Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher (Commander) - Core

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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
Hidden Hideout
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Super Shredder
1.9%inclusion2 decks107 decks
1%synergy
South Wind Avatar
1.8%inclusion1 decks55 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
69%inclusion336 decks484 decks
50%synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
59%inclusion286 decks484 decks
49%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
58%inclusion280 decks484 decks
46%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
52%inclusion252 decks484 decks
46%synergy
Bartolomé del Presidio
61%inclusion296 decks484 decks
44%synergy
Cordial Vampire
50%inclusion244 decks484 decks
43%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
49%inclusion235 decks484 decks
43%synergy
Plaguecrafter
46%inclusion221 decks484 decks
41%synergy
Master of Dark Rites
46%inclusion223 decks484 decks
40%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
65%inclusion314 decks484 decks
39%synergy
Top Cards
Blood Artist
63%inclusion305 decks484 decks
32%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
62%inclusion299 decks484 decks
-2%synergy
Viscera Seer
58%inclusion281 decks484 decks
37%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
57%inclusion278 decks484 decks
32%synergy
Village Rites
54%inclusion262 decks484 decks
32%synergy
Welcoming Vampire
48%inclusion230 decks484 decks
33%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
47%inclusion227 decks484 decks
34%synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
46%inclusion224 decks484 decks
35%synergy
Accursed Marauder
44%inclusion199 decks450 decks
37%synergy
Damn
44%inclusion211 decks484 decks
11%synergy
Creatures
Twilight Prophet
42%inclusion203 decks484 decks
32%synergy
Indulgent Aristocrat
40%inclusion196 decks484 decks
36%synergy
Redemption Choir
40%inclusion195 decks484 decks
36%synergy
Bloodghast
39%inclusion188 decks484 decks
33%synergy
Clavileño, First of the Blessed
37%inclusion181 decks484 decks
35%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
37%inclusion181 decks484 decks
34%synergy
Mavren Fein, Dusk Apostle
37%inclusion180 decks484 decks
31%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
35%inclusion168 decks484 decks
23%synergy
Patron of the Vein
32%inclusion155 decks484 decks
28%synergy
Demon's Disciple
32%inclusion155 decks484 decks
29%synergy
Dusk Legion Sergeant
31%inclusion151 decks484 decks
28%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
31%inclusion149 decks484 decks
25%synergy
Crossway Troublemakers
31%inclusion148 decks484 decks
27%synergy
Selfless Spirit
30%inclusion145 decks484 decks
19%synergy
Merciless Executioner
29%inclusion141 decks484 decks
27%synergy
Sanctum Seeker
29%inclusion140 decks484 decks
24%synergy
Vito, Fanatic of Aclazotz
28%inclusion137 decks484 decks
25%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
27%inclusion133 decks484 decks
12%synergy
Legion Lieutenant
27%inclusion130 decks484 decks
22%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
26%inclusion127 decks484 decks
15%synergy
Sun Titan
26%inclusion127 decks484 decks
14%synergy
Champion of Dusk
26%inclusion126 decks484 decks
23%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
26%inclusion125 decks484 decks
10%synergy
Drana, Liberator of Malakir
26%inclusion124 decks484 decks
20%synergy
Cathar Commando
26%inclusion124 decks484 decks
19%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
24%inclusion117 decks484 decks
17%synergy
Teysa Karlov
24%inclusion115 decks484 decks
8%synergy
Ruthless Lawbringer
23%inclusion112 decks480 decks
20%synergy
Cataclysmic Gearhulk
23%inclusion110 decks484 decks
22%synergy
Dusk Legion Zealot
22%inclusion107 decks484 decks
19%synergy
Oathsworn Vampire
22%inclusion105 decks484 decks
19%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
21%inclusion104 decks484 decks
0%synergy
Martyr of Dusk
21%inclusion102 decks484 decks
18%synergy
Bloodline Necromancer
20%inclusion98 decks484 decks
