Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher (Commander) - Budget Upgraded

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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
South Wind Avatar
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Rat King, Verminister
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Butcher of Malakir
64%inclusion23 decks36 decks
57%synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
67%inclusion24 decks36 decks
56%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
75%inclusion27 decks36 decks
55%synergy
Bartolomé del Presidio
69%inclusion25 decks36 decks
53%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
61%inclusion22 decks36 decks
49%synergy
Cordial Vampire
56%inclusion20 decks36 decks
49%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
50%inclusion18 decks36 decks
47%synergy
Bloodghast
50%inclusion18 decks36 decks
44%synergy
March of the Canonized
50%inclusion18 decks36 decks
44%synergy
Indulgent Aristocrat
47%inclusion17 decks36 decks
42%synergy
Top Cards
Village Rites
64%inclusion23 decks36 decks
42%synergy
Blood Artist
58%inclusion21 decks36 decks
27%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
58%inclusion21 decks36 decks
33%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
56%inclusion20 decks36 decks
30%synergy
Welcoming Vampire
56%inclusion20 decks36 decks
41%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
50%inclusion18 decks36 decks
-14%synergy
Viscera Seer
50%inclusion18 decks36 decks
29%synergy
Mavren Fein, Dusk Apostle
47%inclusion17 decks36 decks
41%synergy
Master of Dark Rites
47%inclusion17 decks36 decks
41%synergy
Plaguecrafter
44%inclusion16 decks36 decks
40%synergy
Game Changers
Braids, Cabal Minion
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
19%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-8%synergy
Tergrid, God of Fright
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Creatures
Patron of the Vein
44%inclusion16 decks36 decks
41%synergy
Crossway Troublemakers
44%inclusion16 decks36 decks
41%synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
39%inclusion14 decks36 decks
27%synergy
Demon's Disciple
39%inclusion14 decks36 decks
36%synergy
Clavileño, First of the Blessed
39%inclusion14 decks36 decks
37%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
39%inclusion14 decks36 decks
33%synergy
Redemption Choir
39%inclusion14 decks36 decks
35%synergy
Accursed Marauder
39%inclusion14 decks36 decks
31%synergy
Vito, Fanatic of Aclazotz
36%inclusion13 decks36 decks
33%synergy
Twilight Prophet
36%inclusion13 decks36 decks
26%synergy
Drana, Liberator of Malakir
36%inclusion13 decks36 decks
30%synergy
Legion Lieutenant
36%inclusion13 decks36 decks
31%synergy
Sanctum Seeker
33%inclusion12 decks36 decks
28%synergy
Sun Titan
33%inclusion12 decks36 decks
21%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
33%inclusion12 decks36 decks
22%synergy
Martyr of Dusk
33%inclusion12 decks36 decks
31%synergy
Oathsworn Vampire
33%inclusion12 decks36 decks
31%synergy
Teysa Karlov
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
15%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
18%synergy
Dusk Legion Zealot
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
28%synergy
Merciless Executioner
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
29%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
12%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
12%synergy
Champion of Dusk
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
22%synergy
Bloodline Necromancer
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
23%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
20%synergy
Selfless Spirit
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
14%synergy
Amalia Benavides Aguirre
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
13%synergy
Edgar, Charmed Groom
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
15%synergy
Baron Bertram Graywater
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
14%synergy
Bloodtracker
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
17%synergy
Cataclysmic Gearhulk
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
18%synergy
Gravelighter
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
18%synergy
Cathar Commando
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
12%synergy
Dusk Legion Sergeant
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
16%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Abyssal Gorestalker
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
17%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
-18%synergy
Selfless Savior
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
-8%synergy
Burnished Hart
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Fiendish Panda
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
12%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Zodiark, Umbral God
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Gaius van Baelsar
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Forerunner of the Legion
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
9%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Chain Devil
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Deadly Dispute
39%inclusion14 decks36 decks
17%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
33%inclusion12 decks36 decks
23%synergy
Path to Exile
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
-24%synergy
Despark
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
-9%synergy
Utter End
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
-21%synergy
Fracture
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
-2%synergy
Soul Shatter
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
15%synergy
Fanatical Offering
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
14%synergy
Mortify
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
-9%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Return to Dust
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Nasty End
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Tragic Slip
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Loran's Escape
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Disenchant
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Dark Ritual
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-16%synergy
Unbreakable Formation
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Generous Gift
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-15%synergy
Flare of Malice
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Appeal to Eirdu
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
7%synergy
Hero's Downfall
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Fell the Profane
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-7%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-8%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
0%synergy
Vona's Hunger
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Feign Death
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Blacksmith's Skill
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Kaya's Guile
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Surge of Salvation
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Damn
44%inclusion16 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Olivia's Wrath
39%inclusion14 decks36 decks
34%synergy
Austere Command
36%inclusion13 decks36 decks
18%synergy
New Blood
33%inclusion12 decks36 decks
30%synergy
Victimize
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Pact of the Serpent
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
16%synergy
Rite of Oblivion
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
8%synergy
By Invitation Only
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
16%synergy
Dread Return
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Tragic Arrogance
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Promise of Loyalty
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Eaten Alive
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Single Combat
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
9%synergy
Rankle's Prank
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Danse Macabre
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Innocent Blood
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Exsanguinate
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-4%synergy
Living Death
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Defossilize
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Diabolic Intent
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-1%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-1%synergy
Blood for Bones
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Winnowing
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Make an Example
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
0%synergy
Bone Shards
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Reanimate
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-10%synergy
Angelic Purge
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Sign in Blood
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-12%synergy
Unmarked Grave
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Killing Wave
