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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Moxfield
Scryfall
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Twilight Diviner
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Grave Venerations
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Sinister Gnarlbark
2.9%inclusion1 decks35 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
70%inclusion351 decks501 decks
50%synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
60%inclusion301 decks501 decks
49%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
58%inclusion293 decks501 decks
47%synergy
Bartolomé del Presidio
64%inclusion319 decks501 decks
46%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
52%inclusion263 decks501 decks
46%synergy
Cordial Vampire
52%inclusion260 decks501 decks
45%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
48%inclusion241 decks501 decks
43%synergy
Master of Dark Rites
48%inclusion242 decks501 decks
42%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
65%inclusion326 decks501 decks
40%synergy
Plaguecrafter
44%inclusion221 decks501 decks
39%synergy
Top Cards
Blood Artist
64%inclusion322 decks501 decks
33%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
63%inclusion314 decks501 decks
-2%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
60%inclusion300 decks501 decks
34%synergy
Viscera Seer
59%inclusion298 decks501 decks
38%synergy
Village Rites
54%inclusion272 decks501 decks
32%synergy
Welcoming Vampire
49%inclusion246 decks501 decks
34%synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
48%inclusion238 decks501 decks
36%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
47%inclusion233 decks501 decks
33%synergy
Damn
45%inclusion223 decks501 decks
11%synergy
Accursed Marauder
44%inclusion193 decks440 decks
36%synergy
Creatures
Twilight Prophet
44%inclusion219 decks501 decks
33%synergy
Redemption Choir
42%inclusion210 decks501 decks
38%synergy
Indulgent Aristocrat
42%inclusion210 decks501 decks
37%synergy
Bloodghast
40%inclusion201 decks501 decks
34%synergy
Mavren Fein, Dusk Apostle
39%inclusion195 decks501 decks
33%synergy
Clavileño, First of the Blessed
39%inclusion194 decks501 decks
36%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
36%inclusion180 decks501 decks
32%synergy
Patron of the Vein
34%inclusion170 decks501 decks
30%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
34%inclusion168 decks501 decks
21%synergy
Dusk Legion Sergeant
33%inclusion165 decks501 decks
30%synergy
Crossway Troublemakers
32%inclusion159 decks501 decks
28%synergy
Demon's Disciple
31%inclusion156 decks501 decks
28%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
31%inclusion154 decks501 decks
25%synergy
Sanctum Seeker
31%inclusion153 decks501 decks
25%synergy
Selfless Spirit
29%inclusion143 decks501 decks
17%synergy
Vito, Fanatic of Aclazotz
28%inclusion140 decks501 decks
25%synergy
Legion Lieutenant
28%inclusion139 decks501 decks
22%synergy
Merciless Executioner
28%inclusion138 decks501 decks
26%synergy
Champion of Dusk
28%inclusion138 decks501 decks
24%synergy
Drana, Liberator of Malakir
27%inclusion134 decks501 decks
21%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
26%inclusion132 decks501 decks
10%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
26%inclusion130 decks501 decks
10%synergy
Sun Titan
26%inclusion129 decks501 decks
13%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
25%inclusion126 decks501 decks
14%synergy
Cathar Commando
25%inclusion123 decks501 decks
17%synergy
Teysa Karlov
24%inclusion120 decks501 decks
8%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
24%inclusion119 decks501 decks
17%synergy
Ruthless Lawbringer
24%inclusion111 decks471 decks
20%synergy
Dusk Legion Zealot
23%inclusion116 decks501 decks
20%synergy
Oathsworn Vampire
23%inclusion114 decks501 decks
20%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
23%inclusion113 decks501 decks
1%synergy
Martyr of Dusk
22%inclusion111 decks501 decks
19%synergy
Cataclysmic Gearhulk
22%inclusion108 decks501 decks
20%synergy
Bloodline Necromancer
21%inclusion105 decks501 decks
