The Scorpion God (Commander) - Control

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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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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Village Pillagers
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Aberrant Return
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Darkness Descends
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Blighted Blackthorn
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Soul Immolation
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Nest of Scarabs
96%inclusion44 decks46 decks
95%synergy
Blowfly Infestation
89%inclusion41 decks46 decks
88%synergy
Kulrath Knight
89%inclusion41 decks46 decks
88%synergy
Everlasting Torment
87%inclusion40 decks46 decks
86%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
85%inclusion39 decks46 decks
84%synergy
Carnifex Demon
83%inclusion38 decks46 decks
82%synergy
Necroskitter
80%inclusion37 decks46 decks
80%synergy
Crumbling Ashes
76%inclusion35 decks46 decks
75%synergy
Contagion Clasp
72%inclusion33 decks46 decks
71%synergy
Massacre Girl, Known Killer
70%inclusion32 decks46 decks
68%synergy
Top Cards
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
63%inclusion29 decks46 decks
61%synergy
Contagion Engine
61%inclusion28 decks46 decks
60%synergy
Soul Snuffers
59%inclusion27 decks46 decks
58%synergy
Midnight Banshee
57%inclusion26 decks46 decks
56%synergy
Rakdos Charm
54%inclusion25 decks46 decks
11%synergy
Persistent Constrictor
53%inclusion21 decks40 decks
46%synergy
Corrosive Mentor
52%inclusion24 decks46 decks
52%synergy
All Will Be One
52%inclusion24 decks46 decks
49%synergy
Maha, Its Feathers Night
51%inclusion21 decks41 decks
50%synergy
Incremental Blight
50%inclusion23 decks46 decks
49%synergy
Game Changers
Jeska's Will
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
-11%synergy
Demonic Tutor
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
-5%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
-1%synergy
Ancient Tomb
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Vault
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
3%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
-2%synergy
Opposition Agent
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
1%synergy
Underworld Breach
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
-1%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
-4%synergy
The One Ring
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
-1%synergy
Creatures
Spitting Dilophosaurus
50%inclusion23 decks46 decks
49%synergy
Dusk Urchins
46%inclusion21 decks46 decks
45%synergy
Skinrender
43%inclusion20 decks46 decks
43%synergy
Stigma Lasher
39%inclusion18 decks46 decks
38%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
37%inclusion17 decks46 decks
36%synergy
Banewhip Punisher
37%inclusion17 decks46 decks
36%synergy
Soul-Scar Mage
35%inclusion16 decks46 decks
34%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
35%inclusion16 decks46 decks
14%synergy
Mahadi, Emporium Master
35%inclusion16 decks46 decks
21%synergy
Fume Spitter
33%inclusion15 decks46 decks
32%synergy
Massacre Wurm
33%inclusion15 decks46 decks
25%synergy
Blood Artist
30%inclusion14 decks46 decks
12%synergy
Necropede
30%inclusion14 decks46 decks
30%synergy
Plague Myr
26%inclusion12 decks46 decks
26%synergy
Festering Mummy
26%inclusion12 decks46 decks
26%synergy
Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon
26%inclusion12 decks46 decks
25%synergy
Archfiend of Ifnir
24%inclusion11 decks46 decks
20%synergy
Harbinger of Night
24%inclusion11 decks46 decks
24%synergy
Ichor Rats
24%inclusion11 decks46 decks
24%synergy
Massacre Girl
22%inclusion10 decks46 decks
18%synergy
Hateflayer
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
19%synergy
Fallen Ferromancer
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
17%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
3%synergy
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
16%synergy
Blightbelly Rat
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
17%synergy
Sickle Ripper
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
15%synergy
Gisa, Glorious Resurrector
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
14%synergy
Lockjaw Snapper
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
15%synergy
Magda, the Hoardmaster
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Core Prowler
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
13%synergy
Chainer, Nightmare Adept
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
0%synergy
Serrated Biskelion
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
13%synergy
Mogis, God of Slaughter
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
3%synergy
Scuzzback Scrounger
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Puppeteer Clique
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
9%synergy
Soulstinger
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
11%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
9%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
0%synergy
Harvester of Souls
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
7%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Murderous Redcap
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
7%synergy
Flesh-Eater Imp
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
11%synergy
Plague Stinger
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
9%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
-1%synergy
Ophiomancer
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
0%synergy
Blightbeetle
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
9%synergy
Hand of the Praetors
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
9%synergy
Leaden Myr
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Grim Affliction
50%inclusion23 decks46 decks
49%synergy
Chaos Warp
48%inclusion22 decks46 decks
-1%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
48%inclusion22 decks46 decks
46%synergy
Puncture Blast
43%inclusion20 decks46 decks
43%synergy
Terminate
41%inclusion19 decks46 decks
2%synergy
Volt Charge
35%inclusion16 decks46 decks
34%synergy
Bedevil
30%inclusion14 decks46 decks
-5%synergy
Whisper of the Dross
26%inclusion12 decks46 decks
26%synergy
Tainted Strike
26%inclusion12 decks46 decks
24%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
23%inclusion9 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Dark Ritual
22%inclusion10 decks46 decks
-20%synergy
Abrade
22%inclusion10 decks46 decks
0%synergy
Fell the Profane
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Blood for the Blood God!
