Celes, Rune Knight (Commander) - cEDH

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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.
Deck Filters
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Hexing Squelcher
55%inclusion32 decks58 decks
52%synergy
Personify
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
12%synergy
Rhys, the Evermore
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn
2.1%inclusion4 decks189 decks
2%synergy
Raphael's Technique
0.6%inclusion1 decks176 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Silence
93%inclusion486 decks522 decks
88%synergy
Lesser Masticore
85%inclusion442 decks522 decks
83%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
91%inclusion474 decks522 decks
83%synergy
Ranger-Captain of Eos
86%inclusion449 decks522 decks
82%synergy
Grand Abolisher
91%inclusion475 decks522 decks
82%synergy
Pyroblast
85%inclusion443 decks522 decks
80%synergy
Dark Ritual
95%inclusion498 decks522 decks
79%synergy
Entomb
86%inclusion447 decks522 decks
79%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
83%inclusion435 decks522 decks
79%synergy
Ephemerate
82%inclusion430 decks522 decks
77%synergy
Top Cards
Esper Sentinel
94%inclusion492 decks522 decks
76%synergy
Deflecting Swat
91%inclusion474 decks522 decks
75%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
89%inclusion464 decks522 decks
75%synergy
Reanimate
88%inclusion458 decks522 decks
71%synergy
Animate Dead
84%inclusion438 decks522 decks
76%synergy
Imperial Seal
81%inclusion424 decks522 decks
77%synergy
Voice of Victory
81%inclusion399 decks492 decks
64%synergy
Diabolic Intent
80%inclusion416 decks522 decks
70%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
80%inclusion416 decks522 decks
17%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
78%inclusion406 decks522 decks
73%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
96%inclusion503 decks522 decks
77%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
95%inclusion498 decks522 decks
81%synergy
Underworld Breach
94%inclusion493 decks522 decks
90%synergy
Chrome Mox
93%inclusion488 decks522 decks
88%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
92%inclusion481 decks522 decks
80%synergy
Ancient Tomb
89%inclusion466 decks522 decks
81%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
87%inclusion453 decks522 decks
81%synergy
Gamble
86%inclusion447 decks522 decks
79%synergy
Mana Vault
85%inclusion443 decks522 decks
81%synergy
Mox Diamond
84%inclusion439 decks522 decks
81%synergy
Creatures
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
78%inclusion405 decks522 decks
70%synergy
Simian Spirit Guide
76%inclusion395 decks522 decks
72%synergy
Murderous Redcap
73%inclusion380 decks522 decks
69%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
72%inclusion375 decks522 decks
69%synergy
Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward
65%inclusion337 decks522 decks
63%synergy
Archivist of Oghma
56%inclusion291 decks522 decks
53%synergy
Putrid Goblin
53%inclusion277 decks522 decks
52%synergy
Opposition Agent
48%inclusion253 decks522 decks
45%synergy
Hoarding Broodlord
46%inclusion241 decks522 decks
43%synergy
Imperial Recruiter
44%inclusion230 decks522 decks
39%synergy
Viscera Seer
44%inclusion229 decks522 decks
30%synergy
Dragon's Rage Channeler
43%inclusion223 decks522 decks
41%synergy
Goblin Engineer
43%inclusion223 decks522 decks
40%synergy
Stitcher's Supplier
42%inclusion219 decks522 decks
37%synergy
Tataru Taru
41%inclusion180 decks437 decks
38%synergy
Drannith Magistrate
34%inclusion177 decks522 decks
31%synergy
Mayhem Devil
27%inclusion141 decks522 decks
18%synergy
Molten Gatekeeper
23%inclusion119 decks522 decks
21%synergy
Warren Soultrader
22%inclusion114 decks522 decks
17%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
21%inclusion112 decks522 decks
18%synergy
Recruiter of the Guard
21%inclusion111 decks522 decks
19%synergy
Lurrus of the Dream-Den
20%inclusion106 decks522 decks
19%synergy
Walking Ballista
17%inclusion90 decks522 decks
17%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
16%inclusion86 decks522 decks
13%synergy
Goblin Welder
16%inclusion86 decks522 decks
14%synergy
Skirk Prospector
16%inclusion83 decks522 decks
15%synergy
Carrion Feeder
14%inclusion75 decks522 decks
12%synergy
Flamescroll Celebrant
14%inclusion72 decks522 decks
13%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
13%inclusion69 decks522 decks
13%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
13%inclusion68 decks522 decks
11%synergy
Phelia, Exuberant Shepherd
13%inclusion67 decks522 decks
11%synergy
Professional Face-Breaker
13%inclusion66 decks522 decks
-2%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
12%inclusion65 decks522 decks
2%synergy
Obstinate Gargoyle
12%inclusion62 decks522 decks
