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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
Twilight Diviner
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
21%synergy
Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn
10%inclusion10 decks101 decks
10%synergy
Personify
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Armaggon, Future Shark
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
7%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Reanimate
83%inclusion141 decks169 decks
67%synergy
Priest of Fell Rites
61%inclusion103 decks169 decks
57%synergy
Animate Dead
59%inclusion99 decks169 decks
51%synergy
Terra, Herald of Hope
51%inclusion87 decks169 decks
50%synergy
Anger
57%inclusion96 decks169 decks
49%synergy
Ephemerate
51%inclusion87 decks169 decks
47%synergy
Victimize
51%inclusion87 decks169 decks
44%synergy
Stitch Together
45%inclusion76 decks169 decks
42%synergy
Sun Titan
52%inclusion88 decks169 decks
42%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
49%inclusion83 decks169 decks
41%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
60%inclusion101 decks169 decks
-3%synergy
Alesha, Who Laughs at Fate
50%inclusion84 decks169 decks
38%synergy
Ruinous Ultimatum
44%inclusion75 decks169 decks
5%synergy
Murderous Redcap
43%inclusion72 decks169 decks
39%synergy
Buried Alive
42%inclusion71 decks169 decks
36%synergy
Cloudshift
41%inclusion70 decks169 decks
38%synergy
Faithless Looting
40%inclusion68 decks169 decks
25%synergy
Chainer, Nightmare Adept
39%inclusion66 decks169 decks
36%synergy
Karmic Guide
38%inclusion65 decks169 decks
32%synergy
Path to Exile
38%inclusion65 decks169 decks
-8%synergy
Game Changers
Underworld Breach
15%inclusion26 decks169 decks
11%synergy
Smothering Tithe
12%inclusion21 decks169 decks
-14%synergy
Demonic Tutor
11%inclusion18 decks169 decks
-9%synergy
Gamble
10%inclusion17 decks169 decks
4%synergy
Teferi's Protection
9.5%inclusion16 decks169 decks
-11%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
7.1%inclusion12 decks169 decks
-5%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
6.5%inclusion11 decks169 decks
-8%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
5.9%inclusion10 decks169 decks
-1%synergy
Jeska's Will
5.3%inclusion9 decks169 decks
-5%synergy
Creatures
Stitcher's Supplier
33%inclusion55 decks169 decks
28%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
31%inclusion53 decks169 decks
13%synergy
Viscera Seer
31%inclusion52 decks169 decks
17%synergy
Witch Enchanter
30%inclusion50 decks169 decks
23%synergy
Puppeteer Clique
28%inclusion48 decks169 decks
27%synergy
Putrid Goblin
28%inclusion48 decks169 decks
27%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
28%inclusion47 decks169 decks
10%synergy
Locke, Treasure Hunter
28%inclusion44 decks159 decks
21%synergy
Banon, the Returners' Leader
26%inclusion42 decks159 decks
21%synergy
The Warring Triad
26%inclusion42 decks159 decks
22%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
26%inclusion35 decks133 decks
23%synergy
Esper Sentinel
26%inclusion44 decks169 decks
7%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
24%inclusion41 decks169 decks
21%synergy
Angel of the Ruins
23%inclusion39 decks169 decks
20%synergy
Lesser Masticore
23%inclusion39 decks169 decks
22%synergy
Joshua, Phoenix's Dominant
22%inclusion34 decks154 decks
18%synergy
Gau, Feral Youth
22%inclusion35 decks159 decks
18%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
21%inclusion35 decks169 decks
8%synergy
Blood Artist
21%inclusion35 decks169 decks
3%synergy
Carrion Feeder
21%inclusion35 decks169 decks
18%synergy
Warren Soultrader
21%inclusion35 decks169 decks
16%synergy
Sabin, Master Monk
20%inclusion32 decks159 decks
18%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
20%inclusion34 decks169 decks
6%synergy
Obstinate Gargoyle
20%inclusion33 decks169 decks
19%synergy
Flayer of the Hatebound
19%inclusion32 decks169 decks
18%synergy
Sister Hospitaller
18%inclusion31 decks169 decks
16%synergy
Mayhem Devil
18%inclusion31 decks169 decks
10%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
17%inclusion29 decks169 decks
7%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
17%inclusion29 decks169 decks
14%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
17%inclusion28 decks169 decks
15%synergy
Mardu Siegebreaker
16%inclusion27 decks165 decks
3%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
16%inclusion27 decks169 decks
6%synergy
Shadow, Mysterious Assassin
16%inclusion25 decks159 decks
11%synergy
Loran of the Third Path
15%inclusion26 decks169 decks
9%synergy
Metamorphosis Fanatic
15%inclusion25 decks169 decks
14%synergy
Luminous Broodmoth
15%inclusion25 decks169 decks
12%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
14%inclusion23 decks159 decks
10%synergy
General Leo Cristophe
14%inclusion23 decks159 decks
10%synergy
Archfiend of Ifnir
14%inclusion24 decks169 decks
14%synergy
Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher
14%inclusion24 decks169 decks
10%synergy
Squall, SeeD Mercenary
14%inclusion22 decks159 decks
10%synergy
Siegfried, Famed Swordsman
14%inclusion22 decks159 decks
9%synergy
Mog, Moogle Warrior
14%inclusion22 decks159 decks
10%synergy
Millikin
14%inclusion23 decks169 decks
11%synergy
Gogo, Mysterious Mime
13%inclusion21 decks159 decks
8%synergy
Kefka, Dancing Mad
13%inclusion21 decks159 decks
10%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
13%inclusion22 decks169 decks
12%synergy
Voice of Victory
13%inclusion21 decks166 decks
-4%synergy
Imperial Recruiter
12%inclusion21 decks169 decks
8%synergy
Phelia, Exuberant Shepherd
12%inclusion21 decks169 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Anguished Unmaking
33%inclusion56 decks169 decks
-1%synergy
Entomb
30%inclusion51 decks169 decks
24%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
26%inclusion44 decks169 decks
21%synergy
Big Score
24%inclusion41 decks169 decks
14%synergy
Dark Ritual
22%inclusion38 decks169 decks
6%synergy
Laughing Mad
22%inclusion35 decks159 decks
18%synergy
Fell the Profane
21%inclusion36 decks169 decks
15%synergy
Generous Gift
19%inclusion32 decks169 decks
0%synergy
Crackling Doom
17%inclusion29 decks169 decks
0%synergy
Mortify
17%inclusion28 decks169 decks
1%synergy
Bedevil
16%inclusion27 decks169 decks
9%synergy
Saw in Half
16%inclusion27 decks169 decks
12%synergy
Deadly Dispute
14%inclusion23 decks169 decks
-9%synergy
Cauldron Haze
13%inclusion22 decks169 decks
13%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
13%inclusion22 decks169 decks
1%synergy
Chaos Warp
12%inclusion21 decks169 decks
-4%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
12%inclusion21 decks169 decks
7%synergy
Deflecting Swat
12%inclusion20 decks169 decks
-4%synergy
Flicker of Fate
12%inclusion20 decks169 decks
11%synergy
Eerie Interlude
11%inclusion19 decks169 decks
9%synergy
Parting Gust
11%inclusion19 decks169 decks
10%synergy
Deadly Rollick
11%inclusion18 decks169 decks
0%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
9.5%inclusion16 decks169 decks
2%synergy
Silence
8.9%inclusion15 decks169 decks
3%synergy
Espers to Magicite
8.8%inclusion14 decks159 decks
6%synergy
Boros Charm
8.3%inclusion14 decks169 decks
-21%synergy
Village Rites
8.3%inclusion14 decks169 decks
-3%synergy
Pyroblast
8.3%inclusion14 decks169 decks
4%synergy
Despark
7.7%inclusion13 decks169 decks
-7%synergy
Reprieve
7.7%inclusion13 decks169 decks
5%synergy
Wear // Tear
7.1%inclusion12 decks169 decks
-5%synergy
Abrade
7.1%inclusion12 decks169 decks
1%synergy
Demand Answers
6.5%inclusion11 decks169 decks
1%synergy
Burnt Offering
5.9%inclusion10 decks169 decks
4%synergy
Akroma's Will
5.9%inclusion10 decks169 decks
-7%synergy
Not Dead After All
5.3%inclusion9 decks169 decks
4%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
5.3%inclusion9 decks169 decks
1%synergy
Bolt Bend
5.3%inclusion9 decks169 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Rise of the Dark Realms
36%inclusion60 decks169 decks
32%synergy
Blasphemous Act
27%inclusion46 decks169 decks
5%synergy
Unearth
27%inclusion45 decks169 decks
24%synergy
Lively Dirge
26%inclusion44 decks169 decks
24%synergy
Living Death
24%inclusion40 decks169 decks
21%synergy
Persist
23%inclusion39 decks169 decks
22%synergy
Damn
22%inclusion38 decks169 decks
4%synergy
Toxic Deluge
22%inclusion37 decks169 decks
14%synergy
Snort
18%inclusion28 decks159 decks
15%synergy
Night's Whisper
17%inclusion29 decks169 decks
4%synergy
Rejoin the Fight
16%inclusion26 decks159 decks
13%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
15%inclusion26 decks169 decks
13%synergy
Unburial Rites
