Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher (Commander) - Lifegain

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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MTGStocks
Scheming Silvertongue
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Emeritus of Woe
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Fix What's Broken
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Pox Plague
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Moseo, Vein's New Dean
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Elenda's Hierophant
76%inclusion250 decks330 decks
65%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
82%inclusion270 decks330 decks
63%synergy
Cordial Vampire
68%inclusion223 decks330 decks
61%synergy
Master of Dark Rites
63%inclusion208 decks330 decks
57%synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
67%inclusion220 decks330 decks
55%synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
61%inclusion200 decks330 decks
51%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
55%inclusion180 decks330 decks
49%synergy
Bartolomé del Presidio
65%inclusion214 decks330 decks
49%synergy
Clavileño, First of the Blessed
51%inclusion168 decks330 decks
49%synergy
Mavren Fein, Dusk Apostle
54%inclusion177 decks330 decks
48%synergy
Top Cards
Blood Artist
74%inclusion244 decks330 decks
44%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
72%inclusion236 decks330 decks
8%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
67%inclusion221 decks330 decks
42%synergy
Viscera Seer
61%inclusion201 decks330 decks
41%synergy
Exquisite Blood
60%inclusion197 decks330 decks
44%synergy
Welcoming Vampire
59%inclusion195 decks330 decks
45%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
57%inclusion189 decks330 decks
32%synergy
Twilight Prophet
56%inclusion184 decks330 decks
46%synergy
Indulgent Aristocrat
53%inclusion174 decks330 decks
48%synergy
March of the Canonized
52%inclusion170 decks330 decks
46%synergy
Game Changers
Smothering Tithe
30%inclusion98 decks330 decks
8%synergy
Demonic Tutor
12%inclusion39 decks330 decks
-4%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
12%inclusion38 decks330 decks
1%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
11%inclusion35 decks330 decks
-3%synergy
Teferi's Protection
9.1%inclusion30 decks330 decks
-6%synergy
The One Ring
7.3%inclusion24 decks330 decks
1%synergy
Tergrid, God of Fright
6.7%inclusion22 decks330 decks
6%synergy
Farewell
6.4%inclusion21 decks330 decks
-6%synergy
Ancient Tomb
6.1%inclusion20 decks330 decks
0%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
5.2%inclusion17 decks330 decks
-6%synergy
Creatures
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
50%inclusion166 decks330 decks
30%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
49%inclusion161 decks330 decks
43%synergy
Sanctum Seeker
47%inclusion154 decks330 decks
42%synergy
Bloodghast
46%inclusion153 decks330 decks
40%synergy
Patron of the Vein
45%inclusion150 decks330 decks
42%synergy
Crossway Troublemakers
45%inclusion148 decks330 decks
41%synergy
Legion Lieutenant
41%inclusion135 decks330 decks
36%synergy
Redemption Choir
40%inclusion133 decks330 decks
36%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
39%inclusion128 decks330 decks
33%synergy
Drana, Liberator of Malakir
38%inclusion125 decks330 decks
32%synergy
Champion of Dusk
38%inclusion124 decks330 decks
34%synergy
Dusk Legion Sergeant
36%inclusion120 decks330 decks
34%synergy
Vito, Fanatic of Aclazotz
34%inclusion113 decks330 decks
31%synergy
Edgar, Charmed Groom
30%inclusion99 decks330 decks
26%synergy
Oathsworn Vampire
29%inclusion95 decks330 decks
26%synergy
Teysa Karlov
28%inclusion93 decks330 decks
13%synergy
Amalia Benavides Aguirre
28%inclusion92 decks330 decks
22%synergy
Bloodline Necromancer
28%inclusion91 decks330 decks
25%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
27%inclusion90 decks330 decks
23%synergy
Preacher of the Schism
27%inclusion88 decks330 decks
23%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
23%inclusion45 decks192 decks
14%synergy
Dusk Legion Zealot
23%inclusion77 decks330 decks
21%synergy
Martyr of Dusk
23%inclusion75 decks330 decks
20%synergy
Order of Sacred Dusk
22%inclusion74 decks330 decks
21%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
22%inclusion73 decks330 decks
10%synergy
Vona, Butcher of Magan
22%inclusion73 decks330 decks
19%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
