The Scorpion God (Commander) - Core

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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
Village Pillagers
40%inclusion16 decks40 decks
38%synergy
Shadow Urchin
26%inclusion10 decks38 decks
26%synergy
Scuzzback Scrounger
26%inclusion10 decks38 decks
21%synergy
Wickersmith's Tools
25%inclusion10 decks40 decks
25%synergy
Sinister Gnarlbark
25%inclusion10 decks40 decks
24%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Nest of Scarabs
93%inclusion480 decks518 decks
92%synergy
Kulrath Knight
88%inclusion457 decks518 decks
87%synergy
Blowfly Infestation
87%inclusion451 decks518 decks
86%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
85%inclusion442 decks518 decks
84%synergy
Everlasting Torment
81%inclusion422 decks518 decks
80%synergy
Crumbling Ashes
81%inclusion418 decks518 decks
80%synergy
Contagion Clasp
80%inclusion415 decks518 decks
79%synergy
Grim Affliction
77%inclusion400 decks518 decks
77%synergy
Necroskitter
76%inclusion395 decks518 decks
76%synergy
Carnifex Demon
73%inclusion377 decks518 decks
72%synergy
Top Cards
Midnight Banshee
72%inclusion373 decks518 decks
71%synergy
Soul Snuffers
71%inclusion369 decks518 decks
71%synergy
Skinrender
67%inclusion348 decks518 decks
67%synergy
Incremental Blight
67%inclusion346 decks518 decks
66%synergy
Banewhip Punisher
66%inclusion344 decks518 decks
66%synergy
Contagion Engine
64%inclusion333 decks518 decks
64%synergy
Corrosive Mentor
64%inclusion329 decks518 decks
63%synergy
Massacre Girl, Known Killer
63%inclusion326 decks518 decks
62%synergy
Stigma Lasher
60%inclusion309 decks518 decks
59%synergy
Persistent Constrictor
54%inclusion196 decks364 decks
47%synergy
Creatures
Spitting Dilophosaurus
54%inclusion278 decks518 decks
53%synergy
Fume Spitter
53%inclusion274 decks518 decks
52%synergy
Festering Mummy
52%inclusion268 decks518 decks
51%synergy
Dusk Urchins
50%inclusion259 decks518 decks
50%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
50%inclusion258 decks518 decks
48%synergy
Mahadi, Emporium Master
47%inclusion246 decks518 decks
34%synergy
Lockjaw Snapper
43%inclusion223 decks518 decks
43%synergy
Maha, Its Feathers Night
42%inclusion176 decks415 decks
41%synergy
Necropede
42%inclusion219 decks518 decks
42%synergy
Harbinger of Night
41%inclusion213 decks518 decks
41%synergy
Plague Myr
39%inclusion201 decks518 decks
38%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
38%inclusion199 decks518 decks
17%synergy
Archfiend of Ifnir
34%inclusion176 decks518 decks
30%synergy
Hateflayer
33%inclusion169 decks518 decks
32%synergy
Soulstinger
31%inclusion158 decks518 decks
30%synergy
Core Prowler
29%inclusion152 decks518 decks
29%synergy
Massacre Girl
27%inclusion142 decks518 decks
24%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
24%inclusion126 decks518 decks
23%synergy
Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon
24%inclusion125 decks518 decks
23%synergy
Soul-Scar Mage
23%inclusion118 decks518 decks
22%synergy
Dawnhand Dissident
23%inclusion9 decks40 decks
22%synergy
Oft-Nabbed Goat
23%inclusion9 decks40 decks
21%synergy
Blightbelly Rat
22%inclusion115 decks518 decks
22%synergy
Blood Artist
22%inclusion114 decks518 decks
3%synergy
Sickle Ripper
22%inclusion114 decks518 decks
22%synergy
Ichor Rats
22%inclusion112 decks518 decks
21%synergy
Serrated Biskelion
21%inclusion111 decks518 decks
21%synergy
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
21%inclusion107 decks518 decks
19%synergy
Fallen Ferromancer
20%inclusion102 decks518 decks
20%synergy
Ashenmoor Liege
20%inclusion102 decks518 decks
19%synergy
Grief Tyrant
19%inclusion100 decks518 decks
19%synergy
Reaper of Sheoldred
18%inclusion94 decks518 decks
18%synergy
Razor Swine
18%inclusion94 decks518 decks
18%synergy
Merciless Javelineer
18%inclusion92 decks518 decks
17%synergy
Harvester of Souls
17%inclusion87 decks518 decks
13%synergy
Massacre Wurm
16%inclusion85 decks518 decks
9%synergy
Flesh-Eater Imp
16%inclusion81 decks518 decks
15%synergy
Grim Poppet
15%inclusion78 decks518 decks
15%synergy
Plague Stinger
14%inclusion73 decks518 decks
14%synergy
Phyrexian Crusader
14%inclusion71 decks518 decks
14%synergy
Leaden Myr
