Modern staples: Removal or Tutors or Recursion

118 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: Flooded Strand (32% of decks).

Main deck (88)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	Flooded Strand Land	Land	32.5%	3.3
2	Arid Mesa Land	Land	30.0%	2.9
3	Marsh Flats Land	Land	25.4%	3.1
4	Boseiju, Who Endures Legendary Land	Legendary Land	25.2%	1.7
5	Polluted Delta Land	Land	25.2%	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	Fatal Push Instant	Instant	17.9%	3.3
14	Prismatic Ending Sorcery	Sorcery	16.1%	2.0
15	Misty Rainforest Land	Land	15.9%	2.5
16	Sowing Mycospawn Creature — Eldrazi Fungus	Creature — Eldrazi Fungus	14.8%	3.9
17	Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs Instant // Land	Instant // Land	13.8%	1.8
18	Devourer of Destiny Creature — Eldrazi	Creature — Eldrazi	13.5%	3.0
19	Windswept Heath Land	Land	13.2%	2.4
20	Teferi, Time Raveler Legendary Planeswalker — Teferi	Legendary Planeswalker — Teferi	13.0%	2.2
21	Verdant Catacombs Land	Land	12.4%	2.3
22	Dismember Instant	Instant	12.4%	2.0
23	Haywire Mite Artifact Creature — Insect	Artifact Creature — Insect	12.3%	1.0
24	Galvanic Discharge Instant	Instant	11.3%	3.7
25	Otawara, Soaring City Legendary Land	Legendary Land	10.9%	1.1
26	Green Sun's Zenith Sorcery	Sorcery	9.9%	3.7
27	Shifting Woodland Land	Land	9.6%	1.0
28	Orcish Bowmasters Creature — Orc Archer	Creature — Orc Archer	8.6%	2.9
29	Lava Dart Instant	Instant	8.3%	3.9
30	Ugin, Eye of the Storms Legendary Planeswalker — Ugin	Legendary Planeswalker — Ugin	8.2%	2.9
31	Unholy Heat Instant	Instant	7.9%	2.1
32	Wrath of the Skies Sorcery	Sorcery	7.8%	3.0
33	March of Otherworldly Light Instant	Instant	7.8%	1.2
34	Goblin Bombardment Enchantment	Enchantment	7.3%	3.2
35	Ajani, Nacatl Pariah // Ajani, Nacatl Avenger Legendary Creature — Cat Warrior // Legendary Planeswalker — Ajani	Legendary Creature — Cat Warrior // Legendary Planeswalker — Ajani	7.2%	4.0
36	Emperor of Bones Creature — Skeleton Noble	Creature — Skeleton Noble	7.2%	2.8
37	Endurance Creature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	6.9%	2.3
38	Thraben Charm Instant	Instant	6.7%	2.0
39	Witch Enchanter // Witch-Blessed Meadow Creature — Human Warlock // Land	Creature — Human Warlock // Land	6.4%	3.3
40	Emry, Lurker of the Loch Legendary Creature — Merfolk Wizard	Legendary Creature — Merfolk Wizard	6.1%	2.9
41	Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student // Tamiyo, Seasoned Scholar Legendary Creature — Moonfolk Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Tamiyo	Legendary Creature — Moonfolk Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Tamiyo	5.8%	2.8
42	Goryo's Vengeance Instant — Arcane	Instant — Arcane	5.8%	4.0
43	Summoner's Pact Instant	Instant	5.5%	2.7
44	Engineered Explosives Artifact	Artifact	5.4%	3.8
45	Overlord of the Balemurk Enchantment Creature — Avatar Horror	Enchantment Creature — Avatar Horror	5.4%	3.9
46	Ranger-Captain of Eos Creature — Human Soldier Ranger	Creature — Human Soldier Ranger	5.2%	2.3
47	Detective's Phoenix Enchantment Creature — Phoenix	Enchantment Creature — Phoenix	5.0%	3.9
48	Expedition Map Artifact	Artifact	4.8%	3.9
49	Sheoldred's Edict Instant	Instant	4.7%	1.6
50	Weapons Manufacturing Enchantment	Enchantment	4.5%	3.9
51	Generous Ent Creature — Treefolk	Creature — Treefolk	4.4%	3.1
52	Formidable Speaker Creature — Elf Druid	Creature — Elf Druid	4.4%	1.2
53	Nature's Rhythm Sorcery	Sorcery	4.3%	4.0
54	Nethergoyf Creature — Lhurgoyf	Creature — Lhurgoyf	4.3%	3.9
55	Tyvar, Jubilant Brawler Legendary Planeswalker — Tyvar	Legendary Planeswalker — Tyvar	4.2%	4.0
56	Walking Ballista Artifact Creature — Construct	Artifact Creature — Construct	4.2%	1.4
57	Fiend Artisan Creature — Nightmare	Creature — Nightmare	4.1%	1.1
58	Leyline Binding Enchantment	Enchantment	4.0%	4.0
59	Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger Legendary Creature — Eldrazi	Legendary Creature — Eldrazi	3.9%	1.8
60	Erode Instant	Instant	3.7%	3.3
61	Field of Ruin Land	Land	3.6%	3.8
62	Ral, Monsoon Mage // Ral, Leyline Prodigy Legendary Creature — Human Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Ral	Legendary Creature — Human Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Ral	3.4%	4.0
63	Past in Flames Sorcery	Sorcery	3.4%	3.0
64	Wistfulness Creature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	3.3%	3.4
65	Superior Spider-Man Legendary Creature — Spider Human Hero	Legendary Creature — Spider Human Hero	3.0%	1.2
66	Day's Undoing Sorcery	Sorcery	2.9%	2.2
67	Supreme Verdict Sorcery	Sorcery	2.8%	1.2
68	Living End Sorcery	Sorcery	2.8%	3.0
69	Boomerang Basics Sorcery — Lesson	Sorcery — Lesson	2.7%	3.2
70	Troll of Khazad-dûm Creature — Troll	Creature — Troll	2.7%	1.9
71	Path to Exile Instant	Instant	2.6%	3.7
72	Primeval Titan Creature — Giant	Creature — Giant	2.6%	3.3
73	Demolition Field Land	Land	2.6%	3.9
74	Price of Freedom Sorcery — Lesson	Sorcery — Lesson	2.5%	4.0
75	Colossal Skyturtle Enchantment Creature — Turtle	Enchantment Creature — Turtle	2.5%	1.1
76	Cleansing Wildfire Sorcery	Sorcery	2.5%	3.9
77	Stormchaser's Talent Enchantment — Class	Enchantment — Class	2.5%	2.6
78	Archon of Cruelty Creature — Archon	Creature — Archon	2.5%	3.7
79	Scapeshift Sorcery	Sorcery	2.4%	3.8
80	Oliphaunt Creature — Elephant	Creature — Elephant	2.3%	3.1
81	Tolaria West Land	Land	2.3%	1.0
82	Avengers Disassembled Sorcery	Sorcery	2.3%	2.9
83	Echoing Deeps Land — Cave	Land — Cave	2.3%	1.0
84	All Is Dust Kindred Sorcery — Eldrazi	Kindred Sorcery — Eldrazi	2.2%	1.0
85	Persist Sorcery	Sorcery	2.2%	4.0
86	Ghost Quarter Land	Land	2.2%	1.1
87	Grapeshot Sorcery	Sorcery	2.2%	1.0
88	Drown in the Loch Instant	Instant	2.1%	1.5

