Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher (Commander) - Budget

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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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Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Gathering Stone
4.5%inclusion2 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Winnowing
4.4%inclusion2 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Keep Out
2.5%inclusion1 decks40 decks
2%synergy
Scarblade's Malice
2.5%inclusion1 decks40 decks
2%synergy
Twilight Diviner
2.5%inclusion1 decks40 decks
0%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Butcher of Malakir
58%inclusion253 decks436 decks
51%synergy
Bartolomé del Presidio
63%inclusion276 decks436 decks
46%synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
54%inclusion236 decks436 decks
43%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
56%inclusion242 decks436 decks
42%synergy
Plaguecrafter
46%inclusion201 decks436 decks
41%synergy
Mavren Fein, Dusk Apostle
45%inclusion196 decks436 decks
39%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
42%inclusion184 decks436 decks
39%synergy
Cordial Vampire
44%inclusion192 decks436 decks
37%synergy
Indulgent Aristocrat
40%inclusion176 decks436 decks
35%synergy
Demon's Disciple
38%inclusion164 decks436 decks
35%synergy
Top Cards
Village Rites
56%inclusion242 decks436 decks
33%synergy
Viscera Seer
53%inclusion232 decks436 decks
32%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
52%inclusion227 decks436 decks
26%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
50%inclusion220 decks436 decks
25%synergy
Blood Artist
47%inclusion205 decks436 decks
16%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
46%inclusion200 decks436 decks
26%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
44%inclusion193 decks436 decks
-20%synergy
March of the Canonized
41%inclusion178 decks436 decks
34%synergy
Accursed Marauder
40%inclusion155 decks384 decks
33%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
39%inclusion170 decks436 decks
33%synergy
Creatures
Redemption Choir
38%inclusion166 decks436 decks
34%synergy
Clavileño, First of the Blessed
37%inclusion160 decks436 decks
34%synergy
Welcoming Vampire
37%inclusion160 decks436 decks
22%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
36%inclusion155 decks436 decks
24%synergy
Merciless Executioner
35%inclusion154 decks436 decks
34%synergy
Cathar Commando
32%inclusion141 decks436 decks
25%synergy
Patron of the Vein
32%inclusion140 decks436 decks
28%synergy
Vito, Fanatic of Aclazotz
31%inclusion135 decks436 decks
28%synergy
Crossway Troublemakers
31%inclusion134 decks436 decks
27%synergy
Twilight Prophet
30%inclusion131 decks436 decks
20%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
30%inclusion130 decks436 decks
19%synergy
Ruthless Lawbringer
30%inclusion123 decks414 decks
26%synergy
Legion Lieutenant
30%inclusion129 decks436 decks
24%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
29%inclusion127 decks436 decks
13%synergy
Sanctum Seeker
29%inclusion126 decks436 decks
24%synergy
Sun Titan
29%inclusion126 decks436 decks
16%synergy
Dusk Legion Sergeant
28%inclusion124 decks436 decks
25%synergy
Bloodghast
28%inclusion122 decks436 decks
22%synergy
Master of Dark Rites
27%inclusion117 decks436 decks
21%synergy
Selfless Spirit
27%inclusion117 decks436 decks
15%synergy
Martyr of Dusk
26%inclusion113 decks436 decks
23%synergy
Drana, Liberator of Malakir
25%inclusion111 decks436 decks
20%synergy
Selfless Savior
25%inclusion110 decks436 decks
23%synergy
Oathsworn Vampire
25%inclusion110 decks436 decks
22%synergy
Dusk Legion Zealot
24%inclusion106 decks436 decks
21%synergy
Cataclysmic Gearhulk
24%inclusion103 decks436 decks
22%synergy
Champion of Dusk
23%inclusion101 decks436 decks
20%synergy
Bloodline Necromancer
23%inclusion99 decks436 decks
20%synergy
Gravelighter
22%inclusion97 decks436 decks
21%synergy
High-Society Hunter
22%inclusion71 decks320 decks
20%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
18%inclusion79 decks436 decks
13%synergy
Burnished Hart
18%inclusion79 decks436 decks
14%synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
17%inclusion76 decks436 decks
6%synergy
Amalia Benavides Aguirre
17%inclusion73 decks436 decks
10%synergy
Grim Haruspex
16%inclusion71 decks436 decks
7%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
16%inclusion71 decks436 decks
-19%synergy
Teysa Karlov
16%inclusion70 decks436 decks
0%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
16%inclusion70 decks436 decks
4%synergy
Bloodtracker
16%inclusion69 decks436 decks
13%synergy
Vona, Butcher of Magan
15%inclusion67 decks436 decks
12%synergy
Order of Sacred Dusk
15%inclusion67 decks436 decks
13%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
