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
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
22%synergy
Soul Immolation
21%inclusion4 decks19 decks
20%synergy
Blight Rot
21%inclusion4 decks19 decks
20%synergy
Darkness Descends
20%inclusion4 decks20 decks
20%synergy
Dawnhand Dissident
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
19%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Nest of Scarabs
94%inclusion490 decks524 decks
93%synergy
Kulrath Knight
88%inclusion463 decks524 decks
87%synergy
Blowfly Infestation
87%inclusion458 decks524 decks
87%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
85%inclusion447 decks524 decks
84%synergy
Crumbling Ashes
81%inclusion424 decks524 decks
80%synergy
Everlasting Torment
81%inclusion427 decks524 decks
80%synergy
Contagion Clasp
81%inclusion423 decks524 decks
80%synergy
Grim Affliction
78%inclusion410 decks524 decks
78%synergy
Necroskitter
76%inclusion396 decks524 decks
75%synergy
Carnifex Demon
73%inclusion383 decks524 decks
72%synergy
Top Cards
Midnight Banshee
73%inclusion381 decks524 decks
72%synergy
Soul Snuffers
72%inclusion375 decks524 decks
71%synergy
Incremental Blight
68%inclusion354 decks524 decks
67%synergy
Skinrender
67%inclusion353 decks524 decks
67%synergy
Banewhip Punisher
66%inclusion348 decks524 decks
66%synergy
Corrosive Mentor
64%inclusion337 decks524 decks
64%synergy
Contagion Engine
64%inclusion333 decks524 decks
63%synergy
Massacre Girl, Known Killer
62%inclusion327 decks524 decks
61%synergy
Stigma Lasher
61%inclusion318 decks524 decks
60%synergy
Persistent Constrictor
54%inclusion191 decks351 decks
48%synergy
Creatures
Spitting Dilophosaurus
54%inclusion282 decks524 decks
53%synergy
Fume Spitter
53%inclusion280 decks524 decks
53%synergy
Festering Mummy
52%inclusion274 decks524 decks
52%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
50%inclusion260 decks524 decks
48%synergy
Dusk Urchins
49%inclusion259 decks524 decks
49%synergy
Mahadi, Emporium Master
48%inclusion250 decks524 decks
34%synergy
Lockjaw Snapper
44%inclusion230 decks524 decks
44%synergy
Maha, Its Feathers Night
43%inclusion171 decks402 decks
41%synergy
Necropede
42%inclusion219 decks524 decks
41%synergy
Harbinger of Night
41%inclusion216 decks524 decks
41%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
40%inclusion207 decks524 decks
18%synergy
Plague Myr
38%inclusion201 decks524 decks
38%synergy
Archfiend of Ifnir
35%inclusion182 decks524 decks
31%synergy
Hateflayer
34%inclusion179 decks524 decks
34%synergy
Soulstinger
31%inclusion164 decks524 decks
31%synergy
Core Prowler
30%inclusion157 decks524 decks
30%synergy
Massacre Girl
28%inclusion146 decks524 decks
24%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
25%inclusion129 decks524 decks
23%synergy
Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon
24%inclusion124 decks524 decks
23%synergy
Soul-Scar Mage
23%inclusion122 decks524 decks
23%synergy
Sickle Ripper
23%inclusion120 decks524 decks
23%synergy
Blood Artist
23%inclusion119 decks524 decks
4%synergy
Blightbelly Rat
22%inclusion115 decks524 decks
22%synergy
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
21%inclusion111 decks524 decks
20%synergy
Ichor Rats
21%inclusion111 decks524 decks
21%synergy
Fallen Ferromancer
21%inclusion108 decks524 decks
20%synergy
Serrated Biskelion
21%inclusion108 decks524 decks
20%synergy
Ashenmoor Liege
20%inclusion107 decks524 decks
20%synergy
Grief Tyrant
19%inclusion102 decks524 decks
19%synergy
Merciless Javelineer
19%inclusion97 decks524 decks
18%synergy
Razor Swine
18%inclusion95 decks524 decks
18%synergy
Reaper of Sheoldred
18%inclusion95 decks524 decks
18%synergy
Harvester of Souls
17%inclusion89 decks524 decks
13%synergy
Massacre Wurm
16%inclusion86 decks524 decks
9%synergy
Shadow Urchin
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
15%synergy
Scuzzback Scrounger
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
11%synergy
Grim Poppet
15%inclusion81 decks524 decks
15%synergy
Flesh-Eater Imp
15%inclusion79 decks524 decks
15%synergy
Oft-Nabbed Goat
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Leaden Myr
14%inclusion73 decks524 decks
12%synergy
Plague Stinger
14%inclusion73 decks524 decks
14%synergy
Chainer, Nightmare Adept
14%inclusion73 decks524 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Crusader
13%inclusion70 decks524 decks
13%synergy
Magda, the Hoardmaster
13%inclusion59 decks464 decks
10%synergy
Burnished Hart
12%inclusion65 decks524 decks
7%synergy
Puppeteer Clique
12%inclusion63 decks524 decks
11%synergy
Iron Myr
12%inclusion61 decks524 decks
9%synergy
Gisa, Glorious Resurrector
11%inclusion58 decks524 decks
10%synergy
Gulping Scraptrap
11%inclusion57 decks524 decks
11%synergy
Hand of the Praetors
11%inclusion56 decks524 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Sudden Spoiling
53%inclusion280 decks524 decks
51%synergy
Puncture Blast
50%inclusion262 decks524 decks
50%synergy
Whisper of the Dross
47%inclusion248 decks524 decks
47%synergy
Terminate
46%inclusion241 decks524 decks
6%synergy
Volt Charge
45%inclusion234 decks524 decks
44%synergy
Bedevil
43%inclusion227 decks524 decks
8%synergy
Rakdos Charm
42%inclusion218 decks524 decks
-2%synergy
Torment of Venom
41%inclusion217 decks524 decks
41%synergy
Chaos Warp
40%inclusion210 decks524 decks
-8%synergy
Splendid Agony
36%inclusion187 decks524 decks
35%synergy
Scar
36%inclusion187 decks524 decks
35%synergy
Dark Ritual
26%inclusion137 decks524 decks
-16%synergy
Tainted Strike
19%inclusion101 decks524 decks
17%synergy
Puncture Bolt
19%inclusion98 decks524 decks
19%synergy
Abrade
18%inclusion95 decks524 decks
-4%synergy
Withering Torment
17%inclusion61 decks353 decks
-5%synergy
Blur of Blades
16%inclusion86 decks524 decks
16%synergy
Virulent Wound
16%inclusion86 decks524 decks
16%synergy
Tragic Slip
15%inclusion77 decks524 decks
10%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
11%inclusion56 decks524 decks
-8%synergy
Vraska's Fall
10%inclusion55 decks524 decks
10%synergy
Deadly Dispute
10%inclusion55 decks524 decks
-16%synergy
Village Rites
9.4%inclusion49 decks524 decks
-7%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
8.6%inclusion45 decks524 decks
3%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.3%inclusion36 decks433 decks
-4%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
7.6%inclusion40 decks524 decks
-8%synergy
Thrilling Encore
7.4%inclusion39 decks524 decks
7%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
7.4%inclusion26 decks353 decks
-11%synergy
Black Sun's Twilight
6.7%inclusion35 decks524 decks
6%synergy
Go for the Throat
6.7%inclusion35 decks524 decks
-1%synergy
Blood for the Blood God!
6.5%inclusion34 decks524 decks
-1%synergy
Infernal Grasp
6.3%inclusion33 decks524 decks
-8%synergy
Lightning Volley
5.9%inclusion31 decks524 decks
6%synergy
Lightning Bolt
5.9%inclusion31 decks524 decks
-12%synergy
Bolt Bend
5.7%inclusion30 decks524 decks
-4%synergy
Big Score
5.3%inclusion28 decks524 decks
-14%synergy
Sorceries
Drown in Ichor
48%inclusion249 decks524 decks
47%synergy
Feed the Swarm
44%inclusion231 decks524 decks
2%synergy
Persist
44%inclusion229 decks524 decks
41%synergy
Liliana's Influence
41%inclusion214 decks524 decks
41%synergy
Blasphemous Act
40%inclusion212 decks524 decks
-10%synergy
Vandalblast
30%inclusion159 decks524 decks
0%synergy
Lethal Sting
25%inclusion132 decks524 decks
25%synergy
Vat Emergence
23%inclusion123 decks524 decks
23%synergy
Spread the Sickness
22%inclusion117 decks524 decks
22%synergy
Infectious Inquiry
19%inclusion97 decks524 decks
18%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
19%inclusion97 decks524 decks
13%synergy
Sign in Blood
16%inclusion85 decks524 decks
-7%synergy
Toxic Deluge
16%inclusion82 decks524 decks
-3%synergy
Night's Whisper
14%inclusion75 decks524 decks
-5%synergy
Faithless Looting
14%inclusion71 decks524 decks
-15%synergy
Read the Bones
13%inclusion69 decks524 decks
0%synergy
Victimize
13%inclusion66 decks524 decks
-3%synergy
Dreadbore
12%inclusion63 decks524 decks
7%synergy
Burning Curiosity
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Aberrant Return
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Retribution
9.4%inclusion49 decks524 decks
9%synergy
Attempted Murder
9.0%inclusion47 decks524 decks
9%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
8.9%inclusion27 decks305 decks
-1%synergy
Reanimate
8.8%inclusion46 decks524 decks
-14%synergy
Phyresis Outbreak
8.6%inclusion45 decks524 decks
8%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
7.8%inclusion41 decks524 decks
2%synergy
Damnation
7.3%inclusion38 decks524 decks
0%synergy
Decree of Pain
7.3%inclusion38 decks524 decks
3%synergy
Bogslither's Embrace
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
By Force
5.2%inclusion27 decks524 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Cauldron of Souls
33%inclusion172 decks524 decks
32%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
26%inclusion138 decks524 decks
12%synergy
Serrated Arrows
23%inclusion119 decks524 decks
23%synergy
Lightning Greaves
20%inclusion105 decks524 decks
-15%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
20%inclusion103 decks524 decks
-12%synergy
The Ozolith
19%inclusion98 decks524 decks
17%synergy
Skullclamp
19%inclusion98 decks524 decks
9%synergy
Blight Sickle
14%inclusion75 decks524 decks
14%synergy
Grafted Exoskeleton
14%inclusion72 decks524 decks
13%synergy
Sword of Truth and Justice
11%inclusion60 decks524 decks
11%synergy
Jet Medallion
8.8%inclusion46 decks524 decks
2%synergy
Trigon of Corruption
7.8%inclusion41 decks524 decks
8%synergy
Heartstone
7.8%inclusion41 decks524 decks
6%synergy
Throne of Geth
7.3%inclusion38 decks524 decks
7%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
6.3%inclusion33 decks524 decks
-5%synergy
Enchantments
Fists of the Demigod
43%inclusion224 decks524 decks
42%synergy
All Will Be One
41%inclusion216 decks524 decks
38%synergy
Black Market
36%inclusion188 decks524 decks
31%synergy
Glistening Oil
31%inclusion164 decks524 decks
31%synergy
Cartouche of Ambition
23%inclusion119 decks524 decks
22%synergy
Lasting Tarfire
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
17%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
19%inclusion97 decks524 decks
-6%synergy
Sadistic Obsession
15%inclusion78 decks524 decks
15%synergy
Phyresis
14%inclusion71 decks524 decks
12%synergy
Spiteful Banditry
12%inclusion61 decks524 decks
9%synergy
Warstorm Surge
11%inclusion56 decks524 decks
6%synergy
Revel in Riches
10%inclusion55 decks524 decks
4%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
10%inclusion50 decks524 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
9.0%inclusion47 decks524 decks
5%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
5.9%inclusion31 decks524 decks
0%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Death Wielder
40%inclusion212 decks524 decks
40%synergy
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting
25%inclusion131 decks524 decks
24%synergy
Utility Lands
Karn's Bastion
63%inclusion331 decks524 decks
62%synergy
Reliquary Tower
48%inclusion254 decks524 decks
30%synergy
Bojuka Bog
43%inclusion226 decks524 decks
8%synergy
Grasping Dunes
41%inclusion215 decks524 decks
41%synergy
Ifnir Deadlands
29%inclusion152 decks524 decks
27%synergy
Nesting Grounds
20%inclusion104 decks524 decks
19%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