15%inclusion26 decks169 decks
13%synergy
Diabolic Intent
14%inclusion24 decks169 decks
5%synergy
Dread Return
14%inclusion23 decks169 decks
12%synergy
Incarnation Technique
12%inclusion21 decks169 decks
12%synergy
Tragic Arrogance
11%inclusion19 decks169 decks
9%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
11%inclusion19 decks169 decks
10%synergy
Legions to Ashes
10%inclusion17 decks169 decks
8%synergy
Will of the Abzan
10%inclusion16 decks165 decks
9%synergy
Sundering Eruption
8.9%inclusion15 decks169 decks
6%synergy
Unmarked Grave
8.3%inclusion14 decks169 decks
7%synergy
Exhume
7.1%inclusion12 decks169 decks
7%synergy
Vandalblast
6.5%inclusion11 decks169 decks
-4%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
5.9%inclusion10 decks169 decks
1%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
5.9%inclusion10 decks169 decks
2%synergy
Damning Verdict
5.3%inclusion9 decks169 decks
5%synergy
Farewell
5.3%inclusion9 decks169 decks
-6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
27%inclusion45 decks169 decks
-5%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
22%inclusion37 decks169 decks
14%synergy
Altar of Dementia
22%inclusion37 decks169 decks
19%synergy
Monument to Endurance
21%inclusion36 decks169 decks
21%synergy
Phoenix Down
18%inclusion28 decks159 decks
15%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
16%inclusion27 decks169 decks
9%synergy
Skullclamp
13%inclusion22 decks169 decks
-16%synergy
Brass's Tunnel-Grinder
13%inclusion22 decks169 decks
11%synergy
The Falcon, Airship Restored
13%inclusion20 decks159 decks
11%synergy
Cauldron of Souls
11%inclusion19 decks169 decks
11%synergy
Lightning Greaves
11%inclusion19 decks169 decks
-23%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
9.5%inclusion16 decks169 decks
1%synergy
Conjurer's Closet
9.5%inclusion16 decks169 decks
8%synergy
Blasting Station
8.9%inclusion15 decks169 decks
8%synergy
Key to the City
8.9%inclusion15 decks169 decks
5%synergy
Cryptcaller Chariot
7.7%inclusion13 decks169 decks
8%synergy
Coin of Fate
6.9%inclusion11 decks159 decks
5%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
5.3%inclusion9 decks169 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Necromancy
37%inclusion62 decks169 decks
34%synergy
Goblin Bombardment
36%inclusion61 decks169 decks
27%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
20%inclusion33 decks169 decks
16%synergy
Touch the Spirit Realm
14%inclusion24 decks169 decks
13%synergy
Impact Tremors
12%inclusion21 decks169 decks
-3%synergy
Black Market Connections
12%inclusion21 decks169 decks
-3%synergy
Teleportation Circle
11%inclusion18 decks169 decks
9%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
11%inclusion18 decks169 decks
9%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
11%inclusion18 decks169 decks
-3%synergy
Dance of the Dead
10%inclusion17 decks169 decks
9%synergy
Teval's Judgment
9.0%inclusion15 decks166 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
8.9%inclusion15 decks169 decks
-10%synergy
Smile at Death
8.3%inclusion14 decks169 decks
6%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
7.1%inclusion12 decks169 decks
2%synergy
Cathars' Crusade
5.9%inclusion10 decks169 decks
-1%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
5.9%inclusion10 decks169 decks
1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Dihada, Binder of Wills
15%inclusion26 decks169 decks
11%synergy
Utility Lands
High Market
33%inclusion55 decks169 decks
29%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
23%inclusion39 decks169 decks
13%synergy
Rogue's Passage
20%inclusion34 decks169 decks
-3%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
20%inclusion33 decks169 decks
12%synergy
Bojuka Bog
18%inclusion31 decks169 decks
-13%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
15%inclusion25 decks169 decks
1%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
9.5%inclusion16 decks169 decks
-13%synergy
Reliquary Tower
8.9%inclusion15 decks169 decks
-7%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
8.2%inclusion11 decks134 decks
7%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
6.5%inclusion11 decks169 decks
5%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
6.5%inclusion11 decks169 decks
4%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
