Celes, Rune Knight (Commander) - Upgraded

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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
28%inclusion77 decks277 decks
25%synergy
Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn
14%inclusion71 decks497 decks
14%synergy
Rhys, the Evermore
9.3%inclusion26 decks279 decks
9%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
7.5%inclusion21 decks279 decks
2%synergy
Personify
6.8%inclusion19 decks279 decks
6%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Reanimate
80%inclusion654 decks818 decks
63%synergy
Murderous Redcap
56%inclusion460 decks818 decks
53%synergy
Ephemerate
54%inclusion439 decks818 decks
49%synergy
Animate Dead
56%inclusion456 decks818 decks
48%synergy
Priest of Fell Rites
51%inclusion418 decks818 decks
46%synergy
Terra, Herald of Hope
47%inclusion381 decks818 decks
45%synergy
Putrid Goblin
45%inclusion365 decks818 decks
43%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
50%inclusion412 decks818 decks
43%synergy
Victimize
49%inclusion404 decks818 decks
42%synergy
Cloudshift
45%inclusion365 decks818 decks
41%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
67%inclusion547 decks818 decks
5%synergy
Goblin Bombardment
49%inclusion398 decks818 decks
40%synergy
Faithless Looting
47%inclusion382 decks818 decks
31%synergy
Anger
46%inclusion379 decks818 decks
38%synergy
Viscera Seer
45%inclusion370 decks818 decks
32%synergy
Path to Exile
45%inclusion368 decks818 decks
-2%synergy
Sun Titan
44%inclusion360 decks818 decks
33%synergy
Alesha, Who Laughs at Fate
44%inclusion358 decks818 decks
32%synergy
Buried Alive
40%inclusion328 decks818 decks
34%synergy
Stitch Together
39%inclusion316 decks818 decks
35%synergy
Game Changers
Underworld Breach
17%inclusion140 decks818 decks
13%synergy
Demonic Tutor
15%inclusion119 decks818 decks
-4%synergy
Smothering Tithe
12%inclusion102 decks818 decks
-13%synergy
Teferi's Protection
11%inclusion89 decks818 decks
-9%synergy
Gamble
10%inclusion85 decks818 decks
4%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
9.3%inclusion76 decks818 decks
-5%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
7.8%inclusion64 decks818 decks
-4%synergy
Jeska's Will
7.5%inclusion61 decks818 decks
-2%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
6.4%inclusion52 decks818 decks
1%synergy
The One Ring
6.2%inclusion51 decks818 decks
-2%synergy
Creatures
Lesser Masticore
39%inclusion315 decks818 decks
37%synergy
Puppeteer Clique
35%inclusion288 decks818 decks
34%synergy
Chainer, Nightmare Adept
32%inclusion262 decks818 decks
29%synergy
Obstinate Gargoyle
32%inclusion259 decks818 decks
31%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
31%inclusion255 decks818 decks
13%synergy
Stitcher's Supplier
31%inclusion253 decks818 decks
26%synergy
Carrion Feeder
30%inclusion248 decks818 decks
28%synergy
Karmic Guide
30%inclusion248 decks818 decks
24%synergy
Esper Sentinel
30%inclusion246 decks818 decks
12%synergy
Blood Artist
28%inclusion231 decks818 decks
10%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
27%inclusion220 decks818 decks
9%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
26%inclusion168 decks634 decks
23%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
26%inclusion216 decks818 decks
16%synergy
Locke, Treasure Hunter
26%inclusion194 decks747 decks
19%synergy
Witch Enchanter
26%inclusion210 decks818 decks
19%synergy
Mayhem Devil
25%inclusion201 decks818 decks
16%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
24%inclusion200 decks818 decks
14%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
24%inclusion193 decks818 decks
10%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
23%inclusion192 decks818 decks
20%synergy
Banon, the Returners' Leader
23%inclusion173 decks747 decks
18%synergy
The Warring Triad
22%inclusion166 decks747 decks
18%synergy
Gau, Feral Youth
22%inclusion163 decks747 decks
18%synergy
Warren Soultrader
22%inclusion177 decks818 decks
17%synergy
Restless Apparition
21%inclusion169 decks818 decks
20%synergy
Joshua, Phoenix's Dominant
20%inclusion150 decks734 decks
16%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
20%inclusion167 decks818 decks
7%synergy
Luminous Broodmoth
20%inclusion162 decks818 decks
17%synergy
Imperial Recruiter
