Celes, Rune Knight (Commander) - Budget

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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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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Twilight Diviner
5.7%inclusion5 decks87 decks
4%synergy
Rhys, the Evermore
3.0%inclusion3 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Personify
3.0%inclusion3 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Slumbering Walker
2.3%inclusion2 decks87 decks
2%synergy
Aberrant Return
2.0%inclusion2 decks99 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Priest of Fell Rites
66%inclusion489 decks740 decks
62%synergy
Terra, Herald of Hope
56%inclusion411 decks740 decks
54%synergy
Stitch Together
56%inclusion415 decks740 decks
53%synergy
Murderous Redcap
49%inclusion359 decks740 decks
45%synergy
Sun Titan
54%inclusion397 decks740 decks
43%synergy
Phoenix Down
46%inclusion325 decks714 decks
43%synergy
Banon, the Returners' Leader
47%inclusion339 decks714 decks
42%synergy
Putrid Goblin
44%inclusion322 decks740 decks
42%synergy
Gau, Feral Youth
46%inclusion328 decks714 decks
42%synergy
Laughing Mad
45%inclusion319 decks714 decks
40%synergy
Top Cards
Morbid Opportunist
55%inclusion404 decks740 decks
37%synergy
Reanimate
51%inclusion377 decks740 decks
34%synergy
Mortify
51%inclusion374 decks740 decks
35%synergy
Ruinous Ultimatum
48%inclusion356 decks740 decks
9%synergy
Anger
47%inclusion347 decks740 decks
39%synergy
Crackling Doom
44%inclusion326 decks740 decks
27%synergy
Viscera Seer
43%inclusion319 decks740 decks
30%synergy
Stitcher's Supplier
43%inclusion317 decks740 decks
38%synergy
Locke, Treasure Hunter
43%inclusion305 decks714 decks
36%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
42%inclusion314 decks740 decks
29%synergy
Creatures
The Warring Triad
41%inclusion293 decks714 decks
37%synergy
Puppeteer Clique
40%inclusion294 decks740 decks
39%synergy
Obstinate Gargoyle
39%inclusion288 decks740 decks
38%synergy
General Leo Cristophe
39%inclusion278 decks715 decks
34%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
38%inclusion278 decks740 decks
19%synergy
Alesha, Who Laughs at Fate
37%inclusion273 decks740 decks
25%synergy
Siegfried, Famed Swordsman
37%inclusion261 decks714 decks
32%synergy
Flayer of the Hatebound
36%inclusion269 decks740 decks
35%synergy
Sabin, Master Monk
36%inclusion259 decks714 decks
34%synergy
Shadow, Mysterious Assassin
36%inclusion257 decks715 decks
31%synergy
Cyan, Vengeful Samurai
36%inclusion254 decks714 decks
32%synergy
Lesser Masticore
36%inclusion263 decks740 decks
34%synergy
Millikin
33%inclusion243 decks740 decks
31%synergy
Mog, Moogle Warrior
32%inclusion231 decks714 decks
28%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
31%inclusion230 decks740 decks
30%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
31%inclusion229 decks740 decks
20%synergy
Chainer, Nightmare Adept
30%inclusion223 decks740 decks
27%synergy
Restless Apparition
30%inclusion219 decks740 decks
29%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
29%inclusion174 decks602 decks
26%synergy
Gogo, Mysterious Mime
28%inclusion199 decks714 decks
23%synergy
Interceptor, Shadow's Hound
27%inclusion194 decks714 decks
25%synergy
Kefka, Dancing Mad
27%inclusion193 decks714 decks
23%synergy
Angel of the Ruins
25%inclusion183 decks740 decks
21%synergy
Mayhem Devil
24%inclusion181 decks740 decks
16%synergy
Combustible Gearhulk
24%inclusion179 decks740 decks
21%synergy
Archfiend of Depravity
24%inclusion178 decks740 decks
19%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
24%inclusion176 decks740 decks
20%synergy
Carrion Feeder