15%inclusion66 decks436 decks
6%synergy
Baron Bertram Graywater
14%inclusion60 decks414 decks
9%synergy
Midnight Reaper
14%inclusion62 decks436 decks
7%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
14%inclusion59 decks436 decks
0%synergy
Timothar, Baron of Bats
12%inclusion53 decks436 decks
11%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
12%inclusion21 decks175 decks
3%synergy
Edgar, Charmed Groom
11%inclusion49 decks436 decks
7%synergy
Acolyte of Aclazotz
11%inclusion48 decks436 decks
10%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
11%inclusion47 decks436 decks
4%synergy
Instants
Utter End
32%inclusion141 decks436 decks
19%synergy
Deadly Dispute
32%inclusion140 decks436 decks
11%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
27%inclusion118 decks436 decks
16%synergy
Path to Exile
26%inclusion115 decks436 decks
-23%synergy
Return to Dust
24%inclusion104 decks436 decks
19%synergy
Despark
23%inclusion101 decks436 decks
-8%synergy
Fanatical Offering
21%inclusion91 decks436 decks
18%synergy
Generous Gift
18%inclusion77 decks436 decks
-7%synergy
Mortify
14%inclusion61 decks436 decks
-9%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
9.2%inclusion40 decks436 decks
-5%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
8.9%inclusion39 decks436 decks
7%synergy
Soul Shatter
8.7%inclusion38 decks436 decks
7%synergy
Dark Ritual
8.7%inclusion38 decks436 decks
-15%synergy
Kaya's Guile
8.0%inclusion35 decks436 decks
5%synergy
Tragic Slip
8.0%inclusion35 decks436 decks
4%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
7.6%inclusion33 decks436 decks
-33%synergy
Nasty End
7.3%inclusion32 decks436 decks
4%synergy
Flare of Malice
6.7%inclusion26 decks390 decks
4%synergy
Disenchant
6.0%inclusion26 decks436 decks
2%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
5.9%inclusion23 decks387 decks
4%synergy
Murder
5.7%inclusion25 decks436 decks
2%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
5.5%inclusion24 decks436 decks
0%synergy
Fracture
5.5%inclusion24 decks436 decks
-14%synergy
Costly Plunder
5.3%inclusion23 decks436 decks
3%synergy
Treacherous Greed
5.0%inclusion22 decks436 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Austere Command
35%inclusion154 decks436 decks
17%synergy
Tragic Arrogance
32%inclusion140 decks436 decks
29%synergy
Victimize
29%inclusion128 decks436 decks
11%synergy
Damn
28%inclusion124 decks436 decks
-5%synergy
New Blood
28%inclusion122 decks436 decks
24%synergy
Olivia's Wrath
26%inclusion114 decks436 decks
22%synergy
Promise of Loyalty
22%inclusion95 decks436 decks
18%synergy
Rite of Oblivion
22%inclusion94 decks436 decks
12%synergy
Pact of the Serpent
19%inclusion85 decks436 decks
16%synergy
Single Combat
19%inclusion81 decks436 decks
17%synergy
Sign in Blood
17%inclusion72 decks436 decks
-1%synergy
Innocent Blood
12%inclusion51 decks436 decks
11%synergy
Read the Bones
11%inclusion50 decks436 decks
1%synergy
Night's Whisper
11%inclusion47 decks436 decks
-6%synergy
By Invitation Only
11%inclusion47 decks436 decks
10%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
9.4%inclusion41 decks436 decks
0%synergy
Dread Return
8.5%inclusion37 decks436 decks
5%synergy
Feed the Swarm
7.6%inclusion33 decks436 decks
0%synergy
Eaten Alive
7.3%inclusion32 decks436 decks
6%synergy
Smallpox
6.9%inclusion30 decks436 decks
7%synergy
Covetous Elegy
6.9%inclusion30 decks436 decks
6%synergy
Worthy Cost
6.8%inclusion16 decks236 decks
6%synergy
Extract a Confession
5.7%inclusion25 decks436 decks
6%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
5.3%inclusion23 decks436 decks
-1%synergy
Buried Alive
5.3%inclusion23 decks436 decks
-1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Blade of the Bloodchief
36%inclusion159 decks436 decks
31%synergy
Glass-Cast Heart
32%inclusion141 decks436 decks
28%synergy
Tarrian's Soulcleaver
17%inclusion75 decks436 decks
15%synergy
Heirloom Blade
17%inclusion74 decks436 decks
15%synergy
Wedding Invitation
16%inclusion69 decks436 decks
15%synergy
Tarrian's Journal
13%inclusion57 decks436 decks
10%synergy
Tithing Blade
13%inclusion55 decks436 decks
11%synergy
Lightning Greaves
10%inclusion42 decks436 decks
-10%synergy
Collector's Vault
8.0%inclusion35 decks436 decks
6%synergy
Ravenous Amulet
7.5%inclusion24 decks319 decks
7%synergy
Skullclamp
5.7%inclusion25 decks436 decks
-21%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
5.0%inclusion22 decks436 decks
2%synergy
Enchantments
Etchings of the Chosen
34%inclusion150 decks436 decks
27%synergy
Vampiric Rites
32%inclusion141 decks436 decks
25%synergy
Promise of Aclazotz
24%inclusion103 decks436 decks
21%synergy
Radiant Destiny
20%inclusion86 decks436 decks
17%synergy
Kindred Boon
20%inclusion86 decks436 decks
18%synergy
Seal of Cleansing
19%inclusion82 decks436 decks
