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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
Diregraf Captain
96%inclusion652 decks679 decks
84%synergy
Lord of the Accursed
89%inclusion602 decks679 decks
80%synergy
Undead Augur
86%inclusion585 decks679 decks
77%synergy
Gisa and Geralf
80%inclusion546 decks679 decks
74%synergy
Zombie Apocalypse
82%inclusion555 decks679 decks
74%synergy
Cemetery Reaper
82%inclusion560 decks679 decks
74%synergy
Gleaming Overseer
80%inclusion543 decks679 decks
74%synergy
Rooftop Storm
84%inclusion568 decks679 decks
73%synergy
Liliana's Mastery
75%inclusion510 decks679 decks
71%synergy
Eternal Skylord
72%inclusion487 decks679 decks
68%synergy
Top Cards
Death Baron
77%inclusion524 decks679 decks
67%synergy
Diregraf Colossus
77%inclusion521 decks679 decks
67%synergy
Army of the Damned
75%inclusion509 decks679 decks
67%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
75%inclusion508 decks679 decks
66%synergy
Midnight Reaper
73%inclusion498 decks679 decks
67%synergy
Endless Ranks of the Dead
71%inclusion479 decks679 decks
63%synergy
Open the Graves
70%inclusion476 decks679 decks
66%synergy
Liliana, Death's Majesty
69%inclusion471 decks679 decks
64%synergy
Ravenous Rotbelly
69%inclusion471 decks679 decks
66%synergy
Feed the Swarm
68%inclusion462 decks679 decks
32%synergy
Creatures
Tomb Tyrant
68%inclusion460 decks679 decks
63%synergy
Hordewing Skaab
65%inclusion443 decks679 decks
59%synergy
Cleaver Skaab
64%inclusion436 decks679 decks
58%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
55%inclusion376 decks679 decks
42%synergy
Gravespawn Sovereign
55%inclusion374 decks679 decks
52%synergy
Liliana's Devotee
52%inclusion351 decks679 decks
50%synergy
Corpse Augur
52%inclusion350 decks679 decks
50%synergy
Champion of the Perished
47%inclusion317 decks679 decks
40%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
43%inclusion291 decks679 decks
41%synergy
Undead Alchemist
43%inclusion289 decks679 decks
40%synergy
Forgotten Creation
43%inclusion289 decks679 decks
39%synergy
Overseer of the Damned
40%inclusion274 decks679 decks
37%synergy
Gravecrawler
39%inclusion266 decks679 decks
29%synergy
Archghoul of Thraben
39%inclusion266 decks679 decks
36%synergy
Bladestitched Skaab
35%inclusion239 decks679 decks
32%synergy
Stitcher Geralf
35%inclusion239 decks679 decks
34%synergy
Headless Rider
35%inclusion237 decks679 decks
27%synergy
Vengeful Dead
35%inclusion235 decks679 decks
30%synergy
Gorex, the Tombshell
34%inclusion231 decks679 decks
33%synergy
Geralf, Visionary Stitcher
32%inclusion215 decks679 decks
27%synergy
Prowling Geistcatcher
30%inclusion206 decks679 decks
30%synergy
Havengul Runebinder
30%inclusion205 decks679 decks
30%synergy
Vizier of the Scorpion
30%inclusion204 decks679 decks
27%synergy
Zul Ashur, Lich Lord
29%inclusion63 decks218 decks
23%synergy
Carrion Feeder
28%inclusion193 decks679 decks
22%synergy
Accursed Marauder
27%inclusion126 decks467 decks
19%synergy
Liliana's Standard Bearer
26%inclusion174 decks679 decks
24%synergy
Spark Reaper
25%inclusion173 decks679 decks
25%synergy
Eloise, Nephalia Sleuth
24%inclusion162 decks679 decks
23%synergy
Overcharged Amalgam
23%inclusion159 decks679 decks
18%synergy
Ruthless Deathfang
23%inclusion155 decks679 decks
22%synergy
Ghoulcaller Gisa
22%inclusion146 decks679 decks
17%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
19%inclusion128 decks679 decks
14%synergy
Grimgrin, Corpse-Born
18%inclusion124 decks679 decks
15%synergy
Plague Belcher
18%inclusion122 decks679 decks
13%synergy
Fell Stinger
18%inclusion120 decks679 decks
16%synergy
Unbreathing Horde
18%inclusion120 decks679 decks
15%synergy
Poppet Stitcher
18%inclusion119 decks679 decks
14%synergy
Master of Death
17%inclusion118 decks679 decks
13%synergy
Noxious Ghoul
17%inclusion118 decks679 decks
12%synergy
Shadow Kin
17%inclusion114 decks679 decks
14%synergy
Havengul Lich
