Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver (Commander) - Optimized

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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
Bloodline Bidding
7.5%inclusion17 decks227 decks
5%synergy
Harmonized Crescendo
6.1%inclusion14 decks230 decks
1%synergy
Chronicle of Victory
3.9%inclusion9 decks230 decks
1%synergy
Grave Venerations
1.3%inclusion3 decks227 decks
1%synergy
Dream Harvest
0.5%inclusion1 decks222 decks
-5%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Gravecrawler
98%inclusion823 decks840 decks
88%synergy
Rooftop Storm
94%inclusion789 decks840 decks
83%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
84%inclusion708 decks840 decks
79%synergy
Diregraf Captain
88%inclusion742 decks840 decks
77%synergy
Diregraf Colossus
84%inclusion703 decks840 decks
74%synergy
Necroduality
81%inclusion683 decks840 decks
73%synergy
Carrion Feeder
78%inclusion658 decks840 decks
72%synergy
Undead Augur
81%inclusion677 decks840 decks
71%synergy
Headless Rider
74%inclusion624 decks840 decks
67%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
77%inclusion645 decks840 decks
64%synergy
Top Cards
Plague Belcher
68%inclusion570 decks840 decks
62%synergy
Death Baron
67%inclusion563 decks840 decks
57%synergy
Cryptbreaker
67%inclusion559 decks840 decks
60%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
66%inclusion551 decks840 decks
60%synergy
Dark Ritual
61%inclusion512 decks840 decks
26%synergy
Undead Warchief
60%inclusion505 decks840 decks
53%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
60%inclusion504 decks840 decks
53%synergy
Noxious Ghoul
60%inclusion501 decks840 decks
55%synergy
Poppet Stitcher
58%inclusion487 decks840 decks
55%synergy
Counterspell
58%inclusion486 decks840 decks
2%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
60%inclusion500 decks840 decks
40%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
56%inclusion469 decks840 decks
33%synergy
Rhystic Study
51%inclusion426 decks840 decks
27%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
47%inclusion396 decks840 decks
31%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
42%inclusion352 decks840 decks
23%synergy
Field of the Dead
36%inclusion300 decks840 decks
33%synergy
Ancient Tomb
25%inclusion209 decks840 decks
16%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
20%inclusion169 decks840 decks
14%synergy
Mystical Tutor
17%inclusion143 decks840 decks
3%synergy
Force of Will
14%inclusion120 decks840 decks
4%synergy
Creatures
Zul Ashur, Lich Lord
57%inclusion480 decks835 decks
51%synergy
Warren Soultrader
56%inclusion470 decks840 decks
52%synergy
Midnight Reaper
55%inclusion462 decks840 decks
48%synergy
Relentless Dead
54%inclusion450 decks840 decks
50%synergy
The Scarab God
53%inclusion441 decks840 decks
48%synergy
Lord of the Undead
51%inclusion425 decks840 decks
46%synergy
Vengeful Dead
46%inclusion388 decks840 decks
41%synergy
Hordewing Skaab
46%inclusion387 decks840 decks
40%synergy
Sidisi, Undead Vizier
46%inclusion385 decks840 decks
42%synergy
Champion of the Perished
45%inclusion377 decks840 decks
38%synergy
Accursed Marauder
45%inclusion374 decks840 decks
36%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
43%inclusion363 decks840 decks
34%synergy
Zombie Master
43%inclusion361 decks840 decks
38%synergy
Cemetery Reaper
42%inclusion356 decks840 decks
34%synergy
Cleaver Skaab
42%inclusion351 decks840 decks
35%synergy
Lord of the Accursed
41%inclusion347 decks840 decks
32%synergy
Gisa and Geralf
36%inclusion301 decks840 decks
30%synergy
Acererak the Archlich
36%inclusion300 decks840 decks
34%synergy
Grimgrin, Corpse-Born
30%inclusion256 decks840 decks
27%synergy
Archghoul of Thraben
30%inclusion251 decks840 decks
26%synergy
Gleaming Overseer
28%inclusion234 decks840 decks
21%synergy
Rot Hulk
26%inclusion217 decks840 decks
24%synergy
Tomb Tyrant
25%inclusion214 decks840 decks
21%synergy
Blood Artist
22%inclusion187 decks840 decks
18%synergy
Ravenous Rotbelly
22%inclusion186 decks840 decks
19%synergy
Putrid Goblin
21%inclusion173 decks840 decks
20%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
20%inclusion170 decks836 decks
16%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
20%inclusion168 decks840 decks
17%synergy
Havengul Lich
20%inclusion166 decks840 decks
16%synergy
Overcharged Amalgam
20%inclusion166 decks840 decks
14%synergy
Shambling Ghast
20%inclusion165 decks840 decks
18%synergy
Murderous Rider
20%inclusion164 decks840 decks
16%synergy
Geralf, Visionary Stitcher
19%inclusion163 decks840 decks
15%synergy
Grave Titan
19%inclusion162 decks840 decks
13%synergy
Ghoulcaller Gisa
18%inclusion152 decks840 decks
14%synergy
Graveborn Muse
17%inclusion146 decks840 decks
16%synergy
Roaming Throne
17%inclusion145 decks840 decks
4%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
16%inclusion133 decks840 decks
13%synergy
Grim Servant
15%inclusion130 decks840 decks
14%synergy
Vile Entomber
14%inclusion118 decks840 decks
11%synergy
Geralf, the Fleshwright
11%inclusion96 decks840 decks
9%synergy
Fell Stinger
11%inclusion93 decks840 decks
10%synergy
Eternal Skylord
11%inclusion93 decks840 decks
7%synergy
Shepherd of Rot
11%inclusion93 decks840 decks
9%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
10%inclusion87 decks840 decks
5%synergy
Lost Monarch of Ifnir
9.4%inclusion78 decks826 decks
7%synergy
Gravespawn Sovereign
9.4%inclusion79 decks840 decks
7%synergy
Stitcher's Supplier
9.2%inclusion77 decks840 decks
5%synergy
Liliana's Standard Bearer
9.0%inclusion76 decks840 decks
7%synergy
Bladestitched Skaab
8.9%inclusion75 decks840 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Entomb
55%inclusion458 decks840 decks
46%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
40%inclusion339 decks840 decks
10%synergy
Deadly Rollick
38%inclusion315 decks840 decks
18%synergy
Mana Drain
35%inclusion297 decks840 decks
18%synergy
Swan Song
33%inclusion280 decks840 decks
15%synergy
Lazotep Plating
25%inclusion212 decks840 decks
21%synergy
Go for the Throat
23%inclusion189 decks840 decks
6%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
21%inclusion177 decks840 decks
11%synergy
Culling the Weak
20%inclusion169 decks840 decks
18%synergy
Withering Torment
20%inclusion164 decks836 decks
3%synergy
Negate
18%inclusion149 decks840 decks
-15%synergy
Arcane Denial
17%inclusion146 decks840 decks
-8%synergy
Village Rites
17%inclusion140 decks840 decks
10%synergy
Fell the Profane
16%inclusion135 decks840 decks
0%synergy
Sink into Stupor
14%inclusion120 decks840 decks
-1%synergy
Infernal Grasp
12%inclusion101 decks840 decks
-4%synergy
Brainstorm
10%inclusion81 decks840 decks
-21%synergy
Cabal Ritual
10%inclusion80 decks840 decks
4%synergy
Deadly Dispute
9.4%inclusion79 decks840 decks
2%synergy
Pact of Negation
8.7%inclusion73 decks840 decks
4%synergy
Tragic Slip
8.5%inclusion71 decks840 decks
4%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
8.2%inclusion69 decks840 decks
7%synergy
Pongify
8.1%inclusion68 decks840 decks
-7%synergy
Force of Negation
7.7%inclusion65 decks840 decks
-2%synergy
Reality Shift
7.4%inclusion62 decks840 decks
-7%synergy
Rise of the Dread Marn
6.9%inclusion58 decks840 decks
5%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
6.3%inclusion53 decks840 decks
-2%synergy
Flusterstorm
6.1%inclusion51 decks840 decks
0%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
5.8%inclusion49 decks840 decks
4%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
5.2%inclusion44 decks840 decks
-5%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
57%inclusion478 decks840 decks
22%synergy
Reanimate
56%inclusion468 decks840 decks
31%synergy
Diabolic Intent
50%inclusion420 decks840 decks
44%synergy
Toxic Deluge
44%inclusion373 decks840 decks
19%synergy
Empty the Laboratory
41%inclusion342 decks840 decks
36%synergy
Zombie Apocalypse
40%inclusion340 decks840 decks
33%synergy
Victimize
40%inclusion338 decks840 decks
27%synergy
Buried Alive
34%inclusion286 decks840 decks
26%synergy
Living Death
23%inclusion194 decks840 decks
18%synergy
Damnation
23%inclusion193 decks840 decks
12%synergy
Army of the Damned
22%inclusion188 decks840 decks
15%synergy
Distant Melody
19%inclusion157 decks840 decks
6%synergy
Grim Tutor
16%inclusion138 decks840 decks
13%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
14%inclusion120 decks840 decks
9%synergy
Unmarked Grave
13%inclusion112 decks840 decks
10%synergy
Kindred Dominance
13%inclusion107 decks840 decks
3%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
12%inclusion101 decks835 decks
5%synergy
Dread Return
10%inclusion88 decks840 decks
4%synergy
Imperial Seal
10%inclusion83 decks840 decks
4%synergy
Dark Salvation
10%inclusion83 decks840 decks
7%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
9.3%inclusion78 decks840 decks
7%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
8.7%inclusion73 decks840 decks
