Celes, Rune Knight (Commander) - Budget 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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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Priest of Fell Rites
67%inclusion18 decks27 decks
62%synergy
Sun Titan
67%inclusion18 decks27 decks
56%synergy
Stitcher's Supplier
59%inclusion16 decks27 decks
55%synergy
Laughing Mad
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
51%synergy
Gau, Feral Youth
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
51%synergy
Sabin, Master Monk
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
50%synergy
Angel of the Ruins
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
48%synergy
Rejoin the Fight
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
48%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
47%synergy
The Falcon, Airship Restored
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
46%synergy
Top Cards
Morbid Opportunist
59%inclusion16 decks27 decks
42%synergy
Mortify
59%inclusion16 decks27 decks
44%synergy
Ruinous Ultimatum
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Big Score
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
42%synergy
Reanimate
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
32%synergy
Stitch Together
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
45%synergy
Siegfried, Famed Swordsman
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
43%synergy
Banon, the Returners' Leader
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
43%synergy
Mog, Moogle Warrior
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
44%synergy
Locke, Treasure Hunter
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
41%synergy
Creatures
Anger
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
37%synergy
Flayer of the Hatebound
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
43%synergy
Cyan, Vengeful Samurai
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
41%synergy
Terra, Herald of Hope
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
43%synergy
Ruin Grinder
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
43%synergy
Millikin
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
42%synergy
Gogo, Mysterious Mime
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
40%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
28%synergy
Shadow, Mysterious Assassin
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
36%synergy
Umaro, Raging Yeti
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
40%synergy
The Warring Triad
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
37%synergy
Kefka, Dancing Mad
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
37%synergy
Combustible Gearhulk
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
34%synergy
General Leo Cristophe
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
32%synergy
Archfiend of Depravity
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
32%synergy
Summon: Esper Valigarmanda
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
34%synergy
Meteor Golem
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
30%synergy
Interceptor, Shadow's Hound
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
32%synergy
Palace Jailer
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
28%synergy
Strago and Relm
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
28%synergy
Edgar, Master Machinist
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
27%synergy
Putrid Goblin
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
24%synergy
Garland, Knight of Cornelia
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
26%synergy
Viscera Seer
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Murderous Redcap
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
19%synergy
Woe Strider
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Harvester of Souls
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Magmakin Artillerist
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Lesser Masticore
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Obstinate Gargoyle
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Puppeteer Clique
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Setzer, Wandering Gambler
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Dimir House Guard
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Joshua, Phoenix's Dominant
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Wingrattle Scarecrow
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Thunderblust
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Rumor Gatherer
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Twilight Shepherd
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Shinra Reinforcements
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Judge Magister Gabranth
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Squall, SeeD Mercenary
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Xu-Ifit, Osteoharmonist
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Corpse Knight
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
8%synergy
High-Society Hunter
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Mayhem Devil
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Phyrexian Plaguelord
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Bedevil
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
37%synergy
Crackling Doom
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
24%synergy
Espers to Magicite
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
38%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Not Dead After All
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-48%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Despark
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
0%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Scrollshift
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Cloudshift
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Undying Malice
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Feign Death
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Acrobatic Maneuver
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Undying Evil
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Rakdos Charm
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-2%synergy
Electric Revelation
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Sephiroth's Intervention
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Moogles' Valor
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Vayne's Treachery
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Chaos Warp
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-9%synergy
Hazel's Nocturne
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Deadly Dispute
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-15%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Getaway Glamer
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Long Road Home
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Path to Exile
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-39%synergy
Vincent's Limit Break
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Flicker of Fate
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Fate of the Sun-Cryst
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Sorceries
Tragic Arrogance
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
42%synergy
Night's Whisper
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
31%synergy
Legions to Ashes
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
43%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
37%synergy
Snort
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
34%synergy
Faithless Looting
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Buried Alive
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Painful Truths
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Unearth
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Evil Reawakened
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Victimize
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Bone Shards
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Decree of Pain
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Austere Command
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
0%synergy
Rite of Oblivion
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Unburial Rites
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Suplex
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Resentful Revelation
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Vindicate
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Quag Feast
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Return Triumphant
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Strike It Rich
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Thrilling Discovery
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Dread Return
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Blasphemous Act
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-15%synergy
Spectacular Pileup
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Ignite the Future
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Vanquish the Horde
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Sundering Eruption
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Macabre Waltz
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Ultimate Magic: Meteor
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Phoenix Down
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
42%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
36%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Key to the City
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
33%synergy
Coin of Fate
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
35%synergy
Phantom Train
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Fell Gravship
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Cryptcaller Chariot
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Fluctuator
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Weatherlight Compleated
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Enchantments
Fanatical Devotion
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Touch the Spirit Realm
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Astral Slide
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Astral Drift
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Battle of Hoover Dam
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Faith of the Devoted
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
10%synergy
High Market
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
22%synergy
Barren Moor
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Bojuka Bog
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-16%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Secluded Steppe
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Drownyard Temple
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Ishgard, the Holy See
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Forgotten Cave
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Eden, Seat of the Sanctum
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
81%inclusion22 decks27 decks
-5%synergy
Sol Ring
70%inclusion19 decks27 decks
-18%synergy
Talisman of Conviction
63%inclusion17 decks27 decks
22%synergy
Mind Stone
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
47%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Commander's Sphere
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
30%synergy
Rakdos Signet
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
-5%synergy
Orzhov Signet
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
-7%synergy
Fellwar Stone
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
-10%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
-22%synergy
Crowded Crypt
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Boros Signet
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-18%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-4%synergy
White Auracite
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Fire Diamond
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Mountain
100%inclusion27 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion27 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion27 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Command Tower
89%inclusion24 decks27 decks
-3%synergy
Nomad Outpost
78%inclusion21 decks27 decks
19%synergy
Exotic Orchard
78%inclusion21 decks27 decks
26%synergy
Evolving Wilds
70%inclusion19 decks27 decks
44%synergy
Ash Barrens
67%inclusion18 decks27 decks
60%synergy
Isolated Chapel
67%inclusion18 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Path of Ancestry
67%inclusion18 decks27 decks
29%synergy
Battlefield Forge
63%inclusion17 decks27 decks
23%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
63%inclusion17 decks27 decks
54%synergy
Clifftop Retreat
63%inclusion17 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
63%inclusion17 decks27 decks
27%synergy
Rugged Prairie
63%inclusion17 decks27 decks
47%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
59%inclusion16 decks27 decks
44%synergy
Fetid Heath
59%inclusion16 decks27 decks
39%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
59%inclusion16 decks27 decks
48%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
59%inclusion16 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Furycalm Snarl
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
46%synergy
Desolate Mire
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
40%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
25%synergy
Sunscorched Divide
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
42%synergy
Graven Cairns
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
33%synergy
Geothermal Bog
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
41%synergy
Sacred Peaks
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
40%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
37%synergy
Demolition Field
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
33%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Shattered Landscape
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Boros Garrison
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Caves of Koilos
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
-13%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Temple of Silence
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Myriad Landscape
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Temple of Triumph
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
-4%synergy
Temple of Malice
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Tainted Peak
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Riveteers Overlook
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Cabaretti Courtyard
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Obscura Storefront
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Escape Tunnel
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Tainted Field
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Maestros Theater
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Rabanastre, Royal City
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Canyon Slough
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Wind-Scarred Crag
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Hidden Grotto
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy