Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher (Commander) - Budget Aristocrats

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Nick Price
Jan 14, 2026
The Top 10 Most Played Persist Cards in Commander
With Lorwyn Eclipsed giving us new cards with persist let's see which cards featuring the mechanic have sat in the most Commander decks.
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Foot Headquarters
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Bartolomé del Presidio
72%inclusion42 decks58 decks
56%synergy
Accursed Marauder
58%inclusion29 decks50 decks
50%synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
60%inclusion35 decks58 decks
50%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
62%inclusion36 decks58 decks
49%synergy
Plaguecrafter
53%inclusion31 decks58 decks
49%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
52%inclusion30 decks58 decks
48%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
52%inclusion30 decks58 decks
45%synergy
Merciless Executioner
47%inclusion27 decks58 decks
45%synergy
Mavren Fein, Dusk Apostle
50%inclusion29 decks58 decks
44%synergy
Redemption Choir
48%inclusion28 decks58 decks
44%synergy
Top Cards
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
62%inclusion36 decks58 decks
42%synergy
Viscera Seer
62%inclusion36 decks58 decks
41%synergy
Village Rites
60%inclusion35 decks58 decks
38%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
59%inclusion34 decks58 decks
33%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
57%inclusion33 decks58 decks
31%synergy
Vampiric Rites
52%inclusion30 decks58 decks
44%synergy
Victimize
48%inclusion28 decks58 decks
30%synergy
March of the Canonized
48%inclusion28 decks58 decks
42%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
47%inclusion27 decks58 decks
-18%synergy
Demon's Disciple
47%inclusion27 decks58 decks
44%synergy
Creatures
Cordial Vampire
43%inclusion25 decks58 decks
36%synergy
Clavileño, First of the Blessed
41%inclusion24 decks58 decks
39%synergy
Blood Artist
41%inclusion24 decks58 decks
10%synergy
Welcoming Vampire
41%inclusion24 decks58 decks
27%synergy
Vito, Fanatic of Aclazotz
41%inclusion24 decks58 decks
38%synergy
Indulgent Aristocrat
41%inclusion24 decks58 decks
36%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
40%inclusion23 decks58 decks
24%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
40%inclusion23 decks58 decks
28%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
40%inclusion23 decks58 decks
28%synergy
Ruthless Lawbringer
38%inclusion22 decks58 decks
34%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
34%inclusion20 decks58 decks
28%synergy
Cathar Commando
34%inclusion20 decks58 decks
27%synergy
Twilight Prophet
34%inclusion20 decks58 decks
24%synergy
Gravelighter
33%inclusion19 decks58 decks
32%synergy
Selfless Spirit
31%inclusion18 decks58 decks
20%synergy
Martyr of Dusk
31%inclusion18 decks58 decks
28%synergy
Patron of the Vein
31%inclusion18 decks58 decks
27%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
31%inclusion18 decks58 decks
-4%synergy
Crossway Troublemakers
29%inclusion17 decks58 decks
26%synergy
Master of Dark Rites
29%inclusion17 decks58 decks
23%synergy
Selfless Savior
28%inclusion16 decks58 decks
25%synergy
Teysa Karlov
28%inclusion16 decks58 decks
12%synergy
Sanctum Seeker
28%inclusion16 decks58 decks
22%synergy
High-Society Hunter
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
24%synergy
Cataclysmic Gearhulk
26%inclusion15 decks58 decks
25%synergy
Dusk Legion Sergeant
26%inclusion15 decks58 decks
23%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
26%inclusion15 decks58 decks
10%synergy
Sun Titan
26%inclusion15 decks58 decks
13%synergy
Grim Haruspex
24%inclusion14 decks58 decks
15%synergy
Legion Lieutenant
22%inclusion13 decks58 decks
17%synergy
Champion of Dusk
21%inclusion12 decks58 decks
17%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
21%inclusion12 decks58 decks
-1%synergy
Dusk Legion Zealot
21%inclusion12 decks58 decks
18%synergy
Edgar, Charmed Groom
21%inclusion12 decks58 decks
17%synergy
Oathsworn Vampire
21%inclusion12 decks58 decks
18%synergy
Bloodghast
21%inclusion12 decks58 decks
15%synergy
Bloodline Necromancer
21%inclusion12 decks58 decks
18%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
11%synergy
Burnished Hart
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
15%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
10%synergy
Fiendish Panda
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
15%synergy
Amalia Benavides Aguirre
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
11%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Agent Venom
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
13%synergy
Slum Reaper
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
14%synergy
Fain, the Broker
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
10%synergy
Drana, Liberator of Malakir
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Carrion Feeder
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Baron Bertram Graywater
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Midnight Reaper
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Deadly Dispute
41%inclusion24 decks58 decks
20%synergy
Fanatical Offering
33%inclusion19 decks58 decks
30%synergy
Path to Exile
33%inclusion19 decks58 decks
-17%synergy
Generous Gift
28%inclusion16 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
28%inclusion16 decks58 decks
17%synergy
Utter End
28%inclusion16 decks58 decks
15%synergy
Despark
22%inclusion13 decks58 decks
-9%synergy
Dark Ritual
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
-7%synergy
Return to Dust
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
13%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
2%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
