Alela, Cunning Conqueror (Commander) - Expensive Core

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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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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Bitterbloom Bearer
52%inclusion33 decks63 decks
51%synergy
Voracious Tome-Skimmer
47%inclusion8 decks17 decks
44%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
39%inclusion30 decks77 decks
35%synergy
Harmonized Crescendo
35%inclusion6 decks17 decks
34%synergy
Unwelcome Sprite
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
22%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Spellstutter Sprite
95%inclusion137 decks144 decks
90%synergy
Scion of Oona
96%inclusion138 decks144 decks
89%synergy
Obyra, Dreaming Duelist
94%inclusion135 decks144 decks
88%synergy
Tegwyll, Duke of Splendor
91%inclusion131 decks144 decks
85%synergy
Bitterblossom
92%inclusion132 decks144 decks
84%synergy
Brazen Borrower
86%inclusion124 decks144 decks
80%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
89%inclusion128 decks144 decks
79%synergy
Nymris, Oona's Trickster
81%inclusion116 decks144 decks
76%synergy
Spell Stutter
74%inclusion107 decks144 decks
68%synergy
High Fae Trickster
68%inclusion89 decks131 decks
63%synergy
Top Cards
Kindred Discovery
72%inclusion104 decks144 decks
59%synergy
Counterspell
69%inclusion100 decks144 decks
14%synergy
Opt
65%inclusion94 decks144 decks
54%synergy
Malleable Impostor
63%inclusion90 decks144 decks
57%synergy
Wavebreak Hippocamp
61%inclusion88 decks144 decks
57%synergy
Blightwing Bandit
60%inclusion87 decks144 decks
56%synergy
Glen Elendra Archmage
60%inclusion86 decks144 decks
55%synergy
Consider
58%inclusion83 decks144 decks
44%synergy
Skullclamp
58%inclusion83 decks144 decks
49%synergy
Frantic Search
57%inclusion82 decks144 decks
38%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
6.3%inclusion9 decks144 decks
-18%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
6.3%inclusion9 decks144 decks
-18%synergy
Creatures
Enduring Curiosity
56%inclusion75 decks134 decks
51%synergy
Glen Elendra Liege
56%inclusion80 decks144 decks
50%synergy
Vendilion Clique
51%inclusion74 decks144 decks
49%synergy
Archmage of Echoes
51%inclusion74 decks144 decks
47%synergy
Faerie Harbinger
51%inclusion73 decks144 decks
47%synergy
Talion, the Kindly Lord
49%inclusion70 decks144 decks
42%synergy
Faerie Bladecrafter
47%inclusion67 decks144 decks
42%synergy
Oona's Blackguard
46%inclusion66 decks144 decks
41%synergy
Mistbind Clique
44%inclusion64 decks144 decks
43%synergy
Shadow Puppeteers
43%inclusion62 decks144 decks
39%synergy
Sower of Temptation
42%inclusion60 decks144 decks
37%synergy
Nettling Nuisance
39%inclusion56 decks144 decks
36%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
38%inclusion54 decks144 decks
32%synergy
Quickling
38%inclusion54 decks144 decks
34%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
34%inclusion47 decks138 decks
26%synergy
Mocking Sprite
33%inclusion48 decks144 decks
28%synergy
Roaming Throne
31%inclusion45 decks144 decks
18%synergy
Halo Forager
31%inclusion44 decks144 decks
25%synergy
Hypnotic Sprite
29%inclusion42 decks144 decks
26%synergy
Picklock Prankster
27%inclusion39 decks144 decks
24%synergy
Grim Hireling
26%inclusion38 decks144 decks
23%synergy
Oona, Queen of the Fae
23%inclusion33 decks144 decks
19%synergy
Talion's Messenger
19%inclusion28 decks144 decks
17%synergy
Faerie Formation
19%inclusion27 decks144 decks
16%synergy
Cloud of Faeries
19%inclusion27 decks144 decks
15%synergy
Cunning Nightbonder
18%inclusion26 decks144 decks
17%synergy
Puppeteer Clique
17%inclusion25 decks144 decks
15%synergy
Spellscorn Coven
17%inclusion25 decks144 decks
15%synergy
Likeness Looter
17%inclusion25 decks144 decks
10%synergy
Faerie Vandal
17%inclusion24 decks144 decks
13%synergy
Slitherwisp
17%inclusion24 decks144 decks
16%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
17%inclusion24 decks144 decks
1%synergy
Faerie Seer
15%inclusion21 decks144 decks
4%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
14%inclusion20 decks144 decks
11%synergy
Mocking Doppelganger
14%inclusion20 decks144 decks
12%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
11%inclusion6 decks53 decks
9%synergy
Glen Elendra Guardian
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Emrakul's Messenger
11%inclusion15 decks138 decks
9%synergy
Prosperous Thief
10%inclusion15 decks144 decks
-1%synergy
Curiosity Crafter
10%inclusion14 decks144 decks
9%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
10%inclusion14 decks144 decks
7%synergy
Anowon, the Ruin Thief
9.0%inclusion13 decks144 decks
8%synergy
Katara, Waterbending Master
9.0%inclusion7 decks78 decks
9%synergy
Tishana's Tidebinder
8.3%inclusion12 decks144 decks
7%synergy
Boggart Trawler
8.0%inclusion11 decks138 decks
1%synergy
Geyser Drake
7.8%inclusion11 decks141 decks
7%synergy
Omni-Changeling
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Glamer Gifter
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Faerie Artisans
7.6%inclusion11 decks144 decks
6%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
7.6%inclusion11 decks144 decks
4%synergy
Instants
Arcane Denial
56%inclusion81 decks144 decks
31%synergy
Snap
54%inclusion78 decks144 decks
44%synergy
Sink into Stupor
54%inclusion74 decks138 decks
38%synergy
Brainstorm
51%inclusion74 decks144 decks
21%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
50%inclusion72 decks144 decks
20%synergy
Pongify
48%inclusion69 decks144 decks
33%synergy
Reality Shift
47%inclusion67 decks144 decks
33%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
46%inclusion66 decks144 decks
36%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
44%inclusion61 decks138 decks
33%synergy
Fell the Profane
43%inclusion59 decks138 decks
27%synergy
Faerie Fencing
38%inclusion54 decks144 decks
34%synergy
Withering Torment
37%inclusion49 decks134 decks
20%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
36%inclusion52 decks144 decks
26%synergy
Deadly Dispute
36%inclusion52 decks144 decks
29%synergy
Swan Song
35%inclusion51 decks144 decks
17%synergy
Run Away Together
34%inclusion49 decks144 decks
29%synergy
Deadly Rollick
33%inclusion48 decks144 decks
14%synergy
Infernal Grasp
33%inclusion48 decks144 decks
17%synergy
Keep Watch
31%inclusion45 decks144 decks
28%synergy
Unwind
28%inclusion40 decks144 decks
24%synergy
Negate
23%inclusion33 decks144 decks
-10%synergy
Village Rites
23%inclusion33 decks144 decks
16%synergy
Mana Drain
23%inclusion33 decks144 decks
6%synergy
Narset's Reversal
22%inclusion32 decks144 decks
19%synergy
Illusionist's Gambit
22%inclusion31 decks144 decks
19%synergy
Silundi Vision
22%inclusion31 decks144 decks
19%synergy
Dig Through Time
22%inclusion31 decks144 decks
11%synergy
Aetherize
21%inclusion30 decks144 decks
10%synergy
Dark Ritual
19%inclusion27 decks144 decks
-16%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
18%inclusion25 decks141 decks
14%synergy
Perplexing Test
17%inclusion25 decks144 decks
15%synergy
Rewind
17%inclusion25 decks144 decks
14%synergy
Soul Shatter
17%inclusion25 decks144 decks
13%synergy
Go for the Throat
17%inclusion24 decks144 decks
0%synergy
Fact or Fiction
16%inclusion23 decks144 decks
6%synergy
Strix Serenade
16%inclusion22 decks138 decks
11%synergy
Peppersmoke
15%inclusion22 decks144 decks
14%synergy
Consult the Star Charts
15%inclusion13 decks88 decks
13%synergy
Resculpt
15%inclusion21 decks144 decks
8%synergy
Drown in the Loch
15%inclusion21 decks144 decks
-4%synergy
Faebloom Trick
15%inclusion19 decks131 decks
13%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
14%inclusion20 decks144 decks
11%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
13%inclusion18 decks144 decks
11%synergy
Thought Scour
13%inclusion18 decks144 decks
6%synergy
Force of Negation
12%inclusion17 decks144 decks
2%synergy
Faerie Trickery
12%inclusion17 decks144 decks
10%synergy
Glen Elendra's Answer
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
10%synergy
Theoretical Duplication
11%inclusion16 decks144 decks
10%synergy
Flare of Denial
11%inclusion15 decks139 decks
5%synergy
Familiar's Ruse
10%inclusion15 decks144 decks
8%synergy
Sorceries
Kindred Dominance
53%inclusion76 decks144 decks
43%synergy
Notorious Throng
46%inclusion66 decks144 decks
40%synergy
Tegwyll's Scouring
41%inclusion59 decks144 decks
37%synergy
Distant Melody
40%inclusion58 decks144 decks
28%synergy
Raise the Palisade
39%inclusion56 decks144 decks
33%synergy
Faerie Slumber Party
19%inclusion27 decks144 decks
17%synergy
Toxic Deluge
19%inclusion27 decks144 decks
-7%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
13%inclusion19 decks144 decks
6%synergy
Feed the Swarm
12%inclusion17 decks144 decks
-24%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
10%inclusion15 decks144 decks
5%synergy
Stolen by the Fae
8.3%inclusion12 decks144 decks
7%synergy
Pact of the Serpent
7.6%inclusion11 decks144 decks
6%synergy
Asinine Antics
6.9%inclusion10 decks144 decks
6%synergy
Lórien Revealed
6.3%inclusion9 decks144 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Bident of Thassa
35%inclusion50 decks144 decks
25%synergy
Banner of Kinship
31%inclusion41 decks131 decks
28%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
23%inclusion33 decks144 decks
16%synergy
Rimefire Torque
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
20%inclusion29 decks144 decks
6%synergy
Sword of Feast and Famine
19%inclusion27 decks144 decks
17%synergy
Coat of Arms
17%inclusion24 decks144 decks
15%synergy
Sword of the Animist
16%inclusion23 decks144 decks
13%synergy
Herald's Horn
15%inclusion22 decks144 decks
7%synergy
Lightning Greaves
15%inclusion21 decks144 decks
-13%synergy
Mithril Coat
12%inclusion17 decks144 decks
8%synergy
Dowsing Dagger
11%inclusion16 decks144 decks
9%synergy
Vedalken Orrery
10%inclusion15 decks144 decks
9%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
10%inclusion14 decks144 decks
7%synergy
The Indomitable
6.9%inclusion10 decks144 decks
6%synergy
Urza's Incubator
5.6%inclusion8 decks144 decks
2%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
5.6%inclusion8 decks144 decks
-19%synergy
Enchantments
Reconnaissance Mission
38%inclusion55 decks144 decks
28%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
35%inclusion50 decks144 decks
30%synergy
Faerie Tauntings
22%inclusion32 decks144 decks
20%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
22%inclusion31 decks144 decks
11%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
21%inclusion29 decks138 decks
19%synergy
Black Market Connections
17%inclusion24 decks144 decks
6%synergy
Eaten by Piranhas
15%inclusion21 decks144 decks
13%synergy
Waterbender Ascension
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
12%synergy
Favorable Winds
13%inclusion18 decks144 decks
11%synergy
As Foretold
13%inclusion18 decks144 decks
11%synergy
Mystic Remora
12%inclusion17 decks144 decks
-4%synergy
Noggle the Mind
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Propaganda
10%inclusion15 decks144 decks
-6%synergy
Dress Down
10%inclusion14 decks144 decks
7%synergy
Dire Undercurrents
9.0%inclusion13 decks144 decks
8%synergy
Feywild Visitor
7.6%inclusion11 decks144 decks
6%synergy
Gravitational Shift
7.6%inclusion11 decks144 decks
7%synergy
Nowhere to Run
7.4%inclusion10 decks136 decks
6%synergy
Mornsong Aria
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Coastal Piracy
5.6%inclusion8 decks144 decks
2%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
55%inclusion79 decks144 decks
19%synergy
Bojuka Bog
52%inclusion75 decks144 decks
13%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
45%inclusion65 decks144 decks
28%synergy
Faerie Conclave
42%inclusion60 decks144 decks
37%synergy
Three Tree City
41%inclusion56 decks136 decks
34%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
39%inclusion56 decks144 decks
20%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
26%inclusion38 decks144 decks
13%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
25%inclusion36 decks144 decks
5%synergy
Rivendell
14%inclusion20 decks144 decks
9%synergy
Temple of the False God
9.0%inclusion13 decks144 decks
-1%synergy
Mutavault
8.3%inclusion12 decks144 decks
7%synergy
Rogue's Passage
8.3%inclusion12 decks144 decks
-19%synergy
Agna Qel'a
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Cabal Coffers
7.6%inclusion11 decks144 decks
-3%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
6.9%inclusion10 decks144 decks
1%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
6.9%inclusion10 decks144 decks
4%synergy
Emergence Zone
6.9%inclusion10 decks144 decks
5%synergy
Fountainport
6.6%inclusion9 decks136 decks
6%synergy
Castle Vantress
6.3%inclusion9 decks144 decks
2%synergy
Castle Locthwain
6.3%inclusion9 decks144 decks
2%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
5.6%inclusion8 decks144 decks
4%synergy
Mistrise Village
5.2%inclusion6 decks115 decks
