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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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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Rooftop Storm
97%inclusion61 decks63 decks
86%synergy
Diregraf Colossus
90%inclusion57 decks63 decks
81%synergy
Diregraf Captain
92%inclusion58 decks63 decks
81%synergy
Death Baron
89%inclusion56 decks63 decks
79%synergy
Lord of the Accursed
87%inclusion55 decks63 decks
78%synergy
Undead Augur
86%inclusion54 decks63 decks
76%synergy
Cemetery Reaper
84%inclusion53 decks63 decks
76%synergy
Hordewing Skaab
79%inclusion50 decks63 decks
73%synergy
Zombie Apocalypse
78%inclusion49 decks63 decks
70%synergy
Cleaver Skaab
76%inclusion48 decks63 decks
70%synergy
Top Cards
Gravecrawler
75%inclusion47 decks63 decks
64%synergy
Gisa and Geralf
70%inclusion44 decks63 decks
64%synergy
Tomb Tyrant
68%inclusion43 decks63 decks
64%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
68%inclusion43 decks63 decks
55%synergy
Midnight Reaper
68%inclusion43 decks63 decks
61%synergy
Gleaming Overseer
68%inclusion43 decks63 decks
62%synergy
Feed the Swarm
67%inclusion42 decks63 decks
31%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
63%inclusion40 decks63 decks
55%synergy
Headless Rider
63%inclusion40 decks63 decks
56%synergy
Endless Ranks of the Dead
62%inclusion39 decks63 decks
54%synergy
Creatures
Zul Ashur, Lich Lord
56%inclusion35 decks63 decks
49%synergy
Carrion Feeder
52%inclusion33 decks63 decks
46%synergy
Champion of the Perished
52%inclusion33 decks63 decks
45%synergy
Eternal Skylord
51%inclusion32 decks63 decks
47%synergy
Noxious Ghoul
51%inclusion32 decks63 decks
46%synergy
Ravenous Rotbelly
48%inclusion30 decks63 decks
44%synergy
Undead Warchief
46%inclusion29 decks63 decks
39%synergy
Accursed Marauder
44%inclusion28 decks63 decks
36%synergy
Plague Belcher
44%inclusion28 decks63 decks
39%synergy
Cryptbreaker
43%inclusion27 decks63 decks
37%synergy
The Scarab God
43%inclusion27 decks63 decks
38%synergy
Grimgrin, Corpse-Born
37%inclusion23 decks63 decks
33%synergy
Poppet Stitcher
37%inclusion23 decks63 decks
33%synergy
Corpse Augur
35%inclusion22 decks63 decks
33%synergy
Geralf, Visionary Stitcher
35%inclusion22 decks63 decks
31%synergy
Archghoul of Thraben
35%inclusion22 decks63 decks
31%synergy
Vengeful Dead
33%inclusion21 decks63 decks
28%synergy
Gravespawn Sovereign
33%inclusion21 decks63 decks
31%synergy
Zombie Master
33%inclusion21 decks63 decks
29%synergy
Lord of the Undead
32%inclusion20 decks63 decks
27%synergy
Bladestitched Skaab
32%inclusion20 decks63 decks
29%synergy
Overcharged Amalgam
30%inclusion19 decks63 decks
24%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
29%inclusion18 decks63 decks
23%synergy
Vizier of the Scorpion
29%inclusion18 decks63 decks
26%synergy
Liliana's Standard Bearer
29%inclusion18 decks63 decks
27%synergy
Forgotten Creation
29%inclusion18 decks63 decks
25%synergy
Murderous Rider
25%inclusion16 decks63 decks
22%synergy
Havengul Lich
24%inclusion15 decks63 decks
20%synergy
Undead Alchemist
24%inclusion15 decks63 decks
21%synergy
Ghoulcaller Gisa
22%inclusion14 decks63 decks
18%synergy
Lost Monarch of Ifnir
22%inclusion14 decks63 decks
20%synergy
Relentless Dead
22%inclusion14 decks63 decks
18%synergy
Liliana's Devotee
22%inclusion14 decks63 decks
20%synergy
Overseer of the Damned
22%inclusion14 decks63 decks
19%synergy
Prophet of the Scarab
22%inclusion14 decks63 decks
20%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
21%inclusion13 decks63 decks
16%synergy
Warren Soultrader
21%inclusion13 decks63 decks
17%synergy
Grave Titan
21%inclusion13 decks63 decks
14%synergy
Unbreathing Horde
19%inclusion12 decks63 decks
17%synergy
Geralf, the Fleshwright
17%inclusion11 decks63 decks
15%synergy
Stitcher Geralf
17%inclusion11 decks63 decks
16%synergy
Graveborn Muse
16%inclusion10 decks63 decks
14%synergy
Acererak the Archlich
14%inclusion9 decks63 decks
12%synergy
Rot Hulk
14%inclusion9 decks63 decks
13%synergy
Shepherd of Rot
14%inclusion9 decks63 decks
12%synergy
Gorex, the Tombshell
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
12%synergy
Prowling Geistcatcher
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
12%synergy
Fell Stinger
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
11%synergy
Grim Servant
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
11%synergy
Tainted Adversary
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Go for the Throat
40%inclusion25 decks63 decks
23%synergy
Counterspell
35%inclusion22 decks63 decks
-21%synergy
Lazotep Plating
29%inclusion18 decks63 decks
24%synergy
Negate
22%inclusion14 decks63 decks
-10%synergy
Drown in Dreams
22%inclusion14 decks63 decks
18%synergy
Village Rites
21%inclusion13 decks63 decks
14%synergy
Dark Ritual
21%inclusion13 decks63 decks
-15%synergy
Withering Torment
19%inclusion12 decks63 decks
3%synergy
Rise of the Dread Marn
17%inclusion11 decks63 decks
15%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
17%inclusion11 decks63 decks
-13%synergy
Aetherspouts
17%inclusion11 decks63 decks
15%synergy
Deadly Dispute
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
6%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
3%synergy
Arcane Denial
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
-13%synergy
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
-4%synergy
Reality Shift
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
-4%synergy
Murder
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
2%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
7%synergy
Tragic Slip
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
6%synergy
Corpse Cobble
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
8%synergy
Deadly Plot
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
7%synergy
Countersquall
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
1%synergy
Infernal Grasp
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
-8%synergy
Sink into Stupor
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
-8%synergy
Drown in the Loch
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
-12%synergy
Entomb
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
-2%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Army of the Damned
57%inclusion36 decks63 decks
50%synergy
Empty the Laboratory
56%inclusion35 decks63 decks
50%synergy
Distant Melody
56%inclusion35 decks63 decks
43%synergy
Dread Summons
32%inclusion20 decks63 decks
28%synergy
Dark Salvation
32%inclusion20 decks63 decks
29%synergy
Ghouls' Night Out
29%inclusion18 decks63 decks
26%synergy
Victimize
27%inclusion17 decks63 decks
13%synergy
Syphon Flesh
27%inclusion17 decks63 decks
25%synergy
Living Death
17%inclusion11 decks63 decks
13%synergy
Reanimate
17%inclusion11 decks63 decks
-7%synergy
Toxic Deluge
17%inclusion11 decks63 decks
-9%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
16%inclusion10 decks63 decks
14%synergy
Hour of Eternity
14%inclusion9 decks63 decks
14%synergy
Necrotic Hex
14%inclusion9 decks63 decks
12%synergy
Crippling Fear
14%inclusion9 decks63 decks
7%synergy
Kindred Dominance
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
1%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
3%synergy
Buried Alive
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
2%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
0%synergy
Pact of the Serpent
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
8%synergy
Crawl from the Cellar
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
6%synergy
Dread Return
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
0%synergy
Night's Whisper
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
0%synergy
Necromantic Selection
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
3%synergy
Damnation
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
-4%synergy
Raise the Palisade
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Ashnod's Altar
32%inclusion20 decks63 decks
24%synergy
Skullclamp
19%inclusion12 decks63 decks
10%synergy
Bontu's Monument
17%inclusion11 decks63 decks
14%synergy
Wand of Orcus
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
9%synergy
Jet Medallion
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
5%synergy
Herald's Horn
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
3%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
-4%synergy
Grimoire of the Dead
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
7%synergy
Altar of Dementia
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
5%synergy
Pyre of Heroes
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
7%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
-17%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
3%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
1%synergy
Enchantments
Open the Graves
56%inclusion35 decks63 decks
51%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
51%inclusion32 decks63 decks
46%synergy
Necroduality
51%inclusion32 decks63 decks
43%synergy
Liliana's Mastery
49%inclusion31 decks63 decks
45%synergy
Curse of the Restless Dead
24%inclusion15 decks63 decks
21%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
24%inclusion15 decks63 decks
14%synergy
Kindred Discovery
22%inclusion14 decks63 decks
9%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
19%inclusion12 decks63 decks
16%synergy
Ghoulish Procession
16%inclusion10 decks63 decks
15%synergy
Grave Pact
16%inclusion10 decks63 decks
10%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
-2%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
7%synergy
Black Market
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
3%synergy
Curse of Disturbance
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
7%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
6%synergy
Animate Dead
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
-3%synergy
