Celes, Rune Knight (Commander) - Budget +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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Rhys, the Evermore
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
13%synergy
Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Twilight Diviner
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
3%synergy
Protective Response
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
7%synergy
Dose of Dawnglow
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Priest of Fell Rites
79%inclusion30 decks38 decks
74%synergy
Terra, Herald of Hope
68%inclusion26 decks38 decks
67%synergy
Gau, Feral Youth
66%inclusion23 decks35 decks
61%synergy
Stitch Together
63%inclusion24 decks38 decks
59%synergy
Rejoin the Fight
63%inclusion22 decks35 decks
59%synergy
Flayer of the Hatebound
61%inclusion23 decks38 decks
59%synergy
Banon, the Returners' Leader
63%inclusion22 decks35 decks
58%synergy
Cyan, Vengeful Samurai
60%inclusion21 decks35 decks
57%synergy
Sun Titan
66%inclusion25 decks38 decks
55%synergy
The Warring Triad
57%inclusion20 decks35 decks
53%synergy
Top Cards
Morbid Opportunist
66%inclusion25 decks38 decks
48%synergy
Ruinous Ultimatum
61%inclusion23 decks38 decks
21%synergy
Stitcher's Supplier
58%inclusion22 decks38 decks
53%synergy
Reanimate
58%inclusion22 decks38 decks
41%synergy
Anger
58%inclusion22 decks38 decks
50%synergy
Mortify
58%inclusion22 decks38 decks
43%synergy
Laughing Mad
57%inclusion20 decks35 decks
53%synergy
Locke, Treasure Hunter
57%inclusion20 decks35 decks
50%synergy
Bedevil
55%inclusion21 decks38 decks
48%synergy
Crackling Doom
55%inclusion21 decks38 decks
38%synergy
Creatures
Siegfried, Famed Swordsman
54%inclusion19 decks35 decks
50%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
53%inclusion20 decks38 decks
40%synergy
General Leo Cristophe
51%inclusion18 decks35 decks
47%synergy
Shadow, Mysterious Assassin
49%inclusion17 decks35 decks
44%synergy
Gogo, Mysterious Mime
49%inclusion17 decks35 decks
44%synergy
Mog, Moogle Warrior
49%inclusion17 decks35 decks
45%synergy
Archfiend of Depravity
45%inclusion17 decks38 decks
39%synergy
Angel of the Ruins
42%inclusion16 decks38 decks
38%synergy
Sabin, Master Monk
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
38%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
39%inclusion15 decks38 decks
36%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
39%inclusion15 decks38 decks
38%synergy
Murderous Redcap
39%inclusion15 decks38 decks
36%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
37%inclusion14 decks38 decks
18%synergy
Millikin
37%inclusion14 decks38 decks
34%synergy
Edgar, Master Machinist
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
32%synergy
Kefka, Dancing Mad
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
31%synergy
Joshua, Phoenix's Dominant
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
30%synergy
Alesha, Who Laughs at Fate
34%inclusion13 decks38 decks
22%synergy
Putrid Goblin
34%inclusion13 decks38 decks
33%synergy
Combustible Gearhulk
34%inclusion13 decks38 decks
31%synergy
Lesser Masticore
32%inclusion12 decks38 decks
30%synergy
Interceptor, Shadow's Hound
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
30%synergy
Umaro, Raging Yeti
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
30%synergy
Puppeteer Clique
29%inclusion11 decks38 decks
28%synergy
Ruin Grinder
29%inclusion11 decks38 decks
28%synergy
Meteor Golem
29%inclusion11 decks38 decks
26%synergy
Summon: Esper Valigarmanda
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
26%synergy
Obstinate Gargoyle
26%inclusion10 decks38 decks
25%synergy
Viscera Seer
26%inclusion10 decks38 decks
13%synergy
Squall, SeeD Mercenary
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
19%synergy
Chainer, Nightmare Adept
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
18%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
20%synergy
Strago and Relm
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
18%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Setzer, Wandering Gambler
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Mayhem Devil
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Alesha, Who Smiles at Death
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
12%synergy
Carrion Feeder
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
13%synergy
Kithkin Spellduster
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
16%synergy
Restless Apparition
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
15%synergy
Thunderblust
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
13%synergy
Blood Artist
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
-5%synergy
Karmic Guide
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Molten Gatekeeper
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
11%synergy
Bloodghast
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
10%synergy
Shinra Reinforcements
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Mardu Siegebreaker
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
-2%synergy
Wingrattle Scarecrow
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
10%synergy
Corpse Knight
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Big Score
50%inclusion19 decks38 decks
40%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
32%inclusion12 decks38 decks
-31%synergy
Espers to Magicite
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
29%synergy
Path to Exile
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
-23%synergy
Deadly Dispute
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
-5%synergy
Not Dead After All
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
15%synergy
Undying Malice
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
15%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
13%synergy
Cloudshift
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
10%synergy
Feign Death
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
13%synergy
Fight On!
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Undying Evil
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
10%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
9%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
-23%synergy
Flicker of Fate
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
10%synergy
Zuko's Conviction
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Ephemerate
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
-4%synergy
Sephiroth's Intervention
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Overkill
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Battle Menu
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Restoration Magic
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Vincent's Limit Break
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Chaos Warp
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-11%synergy
Village Rites
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-6%synergy
Parting Gust
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Dark Ritual
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-11%synergy
Cauldron Haze
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Murder
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Offer Immortality
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Demand Answers
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
0%synergy
Inevitable Defeat
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-1%synergy
First Day of Class
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Fracture
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-1%synergy
Tragic Slip
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Night's Whisper
50%inclusion19 decks38 decks
37%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
50%inclusion19 decks38 decks
46%synergy
Tragic Arrogance
42%inclusion16 decks38 decks
40%synergy
Legions to Ashes
39%inclusion15 decks38 decks
37%synergy
Snort
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
32%synergy
Victimize
32%inclusion12 decks38 decks
24%synergy
Faithless Looting
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
13%synergy
Lively Dirge
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
16%synergy
Buried Alive
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
12%synergy
Resentful Revelation
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Dread Return
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
11%synergy
Evil Reawakened
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Suplex
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Persist
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
9%synergy
Unearth
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Random Encounter
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Deadly Precision
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
2%synergy
Damning Verdict
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Blasphemous Act
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
-15%synergy
Decree of Pain
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Rite of Oblivion
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
6%synergy
Living Death
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Cleansing Nova
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
6%synergy
Damn
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
-10%synergy
Ultima
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Afterlife from the Loam
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Austere Command
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-2%synergy
Electroduplicate
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Helping Hand
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Mythos of Snapdax
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
0%synergy
Painful Truths
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-3%synergy
Profane Command
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Demonic Counsel
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
1%synergy
Zombify
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Unburial Rites
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Phoenix Down
51%inclusion18 decks35 decks
49%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
47%inclusion18 decks38 decks
39%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
42%inclusion16 decks38 decks
11%synergy
The Falcon, Airship Restored
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
38%synergy
Key to the City
32%inclusion12 decks38 decks
28%synergy
Coin of Fate
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
18%synergy
Phantom Train
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
The Wind Crystal
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
World Map
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
The Masamune
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-3%synergy
Cauldron of Souls
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Lightning Greaves
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-29%synergy
Enchantments
Goblin Bombardment
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
15%synergy
Smile at Death
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
14%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
-1%synergy
Impact Tremors
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
-5%synergy
Teval's Judgment
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
2%synergy
Fanatical Devotion
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Warstorm Surge
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
2%synergy
Touch the Spirit Realm
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Vampiric Rites
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Rakdos Joins Up
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Debtors' Knell
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Animate Dead
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-3%synergy
Cathars' Crusade
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-2%synergy
Fungal Fortitude
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
45%inclusion17 decks38 decks
21%synergy
High Market
34%inclusion13 decks38 decks
30%synergy
Bojuka Bog
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
-18%synergy
Reliquary Tower
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
-5%synergy
Eden, Seat of the Sanctum
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Mortuary Mire
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
6%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Dalkovan Encampment
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-3%synergy
Temple of the False God
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
89%inclusion34 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Sol Ring
87%inclusion33 decks38 decks
-2%synergy
Talisman of Conviction
71%inclusion27 decks38 decks
30%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
66%inclusion25 decks38 decks
29%synergy
Mind Stone
55%inclusion21 decks38 decks
47%synergy
Commander's Sphere
53%inclusion20 decks38 decks
38%synergy
Rakdos Signet
26%inclusion10 decks38 decks
-4%synergy
Fellwar Stone
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
-4%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
-17%synergy
Orzhov Signet
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
-11%synergy
Boros Signet
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
-12%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
-3%synergy
Mardu Banner
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Thought Vessel
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion38 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion38 decks38 decks
6%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion38 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Command Tower
87%inclusion33 decks38 decks
-5%synergy
Nomad Outpost
84%inclusion32 decks38 decks
26%synergy
Exotic Orchard
82%inclusion31 decks38 decks
30%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
76%inclusion29 decks38 decks
40%synergy
Isolated Chapel
76%inclusion29 decks38 decks
23%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
74%inclusion28 decks38 decks
22%synergy
Clifftop Retreat
71%inclusion27 decks38 decks
20%synergy
Battlefield Forge
63%inclusion24 decks38 decks
23%synergy
Path of Ancestry
63%inclusion24 decks38 decks
25%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
63%inclusion24 decks38 decks
36%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
61%inclusion23 decks38 decks
45%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
61%inclusion23 decks38 decks
50%synergy
Fetid Heath
58%inclusion22 decks38 decks
37%synergy
Evolving Wilds
58%inclusion22 decks38 decks
31%synergy
Furycalm Snarl
55%inclusion21 decks38 decks
46%synergy
Rugged Prairie
55%inclusion21 decks38 decks
39%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
55%inclusion21 decks38 decks
46%synergy
Graven Cairns
53%inclusion20 decks38 decks
41%synergy
Sunscorched Divide
53%inclusion20 decks38 decks
47%synergy
Desolate Mire
50%inclusion19 decks38 decks
38%synergy
Ash Barrens
45%inclusion17 decks38 decks
38%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
45%inclusion17 decks38 decks
41%synergy
Geothermal Bog
45%inclusion17 decks38 decks
41%synergy
Sacred Peaks
39%inclusion15 decks38 decks
35%synergy
Demolition Field
34%inclusion13 decks38 decks
30%synergy
Shattered Landscape
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
2%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
-1%synergy
Caves of Koilos
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
-23%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Wind-Scarred Crag
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
1%synergy
Temple of Triumph
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
-9%synergy
Boros Garrison
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
0%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
-1%synergy
Tainted Peak
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Scoured Barrens
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Vector, Imperial Capital
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Myriad Landscape
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
-4%synergy
Tainted Field
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
-4%synergy
Stone Quarry
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Thriving Bluff
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
6%synergy
Temple of Silence
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
-15%synergy
Vibrant Cityscape
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Rabanastre, Royal City
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Rakdos Guildgate
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Sundown Pass
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-15%synergy