A Magic: The Gathering (MTG) sideboard is a collection of cards that a player can use to replace certain cards in their main deck for specific matchups. The sideboard is separate from the main deck and can only be accessed between games in a match.

In a tournament, players are often allowed to make changes to their deck between games, including adding or removing cards from the sideboard. This allows players to adjust their strategy and counter the specific deck that they are playing against. For example, if a player is facing a deck that heavily relies on graveyard strategies, they could use cards from their sideboard that specifically target graveyards to improve their chances of winning.

In the Modern format, the sideboard can vary based on the category of a generic one or archetype-specific kind of cards which we call “hate cards.” The cards that can be added are to be considered as some new archetypes enter the format with every new set released.

Here are the top card choices in the players’ sideboard pile in the Modern format as of the end of 2022.

1. Rest in Peace – A powerful graveyard hate card that can shut down many strategies in Modern.
2. Blood Moon – A versatile card that can disrupt many decks that rely on non-basic lands.
3. Stony Silence – A powerful card against artifact-based decks like Affinity and Tron.
4. Veil of Summer – A great card against control decks that rely on counterspells and removal.
5. Surgical Extraction – A powerful card against graveyard-based strategies like Dredge and Phoenix.
6. Collective Brutality – A versatile card that can be used for removal, hand disruption, or life gain.
7. Veil of Summer – A great card against control decks that rely on counterspells and removal.
8. Kambal, Consul of Allocation – A powerful card against spell-based decks like Storm and Ad Nauseam.
9. Timely Reinforcements – A great card against aggressive decks like Burn and Hollow One.
10. Disenchant – A versatile card that can be used to remove problematic artifacts and enchantments.