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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
41%inclusion35 decks85 decks
38%synergy
Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn
18%inclusion24 decks130 decks
18%synergy
Personify
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Rhys, the Evermore
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
8%synergy
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8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
8%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Reanimate
84%inclusion164 decks196 decks
67%synergy
Priest of Fell Rites
61%inclusion119 decks196 decks
56%synergy
Animate Dead
58%inclusion114 decks196 decks
50%synergy
Terra, Herald of Hope
52%inclusion102 decks196 decks
50%synergy
Anger
57%inclusion111 decks196 decks
49%synergy
Ephemerate
54%inclusion105 decks196 decks
49%synergy
Victimize
53%inclusion104 decks196 decks
45%synergy
Stitch Together
47%inclusion92 decks196 decks
43%synergy
Sun Titan
53%inclusion103 decks196 decks
42%synergy
Cloudshift
44%inclusion87 decks196 decks
41%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
64%inclusion125 decks196 decks
2%synergy
Alesha, Who Laughs at Fate
51%inclusion100 decks196 decks
39%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
48%inclusion94 decks196 decks
40%synergy
Faithless Looting
45%inclusion88 decks196 decks
30%synergy
Ruinous Ultimatum
43%inclusion84 decks196 decks
3%synergy
Buried Alive
42%inclusion82 decks196 decks
36%synergy
Murderous Redcap
42%inclusion82 decks196 decks
38%synergy
Chainer, Nightmare Adept
40%inclusion78 decks196 decks
36%synergy
Karmic Guide
38%inclusion75 decks196 decks
32%synergy
Path to Exile
37%inclusion73 decks196 decks
-9%synergy
Game Changers
Underworld Breach
16%inclusion31 decks196 decks
12%synergy
Smothering Tithe
12%inclusion23 decks196 decks
-14%synergy
Teferi's Protection
10%inclusion19 decks196 decks
-10%synergy
Demonic Tutor
10%inclusion19 decks196 decks
-9%synergy
Gamble
10%inclusion19 decks196 decks
3%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
6.6%inclusion13 decks196 decks
-5%synergy
Jeska's Will
5.6%inclusion11 decks196 decks
-4%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
5.6%inclusion11 decks196 decks
-9%synergy
The One Ring
5.1%inclusion10 decks196 decks
-3%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
5.1%inclusion10 decks196 decks
-2%synergy
Creatures
Stitcher's Supplier
34%inclusion67 decks196 decks
29%synergy
Puppeteer Clique
30%inclusion59 decks196 decks
29%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
30%inclusion59 decks196 decks
12%synergy
Viscera Seer
30%inclusion58 decks196 decks
16%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
30%inclusion58 decks196 decks
11%synergy
Witch Enchanter
29%inclusion57 decks196 decks
23%synergy
Putrid Goblin
29%inclusion57 decks196 decks
28%synergy
Esper Sentinel
29%inclusion57 decks196 decks
11%synergy
The Warring Triad
27%inclusion51 decks186 decks
23%synergy
Banon, the Returners' Leader
26%inclusion49 decks186 decks
21%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
26%inclusion42 decks161 decks
23%synergy
Locke, Treasure Hunter
26%inclusion48 decks186 decks
19%synergy
Lesser Masticore
24%inclusion48 decks196 decks
23%synergy
Angel of the Ruins
24%inclusion47 decks196 decks
20%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
24%inclusion47 decks196 decks
21%synergy
Joshua, Phoenix's Dominant
23%inclusion41 decks181 decks
18%synergy
Gau, Feral Youth
23%inclusion42 decks186 decks
18%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
22%inclusion43 decks196 decks
9%synergy
Carrion Feeder
21%inclusion42 decks196 decks
19%synergy
Obstinate Gargoyle
21%inclusion42 decks196 decks
21%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
21%inclusion41 decks196 decks
7%synergy
Warren Soultrader
20%inclusion39 decks196 decks
15%synergy
Luminous Broodmoth
19%inclusion38 decks196 decks
17%synergy
Sister Hospitaller
19%inclusion37 decks196 decks
17%synergy
Mayhem Devil
19%inclusion37 decks196 decks
10%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
19%inclusion37 decks196 decks
16%synergy
Blood Artist
18%inclusion36 decks196 decks
0%synergy
Flayer of the Hatebound
18%inclusion36 decks196 decks