-1%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
8.7%inclusion73 decks840 decks
2%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
8.1%inclusion68 decks840 decks
6%synergy
Dread Summons
7.6%inclusion64 decks840 decks
4%synergy
Unearth
7.4%inclusion62 decks840 decks
4%synergy
Eaten Alive
6.9%inclusion58 decks840 decks
5%synergy
Windfall
6.5%inclusion55 decks840 decks
-7%synergy
Ponder
6.0%inclusion50 decks840 decks
-10%synergy
Final Parting
6.0%inclusion50 decks840 decks
5%synergy
Ghouls' Night Out
5.8%inclusion49 decks840 decks
4%synergy
Fabricate
5.1%inclusion43 decks840 decks
2%synergy
Lively Dirge
5.1%inclusion43 decks840 decks
3%synergy
Raise the Palisade
5.1%inclusion43 decks840 decks
0%synergy
Persist
5.0%inclusion42 decks840 decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Skullclamp
50%inclusion423 decks840 decks
41%synergy
Altar of Dementia
35%inclusion291 decks840 decks
30%synergy
Bontu's Monument
25%inclusion209 decks840 decks
21%synergy
Jet Medallion
22%inclusion187 decks840 decks
14%synergy
Wand of Orcus
20%inclusion164 decks840 decks
16%synergy
Lightning Greaves
12%inclusion100 decks840 decks
-15%synergy
The One Ring
12%inclusion99 decks840 decks
5%synergy
Herald's Horn
8.7%inclusion73 decks840 decks
1%synergy
Urza's Incubator
7.6%inclusion64 decks840 decks
4%synergy
Blasting Station
6.7%inclusion56 decks840 decks
6%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
6.2%inclusion52 decks840 decks
2%synergy
Pyre of Heroes
5.5%inclusion46 decks840 decks
5%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
5.2%inclusion44 decks840 decks
-4%synergy
Whip of Erebos
5.0%inclusion42 decks840 decks
2%synergy
Enchantments
Grave Pact
48%inclusion404 decks840 decks
43%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
47%inclusion393 decks840 decks
42%synergy
Endless Ranks of the Dead
42%inclusion353 decks840 decks
34%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
35%inclusion292 decks840 decks
30%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
26%inclusion222 decks840 decks
24%synergy
Kindred Discovery
26%inclusion218 decks840 decks
12%synergy
Mystic Remora
23%inclusion192 decks840 decks
7%synergy
Animate Dead
19%inclusion163 decks840 decks
8%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
18%inclusion147 decks840 decks
15%synergy
Black Market Connections
17%inclusion142 decks840 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
16%inclusion138 decks840 decks
3%synergy
Open the Graves
15%inclusion124 decks840 decks
10%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
14%inclusion118 decks836 decks
13%synergy
Necropotence
14%inclusion118 decks840 decks
11%synergy
Liliana's Mastery
13%inclusion110 decks840 decks
9%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
11%inclusion89 decks840 decks
0%synergy
Curse of the Restless Dead
10%inclusion82 decks840 decks
7%synergy
Tombstone Stairwell
7.1%inclusion60 decks840 decks
7%synergy
Black Market
6.4%inclusion54 decks840 decks
1%synergy
Necromancy
5.4%inclusion45 decks840 decks
1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
43%inclusion358 decks840 decks
38%synergy
Liliana, Untouched by Death
23%inclusion193 decks840 decks
20%synergy
Liliana, Death's Majesty
19%inclusion157 decks840 decks
13%synergy
Utility Lands
Unholy Grotto
57%inclusion480 decks840 decks
53%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
57%inclusion475 decks840 decks
37%synergy
Bojuka Bog
55%inclusion458 decks840 decks
16%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
52%inclusion434 decks840 decks
46%synergy
Cabal Coffers
37%inclusion312 decks840 decks
27%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
31%inclusion263 decks840 decks
19%synergy
Reliquary Tower
31%inclusion262 decks840 decks
-5%synergy
Mortuary Mire
25%inclusion212 decks840 decks
17%synergy
Three Tree City
25%inclusion206 decks839 decks
17%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
24%inclusion201 decks840 decks
5%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
13%inclusion110 decks826 decks
11%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
13%inclusion111 decks840 decks
11%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
13%inclusion107 decks840 decks
11%synergy
Castle Locthwain
8.7%inclusion73 decks840 decks
5%synergy
High Market
7.5%inclusion63 decks840 decks
6%synergy
Academy Ruins
7.5%inclusion63 decks840 decks
4%synergy
Urza's Saga
7.3%inclusion61 decks840 decks