13%inclusion69 decks518 decks
11%synergy
Chainer, Nightmare Adept
13%inclusion68 decks518 decks
5%synergy
Magda, the Hoardmaster
13%inclusion61 decks475 decks
10%synergy
Gristle Glutton
13%inclusion5 decks39 decks
11%synergy
Burnished Hart
12%inclusion62 decks518 decks
7%synergy
Puppeteer Clique
11%inclusion57 decks518 decks
10%synergy
Iron Myr
11%inclusion57 decks518 decks
9%synergy
Hand of the Praetors
11%inclusion55 decks518 decks
11%synergy
Gulping Scraptrap
11%inclusion55 decks518 decks
11%synergy
Moonshadow
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
10%synergy
Instants
Sudden Spoiling
53%inclusion274 decks518 decks
51%synergy
Puncture Blast
49%inclusion253 decks518 decks
48%synergy
Whisper of the Dross
47%inclusion244 decks518 decks
47%synergy
Terminate
45%inclusion233 decks518 decks
5%synergy
Volt Charge
45%inclusion231 decks518 decks
44%synergy
Bedevil
42%inclusion216 decks518 decks
7%synergy
Torment of Venom
41%inclusion210 decks518 decks
40%synergy
Rakdos Charm
40%inclusion208 decks518 decks
-3%synergy
Chaos Warp
40%inclusion206 decks518 decks
-9%synergy
Splendid Agony
35%inclusion183 decks518 decks
35%synergy
Scar
35%inclusion181 decks518 decks
35%synergy
Dark Ritual
26%inclusion135 decks518 decks
-16%synergy
Tainted Strike
20%inclusion102 decks518 decks
18%synergy
Blight Rot
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
17%synergy
Puncture Bolt
18%inclusion95 decks518 decks
18%synergy
Abrade
18%inclusion94 decks518 decks
-4%synergy
Withering Torment
17%inclusion62 decks366 decks
-5%synergy
Virulent Wound
17%inclusion87 decks518 decks
17%synergy
Blur of Blades
16%inclusion85 decks518 decks
16%synergy
Tragic Slip
15%inclusion77 decks518 decks
11%synergy
Vraska's Fall
11%inclusion56 decks518 decks
11%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
11%inclusion55 decks518 decks
-8%synergy
Deadly Dispute
10%inclusion53 decks518 decks
-16%synergy
Village Rites
9.1%inclusion47 decks518 decks
-7%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
8.7%inclusion45 decks518 decks
3%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.3%inclusion37 decks445 decks
-4%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
7.7%inclusion40 decks518 decks
-8%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
7.7%inclusion28 decks366 decks
-11%synergy
Thrilling Encore
6.9%inclusion36 decks518 decks
6%synergy
Go for the Throat
6.6%inclusion34 decks518 decks
-1%synergy
Blood for the Blood God!
6.6%inclusion34 decks518 decks
-1%synergy
Black Sun's Twilight
6.6%inclusion34 decks518 decks
6%synergy
Lightning Bolt
6.0%inclusion31 decks518 decks
-12%synergy
Infernal Grasp
6.0%inclusion31 decks518 decks
-9%synergy
Lightning Volley
5.6%inclusion29 decks518 decks
6%synergy
Bolt Bend
5.6%inclusion29 decks518 decks
-4%synergy
Big Score
5.2%inclusion27 decks518 decks
-14%synergy
Valakut Awakening
5.0%inclusion26 decks518 decks
-3%synergy
Sorceries
Drown in Ichor
47%inclusion244 decks518 decks
46%synergy
Persist
44%inclusion226 decks518 decks
41%synergy
Feed the Swarm
43%inclusion225 decks518 decks
1%synergy
Liliana's Influence
40%inclusion208 decks518 decks
40%synergy
Blasphemous Act
40%inclusion207 decks518 decks
-11%synergy
Vandalblast
31%inclusion158 decks518 decks
0%synergy
Lethal Sting
25%inclusion128 decks518 decks
25%synergy
Vat Emergence
23%inclusion121 decks518 decks
23%synergy
Spread the Sickness
21%inclusion111 decks518 decks
21%synergy
Infectious Inquiry
19%inclusion96 decks518 decks
18%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
19%inclusion96 decks518 decks
13%synergy
Toxic Deluge
16%inclusion85 decks518 decks
-2%synergy
Sign in Blood
16%inclusion83 decks518 decks
-7%synergy
Soul Immolation
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
14%synergy
Darkness Descends
15%inclusion6 decks39 decks
15%synergy
Aberrant Return
15%inclusion6 decks40 decks
14%synergy
Night's Whisper
14%inclusion73 decks518 decks
-5%synergy
Faithless Looting
14%inclusion72 decks518 decks
-14%synergy
Bogslither's Embrace
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
12%synergy
Read the Bones
13%inclusion66 decks518 decks
0%synergy
Burning Curiosity
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
12%synergy
Victimize
12%inclusion64 decks518 decks
-3%synergy
Dreadbore
12%inclusion60 decks518 decks
6%synergy
Eventide's Shadow
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
10%synergy
Retribution
9.1%inclusion47 decks518 decks
9%synergy
Reanimate
8.9%inclusion46 decks518 decks
-14%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
8.8%inclusion28 decks319 decks
0%synergy
Phyresis Outbreak
8.7%inclusion45 decks518 decks
9%synergy
Attempted Murder
8.3%inclusion43 decks518 decks
8%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
7.9%inclusion41 decks518 decks
2%synergy
Decree of Pain
7.1%inclusion37 decks518 decks
2%synergy
Damnation
7.1%inclusion37 decks518 decks
0%synergy
Cinder Strike
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
By Force
5.0%inclusion26 decks518 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Cauldron of Souls
32%inclusion167 decks518 decks
31%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
26%inclusion135 decks518 decks
12%synergy
Serrated Arrows
22%inclusion114 decks518 decks
22%synergy
Lightning Greaves
20%inclusion106 decks518 decks
-14%synergy
Skullclamp
19%inclusion101 decks518 decks
10%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
19%inclusion101 decks518 decks
-12%synergy
The Ozolith
19%inclusion97 decks518 decks
17%synergy
Grafted Exoskeleton
14%inclusion72 decks518 decks
13%synergy
Blight Sickle
14%inclusion71 decks518 decks
14%synergy
Sword of Truth and Justice
11%inclusion59 decks518 decks
11%synergy
Jet Medallion
9.5%inclusion49 decks518 decks
2%synergy
Heartstone
7.7%inclusion40 decks518 decks
6%synergy
Throne of Geth
7.1%inclusion37 decks518 decks
7%synergy
Trigon of Corruption
7.1%inclusion37 decks518 decks
7%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
6.4%inclusion33 decks518 decks
-5%synergy
Expedition Map
5.0%inclusion26 decks518 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Fists of the Demigod
42%inclusion216 decks518 decks
41%synergy
All Will Be One
42%inclusion215 decks518 decks
38%synergy
Black Market
35%inclusion183 decks518 decks
30%synergy
Glistening Oil
33%inclusion170 decks518 decks
32%synergy
Cartouche of Ambition
22%inclusion115 decks518 decks
22%synergy
Lasting Tarfire
20%inclusion8 decks40 decks
18%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
18%inclusion93 decks518 decks
-6%synergy
Sadistic Obsession
14%inclusion74 decks518 decks
14%synergy
Phyresis
14%inclusion71 decks518 decks
12%synergy
Spiteful Banditry
12%inclusion60 decks518 decks
9%synergy
Revel in Riches
11%inclusion55 decks518 decks
4%synergy
Warstorm Surge
10%inclusion54 decks518 decks
6%synergy
Grave Venerations
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
8%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
10%inclusion51 decks518 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
8.9%inclusion46 decks518 decks
5%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
6.0%inclusion31 decks518 decks
0%synergy
Fevered Convulsions
5.0%inclusion26 decks518 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Death Wielder
41%inclusion210 decks518 decks
40%synergy
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting
26%inclusion133 decks518 decks
25%synergy
Utility Lands
Karn's Bastion
63%inclusion324 decks518 decks
61%synergy
Reliquary Tower
47%inclusion246 decks518 decks
29%synergy
Bojuka Bog
42%inclusion219 decks518 decks
7%synergy
Grasping Dunes
41%inclusion210 decks518 decks
40%synergy
Ifnir Deadlands
30%inclusion153 decks518 decks
28%synergy
Nesting Grounds
21%inclusion107 decks518 decks
20%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
15%inclusion77 decks518 decks
-4%synergy
Rogue's Passage
14%inclusion74 decks518 decks
-5%synergy
Desert of the Glorified
14%inclusion70 decks518 decks
12%synergy
Desert of the Fervent
13%inclusion69 decks518 decks
12%synergy
Forgotten Cave
13%inclusion69 decks518 decks
8%synergy
Barren Moor
13%inclusion67 decks518 decks
8%synergy
Cabal Coffers
11%inclusion55 decks518 decks
1%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
10%inclusion50 decks518 decks
9%synergy
Temple of the False God
10%inclusion50 decks518 decks
0%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
7.7%inclusion40 decks518 decks
