Modern staples: Removal or Counterspells or Tutors or Recursion

134 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: Flooded Strand (32% of decks).

Main deck (99)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	Flooded Strand Land	Land	32.4%	3.3
2	Arid Mesa Land	Land	29.9%	2.9
3	Marsh Flats Land	Land	25.4%	3.1
4	Boseiju, Who Endures Legendary Land	Legendary Land	25.3%	1.7
5	Polluted Delta Land	Land	25.3%	2.9
6	Scalding Tarn Land	Land	24.3%	2.4
7	Wooded Foothills Land	Land	24.0%	2.4
8	Bloodstained Mire Land	Land	22.8%	3.0
9	Solitude Creature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	21.6%	3.7
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	Kozilek's Command Kindred Instant — Eldrazi	Kindred Instant — Eldrazi	19.5%	4.0
13	Force of Negation Instant	Instant	18.5%	2.5
14	Fatal Push Instant	Instant	17.9%	3.3
15	Prismatic Ending Sorcery	Sorcery	16.1%	2.0
16	Misty Rainforest Land	Land	16.0%	2.5
17	Sowing Mycospawn Creature — Eldrazi Fungus	Creature — Eldrazi Fungus	14.9%	3.9
18	Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs Instant // Land	Instant // Land	13.9%	1.8
19	Devourer of Destiny Creature — Eldrazi	Creature — Eldrazi	13.5%	3.0
20	Windswept Heath Land	Land	13.2%	2.4
21	Teferi, Time Raveler Legendary Planeswalker — Teferi	Legendary Planeswalker — Teferi	13.0%	2.2
22	Vexing Bauble Artifact	Artifact	12.9%	1.4
23	Spell Snare Instant	Instant	12.7%	2.1
24	Verdant Catacombs Land	Land	12.5%	2.3
25	Dismember Instant	Instant	12.4%	2.0
26	Haywire Mite Artifact Creature — Insect	Artifact Creature — Insect	12.3%	1.0
27	Consign to Memory Instant	Instant	11.4%	2.0
28	Galvanic Discharge Instant	Instant	11.3%	3.7
29	Otawara, Soaring City Legendary Land	Legendary Land	10.9%	1.1
30	Green Sun's Zenith Sorcery	Sorcery	10.0%	3.7
31	Shifting Woodland Land	Land	9.6%	1.0
32	Orcish Bowmasters Creature — Orc Archer	Creature — Orc Archer	8.6%	2.9
33	Subtlety Creature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	8.5%	3.2
34	Lava Dart Instant	Instant	8.2%	3.9
35	Ugin, Eye of the Storms Legendary Planeswalker — Ugin	Legendary Planeswalker — Ugin	8.2%	2.9
36	Counterspell Instant	Instant	8.1%	3.1
37	Unholy Heat Instant	Instant	7.9%	2.1
38	Wrath of the Skies Sorcery	Sorcery	7.8%	3.0
39	March of Otherworldly Light Instant	Instant	7.8%	1.2
40	Emperor of Bones Creature — Skeleton Noble	Creature — Skeleton Noble	7.2%	2.8
41	Goblin Bombardment Enchantment	Enchantment	7.2%	3.2
42	Ajani, Nacatl Pariah // Ajani, Nacatl Avenger Legendary Creature — Cat Warrior // Legendary Planeswalker — Ajani	Legendary Creature — Cat Warrior // Legendary Planeswalker — Ajani	7.2%	4.0
43	Endurance Creature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	7.0%	2.3
44	Thraben Charm Instant	Instant	6.7%	2.0
45	Witch Enchanter // Witch-Blessed Meadow Creature — Human Warlock // Land	Creature — Human Warlock // Land	6.4%	3.3
46	Emry, Lurker of the Loch Legendary Creature — Merfolk Wizard	Legendary Creature — Merfolk Wizard	6.1%	2.9
47	Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student // Tamiyo, Seasoned Scholar Legendary Creature — Moonfolk Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Tamiyo	Legendary Creature — Moonfolk Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Tamiyo	5.8%	2.8
48	Goryo's Vengeance Instant — Arcane	Instant — Arcane	5.7%	4.0
