Most-Played Cards
Modern Staples
The most-played cards in Modern on Magic Online, ranked by how often they show up in decklists (main deck and sideboard combined), plus share-over-time charts to compare any cards across Challenges and Leagues. Back to Modern metagame.
Most-played Modern cards
Main + sideboard · last 30 days
Top Cards Overall
Non-lands
| # | Card | Cost | % of Decks | # Played |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Consign to Memory |  | 52% | 3.5 |
| 2 | Mystical Dispute |  | 37% | 2.4 |
| 3 | Vexing Bauble |  | 37% | 2.0 |
| 4 | Thoughtseize |  | 31% | 3.5 |
| 5 | Wrath of the Skies |   | 30% | 2.9 |
| 6 | Spell Snare | | 28% | 2.1 |
| 7 | Solitude |  | 27% | 3.8 |
| 8 | Quantum Riddler | | 26% | 3.7 |
| 9 | Prismatic Ending | | 26% | 1.9 |
| 10 | Fatal Push | | 25% | 3.3 |
Top Creatures
| # | Card | Cost | % of Decks | # Played |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Solitude | | 27% | 3.8 |
| 2 | Quantum Riddler | | 26% | 3.7 |
| 3 | Clarion Conqueror | | 20% | 2.2 |
| 4 | Emrakul, the Promised End |  | 17% | 3.1 |
| 5 | Sowing Mycospawn |  | 16% | 3.9 |
| 6 | Psychic Frog | | 15% | 4.0 |
| 7 | Haywire Mite | | 15% | 1.0 |
| 8 | Endurance | | 12% | 2.3 |
| 9 | Devourer of Destiny |   | 11% | 3.0 |
| 10 | Emperor of Bones | | 11% | 2.9 |
Top Spells
| # | Card | Cost | % of Decks | # Played |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Consign to Memory | | 52% | 3.5 |
| 2 | Mystical Dispute | | 37% | 2.4 |
| 3 | Vexing Bauble | | 37% | 2.0 |
| 4 | Thoughtseize | | 31% | 3.5 |
| 5 | Wrath of the Skies | | 30% | 2.9 |
| 6 | Spell Snare | | 28% | 2.1 |
| 7 | Prismatic Ending | | 26% | 1.9 |
| 8 | Fatal Push | | 25% | 3.3 |
| 9 | Surgical Extraction |  | 25% | 1.7 |
| 10 | Grafdigger's Cage | | 24% | 1.5 |
Top Lands
| # | Card | Cost | % of Decks | # Played |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Flooded Strand | — | 35% | 3.4 |
| 2 | Polluted Delta | — | 28% | 2.9 |
| 3 | Steam Vents | — | 27% | 1.9 |
| 4 | Marsh Flats | — | 26% | 3.3 |
| 5 | Boseiju, Who Endures | — | 26% | 1.6 |
| 6 | Wooded Foothills | — | 26% | 2.3 |
| 7 | Arid Mesa | — | 25% | 2.9 |
| 8 | Watery Grave | — | 25% | 1.5 |
| 9 | Hallowed Fountain | — | 24% | 1.3 |
| 10 | Scalding Tarn | — | 24% | 2.4 |
Share over time
Each line shows the share of all Modern decklists running that card (main deck or sideboard), by week. Pick any cards to compare.
Adoption is each card's fraction of every Modern decklist ingested from MTGO Challenges and Leagues, counting main-deck and sideboard copies together. Top Cards Overall excludes lands. The ranking tables use the last 30 days; the chart follows the window selected above. Up to 8 cards can be compared at once.