Celes, Rune Knight (Commander) - Budget Optimized

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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
Rhys, the Evermore
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
11%synergy
Personify
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
10%synergy
Twilight Diviner
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
8%synergy
Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
7%synergy
Aberrant Return
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Murderous Redcap
88%inclusion50 decks57 decks
84%synergy
Putrid Goblin
79%inclusion45 decks57 decks
77%synergy
Lesser Masticore
61%inclusion35 decks57 decks
60%synergy
Viscera Seer
74%inclusion42 decks57 decks
60%synergy
Obstinate Gargoyle
58%inclusion33 decks57 decks
57%synergy
Goblin Bombardment
61%inclusion35 decks57 decks
53%synergy
Puppeteer Clique
51%inclusion29 decks57 decks
50%synergy
Restless Apparition
44%inclusion25 decks57 decks
43%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
49%inclusion28 decks57 decks
41%synergy
Priest of Fell Rites
46%inclusion26 decks57 decks
41%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
68%inclusion39 decks57 decks
6%synergy
Reanimate
54%inclusion31 decks57 decks
38%synergy
Path to Exile
53%inclusion30 decks57 decks
6%synergy
Mayhem Devil
49%inclusion28 decks57 decks
41%synergy
Victimize
47%inclusion27 decks57 decks
40%synergy
Faithless Looting
46%inclusion26 decks57 decks
30%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
43%inclusion23 decks53 decks
40%synergy
Molten Gatekeeper
42%inclusion24 decks57 decks
40%synergy
Stitch Together
42%inclusion24 decks57 decks
38%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
40%inclusion23 decks57 decks
30%synergy
Game Changers
Underworld Breach
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
10%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
2%synergy
Gamble
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
-1%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
0%synergy
Creatures
Sun Titan
40%inclusion23 decks57 decks
30%synergy
Blood Artist
39%inclusion22 decks57 decks
21%synergy
Carrion Feeder
39%inclusion22 decks57 decks
36%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
35%inclusion20 decks57 decks
17%synergy
Kithkin Spellduster
35%inclusion20 decks57 decks
35%synergy
Terra, Herald of Hope
33%inclusion19 decks57 decks
31%synergy
Stitcher's Supplier
33%inclusion19 decks57 decks
28%synergy
Wingrattle Scarecrow
32%inclusion18 decks57 decks
31%synergy
Bartolomé del Presidio
32%inclusion18 decks57 decks
27%synergy
Lingering Tormentor
32%inclusion18 decks57 decks
31%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
30%inclusion17 decks57 decks
17%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
30%inclusion17 decks57 decks
11%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
30%inclusion17 decks57 decks
20%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
25%inclusion14 decks57 decks
21%synergy
Anger
25%inclusion14 decks57 decks
17%synergy
Woe Strider
25%inclusion14 decks57 decks
24%synergy
Dross Hopper
23%inclusion13 decks57 decks
23%synergy
Banon, the Returners' Leader
20%inclusion11 decks56 decks
15%synergy
Gau, Feral Youth
20%inclusion11 decks56 decks
15%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
19%inclusion11 decks57 decks
16%synergy
Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward
19%inclusion11 decks57 decks
18%synergy
Alesha, Who Laughs at Fate
19%inclusion11 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Locke, Treasure Hunter
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
11%synergy
Goblin Matron
18%inclusion10 decks57 decks
17%synergy
Persistent Constrictor
18%inclusion10 decks57 decks
17%synergy
Corpse Knight
18%inclusion10 decks57 decks
15%synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
18%inclusion10 decks57 decks
9%synergy
The Warring Triad
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
12%synergy
Warren Soultrader
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
11%synergy
Skirk Prospector
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
15%synergy
Luminous Broodmoth
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
13%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
3%synergy
Imperial Recruiter
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
11%synergy
Bloodthrone Vampire
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
15%synergy
Shocking Sharpshooter
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
13%synergy
Joshua, Phoenix's Dominant
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
10%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
9%synergy
Simian Spirit Guide
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
11%synergy
Cartel Aristocrat
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
14%synergy
Mog, Moogle Warrior
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
9%synergy
General Leo Cristophe
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
8%synergy
Kefka, Dancing Mad
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
9%synergy
Chainer, Nightmare Adept
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
9%synergy
Hoarding Broodlord
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
9%synergy
Bloodflow Connoisseur
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
12%synergy
Karmic Guide
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
6%synergy
Archfiend of Depravity
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Weftstalker Ardent
11%inclusion6 decks53 decks
9%synergy
Susurian Voidborn
11%inclusion6 decks53 decks
10%synergy
Vile Entomber
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Cloudshift
40%inclusion23 decks57 decks
37%synergy
Ephemerate
39%inclusion22 decks57 decks
34%synergy
Dark Ritual
33%inclusion19 decks57 decks
17%synergy
Mortify
30%inclusion17 decks57 decks
14%synergy
First Day of Class
28%inclusion16 decks57 decks
28%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
28%inclusion16 decks57 decks
16%synergy
Generous Gift
25%inclusion14 decks57 decks
6%synergy
Bedevil
23%inclusion13 decks57 decks
16%synergy
Deadly Dispute
21%inclusion12 decks57 decks
-2%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
19%inclusion11 decks57 decks
-15%synergy
Abrade
19%inclusion11 decks57 decks