22%inclusion166 decks740 decks
20%synergy
Molten Gatekeeper
21%inclusion159 decks740 decks
20%synergy
Edgar, Master Machinist
21%inclusion152 decks714 decks
19%synergy
Joshua, Phoenix's Dominant
21%inclusion147 decks709 decks
16%synergy
Bartolomé del Presidio
20%inclusion150 decks740 decks
16%synergy
Umaro, Raging Yeti
20%inclusion141 decks714 decks
19%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
19%inclusion140 decks740 decks
9%synergy
Meteor Golem
19%inclusion140 decks740 decks
16%synergy
Summon: Esper Valigarmanda
18%inclusion132 decks715 decks
16%synergy
Lingering Tormentor
18%inclusion130 decks740 decks
17%synergy
Karmic Guide
18%inclusion130 decks740 decks
11%synergy
Wingrattle Scarecrow
17%inclusion127 decks740 decks
17%synergy
Strago and Relm
17%inclusion118 decks714 decks
15%synergy
Blood Artist
16%inclusion122 decks740 decks
-2%synergy
Ruin Grinder
16%inclusion120 decks740 decks
15%synergy
Woe Strider
16%inclusion117 decks740 decks
15%synergy
Luminous Broodmoth
16%inclusion115 decks740 decks
13%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
15%inclusion113 decks740 decks
2%synergy
Kithkin Spellduster
15%inclusion111 decks740 decks
15%synergy
Squall, SeeD Mercenary
15%inclusion106 decks715 decks
11%synergy
Setzer, Wandering Gambler
13%inclusion96 decks714 decks
12%synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
13%inclusion98 decks740 decks
5%synergy
Palace Jailer
13%inclusion97 decks740 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Big Score
41%inclusion305 decks740 decks
31%synergy
Bedevil
41%inclusion301 decks740 decks
34%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
38%inclusion278 decks740 decks
-25%synergy
Path to Exile
31%inclusion229 decks740 decks
-16%synergy
Cloudshift
28%inclusion204 decks740 decks
24%synergy
Espers to Magicite
24%inclusion173 decks715 decks
22%synergy
Deadly Dispute
19%inclusion141 decks740 decks
-4%synergy
Ephemerate
17%inclusion126 decks740 decks
12%synergy
Flicker of Fate
17%inclusion124 decks740 decks
16%synergy
Feign Death
15%inclusion114 decks740 decks
15%synergy
Not Dead After All
15%inclusion113 decks740 decks
14%synergy
Undying Malice
15%inclusion112 decks740 decks
15%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
14%inclusion106 decks740 decks
2%synergy
Generous Gift
14%inclusion104 decks740 decks
-5%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
14%inclusion103 decks740 decks
-20%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
13%inclusion99 decks740 decks
5%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
13%inclusion99 decks740 decks
13%synergy
Village Rites
12%inclusion87 decks740 decks
0%synergy
Despark
11%inclusion85 decks740 decks
-3%synergy
First Day of Class
11%inclusion81 decks740 decks
11%synergy
Parting Gust
10%inclusion76 decks740 decks
9%synergy
Reprieve
10%inclusion74 decks740 decks
7%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
10%inclusion73 decks740 decks
8%synergy
Dark Ritual
9.2%inclusion68 decks740 decks
-7%synergy
Chaos Warp
9.1%inclusion67 decks740 decks
-7%synergy
Vincent's Limit Break
7.2%inclusion51 decks704 decks
7%synergy
Disenchant
6.9%inclusion51 decks740 decks
5%synergy
Demand Answers
6.8%inclusion50 decks740 decks
2%synergy
Cauldron Haze
6.8%inclusion50 decks740 decks
6%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
6.5%inclusion48 decks740 decks
2%synergy
Abrade
6.4%inclusion47 decks740 decks
1%synergy
Restoration Magic
6.1%inclusion43 decks704 decks
4%synergy
Wear // Tear
5.8%inclusion43 decks740 decks
-6%synergy
Undying Evil
5.5%inclusion41 decks740 decks
5%synergy
Rakdos Charm
5.5%inclusion41 decks740 decks
-3%synergy
Soul Partition