1%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
7.0%inclusion59 decks840 decks
4%synergy
Witch's Cottage
5.6%inclusion47 decks840 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
98%inclusion822 decks840 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Signet
93%inclusion784 decks840 decks
9%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
74%inclusion624 decks840 decks
16%synergy
Dimir Signet
52%inclusion434 decks840 decks
-8%synergy
Crowded Crypt
33%inclusion281 decks840 decks
28%synergy
Fellwar Stone
30%inclusion249 decks840 decks
-1%synergy
Thought Vessel
17%inclusion145 decks840 decks
-15%synergy
Commander's Sphere
15%inclusion129 decks840 decks
-2%synergy
Mind Stone
13%inclusion106 decks840 decks
-16%synergy
Patchwork Banner
11%inclusion89 decks839 decks
2%synergy
Lotus Petal
10%inclusion84 decks840 decks
2%synergy
Chrome Mox
10%inclusion82 decks840 decks
3%synergy
The Soul Stone
10%inclusion51 decks530 decks
4%synergy
Mana Vault
7.5%inclusion63 decks840 decks
3%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
7.1%inclusion60 decks840 decks
-1%synergy
Sky Diamond
5.1%inclusion43 decks840 decks
-3%synergy
Lands
Swamp
97%inclusion817 decks840 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
96%inclusion810 decks840 decks
9%synergy
Island
95%inclusion795 decks840 decks
-2%synergy
Watery Grave
78%inclusion653 decks840 decks
30%synergy
Sunken Hollow
73%inclusion613 decks840 decks
7%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
62%inclusion524 decks840 decks
9%synergy
Tainted Isle
61%inclusion509 decks840 decks
16%synergy
Polluted Delta
59%inclusion492 decks840 decks
27%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
57%inclusion482 decks840 decks
18%synergy
Underground River
55%inclusion464 decks840 decks
16%synergy
Choked Estuary
54%inclusion452 decks840 decks
6%synergy
Morphic Pool
53%inclusion444 decks840 decks
16%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
49%inclusion412 decks840 decks
9%synergy
Path of Ancestry
48%inclusion406 decks840 decks
21%synergy
Cavern of Souls
43%inclusion360 decks840 decks
34%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
42%inclusion351 decks840 decks
17%synergy
Exotic Orchard
41%inclusion344 decks840 decks
8%synergy
Temple of Deceit
34%inclusion284 decks840 decks
-2%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
33%inclusion275 decks836 decks
9%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
32%inclusion267 decks840 decks
-7%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
30%inclusion251 decks840 decks
24%synergy
Sunken Ruins
27%inclusion223 decks840 decks
11%synergy
Undercity Sewers
25%inclusion212 decks840 decks
5%synergy
Darkslick Shores
22%inclusion187 decks840 decks
8%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
21%inclusion177 decks840 decks
11%synergy
Underground Sea
17%inclusion143 decks840 decks
4%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
16%inclusion138 decks840 decks
9%synergy
Myriad Landscape
16%inclusion137 decks840 decks
-5%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
16%inclusion137 decks840 decks
11%synergy
Fell the Profane
16%inclusion135 decks840 decks
0%synergy
Fetid Pools
15%inclusion127 decks840 decks
-1%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
15%inclusion123 decks840 decks
7%synergy
Sink into Stupor
14%inclusion120 decks840 decks
-1%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
14%inclusion120 decks840 decks
9%synergy
Fabled Passage
13%inclusion105 decks840 decks
4%synergy
Marsh Flats
12%inclusion99 decks840 decks
4%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
12%inclusion98 decks840 decks
4%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
11%inclusion93 decks840 decks
3%synergy
Flooded Strand
10%inclusion85 decks840 decks
1%synergy
Reflecting Pool
10%inclusion83 decks840 decks
5%synergy
City of Brass
10%inclusion82 decks840 decks
4%synergy
Dismal Backwater
9.2%inclusion77 decks840 decks
-7%synergy
Evolving Wilds
8.2%inclusion69 decks840 decks
-9%synergy
Misty Rainforest
7.9%inclusion66 decks840 decks
-1%synergy
Prismatic Vista
7.7%inclusion65 decks840 decks
2%synergy
River of Tears
7.7%inclusion65 decks840 decks
-3%synergy
Scalding Tarn
7.6%inclusion64 decks840 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Confluence
7.4%inclusion62 decks840 decks
2%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
5.1%inclusion43 decks840 decks
0%synergy