15%inclusion76 decks524 decks
-5%synergy
Desert of the Glorified
14%inclusion74 decks524 decks
13%synergy
Desert of the Fervent
14%inclusion73 decks524 decks
13%synergy
Forgotten Cave
14%inclusion73 decks524 decks
9%synergy
Barren Moor
14%inclusion71 decks524 decks
9%synergy
Rogue's Passage
13%inclusion70 decks524 decks
-6%synergy
Cabal Coffers
10%inclusion54 decks524 decks
0%synergy
Temple of the False God
10%inclusion51 decks524 decks
0%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
10%inclusion51 decks524 decks
9%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
8.4%inclusion44 decks524 decks
7%synergy
Molten Slagheap
7.4%inclusion39 decks524 decks
5%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
7.1%inclusion37 decks524 decks
-2%synergy
Witch's Cottage
6.9%inclusion36 decks524 decks
4%synergy
Inkmoth Nexus
6.7%inclusion35 decks524 decks
6%synergy
Castle Locthwain
6.5%inclusion34 decks524 decks
0%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
85%inclusion448 decks524 decks
-1%synergy
Arcane Signet
81%inclusion425 decks524 decks
-2%synergy
Rakdos Signet
70%inclusion367 decks524 decks
10%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
50%inclusion261 decks524 decks
-6%synergy
Thought Vessel
41%inclusion213 decks524 decks
22%synergy
Mind Stone
33%inclusion171 decks524 decks
3%synergy
Commander's Sphere
26%inclusion136 decks524 decks
8%synergy
Fellwar Stone
22%inclusion116 decks524 decks
-12%synergy
Glistening Sphere
20%inclusion105 decks524 decks
20%synergy
Staff of Compleation
19%inclusion97 decks524 decks
17%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
15%inclusion81 decks524 decks
7%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
14%inclusion75 decks524 decks
11%synergy
Wickersmith's Tools
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
14%inclusion71 decks524 decks
12%synergy
Fire Diamond
13%inclusion69 decks524 decks
4%synergy
Replicating Ring
8.4%inclusion44 decks524 decks
8%synergy
Rakdos Locket
7.6%inclusion40 decks524 decks
5%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
5.7%inclusion30 decks524 decks
0%synergy
Worn Powerstone
5.2%inclusion27 decks524 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Mountain
99%inclusion517 decks524 decks
1%synergy
Swamp
99%inclusion517 decks524 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
85%inclusion444 decks524 decks
-2%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
66%inclusion347 decks524 decks
3%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
60%inclusion316 decks524 decks
-2%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
50%inclusion264 decks524 decks
18%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
44%inclusion233 decks524 decks
-1%synergy
Tainted Peak
43%inclusion223 decks524 decks
0%synergy
Temple of Malice
38%inclusion199 decks524 decks
4%synergy
Haunted Ridge
35%inclusion184 decks524 decks
-1%synergy
Blood Crypt
32%inclusion169 decks524 decks
-13%synergy
Luxury Suite
29%inclusion152 decks524 decks
-10%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
28%inclusion149 decks524 decks
-18%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
27%inclusion144 decks524 decks
-8%synergy
Myriad Landscape
27%inclusion139 decks524 decks
7%synergy
Graven Cairns
26%inclusion136 decks524 decks
-4%synergy
Canyon Slough
26%inclusion136 decks524 decks
7%synergy
Evolving Wilds
23%inclusion123 decks524 decks
2%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
21%inclusion112 decks524 decks
2%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
20%inclusion104 decks524 decks
-3%synergy
Blazemire Verge
19%inclusion67 decks353 decks
-11%synergy
Exotic Orchard
18%inclusion92 decks524 decks
-14%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
17%inclusion90 decks524 decks
1%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
16%inclusion82 decks524 decks
-17%synergy
Akoum Refuge
14%inclusion74 decks524 decks
8%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
13%inclusion69 decks524 decks
-7%synergy
Raucous Theater
13%inclusion69 decks524 decks
-8%synergy
Rakdos Guildgate
13%inclusion67 decks524 decks
6%synergy
Ash Barrens
9.2%inclusion48 decks524 decks
2%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
8.6%inclusion45 decks524 decks
6%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.3%inclusion36 decks433 decks
-4%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
7.6%inclusion40 decks524 decks
-8%synergy
Geothermal Bog
7.6%inclusion40 decks524 decks
-2%synergy
Jagged Barrens
7.5%inclusion35 decks464 decks
0%synergy
Cinder Barrens
7.1%inclusion37 decks524 decks
3%synergy
Sulfurous Mire
6.7%inclusion35 decks524 decks
2%synergy
Rocky Tar Pit
6.5%inclusion34 decks524 decks
4%synergy