Recursion staples in Modern

21 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: Shifting Woodland (12% 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 (19)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	Shifting WoodlandLand	Land	11.9%	1.0
2	Green Sun's ZenithSorcery	Sorcery	8.9%	3.7
3	Emperor of BonesCreature — Skeleton Noble	Creature — Skeleton Noble	7.5%	2.8
4	EnduranceCreature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	6.3%	2.4
5	Overlord of the BalemurkEnchantment Creature — Avatar Horror	Enchantment Creature — Avatar Horror	6.2%	4.0
6	Emry, Lurker of the LochLegendary Creature — Merfolk Wizard	Legendary Creature — Merfolk Wizard	6.0%	2.8
7	Detective's PhoenixEnchantment Creature — Phoenix	Enchantment Creature — Phoenix	5.4%	3.9
8	NethergoyfCreature — Lhurgoyf	Creature — Lhurgoyf	5.3%	3.9
9	Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student // Tamiyo, Seasoned ScholarLegendary Creature — Moonfolk Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Tamiyo	Legendary Creature — Moonfolk Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Tamiyo	5.2%	2.9
10	Goryo's VengeanceInstant — Arcane	Instant — Arcane	5.1%	4.0
11	Tyvar, Jubilant BrawlerLegendary Planeswalker — Tyvar	Legendary Planeswalker — Tyvar	4.6%	4.0
12	Past in FlamesSorcery	Sorcery	3.7%	3.0
13	Stormchaser's TalentEnchantment — Class	Enchantment — Class	3.2%	2.8
14	Day's UndoingSorcery	Sorcery	3.2%	2.4
15	Living EndSorcery	Sorcery	3.0%	3.0
16	Colossal SkyturtleEnchantment Creature — Turtle	Enchantment Creature — Turtle	2.7%	1.1
17	Echoing DeepsLand — Cave	Land — Cave	2.3%	1.0
18	Abstergo EntertainmentLegendary Land	Legendary Land	2.2%	1.0
19	Superior Spider-ManLegendary Creature — Spider Human Hero	Legendary Creature — Spider Human Hero	2.1%	1.1

% of decks

decks of the format that play it in this part

Avg. copies

among the decks that play it

Sideboard (4)

#	Card	Type	% of decks	Avg. copies
1	EnduranceCreature — Elemental Incarnation	Creature — Elemental Incarnation	7.8%	1.5
2	SixLegendary Creature — Treefolk	Legendary Creature — Treefolk	4.9%	1.2
3	Past in FlamesSorcery	Sorcery	3.6%	1.0
4	Cityscape LevelerArtifact Creature — Construct	Artifact Creature — Construct	3.1%	1.0

% 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