Counterspells staples in Modern

17 cards played in at least 2% of the 5952 Modern decks of the last 120 days, in the main deck or in the sideboard. The most played in the main deck: Force of Negation (18% of decks).

Official MTGO and magic.gg results and paper tournaments, data provided by TopDeck.gg, updated 28 Oct 2026. How we count

Main deck (11)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	Force of NegationInstant	Instant	17.7%	2.5
2	Vexing BaubleArtifact	Artifact	14.9%	1.3
3	Sink into Stupor // Soporific SpringsInstant // Land	Instant // Land	13.6%	1.8
4	Spell SnareInstant	Instant	13.0%	2.1
5	Consign to MemoryInstant	Instant	12.5%	1.9
6	SubtletyCreature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	8.1%	3.2
7	CounterspellInstant	Instant	7.1%	3.0
8	Metallic RebukeInstant	Instant	5.1%	2.8
9	Stubborn DenialInstant	Instant	3.3%	2.9
10	Drown in the LochInstant	Instant	2.2%	1.3
11	Spell PierceInstant	Instant	2.2%	1.3

% of decks

decks of the format that play it in this part

Avg. copies

among the decks that play it

Sideboard (12)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	Consign to MemoryInstant	Instant	44.8%	3.3
2	Mystical DisputeInstant	Instant	34.4%	2.5
3	Vexing BaubleArtifact	Artifact	31.4%	1.5
4	Spell SnareInstant	Instant	16.4%	1.6
5	Warping WailInstant	Instant	8.6%	1.5
6	Spell PierceInstant	Instant	8.1%	1.6
7	Chalice of the VoidArtifact	Artifact	5.8%	1.8
8	Force of NegationInstant	Instant	4.6%	1.6
9	Metallic RebukeInstant	Instant	3.3%	2.1
10	Swan SongInstant	Instant	2.8%	1.3
11	Stern ScoldingInstant	Instant	2.7%	1.3
12	Test of TalentsInstant	Instant	2.1%	1.2

% of decks

decks of the format that play it in this part

Avg. copies

among the decks that play it

Basic lands are left out. Themes come from the functional tags of Scryfall Tagger. How it is calculated