5.5%inclusion41 decks740 decks
4%synergy
Flare of Duplication
5.3%inclusion39 decks740 decks
4%synergy
Mandate of Peace
5.3%inclusion39 decks740 decks
5%synergy
Terminate
5.1%inclusion38 decks740 decks
-7%synergy
Justiciar's Portal
5.0%inclusion37 decks740 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Rise of the Dark Realms
42%inclusion313 decks740 decks
38%synergy
Rejoin the Fight
41%inclusion293 decks714 decks
37%synergy
Victimize
40%inclusion299 decks740 decks
33%synergy
Night's Whisper
37%inclusion276 decks740 decks
24%synergy
Faithless Looting
37%inclusion272 decks740 decks
21%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
33%inclusion241 decks740 decks
25%synergy
Legions to Ashes
31%inclusion226 decks740 decks
29%synergy
Tragic Arrogance
29%inclusion212 decks740 decks
26%synergy
Unearth
27%inclusion203 decks740 decks
25%synergy
Snort
27%inclusion190 decks714 decks
24%synergy
Buried Alive
26%inclusion195 decks740 decks
20%synergy
Lively Dirge
22%inclusion165 decks740 decks
20%synergy
Persist
16%inclusion118 decks740 decks
15%synergy
Dread Return
14%inclusion106 decks740 decks
12%synergy
Blasphemous Act
13%inclusion99 decks740 decks
-9%synergy
Unburial Rites
11%inclusion79 decks740 decks
8%synergy
Damn
9.3%inclusion69 decks740 decks
-9%synergy
Evil Reawakened
8.8%inclusion63 decks713 decks
8%synergy
Resentful Revelation
8.5%inclusion60 decks704 decks
8%synergy
Demonic Counsel
8.0%inclusion59 decks740 decks
4%synergy
Austere Command
8.0%inclusion59 decks740 decks
0%synergy
Living Death
7.3%inclusion54 decks740 decks
5%synergy
Jolted Awake
7.3%inclusion54 decks740 decks
7%synergy
Starfall Invocation
7.3%inclusion54 decks740 decks
6%synergy
Mythos of Snapdax
7.2%inclusion53 decks740 decks
1%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
7.0%inclusion52 decks740 decks
3%synergy
Suplex
7.0%inclusion50 decks713 decks
6%synergy
Painful Truths
6.2%inclusion46 decks740 decks
-2%synergy
Day of Judgment
5.9%inclusion44 decks740 decks
4%synergy
Helping Hand
5.7%inclusion42 decks740 decks
5%synergy
Feed the Swarm
5.3%inclusion39 decks740 decks
0%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
40%inclusion294 decks740 decks
8%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
33%inclusion244 decks740 decks
24%synergy
The Falcon, Airship Restored
30%inclusion215 decks714 decks
28%synergy
Key to the City
25%inclusion185 decks740 decks
21%synergy
Coin of Fate
24%inclusion168 decks714 decks
22%synergy
Phantom Train
8.1%inclusion58 decks713 decks
8%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
7.6%inclusion56 decks740 decks
-1%synergy
Cauldron of Souls
7.3%inclusion54 decks740 decks
7%synergy
Enchantments
Goblin Bombardment
30%inclusion225 decks740 decks
22%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
18%inclusion136 decks740 decks
5%synergy
Impact Tremors
16%inclusion122 decks740 decks
1%synergy
Touch the Spirit Realm
13%inclusion98 decks740 decks
12%synergy
Thran Vigil
11%inclusion84 decks740 decks
11%synergy
Animate Dead
7.0%inclusion52 decks740 decks
-1%synergy
Smile at Death
6.8%inclusion50 decks740 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
6.8%inclusion50 decks740 decks
-12%synergy
Fanatical Devotion
6.2%inclusion46 decks740 decks
6%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
5.5%inclusion41 decks740 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
41%inclusion301 decks740 decks
17%synergy
High Market
37%inclusion271 decks740 decks
33%synergy
Bojuka Bog
10%inclusion74 decks740 decks
-21%synergy
Mortuary Mire
6.1%inclusion45 decks740 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
89%inclusion657 decks740 decks
3%synergy
Sol Ring