49	Metallic Rebuke Instant	Instant	5.6%	2.9
50	Summoner's Pact Instant	Instant	5.5%	2.7
51	Engineered Explosives Artifact	Artifact	5.4%	3.8
52	Overlord of the Balemurk Enchantment Creature — Avatar Horror	Enchantment Creature — Avatar Horror	5.4%	3.9
53	Ranger-Captain of Eos Creature — Human Soldier Ranger	Creature — Human Soldier Ranger	5.2%	2.3
54	Detective's Phoenix Enchantment Creature — Phoenix	Enchantment Creature — Phoenix	5.0%	3.9
55	Expedition Map Artifact	Artifact	4.9%	3.9
56	Sheoldred's Edict Instant	Instant	4.7%	1.6
57	Weapons Manufacturing Enchantment	Enchantment	4.5%	3.9
58	Generous Ent Creature — Treefolk	Creature — Treefolk	4.4%	3.1
59	Formidable Speaker Creature — Elf Druid	Creature — Elf Druid	4.4%	1.2
60	Nature's Rhythm Sorcery	Sorcery	4.3%	4.0
61	Nethergoyf Creature — Lhurgoyf	Creature — Lhurgoyf	4.3%	3.9
62	Tyvar, Jubilant Brawler Legendary Planeswalker — Tyvar	Legendary Planeswalker — Tyvar	4.2%	4.0
63	Walking Ballista Artifact Creature — Construct	Artifact Creature — Construct	4.2%	1.4
64	Fiend Artisan Creature — Nightmare	Creature — Nightmare	4.1%	1.1
65	Leyline Binding Enchantment	Enchantment	4.0%	4.0
66	Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger Legendary Creature — Eldrazi	Legendary Creature — Eldrazi	3.9%	1.8
67	Erode Instant	Instant	3.7%	3.3
68	Field of Ruin Land	Land	3.6%	3.8
69	Ral, Monsoon Mage // Ral, Leyline Prodigy Legendary Creature — Human Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Ral	Legendary Creature — Human Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Ral	3.4%	4.0
70	Past in Flames Sorcery	Sorcery	3.4%	3.0
71	Wistfulness Creature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	3.3%	3.4
72	Stubborn Denial Instant	Instant	3.1%	3.0
73	Superior Spider-Man Legendary Creature — Spider Human Hero	Legendary Creature — Spider Human Hero	3.0%	1.2
74	Day's Undoing Sorcery	Sorcery	2.9%	2.2
75	Supreme Verdict Sorcery	Sorcery	2.8%	1.2
76	Living End Sorcery	Sorcery	2.8%	3.0
77	Boomerang Basics Sorcery — Lesson	Sorcery — Lesson	2.7%	3.2
78	Troll of Khazad-dûm Creature — Troll	Creature — Troll	2.7%	1.9
79	Path to Exile Instant	Instant	2.6%	3.7
80	Primeval Titan Creature — Giant	Creature — Giant	2.6%	3.3
81	Demolition Field Land	Land	2.5%	3.9
82	Chalice of the Void Artifact	Artifact	2.5%	2.2
83	Colossal Skyturtle Enchantment Creature — Turtle	Enchantment Creature — Turtle	2.5%	1.1
84	Stormchaser's Talent Enchantment — Class	Enchantment — Class	2.5%	2.6
85	Price of Freedom Sorcery — Lesson	Sorcery — Lesson	2.5%	4.0
86	Archon of Cruelty Creature — Archon	Creature — Archon	2.5%	3.7
87	Cleansing Wildfire Sorcery	Sorcery	2.5%	3.9
88	Spell Pierce Instant	Instant	2.4%	1.4
89	Scapeshift Sorcery	Sorcery	2.4%	3.8
90	Oliphaunt Creature — Elephant	Creature — Elephant	2.3%	3.1
91	Tolaria West Land	Land	2.3%	1.0
92	Avengers Disassembled Sorcery	Sorcery	2.3%	2.9
93	Echoing Deeps Land — Cave	Land — Cave	2.3%	1.0
94	All Is Dust Kindred Sorcery — Eldrazi	Kindred Sorcery — Eldrazi	2.2%	1.0
95	Persist Sorcery	Sorcery	2.2%	4.0
96	Ghost Quarter Land	Land	2.2%	1.1
97	Grapeshot Sorcery	Sorcery	2.2%	1.0
98	Pact of Negation Instant	Instant	2.1%	3.1
99	Drown in the Loch Instant	Instant	2.1%	1.5

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Sideboard (56)

