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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
Azula Always Lies
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
9%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Koh, the Face Stealer
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Raven Eagle
3.8%inclusion1 decks26 decks
3%synergy
The Fire Nation Drill
3.7%inclusion1 decks27 decks
3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Tetzimoc, Primal Death
81%inclusion261 decks324 decks
79%synergy
Shadow Alley Denizen
71%inclusion230 decks324 decks
69%synergy
Scuttlemutt
68%inclusion221 decks324 decks
68%synergy
Mogis's Marauder
66%inclusion214 decks324 decks
65%synergy
Tooth of Chiss-Goria
64%inclusion206 decks324 decks
63%synergy
Cauldron of Souls
61%inclusion198 decks324 decks
60%synergy
Scale of Chiss-Goria
60%inclusion194 decks324 decks
59%synergy
Aphotic Wisps
59%inclusion190 decks324 decks
57%synergy
Bloodthirsty Blade
58%inclusion188 decks324 decks
57%synergy
Glaring Spotlight
57%inclusion185 decks324 decks
56%synergy
Top Cards
Harvester of Souls
61%inclusion198 decks324 decks
54%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
59%inclusion190 decks324 decks
36%synergy
Blood Artist
58%inclusion189 decks324 decks
27%synergy
Liquimetal Coating
57%inclusion184 decks324 decks
56%synergy
Squee's Toy
56%inclusion183 decks324 decks
56%synergy
Sign in Blood
55%inclusion179 decks324 decks
19%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
55%inclusion178 decks324 decks
3%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
54%inclusion174 decks324 decks
33%synergy
Gisa, Glorious Resurrector
53%inclusion173 decks324 decks
48%synergy
Retribution of the Ancients
53%inclusion172 decks324 decks
52%synergy
Game Changers
Orcish Bowmasters
10%inclusion34 decks324 decks
-3%synergy
Necropotence
6.2%inclusion20 decks324 decks
-9%synergy
Creatures
Ogre Slumlord
49%inclusion159 decks324 decks
39%synergy
Nefashu
49%inclusion159 decks324 decks
49%synergy
Orc Sureshot
46%inclusion150 decks324 decks
46%synergy
Sangromancer
46%inclusion148 decks324 decks
34%synergy
Crypt Ghast
42%inclusion135 decks324 decks
-7%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
41%inclusion134 decks324 decks
36%synergy
Rathi Trapper
40%inclusion129 decks324 decks
40%synergy
Massacre Wurm
36%inclusion118 decks324 decks
19%synergy
Dread Presence
36%inclusion116 decks324 decks
21%synergy
Kaervek, the Punisher
36%inclusion108 decks304 decks
33%synergy
Vashta Nerada
34%inclusion109 decks324 decks
32%synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
31%inclusion100 decks324 decks
25%synergy
Hex Parasite
31%inclusion99 decks324 decks
30%synergy
Caustic Crawler
31%inclusion99 decks324 decks
30%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
29%inclusion93 decks324 decks
5%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
27%inclusion89 decks324 decks
4%synergy
Kothophed, Soul Hoarder
26%inclusion83 decks324 decks
24%synergy
Inversion Behemoth
24%inclusion67 decks280 decks
24%synergy
Persistent Constrictor
23%inclusion52 decks227 decks
20%synergy
Gisa, the Hellraiser
22%inclusion66 decks305 decks
17%synergy
Mortivore
21%inclusion69 decks324 decks
21%synergy
Xenic Poltergeist
21%inclusion69 decks324 decks
21%synergy
Sorceress Queen
21%inclusion69 decks324 decks
21%synergy
Dauthi Trapper
19%inclusion63 decks324 decks
19%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
17%inclusion55 decks324 decks
14%synergy
Archpriest of Shadows
16%inclusion53 decks324 decks
15%synergy
Shambling Swarm
16%inclusion51 decks324 decks
16%synergy
Burnished Hart
15%inclusion50 decks324 decks
7%synergy
Sunset Saboteur
15%inclusion10 decks65 decks
15%synergy
High-Society Hunter
15%inclusion30 decks196 decks
13%synergy
Drana, Kalastria Bloodchief
15%inclusion47 decks324 decks
14%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
14%inclusion45 decks324 decks
0%synergy
Scorn-Blade Berserker
14%inclusion44 decks324 decks
13%synergy
Festering Mummy
14%inclusion44 decks324 decks
12%synergy
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
14%inclusion44 decks324 decks
6%synergy
Leaden Myr
14%inclusion44 decks324 decks
7%synergy
Fourth Bridge Prowler