78%inclusion575 decks740 decks
-11%synergy
Talisman of Conviction
70%inclusion515 decks740 decks
28%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
61%inclusion455 decks740 decks
25%synergy
Mind Stone
42%inclusion312 decks740 decks
34%synergy
Commander's Sphere
37%inclusion272 decks740 decks
22%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
33%inclusion247 decks740 decks
-8%synergy
Orzhov Signet
28%inclusion205 decks740 decks
-5%synergy
Rakdos Signet
27%inclusion201 decks740 decks
-4%synergy
Fellwar Stone
26%inclusion190 decks740 decks
-2%synergy
Boros Signet
23%inclusion167 decks740 decks
-6%synergy
Cursed Mirror
5.0%inclusion37 decks740 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Swamp
99%inclusion735 decks740 decks
4%synergy
Plains
99%inclusion734 decks740 decks
4%synergy
Mountain
99%inclusion733 decks740 decks
5%synergy
Command Tower
91%inclusion672 decks740 decks
-2%synergy
Nomad Outpost
81%inclusion596 decks740 decks
22%synergy
Exotic Orchard
75%inclusion553 decks740 decks
23%synergy
Isolated Chapel
74%inclusion550 decks740 decks
22%synergy
Clifftop Retreat
74%inclusion549 decks740 decks
24%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
70%inclusion519 decks740 decks
19%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
69%inclusion513 decks740 decks
33%synergy
Battlefield Forge
67%inclusion494 decks740 decks
27%synergy
Path of Ancestry
63%inclusion466 decks740 decks
25%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
61%inclusion453 decks740 decks
34%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
59%inclusion438 decks740 decks
50%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
59%inclusion437 decks740 decks
48%synergy
Furycalm Snarl
56%inclusion413 decks740 decks
46%synergy
Evolving Wilds
55%inclusion404 decks740 decks
28%synergy
Fetid Heath
55%inclusion404 decks740 decks
35%synergy
Rugged Prairie
53%inclusion392 decks740 decks
37%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
51%inclusion378 decks740 decks
36%synergy
Desolate Mire
48%inclusion355 decks740 decks
37%synergy
Graven Cairns
47%inclusion346 decks740 decks
36%synergy
Sunscorched Divide
44%inclusion325 decks740 decks
38%synergy
Ash Barrens
42%inclusion309 decks740 decks
35%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
40%inclusion299 decks740 decks
36%synergy
Sacred Peaks
38%inclusion280 decks740 decks
34%synergy
Geothermal Bog
38%inclusion279 decks740 decks
34%synergy
Demolition Field
32%inclusion235 decks740 decks
28%synergy
Caves of Koilos
27%inclusion201 decks740 decks
-12%synergy
Shattered Landscape
21%inclusion153 decks740 decks
1%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
16%inclusion117 decks740 decks
-4%synergy
Temple of Silence
16%inclusion117 decks740 decks
-7%synergy
Temple of Triumph
14%inclusion107 decks740 decks
-8%synergy
Temple of Malice
14%inclusion102 decks740 decks
-3%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
10%inclusion76 decks740 decks
-4%synergy
Boros Garrison
9.5%inclusion70 decks740 decks
-4%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
8.9%inclusion66 decks740 decks
-3%synergy
Myriad Landscape
8.8%inclusion65 decks740 decks
-3%synergy
Radiant Summit
8.3%inclusion50 decks602 decks
5%synergy
Tainted Field
8.1%inclusion60 decks740 decks
-4%synergy
Tainted Peak
7.7%inclusion57 decks740 decks
-3%synergy
Scoured Barrens
7.0%inclusion52 decks740 decks
-2%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
6.6%inclusion49 decks740 decks
-2%synergy
Wind-Scarred Crag
6.6%inclusion49 decks740 decks
-2%synergy
Canyon Slough
5.4%inclusion40 decks740 decks
-4%synergy
Vector, Imperial Capital
5.4%inclusion38 decks705 decks
4%synergy