#	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	Vexing Bauble Artifact	Artifact	31.4%	1.5
4	Wrath of the Skies Sorcery	Sorcery	22.4%	2.3
5	High Noon Enchantment	Enchantment	19.7%	2.2
6	Obsidian Charmaw Creature — Dragon	Creature — Dragon	16.9%	2.6
7	Wear // Tear Instant // Instant	Instant // Instant	15.8%	1.9
8	Spell Snare Instant	Instant	15.4%	1.6
9	Meltdown Sorcery	Sorcery	14.9%	1.9
10	Nature's Claim Instant	Instant	13.9%	2.1
11	Dismember Instant	Instant	13.0%	1.5
12	Force of Vigor Instant	Instant	11.2%	1.9
13	Unholy Heat Instant	Instant	10.3%	2.6
14	Teferi, Time Raveler Legendary Planeswalker — Teferi	Legendary Planeswalker — Teferi	9.4%	1.4
15	Fatal Push Instant	Instant	8.7%	1.7
16	Endurance Creature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	8.7%	1.6
17	Thief of Existence Creature — Eldrazi	Creature — Eldrazi	7.8%	1.5
18	Spell Pierce Instant	Instant	7.1%	1.6
19	Brotherhood's End Sorcery	Sorcery	6.8%	1.7
20	Warping Wail Instant	Instant	6.7%	1.5
21	Engineered Explosives Artifact	Artifact	6.6%	1.8
22	Celestial Purge Instant	Instant	6.4%	1.3
23	Chalice of the Void Artifact	Artifact	6.1%	2.0
24	Prismatic Ending Sorcery	Sorcery	5.3%	2.4
25	Force of Negation Instant	Instant	4.9%	1.7
26	Whipflare Sorcery	Sorcery	4.8%	1.5
27	Galvanic Blast Instant	Instant	4.7%	2.5
28	Break the Ice Sorcery	Sorcery	4.4%	2.5
29	Walking Ballista Artifact Creature — Construct	Artifact Creature — Construct	4.1%	1.1
30	Six Legendary Creature — Treefolk	Legendary Creature — Treefolk	3.9%	1.2
31	Extinguisher Battleship Artifact — Spacecraft	Artifact — Spacecraft	3.8%	1.0
32	Toxic Deluge Sorcery	Sorcery	3.8%	1.4
33	Grist, the Hunger Tide Legendary Planeswalker — Grist	Legendary Planeswalker — Grist	3.6%	1.0
34	Kraul Harpooner Creature — Insect Warrior	Creature — Insect Warrior	3.5%	1.0
35	Cityscape Leveler Artifact Creature — Construct	Artifact Creature — Construct	3.5%	1.0
36	Past in Flames Sorcery	Sorcery	3.4%	1.0
37	Grapeshot Sorcery	Sorcery	3.4%	1.0
38	Pyroclasm Sorcery	Sorcery	3.3%	1.7
39	White Orchid Phantom Creature — Spirit Knight	Creature — Spirit Knight	3.1%	2.2
40	Fire Magic Instant	Instant	3.1%	1.5
41	Boseiju, Who Endures Legendary Land	Legendary Land	3.0%	1.2
42	Abrupt Decay Instant	Instant	3.0%	2.0
43	Guerrilla Gorilla Creature — Ape Soldier Hero	Creature — Ape Soldier Hero	3.0%	1.0
44	Into the Flood Maw Instant	Instant	2.9%	1.3
45	The Filigree Sylex Legendary Artifact	Legendary Artifact	2.9%	1.0
46	Culling Ritual Sorcery	Sorcery	2.7%	2.0
47	Swan Song Instant	Instant	2.7%	1.4
48	Metallic Rebuke Instant	Instant	2.7%	2.0
49	Inevitable Betrayal Sorcery	Sorcery	2.6%	2.1
50	Haywire Mite Artifact Creature — Insect	Artifact Creature — Insect	2.3%	1.0
51	Glistening Deluge Sorcery	Sorcery	2.2%	1.9
52	Stern Scolding Instant	Instant	2.2%	1.4
53	Strix Serenade Instant	Instant	2.1%	1.2
54	Supreme Verdict Sorcery	Sorcery	2.1%	1.1
55	Flusterstorm Instant	Instant	2.1%	2.0
56	Ingot Chewer Creature — Elemental	Creature — Elemental	2.0%	1.0

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