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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Accursed Marauder
59%inclusion24 decks41 decks
51%synergy
Plaguecrafter
54%inclusion26 decks48 decks
49%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
52%inclusion25 decks48 decks
49%synergy
Redemption Choir
50%inclusion24 decks48 decks
46%synergy
Merciless Executioner
46%inclusion22 decks48 decks
44%synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
54%inclusion26 decks48 decks
44%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
50%inclusion24 decks48 decks
43%synergy
Bartolomé del Presidio
58%inclusion28 decks48 decks
41%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
54%inclusion26 decks48 decks
41%synergy
Ruthless Lawbringer
44%inclusion21 decks48 decks
40%synergy
Top Cards
Cruel Celebrant
48%inclusion23 decks48 decks
22%synergy
Viscera Seer
48%inclusion23 decks48 decks
27%synergy
Village Rites
46%inclusion22 decks48 decks
24%synergy
Cathar Commando
46%inclusion22 decks48 decks
39%synergy
Tragic Arrogance
42%inclusion20 decks48 decks
39%synergy
Sun Titan
42%inclusion20 decks48 decks
29%synergy
Victimize
40%inclusion19 decks48 decks
22%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
40%inclusion19 decks48 decks
28%synergy
Blood Artist
40%inclusion19 decks48 decks
9%synergy
Vampiric Rites
40%inclusion19 decks48 decks
32%synergy
Creatures
Indulgent Aristocrat
40%inclusion19 decks48 decks
35%synergy
Demon's Disciple
40%inclusion19 decks48 decks
37%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
35%inclusion17 decks48 decks
20%synergy
Gravelighter
35%inclusion17 decks48 decks
34%synergy
Selfless Savior
35%inclusion17 decks48 decks
33%synergy
Vito, Fanatic of Aclazotz
35%inclusion17 decks48 decks
32%synergy
Mavren Fein, Dusk Apostle
33%inclusion16 decks48 decks
28%synergy
Clavileño, First of the Blessed
31%inclusion15 decks48 decks
29%synergy
Cataclysmic Gearhulk
31%inclusion15 decks48 decks
30%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
31%inclusion15 decks48 decks
22%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
29%inclusion14 decks48 decks
23%synergy
Burnished Hart
27%inclusion13 decks48 decks
23%synergy
Selfless Spirit
27%inclusion13 decks48 decks
16%synergy
Cordial Vampire
27%inclusion13 decks48 decks
20%synergy
Dusk Legion Sergeant
27%inclusion13 decks48 decks
24%synergy
Baron Bertram Graywater
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
20%synergy
Twilight Prophet
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
15%synergy
Alseid of Life's Bounty
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
22%synergy
Welcoming Vampire
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Grim Haruspex
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
14%synergy
Midnight Reaper
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
16%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
-14%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
1%synergy
Martyr of Dusk
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
18%synergy
Dusk Legion Zealot
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
18%synergy
High-Society Hunter
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
18%synergy
Crossway Troublemakers
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
15%synergy
Legion Lieutenant
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
14%synergy
Oathsworn Vampire
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
16%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Greedy Freebooter
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
14%synergy
Priest of Fell Rites
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
13%synergy
Sanctum Seeker
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
11%synergy
Beamsaw Prospector
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Avenger of the Fallen
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
14%synergy
Amalia Benavides Aguirre
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Chain Devil
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
14%synergy
Benevolent Bodyguard
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
13%synergy
Starscape Cleric
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Vampire Gourmand
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Zack Fair
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
9%synergy
Henrika Domnathi
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
12%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Fleshtaker
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Acolyte of Aclazotz
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
11%synergy
Fain, the Broker
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
9%synergy
Vile Entomber
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
11%synergy
Champion of Dusk
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
9%synergy
Teysa Karlov
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
-3%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
-1%synergy
Instants
Corrupted Conviction
35%inclusion17 decks48 decks
25%synergy
Utter End
35%inclusion17 decks48 decks
23%synergy
Deadly Dispute
33%inclusion16 decks48 decks
12%synergy
Path to Exile
33%inclusion16 decks48 decks
-16%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
33%inclusion16 decks48 decks
-31%synergy
Fanatical Offering
29%inclusion14 decks48 decks
27%synergy
Despark
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
-6%synergy
Return to Dust
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
14%synergy
Tragic Slip
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
11%synergy
Generous Gift
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
-9%synergy
Dark Ritual
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
-11%synergy
Treacherous Greed
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
-3%synergy
Murder
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Kaya's Guile
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Mortify
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
-12%synergy
Astarion's Thirst
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Vraska's Fall
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Disenchant
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Rowan's Grim Search
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Dual-Sun Technique
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Go for the Throat
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Altar's Reap
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Bitter Triumph
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Costly Plunder
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Reprieve
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-2%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Consumed by Greed
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Desperate Measures
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Promise of Loyalty
31%inclusion15 decks48 decks
28%synergy
Austere Command
29%inclusion14 decks48 decks
11%synergy
Rite of Oblivion
29%inclusion14 decks48 decks
20%synergy
Single Combat
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
19%synergy
New Blood
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
13%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
Covetous Elegy
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
14%synergy
Innocent Blood
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
12%synergy
Sign in Blood
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
-5%synergy
Unearth
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Olivia's Wrath
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Extract a Confession
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Read the Bones
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
-2%synergy
Ascend from Avernus
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Pact of the Serpent
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Risky Research
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Damn
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
-25%synergy
Ultima
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Rankle's Prank
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Call to the Feast
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Bone Shards
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Night's Whisper
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-11%synergy
Exsanguinate
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-6%synergy
Barter 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
Eaten Alive
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Smallpox