Graf Harvest
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
7%synergy
Curse of Unbinding
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
6%synergy
Grave Betrayal
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
5%synergy
Call to the Grave
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Death's Majesty
48%inclusion30 decks63 decks
42%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
29%inclusion18 decks63 decks
24%synergy
Liliana, Untouched by Death
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
10%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
68%inclusion43 decks63 decks
29%synergy
Mortuary Mire
46%inclusion29 decks63 decks
38%synergy
Unholy Grotto
30%inclusion19 decks63 decks
26%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
19%inclusion12 decks63 decks
17%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
3%synergy
Three Tree City
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
2%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
-10%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
6%synergy
Cabal Coffers
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
-3%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
-5%synergy
Reliquary Tower
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
-28%synergy
Castle Locthwain
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
2%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
-3%synergy
Rogue's Passage
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
-21%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
90%inclusion57 decks63 decks
6%synergy
Sol Ring
90%inclusion57 decks63 decks
2%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
76%inclusion48 decks63 decks
17%synergy
Crowded Crypt
70%inclusion44 decks63 decks
65%synergy
Dimir Signet
56%inclusion35 decks63 decks
-5%synergy
Commander's Sphere
32%inclusion20 decks63 decks
14%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
30%inclusion19 decks63 decks
22%synergy
Sky Diamond
29%inclusion18 decks63 decks
20%synergy
Mind Stone
22%inclusion14 decks63 decks
-7%synergy
Patchwork Banner
21%inclusion13 decks63 decks
11%synergy
Fellwar Stone
17%inclusion11 decks63 decks
-13%synergy
Heraldic Banner
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
9%synergy
Thought Vessel
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
-21%synergy
Dimir Locket
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
95%inclusion60 decks63 decks
-1%synergy
Island
95%inclusion60 decks63 decks
-1%synergy
Command Tower
86%inclusion54 decks63 decks
-2%synergy
Sunken Hollow
83%inclusion52 decks63 decks
17%synergy
Path of Ancestry
75%inclusion47 decks63 decks
47%synergy
Choked Estuary
71%inclusion45 decks63 decks
24%synergy
Tainted Isle
70%inclusion44 decks63 decks
26%synergy
Temple of Deceit
63%inclusion40 decks63 decks
27%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
62%inclusion39 decks63 decks
22%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
54%inclusion34 decks63 decks
15%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
54%inclusion34 decks63 decks
47%synergy
Myriad Landscape
41%inclusion26 decks63 decks
19%synergy
Exotic Orchard
41%inclusion26 decks63 decks
8%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
37%inclusion23 decks63 decks
-16%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
32%inclusion20 decks63 decks
-8%synergy
Watery Grave
25%inclusion16 decks63 decks
-22%synergy
Underground River
24%inclusion15 decks63 decks
-16%synergy
Dismal Backwater
22%inclusion14 decks63 decks
6%synergy
Evolving Wilds
19%inclusion12 decks63 decks
2%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
17%inclusion11 decks63 decks
-7%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
16%inclusion10 decks63 decks
-8%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
7%synergy
Darkslick Shores
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
-1%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
3%synergy
Polluted Delta
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
-19%synergy
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
-4%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
5%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
-2%synergy
Fetid Pools
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
-7%synergy
Cavern of Souls
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
1%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
1%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
2%synergy
Sink into Stupor
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
-8%synergy
Morphic Pool
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
-29%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
1%synergy
Port of Karfell
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
1%synergy
Treno, Dark City
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Fabled Passage
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
-2%synergy