11%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
12%inclusion34 decks291 decks
9%synergy
Magda, Brazen Outlaw
11%inclusion57 decks522 decks
5%synergy
Blood Artist
10%inclusion52 decks522 decks
-8%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
10%inclusion50 decks522 decks
3%synergy
Witch Enchanter
8.8%inclusion46 decks522 decks
2%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
8.8%inclusion46 decks522 decks
-2%synergy
Wingrattle Scarecrow
8.6%inclusion45 decks522 decks
8%synergy
Worldgorger Dragon
6.5%inclusion34 decks522 decks
6%synergy
Restless Apparition
5.6%inclusion29 decks522 decks
5%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
5.5%inclusion24 decks439 decks
1%synergy
Puppeteer Clique
5.4%inclusion28 decks522 decks
4%synergy
Instants
Cabal Ritual
75%inclusion394 decks522 decks
72%synergy
Cloudshift
74%inclusion385 decks522 decks
71%synergy
Culling the Weak
71%inclusion373 decks522 decks
68%synergy
Saw in Half
66%inclusion343 decks522 decks
62%synergy
Final Fortune
54%inclusion280 decks522 decks
52%synergy
Burnt Offering
53%inclusion275 decks522 decks
50%synergy
Ad Nauseam
45%inclusion234 decks522 decks
43%synergy
Tainted Pact
39%inclusion205 decks522 decks
37%synergy
Soul Partition
31%inclusion164 decks522 decks
30%synergy
Deadly Rollick
31%inclusion161 decks522 decks
20%synergy
Path to Exile
29%inclusion150 decks522 decks
-18%synergy
Flare of Duplication
26%inclusion138 decks522 decks
25%synergy
Redirect Lightning
23%inclusion57 decks247 decks
17%synergy
Orim's Chant
19%inclusion101 decks522 decks
17%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
18%inclusion93 decks522 decks
13%synergy
Angel's Grace
16%inclusion81 decks522 decks
14%synergy
Lightning Bolt
14%inclusion74 decks522 decks
11%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
13%inclusion67 decks522 decks
8%synergy
Not Dead After All
12%inclusion62 decks522 decks
11%synergy
Fire Covenant
11%inclusion55 decks522 decks
9%synergy
First Day of Class
8.6%inclusion45 decks522 decks
8%synergy
Wear // Tear
7.3%inclusion38 decks522 decks
-4%synergy
Sacrifice
6.9%inclusion36 decks522 decks
6%synergy
Bolt Bend
6.9%inclusion36 decks522 decks
5%synergy
Abrade
6.7%inclusion35 decks522 decks
1%synergy
Flicker of Fate
6.5%inclusion34 decks522 decks
6%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
6.1%inclusion32 decks522 decks
2%synergy
Rain of Filth
5.7%inclusion30 decks522 decks
5%synergy
Cauldron Haze
5.6%inclusion29 decks522 decks
5%synergy
Siege Smash
5.2%inclusion27 decks522 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Wheel of Fortune
67%inclusion348 decks522 decks
63%synergy
Rite of Flame
66%inclusion346 decks522 decks
64%synergy
Molten Duplication
61%inclusion318 decks522 decks
59%synergy
Jeska's Will
56%inclusion294 decks522 decks
46%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
48%inclusion248 decks522 decks
44%synergy
Twinflame
44%inclusion229 decks522 decks
42%synergy
Persist
33%inclusion170 decks522 decks
31%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
32%inclusion169 decks522 decks
31%synergy
Lively Dirge
31%inclusion160 decks522 decks
29%synergy
Unmarked Grave
27%inclusion142 decks522 decks
26%synergy
Jolted Awake
24%inclusion123 decks522 decks
23%synergy
Unearth
21%inclusion111 decks522 decks
19%synergy
Flicker
16%inclusion81 decks522 decks
15%synergy
Faithless Looting
15%inclusion76 decks522 decks
-1%synergy
Demonic Counsel
13%inclusion67 decks522 decks
9%synergy
Toxic Deluge
12%inclusion64 decks522 decks
4%synergy
Buried Alive
10%inclusion52 decks522 decks
4%synergy
Grim Tutor
8.4%inclusion44 decks522 decks
4%synergy
Electroduplicate
6.5%inclusion34 decks522 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Altar of Dementia
69%inclusion358 decks522 decks
65%synergy
Grinding Station
66%inclusion346 decks522 decks
65%synergy
The One Ring
64%inclusion334 decks522 decks
56%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
56%inclusion290 decks522 decks
49%synergy
Blasting Station
46%inclusion242 decks522 decks
46%synergy
Vexing Bauble
35%inclusion181 decks522 decks
34%synergy
Defense Grid
25%inclusion130 decks522 decks
24%synergy
Agatha's Soul Cauldron
16%inclusion83 decks522 decks
15%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
15%inclusion79 decks522 decks
8%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
15%inclusion79 decks522 decks
7%synergy
Portable Hole
8.6%inclusion45 decks522 decks
8%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
8.2%inclusion43 decks522 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Goblin Bombardment
76%inclusion395 decks522 decks
67%synergy
Smothering Tithe
69%inclusion361 decks522 decks
43%synergy
Necromancy
68%inclusion354 decks522 decks
65%synergy
Touch the Spirit Realm
48%inclusion250 decks522 decks
46%synergy
Dance of the Dead