6.5%inclusion11 decks169 decks
0%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
5.8%inclusion9 decks154 decks
3%synergy
Arena of Glory
5.3%inclusion9 decks169 decks
-2%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
5.3%inclusion9 decks169 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
92%inclusion155 decks169 decks
3%synergy
Arcane Signet
91%inclusion153 decks169 decks
4%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
60%inclusion102 decks169 decks
24%synergy
Talisman of Conviction
60%inclusion102 decks169 decks
19%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
49%inclusion83 decks169 decks
8%synergy
Fellwar Stone
32%inclusion54 decks169 decks
4%synergy
Rakdos Signet
25%inclusion43 decks169 decks
-5%synergy
Orzhov Signet
24%inclusion40 decks169 decks
-9%synergy
Boros Signet
20%inclusion34 decks169 decks
-9%synergy
Mind Stone
18%inclusion30 decks169 decks
9%synergy
The Soul Stone
17%inclusion21 decks122 decks
14%synergy
Commander's Sphere
8.9%inclusion15 decks169 decks
-6%synergy
Lotus Petal
7.7%inclusion13 decks169 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
99%inclusion168 decks169 decks
7%synergy
Swamp
99%inclusion168 decks169 decks
4%synergy
Plains
98%inclusion165 decks169 decks
3%synergy
Mountain
97%inclusion164 decks169 decks
3%synergy
Sacred Foundry
68%inclusion115 decks169 decks
24%synergy
Godless Shrine
67%inclusion114 decks169 decks
20%synergy
Exotic Orchard
67%inclusion113 decks169 decks
15%synergy
Blood Crypt
62%inclusion105 decks169 decks
19%synergy
Isolated Chapel
62%inclusion105 decks169 decks
10%synergy
Clifftop Retreat
58%inclusion98 decks169 decks
8%synergy
Battlefield Forge
57%inclusion97 decks169 decks
18%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
57%inclusion96 decks169 decks
5%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
51%inclusion87 decks169 decks
24%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
50%inclusion84 decks169 decks
17%synergy
Savai Triome
48%inclusion81 decks169 decks
9%synergy
Nomad Outpost
48%inclusion81 decks169 decks
-10%synergy
Marsh Flats
47%inclusion79 decks169 decks
15%synergy
Graven Cairns
45%inclusion76 decks169 decks
34%synergy
Vault of Champions
44%inclusion75 decks169 decks
11%synergy
Fetid Heath
43%inclusion73 decks169 decks
23%synergy
Arid Mesa
43%inclusion73 decks169 decks
12%synergy
Caves of Koilos
42%inclusion71 decks169 decks
3%synergy
Luxury Suite
41%inclusion70 decks169 decks
9%synergy
Rugged Prairie
40%inclusion68 decks169 decks
24%synergy
Spectator Seating
38%inclusion65 decks169 decks
6%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
37%inclusion63 decks169 decks
1%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
37%inclusion62 decks169 decks
27%synergy
Path of Ancestry
36%inclusion60 decks169 decks
-2%synergy
Raucous Theater
34%inclusion58 decks169 decks
24%synergy
Elegant Parlor
34%inclusion58 decks169 decks
25%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
33%inclusion55 decks169 decks
17%synergy
Witch Enchanter
30%inclusion50 decks169 decks
23%synergy
Haunted Ridge
28%inclusion47 decks169 decks
8%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
27%inclusion45 decks169 decks
3%synergy
Desolate Mire
26%inclusion44 decks169 decks
15%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
26%inclusion44 decks169 decks
15%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
26%inclusion44 decks169 decks
21%synergy
Furycalm Snarl
25%inclusion43 decks169 decks
16%synergy
Sunscorched Divide
25%inclusion42 decks169 decks
19%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
25%inclusion42 decks169 decks
16%synergy
Fell the Profane
21%inclusion36 decks169 decks
15%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
21%inclusion35 decks169 decks
11%synergy
Blazemire Verge
20%inclusion34 decks169 decks
8%synergy
Sundown Pass
20%inclusion33 decks169 decks
-1%synergy
Ash Barrens
18%inclusion31 decks169 decks
11%synergy
Sunbillow Verge
18%inclusion31 decks169 decks
9%synergy
Evolving Wilds
18%inclusion30 decks169 decks
-9%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
17%inclusion29 decks169 decks
14%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
16%inclusion27 decks169 decks
12%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
15%inclusion26 decks169 decks
13%synergy