-26%synergy
Vona's Hunger
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
10%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Flare of Malice
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
7%synergy
Maximum Overdrive
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Kaya's Guile
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Soul Shatter
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Undying Malice
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Not Dead After All
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Altar's Reap
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Disenchant
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Fracture
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
-12%synergy
Dual-Sun Technique
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Duty Beyond Death
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
3%synergy
Go for the Throat
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
0%synergy
Doom Blade
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Mortify
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
-17%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Feign Death
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Tragic Slip
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
1%synergy
Sorceries
Tragic Arrogance
41%inclusion24 decks58 decks
39%synergy
Austere Command
33%inclusion19 decks58 decks
15%synergy
Rite of Oblivion
31%inclusion18 decks58 decks
22%synergy
New Blood
26%inclusion15 decks58 decks
22%synergy
Olivia's Wrath
26%inclusion15 decks58 decks
21%synergy
Damn
26%inclusion15 decks58 decks
-7%synergy
Promise of Loyalty
24%inclusion14 decks58 decks
20%synergy
Single Combat
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
16%synergy
Innocent Blood
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
17%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Feed the Swarm
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Sign in Blood
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
-4%synergy
By Invitation Only
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
13%synergy
Embrace Oblivion
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
13%synergy
Dread Return
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
9%synergy
Pact of the Serpent
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Worthy Cost
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
10%synergy
Read the Bones
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
0%synergy
Winnowing
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Bone Shards
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Night's Whisper
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
-9%synergy
Buried Alive
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
2%synergy
Diresight
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Final Vengeance
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
6%synergy
Bone Splinters
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Unearth
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
2%synergy
Eaten Alive
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Hymn of the Faller
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Tragic Trajectory
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Season of Loss
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Commune with Evil
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Rush of Dread
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
-5%synergy
Exsanguinate
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
-7%synergy
Ascend from Avernus
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
1%synergy
Annihilating Glare
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Final Parting
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Covetous Elegy
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Glass-Cast Heart
38%inclusion22 decks58 decks
34%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
34%inclusion20 decks58 decks
29%synergy
Tarrian's Soulcleaver
24%inclusion14 decks58 decks
22%synergy
Ravenous Amulet
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
23%synergy
Tarrian's Journal
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
12%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
-5%synergy
Lightning Greaves
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
-6%synergy
Wedding Invitation
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
13%synergy
Pyre of Heroes
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Skullclamp
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
-18%synergy
Heirloom Blade
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Collector's Vault
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Tithing Blade
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
4%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
1%synergy
Norn's Wellspring
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
2%synergy
Expedition Map
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Bastion of Remembrance
34%inclusion20 decks58 decks
17%synergy
Etchings of the Chosen
33%inclusion19 decks58 decks
26%synergy
Promise of Aclazotz
33%inclusion19 decks58 decks
30%synergy
Obsessive Pursuit
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
26%synergy
Seal of Cleansing
24%inclusion14 decks58 decks
21%synergy
Life Insurance
21%inclusion12 decks58 decks
17%synergy
Feast of the Victorious Dead
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
14%synergy
Barrensteppe Siege
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Kindred Boon
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
14%synergy
Lunar Convocation
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
2%synergy
Ghoulish Procession
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
