Celes, Rune Knight (Commander) - 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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Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Twilight Diviner
22%inclusion25 decks115 decks
18%synergy
Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn
12%inclusion24 decks205 decks
11%synergy
Rhys, the Evermore
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
5%synergy
Reaping Willow
4.3%inclusion5 decks115 decks
4%synergy
Big Apple, 3 a.m.
3.3%inclusion2 decks61 decks
3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Terra, Herald of Hope
56%inclusion179 decks318 decks
54%synergy
Reanimate
71%inclusion225 decks318 decks
54%synergy
Priest of Fell Rites
57%inclusion182 decks318 decks
53%synergy
Stitch Together
49%inclusion157 decks318 decks
46%synergy
Anger
52%inclusion164 decks318 decks
44%synergy
Sun Titan
51%inclusion161 decks318 decks
40%synergy
Murderous Redcap
42%inclusion132 decks318 decks
38%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
42%inclusion132 decks318 decks
37%synergy
Banon, the Returners' Leader
41%inclusion124 decks303 decks
36%synergy
Stitcher's Supplier
38%inclusion121 decks318 decks
33%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
53%inclusion168 decks318 decks
-9%synergy
Ruinous Ultimatum
50%inclusion159 decks318 decks
11%synergy
Alesha, Who Laughs at Fate
41%inclusion130 decks318 decks
29%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
41%inclusion129 decks318 decks
33%synergy
Victimize
40%inclusion128 decks318 decks
32%synergy
Locke, Treasure Hunter
39%inclusion117 decks303 decks
32%synergy
Path to Exile
38%inclusion120 decks318 decks
-9%synergy
The Warring Triad
37%inclusion113 decks303 decks
33%synergy
Animate Dead
37%inclusion118 decks318 decks
29%synergy
Faithless Looting
36%inclusion116 decks318 decks
21%synergy
Creatures
Viscera Seer
36%inclusion113 decks318 decks
22%synergy
Gau, Feral Youth
35%inclusion105 decks303 decks
30%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
34%inclusion109 decks318 decks
16%synergy
Puppeteer Clique
33%inclusion104 decks318 decks
32%synergy
Putrid Goblin
33%inclusion104 decks318 decks
31%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
30%inclusion94 decks318 decks
17%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
29%inclusion92 decks318 decks
10%synergy
General Leo Cristophe
28%inclusion85 decks303 decks
24%synergy
Siegfried, Famed Swordsman
28%inclusion84 decks303 decks
23%synergy
Chainer, Nightmare Adept
28%inclusion88 decks318 decks
24%synergy
Karmic Guide
27%inclusion85 decks318 decks
20%synergy
Shadow, Mysterious Assassin
26%inclusion79 decks303 decks
21%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
26%inclusion82 decks318 decks
22%synergy
Obstinate Gargoyle
25%inclusion81 decks318 decks
25%synergy
Lesser Masticore
25%inclusion80 decks318 decks
24%synergy
Flayer of the Hatebound
25%inclusion80 decks318 decks
24%synergy
Mog, Moogle Warrior
24%inclusion74 decks303 decks
21%synergy
Sabin, Master Monk
24%inclusion73 decks303 decks
22%synergy
Millikin
24%inclusion75 decks318 decks
21%synergy
Joshua, Phoenix's Dominant
23%inclusion70 decks299 decks
19%synergy
Gogo, Mysterious Mime
22%inclusion68 decks303 decks
18%synergy
Kefka, Dancing Mad
22%inclusion67 decks303 decks
19%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
21%inclusion67 decks318 decks
11%synergy
Carrion Feeder
21%inclusion67 decks318 decks
19%synergy
Angel of the Ruins
20%inclusion63 decks318 decks
16%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
20%inclusion63 decks318 decks
9%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
19%inclusion61 decks318 decks
18%synergy
Cyan, Vengeful Samurai
19%inclusion57 decks303 decks
15%synergy
Blood Artist
19%inclusion59 decks318 decks
0%synergy
Archfiend of Depravity
19%inclusion59 decks318 decks
13%synergy