17%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
18%inclusion35 decks196 decks
7%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
17%inclusion34 decks196 decks
7%synergy
Loran of the Third Path
17%inclusion34 decks196 decks
11%synergy
Mardu Siegebreaker
17%inclusion33 decks192 decks
4%synergy
Metamorphosis Fanatic
17%inclusion33 decks196 decks
16%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
17%inclusion33 decks196 decks
15%synergy
Sabin, Master Monk
17%inclusion31 decks186 decks
15%synergy
General Leo Cristophe
15%inclusion27 decks186 decks
10%synergy
Shadow, Mysterious Assassin
15%inclusion27 decks186 decks
10%synergy
Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher
14%inclusion28 decks196 decks
10%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
14%inclusion27 decks196 decks
13%synergy
Squall, SeeD Mercenary
13%inclusion25 decks186 decks
10%synergy
Millikin
13%inclusion26 decks196 decks
11%synergy
Restless Apparition
13%inclusion26 decks196 decks
13%synergy
Kefka, Dancing Mad
13%inclusion24 decks186 decks
9%synergy
Imperial Recruiter
13%inclusion25 decks196 decks
8%synergy
Phelia, Exuberant Shepherd
13%inclusion25 decks196 decks
11%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
12%inclusion23 decks186 decks
8%synergy
Sephiroth, Fallen Hero
12%inclusion23 decks186 decks
12%synergy
Siegfried, Famed Swordsman
12%inclusion23 decks186 decks
8%synergy
Gogo, Mysterious Mime
12%inclusion23 decks186 decks
8%synergy
Archfiend of Ifnir
12%inclusion24 decks196 decks
12%synergy
Instants
Anguished Unmaking
32%inclusion63 decks196 decks
-2%synergy
Entomb
29%inclusion57 decks196 decks
22%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
27%inclusion52 decks196 decks
21%synergy
Big Score
23%inclusion46 decks196 decks
13%synergy
Dark Ritual
23%inclusion45 decks196 decks
7%synergy
Laughing Mad
21%inclusion39 decks186 decks
17%synergy
Fell the Profane
19%inclusion38 decks196 decks
13%synergy
Mortify
17%inclusion34 decks196 decks
2%synergy
Saw in Half
17%inclusion33 decks196 decks
13%synergy
Generous Gift
17%inclusion33 decks196 decks
-2%synergy
Crackling Doom
16%inclusion31 decks196 decks
-1%synergy
Deadly Dispute
15%inclusion30 decks196 decks
-8%synergy
Bedevil
15%inclusion30 decks196 decks
8%synergy
Deflecting Swat
13%inclusion26 decks196 decks
-2%synergy
Cauldron Haze
13%inclusion25 decks196 decks
12%synergy
Parting Gust
13%inclusion25 decks196 decks
12%synergy
Eerie Interlude
12%inclusion24 decks196 decks
10%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
12%inclusion23 decks196 decks
7%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
11%inclusion22 decks196 decks
-1%synergy
Deadly Rollick
11%inclusion21 decks196 decks
0%synergy
Chaos Warp
10%inclusion20 decks196 decks
-6%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
10%inclusion20 decks196 decks
2%synergy
Flicker of Fate
10%inclusion19 decks196 decks
9%synergy
Silence
8.2%inclusion16 decks196 decks
3%synergy
Despark
8.2%inclusion16 decks196 decks
-6%synergy
Village Rites
7.7%inclusion15 decks196 decks
-4%synergy
Espers to Magicite
7.5%inclusion14 decks186 decks
5%synergy
Boros Charm
7.1%inclusion14 decks196 decks
-22%synergy
Pyroblast
7.1%inclusion14 decks196 decks
3%synergy
Reprieve
7.1%inclusion14 decks196 decks
4%synergy
Demand Answers
6.6%inclusion13 decks196 decks
1%synergy
Abrade
6.1%inclusion12 decks196 decks
0%synergy
Wear // Tear
6.1%inclusion12 decks196 decks
-6%synergy
Bolt Bend
5.6%inclusion11 decks196 decks
4%synergy
Akroma's Will
5.6%inclusion11 decks196 decks
-8%synergy
Not Dead After All
5.1%inclusion10 decks196 decks
4%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
5.1%inclusion10 decks196 decks
1%synergy
Burnt Offering
5.1%inclusion10 decks196 decks
3%synergy
Valakut Awakening
5.1%inclusion10 decks196 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Rise of the Dark Realms
34%inclusion67 decks196 decks
30%synergy
Unearth
26%inclusion50 decks196 decks
23%synergy
Blasphemous Act
25%inclusion49 decks196 decks
2%synergy
Living Death
25%inclusion49 decks196 decks
22%synergy
Lively Dirge
24%inclusion48 decks196 decks
23%synergy
Persist
24%inclusion48 decks196 decks
23%synergy
Toxic Deluge
23%inclusion45 decks196 decks
15%synergy
Damn
21%inclusion42 decks196 decks
3%synergy
Night's Whisper