9%synergy
Black Market
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Exquisite Blood
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
-6%synergy
Tolls of War
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Grave Venerations
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Momentum Breaker
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Hour of Victory
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Martyr's Bond
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
-21%synergy
Hidden Stockpile
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Angelic Renewal
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Into the Pit
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Thran Vigil
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Radiant Destiny
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
5%synergy
The Eldest Reborn
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
-2%synergy
Sanguine Bond
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
-14%synergy
Teval's Judgment
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
3%synergy
Felidar Retreat
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
2%synergy
Open the Graves
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Seal of Doom
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Call the Bloodline
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Monologue Tax
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
2%synergy
Battles
Invasion of New Capenna
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
34%inclusion20 decks58 decks
29%synergy
The Eternal Wanderer
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
55%inclusion32 decks58 decks
35%synergy
Bojuka Bog
52%inclusion30 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
43%inclusion25 decks58 decks
10%synergy
Windbrisk Heights
28%inclusion16 decks58 decks
22%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
12%synergy
Temple of the False God
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
6%synergy
High Market
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
-1%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Field of Ruin
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Barren Moor
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Mortuary Mire
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
2%synergy
The Fair Basilica
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Restless Fortress
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
0%synergy
Secluded Steppe
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
2%synergy
Volatile Fault
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Hidden Courtyard
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Castle Ardenvale
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
84%inclusion49 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Sol Ring
78%inclusion45 decks58 decks
-7%synergy
Orzhov Signet
69%inclusion40 decks58 decks
13%synergy
Mind Stone
64%inclusion37 decks58 decks
40%synergy
Commander's Sphere
60%inclusion35 decks58 decks
45%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
57%inclusion33 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Fellwar Stone
21%inclusion12 decks58 decks
0%synergy
Blitzball
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
10%synergy
Orzhov Cluestone
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Thought Vessel
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
-5%synergy
Marble Diamond
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion58 decks58 decks
2%synergy
Plains
98%inclusion57 decks58 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
90%inclusion52 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
74%inclusion43 decks58 decks
33%synergy
Tainted Field
67%inclusion39 decks58 decks
16%synergy
Temple of Silence
67%inclusion39 decks58 decks
27%synergy
Isolated Chapel
62%inclusion36 decks58 decks
-4%synergy
Myriad Landscape
53%inclusion31 decks58 decks
34%synergy
Path of Ancestry
48%inclusion28 decks58 decks
25%synergy
Evolving Wilds
48%inclusion28 decks58 decks
28%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
48%inclusion28 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Caves of Koilos
41%inclusion24 decks58 decks
-16%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
36%inclusion21 decks58 decks
22%synergy
Exotic Orchard
22%inclusion13 decks58 decks
-2%synergy
Desolate Mire
21%inclusion12 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
21%inclusion12 decks58 decks
15%synergy
Scoured Barrens
21%inclusion12 decks58 decks
-3%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
13%synergy
Voldaren Estate
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
14%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
-4%synergy
Fetid Heath
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
-24%synergy
Shire Terrace
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
13%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
2%synergy
Demolition Field
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
0%synergy
Obscura Storefront
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Misty Palms Oasis
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Escape Tunnel
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Thriving Heath
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Ash Barrens
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Promising Vein
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Thriving Moor
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Command Bridge
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Fabled Passage
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
-4%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
-30%synergy
Forlorn Flats
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
0%synergy