16%inclusion107 decks679 decks
12%synergy
Eater of Hope
15%inclusion101 decks679 decks
15%synergy
Noosegraf Mob
15%inclusion99 decks679 decks
13%synergy
Shepherd of Rot
14%inclusion95 decks679 decks
12%synergy
Josu Vess, Lich Knight
14%inclusion92 decks679 decks
12%synergy
Grave Titan
14%inclusion92 decks679 decks
7%synergy
Murderous Rider
13%inclusion88 decks679 decks
10%synergy
Retrofitted Transmogrant
13%inclusion58 decks453 decks
12%synergy
Jason Bright, Glowing Prophet
12%inclusion75 decks626 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Go for the Throat
56%inclusion381 decks679 decks
40%synergy
Aetherspouts
37%inclusion249 decks679 decks
34%synergy
Drown in Dreams
31%inclusion209 decks679 decks
26%synergy
Lazotep Plating
30%inclusion203 decks679 decks
25%synergy
Counterspell
27%inclusion185 decks679 decks
-29%synergy
Negate
26%inclusion176 decks679 decks
-7%synergy
Village Rites
20%inclusion139 decks679 decks
14%synergy
Rise of the Dread Marn
18%inclusion122 decks679 decks
16%synergy
Murder
17%inclusion118 decks679 decks
10%synergy
Deadly Plot
16%inclusion111 decks679 decks
15%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
15%inclusion99 decks679 decks
12%synergy
Dark Ritual
14%inclusion97 decks679 decks
-21%synergy
Flip the Switch
11%inclusion74 decks679 decks
10%synergy
Tragic Slip
10%inclusion71 decks679 decks
6%synergy
Withering Torment
9.3%inclusion28 decks302 decks
-7%synergy
Infernal Grasp
8.5%inclusion58 decks679 decks
-7%synergy
Sinister Sabotage
8.5%inclusion58 decks679 decks
5%synergy
Deadly Dispute
8.4%inclusion57 decks679 decks
1%synergy
Corpse Cobble
8.2%inclusion56 decks679 decks
8%synergy
Cruel Revival
8.2%inclusion56 decks679 decks
8%synergy
Undermine
8.0%inclusion54 decks679 decks
6%synergy
Reality Shift
5.0%inclusion34 decks679 decks
-9%synergy
Sorceries
Distant Melody
67%inclusion457 decks679 decks
55%synergy
Empty the Laboratory
67%inclusion456 decks679 decks
62%synergy
Dark Salvation
55%inclusion374 decks679 decks
53%synergy
Dread Summons
52%inclusion355 decks679 decks
49%synergy
Ghouls' Night Out
49%inclusion334 decks679 decks
47%synergy
Syphon Flesh
49%inclusion332 decks679 decks
47%synergy
Victimize
34%inclusion233 decks679 decks
21%synergy
Necrotic Hex
26%inclusion177 decks679 decks
24%synergy
Hour of Eternity
24%inclusion160 decks679 decks
23%synergy
Crippling Fear
16%inclusion106 decks679 decks
8%synergy
Necromantic Selection
14%inclusion96 decks679 decks
11%synergy
Eaten Alive
11%inclusion75 decks679 decks
10%synergy
Dread Return
10%inclusion70 decks679 decks
4%synergy
Cemetery Recruitment
10%inclusion69 decks679 decks
9%synergy
Lich-Knights' Conquest
10%inclusion65 decks679 decks
8%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
9.4%inclusion64 decks679 decks
3%synergy
Ghoulcaller's Chant
7.7%inclusion52 decks679 decks
7%synergy
Crawl from the Cellar
7.2%inclusion49 decks679 decks
6%synergy
Final Parting
6.6%inclusion45 decks679 decks
5%synergy
Gravedig
6.0%inclusion27 decks453 decks
6%synergy
Pilfered Plans
5.9%inclusion40 decks679 decks
3%synergy
Buried Alive
5.7%inclusion39 decks679 decks
-2%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
5.4%inclusion37 decks679 decks
3%synergy
Enter the God-Eternals
5.3%inclusion36 decks679 decks
4%synergy
Unearth
5.2%inclusion35 decks679 decks
2%synergy
Sign in Blood
5.0%inclusion34 decks679 decks
-1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wayfarer's Bauble
14%inclusion97 decks679 decks
0%synergy
Grimoire of the Dead
13%inclusion85 decks679 decks
10%synergy
Transmogrant Altar
10%inclusion65 decks679 decks
9%synergy
Skullclamp
6.3%inclusion43 decks679 decks
-3%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
6.0%inclusion41 decks679 decks
-1%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
5.4%inclusion37 decks679 decks
-19%synergy
Bontu's Monument
5.2%inclusion35 decks679 decks
1%synergy
Enchantments
