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 so you can 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 |  | 45% | 3.5 |
| 2 | Vexing Bauble |  | 40% | 1.7 |
| 3 | Mystical Dispute |  | 38% | 2.4 |
| 4 | Wrath of the Skies |   | 32% | 2.8 |
| 5 | Thoughtseize |  | 24% | 3.5 |
| 6 | Damping Sphere | | 24% | 1.8 |
| 7 | High Noon | | 24% | 2.3 |
| 8 | Surgical Extraction |  | 23% | 1.4 |
| 9 | Tormod's Crypt |  | 23% | 2.0 |
| 10 | Force of Negation | | 22% | 2.5 |
Top Creatures
| # | Card | Cost | % of Decks | # Played |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Solitude |  | 21% | 3.6 |
| 2 | Quantum Riddler | | 17% | 3.4 |
| 3 | Psychic Frog | | 16% | 3.9 |
| 4 | Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer |  | 15% | 3.7 |
| 5 | Emrakul, the Promised End |  | 15% | 2.5 |
| 6 | Guide of Souls | | 13% | 4.0 |
| 7 | Ocelot Pride | | 13% | 4.0 |
| 8 | Obsidian Charmaw | | 12% | 2.4 |
| 9 | Glaring Fleshraker |  | 12% | 3.5 |
| 10 | Devourer of Destiny |  | 12% | 3.6 |
Top Spells
| # | Card | Cost | % of Decks | # Played |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Consign to Memory | | 45% | 3.5 |
| 2 | Vexing Bauble | | 40% | 1.7 |
| 3 | Mystical Dispute | | 38% | 2.4 |
| 4 | Wrath of the Skies | | 32% | 2.8 |
| 5 | Thoughtseize | | 24% | 3.5 |
| 6 | Damping Sphere | | 24% | 1.8 |
| 7 | High Noon | | 24% | 2.3 |
| 8 | Surgical Extraction | | 23% | 1.4 |
| 9 | Tormod's Crypt | | 23% | 2.0 |
| 10 | Force of Negation | | 22% | 2.5 |
Top Lands
| # | Card | Cost | % of Decks | # Played |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Flooded Strand | — | 34% | 3.4 |
| 2 | Arid Mesa | — | 33% | 3.2 |
| 3 | Steam Vents | — | 28% | 1.6 |
| 4 | Marsh Flats | — | 25% | 3.1 |
| 5 | Sacred Foundry | — | 25% | 2.4 |
| 6 | Scalding Tarn | — | 25% | 2.3 |
| 7 | Bloodstained Mire | — | 22% | 2.8 |
| 8 | Polluted Delta | — | 21% | 3.4 |
| 9 | Wooded Foothills | — | 21% | 2.2 |
| 10 | Watery Grave | — | 20% | 1.5 |
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.