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Night's Whisper
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-12%synergy
Gix's Command
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Myrkul's Edict
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Diresight
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
0%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Buried Alive
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-1%synergy
Lich-Knights' Conquest
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Covetous Elegy
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Morningtide's Light
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wayfarer's Bauble
39%inclusion14 decks36 decks
26%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
39%inclusion14 decks36 decks
33%synergy
Glass-Cast Heart
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
27%synergy
Lightning Greaves
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Skullclamp
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
-2%synergy
Tarrian's Soulcleaver
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
17%synergy
Heirloom Blade
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
12%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Tithing Blade
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Sinister Monolith
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Transmogrant Altar
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Tarrian's Journal
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Wedding Invitation
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Chronicle of Victory
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Traveler's Amulet
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Ravenous Amulet
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Key to the City
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Vat of Rebirth
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-13%synergy
Whip of Erebos
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Herald's Horn
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Mirror of Fate
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Spawning Pit
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Collector's Vault
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Smokestack
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Vampiric Rites
42%inclusion15 decks36 decks
34%synergy
Exquisite Blood
36%inclusion13 decks36 decks
19%synergy
Etchings of the Chosen
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
23%synergy
Promise of Aclazotz
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
22%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
-7%synergy
Sanguine Bond
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
-1%synergy
Radiant Destiny
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
17%synergy
Kindred Boon
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
15%synergy
Seal of Cleansing
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Life Insurance
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Obsessive Pursuit
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
10%synergy
Fanatical Devotion
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Feast of the Victorious Dead
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Glasswing Grace
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Promise of Bunrei
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Braids's Frightful Return
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Eternal Thirst
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Lunar Convocation
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-3%synergy
Cleric Class
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Open the Graves
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Cultist of the Absolute
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Sothera, the Supervoid
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Spiral into Solitude
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Grave Venerations
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
4%synergy
Kinbinding
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Barrensteppe Siege
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
3%synergy
Smile at Death
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Tolls of War
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
4%synergy
Momentum Breaker
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Black Market
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-1%synergy
Noble Heritage
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
The Eldest Reborn
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Call of the Ring
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Into the Pit
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Call the Bloodline
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Gift of Fangs
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Minimus Containment
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Underworld Connections
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Grave Pact
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-4%synergy
Leyline of Hope
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
25%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
5%synergy
The Eternal Wanderer
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Professor Onyx
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
64%inclusion23 decks36 decks
20%synergy
Rogue's Passage
58%inclusion21 decks36 decks
38%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
56%inclusion20 decks36 decks
22%synergy
Windbrisk Heights
33%inclusion12 decks36 decks
27%synergy
Temple of the False God
33%inclusion12 decks36 decks
25%synergy
High Market
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Westvale Abbey
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
0%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Ghost Quarter
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Haunted Fengraf
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Blighted Fen
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Castle Ardenvale
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-1%synergy
Command Beacon
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
92%inclusion33 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Sol Ring
89%inclusion32 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Orzhov Signet
72%inclusion26 decks36 decks
16%synergy
Mind Stone
61%inclusion22 decks36 decks
37%synergy
Commander's Sphere
58%inclusion21 decks36 decks
43%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
58%inclusion21 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Fellwar Stone
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
-7%synergy
Star Compass
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
13%synergy
Marble Diamond
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Prismatic Lens
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-1%synergy
Lands
Plains
100%inclusion36 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion36 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
86%inclusion31 decks36 decks
0%synergy
Tainted Field
75%inclusion27 decks36 decks
23%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
72%inclusion26 decks36 decks
31%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
69%inclusion25 decks36 decks
28%synergy
Isolated Chapel
67%inclusion24 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Path of Ancestry
64%inclusion23 decks36 decks
41%synergy
Temple of Silence
61%inclusion22 decks36 decks
21%synergy
Myriad Landscape
53%inclusion19 decks36 decks
33%synergy
Evolving Wilds
44%inclusion16 decks36 decks
24%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
42%inclusion15 decks36 decks
35%synergy
Voldaren Estate
39%inclusion14 decks36 decks
33%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
36%inclusion13 decks36 decks
30%synergy
Caves of Koilos
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
-26%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
14%synergy
Exotic Orchard
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
-2%synergy
Scoured Barrens
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
-4%synergy
Desolate Mire
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Fetid Heath
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
-23%synergy
Escape Tunnel
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
12%synergy
Demolition Field
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
-24%synergy
Glasswing Grace
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-2%synergy
Obscura Storefront
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-17%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-3%synergy
Fell the Profane
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-7%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-21%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-15%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
0%synergy
Boggart Trawler
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-1%synergy
Promising Vein
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy