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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
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
12%synergy
Rhys, the Evermore
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Slumbering Walker
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Kulrath Zealot
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Murderous Redcap
80%inclusion55 decks69 decks
76%synergy
Putrid Goblin
72%inclusion50 decks69 decks
71%synergy
Goblin Bombardment
75%inclusion52 decks69 decks
67%synergy
Viscera Seer
75%inclusion52 decks69 decks
62%synergy
Reanimate
77%inclusion53 decks69 decks
60%synergy
Lesser Masticore
59%inclusion41 decks69 decks
58%synergy
Cloudshift
57%inclusion39 decks69 decks
53%synergy
Obstinate Gargoyle
54%inclusion37 decks69 decks
53%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
58%inclusion40 decks69 decks
50%synergy
Ephemerate
52%inclusion36 decks69 decks
47%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
62%inclusion43 decks69 decks
0%synergy
Victimize
52%inclusion36 decks69 decks
44%synergy
Animate Dead
52%inclusion36 decks69 decks
44%synergy
Faithless Looting
51%inclusion35 decks69 decks
35%synergy
Puppeteer Clique
48%inclusion33 decks69 decks
47%synergy
Priest of Fell Rites
48%inclusion33 decks69 decks
43%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
47%inclusion26 decks55 decks
44%synergy
Unearth
46%inclusion32 decks69 decks
44%synergy
Buried Alive
45%inclusion31 decks69 decks
39%synergy
Carrion Feeder
43%inclusion30 decks69 decks
41%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
19%inclusion13 decks69 decks
0%synergy
Underworld Breach
16%inclusion11 decks69 decks
12%synergy
Gamble
16%inclusion11 decks69 decks
9%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
16%inclusion11 decks69 decks
1%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
2%synergy
Teferi's Protection
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
-11%synergy
Jeska's Will
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
-1%synergy
Ancient Tomb
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
-3%synergy
Smothering Tithe
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
-20%synergy
The One Ring
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
-2%synergy
Creatures
Terra, Herald of Hope
42%inclusion29 decks69 decks
40%synergy
Blood Artist
41%inclusion28 decks69 decks
22%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
41%inclusion28 decks69 decks
22%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
39%inclusion27 decks69 decks
29%synergy
Anger
38%inclusion26 decks69 decks
30%synergy
Mayhem Devil
36%inclusion25 decks69 decks
28%synergy
Restless Apparition
36%inclusion25 decks69 decks
36%synergy
Alesha, Who Laughs at Fate
35%inclusion24 decks69 decks
23%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
35%inclusion24 decks69 decks
25%synergy
Warren Soultrader
35%inclusion24 decks69 decks
30%synergy
Voice of Victory
34%inclusion23 decks68 decks
17%synergy
Stitcher's Supplier
32%inclusion22 decks69 decks
27%synergy
Sun Titan
32%inclusion22 decks69 decks
21%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
30%inclusion21 decks69 decks
13%synergy
Esper Sentinel
30%inclusion21 decks69 decks
12%synergy
Chainer, Nightmare Adept
28%inclusion19 decks69 decks
24%synergy
Imperial Recruiter
28%inclusion19 decks69 decks
23%synergy
Grand Abolisher
26%inclusion18 decks69 decks
17%synergy
Karmic Guide
26%inclusion18 decks69 decks
20%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
22%inclusion15 decks69 decks
18%synergy
Witch Enchanter
20%inclusion14 decks69 decks
14%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
20%inclusion14 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
20%inclusion12 decks60 decks
15%synergy
Banon, the Returners' Leader
20%inclusion12 decks60 decks
15%synergy
Lingering Tormentor
19%inclusion13 decks69 decks
19%synergy
Lurrus of the Dream-Den
19%inclusion13 decks69 decks
17%synergy
Molten Gatekeeper
19%inclusion13 decks69 decks
17%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
19%inclusion13 decks69 decks
16%synergy
Locke, Treasure Hunter
18%inclusion11 decks60 decks
12%synergy
The Warring Triad
18%inclusion11 decks60 decks
14%synergy
Recruiter of the Guard
17%inclusion12 decks69 decks
15%synergy
Bartolomé del Presidio
17%inclusion12 decks69 decks
13%synergy
Gau, Feral Youth
17%inclusion10 decks60 decks
12%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
16%inclusion11 decks69 decks
3%synergy
Woe Strider
16%inclusion11 decks69 decks
15%synergy
Kithkin Spellduster
16%inclusion11 decks69 decks
16%synergy
Joshua, Phoenix's Dominant
15%inclusion9 decks59 decks
11%synergy
Wingrattle Scarecrow
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
14%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
1%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
12%synergy
Ranger-Captain of Eos
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
11%synergy
Persistent Constrictor
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
13%synergy
Deadpool, Trading Card
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
10%synergy
Shadow, Mysterious Assassin
12%inclusion7 decks60 decks
7%synergy
Reveillark
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
10%synergy
Luminous Broodmoth
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
9%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
8%synergy
Bloodthrone Vampire
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
11%synergy
Twilight Shepherd
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
11%synergy
Loran of the Third Path
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Path to Exile
43%inclusion30 decks69 decks
-3%synergy
Dark Ritual
39%inclusion27 decks69 decks
23%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
39%inclusion27 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Entomb
33%inclusion23 decks69 decks
27%synergy
Silence
25%inclusion17 decks69 decks
19%synergy
Deadly Rollick
23%inclusion16 decks69 decks
12%synergy
Mortify
23%inclusion16 decks69 decks
8%synergy
Fell the Profane
22%inclusion15 decks69 decks
15%synergy
Cauldron Haze
22%inclusion15 decks69 decks
21%synergy
Saw in Half
22%inclusion15 decks69 decks
18%synergy
Pyroblast
20%inclusion14 decks69 decks
16%synergy
Generous Gift
20%inclusion14 decks69 decks
1%synergy
Big Score
20%inclusion14 decks69 decks
10%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
20%inclusion14 decks69 decks
15%synergy
Laughing Mad
20%inclusion12 decks60 decks
16%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
19%inclusion13 decks69 decks
14%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
19%inclusion13 decks69 decks
14%synergy
Deadly Dispute
17%inclusion12 decks69 decks
-5%synergy
Deflecting Swat
17%inclusion12 decks69 decks
2%synergy
Wear // Tear
16%inclusion11 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Flicker of Fate
16%inclusion11 decks69 decks
15%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
16%inclusion11 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Crackling Doom
16%inclusion11 decks69 decks
-1%synergy
Burnt Offering
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
12%synergy
Reprieve
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
12%synergy
Chaos Warp
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
-3%synergy
Bolt Bend
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
11%synergy
Bedevil
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Abrade
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Eerie Interlude
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
9%synergy
Not Dead After All
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
11%synergy
Redirect Lightning
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
5%synergy
First Day of Class
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
10%synergy
Despark
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
-4%synergy
Village Rites
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
-3%synergy
Cabal Ritual
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Feign Death
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
8%synergy
Clever Concealment
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
3%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
-7%synergy
Undying Malice
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Infernal Grasp
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Fire Covenant
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Soul Partition
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Mausoleum Secrets
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Parting Gust
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
-2%synergy
Lightning Bolt
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
3%synergy
Rakdos Charm
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
-3%synergy
Culling the Weak
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
2%synergy
Brought Back
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Lively Dirge
36%inclusion25 decks69 decks
34%synergy
Stitch Together
36%inclusion25 decks69 decks
33%synergy
Ruinous Ultimatum
36%inclusion25 decks69 decks
-3%synergy
Persist
33%inclusion23 decks69 decks
32%synergy
Blasphemous Act
32%inclusion22 decks69 decks
9%synergy
Damn
29%inclusion20 decks69 decks
11%synergy
Toxic Deluge
28%inclusion19 decks69 decks
19%synergy
Diabolic Intent
25%inclusion17 decks69 decks
15%synergy
Night's Whisper
23%inclusion16 decks69 decks
10%synergy
Living Death
22%inclusion15 decks69 decks
19%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
22%inclusion15 decks69 decks
18%synergy
Unmarked Grave
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
13%synergy
Snort
13%inclusion8 decks60 decks
11%synergy
Vandalblast
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
1%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
9%synergy
Unburial Rites
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
9%synergy
Demonic Counsel
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Exhume
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
8%synergy
Rejoin the Fight
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
5%synergy
Will of the Abzan
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Vindicate
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
1%synergy
Suplex
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
6%synergy
Electroduplicate
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Helping Hand
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Dread Return
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Jolted Awake
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Sundering Eruption
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
3%synergy
Twinflame
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Final Parting
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Legions to Ashes
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Grim Tutor
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Altar of Dementia
41%inclusion28 decks69 decks
37%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
38%inclusion26 decks69 decks
30%synergy
Blasting Station
33%inclusion23 decks69 decks
32%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
28%inclusion19 decks69 decks
21%synergy
Phoenix Down
25%inclusion15 decks60 decks
23%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
25%inclusion17 decks69 decks
-7%synergy
Skullclamp
16%inclusion11 decks69 decks
-13%synergy
Lightning Greaves
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
-20%synergy
Monument to Endurance
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
11%synergy
Cauldron of Souls
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
8%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Grinding Station
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Panharmonicon
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Key to the City
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
2%synergy
Altar of the Brood
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
6%synergy
The Falcon, Airship Restored
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Impact Tremors
32%inclusion22 decks69 decks
17%synergy
Necromancy
23%inclusion16 decks69 decks
20%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
19%inclusion13 decks69 decks
15%synergy
Touch the Spirit Realm
17%inclusion12 decks69 decks
16%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
16%inclusion11 decks69 decks
2%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
16%inclusion11 decks69 decks
-3%synergy
Thran Vigil
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
13%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Dance of the Dead
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
10%synergy
Black Market Connections
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
-4%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
9%synergy
Teleportation Circle
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Valkyrie's Call
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Fanatical Devotion
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
5%synergy
All Will Be One
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Cathars' Crusade
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
-1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Dihada, Binder of Wills
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
High Market
29%inclusion20 decks69 decks
25%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
28%inclusion19 decks69 decks
18%synergy
Rogue's Passage
25%inclusion17 decks69 decks
1%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
23%inclusion16 decks69 decks
9%synergy
Bojuka Bog
20%inclusion14 decks69 decks
-11%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Reliquary Tower
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
-7%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Barren Moor
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
-17%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
94%inclusion65 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Signet
90%inclusion62 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
70%inclusion48 decks69 decks
33%synergy
Talisman of Conviction
62%inclusion43 decks69 decks
21%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
59%inclusion41 decks69 decks
19%synergy
Fellwar Stone
46%inclusion32 decks69 decks
18%synergy
Rakdos Signet
28%inclusion19 decks69 decks
-3%synergy
Orzhov Signet
26%inclusion18 decks69 decks
-7%synergy
Boros Signet
22%inclusion15 decks69 decks
-7%synergy
Mind Stone
22%inclusion15 decks69 decks
13%synergy
The Soul Stone
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
13%synergy
Lotus Petal
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Cursed Mirror
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion69 decks69 decks
8%synergy
Swamp
97%inclusion67 decks69 decks
2%synergy
Mountain
96%inclusion66 decks69 decks
2%synergy
Plains
96%inclusion66 decks69 decks
1%synergy
Exotic Orchard
72%inclusion50 decks69 decks
21%synergy
Battlefield Forge
68%inclusion47 decks69 decks
28%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
65%inclusion45 decks69 decks
38%synergy
Isolated Chapel
64%inclusion44 decks69 decks
12%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
61%inclusion42 decks69 decks
9%synergy
Clifftop Retreat
61%inclusion42 decks69 decks
11%synergy
Sacred Foundry
58%inclusion40 decks69 decks
14%synergy
Godless Shrine
58%inclusion40 decks69 decks
11%synergy
Blood Crypt
55%inclusion38 decks69 decks
12%synergy
Nomad Outpost
55%inclusion38 decks69 decks
-3%synergy
Caves of Koilos
52%inclusion36 decks69 decks
13%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
49%inclusion34 decks69 decks
17%synergy
Marsh Flats
46%inclusion32 decks69 decks
15%synergy
Arid Mesa
45%inclusion31 decks69 decks
13%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
42%inclusion29 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Graven Cairns
41%inclusion28 decks69 decks
29%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
38%inclusion26 decks69 decks
23%synergy
Fetid Heath
38%inclusion26 decks69 decks
18%synergy
Vault of Champions
38%inclusion26 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Savai Triome
36%inclusion25 decks69 decks
-2%synergy
Rugged Prairie
36%inclusion25 decks69 decks
20%synergy
Luxury Suite
35%inclusion24 decks69 decks
3%synergy
Path of Ancestry
35%inclusion24 decks69 decks
-3%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
33%inclusion23 decks69 decks
22%synergy
Raucous Theater
30%inclusion21 decks69 decks
21%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
30%inclusion21 decks69 decks
20%synergy
Spectator Seating
30%inclusion21 decks69 decks
-2%synergy
Desolate Mire
28%inclusion19 decks69 decks
16%synergy
Furycalm Snarl
28%inclusion19 decks69 decks
18%synergy
Elegant Parlor
28%inclusion19 decks69 decks
18%synergy
Sunbillow Verge
28%inclusion19 decks69 decks
18%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
28%inclusion19 decks69 decks
18%synergy
Sunscorched Divide
28%inclusion19 decks69 decks
22%synergy
City of Brass
26%inclusion18 decks69 decks
16%synergy
Fell the Profane
22%inclusion15 decks69 decks
15%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
22%inclusion15 decks69 decks
12%synergy
Witch Enchanter
20%inclusion14 decks69 decks
14%synergy
Blazemire Verge
20%inclusion14 decks69 decks
8%synergy
Mana Confluence
20%inclusion14 decks69 decks
11%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
20%inclusion14 decks69 decks
15%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
20%inclusion14 decks69 decks
-3%synergy
Sundown Pass
19%inclusion13 decks69 decks
-2%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
19%inclusion13 decks69 decks
16%synergy
Flooded Strand
17%inclusion12 decks69 decks
11%synergy
Polluted Delta
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
8%synergy
Windswept Heath
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
7%synergy