies

among the decks that play it