19%synergy
Amalia Benavides Aguirre
21%inclusion103 decks501 decks
14%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
19%inclusion94 decks501 decks
-16%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
19%inclusion93 decks501 decks
14%synergy
High-Society Hunter
19%inclusion64 decks345 decks
16%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
18%inclusion92 decks501 decks
-4%synergy
Selfless Savior
18%inclusion90 decks501 decks
15%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
17%inclusion86 decks501 decks
-3%synergy
Gravelighter
17%inclusion86 decks501 decks
16%synergy
Order of Sacred Dusk
17%inclusion85 decks501 decks
15%synergy
Edgar, Charmed Groom
16%inclusion82 decks501 decks
12%synergy
Grim Haruspex
16%inclusion80 decks501 decks
6%synergy
Vona, Butcher of Magan
15%inclusion76 decks501 decks
12%synergy
Preacher of the Schism
15%inclusion74 decks501 decks
11%synergy
Warren Soultrader
15%inclusion65 decks445 decks
5%synergy
Bloodtracker
15%inclusion73 decks501 decks
12%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
13%inclusion67 decks501 decks
0%synergy
Instants
Deadly Dispute
38%inclusion188 decks501 decks
16%synergy
Path to Exile
34%inclusion172 decks501 decks
-15%synergy
Utter End
31%inclusion154 decks501 decks
18%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
25%inclusion126 decks501 decks
-15%synergy
Return to Dust
20%inclusion101 decks501 decks
16%synergy
Dark Ritual
19%inclusion93 decks501 decks
-5%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
18%inclusion91 decks501 decks
7%synergy
Flare of Malice
17%inclusion76 decks445 decks
14%synergy
Generous Gift
17%inclusion85 decks501 decks
-7%synergy
Vona's Hunger
16%inclusion79 decks501 decks
15%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
14%inclusion72 decks501 decks
13%synergy
Fanatical Offering
14%inclusion71 decks501 decks
12%synergy
Despark
14%inclusion70 decks501 decks
-17%synergy
Soul Shatter
14%inclusion70 decks501 decks
12%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
10%inclusion52 decks501 decks
-4%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
8.6%inclusion43 decks501 decks
-3%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
8.2%inclusion41 decks501 decks
2%synergy
Kaya's Guile
7.6%inclusion38 decks501 decks
5%synergy
Mortify
7.6%inclusion38 decks501 decks
-15%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
7.2%inclusion32 decks445 decks
0%synergy
Inkshield
6.8%inclusion34 decks501 decks
-11%synergy
Fracture
6.4%inclusion32 decks501 decks
-13%synergy
Get Lost
6.0%inclusion30 decks501 decks
2%synergy
Fell the Profane
5.4%inclusion24 decks445 decks
-7%synergy
Dawn's Truce
5.2%inclusion21 decks406 decks
-2%synergy
Sorceries
Austere Command
39%inclusion197 decks501 decks
21%synergy
Victimize
33%inclusion163 decks501 decks
15%synergy
Olivia's Wrath
32%inclusion161 decks501 decks
28%synergy
New Blood
30%inclusion148 decks501 decks
26%synergy
Tragic Arrogance
28%inclusion140 decks501 decks
25%synergy
Pact of the Serpent
26%inclusion131 decks501 decks
22%synergy
Promise of Loyalty
18%inclusion90 decks501 decks
14%synergy
Rite of Oblivion
15%inclusion77 decks501 decks
6%synergy
Single Combat
13%inclusion65 decks501 decks
11%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
13%inclusion44 decks344 decks
7%synergy
Reanimate
10%inclusion50 decks501 decks
-5%synergy
Diabolic Intent
10%inclusion48 decks501 decks
0%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
9.2%inclusion46 decks501 decks
-1%synergy
By Invitation Only
8.8%inclusion44 decks501 decks
8%synergy
Night's Whisper
8.6%inclusion43 decks501 decks
-8%synergy
Innocent Blood
8.4%inclusion42 decks501 decks
8%synergy
Exsanguinate
8.0%inclusion40 decks501 decks
-4%synergy
Buried Alive
8.0%inclusion40 decks501 decks
2%synergy
Sign in Blood
8.0%inclusion40 decks501 decks
-10%synergy
Dread Return
7.4%inclusion37 decks501 decks
4%synergy
Toxic Deluge
7.4%inclusion37 decks501 decks
-10%synergy
Read the Bones
6.4%inclusion32 decks501 decks
-4%synergy
Make an Example
6.2%inclusion31 decks501 decks
6%synergy
Vindicate
5.4%inclusion27 decks501 decks
-7%synergy
