Celes, Rune Knight (Commander) - Core +1/+1 Counters

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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
Terra, Herald of Hope
70%inclusion19 decks27 decks
69%synergy
Priest of Fell Rites
70%inclusion19 decks27 decks
66%synergy
The Warring Triad
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
53%synergy
Anger
59%inclusion16 decks27 decks
52%synergy
Locke, Treasure Hunter
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
51%synergy
Reanimate
67%inclusion18 decks27 decks
50%synergy
Gau, Feral Youth
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
49%synergy
Banon, the Returners' Leader
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
49%synergy
High Market
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
48%synergy
Sun Titan
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
45%synergy
Top Cards
Ruinous Ultimatum
59%inclusion16 decks27 decks
20%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
-7%synergy
Alesha, Who Laughs at Fate
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
36%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
40%synergy
Stitch Together
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
45%synergy
Siegfried, Famed Swordsman
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
41%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
27%synergy
Stitcher's Supplier
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
40%synergy
Crackling Doom
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
27%synergy
General Leo Cristophe
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
38%synergy
Creatures
Shadow, Mysterious Assassin
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
37%synergy
Mog, Moogle Warrior
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
38%synergy
Chainer, Nightmare Adept
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
34%synergy
Cyan, Vengeful Samurai
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
31%synergy
Gogo, Mysterious Mime
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
30%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
20%synergy
Murderous Redcap
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
30%synergy
Sabin, Master Monk
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
29%synergy
Flayer of the Hatebound
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
28%synergy
Viscera Seer
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Joshua, Phoenix's Dominant
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
25%synergy
Puppeteer Clique
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
25%synergy
Angel of the Ruins
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
22%synergy
Putrid Goblin
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
24%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Squall, SeeD Mercenary
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Interceptor, Shadow's Hound
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
21%synergy
Edgar, Master Machinist
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
21%synergy
Alesha, Who Smiles at Death
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Archfiend of Depravity
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Meteor Golem
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
19%synergy
Timeline Culler
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Summon: Esper Valigarmanda
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Witch Enchanter
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Lesser Masticore
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Kithkin Spellduster
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Bloodghast
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Obstinate Gargoyle
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Millikin
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Kefka, Dancing Mad
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Palace Jailer
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Luminous Broodmoth
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Combustible Gearhulk
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Angel of Indemnity
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Selfless Spirit
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Carrion Feeder
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Loran of the Third Path
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Xu-Ifit, Osteoharmonist
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Dion, Bahamut's Dominant
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Mardu Siegebreaker
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
Sephiroth, Fallen Hero
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Chocobo Knights
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Umaro, Raging Yeti
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Strago and Relm
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Instants
Path to Exile
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
-10%synergy
Ephemerate
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
28%synergy
Big Score
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
23%synergy
Bedevil
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
26%synergy
Mortify
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Laughing Mad
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
26%synergy
Cloudshift
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
23%synergy
Espers to Magicite
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
-15%synergy
Deadly Dispute
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-8%synergy
Generous Gift
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-4%synergy
Eerie Interlude
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Entomb
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Cauldron Haze
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Demand Answers
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Flicker of Fate
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Abrade
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Fight On!
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Restoration Magic
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Boros Charm
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-22%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Village Rites
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-4%synergy
Clever Concealment
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Dark Ritual
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-9%synergy
Rakdos Charm
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-2%synergy
Terminate
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-5%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Altar's Reap
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Undying Malice
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Dawn Charm
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Black Sun's Twilight
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Despark
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-7%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Akroma's Will
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-6%synergy
Sorceries
Victimize
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
33%synergy
Legions to Ashes
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
39%synergy
Faithless Looting
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
22%synergy
Night's Whisper
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
24%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
29%synergy
Rejoin the Fight
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
27%synergy
Unearth
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
27%synergy
Tragic Arrogance
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
27%synergy
Snort
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
24%synergy
Lively Dirge
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
20%synergy
Dread Return
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Blasphemous Act
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
-4%synergy
Buried Alive
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Persist
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Damn
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-3%synergy
Sundering Eruption
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Evil Reawakened
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Helping Hand
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Seize the Spoils
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Call a Surprise Witness
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Rite of Oblivion
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Toxic Deluge
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Unburial Rites
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Suplex
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Austere Command
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
0%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Damning Verdict
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Vandalblast
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-3%synergy
Ascend from Avernus
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Can't Stay Away
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Beacon of Unrest
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Thrilling Discovery
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Graveyard Shift
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Phoenix Down
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
40%synergy
Key to the City
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
33%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
21%synergy
The Falcon, Airship Restored
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
21%synergy
Coin of Fate
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Panharmonicon
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Cauldron of Souls
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Lightning Greaves
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-23%synergy
Altar of Dementia
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Phantom Train
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Brass's Tunnel-Grinder
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Herald's Horn
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Conjurer's Closet
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Animate Dead
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Smile at Death
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Black Market
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Necromancy
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Teval's Judgment
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Goblin Bombardment
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Valkyrie's Call
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Touch the Spirit Realm
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Sothera, the Supervoid
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Marshal's Anthem
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Warstorm Surge
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Chivalric Alliance
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Debtors' Knell
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Knights' Charge
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-6%synergy
Cathars' Crusade
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
0%synergy
Fungal Fortitude
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Black Market Connections
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-8%synergy
Cleric Class
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Bojuka Bog
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Ishgard, the Holy See
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Reliquary Tower
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-8%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-2%synergy
Cactus Preserve
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
89%inclusion24 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Sol Ring
85%inclusion23 decks27 decks
-4%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
63%inclusion17 decks27 decks
26%synergy
Talisman of Conviction
63%inclusion17 decks27 decks
22%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
-4%synergy
Mind Stone
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
28%synergy
Commander's Sphere
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Rakdos Signet
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
-12%synergy
Orzhov Signet
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
-14%synergy
Boros Signet
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-22%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-4%synergy
Fellwar Stone
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-21%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion27 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion27 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Mountain
96%inclusion26 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
93%inclusion25 decks27 decks
0%synergy
Nomad Outpost
81%inclusion22 decks27 decks
23%synergy
Clifftop Retreat
78%inclusion21 decks27 decks
28%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
74%inclusion20 decks27 decks
23%synergy
Battlefield Forge
70%inclusion19 decks27 decks
31%synergy
Isolated Chapel
70%inclusion19 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Exotic Orchard
67%inclusion18 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
67%inclusion18 decks27 decks
31%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
63%inclusion17 decks27 decks
36%synergy
Fetid Heath
59%inclusion16 decks27 decks
39%synergy
Path of Ancestry
59%inclusion16 decks27 decks
22%synergy
Evolving Wilds
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
29%synergy
Graven Cairns
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
41%synergy
Rugged Prairie
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
32%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
39%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
34%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
26%synergy
Desolate Mire
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
29%synergy
Ash Barrens
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
34%synergy
Sunscorched Divide
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
35%synergy
Caves of Koilos
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
-2%synergy
Furycalm Snarl
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
28%synergy
Haunted Ridge
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Demolition Field
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
29%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Savai Triome
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
-13%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
22%synergy
Geothermal Bog
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
22%synergy
Sundown Pass
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Godless Shrine
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
-25%synergy
Sacred Peaks
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Witch Enchanter
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Elegant Parlor
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Starting Town
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Raucous Theater
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Shattered Landscape
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-5%synergy
Blazemire Verge
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Sunbillow Verge
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
0%synergy
Sundering Eruption
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Blood Crypt
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-32%synergy
Sacred Foundry
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-33%synergy