22%inclusion71 decks330 decks
5%synergy
Accursed Marauder
21%inclusion67 decks313 decks
14%synergy
Plaguecrafter
21%inclusion70 decks330 decks
17%synergy
Bloodline Keeper
20%inclusion66 decks330 decks
17%synergy
Ruthless Lawbringer
20%inclusion65 decks330 decks
16%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
19%inclusion64 decks330 decks
12%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
19%inclusion62 decks330 decks
6%synergy
High-Society Hunter
19%inclusion35 decks189 decks
16%synergy
Forerunner of the Legion
18%inclusion61 decks330 decks
17%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
18%inclusion59 decks330 decks
11%synergy
Vein Ripper
18%inclusion59 decks330 decks
16%synergy
Elenda, Saint of Dusk
16%inclusion31 decks188 decks
12%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
16%inclusion53 decks330 decks
-18%synergy
Anowon, the Ruin Sage
16%inclusion52 decks330 decks
15%synergy
Roaming Throne
16%inclusion52 decks330 decks
11%synergy
Selfless Spirit
15%inclusion49 decks330 decks
4%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
14%inclusion46 decks330 decks
11%synergy
Baron Bertram Graywater
14%inclusion45 decks330 decks
9%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
13%inclusion44 decks330 decks
-6%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
13%inclusion11 decks83 decks
5%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
13%inclusion43 decks330 decks
1%synergy
Demon's Disciple
12%inclusion40 decks330 decks
10%synergy
Captivating Vampire
11%inclusion36 decks330 decks
8%synergy
Merciless Executioner
11%inclusion36 decks330 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Village Rites
48%inclusion157 decks330 decks
25%synergy
Utter End
33%inclusion109 decks330 decks
21%synergy
Path to Exile
32%inclusion104 decks330 decks
-18%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
28%inclusion91 decks330 decks
-13%synergy
Return to Dust
26%inclusion87 decks330 decks
22%synergy
Dark Ritual
24%inclusion78 decks330 decks
-1%synergy
Deadly Dispute
23%inclusion77 decks330 decks
1%synergy
Vona's Hunger
14%inclusion47 decks330 decks
13%synergy
Flare of Malice
14%inclusion44 decks319 decks
11%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
12%inclusion40 decks330 decks
10%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
11%inclusion36 decks330 decks
0%synergy
Generous Gift
10%inclusion33 decks330 decks
-13%synergy
Soul Shatter
10%inclusion32 decks330 decks
8%synergy
Entomb
9.4%inclusion31 decks330 decks
4%synergy
Mortify
9.1%inclusion30 decks330 decks
-13%synergy
Despark
8.8%inclusion29 decks330 decks
-22%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
8.8%inclusion28 decks319 decks
2%synergy
Fracture
7.9%inclusion26 decks330 decks
-12%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
7.0%inclusion23 decks330 decks
-6%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
6.4%inclusion21 decks330 decks
-5%synergy
Duty Beyond Death
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Culling the Weak
6.1%inclusion20 decks330 decks
2%synergy
Inkshield
5.8%inclusion19 decks330 decks
-14%synergy
Fanatical Offering
5.5%inclusion18 decks330 decks
3%synergy
Get Lost
5.2%inclusion17 decks330 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Damn
49%inclusion163 decks330 decks
17%synergy
Olivia's Wrath
45%inclusion148 decks330 decks
41%synergy
Austere Command
38%inclusion125 decks330 decks
21%synergy
New Blood
37%inclusion123 decks330 decks
34%synergy
Pact of the Serpent
32%inclusion107 decks330 decks
29%synergy
Victimize
19%inclusion64 decks330 decks
2%synergy
Exsanguinate
17%inclusion56 decks330 decks
4%synergy
Diabolic Intent
15%inclusion51 decks330 decks
6%synergy
Tragic Arrogance
15%inclusion48 decks330 decks
12%synergy
Reanimate
14%inclusion46 decks330 decks
-2%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
12%inclusion23 decks189 decks
7%synergy
Sign in Blood
12%inclusion38 decks330 decks
-6%synergy
Toxic Deluge
10%inclusion34 decks330 decks
-7%synergy
Winnowing
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
9%synergy
Buried Alive
10%inclusion32 decks330 decks
4%synergy
Night's Whisper
10%inclusion32 decks330 decks
-8%synergy
Will of the Abzan
10%inclusion9 decks94 decks
9%synergy
Rite of Oblivion
9.4%inclusion31 decks330 decks
1%synergy
Promise of Loyalty
9.4%inclusion31 decks330 decks
5%synergy
Single Combat
6.4%inclusion21 decks330 decks
5%synergy
Kindred Dominance