Smallpox
5.2%inclusion26 decks501 decks
5%synergy
Feed the Swarm
5.2%inclusion26 decks501 decks
-2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
27%inclusion133 decks501 decks
7%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
26%inclusion129 decks501 decks
7%synergy
Glass-Cast Heart
26%inclusion128 decks501 decks
22%synergy
Tarrian's Soulcleaver
21%inclusion107 decks501 decks
19%synergy
Skullclamp
19%inclusion96 decks501 decks
-8%synergy
Heirloom Blade
16%inclusion78 decks501 decks
14%synergy
Tarrian's Journal
15%inclusion74 decks501 decks
11%synergy
Wedding Invitation
10%inclusion50 decks501 decks
9%synergy
Tithing Blade
9.2%inclusion46 decks501 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
8.6%inclusion43 decks501 decks
-3%synergy
Expedition Map
6.4%inclusion32 decks501 decks
4%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
5.8%inclusion29 decks501 decks
3%synergy
Phoenix Fleet Airship
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Collector's Vault
5.6%inclusion28 decks501 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
March of the Canonized
39%inclusion196 decks501 decks
33%synergy
Exquisite Blood
36%inclusion178 decks501 decks
18%synergy
Etchings of the Chosen
33%inclusion165 decks501 decks
26%synergy
Vampiric Rites
26%inclusion129 decks501 decks
18%synergy
Sanguine Bond
23%inclusion115 decks501 decks
2%synergy
Promise of Aclazotz
22%inclusion112 decks501 decks
19%synergy
Grave Pact
22%inclusion111 decks501 decks
13%synergy
Radiant Destiny
18%inclusion92 decks501 decks
16%synergy
Kindred Boon
16%inclusion82 decks501 decks
15%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
16%inclusion80 decks501 decks
-14%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
16%inclusion79 decks501 decks
-2%synergy
Black Market Connections
14%inclusion69 decks501 decks
-8%synergy
Seal of Cleansing
12%inclusion59 decks501 decks
9%synergy
Life Insurance
11%inclusion55 decks501 decks
7%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
11%inclusion53 decks501 decks
4%synergy
Martyr's Bond
10%inclusion48 decks501 decks
9%synergy
Barrensteppe Siege
9.3%inclusion21 decks226 decks
6%synergy
Feast of the Victorious Dead
9.2%inclusion46 decks501 decks
4%synergy
Legion's Landing
8.4%inclusion42 decks501 decks
5%synergy
Black Market
7.8%inclusion39 decks501 decks
1%synergy
Lunar Convocation
7.2%inclusion29 decks404 decks
-4%synergy
Obsessive Pursuit
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
6.5%inclusion29 decks443 decks
0%synergy
Animate Dead
6.4%inclusion32 decks501 decks
-3%synergy
Into the Pit
6.3%inclusion23 decks365 decks
5%synergy
Doom Foretold
5.8%inclusion29 decks501 decks
5%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
5.6%inclusion28 decks501 decks
-4%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
5.4%inclusion27 decks501 decks
-5%synergy
Court of Ardenvale
5.2%inclusion26 decks501 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
28%inclusion142 decks501 decks
23%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
11%inclusion57 decks501 decks
5%synergy
Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord
9.2%inclusion46 decks501 decks
7%synergy
The Eternal Wanderer
7.0%inclusion35 decks501 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
60%inclusion299 decks501 decks
16%synergy
Rogue's Passage
54%inclusion272 decks501 decks
34%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
52%inclusion262 decks501 decks
19%synergy
Windbrisk Heights
27%inclusion137 decks501 decks
21%synergy
Temple of the False God
21%inclusion107 decks501 decks
13%synergy
High Market
18%inclusion92 decks501 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
15%inclusion75 decks501 decks
-1%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
10%inclusion43 decks445 decks
5%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
8.5%inclusion12 decks142 decks
3%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
8.0%inclusion10 decks125 decks
3%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
6.8%inclusion34 decks501 decks
-14%synergy
Dalkovan Encampment
6.6%inclusion13 decks197 decks
4%synergy