12%inclusion40 decks324 decks
12%synergy
Soul of New Phyrexia
11%inclusion37 decks324 decks
11%synergy
Abyssal Harvester
11%inclusion22 decks193 decks
7%synergy
Barbed Servitor
10%inclusion34 decks324 decks
9%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
10%inclusion33 decks324 decks
-2%synergy
Vadmir, New Blood
10%inclusion30 decks304 decks
9%synergy
Overseer of the Damned
9.3%inclusion30 decks324 decks
6%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
8.6%inclusion28 decks324 decks
-7%synergy
Vein Ripper
8.6%inclusion28 decks324 decks
3%synergy
Tooth Collector
8.6%inclusion28 decks324 decks
9%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
8.0%inclusion26 decks324 decks
-18%synergy
Erebos, Bleak-Hearted
8.0%inclusion26 decks324 decks
5%synergy
Deathgreeter
8.0%inclusion26 decks324 decks
4%synergy
Vincent Valentine
7.9%inclusion7 decks89 decks
2%synergy
Instants
Tragic Slip
52%inclusion170 decks324 decks
32%synergy
Dark Ritual
50%inclusion161 decks324 decks
-17%synergy
Defile
38%inclusion122 decks324 decks
0%synergy
Subtle Strike
31%inclusion101 decks324 decks
31%synergy
Bladebrand
29%inclusion95 decks324 decks
28%synergy
Slice from the Shadows
29%inclusion93 decks321 decks
27%synergy
Lose Hope
28%inclusion92 decks324 decks
28%synergy
Touch of Darkness
27%inclusion88 decks324 decks
27%synergy
Sugar Rush
27%inclusion86 decks324 decks
26%synergy
Darkblast
25%inclusion80 decks324 decks
24%synergy
Disfigure
24%inclusion77 decks324 decks
23%synergy
Fated Return
21%inclusion67 decks324 decks
20%synergy
Consuming Corruption
20%inclusion57 decks280 decks
4%synergy
Withering Torment
19%inclusion43 decks229 decks
-13%synergy
Thrilling Encore
18%inclusion59 decks324 decks
16%synergy
Black Sun's Twilight
18%inclusion59 decks324 decks
14%synergy
Blood Pact
18%inclusion58 decks324 decks
14%synergy
Imp's Mischief
15%inclusion49 decks324 decks
-9%synergy
Gravebind
15%inclusion48 decks324 decks
15%synergy
Fungal Infection
14%inclusion46 decks324 decks
14%synergy
Rise of the Dread Marn
13%inclusion43 decks324 decks
11%synergy
Whisper of the Dross
13%inclusion42 decks324 decks
10%synergy
Wretched Confluence
13%inclusion42 decks324 decks
12%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
13%inclusion42 decks324 decks
4%synergy
Wail of the Nim
12%inclusion39 decks324 decks
11%synergy
Deadly Dispute
12%inclusion38 decks324 decks
-13%synergy
Stab
12%inclusion22 decks191 decks
10%synergy
Village Rites
11%inclusion37 decks324 decks
-13%synergy
Toxin Analysis
10%inclusion33 decks322 decks
10%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
10%inclusion32 decks324 decks
-13%synergy
Alchemist's Gift
9.3%inclusion30 decks324 decks
9%synergy
Succumb to Temptation
9.3%inclusion30 decks324 decks
8%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.5%inclusion24 decks281 decks
-10%synergy
Armor of Shadows
8.3%inclusion27 decks324 decks
6%synergy
Rat Out
7.7%inclusion25 decks324 decks
6%synergy
Locust Spray
6.9%inclusion9 decks130 decks
7%synergy
Gollum's Bite
6.2%inclusion20 decks324 decks
6%synergy
Grim Harvest
5.9%inclusion19 decks324 decks
6%synergy
Savor
5.8%inclusion15 decks259 decks
5%synergy
Borrowed Malevolence
5.6%inclusion18 decks324 decks
5%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
5.2%inclusion17 decks324 decks
-7%synergy
Shelob's Ambush
5.2%inclusion17 decks324 decks
5%synergy
Steal Strength
5.2%inclusion17 decks324 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
47%inclusion151 decks324 decks
-5%synergy
Read the Bones
43%inclusion140 decks324 decks
25%synergy
Profane Command
42%inclusion136 decks324 decks
40%synergy
Nighthaze
40%inclusion130 decks324 decks
40%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
30%inclusion97 decks324 decks
17%synergy
Night's Whisper
30%inclusion96 decks324 decks
5%synergy
Cannibalize
25%inclusion81 decks324 decks
25%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
25%inclusion80 decks324 decks
10%synergy
Reanimate
23%inclusion74 decks324 decks
-16%synergy
Victimize
23%inclusion74 decks324 decks
-3%synergy
Exsanguinate
22%inclusion71 decks324 decks
-3%synergy
Beacon of Unrest
19%inclusion63 decks324 decks
15%synergy
Mutilate
15%inclusion48 decks324 decks
