Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver (Commander) - Expensive Zombies

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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
Chronicle of Victory
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Bloodline Bidding
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Honest Work
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Day of Black Sun
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Secret Tunnel
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Gravecrawler
95%inclusion647 decks679 decks
85%synergy
Diregraf Captain
92%inclusion628 decks679 decks
81%synergy
Rooftop Storm
91%inclusion621 decks679 decks
81%synergy
Diregraf Colossus
85%inclusion580 decks679 decks
76%synergy
Necroduality
83%inclusion566 decks679 decks
75%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
79%inclusion539 decks679 decks
74%synergy
Undead Augur
81%inclusion547 decks679 decks
71%synergy
Headless Rider
79%inclusion534 decks679 decks
71%synergy
Undead Warchief
76%inclusion515 decks679 decks
69%synergy
Death Baron
78%inclusion528 decks679 decks
68%synergy
Top Cards
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
75%inclusion509 decks679 decks
62%synergy
Carrion Feeder
72%inclusion488 decks679 decks
65%synergy
Plague Belcher
69%inclusion470 decks679 decks
64%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
68%inclusion465 decks679 decks
63%synergy
Lord of the Undead
67%inclusion454 decks679 decks
62%synergy
Cryptbreaker
65%inclusion439 decks679 decks
58%synergy
The Scarab God
62%inclusion424 decks679 decks
58%synergy
Cemetery Reaper
61%inclusion415 decks679 decks
52%synergy
Feed the Swarm
61%inclusion412 decks679 decks
25%synergy
Noxious Ghoul
60%inclusion405 decks679 decks
54%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
70%inclusion474 decks679 decks
50%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
66%inclusion451 decks679 decks
43%synergy
Rhystic Study
66%inclusion447 decks679 decks
42%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
59%inclusion400 decks679 decks
42%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
59%inclusion398 decks679 decks
40%synergy
Field of the Dead
58%inclusion396 decks679 decks
55%synergy
Ancient Tomb
50%inclusion342 decks679 decks
42%synergy
Imperial Seal
17%inclusion113 decks679 decks
11%synergy
Chrome Mox
17%inclusion113 decks679 decks
10%synergy
Force of Will
16%inclusion109 decks679 decks
5%synergy
Creatures
Cleaver Skaab
59%inclusion404 decks679 decks
53%synergy
Hordewing Skaab
59%inclusion402 decks679 decks
53%synergy
Lord of the Accursed
57%inclusion390 decks679 decks
49%synergy
Relentless Dead
57%inclusion384 decks679 decks
53%synergy
Midnight Reaper
54%inclusion369 decks679 decks
48%synergy
Poppet Stitcher
53%inclusion361 decks679 decks
50%synergy
Warren Soultrader
53%inclusion270 decks509 decks
49%synergy
Zul Ashur, Lich Lord
52%inclusion117 decks225 decks
46%synergy
Champion of the Perished
51%inclusion348 decks679 decks
44%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
49%inclusion336 decks679 decks
41%synergy
Sidisi, Undead Vizier
49%inclusion334 decks679 decks
46%synergy
Accursed Marauder
47%inclusion234 decks493 decks
39%synergy
Gisa and Geralf
43%inclusion294 decks679 decks
37%synergy
Vengeful Dead
41%inclusion281 decks679 decks
36%synergy
Zombie Master
40%inclusion273 decks679 decks
35%synergy
Roaming Throne
38%inclusion258 decks679 decks
25%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
35%inclusion113 decks323 decks
30%synergy
Tomb Tyrant
32%inclusion218 decks679 decks
28%synergy
Gleaming Overseer
31%inclusion213 decks679 decks
25%synergy
Acererak the Archlich
30%inclusion202 decks679 decks
28%synergy
Archghoul of Thraben
25%inclusion170 decks679 decks
21%synergy
Grimgrin, Corpse-Born
24%inclusion160 decks679 decks
20%synergy
Grave Titan
24%inclusion160 decks679 decks
17%synergy
Ravenous Rotbelly
23%inclusion154 decks679 decks
19%synergy
Rot Hulk
23%inclusion153 decks679 decks
21%synergy
Ghoulcaller Gisa
22%inclusion152 decks679 decks
18%synergy
Geralf, Visionary Stitcher
22%inclusion146 decks679 decks
17%synergy
Overcharged Amalgam
20%inclusion139 decks679 decks
15%synergy
Murderous Rider
20%inclusion136 decks679 decks
17%synergy
Geralf, the Fleshwright
19%inclusion115 decks594 decks
17%synergy
Putrid Goblin
18%inclusion120 decks679 decks
17%synergy
Havengul Lich
17%inclusion117 decks679 decks
13%synergy
Bladestitched Skaab
17%inclusion116 decks679 decks
14%synergy
Gisa, the Hellraiser
16%inclusion97 decks598 decks
14%synergy
Feral Ghoul
16%inclusion109 decks679 decks
15%synergy
Shepherd of Rot
