Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher (Commander) - Budget 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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Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Tolls of War
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Joo Dee, One of Many
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Phoenix Fleet Airship
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Accursed Marauder
63%inclusion24 decks38 decks
56%synergy
Plaguecrafter
59%inclusion30 decks51 decks
54%synergy
Redemption Choir
53%inclusion27 decks51 decks
49%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
51%inclusion26 decks51 decks
48%synergy
Bartolomé del Presidio
65%inclusion33 decks51 decks
47%synergy
Merciless Executioner
47%inclusion24 decks51 decks
45%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
59%inclusion30 decks51 decks
45%synergy
Ruthless Lawbringer
48%inclusion21 decks44 decks
44%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
49%inclusion25 decks51 decks
42%synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
53%inclusion27 decks51 decks
42%synergy
Top Cards
Viscera Seer
55%inclusion28 decks51 decks
34%synergy
Village Rites
49%inclusion25 decks51 decks
27%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
49%inclusion25 decks51 decks
23%synergy
Cathar Commando
47%inclusion24 decks51 decks
40%synergy
Sun Titan
45%inclusion23 decks51 decks
33%synergy
Demon's Disciple
43%inclusion22 decks51 decks
40%synergy
Tragic Arrogance
43%inclusion22 decks51 decks
40%synergy
Indulgent Aristocrat
41%inclusion21 decks51 decks
36%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
39%inclusion20 decks51 decks
28%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
39%inclusion20 decks51 decks
23%synergy
Creatures
Mavren Fein, Dusk Apostle
37%inclusion19 decks51 decks
31%synergy
Clavileño, First of the Blessed
35%inclusion18 decks51 decks
33%synergy
Blood Artist
35%inclusion18 decks51 decks
4%synergy
Vito, Fanatic of Aclazotz
35%inclusion18 decks51 decks
32%synergy
Cataclysmic Gearhulk
33%inclusion17 decks51 decks
32%synergy
Gravelighter
33%inclusion17 decks51 decks
32%synergy
Selfless Savior
31%inclusion16 decks51 decks
29%synergy
Dusk Legion Sergeant
31%inclusion16 decks51 decks
28%synergy
Cordial Vampire
31%inclusion16 decks51 decks
24%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
29%inclusion15 decks51 decks
23%synergy
Burnished Hart
27%inclusion14 decks51 decks
23%synergy
Welcoming Vampire
27%inclusion14 decks51 decks
13%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
27%inclusion14 decks51 decks
19%synergy
Baron Bertram Graywater
27%inclusion12 decks44 decks
22%synergy
High-Society Hunter
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
23%synergy
Crossway Troublemakers
25%inclusion13 decks51 decks
22%synergy
Selfless Spirit
25%inclusion13 decks51 decks
14%synergy
Grim Haruspex
25%inclusion13 decks51 decks
16%synergy
Twilight Prophet
25%inclusion13 decks51 decks
15%synergy
Martyr of Dusk
25%inclusion13 decks51 decks
23%synergy
Dusk Legion Zealot
24%inclusion12 decks51 decks
20%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
24%inclusion12 decks51 decks
-11%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
22%inclusion11 decks51 decks
2%synergy
Alseid of Life's Bounty
22%inclusion11 decks51 decks
19%synergy
Sanctum Seeker
22%inclusion11 decks51 decks
16%synergy
Midnight Reaper
22%inclusion11 decks51 decks
15%synergy
Legion Lieutenant
20%inclusion10 decks51 decks
14%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
20%inclusion10 decks51 decks
7%synergy
Oathsworn Vampire
20%inclusion10 decks51 decks
17%synergy
Order of Sacred Dusk
18%inclusion9 decks51 decks
16%synergy
Avenger of the Fallen
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
17%synergy
Patron of the Vein
18%inclusion9 decks51 decks
14%synergy
Amalia Benavides Aguirre
18%inclusion9 decks51 decks
11%synergy
Greedy Freebooter
18%inclusion9 decks51 decks
15%synergy
Chain Devil
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
16%synergy
Bloodghast
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
9%synergy
Bloodline Necromancer
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
13%synergy
Drana, Liberator of Malakir
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
10%synergy
Karmic Guide
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
11%synergy
Starscape Cleric
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Champion of Dusk
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
10%synergy
Priest of Fell Rites
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
10%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
0%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
-2%synergy
Vona, Butcher of Magan
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
11%synergy
Fain, the Broker
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
10%synergy
Benevolent Bodyguard
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
12%synergy
Bulwark Ox
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Nightblade Brigade
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
13%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
3%synergy
Instants
Corrupted Conviction
33%inclusion17 decks51 decks
23%synergy
Utter End
33%inclusion17 decks51 decks
20%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
31%inclusion16 decks51 decks
-33%synergy
Fanatical Offering
29%inclusion15 decks51 decks
27%synergy
Path to Exile
27%inclusion14 decks51 decks
-22%synergy
Deadly Dispute
27%inclusion14 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Return to Dust
24%inclusion12 decks51 decks
19%synergy
Despark
22%inclusion11 decks51 decks
-9%synergy
Generous Gift
18%inclusion9 decks51 decks
-7%synergy
Treacherous Greed
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
9%synergy
Murder
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
8%synergy
Tragic Slip
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
8%synergy
Dual-Sun Technique
