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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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Accursed Marauder
63%inclusion26 decks41 decks
56%synergy
Plaguecrafter
58%inclusion28 decks48 decks
54%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
56%inclusion27 decks48 decks
53%synergy
Merciless Executioner
46%inclusion22 decks48 decks
44%synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
54%inclusion26 decks48 decks
44%synergy
Redemption Choir
48%inclusion23 decks48 decks
44%synergy
Tragic Arrogance
46%inclusion22 decks48 decks
43%synergy
Cathar Commando
50%inclusion24 decks48 decks
43%synergy
Ruthless Lawbringer
46%inclusion22 decks48 decks
42%synergy
Bartolomé del Presidio
56%inclusion27 decks48 decks
40%synergy
Top Cards
Wayfarer's Bauble
50%inclusion24 decks48 decks
37%synergy
Village Rites
48%inclusion23 decks48 decks
26%synergy
Viscera Seer
48%inclusion23 decks48 decks
27%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
46%inclusion22 decks48 decks
20%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
46%inclusion22 decks48 decks
39%synergy
Victimize
44%inclusion21 decks48 decks
26%synergy
Sun Titan
44%inclusion21 decks48 decks
31%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
42%inclusion20 decks48 decks
30%synergy
Vampiric Rites
42%inclusion20 decks48 decks
34%synergy
Demon's Disciple
42%inclusion20 decks48 decks
39%synergy
Creatures
Indulgent Aristocrat
40%inclusion19 decks48 decks
35%synergy
Blood Artist
38%inclusion18 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Selfless Savior
38%inclusion18 decks48 decks
35%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
38%inclusion18 decks48 decks
22%synergy
Gravelighter
38%inclusion18 decks48 decks
36%synergy
Vito, Fanatic of Aclazotz
35%inclusion17 decks48 decks
33%synergy
Cataclysmic Gearhulk
33%inclusion16 decks48 decks
32%synergy
Mavren Fein, Dusk Apostle
31%inclusion15 decks48 decks
26%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
31%inclusion15 decks48 decks
23%synergy
Selfless Spirit
29%inclusion14 decks48 decks
18%synergy
Burnished Hart
27%inclusion13 decks48 decks
23%synergy
Clavileño, First of the Blessed
27%inclusion13 decks48 decks
25%synergy
Alseid of Life's Bounty
27%inclusion13 decks48 decks
25%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
19%synergy
Baron Bertram Graywater
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
20%synergy
Cordial Vampire
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
18%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Midnight Reaper
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
16%synergy
Grim Haruspex
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
14%synergy
Martyr of Dusk
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
20%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
-12%synergy
Dusk Legion Zealot
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
18%synergy
Dusk Legion Sergeant
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
18%synergy
Welcoming Vampire
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
6%synergy
High-Society Hunter
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
18%synergy
Avenger of the Fallen
20%inclusion4 decks20 decks
19%synergy
Crossway Troublemakers
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
15%synergy
Twilight Prophet
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
9%synergy
Greedy Freebooter
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
16%synergy
Oathsworn Vampire
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
16%synergy
Priest of Fell Rites
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
13%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Beamsaw Prospector
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Fain, the Broker
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
11%synergy
Legion Lieutenant
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Benevolent Bodyguard
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
13%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Teysa Karlov
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
-1%synergy
Sanctum Seeker
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
9%synergy
Chain Devil
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
14%synergy
Twilight Diviner
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Starscape Cleric
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Vampire Gourmand
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Fleshtaker
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Karmic Guide
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
-4%synergy
Acolyte of Aclazotz
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
11%synergy
Vile Entomber
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
11%synergy
Champion of Dusk
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
9%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
12%synergy
Instants
Deadly Dispute
35%inclusion17 decks48 decks
14%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
35%inclusion17 decks48 decks
25%synergy
Path to Exile
33%inclusion16 decks48 decks
-16%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
33%inclusion16 decks48 decks
-31%synergy
Fanatical Offering
31%inclusion15 decks48 decks
29%synergy
Utter End
31%inclusion15 decks48 decks
19%synergy
Despark
27%inclusion13 decks48 decks
-4%synergy
Return to Dust
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
12%synergy
Generous Gift
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
-7%synergy
Tragic Slip
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
11%synergy
Treacherous Greed
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Dark Ritual
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
-12%synergy
Mortify
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
-10%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Murder
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
-3%synergy
Kaya's Guile
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Astarion's Thirst
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Disenchant
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Dual-Sun Technique
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Altar's Reap
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Go for the Throat
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Costly Plunder
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Reprieve
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-2%synergy
Rowan's Grim Search
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Vraska's Fall
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Bitter Triumph
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Fracture
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-13%synergy
Consumed by Greed
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Desperate Measures
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Promise of Loyalty
33%inclusion16 decks48 decks
29%synergy
Rite of Oblivion
31%inclusion15 decks48 decks
22%synergy
Austere Command
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Single Combat
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
21%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Dread Return
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
13%synergy
By Invitation Only
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
14%synergy
Innocent Blood
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
14%synergy
Covetous Elegy
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
14%synergy
Sign in Blood
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
-5%synergy
New Blood
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
9%synergy
Unearth
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Extract a Confession
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Exsanguinate
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
-4%synergy
Ascend from Avernus
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Read the Bones
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
-2%synergy
Risky Research
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Ultima
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Rankle's Prank
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Olivia's Wrath
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Eaten Alive
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Lively Dirge
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Bankrupt in Blood
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Feed the Swarm
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-1%synergy
Vindicate
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-6%synergy
Smallpox
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Night's Whisper
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-11%synergy
Barter in Blood
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Damn
