Average Deck for Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher - Budget Upgraded Lifegain

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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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Mike Carrozza
Dec 24, 2025
Am I the Bolas? - Destroying a Brash Taunter
Are you the Bolas if you put someone in their place? How far should you tolerate someone being a jerk during a game of Commander?
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Average Decklist

Astarion, the Decadent
Astarion, the Decadent
Bartolomé del Presidio
Bartolomé del Presidio
Blood Artist
Blood Artist
Bloodcrazed Socialite
Bloodcrazed Socialite
Bloodsworn Squire
Bloodsworn Squire
Callous Bloodmage
Callous Bloodmage
Charismatic Conqueror
Charismatic Conqueror
Clavileño, First of the Blessed
Clavileño, First of the Blessed
Cruel Celebrant
Cruel Celebrant
Crystal Barricade
Crystal Barricade
Drana, the Last Bloodchief
Drana, the Last Bloodchief
Fleshbag Marauder
Fleshbag Marauder
Gluttonous Guest
Gluttonous Guest
Innocent Traveler
Innocent Traveler
Kalastria Highborn
Kalastria Highborn
Legion Lieutenant
Legion Lieutenant
Legion Vanguard
Legion Vanguard
Marauding Blight-Priest
Marauding Blight-Priest
Master of Dark Rites
Master of Dark Rites
Mavren Fein, Dusk Apostle
Mavren Fein, Dusk Apostle
Mephidross Vampire
Mephidross Vampire
Necropolis Regent
Necropolis Regent
Ollenbock Escort
Ollenbock Escort
Persistent Specimen
Persistent Specimen
Rodolf Duskbringer
Rodolf Duskbringer
Rot-Tide Gargantua
Rot-Tide Gargantua
Sangromancer
Sangromancer
Screeching Bat
Screeching Bat
Syndicate Enforcer
Syndicate Enforcer
Twilight Prophet
Twilight Prophet
Umbral Collar Zealot
Umbral Collar Zealot
Unholy Officiant
Unholy Officiant
Vito, Fanatic of Aclazotz
Vito, Fanatic of Aclazotz
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
Voldaren Bloodcaster
Voldaren Bloodcaster
Voracious Fell Beast
Voracious Fell Beast
Welcoming Vampire
Welcoming Vampire
Instants (6)
Bleed Dry
Bleed Dry
Divine Resilience
Divine Resilience
Hero's Downfall
Hero's Downfall
Make Your Move
Make Your Move
Patrician's Scorn
Patrician's Scorn
Piercing Light
Piercing Light
Sorceries (6)
Austere Command
Austere Command
New Blood
New Blood
Rush of Dread
Rush of Dread
Split Up
Split Up
Vampire's Kiss
Vampire's Kiss
Winnowing
Winnowing
Artifacts (9)
Blade of the Bloodchief
Blade of the Bloodchief
Blood Fountain
Blood Fountain
Commander's Sphere
Commander's Sphere
Glass-Cast Heart
Glass-Cast Heart
Greatsword of Tyr
Greatsword of Tyr
Lotus Blossom
Lotus Blossom
Pyre of Heroes
Pyre of Heroes
Sol Ring
Sol Ring
Whispersilk Cloak
Whispersilk Cloak
Enchantments (6)
Call the Bloodline
Call the Bloodline
Exquisite Blood
Exquisite Blood
Gift of Fangs
Gift of Fangs
Lunar Convocation
Lunar Convocation
Sanguine Bond
Sanguine Bond
Vampiric Rites
Vampiric Rites
Planeswalkers (2)
Sorin, Grim Nemesis
Sorin, Grim Nemesis
Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
Lands (12)
Bojuka Bog
Bojuka Bog
Command Tower
Command Tower
Evolving Wilds
Evolving Wilds
Isolated Chapel
Isolated Chapel
Orzhov Basilica
Orzhov Basilica
Orzhov Guildgate
Orzhov Guildgate
Path of Ancestry
Path of Ancestry
Rogue's Passage
Rogue's Passage
Secluded Courtyard
Secluded Courtyard
Tainted Field
Tainted Field
Temple of Silence
Temple of Silence
Unclaimed Territory
Unclaimed Territory
Basics (2)
Plains
9 Plains
Swamp
12 Swamps