2%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
5.1%inclusion5 decks99 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
91%inclusion131 decks144 decks
7%synergy
Sol Ring
90%inclusion130 decks144 decks
2%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
80%inclusion115 decks144 decks
21%synergy
Dimir Signet
70%inclusion101 decks144 decks
10%synergy
Thought Vessel
54%inclusion78 decks144 decks
22%synergy
Misleading Signpost
51%inclusion74 decks144 decks
47%synergy
Fellwar Stone
45%inclusion65 decks144 decks
14%synergy
Patchwork Banner
37%inclusion50 decks136 decks
28%synergy
Mind Stone
31%inclusion45 decks144 decks
2%synergy
Midnight Clock
23%inclusion33 decks144 decks
16%synergy
Victory Chimes
13%inclusion18 decks144 decks
12%synergy
Sky Diamond
9.0%inclusion13 decks144 decks
1%synergy
Progenitor's Icon
6.9%inclusion10 decks144 decks
6%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
6.3%inclusion9 decks144 decks
-2%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
5.6%inclusion8 decks144 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Island
99%inclusion142 decks144 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
95%inclusion137 decks144 decks
7%synergy
Swamp
95%inclusion137 decks144 decks
-1%synergy
Watery Grave
86%inclusion124 decks144 decks
39%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
77%inclusion111 decks144 decks
24%synergy
Secluded Glen
76%inclusion109 decks144 decks
70%synergy
Morphic Pool
75%inclusion108 decks144 decks
38%synergy
Polluted Delta
72%inclusion103 decks144 decks
40%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
67%inclusion97 decks144 decks
28%synergy
Sunken Hollow
66%inclusion95 decks144 decks
0%synergy
Underground River
59%inclusion85 decks144 decks
20%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
57%inclusion77 decks134 decks
34%synergy
Path of Ancestry
56%inclusion80 decks144 decks
28%synergy
Sink into Stupor
54%inclusion74 decks138 decks
38%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
49%inclusion71 decks144 decks
24%synergy
Tainted Isle
49%inclusion70 decks144 decks
4%synergy
Undercity Sewers
46%inclusion66 decks144 decks
26%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
46%inclusion66 decks144 decks
36%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
44%inclusion61 decks138 decks
33%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
44%inclusion63 decks144 decks
4%synergy
Fell the Profane
43%inclusion59 decks138 decks
27%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
42%inclusion60 decks144 decks
2%synergy
Cavern of Souls
41%inclusion59 decks144 decks
32%synergy
Choked Estuary
40%inclusion57 decks144 decks
-8%synergy
Sunken Ruins
39%inclusion56 decks144 decks
24%synergy
Exotic Orchard
37%inclusion53 decks144 decks
4%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
34%inclusion47 decks138 decks
26%synergy
Underground Sea
31%inclusion45 decks144 decks
18%synergy
Fabled Passage
26%inclusion37 decks144 decks
18%synergy
Temple of Deceit
26%inclusion37 decks144 decks
-11%synergy
Myriad Landscape
22%inclusion32 decks144 decks
0%synergy
Silundi Vision
22%inclusion31 decks144 decks
19%synergy
Flooded Strand
18%inclusion26 decks144 decks
9%synergy
Scalding Tarn
17%inclusion24 decks144 decks
8%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
17%inclusion24 decks144 decks
9%synergy
Prismatic Vista
17%inclusion24 decks144 decks
10%synergy
Misty Rainforest
16%inclusion23 decks144 decks
7%synergy
Marsh Flats
16%inclusion23 decks144 decks
8%synergy
Darkslick Shores
16%inclusion23 decks144 decks
2%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
15%inclusion22 decks144 decks
7%synergy
Fetid Pools
14%inclusion20 decks144 decks
-3%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
13%inclusion19 decks144 decks
6%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
12%inclusion17 decks144 decks
6%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
10%inclusion15 decks144 decks
5%synergy
River of Tears
10%inclusion14 decks144 decks
-1%synergy
Reflecting Pool
10%inclusion14 decks144 decks
5%synergy
Eclipsed Realms
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
8.3%inclusion12 decks144 decks
2%synergy
Boggart Trawler
8.0%inclusion11 decks138 decks
1%synergy
Jwari Disruption
6.3%inclusion9 decks144 decks
4%synergy