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-27%synergy
Call to the Feast
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Bone Shards
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
4%synergy
No One Left Behind
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
38%inclusion18 decks48 decks
12%synergy
Wedding Invitation
29%inclusion14 decks48 decks
28%synergy
Glass-Cast Heart
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
19%synergy
Tarrian's Journal
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
16%synergy
Collector's Vault
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
15%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Tarrian's Soulcleaver
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Tithing Blade
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
9%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
9%synergy
Phoenix Fleet Airship
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Blood Fountain
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Executioner's Capsule
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Expedition Map
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Requiem Monolith
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Excalibur II
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Ravenous Amulet
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Heirloom Blade
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Instant Ramen
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Skullclamp
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-21%synergy
Dusk Rose Reliquary
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Fountainport Bell
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Carrot Cake
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Life Insurance
29%inclusion14 decks48 decks
26%synergy
March of the Canonized
29%inclusion14 decks48 decks
23%synergy
Feast of the Victorious Dead
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
18%synergy
Seal of Cleansing
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
18%synergy
Lunar Convocation
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
9%synergy
Etchings of the Chosen
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
12%synergy
Martyr's Bond
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
18%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
1%synergy
Angelic Renewal
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
18%synergy
Promise of Aclazotz
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
14%synergy
Barrensteppe Siege
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
10%synergy
The Eldest Reborn
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Hidden Stockpile
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Dawn of Hope
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Doom Foretold
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Tolls of War
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Obsessive Pursuit
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Radiant Destiny
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Momentum Breaker
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
-1%synergy
Minimus Containment
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Legion's Landing
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Seal of Doom
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Monologue Tax
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Felidar Retreat
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Canonized in Blood
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Battles
Invasion of New Capenna
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
5%synergy
The Eternal Wanderer
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
38%inclusion18 decks48 decks
18%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
27%inclusion13 decks48 decks
-6%synergy
Bojuka Bog
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
-19%synergy
The Fair Basilica
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
16%synergy
The Dross Pits
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
14%synergy
Temple of the False God
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Volatile Fault
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
12%synergy
Hidden Courtyard
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
11%synergy
Hidden Necropolis
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
11%synergy
Windbrisk Heights
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Field of Ruin
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Amonkhet Raceway
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Mortuary Mire
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Muraganda Raceway
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Eumidian Hatchery
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
The Gold Saucer
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Restless Fortress
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-1%synergy
Polluted Mire
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Cryptic Caves
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Dalkovan Encampment
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
77%inclusion37 decks48 decks
-3%synergy
Orzhov Signet
71%inclusion34 decks48 decks
15%synergy
Sol Ring
65%inclusion31 decks48 decks
-20%synergy
Commander's Sphere
60%inclusion29 decks48 decks
45%synergy
Mind Stone
56%inclusion27 decks48 decks
32%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
38%inclusion18 decks48 decks
-15%synergy
Blitzball
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
19%synergy
Orzhov Cluestone
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
15%synergy
Marble Diamond
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Hedron Archive
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
9%synergy
Fellwar Stone
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
-10%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Orzhov Locket
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Crowded Crypt
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Worn Powerstone
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Patchwork Banner
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion48 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion48 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
79%inclusion38 decks48 decks
-7%synergy
Evolving Wilds
67%inclusion32 decks48 decks
46%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
63%inclusion30 decks48 decks
48%synergy
Tainted Field
58%inclusion28 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
58%inclusion28 decks48 decks
17%synergy
Temple of Silence
56%inclusion27 decks48 decks
17%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
48%inclusion23 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Myriad Landscape
42%inclusion20 decks48 decks
22%synergy
Isolated Chapel
42%inclusion20 decks48 decks
-25%synergy
Caves of Koilos
35%inclusion17 decks48 decks
-22%synergy
Scoured Barrens
35%inclusion17 decks48 decks
12%synergy
Path of Ancestry
33%inclusion16 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Misty Palms Oasis
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
28%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
15%synergy
Exotic Orchard
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
-2%synergy
Obscura Storefront
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
17%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
11%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Voldaren Estate
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
13%synergy
Escape Tunnel
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
15%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
-4%synergy
Ash Barrens
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
11%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
9%synergy
Promising Vein
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
14%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Demolition Field
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
9%synergy
Forlorn Flats
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Desolate Mire
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
-6%synergy
Neglected Manor
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Forsaken Sanctuary
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Esper Panorama
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Vibrant Cityscape
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Cabaretti Courtyard
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Thriving Moor
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Thriving Heath
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Shire Terrace
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Maestros Theater
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Goldmire Bridge
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
2%synergy