15%inclusion101 decks679 decks
12%synergy
Graveborn Muse
14%inclusion98 decks679 decks
13%synergy
Eternal Skylord
13%inclusion89 decks679 decks
9%synergy
Shambling Ghast
12%inclusion84 decks679 decks
11%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
12%inclusion80 decks679 decks
7%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
12%inclusion80 decks679 decks
8%synergy
Grim Servant
12%inclusion59 decks509 decks
10%synergy
Fell Stinger
11%inclusion77 decks679 decks
10%synergy
Gravespawn Sovereign
11%inclusion76 decks679 decks
9%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Blood Artist
11%inclusion73 decks679 decks
6%synergy
Vile Entomber
10%inclusion69 decks679 decks
7%synergy
Lich Lord of Unx
10%inclusion66 decks679 decks
8%synergy
Liliana's Standard Bearer
9.3%inclusion63 decks679 decks
7%synergy
Master of Death
9.1%inclusion62 decks679 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Mana Drain
57%inclusion385 decks679 decks
39%synergy
Dark Ritual
55%inclusion371 decks679 decks
19%synergy
Counterspell
53%inclusion363 decks679 decks
-2%synergy
Entomb
52%inclusion354 decks679 decks
44%synergy
Deadly Rollick
48%inclusion327 decks679 decks
29%synergy
Swan Song
36%inclusion247 decks679 decks
18%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
34%inclusion229 decks679 decks
3%synergy
Withering Torment
29%inclusion92 decks318 decks
13%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
20%inclusion137 decks679 decks
10%synergy
Go for the Throat
19%inclusion131 decks679 decks
3%synergy
Lazotep Plating
19%inclusion127 decks679 decks
14%synergy
Village Rites
18%inclusion119 decks679 decks
11%synergy
Rise of the Dread Marn
17%inclusion113 decks679 decks
14%synergy
Culling the Weak
16%inclusion110 decks679 decks
14%synergy
Negate
15%inclusion104 decks679 decks
-17%synergy
Fell the Profane
15%inclusion77 decks509 decks
0%synergy
Mystical Tutor
14%inclusion93 decks679 decks
-1%synergy
Force of Negation
13%inclusion88 decks679 decks
4%synergy
Arcane Denial
12%inclusion82 decks679 decks
-14%synergy
Sink into Stupor
11%inclusion54 decks509 decks
-5%synergy
Infernal Grasp
10%inclusion70 decks679 decks
-6%synergy
Cabal Ritual
10%inclusion68 decks679 decks
5%synergy
Pact of Negation
9.0%inclusion61 decks679 decks
4%synergy
Brainstorm
8.5%inclusion58 decks679 decks
-22%synergy
Deadly Dispute
8.5%inclusion58 decks679 decks
1%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
8.4%inclusion57 decks679 decks
5%synergy
Tragic Slip
8.2%inclusion56 decks679 decks
4%synergy
Pongify
8.0%inclusion54 decks679 decks
-7%synergy
Reality Shift
6.6%inclusion45 decks679 decks
-7%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
6.3%inclusion43 decks679 decks
5%synergy
Deadly Plot
5.9%inclusion40 decks679 decks
5%synergy
Flusterstorm
5.9%inclusion40 decks679 decks
-1%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Drown in the Loch
5.6%inclusion38 decks679 decks
-13%synergy
Sorceries
Reanimate
57%inclusion385 decks679 decks
32%synergy
Zombie Apocalypse
52%inclusion351 decks679 decks
44%synergy
Empty the Laboratory
50%inclusion339 decks679 decks
45%synergy
Toxic Deluge
49%inclusion331 decks679 decks
23%synergy
Diabolic Intent
43%inclusion291 decks679 decks
37%synergy
Damnation
34%inclusion228 decks679 decks
23%synergy
Victimize
28%inclusion193 decks679 decks
15%synergy
Army of the Damned
27%inclusion180 decks679 decks
19%synergy
Buried Alive
22%inclusion150 decks679 decks
15%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
22%inclusion47 decks214 decks
15%synergy
Distant Melody
22%inclusion146 decks679 decks
9%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
21%inclusion141 decks679 decks
16%synergy
Kindred Dominance
16%inclusion107 decks679 decks
6%synergy
Living Death
16%inclusion106 decks679 decks
11%synergy
Grim Tutor
13%inclusion87 decks679 decks
9%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
12%inclusion82 decks679 decks
10%synergy
Dark Salvation
11%inclusion75 decks679 decks
9%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
10%inclusion65 decks679 decks
7%synergy
Unmarked Grave
8.7%inclusion59 decks679 decks
6%synergy
Ghouls' Night Out
7.8%inclusion53 decks679 decks
6%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
7.7%inclusion52 decks679 decks
-2%synergy
Raise the Palisade
7.1%inclusion48 decks679 decks
2%synergy
Windfall
6.9%inclusion47 decks679 decks
-7%synergy
Dread Return
6.5%inclusion44 decks679 decks
0%synergy
Eaten Alive
5.9%inclusion40 decks679 decks
4%synergy
Dread Summons
5.7%inclusion39 decks679 decks
2%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
5.6%inclusion38 decks679 decks
-1%synergy