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
10%synergy
Splendid Agony
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
17%synergy
Imp's Mischief
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Vraska's Fall
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
15%synergy
Scar
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
15%synergy
Puncture Bolt
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
15%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
0%synergy
Torment of Venom
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
13%synergy
Deflecting Swat
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
-7%synergy
Bolt Bend
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
3%synergy
Fire Covenant
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
4%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
-8%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Pyroblast
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
2%synergy
Withering Torment
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
-12%synergy
Deadly Rollick
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
-12%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
0%synergy
Valakut Awakening
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
1%synergy
Flare of Duplication
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
2%synergy
Return the Favor
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
0%synergy
Entomb
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
-1%synergy
Thrilling Encore
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Deadly Dispute
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
-20%synergy
Cabal Ritual
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
-2%synergy
Burnt Offering
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
1%synergy
Pyretic Ritual
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
1%synergy
Infernal Grasp
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
-8%synergy
Delayed Blast Fireball
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
2%synergy
Big Score
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
-13%synergy
Demand Answers
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
-6%synergy
Saw in Half
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
-5%synergy
Tragic Slip
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
43%inclusion20 decks46 decks
1%synergy
Blasphemous Act
41%inclusion19 decks46 decks
-10%synergy
Drown in Ichor
35%inclusion16 decks46 decks
34%synergy
Persist
30%inclusion14 decks46 decks
28%synergy
Toxic Deluge
30%inclusion14 decks46 decks
12%synergy
Vandalblast
28%inclusion13 decks46 decks
-2%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
14%synergy
Faithless Looting
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
-11%synergy
Phyresis Outbreak
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
17%synergy
Infectious Inquiry
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
17%synergy
Liliana's Influence
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
17%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
9%synergy
Syphon Mind
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
11%synergy
Damnation
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Lethal Sting
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
13%synergy
Reanimate
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
-10%synergy
Vat Emergence
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
11%synergy
Spread the Sickness
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
11%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Night's Whisper
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
-8%synergy
Decree of Pain
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Sign in Blood
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
-12%synergy
Dreadbore
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Victimize
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
-7%synergy
Last One Standing
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
7%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Grave Upheaval
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Read the Bones
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
-7%synergy
Cut // Ribbons
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
4%synergy
Gamble
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
-4%synergy
Mana Geyser
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
-6%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Cauldron of Souls
28%inclusion13 decks46 decks
27%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
24%inclusion11 decks46 decks
10%synergy
Skullclamp
22%inclusion10 decks46 decks
12%synergy
The Ozolith
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
15%synergy
Serrated Arrows
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
17%synergy
Lightning Greaves
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
-17%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
4%synergy
Grafted Exoskeleton
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
14%synergy
Throne of Geth
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
11%synergy
Whip of Erebos
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
2%synergy
Heartstone
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
7%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
-23%synergy
Blight Sickle
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Sword of Truth and Justice
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Expedition Map
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Brass's Tunnel-Grinder
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
3%synergy
Jet Medallion
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
-1%synergy
Sword of the Animist
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Black Market
35%inclusion16 decks46 decks
30%synergy
Fists of the Demigod
33%inclusion15 decks46 decks
32%synergy
Glistening Oil
26%inclusion12 decks46 decks
26%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
26%inclusion12 decks46 decks
2%synergy
Revel in Riches
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
11%synergy
Phyresis
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
14%synergy
Black Market Connections
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
-2%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
9%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
7%synergy
Warstorm Surge
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