19%inclusion157 decks818 decks
14%synergy
Grand Abolisher
19%inclusion156 decks818 decks
10%synergy
Voice of Victory
19%inclusion147 decks792 decks
2%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
18%inclusion147 decks818 decks
15%synergy
Angel of the Ruins
17%inclusion137 decks818 decks
13%synergy
Lurrus of the Dream-Den
16%inclusion128 decks818 decks
14%synergy
Molten Gatekeeper
15%inclusion121 decks818 decks
13%synergy
Recruiter of the Guard
15%inclusion120 decks818 decks
12%synergy
Loran of the Third Path
15%inclusion119 decks818 decks
8%synergy
Mardu Siegebreaker
14%inclusion108 decks780 decks
1%synergy
Flayer of the Hatebound
14%inclusion113 decks818 decks
12%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
14%inclusion102 decks748 decks
9%synergy
General Leo Cristophe
14%inclusion101 decks748 decks
9%synergy
Metamorphosis Fanatic
13%inclusion110 decks818 decks
13%synergy
Bloodghast
13%inclusion109 decks818 decks
10%synergy
Sister Hospitaller
13%inclusion108 decks818 decks
11%synergy
Squall, SeeD Mercenary
13%inclusion97 decks748 decks
9%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
13%inclusion103 decks818 decks
11%synergy
Shadow, Mysterious Assassin
13%inclusion94 decks748 decks
8%synergy
Millikin
12%inclusion98 decks818 decks
10%synergy
Siegfried, Famed Swordsman
12%inclusion88 decks747 decks
7%synergy
Kefka, Dancing Mad
12%inclusion88 decks747 decks
8%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
12%inclusion96 decks818 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Dark Ritual
32%inclusion262 decks818 decks
16%synergy
Entomb
32%inclusion259 decks818 decks
25%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
31%inclusion256 decks818 decks
-3%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
22%inclusion182 decks818 decks
17%synergy
Mortify
20%inclusion162 decks818 decks
4%synergy
Big Score
20%inclusion161 decks818 decks
9%synergy
Saw in Half
18%inclusion148 decks818 decks
15%synergy
Deadly Dispute
17%inclusion137 decks818 decks
-6%synergy
Bedevil
17%inclusion136 decks818 decks
10%synergy
Laughing Mad
16%inclusion123 decks747 decks
12%synergy
Fell the Profane
16%inclusion127 decks818 decks
9%synergy
Generous Gift
16%inclusion127 decks818 decks
-3%synergy
Deflecting Swat
15%inclusion126 decks818 decks
0%synergy
Crackling Doom
15%inclusion125 decks818 decks
-2%synergy
Deadly Rollick
15%inclusion125 decks818 decks
4%synergy
Cauldron Haze
15%inclusion122 decks818 decks
14%synergy
Silence
14%inclusion113 decks818 decks
8%synergy
Chaos Warp
13%inclusion104 decks818 decks
-3%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
12%inclusion96 decks818 decks
0%synergy
Parting Gust
12%inclusion96 decks818 decks
11%synergy
Boros Charm
11%inclusion87 decks818 decks
-19%synergy
Flicker of Fate
11%inclusion87 decks818 decks
10%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
10%inclusion84 decks818 decks
5%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
10%inclusion79 decks818 decks
2%synergy
Pyroblast
10%inclusion78 decks818 decks
5%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
9.3%inclusion76 decks818 decks
5%synergy
Culling the Weak
9.2%inclusion75 decks818 decks
5%synergy
Eerie Interlude
9.0%inclusion74 decks818 decks
7%synergy
Despark
8.8%inclusion72 decks818 decks
-5%synergy
Espers to Magicite
8.0%inclusion60 decks748 decks
6%synergy
Reprieve
7.8%inclusion64 decks818 decks
5%synergy
Not Dead After All
7.7%inclusion63 decks818 decks
7%synergy
Burnt Offering
7.5%inclusion61 decks818 decks
5%synergy
Village Rites
7.3%inclusion60 decks818 decks
-4%synergy
Cabal Ritual
7.1%inclusion58 decks818 decks
4%synergy
Demand Answers
7.0%inclusion57 decks818 decks
2%synergy
Redirect Lightning
6.9%inclusion39 decks567 decks
1%synergy
Wear // Tear
6.8%inclusion56 decks818 decks
-5%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
6.7%inclusion55 decks818 decks
-8%synergy
First Day of Class
6.6%inclusion54 decks818 decks
6%synergy
Flare of Duplication
6.5%inclusion53 decks818 decks
5%synergy
Bolt Bend
6.1%inclusion50 decks818 decks
4%synergy
Feign Death
6.1%inclusion50 decks818 decks
6%synergy
Rakdos Charm
5.7%inclusion47 decks818 decks
-3%synergy
Valakut Awakening
5.6%inclusion46 decks818 decks
3%synergy
Abrade
5.1%inclusion42 decks818 decks
-1%synergy
Continue?