6%synergy
Molten Slagheap
7.5%inclusion39 decks518 decks
5%synergy
Inkmoth Nexus
7.3%inclusion38 decks518 decks
7%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
7.1%inclusion37 decks518 decks
-2%synergy
Witch's Cottage
7.1%inclusion37 decks518 decks
4%synergy
Castle Locthwain
6.0%inclusion31 decks518 decks
0%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
86%inclusion444 decks518 decks
-1%synergy
Arcane Signet
81%inclusion419 decks518 decks
-2%synergy
Rakdos Signet
69%inclusion357 decks518 decks
9%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
50%inclusion258 decks518 decks
-6%synergy
Thought Vessel
40%inclusion209 decks518 decks
22%synergy
Mind Stone
31%inclusion162 decks518 decks
2%synergy
Commander's Sphere
25%inclusion132 decks518 decks
8%synergy
Fellwar Stone
21%inclusion111 decks518 decks
-12%synergy
Glistening Sphere
20%inclusion104 decks518 decks
20%synergy
Staff of Compleation
19%inclusion99 decks518 decks
18%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
15%inclusion80 decks518 decks
7%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
13%inclusion67 decks518 decks
10%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
13%inclusion67 decks518 decks
11%synergy
Fire Diamond
13%inclusion66 decks518 decks
4%synergy
Replicating Ring
8.3%inclusion43 decks518 decks
8%synergy
Rakdos Locket
7.5%inclusion39 decks518 decks
4%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
5.4%inclusion28 decks518 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Swamp
98%inclusion510 decks518 decks
1%synergy
Mountain
98%inclusion510 decks518 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
84%inclusion435 decks518 decks
-2%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
66%inclusion342 decks518 decks
3%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
60%inclusion313 decks518 decks
-2%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
50%inclusion261 decks518 decks
18%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
43%inclusion225 decks518 decks
-2%synergy
Tainted Peak
42%inclusion220 decks518 decks
0%synergy
Temple of Malice
37%inclusion192 decks518 decks
3%synergy
Haunted Ridge
36%inclusion184 decks518 decks
0%synergy
Blood Crypt
33%inclusion169 decks518 decks
-13%synergy
Luxury Suite
29%inclusion151 decks518 decks
-9%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
28%inclusion146 decks518 decks
-18%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
27%inclusion141 decks518 decks
-8%synergy
Graven Cairns
27%inclusion138 decks518 decks
-3%synergy
Myriad Landscape
26%inclusion137 decks518 decks
7%synergy
Canyon Slough
25%inclusion131 decks518 decks
6%synergy
Evolving Wilds
24%inclusion124 decks518 decks
3%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
21%inclusion108 decks518 decks
2%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
20%inclusion103 decks518 decks
-3%synergy
Blazemire Verge
19%inclusion71 decks366 decks
-11%synergy
Exotic Orchard
18%inclusion92 decks518 decks
-13%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
17%inclusion89 decks518 decks
1%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
16%inclusion81 decks518 decks
-17%synergy
Raucous Theater
14%inclusion72 decks518 decks
-8%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
14%inclusion71 decks518 decks
-6%synergy
Akoum Refuge
14%inclusion71 decks518 decks
7%synergy
Rakdos Guildgate
13%inclusion65 decks518 decks
6%synergy
Ash Barrens
8.9%inclusion46 decks518 decks
1%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
8.7%inclusion45 decks518 decks
7%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.3%inclusion37 decks445 decks
-4%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
7.7%inclusion40 decks518 decks
-8%synergy
Geothermal Bog
7.5%inclusion39 decks518 decks
-2%synergy
Jagged Barrens
7.4%inclusion35 decks475 decks
0%synergy
Cinder Barrens
6.9%inclusion36 decks518 decks
3%synergy
Rocky Tar Pit
6.6%inclusion34 decks518 decks
4%synergy
Sulfurous Mire
6.4%inclusion33 decks518 decks
2%synergy
Fabled Passage
5.2%inclusion27 decks518 decks
-3%synergy
Mount Doom
5.2%inclusion27 decks518 decks
-11%synergy
Valakut Awakening
5.0%inclusion26 decks518 decks
-3%synergy