Sorceries staples in Modern

Name: Sorceries staples in Modern
Creator: Land Drop

40 cards played in at least 2% of the 135 Modern decks of the last 120 days on MTGO, in the main deck or in the sideboard. The most played in the main deck: Malevolent Rumble (24% of decks).

Official MTGO results, updated 28 Oct 2026. How we count

Main deck (26)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	Malevolent RumbleSorcery	Sorcery	24.4%	3.8
2	ThoughtseizeSorcery	Sorcery	23.0%	3.8
3	Ancient StirringsSorcery	Sorcery	16.3%	4.0
4	PreordainSorcery	Sorcery	15.6%	2.7
5	Green Sun's ZenithSorcery	Sorcery	9.6%	3.4
6	Prismatic EndingSorcery	Sorcery	8.9%	2.5
7	ScapeshiftSorcery	Sorcery	5.9%	3.8
8	All Is DustKindred Sorcery — Eldrazi	Kindred Sorcery — Eldrazi	5.2%	1.0
9	Wrath of the SkiesSorcery	Sorcery	4.4%	2.2
10	Day's UndoingSorcery	Sorcery	3.7%	3.6
11	Boomerang BasicsSorcery — Lesson	Sorcery — Lesson	3.0%	3.0
12	Portent of CalamitySorcery	Sorcery	2.2%	4.0
13	Hex MagicSorcery — Arcane	Sorcery — Arcane	2.2%	4.0
14	WishSorcery	Sorcery	2.2%	2.0
15	Pompous Battlemage // Improvised ActCreature — Goblin Sorcerer // Sorcery	Creature — Goblin Sorcerer // Sorcery	2.2%	2.7
16	Past in FlamesSorcery	Sorcery	2.2%	3.0
17	Living EndSorcery	Sorcery	2.2%	3.0
18	Inquisition of KozilekSorcery	Sorcery	2.2%	2.3
19	Faithless LootingSorcery	Sorcery	2.2%	4.0
20	NeoformSorcery	Sorcery	2.2%	3.3
21	Sea Gate Restoration // Sea Gate, RebornSorcery // Land	Sorcery // Land	2.2%	4.0
22	Reckless ImpulseSorcery	Sorcery	2.2%	3.7
23	Bone ShardsSorcery	Sorcery	2.2%	3.0
24	Wrenn's ResolveSorcery	Sorcery	2.2%	3.7
25	Suppression Ray // Orderly PlazaSorcery // Land	Sorcery // Land	2.2%	4.0
26	Expressive IterationSorcery	Sorcery	2.2%	2.7

% of decks: decks of the format that play it in this part
Avg. copies: among the decks that play it

Sideboard (19)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	MeltdownSorcery	Sorcery	15.6%	1.7
2	Wrath of the SkiesSorcery	Sorcery	11.9%	1.9
3	Inquisition of KozilekSorcery	Sorcery	11.1%	1.7
4	ThoughtseizeSorcery	Sorcery	9.6%	2.8
5	Glistening DelugeSorcery	Sorcery	8.9%	1.8
6	Strategic BetrayalSorcery	Sorcery	8.1%	1.5
7	End of the HuntSorcery	Sorcery	8.1%	1.1
8	Brotherhood's EndSorcery	Sorcery	5.9%	1.5
9	WhipflareSorcery	Sorcery	4.4%	1.3
10	Toxic DelugeSorcery	Sorcery	3.7%	1.2
11	Culling RitualSorcery	Sorcery	3.0%	2.8
12	Break the IceSorcery	Sorcery	3.0%	2.8
13	Prismatic EndingSorcery	Sorcery	3.0%	3.3
14	Stock UpSorcery	Sorcery	2.2%	1.3
15	Past in FlamesSorcery	Sorcery	2.2%	1.0
16	Empty the WarrensSorcery	Sorcery	2.2%	1.0
17	Ruinous WaterbendingSorcery — Lesson	Sorcery — Lesson	2.2%	1.0
18	GrapeshotSorcery	Sorcery	2.2%	1.0
19	Decorum DissertationSorcery — Lesson	Sorcery — Lesson	2.2%	1.0