Hidden Necropolis
6.6%inclusion33 decks501 decks
5%synergy
Westvale Abbey
6.4%inclusion32 decks501 decks
-2%synergy
Reliquary Tower
6.4%inclusion32 decks501 decks
-16%synergy
Field of Ruin
6.2%inclusion31 decks501 decks
4%synergy
Volatile Fault
6.2%inclusion31 decks501 decks
5%synergy
Hidden Courtyard
6.0%inclusion30 decks501 decks
5%synergy
Ghost Quarter
5.6%inclusion28 decks501 decks
3%synergy
Restless Fortress
5.6%inclusion28 decks501 decks
-2%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
5.3%inclusion14 decks266 decks
4%synergy
Cabal Coffers
5.2%inclusion26 decks501 decks
-6%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
5.2%inclusion26 decks501 decks
-6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
85%inclusion425 decks501 decks
0%synergy
Arcane Signet
84%inclusion423 decks501 decks
4%synergy
Orzhov Signet
69%inclusion345 decks501 decks
12%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
67%inclusion334 decks501 decks
14%synergy
Mind Stone
61%inclusion305 decks501 decks
36%synergy
Commander's Sphere
53%inclusion265 decks501 decks
37%synergy
Fellwar Stone
16%inclusion79 decks501 decks
-5%synergy
Thought Vessel
6.8%inclusion34 decks501 decks
-7%synergy
Blitzball
5.7%inclusion8 decks141 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Swamp
99%inclusion495 decks501 decks
1%synergy
Plains
98%inclusion493 decks501 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
88%inclusion441 decks501 decks
2%synergy
Isolated Chapel
76%inclusion379 decks501 decks
10%synergy
Tainted Field
71%inclusion358 decks501 decks
20%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
65%inclusion326 decks501 decks
24%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
58%inclusion291 decks501 decks
17%synergy
Temple of Silence
57%inclusion286 decks501 decks
17%synergy
Myriad Landscape
53%inclusion266 decks501 decks
33%synergy
Path of Ancestry
52%inclusion260 decks501 decks
28%synergy
Evolving Wilds
44%inclusion218 decks501 decks
23%synergy
Voldaren Estate
40%inclusion202 decks501 decks
35%synergy
Caves of Koilos
40%inclusion199 decks501 decks
-17%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
38%inclusion192 decks501 decks
24%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
38%inclusion191 decks501 decks
32%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
37%inclusion186 decks501 decks
31%synergy
Godless Shrine
26%inclusion130 decks501 decks
-24%synergy
Fetid Heath
19%inclusion94 decks501 decks
-20%synergy
Scoured Barrens
19%inclusion93 decks501 decks
-5%synergy
Marsh Flats
18%inclusion90 decks501 decks
-12%synergy
Vault of Champions
18%inclusion90 decks501 decks
-22%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
18%inclusion89 decks501 decks
-17%synergy
Obscura Storefront
16%inclusion80 decks501 decks
12%synergy
Fabled Passage
14%inclusion70 decks501 decks
4%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
13%inclusion67 decks501 decks
-9%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
13%inclusion64 decks501 decks
-8%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
13%inclusion64 decks501 decks
-14%synergy
Exotic Orchard
12%inclusion62 decks501 decks
-12%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
9.4%inclusion47 decks501 decks
-2%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
8.6%inclusion43 decks501 decks
-3%synergy
Escape Tunnel
8.4%inclusion42 decks501 decks
7%synergy
Silent Clearing
8.2%inclusion41 decks501 decks
-7%synergy
Witch Enchanter
7.6%inclusion34 decks445 decks
-4%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
7.6%inclusion38 decks501 decks
0%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
7.0%inclusion35 decks501 decks
-2%synergy
Shire Terrace
7.0%inclusion35 decks501 decks
6%synergy
Demolition Field
6.6%inclusion33 decks501 decks
3%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
6.0%inclusion16 decks268 decks
-16%synergy
Promising Vein
5.8%inclusion29 decks501 decks
5%synergy
Desolate Mire
5.7%inclusion28 decks490 decks
-10%synergy
Boggart Trawler
5.4%inclusion24 decks441 decks
-1%synergy
Fell the Profane
5.4%inclusion24 decks445 decks
-7%synergy