Luminous Broodmoth
18%inclusion58 decks318 decks
16%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
18%inclusion48 decks264 decks
15%synergy
Squall, SeeD Mercenary
18%inclusion54 decks303 decks
14%synergy
Witch Enchanter
16%inclusion52 decks318 decks
10%synergy
Interceptor, Shadow's Hound
16%inclusion48 decks303 decks
14%synergy
Mayhem Devil
16%inclusion50 decks318 decks
7%synergy
Restless Apparition
16%inclusion50 decks318 decks
15%synergy
Combustible Gearhulk
15%inclusion48 decks318 decks
12%synergy
Alesha, Who Smiles at Death
14%inclusion46 decks318 decks
11%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
14%inclusion43 decks318 decks
10%synergy
Esper Sentinel
13%inclusion42 decks318 decks
-5%synergy
Umaro, Raging Yeti
13%inclusion40 decks303 decks
12%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
13%inclusion40 decks318 decks
-1%synergy
Edgar, Master Machinist
13%inclusion38 decks303 decks
10%synergy
Meteor Golem
12%inclusion39 decks318 decks
9%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
12%inclusion39 decks318 decks
11%synergy
Summon: Esper Valigarmanda
12%inclusion37 decks303 decks
10%synergy
Bloodghast
11%inclusion35 decks318 decks
8%synergy
Loran of the Third Path
11%inclusion35 decks318 decks
4%synergy
Bartolomé del Presidio
11%inclusion34 decks318 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Crackling Doom
34%inclusion107 decks318 decks
17%synergy
Mortify
33%inclusion106 decks318 decks
18%synergy
Laughing Mad
31%inclusion94 decks303 decks
27%synergy
Ephemerate
31%inclusion98 decks318 decks
26%synergy
Cloudshift
29%inclusion92 decks318 decks
26%synergy
Big Score
28%inclusion88 decks318 decks
17%synergy
Bedevil
27%inclusion86 decks318 decks
20%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
25%inclusion81 decks318 decks
-8%synergy
Espers to Magicite
18%inclusion56 decks303 decks
16%synergy
Deadly Dispute
16%inclusion52 decks318 decks
-7%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
16%inclusion52 decks318 decks
11%synergy
Generous Gift
15%inclusion49 decks318 decks
-3%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
15%inclusion48 decks318 decks
3%synergy
Entomb
15%inclusion47 decks318 decks
8%synergy
Dark Ritual
15%inclusion47 decks318 decks
-1%synergy
Cauldron Haze
14%inclusion44 decks318 decks
13%synergy
Flicker of Fate
13%inclusion41 decks318 decks
12%synergy
Chaos Warp
11%inclusion35 decks318 decks
-5%synergy
Parting Gust
11%inclusion35 decks318 decks
10%synergy
Saw in Half
10%inclusion32 decks318 decks
7%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
10%inclusion32 decks318 decks
2%synergy
Eerie Interlude
8.2%inclusion26 decks318 decks
6%synergy
Boros Charm
7.5%inclusion24 decks318 decks
-22%synergy
Despark
7.5%inclusion24 decks318 decks
-7%synergy
Fell the Profane
6.9%inclusion22 decks318 decks
1%synergy
Not Dead After All
6.9%inclusion22 decks318 decks
6%synergy
Dawn's Truce
6.3%inclusion20 decks318 decks
-1%synergy
Village Rites
6.3%inclusion20 decks318 decks
-5%synergy
Feign Death
6.0%inclusion19 decks318 decks
5%synergy
Deadly Rollick
5.7%inclusion18 decks318 decks
-5%synergy
Demand Answers
5.7%inclusion18 decks318 decks
1%synergy
Rakdos Charm
5.3%inclusion17 decks318 decks
-4%synergy
Undying Malice
5.0%inclusion16 decks318 decks
4%synergy
Getaway Glamer
5.0%inclusion16 decks318 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Rejoin the Fight
32%inclusion96 decks303 decks
28%synergy
Night's Whisper
29%inclusion92 decks318 decks
16%synergy
Unearth
29%inclusion91 decks318 decks
26%synergy
Buried Alive
28%inclusion89 decks318 decks
22%synergy
Blasphemous Act
22%inclusion71 decks318 decks
0%synergy
Persist
21%inclusion68 decks318 decks
20%synergy
Legions to Ashes
20%inclusion63 decks318 decks
18%synergy
Living Death
18%inclusion56 decks318 decks
15%synergy
Snort
17%inclusion52 decks303 decks
15%synergy
Tragic Arrogance