-4%synergy
Toxic Deluge
13%inclusion41 decks324 decks
-25%synergy
Bubbling Muck
12%inclusion39 decks324 decks
-4%synergy
Ambition's Cost
11%inclusion36 decks324 decks
8%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
10%inclusion33 decks324 decks
-6%synergy
Ancient Craving
10%inclusion32 decks324 decks
8%synergy
Syphon Mind
10%inclusion31 decks324 decks
-3%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
9.2%inclusion28 decks304 decks
-3%synergy
Dread Return
8.6%inclusion28 decks324 decks
-4%synergy
Command the Dreadhorde
7.4%inclusion24 decks324 decks
6%synergy
Dirge of Dread
7.1%inclusion23 decks324 decks
7%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
6.8%inclusion22 decks324 decks
-4%synergy
Raise Dead
5.9%inclusion19 decks324 decks
5%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
5.9%inclusion19 decks324 decks
4%synergy
Razaketh's Rite
5.9%inclusion19 decks324 decks
5%synergy
Damnation
5.6%inclusion18 decks324 decks
-15%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Distorting Lens
48%inclusion155 decks324 decks
48%synergy
Jet Medallion
40%inclusion128 decks324 decks
-21%synergy
Staff of Nin
26%inclusion83 decks324 decks
25%synergy
Tower of Coireall
24%inclusion79 decks324 decks
24%synergy
Mimic Vat
23%inclusion73 decks324 decks
21%synergy
Baton of Morale
21%inclusion68 decks324 decks
21%synergy
Hylda's Crown of Winter
19%inclusion63 decks324 decks
19%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
19%inclusion61 decks324 decks
3%synergy
Sacred Armory
15%inclusion50 decks324 decks
15%synergy
Mirage Mirror
15%inclusion48 decks324 decks
14%synergy
Profane Memento
15%inclusion48 decks324 decks
14%synergy
Veilstone Amulet
15%inclusion47 decks324 decks
14%synergy
Dingus Staff
14%inclusion45 decks324 decks
14%synergy
Netherborn Altar
11%inclusion36 decks324 decks
9%synergy
Belbe's Armor
11%inclusion36 decks324 decks
11%synergy
Bontu's Monument
11%inclusion35 decks324 decks
-17%synergy
Darksteel Garrison
10%inclusion34 decks324 decks
10%synergy
Shadowspear
10%inclusion32 decks324 decks
6%synergy
Expedition Map
10%inclusion31 decks324 decks
-3%synergy
Helm of Chatzuk
10%inclusion31 decks324 decks
10%synergy
Icy Manipulator
9.3%inclusion30 decks324 decks
9%synergy
Jade Monolith
9.0%inclusion29 decks324 decks
9%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
8.9%inclusion8 decks90 decks
-11%synergy
Eldrazi Monument
8.3%inclusion27 decks324 decks
7%synergy
Vat of Rebirth
8.0%inclusion26 decks324 decks
4%synergy
Nim Deathmantle
7.1%inclusion23 decks324 decks
4%synergy
Lightning Greaves
7.1%inclusion23 decks324 decks
-26%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
6.8%inclusion22 decks324 decks
-25%synergy
Whip of Erebos
5.9%inclusion19 decks324 decks
-5%synergy
Enchantments
Retreat to Hagra
50%inclusion163 decks324 decks
49%synergy
Black Market
45%inclusion146 decks324 decks
24%synergy
Nowhere to Run
37%inclusion99 decks266 decks
34%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
36%inclusion117 decks324 decks
-4%synergy
Grave Betrayal
34%inclusion111 decks324 decks
32%synergy
Revel in Riches
28%inclusion90 decks324 decks
23%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
21%inclusion69 decks324 decks
11%synergy
Unspeakable Symbol
18%inclusion57 decks324 decks
17%synergy
Gift of Doom
18%inclusion57 decks324 decks
17%synergy
Shadows of the Past
17%inclusion54 decks324 decks
16%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
16%inclusion36 decks232 decks
9%synergy
Greed
15%inclusion50 decks324 decks
8%synergy
Animate Dead
14%inclusion46 decks324 decks
-4%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
14%inclusion44 decks324 decks
8%synergy
Warlock Class
13%inclusion41 decks324 decks
11%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
10%inclusion34 decks324 decks
5%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
10%inclusion32 decks324 decks
-7%synergy
Underworld Dreams
10%inclusion32 decks324 decks
4%synergy
Underworld Connections
9.0%inclusion29 decks324 decks
7%synergy
Black Market Connections
9.0%inclusion29 decks324 decks
-14%synergy
Palace Siege
8.6%inclusion28 decks324 decks
7%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
8.3%inclusion27 decks324 decks