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Sideboard (44)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	Wrath of the Skies Sorcery	Sorcery	22.5%	2.3
2	High Noon Enchantment	Enchantment	19.7%	2.2
3	Obsidian Charmaw Creature — Dragon	Creature — Dragon	16.9%	2.6
4	Wear // Tear Instant // Instant	Instant // Instant	15.9%	1.9
5	Meltdown Sorcery	Sorcery	14.9%	1.9
6	Nature's Claim Instant	Instant	13.9%	2.1
7	Dismember Instant	Instant	13.0%	1.5
8	Force of Vigor Instant	Instant	11.2%	1.9
9	Unholy Heat Instant	Instant	10.3%	2.6
10	Teferi, Time Raveler Legendary Planeswalker — Teferi	Legendary Planeswalker — Teferi	9.5%	1.4
11	Fatal Push Instant	Instant	8.7%	1.7
12	Endurance Creature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	8.6%	1.6
13	Thief of Existence Creature — Eldrazi	Creature — Eldrazi	7.8%	1.5
14	Brotherhood's End Sorcery	Sorcery	6.7%	1.7
15	Warping Wail Instant	Instant	6.7%	1.5
16	Engineered Explosives Artifact	Artifact	6.6%	1.8
17	Celestial Purge Instant	Instant	6.4%	1.3
18	Prismatic Ending Sorcery	Sorcery	5.3%	2.4
19	Whipflare Sorcery	Sorcery	4.8%	1.5
20	Galvanic Blast Instant	Instant	4.7%	2.5
21	Break the Ice Sorcery	Sorcery	4.4%	2.5
22	Walking Ballista Artifact Creature — Construct	Artifact Creature — Construct	4.1%	1.1
23	Six Legendary Creature — Treefolk	Legendary Creature — Treefolk	3.9%	1.2
24	Extinguisher Battleship Artifact — Spacecraft	Artifact — Spacecraft	3.8%	1.0
25	Toxic Deluge Sorcery	Sorcery	3.8%	1.4
26	Grist, the Hunger Tide Legendary Planeswalker — Grist	Legendary Planeswalker — Grist	3.6%	1.0
27	Cityscape Leveler Artifact Creature — Construct	Artifact Creature — Construct	3.5%	1.0
28	Kraul Harpooner Creature — Insect Warrior	Creature — Insect Warrior	3.5%	1.0
29	Past in Flames Sorcery	Sorcery	3.4%	1.0
30	Grapeshot Sorcery	Sorcery	3.4%	1.0
31	Pyroclasm Sorcery	Sorcery	3.3%	1.7
32	White Orchid Phantom Creature — Spirit Knight	Creature — Spirit Knight	3.1%	2.2
33	Fire Magic Instant	Instant	3.1%	1.5
34	Boseiju, Who Endures Legendary Land	Legendary Land	3.0%	1.2
35	Into the Flood Maw Instant	Instant	3.0%	1.2
36	Abrupt Decay Instant	Instant	2.9%	2.0
37	Guerrilla Gorilla Creature — Ape Soldier Hero	Creature — Ape Soldier Hero	2.9%	1.0
38	The Filigree Sylex Legendary Artifact	Legendary Artifact	2.9%	1.0
39	Culling Ritual Sorcery	Sorcery	2.7%	2.0
40	Inevitable Betrayal Sorcery	Sorcery	2.6%	2.1
41	Haywire Mite Artifact Creature — Insect	Artifact Creature — Insect	2.3%	1.0
42	Glistening Deluge Sorcery	Sorcery	2.2%	1.9
43	Supreme Verdict Sorcery	Sorcery	2.1%	1.1
44	Ingot Chewer Creature — Elemental	Creature — Elemental	2.0%	1.0

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