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Myrkul's Edict
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
6%synergy
No One Left Behind
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Tip the Scales
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
38%inclusion18 decks48 decks
12%synergy
Wedding Invitation
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
24%synergy
Glass-Cast Heart
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
17%synergy
Tarrian's Journal
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
16%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
11%synergy
Collector's Vault
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
13%synergy
Phoenix Fleet Airship
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
9%synergy
Tarrian's Soulcleaver
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Heirloom Blade
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
9%synergy
Tithing Blade
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
9%synergy
Dusk Rose Reliquary
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Executioner's Capsule
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Fountainport Bell
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Requiem Monolith
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Excalibur II
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Ravenous Amulet
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Instant Ramen
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Blood Fountain
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Skullclamp
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-21%synergy
Lightning Greaves
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-14%synergy
Carrot Cake
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Life Insurance
27%inclusion13 decks48 decks
23%synergy
March of the Canonized
27%inclusion13 decks48 decks
21%synergy
Etchings of the Chosen
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
14%synergy
Promise of Aclazotz
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
18%synergy
Seal of Cleansing
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
16%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
1%synergy
Martyr's Bond
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
18%synergy
Angelic Renewal
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
18%synergy
Feast of the Victorious Dead
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
12%synergy
Lunar Convocation
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Momentum Breaker
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Tolls of War
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Radiant Destiny
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Minimus Containment
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
10%synergy
The Eldest Reborn
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Doom Foretold
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Hidden Stockpile
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Barrensteppe Siege
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Felidar Retreat
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Dawn of Hope
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Legion's Landing
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Seal of Doom
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Monologue Tax
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
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
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Sorin, Solemn Visitor
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
5%synergy
The Eternal Wanderer
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
35%inclusion17 decks48 decks
15%synergy
Bojuka Bog
31%inclusion15 decks48 decks
-12%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
27%inclusion13 decks48 decks
-6%synergy
Temple of the False God
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
11%synergy
The Fair Basilica
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
16%synergy
The Dross Pits
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
14%synergy
Hidden Courtyard
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
13%synergy
Hidden Necropolis
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
13%synergy
Windbrisk Heights
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Volatile Fault
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
12%synergy
Mortuary Mire
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Eumidian Hatchery
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Muraganda Raceway
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Amonkhet Raceway
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
The Gold Saucer
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Shambling Vent
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
1%synergy
Restless Fortress
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-1%synergy
Cryptic Caves
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Polluted Mire
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Field of Ruin
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
77%inclusion37 decks48 decks
-3%synergy
Orzhov Signet
71%inclusion34 decks48 decks
15%synergy
Commander's Sphere
65%inclusion31 decks48 decks
49%synergy
Sol Ring
65%inclusion31 decks48 decks
-20%synergy
Mind Stone
52%inclusion25 decks48 decks
28%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
38%inclusion18 decks48 decks
-15%synergy
Blitzball
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
21%synergy
Marble Diamond
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
9%synergy
Orzhov Cluestone
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Hedron Archive
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
9%synergy
Fellwar Stone
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
-10%synergy
Patchwork Banner
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Orzhov Locket
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Crowded Crypt
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Pristine Talisman
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion48 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion48 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
81%inclusion39 decks48 decks
-5%synergy
Evolving Wilds
67%inclusion32 decks48 decks
46%synergy
Tainted Field
60%inclusion29 decks48 decks
9%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
60%inclusion29 decks48 decks
19%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
58%inclusion28 decks48 decks
44%synergy
Temple of Silence
58%inclusion28 decks48 decks
18%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
50%inclusion24 decks48 decks
9%synergy
Isolated Chapel
48%inclusion23 decks48 decks
-18%synergy
Myriad Landscape
42%inclusion20 decks48 decks
22%synergy
Caves of Koilos
38%inclusion18 decks48 decks
-19%synergy
Path of Ancestry
35%inclusion17 decks48 decks
12%synergy
Scoured Barrens
35%inclusion17 decks48 decks
12%synergy
Exotic Orchard
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
-2%synergy
Misty Palms Oasis
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
12%synergy
Voldaren Estate
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
15%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
13%synergy
Obscura Storefront
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
15%synergy
Escape Tunnel
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
15%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
9%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
-6%synergy
Ash Barrens
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
11%synergy
Promising Vein
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
14%synergy
Demolition Field
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
9%synergy
Desolate Mire
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
-6%synergy
Forsaken Sanctuary
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Forlorn Flats
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Vibrant Cityscape
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Cabaretti Courtyard
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Esper Panorama
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Shire Terrace
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Neglected Manor
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Thriving Heath
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Maestros Theater
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Thriving Moor
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Goldmire Bridge
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
1%synergy