-9%synergy
Dauthi Embrace
8.3%inclusion27 decks324 decks
7%synergy
Endless Whispers
6.2%inclusion20 decks324 decks
5%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
6.2%inclusion20 decks324 decks
-3%synergy
Grave Pact
5.6%inclusion18 decks324 decks
-13%synergy
Tribute to Horobi
5.2%inclusion17 decks324 decks
4%synergy
Life of Toshiro Umezawa
5.2%inclusion17 decks324 decks
5%synergy
Exquisite Blood
5.2%inclusion17 decks324 decks
-8%synergy
Painful Quandary
5.2%inclusion17 decks324 decks
-5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, the Last Hope
12%inclusion40 decks324 decks
10%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
10%inclusion34 decks324 decks
-4%synergy
Sorin Markov
7.1%inclusion23 decks324 decks
4%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
6.5%inclusion21 decks324 decks
-7%synergy
Utility Lands
Desert
41%inclusion134 decks324 decks
41%synergy
Detection Tower
41%inclusion132 decks324 decks
40%synergy
Bojuka Bog
37%inclusion121 decks324 decks
-10%synergy
Oasis
37%inclusion121 decks324 decks
37%synergy
Cabal Coffers
34%inclusion110 decks324 decks
-21%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
33%inclusion107 decks324 decks
31%synergy
Forge of Heroes
26%inclusion84 decks324 decks
25%synergy
Maze of Ith
24%inclusion77 decks324 decks
20%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
23%inclusion76 decks324 decks
-12%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
23%inclusion73 decks324 decks
-15%synergy
Witch's Cottage
22%inclusion71 decks324 decks
-3%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
19%inclusion63 decks324 decks
9%synergy
Mortuary Mire
17%inclusion56 decks324 decks
4%synergy
Rogue's Passage
15%inclusion50 decks324 decks
-3%synergy
Urborg
15%inclusion49 decks324 decks
14%synergy
War Room
14%inclusion44 decks324 decks
-3%synergy
Reliquary Tower
13%inclusion42 decks324 decks
-18%synergy
Tower of the Magistrate
13%inclusion41 decks324 decks
12%synergy
Ice Floe
13%inclusion41 decks324 decks
13%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
11%inclusion37 decks324 decks
-18%synergy
Barren Moor
11%inclusion36 decks324 decks
1%synergy
Castle Locthwain
10%inclusion31 decks324 decks
-8%synergy
Command Beacon
9.0%inclusion29 decks324 decks
1%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.6%inclusion28 decks324 decks
1%synergy
Memorial to Folly
7.4%inclusion24 decks324 decks
4%synergy
Sandstorm Verge
7.2%inclusion22 decks304 decks
7%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
6.2%inclusion20 decks324 decks
-10%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
83%inclusion268 decks324 decks
-4%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
73%inclusion238 decks324 decks
70%synergy
Arcane Signet
55%inclusion177 decks324 decks
-8%synergy
Mind Stone
44%inclusion143 decks324 decks
14%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
39%inclusion125 decks324 decks
15%synergy
Bounty Board
22%inclusion66 decks303 decks
21%synergy
Thought Vessel
19%inclusion62 decks324 decks
-8%synergy
Fellwar Stone
13%inclusion41 decks324 decks
-2%synergy
Commander's Sphere
11%inclusion37 decks324 decks
2%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
9.3%inclusion30 decks324 decks
3%synergy
Prismatic Lens
9.0%inclusion29 decks324 decks
7%synergy
Caged Sun
8.6%inclusion28 decks324 decks
-3%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
8.0%inclusion26 decks324 decks
-3%synergy
Bandit's Haul
6.9%inclusion21 decks304 decks
6%synergy
Séance Board
6.6%inclusion15 decks227 decks
5%synergy
Hedron Archive
5.9%inclusion19 decks324 decks
2%synergy
Worn Powerstone
5.2%inclusion17 decks324 decks
1%synergy
The Soul Stone
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
-8%synergy
Lands
Swamp
97%inclusion315 decks324 decks
2%synergy
Myriad Landscape
35%inclusion112 decks324 decks
8%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
10%inclusion32 decks324 decks
-13%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.5%inclusion24 decks281 decks
-10%synergy
Urza's Cave
7.2%inclusion21 decks290 decks
-1%synergy
Demolition Field
7.1%inclusion23 decks324 decks
2%synergy
Boggart Trawler
5.4%inclusion15 decks280 decks
-4%synergy