17%inclusion34 decks196 decks
4%synergy
Rejoin the Fight
16%inclusion30 decks186 decks
13%synergy
Unburial Rites
16%inclusion31 decks196 decks
13%synergy
Dread Return
15%inclusion29 decks196 decks
13%synergy
Snort
15%inclusion27 decks186 decks
12%synergy
Diabolic Intent
13%inclusion26 decks196 decks
4%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
13%inclusion26 decks196 decks
11%synergy
Incarnation Technique
12%inclusion24 decks196 decks
12%synergy
Tragic Arrogance
12%inclusion24 decks196 decks
10%synergy
Will of the Abzan
12%inclusion23 decks192 decks
11%synergy
Legions to Ashes
12%inclusion23 decks196 decks
10%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
12%inclusion23 decks196 decks
11%synergy
Sundering Eruption
8.7%inclusion17 decks196 decks
6%synergy
Unmarked Grave
7.7%inclusion15 decks196 decks
6%synergy
Painful Truths
6.6%inclusion13 decks196 decks
-2%synergy
Vandalblast
6.6%inclusion13 decks196 decks
-4%synergy
Exhume
6.6%inclusion13 decks196 decks
6%synergy
Damning Verdict
6.1%inclusion12 decks196 decks
5%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
5.6%inclusion11 decks196 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
26%inclusion50 decks196 decks
-6%synergy
Altar of Dementia
23%inclusion45 decks196 decks
20%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
21%inclusion42 decks196 decks
13%synergy
Monument to Endurance
19%inclusion38 decks196 decks
19%synergy
Phoenix Down
19%inclusion35 decks186 decks
16%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
17%inclusion34 decks196 decks
11%synergy
Brass's Tunnel-Grinder
13%inclusion26 decks196 decks
11%synergy
Skullclamp
12%inclusion24 decks196 decks
-17%synergy
The Falcon, Airship Restored
11%inclusion21 decks186 decks
10%synergy
Cauldron of Souls
11%inclusion21 decks196 decks
10%synergy
Lightning Greaves
10%inclusion20 decks196 decks
-24%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
9.2%inclusion18 decks196 decks
1%synergy
Key to the City
8.7%inclusion17 decks196 decks
5%synergy
Conjurer's Closet
8.7%inclusion17 decks196 decks
7%synergy
Blasting Station
8.2%inclusion16 decks196 decks
7%synergy
Coin of Fate
7.5%inclusion14 decks186 decks
6%synergy
Cryptcaller Chariot
6.1%inclusion12 decks196 decks
6%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
5.1%inclusion10 decks196 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Necromancy
37%inclusion72 decks196 decks
34%synergy
Goblin Bombardment
34%inclusion67 decks196 decks
25%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
21%inclusion41 decks196 decks
17%synergy
Touch the Spirit Realm
14%inclusion28 decks196 decks
13%synergy
Impact Tremors
12%inclusion23 decks196 decks
-4%synergy
Black Market Connections
11%inclusion22 decks196 decks
-5%synergy
Dance of the Dead
10%inclusion20 decks196 decks
9%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
10%inclusion20 decks196 decks
9%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
10%inclusion19 decks196 decks
-4%synergy
Teval's Judgment
9.3%inclusion18 decks193 decks
8%synergy
Teleportation Circle
9.2%inclusion18 decks196 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
9.2%inclusion18 decks196 decks
-10%synergy
Smile at Death
8.7%inclusion17 decks196 decks
7%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
6.6%inclusion13 decks196 decks
2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Dihada, Binder of Wills
15%inclusion29 decks196 decks
11%synergy
Utility Lands
High Market
35%inclusion69 decks196 decks
31%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
24%inclusion48 decks196 decks
15%synergy
Rogue's Passage
20%inclusion40 decks196 decks
-3%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
20%inclusion40 decks196 decks
13%synergy
Bojuka Bog
19%inclusion37 decks196 decks
-12%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
15%inclusion29 decks196 decks
1%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
9.2%inclusion18 decks196 decks
-14%synergy
Reliquary Tower
8.2%inclusion16 decks196 decks
-7%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
8.0%inclusion13 decks162 decks
7%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
7.7%inclusion15 decks196 decks
6%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
7.2%inclusion13 decks181 decks