17%inclusion54 decks318 decks
14%synergy
Damn
17%inclusion54 decks318 decks
-1%synergy
Dread Return
15%inclusion48 decks318 decks
13%synergy
Unburial Rites
14%inclusion43 decks318 decks
11%synergy
Lively Dirge
13%inclusion42 decks318 decks
11%synergy
Toxic Deluge
12%inclusion39 decks318 decks
4%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
7.2%inclusion23 decks318 decks
4%synergy
Will of the Abzan
7.1%inclusion22 decks311 decks
6%synergy
Vandalblast
6.6%inclusion21 decks318 decks
-4%synergy
Austere Command
6.3%inclusion20 decks318 decks
-1%synergy
Incarnation Technique
6.3%inclusion20 decks318 decks
6%synergy
Resentful Revelation
6.0%inclusion18 decks299 decks
5%synergy
Painful Truths
6.0%inclusion19 decks318 decks
-2%synergy
Sundering Eruption
6.0%inclusion19 decks318 decks
3%synergy
Evil Reawakened
5.6%inclusion17 decks303 decks
5%synergy
Suplex
5.3%inclusion16 decks302 decks
5%synergy
Diabolic Intent
5.0%inclusion16 decks318 decks
-4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
32%inclusion101 decks318 decks
0%synergy
Phoenix Down
28%inclusion84 decks303 decks
25%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
22%inclusion71 decks318 decks
14%synergy
The Falcon, Airship Restored
21%inclusion63 decks303 decks
19%synergy
Altar of Dementia
18%inclusion57 decks318 decks
15%synergy
Key to the City
16%inclusion51 decks318 decks
12%synergy
Coin of Fate
15%inclusion46 decks303 decks
14%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
15%inclusion48 decks318 decks
7%synergy
Cauldron of Souls
12%inclusion38 decks318 decks
11%synergy
Lightning Greaves
11%inclusion36 decks318 decks
-23%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
9.4%inclusion30 decks318 decks
3%synergy
Brass's Tunnel-Grinder
8.8%inclusion28 decks318 decks
7%synergy
Monument to Endurance
7.5%inclusion24 decks318 decks
7%synergy
Blasting Station
7.5%inclusion24 decks318 decks
7%synergy
Conjurer's Closet
6.6%inclusion21 decks318 decks
5%synergy
Skullclamp
5.7%inclusion18 decks318 decks
-23%synergy
Enchantments
Goblin Bombardment
31%inclusion97 decks318 decks
22%synergy
Necromancy
20%inclusion63 decks318 decks
17%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
16%inclusion52 decks318 decks
13%synergy
Impact Tremors
13%inclusion40 decks318 decks
-3%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
11%inclusion36 decks318 decks
-3%synergy
Smile at Death
11%inclusion34 decks318 decks
9%synergy
Touch the Spirit Realm
8.2%inclusion26 decks318 decks
7%synergy
Teval's Judgment
7.7%inclusion24 decks313 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
7.2%inclusion23 decks318 decks
-12%synergy
Teleportation Circle
6.9%inclusion22 decks318 decks
5%synergy
Black Market Connections
6.6%inclusion21 decks318 decks
-9%synergy
Dance of the Dead
6.3%inclusion20 decks318 decks
5%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
6.3%inclusion20 decks318 decks
5%synergy
Knights' Charge
5.0%inclusion16 decks318 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
High Market
35%inclusion111 decks318 decks
31%synergy
Rogue's Passage
33%inclusion106 decks318 decks
10%synergy
Bojuka Bog
19%inclusion62 decks318 decks
-12%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
14%inclusion44 decks318 decks
4%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
10%inclusion31 decks318 decks
2%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
9.1%inclusion29 decks318 decks
-4%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
6.7%inclusion20 decks299 decks
4%synergy
Reliquary Tower
6.3%inclusion20 decks318 decks
-9%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
6.3%inclusion20 decks318 decks
-16%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
5.7%inclusion18 decks318 decks
-1%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
5.0%inclusion16 decks318 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