5.1%inclusion7 decks137 decks
5%synergy
Dawn's Truce
5.0%inclusion41 decks818 decks
-2%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
5.0%inclusion41 decks818 decks
1%synergy
Sorceries
Ruinous Ultimatum
37%inclusion301 decks818 decks
-3%synergy
Unearth
30%inclusion244 decks818 decks
28%synergy
Persist
27%inclusion217 decks818 decks
25%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
26%inclusion211 decks818 decks
22%synergy
Blasphemous Act
25%inclusion204 decks818 decks
2%synergy
Toxic Deluge
24%inclusion197 decks818 decks
16%synergy
Lively Dirge
23%inclusion192 decks818 decks
21%synergy
Damn
21%inclusion172 decks818 decks
3%synergy
Living Death
19%inclusion152 decks818 decks
16%synergy
Diabolic Intent
18%inclusion147 decks818 decks
9%synergy
Night's Whisper
18%inclusion146 decks818 decks
5%synergy
Rejoin the Fight
15%inclusion114 decks747 decks
12%synergy
Dread Return
14%inclusion112 decks818 decks
12%synergy
Unburial Rites
13%inclusion106 decks818 decks
11%synergy
Snort
11%inclusion79 decks747 decks
8%synergy
Legions to Ashes
10%inclusion85 decks818 decks
8%synergy
Vandalblast
10%inclusion83 decks818 decks
0%synergy
Unmarked Grave
10%inclusion81 decks818 decks
8%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
10%inclusion79 decks818 decks
7%synergy
Incarnation Technique
9.0%inclusion74 decks818 decks
8%synergy
Will of the Abzan
8.7%inclusion68 decks781 decks
8%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
8.3%inclusion68 decks818 decks
7%synergy
Tragic Arrogance
8.1%inclusion66 decks818 decks
6%synergy
Demonic Counsel
7.3%inclusion60 decks818 decks
3%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
6.6%inclusion54 decks818 decks
3%synergy
Sundering Eruption
6.2%inclusion51 decks818 decks
3%synergy
Grim Tutor
5.4%inclusion44 decks818 decks
1%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
5.1%inclusion42 decks818 decks
2%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
5.0%inclusion41 decks818 decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Altar of Dementia
33%inclusion274 decks818 decks
30%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
29%inclusion234 decks818 decks
20%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
24%inclusion198 decks818 decks
18%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
23%inclusion192 decks818 decks
-8%synergy
Blasting Station
18%inclusion151 decks818 decks
18%synergy
Monument to Endurance
15%inclusion124 decks818 decks
15%synergy
Phoenix Down
15%inclusion111 decks747 decks
12%synergy
Lightning Greaves
14%inclusion116 decks818 decks
-20%synergy
Cauldron of Souls
13%inclusion107 decks818 decks
13%synergy
Skullclamp
11%inclusion90 decks818 decks
-18%synergy
Brass's Tunnel-Grinder
10%inclusion81 decks818 decks
8%synergy
The Falcon, Airship Restored
9.4%inclusion70 decks747 decks
8%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
9.3%inclusion76 decks818 decks
1%synergy
Conjurer's Closet
7.6%inclusion62 decks818 decks
6%synergy
Key to the City
7.5%inclusion61 decks818 decks
4%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
6.2%inclusion51 decks818 decks
2%synergy
Coin of Fate
5.5%inclusion41 decks747 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Necromancy
31%inclusion254 decks818 decks
28%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
22%inclusion178 decks818 decks
18%synergy
Impact Tremors
21%inclusion170 decks818 decks
5%synergy
Black Market Connections
14%inclusion117 decks818 decks
-1%synergy
Touch the Spirit Realm
14%inclusion116 decks818 decks
13%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
12%inclusion97 decks818 decks
-7%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
12%inclusion95 decks818 decks
-2%synergy
Dance of the Dead
11%inclusion94 decks818 decks
10%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
8.6%inclusion70 decks818 decks
7%synergy
Teval's Judgment
8.5%inclusion67 decks787 decks
7%synergy
Teleportation Circle
8.4%inclusion69 decks818 decks
7%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
8.1%inclusion66 decks818 decks
3%synergy
Smile at Death
7.1%inclusion58 decks818 decks
5%synergy
Thran Vigil
6.1%inclusion50 decks818 decks
6%synergy
Warleader's Call
5.4%inclusion44 decks818 decks
-7%synergy
Planeswalkers
Dihada, Binder of Wills
10%inclusion80 decks818 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
High Market
28%inclusion226 decks818 decks
23%synergy
Rogue's Passage
22%inclusion184 decks818 decks
-1%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
22%inclusion180 decks818 decks
12%synergy
Bojuka Bog
20%inclusion167 decks818 decks
-11%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
19%inclusion159 decks818 decks