4%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
6%synergy
Cartouche of Ambition
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Impact Tremors
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
-5%synergy
No Mercy
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
3%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
0%synergy
Spiteful Banditry
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting
22%inclusion10 decks46 decks
21%synergy
Liliana, Death Wielder
22%inclusion10 decks46 decks
21%synergy
Ugin, the Ineffable
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Karn's Bastion
61%inclusion28 decks46 decks
60%synergy
Bojuka Bog
59%inclusion27 decks46 decks
23%synergy
Reliquary Tower
41%inclusion19 decks46 decks
23%synergy
Grasping Dunes
33%inclusion15 decks46 decks
32%synergy
Ifnir Deadlands
28%inclusion13 decks46 decks
26%synergy
Nesting Grounds
28%inclusion13 decks46 decks
28%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
26%inclusion12 decks46 decks
7%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
24%inclusion11 decks46 decks
23%synergy
Barren Moor
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
15%synergy
Cabal Coffers
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
10%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Rogue's Passage
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
-2%synergy
Desert of the Glorified
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
14%synergy
Desert of the Fervent
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
14%synergy
Forgotten Cave
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
10%synergy
Molten Slagheap
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
9%synergy
Inkmoth Nexus
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
11%synergy
Witch's Cottage
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
-2%synergy
Lavaclaw Reaches
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Tyrite Sanctum
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
7%synergy
Restless Vents
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
3%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Buried Ruin
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
3%synergy
War Room
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
3%synergy
Terrain Generator
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Castle Locthwain
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
0%synergy
Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
2%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
-4%synergy
Strip Mine
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
87%inclusion40 decks46 decks
1%synergy
Arcane Signet
76%inclusion35 decks46 decks
-6%synergy
Rakdos Signet
65%inclusion30 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
57%inclusion26 decks46 decks
1%synergy
Thought Vessel
43%inclusion20 decks46 decks
25%synergy
Fellwar Stone
30%inclusion14 decks46 decks
-3%synergy
Mind Stone
26%inclusion12 decks46 decks
-3%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
24%inclusion11 decks46 decks
21%synergy
Glistening Sphere
22%inclusion10 decks46 decks
22%synergy
Commander's Sphere
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
2%synergy
Staff of Compleation
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
18%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
11%synergy
Gilded Lotus
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
10%synergy
Astral Cornucopia
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
9%synergy
Thran Dynamo
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
4%synergy
Unstable Obelisk
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
-2%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
93%inclusion43 decks46 decks
7%synergy
Swamp
91%inclusion42 decks46 decks
-6%synergy
Mountain
91%inclusion42 decks46 decks
-6%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
74%inclusion34 decks46 decks
10%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
74%inclusion34 decks46 decks
11%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
59%inclusion27 decks46 decks
13%synergy
Temple of Malice
52%inclusion24 decks46 decks
18%synergy
Blood Crypt
48%inclusion22 decks46 decks
3%synergy
Tainted Peak
48%inclusion22 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Haunted Ridge
48%inclusion22 decks46 decks
12%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
46%inclusion21 decks46 decks
13%synergy
Canyon Slough
39%inclusion18 decks46 decks
20%synergy
Luxury Suite
39%inclusion18 decks46 decks
0%synergy
Blazemire Verge
35%inclusion14 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Graven Cairns
35%inclusion16 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Myriad Landscape
33%inclusion15 decks46 decks
13%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
30%inclusion14 decks46 decks
-16%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
30%inclusion14 decks46 decks
-2%synergy
Raucous Theater
28%inclusion13 decks46 decks
7%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
26%inclusion12 decks46 decks
3%synergy
Evolving Wilds
22%inclusion10 decks46 decks
0%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
17%synergy
Fell the Profane
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Exotic Orchard
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
-14%synergy
Fabled Passage
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
7%synergy
Badlands
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
2%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
-20%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
-3%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
-7%synergy
Rocky Tar Pit
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
9%synergy
Ash Barrens
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
1%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
-10%synergy
Sulfurous Mire
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Geothermal Bog
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
-1%synergy
Valakut Awakening
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
1%synergy
Jagged Barrens
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-1%synergy
Prismatic Vista
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
1%synergy
Akoum Refuge
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
0%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
-1%synergy
Polluted Delta
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
-2%synergy
City of Brass
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
0%synergy