Dreadhorde Invasion
61%inclusion415 decks679 decks
56%synergy
Curse of the Restless Dead
46%inclusion315 decks679 decks
44%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
17%inclusion114 decks679 decks
7%synergy
Curse of Unbinding
16%inclusion112 decks679 decks
16%synergy
Necroduality
15%inclusion101 decks679 decks
7%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
15%inclusion99 decks679 decks
12%synergy
Ghoulish Procession
14%inclusion97 decks679 decks
13%synergy
Vampiric Rites
13%inclusion89 decks679 decks
12%synergy
Graf Harvest
10%inclusion69 decks679 decks
9%synergy
Curse of Disturbance
9.3%inclusion63 decks679 decks
8%synergy
Call to the Grave
5.9%inclusion40 decks679 decks
5%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
5.0%inclusion34 decks679 decks
3%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Amonkhet
6.2%inclusion42 decks679 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Untouched by Death
16%inclusion107 decks679 decks
13%synergy
Utility Lands
Mortuary Mire
57%inclusion386 decks679 decks
49%synergy
Bojuka Bog
56%inclusion382 decks679 decks
17%synergy
Reliquary Tower
8.1%inclusion55 decks679 decks
-28%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
91%inclusion618 decks679 decks
3%synergy
Arcane Signet
90%inclusion614 decks679 decks
6%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
72%inclusion490 decks679 decks
13%synergy
Commander's Sphere
68%inclusion459 decks679 decks
50%synergy
Crowded Crypt
56%inclusion379 decks679 decks
51%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
52%inclusion353 decks679 decks
44%synergy
Sky Diamond
47%inclusion321 decks679 decks
39%synergy
Dimir Signet
44%inclusion302 decks679 decks
-16%synergy
Mind Stone
20%inclusion135 decks679 decks
-9%synergy
Heraldic Banner
18%inclusion120 decks679 decks
15%synergy
Fellwar Stone
14%inclusion96 decks679 decks
-17%synergy
Patchwork Banner
11%inclusion44 decks394 decks
2%synergy
Thought Vessel
7.2%inclusion49 decks679 decks
-25%synergy
Lands
Swamp
99%inclusion674 decks679 decks
3%synergy
Island
99%inclusion674 decks679 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
89%inclusion606 decks679 decks
1%synergy
Sunken Hollow
85%inclusion579 decks679 decks
19%synergy
Choked Estuary
84%inclusion568 decks679 decks
36%synergy
Temple of Deceit
78%inclusion527 decks679 decks
41%synergy
Path of Ancestry
72%inclusion488 decks679 decks
44%synergy
Tainted Isle
68%inclusion463 decks679 decks
24%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
67%inclusion455 decks679 decks
27%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
66%inclusion445 decks679 decks
26%synergy
Myriad Landscape
60%inclusion409 decks679 decks
38%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
55%inclusion376 decks679 decks
49%synergy
Exotic Orchard
55%inclusion372 decks679 decks
22%synergy
Dismal Backwater
34%inclusion231 decks679 decks
18%synergy
Evolving Wilds
20%inclusion135 decks679 decks
3%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
16%inclusion106 decks679 decks
10%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
12%inclusion80 decks679 decks
7%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
11%inclusion77 decks679 decks
0%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
10%inclusion68 decks679 decks
-43%synergy
Salt Marsh
10%inclusion66 decks679 decks
8%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
9.1%inclusion62 decks679 decks
3%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
8.5%inclusion58 decks679 decks
2%synergy
Fetid Pools
7.5%inclusion51 decks679 decks
-9%synergy
Port of Karfell
7.1%inclusion48 decks679 decks
0%synergy
Waterfront District
6.9%inclusion47 decks679 decks
4%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
6.0%inclusion41 decks679 decks
-34%synergy
Treno, Dark City
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
5.6%inclusion38 decks679 decks
-1%synergy