6.1%inclusion20 decks330 decks
4%synergy
Read the Bones
5.8%inclusion19 decks330 decks
-4%synergy
Worthy Cost
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
4%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
5.2%inclusion17 decks330 decks
-1%synergy
Feed the Swarm
5.2%inclusion17 decks330 decks
-2%synergy
Vindicate
5.2%inclusion17 decks330 decks
-7%synergy
By Invitation Only
5.2%inclusion17 decks330 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Glass-Cast Heart
36%inclusion120 decks330 decks
33%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
34%inclusion112 decks330 decks
21%synergy
Lightning Greaves
29%inclusion96 decks330 decks
9%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
25%inclusion83 decks330 decks
7%synergy
Skullclamp
25%inclusion81 decks330 decks
-2%synergy
Tarrian's Soulcleaver
18%inclusion58 decks330 decks
15%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
15%inclusion50 decks330 decks
4%synergy
Heirloom Blade
13%inclusion43 decks330 decks
12%synergy
Tarrian's Journal
9.1%inclusion30 decks330 decks
6%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
7.0%inclusion23 decks330 decks
5%synergy
Ravenous Amulet
7.0%inclusion13 decks187 decks
6%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
6.7%inclusion22 decks330 decks
4%synergy
Jet Medallion
6.7%inclusion22 decks330 decks
0%synergy
Herald's Horn
5.8%inclusion19 decks330 decks
1%synergy
Bontu's Monument
5.2%inclusion17 decks330 decks
0%synergy
Altar of Dementia
5.2%inclusion17 decks330 decks
1%synergy
Wedding Invitation
5.2%inclusion17 decks330 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Etchings of the Chosen
45%inclusion147 decks330 decks
38%synergy
Sanguine Bond
39%inclusion130 decks330 decks
20%synergy
Grave Pact
28%inclusion93 decks330 decks
19%synergy
Vampiric Rites
28%inclusion91 decks330 decks
20%synergy
Promise of Aclazotz
23%inclusion77 decks330 decks
21%synergy
Black Market Connections
23%inclusion77 decks330 decks
1%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
23%inclusion76 decks330 decks
-6%synergy
Radiant Destiny
22%inclusion73 decks330 decks
20%synergy
Kindred Boon
18%inclusion60 decks330 decks
17%synergy
Legion's Landing
16%inclusion52 decks330 decks
13%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
15%inclusion51 decks330 decks
9%synergy
Feast of the Victorious Dead
12%inclusion38 decks330 decks
7%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
12%inclusion38 decks330 decks
-6%synergy
Lunar Convocation
9.5%inclusion25 decks264 decks
-1%synergy
Obsessive Pursuit
9.2%inclusion6 decks65 decks
8%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
9.1%inclusion30 decks330 decks
-1%synergy
Black Market
8.8%inclusion29 decks330 decks
2%synergy
Life Insurance
8.2%inclusion27 decks330 decks
5%synergy
Barrensteppe Siege
7.5%inclusion8 decks106 decks
4%synergy
Seal of Cleansing
6.7%inclusion22 decks330 decks
4%synergy
Tolls of War
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
5%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
6.0%inclusion19 decks316 decks
0%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
5.8%inclusion19 decks330 decks
-10%synergy
Land Tax
5.5%inclusion18 decks330 decks
-6%synergy
Into the Pit
5.4%inclusion12 decks221 decks
4%synergy
Valkyrie's Call
5.3%inclusion10 decks189 decks
4%synergy
Blind Obedience
5.2%inclusion17 decks330 decks
-12%synergy
Monologue Tax
5.2%inclusion17 decks330 decks
2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
39%inclusion129 decks330 decks
34%synergy
Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord
16%inclusion54 decks330 decks
14%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
10%inclusion34 decks330 decks
4%synergy
Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord
7.6%inclusion25 decks330 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Vault of the Archangel
65%inclusion215 decks330 decks
32%synergy
Bojuka Bog
64%inclusion211 decks330 decks
20%synergy
Rogue's Passage
60%inclusion197 decks330 decks
40%synergy
Windbrisk Heights
29%inclusion96 decks330 decks
23%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
23%inclusion75 decks330 decks
6%synergy
Temple of the False God
23%inclusion75 decks330 decks
15%synergy
High Market
22%inclusion71 decks330 decks
11%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
14%inclusion46 decks330 decks
-7%synergy
Reliquary Tower
12%inclusion40 decks330 decks
-11%synergy
Cabal Coffers