Boomerang Basics
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Necrotic Hex
5.2%inclusion35 decks679 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Ashnod's Altar
57%inclusion390 decks679 decks
50%synergy
Skullclamp
52%inclusion355 decks679 decks
43%synergy
Altar of Dementia
30%inclusion204 decks679 decks
26%synergy
Wand of Orcus
30%inclusion201 decks679 decks
26%synergy
Bontu's Monument
22%inclusion147 decks679 decks
18%synergy
Jet Medallion
18%inclusion124 decks679 decks
11%synergy
Herald's Horn
17%inclusion118 decks679 decks
9%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
15%inclusion105 decks679 decks
10%synergy
The One Ring
13%inclusion89 decks679 decks
6%synergy
Lightning Greaves
12%inclusion79 decks679 decks
-16%synergy
Banner of Kinship
8.3%inclusion18 decks217 decks
5%synergy
Whip of Erebos
8.2%inclusion56 decks679 decks
6%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Urza's Incubator
7.2%inclusion49 decks679 decks
4%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
7.1%inclusion48 decks679 decks
4%synergy
Blasting Station
5.9%inclusion40 decks679 decks
6%synergy
Pyre of Heroes
5.6%inclusion38 decks679 decks
5%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
5.3%inclusion36 decks679 decks
-4%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
5.2%inclusion35 decks679 decks
-9%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
5.2%inclusion35 decks679 decks
-19%synergy
Enchantments
The Meathook Massacre
56%inclusion381 decks679 decks
51%synergy
Endless Ranks of the Dead
51%inclusion348 decks679 decks
44%synergy
Grave Pact
46%inclusion309 decks679 decks
40%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
40%inclusion270 decks679 decks
35%synergy
Kindred Discovery
32%inclusion217 decks679 decks
18%synergy
Mystic Remora
23%inclusion159 decks679 decks
8%synergy
Black Market Connections
23%inclusion157 decks679 decks
13%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
21%inclusion140 decks679 decks
18%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
19%inclusion130 decks679 decks
16%synergy
Animate Dead
18%inclusion122 decks679 decks
7%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
16%inclusion53 decks324 decks
15%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
15%inclusion104 decks679 decks
5%synergy
Liliana's Mastery
15%inclusion101 decks679 decks
10%synergy
Open the Graves
14%inclusion94 decks679 decks
9%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
14%inclusion92 decks679 decks
0%synergy
Curse of the Restless Dead
11%inclusion77 decks679 decks
9%synergy
Necropotence
10%inclusion70 decks679 decks
7%synergy
Black Market
8.2%inclusion56 decks679 decks
3%synergy
Tombstone Stairwell
7.8%inclusion53 decks679 decks
7%synergy
Graf Harvest
6.3%inclusion43 decks679 decks
5%synergy
Sothera, the Supervoid
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Moonlit Meditation
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Obsessive Pursuit
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Into the Pit
5.2%inclusion16 decks307 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
50%inclusion339 decks679 decks
45%synergy
Liliana, Death's Majesty
25%inclusion167 decks679 decks
19%synergy
Liliana, Untouched by Death
18%inclusion124 decks679 decks
15%synergy
Utility Lands
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
80%inclusion543 decks679 decks
60%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
69%inclusion468 decks679 decks
63%synergy
Unholy Grotto
57%inclusion390 decks679 decks
53%synergy
Cabal Coffers
56%inclusion381 decks679 decks
45%synergy
Bojuka Bog
53%inclusion359 decks679 decks
14%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
46%inclusion311 decks679 decks
33%synergy
Three Tree City
45%inclusion195 decks430 decks
38%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
41%inclusion281 decks679 decks
23%synergy
Reliquary Tower
32%inclusion214 decks679 decks
-5%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
25%inclusion167 decks679 decks
22%synergy
Mortuary Mire
19%inclusion126 decks679 decks
11%synergy
Urza's Saga
14%inclusion92 decks679 decks
8%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
12%inclusion81 decks679 decks
10%synergy
Castle Locthwain
11%inclusion76 decks679 decks
7%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
10%inclusion8 decks79 decks
8%synergy
High Market
10%inclusion65 decks679 decks
8%synergy
Academy Ruins
9.4%inclusion64 decks679 decks
6%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
8.8%inclusion60 decks679 decks
8%synergy
Mistrise Village
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