38%inclusion200 decks522 decks
37%synergy
Necropotence
22%inclusion117 decks522 decks
17%synergy
Impact Tremors
11%inclusion60 decks522 decks
-4%synergy
Static Prison
10%inclusion51 decks522 decks
9%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
5.9%inclusion31 decks522 decks
1%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
5.7%inclusion30 decks522 decks
2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Dihada, Binder of Wills
14%inclusion73 decks522 decks
10%synergy
Utility Lands
Emergence Zone
37%inclusion194 decks522 decks
35%synergy
City of Traitors
34%inclusion180 decks522 decks
33%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
21%inclusion110 decks522 decks
11%synergy
Urza's Saga
18%inclusion96 decks522 decks
14%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
11%inclusion60 decks522 decks
4%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
9.2%inclusion48 decks522 decks
-5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
98%inclusion514 decks522 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Signet
97%inclusion507 decks522 decks
11%synergy
Lotus Petal
93%inclusion485 decks522 decks
88%synergy
Mox Opal
80%inclusion418 decks522 decks
76%synergy
Fellwar Stone
76%inclusion397 decks522 decks
48%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
76%inclusion395 decks522 decks
73%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
66%inclusion342 decks522 decks
29%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
54%inclusion284 decks522 decks
14%synergy
Mox Amber
39%inclusion201 decks522 decks
34%synergy
Grim Monolith
35%inclusion181 decks522 decks
33%synergy
Talisman of Conviction
29%inclusion152 decks522 decks
-12%synergy
Springleaf Drum
17%inclusion87 decks522 decks
15%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
98%inclusion514 decks522 decks
6%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
95%inclusion495 decks522 decks
62%synergy
Blood Crypt
95%inclusion495 decks522 decks
51%synergy
Godless Shrine
95%inclusion495 decks522 decks
48%synergy
Marsh Flats
94%inclusion493 decks522 decks
63%synergy
Arid Mesa
93%inclusion486 decks522 decks
62%synergy
Sacred Foundry
93%inclusion484 decks522 decks
48%synergy
City of Brass
88%inclusion459 decks522 decks
78%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
87%inclusion455 decks522 decks
83%synergy
Badlands
86%inclusion449 decks522 decks
74%synergy
Plateau
85%inclusion445 decks522 decks
73%synergy
Scrubland
84%inclusion441 decks522 decks
72%synergy
Mana Confluence
84%inclusion440 decks522 decks
75%synergy
Polluted Delta
81%inclusion421 decks522 decks
74%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
77%inclusion404 decks522 decks
71%synergy
Scalding Tarn
73%inclusion381 decks522 decks
67%synergy
Wooded Foothills
72%inclusion378 decks522 decks
66%synergy
Exotic Orchard
71%inclusion373 decks522 decks
20%synergy
Windswept Heath
71%inclusion370 decks522 decks
65%synergy
Flooded Strand
71%inclusion369 decks522 decks
64%synergy
Cavern of Souls
57%inclusion295 decks522 decks
47%synergy
Swamp
44%inclusion229 decks522 decks
-51%synergy
Starting Town
44%inclusion192 decks438 decks
41%synergy
Vault of Champions
43%inclusion227 decks522 decks
10%synergy
Luxury Suite
43%inclusion222 decks522 decks
11%synergy
Plains
39%inclusion203 decks522 decks
-56%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
38%inclusion197 decks522 decks
28%synergy
Raucous Theater
37%inclusion195 decks522 decks
28%synergy
Spire of Industry
32%inclusion169 decks522 decks
29%synergy
Spectator Seating
31%inclusion162 decks522 decks
-1%synergy
Mountain
31%inclusion160 decks522 decks
-63%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
21%inclusion112 decks522 decks
18%synergy
Elegant Parlor
16%inclusion83 decks522 decks
6%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
13%inclusion70 decks522 decks
-14%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
13%inclusion67 decks522 decks
8%synergy
Mount Doom
13%inclusion66 decks522 decks
9%synergy
Caves of Koilos
12%inclusion62 decks522 decks
-27%synergy
Battlefield Forge
12%inclusion61 decks522 decks
-28%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
10%inclusion50 decks522 decks
7%synergy
Witch Enchanter
8.8%inclusion46 decks522 decks
2%synergy
Savai Triome
8.0%inclusion42 decks522 decks
-30%synergy
Isolated Chapel
6.5%inclusion34 decks522 decks
-46%synergy
Blazemire Verge
6.5%inclusion34 decks522 decks
-5%synergy
Tarnished Citadel
5.9%inclusion31 decks522 decks
6%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
5.7%inclusion30 decks522 decks
-4%synergy
Silent Clearing
5.6%inclusion29 decks522 decks
2%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
5.6%inclusion29 decks522 decks
-46%synergy
Clifftop Retreat
5.6%inclusion29 decks522 decks
-44%synergy