12%inclusion38 decks330 decks
0%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
11%inclusion13 decks121 decks
9%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
9.2%inclusion8 decks87 decks
4%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
8.8%inclusion28 decks319 decks
4%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
8.3%inclusion7 decks84 decks
3%synergy
Westvale Abbey
7.3%inclusion24 decks330 decks
-1%synergy
Restless Fortress
6.7%inclusion22 decks330 decks
0%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
5.5%inclusion18 decks330 decks
-6%synergy
Three Tree City
5.2%inclusion14 decks270 decks
1%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
5.2%inclusion17 decks330 decks
1%synergy
Command Beacon
5.2%inclusion17 decks330 decks
2%synergy
Castle Locthwain
5.2%inclusion17 decks330 decks
-4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
92%inclusion305 decks330 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Signet
87%inclusion287 decks330 decks
7%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
64%inclusion211 decks330 decks
11%synergy
Orzhov Signet
62%inclusion203 decks330 decks
7%synergy
Mind Stone
49%inclusion161 decks330 decks
26%synergy
Commander's Sphere
42%inclusion138 decks330 decks
27%synergy
Fellwar Stone
10%inclusion34 decks330 decks
-11%synergy
Lands
Swamp
99%inclusion327 decks330 decks
1%synergy
Plains
98%inclusion325 decks330 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
92%inclusion303 decks330 decks
5%synergy
Isolated Chapel
84%inclusion278 decks330 decks
17%synergy
Tainted Field
70%inclusion230 decks330 decks
19%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
63%inclusion207 decks330 decks
21%synergy
Path of Ancestry
62%inclusion203 decks330 decks
38%synergy
Voldaren Estate
55%inclusion182 decks330 decks
50%synergy
Temple of Silence
53%inclusion174 decks330 decks
13%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
52%inclusion173 decks330 decks
13%synergy
Myriad Landscape
48%inclusion159 decks330 decks
30%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
46%inclusion152 decks330 decks
40%synergy
Caves of Koilos
43%inclusion142 decks330 decks
-15%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
42%inclusion140 decks330 decks
37%synergy
Godless Shrine
38%inclusion125 decks330 decks
-13%synergy
Vault of Champions
32%inclusion106 decks330 decks
-7%synergy
Evolving Wilds
30%inclusion98 decks330 decks
10%synergy
Marsh Flats
27%inclusion89 decks330 decks
-3%synergy
Fetid Heath
22%inclusion72 decks330 decks
-19%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
22%inclusion71 decks330 decks
7%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
21%inclusion69 decks330 decks
-2%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
20%inclusion66 decks330 decks
-17%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
19%inclusion23 decks121 decks
-5%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
16%inclusion54 decks330 decks
-4%synergy
Scoured Barrens
16%inclusion52 decks330 decks
-7%synergy
Fabled Passage
15%inclusion49 decks330 decks
4%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
15%inclusion49 decks330 decks
-12%synergy
Exotic Orchard
13%inclusion43 decks330 decks
-13%synergy
Silent Clearing
12%inclusion38 decks330 decks
-4%synergy
Obscura Storefront
10%inclusion32 decks330 decks
6%synergy
Desolate Mire
9.4%inclusion31 decks330 decks
-8%synergy
Cavern of Souls
9.4%inclusion31 decks330 decks
5%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
8.8%inclusion29 decks330 decks
-2%synergy
Scrubland
7.6%inclusion25 decks330 decks
-4%synergy
Turbulent Moor
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-14%synergy
Eclipsed Steppe
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-13%synergy
Prismatic Vista
7.3%inclusion24 decks330 decks
2%synergy
Flooded Strand
7.3%inclusion24 decks330 decks
1%synergy
Forlorn Flats
7.0%inclusion23 decks330 decks
2%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
6.7%inclusion22 decks330 decks
0%synergy
Polluted Delta
6.7%inclusion22 decks330 decks
1%synergy
Windswept Heath
6.4%inclusion21 decks330 decks
1%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
6.4%inclusion21 decks330 decks
-5%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
6.4%inclusion21 decks330 decks
0%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
5.5%inclusion18 decks330 decks
0%synergy
Demolition Field
5.5%inclusion18 decks330 decks
2%synergy