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Kaya's Guile
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
7%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
-4%synergy
Mortify
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
-13%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Dark Ritual
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
-15%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
2%synergy
Disenchant
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
4%synergy
Rowan's Grim Search
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
7%synergy
Astarion's Thirst
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
3%synergy
Costly Plunder
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
4%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
-34%synergy
Cast Down
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Desperate Measures
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Vraska's Fall
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
4%synergy
Altar's Reap
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
4%synergy
Bitter Triumph
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
3%synergy
Reprieve
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
-2%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
3%synergy
Maximum Overdrive
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Victimize
37%inclusion19 decks51 decks
19%synergy
Promise of Loyalty
33%inclusion17 decks51 decks
30%synergy
Austere Command
31%inclusion16 decks51 decks
13%synergy
Rite of Oblivion
25%inclusion13 decks51 decks
16%synergy
Single Combat
24%inclusion12 decks51 decks
22%synergy
New Blood
22%inclusion11 decks51 decks
18%synergy
By Invitation Only
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
15%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Dread Return
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
12%synergy
Olivia's Wrath
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
11%synergy
Covetous Elegy
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
14%synergy
Innocent Blood
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
11%synergy
Sign in Blood
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
-6%synergy
Pact of the Serpent
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
8%synergy
Extract a Confession
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
10%synergy
Unearth
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Ascend from Avernus
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Damn
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
-23%synergy
Smallpox
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
8%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Tip the Scales
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Rankle's Prank
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Call to the Feast
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Eaten Alive
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
4%synergy
Barter in Blood
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Final Parting
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
5%synergy
No One Left Behind
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Feed the Swarm
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
-2%synergy
Vindicate
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
-6%synergy
Lash of the Balrog
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Bone Shards
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
29%inclusion15 decks51 decks
4%synergy
Glass-Cast Heart
25%inclusion13 decks51 decks
21%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
24%inclusion12 decks51 decks
18%synergy
Wedding Invitation
24%inclusion12 decks51 decks
23%synergy
Tarrian's Journal
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
12%synergy
Collector's Vault
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
14%synergy
Tarrian's Soulcleaver
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
13%synergy
Heirloom Blade
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
10%synergy
Dusk Rose Reliquary
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
11%synergy
Requiem Monolith
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
8%synergy
Excalibur II
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Fountainport Bell
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Tithing Blade
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
7%synergy
Executioner's Capsule
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
7%synergy
Instant Ramen
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Ravenous Amulet
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Skullclamp
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
-21%synergy
Blood Fountain
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Lightning Greaves
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
-14%synergy
Bucknard's Everfull Purse
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Trailblazer's Boots
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
4%synergy
Carrot Cake
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Vampiric Rites
37%inclusion19 decks51 decks
29%synergy
March of the Canonized
31%inclusion16 decks51 decks
25%synergy
Life Insurance
27%inclusion14 decks51 decks
24%synergy
Promise of Aclazotz
25%inclusion13 decks51 decks
23%synergy
Etchings of the Chosen
24%inclusion12 decks51 decks
16%synergy
Martyr's Bond
22%inclusion11 decks51 decks
21%synergy
Angelic Renewal
22%inclusion11 decks51 decks
20%synergy
Feast of the Victorious Dead
20%inclusion10 decks51 decks
14%synergy
Seal of Cleansing
20%inclusion10 decks51 decks
16%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
18%inclusion9 decks51 decks
0%synergy
Lunar Convocation
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Radiant Destiny
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
11%synergy
Momentum Breaker
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Minimus Containment
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