18%synergy
Amalia Benavides Aguirre
20%inclusion96 decks484 decks
13%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
19%inclusion93 decks484 decks
-15%synergy
Selfless Savior
19%inclusion92 decks484 decks
16%synergy
Gravelighter
18%inclusion88 decks484 decks
17%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
18%inclusion88 decks484 decks
-4%synergy
High-Society Hunter
18%inclusion64 decks356 decks
16%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
18%inclusion87 decks484 decks
-2%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
17%inclusion80 decks484 decks
12%synergy
Edgar, Charmed Groom
16%inclusion79 decks484 decks
12%synergy
Order of Sacred Dusk
16%inclusion78 decks484 decks
14%synergy
Grim Haruspex
16%inclusion78 decks484 decks
7%synergy
Vona, Butcher of Magan
15%inclusion73 decks484 decks
12%synergy
Warren Soultrader
15%inclusion68 decks455 decks
6%synergy
Preacher of the Schism
14%inclusion70 decks484 decks
11%synergy
Bloodtracker
14%inclusion66 decks484 decks
11%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
12%inclusion60 decks484 decks
-1%synergy
Instants
Deadly Dispute
38%inclusion186 decks484 decks
17%synergy
Path to Exile
34%inclusion165 decks484 decks
-15%synergy
Utter End
30%inclusion144 decks484 decks
17%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
25%inclusion121 decks484 decks
-15%synergy
Return to Dust
19%inclusion94 decks484 decks
15%synergy
Dark Ritual
19%inclusion91 decks484 decks
-5%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
19%inclusion90 decks484 decks
8%synergy
Generous Gift
17%inclusion82 decks484 decks
-7%synergy
Flare of Malice
17%inclusion77 decks455 decks
14%synergy
Vona's Hunger
17%inclusion80 decks484 decks
16%synergy
Despark
15%inclusion72 decks484 decks
-16%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
15%inclusion72 decks484 decks
13%synergy
Soul Shatter
14%inclusion69 decks484 decks
13%synergy
Fanatical Offering
14%inclusion66 decks484 decks
11%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
11%inclusion54 decks484 decks
-3%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
8.9%inclusion43 decks484 decks
-2%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
8.3%inclusion40 decks484 decks
2%synergy
Mortify
8.1%inclusion39 decks484 decks
-15%synergy
Kaya's Guile
7.6%inclusion37 decks484 decks
5%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
7.3%inclusion33 decks455 decks
0%synergy
Fracture
6.4%inclusion31 decks484 decks
-13%synergy
Inkshield
6.4%inclusion31 decks484 decks
-11%synergy
Get Lost
5.8%inclusion28 decks484 decks
2%synergy
Fell the Profane
5.5%inclusion25 decks455 decks
-7%synergy
Sorceries
Austere Command
38%inclusion186 decks484 decks
21%synergy
Victimize
33%inclusion158 decks484 decks
15%synergy
Olivia's Wrath
30%inclusion146 decks484 decks
26%synergy
Tragic Arrogance
29%inclusion139 decks484 decks
26%synergy
New Blood
29%inclusion138 decks484 decks
25%synergy
Pact of the Serpent
25%inclusion119 decks484 decks
21%synergy
Promise of Loyalty
18%inclusion88 decks484 decks
15%synergy
Rite of Oblivion
16%inclusion76 decks484 decks
7%synergy
Single Combat
14%inclusion67 decks484 decks
12%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
13%inclusion45 decks355 decks
7%synergy
Reanimate
10%inclusion50 decks484 decks
-5%synergy
By Invitation Only
9.3%inclusion45 decks484 decks
8%synergy
Diabolic Intent
9.1%inclusion44 decks484 decks
-1%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
9.1%inclusion44 decks484 decks
-1%synergy
Innocent Blood
8.9%inclusion43 decks484 decks
8%synergy
Night's Whisper
8.9%inclusion43 decks484 decks
-8%synergy
Buried Alive
8.5%inclusion41 decks484 decks
2%synergy
Sign in Blood
7.9%inclusion38 decks484 decks
-10%synergy
Exsanguinate
7.6%inclusion37 decks484 decks
-5%synergy
Dread Return
7.0%inclusion34 decks484 decks
4%synergy
Toxic Deluge
6.8%inclusion33 decks484 decks
-10%synergy
Read the Bones
6.6%inclusion32 decks484 decks
-3%synergy
Make an Example
6.4%inclusion31 decks484 decks
6%synergy
Feed the Swarm
5.6%inclusion27 decks484 decks
-2%synergy
Smallpox
5.6%inclusion27 decks484 decks