16%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
17%inclusion76 decks436 decks
0%synergy
Life Insurance
17%inclusion72 decks436 decks
13%synergy
Feast of the Victorious Dead
15%inclusion67 decks436 decks
10%synergy
Exquisite Blood
14%inclusion63 decks436 decks
-3%synergy
Barrensteppe Siege
12%inclusion32 decks260 decks
9%synergy
Martyr's Bond
10%inclusion45 decks436 decks
9%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
10%inclusion44 decks436 decks
-19%synergy
Tolls of War
9.2%inclusion10 decks109 decks
8%synergy
Doom Foretold
8.7%inclusion38 decks436 decks
8%synergy
Lunar Convocation
8.4%inclusion30 decks356 decks
-3%synergy
Sanguine Bond
7.6%inclusion33 decks436 decks
-13%synergy
Obsessive Pursuit
7.5%inclusion8 decks107 decks
6%synergy
The Eldest Reborn
6.9%inclusion30 decks436 decks
6%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
6.0%inclusion26 decks436 decks
-3%synergy
Angelic Renewal
5.5%inclusion24 decks436 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
31%inclusion133 decks436 decks
25%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
44%inclusion194 decks436 decks
25%synergy
Bojuka Bog
42%inclusion185 decks436 decks
-1%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
41%inclusion178 decks436 decks
7%synergy
Temple of the False God
23%inclusion101 decks436 decks
15%synergy
Windbrisk Heights
18%inclusion80 decks436 decks
12%synergy
Hidden Necropolis
8.9%inclusion39 decks436 decks
8%synergy
Hidden Courtyard
8.7%inclusion38 decks436 decks
7%synergy
Volatile Fault
7.3%inclusion32 decks436 decks
6%synergy
High Market
6.7%inclusion29 decks436 decks
-5%synergy
Field of Ruin
6.2%inclusion27 decks436 decks
4%synergy
Reliquary Tower
5.0%inclusion22 decks436 decks
-18%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
79%inclusion345 decks436 decks
-1%synergy
Sol Ring
78%inclusion338 decks436 decks
-7%synergy
Orzhov Signet
67%inclusion290 decks436 decks
10%synergy
Mind Stone
61%inclusion268 decks436 decks
37%synergy
Commander's Sphere
61%inclusion267 decks436 decks
45%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
50%inclusion220 decks436 decks
-2%synergy
Fellwar Stone
19%inclusion81 decks436 decks
-2%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
10%inclusion44 decks436 decks
4%synergy
Marble Diamond
10%inclusion43 decks436 decks
4%synergy
Orzhov Cluestone
7.1%inclusion31 decks436 decks
5%synergy
Thought Vessel
6.9%inclusion30 decks436 decks
-7%synergy
Orzhov Locket
6.0%inclusion26 decks436 decks
3%synergy
Blitzball
5.1%inclusion10 decks196 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion434 decks436 decks
2%synergy
Plains
99%inclusion432 decks436 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
80%inclusion348 decks436 decks
-7%synergy
Temple of Silence
59%inclusion256 decks436 decks
18%synergy
Tainted Field
58%inclusion252 decks436 decks
6%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
56%inclusion246 decks436 decks
15%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
55%inclusion241 decks436 decks
14%synergy
Isolated Chapel
55%inclusion240 decks436 decks
-11%synergy
Evolving Wilds
53%inclusion231 decks436 decks
32%synergy
Myriad Landscape
52%inclusion226 decks436 decks
32%synergy
Path of Ancestry
49%inclusion215 decks436 decks
26%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
45%inclusion197 decks436 decks
31%synergy
Voldaren Estate
32%inclusion141 decks436 decks
27%synergy
Caves of Koilos
29%inclusion126 decks436 decks
-28%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
26%inclusion112 decks436 decks
20%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
25%inclusion110 decks436 decks
19%synergy
Scoured Barrens
25%inclusion108 decks436 decks
1%synergy
Exotic Orchard
18%inclusion77 decks436 decks
-7%synergy
Obscura Storefront
17%inclusion74 decks436 decks
13%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
15%inclusion64 decks436 decks
6%synergy
Escape Tunnel
14%inclusion59 decks436 decks
12%synergy
Fetid Heath
12%inclusion51 decks436 decks
-27%synergy
Promising Vein
11%inclusion50 decks436 decks
10%synergy
Desolate Mire
10%inclusion44 decks431 decks
-5%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
9.4%inclusion41 decks436 decks
-11%synergy
Misty Palms Oasis
9.2%inclusion10 decks109 decks
8%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
8.7%inclusion38 decks436 decks
-2%synergy
Shire Terrace
7.1%inclusion31 decks436 decks
6%synergy
Demolition Field
7.1%inclusion31 decks436 decks
4%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
6.9%inclusion30 decks436 decks
-1%synergy
Forsaken Sanctuary
6.4%inclusion28 decks436 decks
2%synergy
Esper Panorama
5.7%inclusion25 decks436 decks
5%synergy
Thriving Moor
5.3%inclusion23 decks436 decks
3%synergy
Ash Barrens
5.0%inclusion22 decks436 decks
1%synergy