11%synergy
The Eldest Reborn
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
11%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
2%synergy
Doom Foretold
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
11%synergy
Barrensteppe Siege
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
7%synergy
Felidar Retreat
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
7%synergy
Hidden Stockpile
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Dawn of Hope
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
4%synergy
Into the Pit
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Thran Vigil
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Fanatical Devotion
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
4%synergy
Seal of Doom
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Eternal Thirst
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Fungal Fortitude
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
4%synergy
Kindred Boon
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Monologue Tax
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
2%synergy
Legion's Landing
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
2%synergy
Battles
Invasion of New Capenna
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
8%synergy
The Eternal Wanderer
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
3%synergy
Sorin, Solemn Visitor
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
39%inclusion20 decks51 decks
19%synergy
Bojuka Bog
33%inclusion17 decks51 decks
-10%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
27%inclusion14 decks51 decks
-6%synergy
Temple of the False God
20%inclusion10 decks51 decks
11%synergy
Hidden Necropolis
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
14%synergy
The Fair Basilica
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
15%synergy
Volatile Fault
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
13%synergy
Windbrisk Heights
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
8%synergy
The Dross Pits
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
13%synergy
Hidden Courtyard
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
12%synergy
Eumidian Hatchery
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Muraganda Raceway
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Mortuary Mire
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
2%synergy
Restless Fortress
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
0%synergy
Cryptic Caves
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Field of Ruin
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
75%inclusion38 decks51 decks
-6%synergy
Orzhov Signet
69%inclusion35 decks51 decks
12%synergy
Commander's Sphere
65%inclusion33 decks51 decks
48%synergy
Sol Ring
61%inclusion31 decks51 decks
-24%synergy
Mind Stone
57%inclusion29 decks51 decks
32%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
35%inclusion18 decks51 decks
-17%synergy
Blitzball
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Marble Diamond
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Fellwar Stone
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
-9%synergy
Orzhov Cluestone
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
8%synergy
Hedron Archive
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
8%synergy
Orzhov Locket
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Patchwork Banner
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
1%synergy
Crowded Crypt
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
4%synergy
Hourglass of the Lost
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion51 decks51 decks
2%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion51 decks51 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
80%inclusion41 decks51 decks
-6%synergy
Evolving Wilds
71%inclusion36 decks51 decks
50%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
63%inclusion32 decks51 decks
22%synergy
Tainted Field
61%inclusion31 decks51 decks
9%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
59%inclusion30 decks51 decks
44%synergy
Temple of Silence
53%inclusion27 decks51 decks
12%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
49%inclusion25 decks51 decks
7%synergy
Isolated Chapel
47%inclusion24 decks51 decks
-18%synergy
Myriad Landscape
45%inclusion23 decks51 decks
25%synergy
Caves of Koilos
37%inclusion19 decks51 decks
-20%synergy
Path of Ancestry
33%inclusion17 decks51 decks
10%synergy
Scoured Barrens
31%inclusion16 decks51 decks
7%synergy
Obscura Storefront
22%inclusion11 decks51 decks
18%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
22%inclusion11 decks51 decks
16%synergy
Promising Vein
22%inclusion11 decks51 decks
21%synergy
Exotic Orchard
20%inclusion10 decks51 decks
-5%synergy
Voldaren Estate
20%inclusion10 decks51 decks
14%synergy
Escape Tunnel
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
16%synergy
Ash Barrens
18%inclusion9 decks51 decks
14%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
18%inclusion9 decks51 decks
7%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
7%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
9%synergy
Esper Panorama
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
13%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Demolition Field
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
9%synergy
Vibrant Cityscape
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Desolate Mire
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
-5%synergy
Shire Terrace
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
9%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
-11%synergy
Cabaretti Courtyard
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
9%synergy
Maestros Theater
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
7%synergy
Forlorn Flats
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
1%synergy
Forsaken Sanctuary
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
2%synergy
Brokers Hideout
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
6%synergy