5.6%inclusion38 decks679 decks
-3%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
5.4%inclusion37 decks679 decks
-12%synergy
Strip Mine
5.3%inclusion36 decks679 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
97%inclusion657 decks679 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Signet
92%inclusion628 decks679 decks
8%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
72%inclusion486 decks679 decks
13%synergy
Dimir Signet
56%inclusion378 decks679 decks
-5%synergy
Crowded Crypt
39%inclusion266 decks679 decks
34%synergy
The Soul Stone
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
29%synergy
Mana Crypt
29%inclusion198 decks679 decks
27%synergy
Fellwar Stone
26%inclusion177 decks679 decks
-5%synergy
Patchwork Banner
23%inclusion97 decks425 decks
14%synergy
Thought Vessel
18%inclusion119 decks679 decks
-14%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
16%inclusion109 decks679 decks
14%synergy
Mana Vault
15%inclusion100 decks679 decks
10%synergy
Commander's Sphere
12%inclusion82 decks679 decks
-6%synergy
Mox Diamond
12%inclusion79 decks679 decks
7%synergy
Lotus Petal
11%inclusion78 decks679 decks
4%synergy
Mind Stone
10%inclusion69 decks679 decks
-19%synergy
Mox Opal
7.7%inclusion52 decks679 decks
4%synergy
Mox Amber
6.9%inclusion47 decks679 decks
1%synergy
Heraldic Banner
5.7%inclusion39 decks679 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
97%inclusion659 decks679 decks
9%synergy
Swamp
94%inclusion638 decks679 decks
-2%synergy
Watery Grave
91%inclusion615 decks679 decks
44%synergy
Island
90%inclusion612 decks679 decks
-7%synergy
Underground Sea
88%inclusion600 decks679 decks
75%synergy
Polluted Delta
80%inclusion543 decks679 decks
48%synergy
Morphic Pool
74%inclusion501 decks679 decks
37%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
65%inclusion440 decks679 decks
12%synergy
Cavern of Souls
64%inclusion434 decks679 decks
55%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
61%inclusion413 decks679 decks
21%synergy
Sunken Hollow
61%inclusion411 decks679 decks
-5%synergy
Underground River
60%inclusion405 decks679 decks
20%synergy
Tainted Isle
56%inclusion381 decks679 decks
12%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
54%inclusion369 decks679 decks
29%synergy
Sunken Ruins
44%inclusion298 decks679 decks
29%synergy
Path of Ancestry
39%inclusion268 decks679 decks
12%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
37%inclusion119 decks323 decks
13%synergy
Undercity Sewers
36%inclusion245 decks679 decks
16%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
34%inclusion229 decks679 decks
-6%synergy
Choked Estuary
27%inclusion185 decks679 decks
-21%synergy
Exotic Orchard
27%inclusion184 decks679 decks
-6%synergy
Marsh Flats
25%inclusion172 decks679 decks
17%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
24%inclusion160 decks679 decks
17%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
24%inclusion160 decks679 decks
16%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
23%inclusion158 decks679 decks
16%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
22%inclusion152 decks679 decks
14%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
22%inclusion151 decks679 decks
15%synergy
Misty Rainforest
21%inclusion144 decks679 decks
12%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
21%inclusion141 decks679 decks
16%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
20%inclusion137 decks679 decks
10%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
20%inclusion135 decks679 decks
-19%synergy
Scalding Tarn
19%inclusion132 decks679 decks
11%synergy
Temple of Deceit
18%inclusion123 decks679 decks
-18%synergy
Flooded Strand
18%inclusion120 decks679 decks
9%synergy
Prismatic Vista
17%inclusion118 decks679 decks
11%synergy
Darkslick Shores
16%inclusion109 decks679 decks
2%synergy
Fell the Profane
15%inclusion77 decks509 decks
0%synergy
City of Brass
15%inclusion102 decks679 decks
9%synergy
Fetid Pools
15%inclusion99 decks679 decks
-2%synergy
Fabled Passage
13%inclusion91 decks679 decks
5%synergy
Mana Confluence
13%inclusion88 decks679 decks
7%synergy
Myriad Landscape
13%inclusion87 decks679 decks
-10%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
12%inclusion84 decks679 decks
7%synergy
Reflecting Pool
11%inclusion75 decks679 decks
6%synergy
Sink into Stupor
11%inclusion54 decks509 decks
-5%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
7.7%inclusion52 decks679 decks
2%synergy
River of Tears
6.3%inclusion43 decks679 decks
-4%synergy
Evolving Wilds
5.7%inclusion39 decks679 decks
-11%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
5.6%inclusion38 decks679 decks
-1%synergy