12%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
16%inclusion134 decks818 decks
3%synergy
Reliquary Tower
8.8%inclusion72 decks818 decks
-7%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
8.3%inclusion60 decks726 decks
5%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
7.2%inclusion59 decks818 decks
-15%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
6.1%inclusion39 decks638 decks
5%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
6.0%inclusion49 decks818 decks
4%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
5.7%inclusion47 decks818 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
91%inclusion743 decks818 decks
5%synergy
Sol Ring
89%inclusion729 decks818 decks
0%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
65%inclusion532 decks818 decks
28%synergy
Talisman of Conviction
64%inclusion526 decks818 decks
23%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
53%inclusion432 decks818 decks
12%synergy
Fellwar Stone
38%inclusion308 decks818 decks
10%synergy
Orzhov Signet
26%inclusion210 decks818 decks
-6%synergy
Rakdos Signet
24%inclusion194 decks818 decks
-6%synergy
Mind Stone
21%inclusion168 decks818 decks
12%synergy
Boros Signet
19%inclusion159 decks818 decks
-9%synergy
The Soul Stone
10%inclusion58 decks587 decks
7%synergy
Commander's Sphere
9.4%inclusion77 decks818 decks
-5%synergy
Lotus Petal
8.6%inclusion70 decks818 decks
3%synergy
Cursed Mirror
6.2%inclusion51 decks818 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
97%inclusion796 decks818 decks
2%synergy
Plains
97%inclusion792 decks818 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
96%inclusion785 decks818 decks
4%synergy
Mountain
95%inclusion781 decks818 decks
2%synergy
Exotic Orchard
69%inclusion563 decks818 decks
17%synergy
Isolated Chapel
64%inclusion520 decks818 decks
11%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
63%inclusion515 decks818 decks
11%synergy
Godless Shrine
62%inclusion505 decks818 decks
15%synergy
Sacred Foundry
60%inclusion487 decks818 decks
15%synergy
Clifftop Retreat
59%inclusion485 decks818 decks
9%synergy
Blood Crypt
57%inclusion468 decks818 decks
13%synergy
Battlefield Forge
56%inclusion460 decks818 decks
16%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
53%inclusion436 decks818 decks
26%synergy
Nomad Outpost
50%inclusion406 decks818 decks
-9%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
48%inclusion394 decks818 decks
16%synergy
Marsh Flats
46%inclusion375 decks818 decks
14%synergy
Caves of Koilos
43%inclusion348 decks818 decks
3%synergy
Arid Mesa
42%inclusion344 decks818 decks
11%synergy
Savai Triome
42%inclusion343 decks818 decks
4%synergy
Fetid Heath
41%inclusion339 decks818 decks
21%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
41%inclusion333 decks818 decks
4%synergy
Vault of Champions
39%inclusion320 decks818 decks
6%synergy
Graven Cairns
38%inclusion308 decks818 decks
26%synergy
Luxury Suite
37%inclusion302 decks818 decks
5%synergy
Rugged Prairie
37%inclusion301 decks818 decks
20%synergy
Path of Ancestry
36%inclusion294 decks818 decks
-2%synergy
Spectator Seating
35%inclusion284 decks818 decks
3%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
32%inclusion261 decks818 decks
22%synergy
Raucous Theater
31%inclusion252 decks818 decks
21%synergy
Elegant Parlor
29%inclusion238 decks818 decks
19%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
27%inclusion223 decks818 decks
16%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
26%inclusion215 decks818 decks
17%synergy
Witch Enchanter
26%inclusion210 decks818 decks
19%synergy
Furycalm Snarl
25%inclusion206 decks818 decks
16%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
24%inclusion197 decks818 decks
9%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
24%inclusion193 decks818 decks
0%synergy
Desolate Mire
23%inclusion190 decks818 decks
12%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
22%inclusion182 decks818 decks
17%synergy
Haunted Ridge
22%inclusion180 decks818 decks
2%synergy
Blazemire Verge
20%inclusion165 decks818 decks
8%synergy
Sunscorched Divide
20%inclusion160 decks818 decks
14%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
19%inclusion156 decks818 decks
9%synergy
Evolving Wilds
19%inclusion156 decks818 decks
-7%synergy
Sundown Pass
19%inclusion152 decks818 decks
-2%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
18%inclusion147 decks818 decks
15%synergy
Sunbillow Verge
16%inclusion130 decks818 decks
7%synergy
City of Brass
16%inclusion130 decks818 decks
6%synergy
Fell the Profane
16%inclusion127 decks818 decks
9%synergy
Ash Barrens
15%inclusion125 decks818 decks
8%synergy
Scrubland
15%inclusion120 decks818 decks
3%synergy