5%synergy
Vindicate
5.4%inclusion26 decks484 decks
-7%synergy
Will of the Abzan
5.4%inclusion11 decks205 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
27%inclusion132 decks484 decks
7%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
26%inclusion125 decks484 decks
7%synergy
Glass-Cast Heart
24%inclusion117 decks484 decks
20%synergy
Tarrian's Soulcleaver
21%inclusion103 decks484 decks
19%synergy
Skullclamp
18%inclusion89 decks484 decks
-8%synergy
Heirloom Blade
15%inclusion73 decks484 decks
14%synergy
Tarrian's Journal
14%inclusion66 decks484 decks
10%synergy
Wedding Invitation
10%inclusion50 decks484 decks
9%synergy
Tithing Blade
9.3%inclusion45 decks484 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
8.7%inclusion42 decks484 decks
-3%synergy
Expedition Map
6.6%inclusion32 decks484 decks
4%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
6.2%inclusion30 decks484 decks
3%synergy
Collector's Vault
6.2%inclusion30 decks484 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
March of the Canonized
37%inclusion179 decks484 decks
31%synergy
Exquisite Blood
35%inclusion168 decks484 decks
18%synergy
Etchings of the Chosen
32%inclusion157 decks484 decks
25%synergy
Vampiric Rites
25%inclusion121 decks484 decks
17%synergy
Grave Pact
23%inclusion109 decks484 decks
13%synergy
Sanguine Bond
22%inclusion107 decks484 decks
2%synergy
Promise of Aclazotz
21%inclusion102 decks484 decks
18%synergy
Radiant Destiny
18%inclusion85 decks484 decks
15%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
17%inclusion82 decks484 decks
-13%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
16%inclusion79 decks484 decks
-1%synergy
Kindred Boon
16%inclusion78 decks484 decks
15%synergy
Black Market Connections
14%inclusion70 decks484 decks
-7%synergy
Seal of Cleansing
11%inclusion54 decks484 decks
8%synergy
Life Insurance
11%inclusion54 decks484 decks
8%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
11%inclusion54 decks484 decks
5%synergy
Barrensteppe Siege
10%inclusion24 decks239 decks
7%synergy
Martyr's Bond
10%inclusion48 decks484 decks
9%synergy
Feast of the Victorious Dead
10%inclusion46 decks484 decks
4%synergy
Legion's Landing
8.3%inclusion40 decks484 decks
5%synergy
Black Market
7.6%inclusion37 decks484 decks
1%synergy
Obsessive Pursuit
7.4%inclusion7 decks95 decks
6%synergy
Lunar Convocation
7.0%inclusion29 decks415 decks
-4%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
6.8%inclusion31 decks453 decks
1%synergy
Doom Foretold
6.6%inclusion32 decks484 decks
6%synergy
Into the Pit
6.1%inclusion23 decks376 decks
5%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
5.8%inclusion28 decks484 decks
-5%synergy
Animate Dead
5.6%inclusion27 decks484 decks
-3%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
5.4%inclusion26 decks484 decks
-4%synergy
Court of Ardenvale
5.2%inclusion25 decks484 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
27%inclusion129 decks484 decks
21%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
12%inclusion58 decks484 decks
5%synergy
Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord
8.9%inclusion43 decks484 decks
7%synergy
The Eternal Wanderer
7.2%inclusion35 decks484 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
59%inclusion285 decks484 decks
15%synergy
Rogue's Passage
55%inclusion264 decks484 decks
35%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
51%inclusion248 decks484 decks
18%synergy
Windbrisk Heights
26%inclusion126 decks484 decks
20%synergy
Temple of the False God
21%inclusion102 decks484 decks
13%synergy
High Market
18%inclusion85 decks484 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
16%inclusion76 decks484 decks
-1%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
10%inclusion44 decks455 decks
5%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
8.7%inclusion14 decks161 decks
3%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
7.2%inclusion35 decks484 decks
-14%synergy
Hidden Necropolis
6.8%inclusion33 decks484 decks
6%synergy
Volatile Fault
6.4%inclusion31 decks484 decks
6%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