14%synergy
Wear // Tear
19%inclusion11 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Shred Memory
19%inclusion11 decks57 decks
19%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
19%inclusion11 decks57 decks
19%synergy
Flicker of Fate
19%inclusion11 decks57 decks
18%synergy
Laughing Mad
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
14%synergy
Big Score
18%inclusion10 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Crackling Doom
18%inclusion10 decks57 decks
1%synergy
Cauldron Haze
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
15%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Village Rites
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Saw in Half
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
12%synergy
Parting Gust
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
13%synergy
Not Dead After All
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
13%synergy
Undying Malice
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
13%synergy
Feign Death
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
13%synergy
Chaos Warp
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
-2%synergy
Bolt Bend
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
12%synergy
Reprieve
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
11%synergy
Silence
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Imp's Mischief
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
11%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
11%synergy
Terminate
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
0%synergy
Burnt Offering
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
10%synergy
Mausoleum Secrets
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
10%synergy
Lightning Bolt
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Culling the Weak
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
6%synergy
Justiciar's Portal
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
10%synergy
Soul Partition
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
9%synergy
Despark
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
-4%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
6%synergy
Ghostfire Slice
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
9%synergy
Entomb
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
2%synergy
Rakdos Charm
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
0%synergy
Mandate of Peace
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Pyroblast
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
2%synergy
Flare of Duplication
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
6%synergy
Fell the Profane
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
1%synergy
Rally the Ancestors
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Sorceries
Lively Dirge
40%inclusion23 decks57 decks
38%synergy
Buried Alive
39%inclusion22 decks57 decks
33%synergy
Unearth
37%inclusion21 decks57 decks
35%synergy
Persist
37%inclusion21 decks57 decks
35%synergy
Ruinous Ultimatum
32%inclusion18 decks57 decks
-8%synergy
Night's Whisper
26%inclusion15 decks57 decks
13%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
25%inclusion14 decks57 decks
20%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
23%inclusion13 decks57 decks
17%synergy
Demonic Counsel
21%inclusion12 decks57 decks
17%synergy
Blasphemous Act
19%inclusion11 decks57 decks
-3%synergy
Dread Return
18%inclusion10 decks57 decks
16%synergy
Rejoin the Fight
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
13%synergy
Unmarked Grave
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
14%synergy
Damn
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
-2%synergy
Final Parting
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
13%synergy
Legions to Ashes
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
12%synergy
Starfall Invocation
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
13%synergy
Unburial Rites
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
10%synergy
Electroduplicate
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
11%synergy
Tragic Arrogance
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
10%synergy
Snort
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
8%synergy
Dimir Machinations
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
10%synergy
Toxic Deluge
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
2%synergy
Strike It Rich
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
9%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Twinflame
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Diabolic Intent
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
-1%synergy
Painful Truths
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
0%synergy
Jolted Awake
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Sign in Blood
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
-1%synergy
Cut // Ribbons
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Living Death
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Vandalblast
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
-5%synergy
Mythos of Snapdax
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
0%synergy
Zombify
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Rush of Dread
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Helping Hand
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Coiling Rebirth
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Come Back Wrong
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
3%synergy
Day of Judgment
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Exhume
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
30%inclusion17 decks57 decks
-2%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
26%inclusion15 decks57 decks
18%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
23%inclusion13 decks57 decks
18%synergy
Cauldron of Souls
21%inclusion12 decks57 decks
21%synergy
Blasting Station
18%inclusion10 decks57 decks
17%synergy
Phoenix Down
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
14%synergy
Altar of Dementia
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
12%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
4%synergy
The Falcon, Airship Restored
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Lightning Greaves
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