4%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
6.6%inclusion13 decks196 decks
0%synergy
Arena of Glory
5.6%inclusion11 decks196 decks
-2%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
5.1%inclusion10 decks196 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
91%inclusion178 decks196 decks
5%synergy
Sol Ring
89%inclusion174 decks196 decks
0%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
63%inclusion124 decks196 decks
26%synergy
Talisman of Conviction
62%inclusion121 decks196 decks
20%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
49%inclusion97 decks196 decks
9%synergy
Fellwar Stone
33%inclusion64 decks196 decks
5%synergy
Rakdos Signet
24%inclusion48 decks196 decks
-6%synergy
Orzhov Signet
23%inclusion46 decks196 decks
-8%synergy
Boros Signet
18%inclusion35 decks196 decks
-10%synergy
Mind Stone
18%inclusion35 decks196 decks
9%synergy
The Soul Stone
16%inclusion24 decks150 decks
13%synergy
Commander's Sphere
9.2%inclusion18 decks196 decks
-5%synergy
Lotus Petal
6.6%inclusion13 decks196 decks
1%synergy
Cursed Mirror
5.6%inclusion11 decks196 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
99%inclusion195 decks196 decks
7%synergy
Swamp
99%inclusion195 decks196 decks
4%synergy
Plains
98%inclusion192 decks196 decks
3%synergy
Mountain
96%inclusion189 decks196 decks
3%synergy
Exotic Orchard
67%inclusion132 decks196 decks
15%synergy
Godless Shrine
67%inclusion131 decks196 decks
20%synergy
Sacred Foundry
66%inclusion129 decks196 decks
21%synergy
Isolated Chapel
64%inclusion126 decks196 decks
11%synergy
Blood Crypt
62%inclusion121 decks196 decks
18%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
60%inclusion118 decks196 decks
8%synergy
Battlefield Forge
59%inclusion116 decks196 decks
19%synergy
Clifftop Retreat
58%inclusion114 decks196 decks
7%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
52%inclusion102 decks196 decks
25%synergy
Savai Triome
49%inclusion97 decks196 decks
11%synergy
Nomad Outpost
49%inclusion97 decks196 decks
-9%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
49%inclusion96 decks196 decks
17%synergy
Marsh Flats
47%inclusion93 decks196 decks
16%synergy
Fetid Heath
44%inclusion87 decks196 decks
24%synergy
Vault of Champions
44%inclusion87 decks196 decks
11%synergy
Caves of Koilos
44%inclusion86 decks196 decks
5%synergy
Graven Cairns
43%inclusion85 decks196 decks
32%synergy
Arid Mesa
43%inclusion84 decks196 decks
12%synergy
Luxury Suite
41%inclusion81 decks196 decks
10%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
39%inclusion77 decks196 decks
3%synergy
Rugged Prairie
39%inclusion77 decks196 decks
23%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
38%inclusion74 decks196 decks
27%synergy
Spectator Seating
37%inclusion72 decks196 decks
5%synergy
Raucous Theater
35%inclusion68 decks196 decks
25%synergy
Path of Ancestry
35%inclusion68 decks196 decks
-3%synergy
Elegant Parlor
35%inclusion68 decks196 decks
25%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
33%inclusion64 decks196 decks
17%synergy
Witch Enchanter
29%inclusion57 decks196 decks
23%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
27%inclusion53 decks196 decks
3%synergy
Haunted Ridge
27%inclusion53 decks196 decks
7%synergy
Desolate Mire
27%inclusion52 decks196 decks
15%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
27%inclusion52 decks196 decks
16%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
27%inclusion52 decks196 decks
21%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
27%inclusion52 decks196 decks
17%synergy
Furycalm Snarl
26%inclusion50 decks196 decks
16%synergy
Sunscorched Divide
26%inclusion50 decks196 decks
19%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
20%inclusion39 decks196 decks
10%synergy
Blazemire Verge
20%inclusion39 decks196 decks
8%synergy
Fell the Profane
19%inclusion38 decks196 decks
13%synergy
Sundown Pass
19%inclusion37 decks196 decks
-2%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
19%inclusion37 decks196 decks
16%synergy
Ash Barrens
18%inclusion35 decks196 decks
11%synergy
Sunbillow Verge
17%inclusion34 decks196 decks
8%synergy
Evolving Wilds
16%inclusion32 decks196 decks
-10%synergy
Plateau
16%inclusion31 decks196 decks
4%synergy
City of Brass
16%inclusion31 decks196 decks
6%synergy