6.2%inclusion9 decks145 decks
1%synergy
Ghost Quarter
6.2%inclusion30 decks484 decks
4%synergy
Hidden Courtyard
6.2%inclusion30 decks484 decks
5%synergy
Westvale Abbey
6.0%inclusion29 decks484 decks
-2%synergy
Reliquary Tower
6.0%inclusion29 decks484 decks
-17%synergy
Field of Ruin
6.0%inclusion29 decks484 decks
4%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
5.7%inclusion16 decks279 decks
4%synergy
Dalkovan Encampment
5.6%inclusion12 decks213 decks
3%synergy
Restless Fortress
5.6%inclusion27 decks484 decks
-1%synergy
Cabal Coffers
5.2%inclusion25 decks484 decks
-6%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
5.2%inclusion25 decks484 decks
-6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
85%inclusion410 decks484 decks
0%synergy
Arcane Signet
84%inclusion408 decks484 decks
4%synergy
Orzhov Signet
70%inclusion339 decks484 decks
14%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
67%inclusion322 decks484 decks
14%synergy
Mind Stone
61%inclusion294 decks484 decks
37%synergy
Commander's Sphere
52%inclusion254 decks484 decks
37%synergy
Fellwar Stone
16%inclusion79 decks484 decks
-4%synergy
Thought Vessel
6.8%inclusion33 decks484 decks
-7%synergy
Blitzball
5.0%inclusion8 decks160 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Swamp
99%inclusion478 decks484 decks
1%synergy
Plains
98%inclusion476 decks484 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
88%inclusion428 decks484 decks
2%synergy
Isolated Chapel
76%inclusion370 decks484 decks
10%synergy
Tainted Field
71%inclusion342 decks484 decks
19%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
65%inclusion315 decks484 decks
24%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
57%inclusion275 decks484 decks
16%synergy
Temple of Silence
57%inclusion275 decks484 decks
17%synergy
Myriad Landscape
53%inclusion256 decks484 decks
33%synergy
Path of Ancestry
50%inclusion243 decks484 decks
27%synergy
Evolving Wilds
45%inclusion217 decks484 decks
24%synergy
Caves of Koilos
40%inclusion192 decks484 decks
-17%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
39%inclusion189 decks484 decks
25%synergy
Voldaren Estate
38%inclusion184 decks484 decks
33%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
36%inclusion174 decks484 decks
29%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
35%inclusion170 decks484 decks
29%synergy
Godless Shrine
26%inclusion128 decks484 decks
-24%synergy
Scoured Barrens
19%inclusion92 decks484 decks
-5%synergy
Marsh Flats
18%inclusion89 decks484 decks
-11%synergy
Fetid Heath
18%inclusion88 decks484 decks
-21%synergy
Vault of Champions
18%inclusion87 decks484 decks
-22%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
18%inclusion86 decks484 decks
-17%synergy
Obscura Storefront
16%inclusion79 decks484 decks
13%synergy
Fabled Passage
14%inclusion69 decks484 decks
5%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
14%inclusion66 decks484 decks
-9%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
13%inclusion65 decks484 decks
-8%synergy
Exotic Orchard
13%inclusion64 decks484 decks
-11%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
13%inclusion61 decks484 decks
-14%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
8.9%inclusion43 decks484 decks
-2%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
8.9%inclusion43 decks484 decks
-2%synergy
Escape Tunnel
8.7%inclusion42 decks484 decks
7%synergy
Silent Clearing
8.3%inclusion40 decks484 decks
-7%synergy
Witch Enchanter
7.7%inclusion35 decks455 decks
-4%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
7.4%inclusion36 decks484 decks
0%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
7.2%inclusion35 decks484 decks
-1%synergy
Demolition Field
7.2%inclusion35 decks484 decks
4%synergy
Shire Terrace
7.0%inclusion34 decks484 decks
6%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
6.4%inclusion18 decks281 decks
-16%synergy
Desolate Mire
6.2%inclusion30 decks484 decks
-10%synergy
Promising Vein
5.8%inclusion28 decks484 decks
5%synergy
Fell the Profane
5.5%inclusion25 decks455 decks
-7%synergy
Boggart Trawler
5.3%inclusion24 decks451 decks
-1%synergy