-27%synergy
Skullclamp
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
-24%synergy
Panharmonicon
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
-1%synergy
Spawning Pit
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Collector's Vault
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Animate Dead
33%inclusion19 decks57 decks
25%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
30%inclusion17 decks57 decks
16%synergy
Impact Tremors
26%inclusion15 decks57 decks
11%synergy
Touch the Spirit Realm
18%inclusion10 decks57 decks
16%synergy
Thran Vigil
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
16%synergy
Necromancy
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
11%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
-6%synergy
Cathars' Crusade
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Ghostly Prison
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
3%synergy
Fanatical Devotion
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
10%synergy
Smuggler's Share
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
6%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
3%synergy
Black Market Connections
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
-9%synergy
Boggart Mischief
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Grasp of Fate
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Grievous Wound
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Rakdos Joins Up
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
3%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
High Market
23%inclusion13 decks57 decks
19%synergy
Rogue's Passage
21%inclusion12 decks57 decks
-2%synergy
Mortuary Mire
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
9%synergy
Bojuka Bog
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
-20%synergy
Reliquary Tower
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
-8%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
-3%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
2%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
91%inclusion52 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Sol Ring
89%inclusion51 decks57 decks
1%synergy
Talisman of Conviction
74%inclusion42 decks57 decks
32%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
68%inclusion39 decks57 decks
32%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
51%inclusion29 decks57 decks
10%synergy
Fellwar Stone
44%inclusion25 decks57 decks
16%synergy
Mind Stone
40%inclusion23 decks57 decks
32%synergy
Orzhov Signet
39%inclusion22 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Boros Signet
39%inclusion22 decks57 decks
10%synergy
Rakdos Signet
37%inclusion21 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Commander's Sphere
25%inclusion14 decks57 decks
10%synergy
Springleaf Drum
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
9%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
-2%synergy
Fire Diamond
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
6%synergy
Marble Diamond
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion57 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Plains
98%inclusion56 decks57 decks
3%synergy
Mountain
96%inclusion55 decks57 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
89%inclusion51 decks57 decks
-3%synergy
Exotic Orchard
86%inclusion49 decks57 decks
34%synergy
Isolated Chapel
79%inclusion45 decks57 decks
26%synergy
Battlefield Forge
77%inclusion44 decks57 decks
37%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
72%inclusion41 decks57 decks
20%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
70%inclusion40 decks57 decks
34%synergy
Clifftop Retreat
68%inclusion39 decks57 decks
18%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
65%inclusion37 decks57 decks
37%synergy
Nomad Outpost
60%inclusion34 decks57 decks
1%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
58%inclusion33 decks57 decks
47%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
58%inclusion33 decks57 decks
49%synergy
Furycalm Snarl
54%inclusion31 decks57 decks
45%synergy
Rugged Prairie
51%inclusion29 decks57 decks
34%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
47%inclusion27 decks57 decks
32%synergy
Caves of Koilos
47%inclusion27 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Path of Ancestry
46%inclusion26 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Evolving Wilds
46%inclusion26 decks57 decks
19%synergy
Sunscorched Divide
44%inclusion25 decks57 decks
38%synergy
Fetid Heath
44%inclusion25 decks57 decks
23%synergy
Desolate Mire
40%inclusion23 decks57 decks
29%synergy
Graven Cairns
40%inclusion23 decks57 decks
29%synergy
Sacred Peaks
32%inclusion18 decks57 decks
27%synergy
Ash Barrens
32%inclusion18 decks57 decks
24%synergy
Geothermal Bog
32%inclusion18 decks57 decks
28%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
28%inclusion16 decks57 decks
24%synergy
Temple of Silence
21%inclusion12 decks57 decks
-2%synergy
Shattered Landscape
19%inclusion11 decks57 decks
0%synergy
Temple of Triumph
18%inclusion10 decks57 decks
-5%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
18%inclusion10 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
18%inclusion10 decks57 decks
-2%synergy
Temple of Malice
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
-1%synergy
Demolition Field
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
12%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Tainted Field
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
0%synergy
Godless Shrine
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
-35%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
-11%synergy
Myriad Landscape
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
0%synergy
Spire of Industry
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
9%synergy
Boros Garrison
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
-1%synergy
Sacred Foundry
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
-34%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
-22%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
3%synergy
Blood Crypt
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
-35%synergy
Holdout Settlement
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
9%synergy
Escape Tunnel
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
3%synergy