88%inclusion279 decks318 decks
2%synergy
Sol Ring
81%inclusion256 decks318 decks
-8%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
60%inclusion192 decks318 decks
23%synergy
Talisman of Conviction
60%inclusion192 decks318 decks
19%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
41%inclusion130 decks318 decks
0%synergy
Mind Stone
28%inclusion88 decks318 decks
19%synergy
Fellwar Stone
27%inclusion86 decks318 decks
-1%synergy
Orzhov Signet
27%inclusion85 decks318 decks
-5%synergy
Rakdos Signet
25%inclusion80 decks318 decks
-5%synergy
Commander's Sphere
22%inclusion71 decks318 decks
8%synergy
Boros Signet
21%inclusion68 decks318 decks
-7%synergy
Lands
Plains
99%inclusion314 decks318 decks
4%synergy
Swamp
98%inclusion312 decks318 decks
3%synergy
Mountain
98%inclusion311 decks318 decks
4%synergy
Command Tower
92%inclusion294 decks318 decks
0%synergy
Exotic Orchard
72%inclusion229 decks318 decks
20%synergy
Isolated Chapel
70%inclusion223 decks318 decks
17%synergy
Clifftop Retreat
70%inclusion223 decks318 decks
19%synergy
Nomad Outpost
69%inclusion221 decks318 decks
11%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
68%inclusion217 decks318 decks
16%synergy
Battlefield Forge
63%inclusion201 decks318 decks
23%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
58%inclusion184 decks318 decks
30%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
55%inclusion174 decks318 decks
18%synergy
Fetid Heath
54%inclusion172 decks318 decks
34%synergy
Rugged Prairie
52%inclusion166 decks318 decks
36%synergy
Path of Ancestry
49%inclusion155 decks318 decks
11%synergy
Graven Cairns
47%inclusion151 decks318 decks
36%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
39%inclusion123 decks318 decks
23%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
38%inclusion121 decks318 decks
29%synergy
Desolate Mire
38%inclusion120 decks318 decks
26%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
37%inclusion119 decks318 decks
26%synergy
Godless Shrine
36%inclusion116 decks318 decks
-11%synergy
Caves of Koilos
36%inclusion115 decks318 decks
-3%synergy
Sunscorched Divide
36%inclusion115 decks318 decks
30%synergy
Furycalm Snarl
35%inclusion112 decks318 decks
26%synergy
Sacred Foundry
34%inclusion109 decks318 decks
-10%synergy
Evolving Wilds
34%inclusion107 decks318 decks
7%synergy
Blood Crypt
31%inclusion100 decks318 decks
-12%synergy
Savai Triome
28%inclusion88 decks318 decks
-10%synergy
Demolition Field
26%inclusion84 decks318 decks
22%synergy
Ash Barrens
26%inclusion84 decks318 decks
19%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
25%inclusion80 decks318 decks
21%synergy
Luxury Suite
24%inclusion75 decks318 decks
-8%synergy
Vault of Champions
24%inclusion75 decks318 decks
-9%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
24%inclusion75 decks318 decks
-9%synergy
Geothermal Bog
23%inclusion74 decks318 decks
20%synergy
Spectator Seating
23%inclusion72 decks318 decks
-9%synergy
Arid Mesa
22%inclusion71 decks318 decks
-9%synergy
Sacred Peaks
22%inclusion71 decks318 decks
18%synergy
Marsh Flats
22%inclusion69 decks318 decks
-10%synergy
Haunted Ridge
21%inclusion66 decks318 decks
1%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
20%inclusion65 decks318 decks
-3%synergy
Shattered Landscape
18%inclusion56 decks318 decks
-1%synergy
Witch Enchanter
16%inclusion52 decks318 decks
10%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
16%inclusion52 decks318 decks
7%synergy
Sundown Pass
16%inclusion52 decks318 decks
-4%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
16%inclusion52 decks318 decks
11%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
15%inclusion49 decks318 decks
5%synergy
Raucous Theater
14%inclusion44 decks318 decks
4%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
14%inclusion43 decks318 decks
10%synergy
Elegant Parlor
13%inclusion42 decks318 decks
3%synergy