Alela, Cunning Conqueror (Commander) - Optimized Flying

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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
Flitterwing Nuisance
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Glen Elendra's Answer
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Voracious Tome-Skimmer
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Harmonized Crescendo
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
27%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Spellstutter Sprite
94%inclusion29 decks31 decks
88%synergy
Scion of Oona
94%inclusion29 decks31 decks
87%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
97%inclusion30 decks31 decks
87%synergy
Bitterblossom
94%inclusion29 decks31 decks
86%synergy
Obyra, Dreaming Duelist
84%inclusion26 decks31 decks
78%synergy
Tegwyll, Duke of Splendor
77%inclusion24 decks31 decks
72%synergy
Brazen Borrower
77%inclusion24 decks31 decks
71%synergy
Opt
77%inclusion24 decks31 decks
66%synergy
Snap
74%inclusion23 decks31 decks
64%synergy
Nymris, Oona's Trickster
68%inclusion21 decks31 decks
63%synergy
Top Cards
Deadly Rollick
81%inclusion25 decks31 decks
61%synergy
Brainstorm
77%inclusion24 decks31 decks
47%synergy
Kindred Discovery
74%inclusion23 decks31 decks
61%synergy
Notorious Throng
68%inclusion21 decks31 decks
62%synergy
High Fae Trickster
65%inclusion20 decks31 decks
59%synergy
Counterspell
65%inclusion20 decks31 decks
9%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
61%inclusion19 decks31 decks
31%synergy
Wavebreak Hippocamp
61%inclusion19 decks31 decks
57%synergy
Glen Elendra Archmage
61%inclusion19 decks31 decks
56%synergy
Archmage of Echoes
61%inclusion19 decks31 decks
57%synergy
Game Changers
Mystical Tutor
84%inclusion26 decks31 decks
70%synergy
Rhystic Study
77%inclusion24 decks31 decks
53%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
77%inclusion24 decks31 decks
53%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
71%inclusion22 decks31 decks
52%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
61%inclusion19 decks31 decks
45%synergy
Force of Will
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
34%synergy
Demonic Tutor
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
25%synergy
Ancient Tomb
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
11%synergy
The One Ring
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Creatures
Glen Elendra Liege
58%inclusion18 decks31 decks
53%synergy
Enduring Curiosity
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
50%synergy
Faerie Harbinger
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
51%synergy
Blightwing Bandit
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
47%synergy
Talion, the Kindly Lord
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
45%synergy
Oona's Blackguard
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
47%synergy
Faerie Bladecrafter
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
44%synergy
Vendilion Clique
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
46%synergy
Mistbind Clique
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
43%synergy
Malleable Impostor
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
33%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
33%synergy
Shadow Puppeteers
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
31%synergy
Sower of Temptation
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
28%synergy
Mocking Sprite
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
24%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
21%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
24%inclusion4 decks17 decks
22%synergy
Grim Hireling
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Halo Forager
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Roaming Throne
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Cunning Nightbonder
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Curiosity Crafter
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Quickling
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Picklock Prankster
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Talion's Messenger
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Pestermite
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Cloud of Faeries
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Faerie Seer
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Notion Thief
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Opposition Agent
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Hypnotic Sprite
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Mocking Doppelganger
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Spellscorn Coven
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Nettling Nuisance
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Slitherwisp
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Faerie Formation
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Prosperous Thief
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Faerie Vandal
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Emrakul's Messenger
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Il Mheg Pixie
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Faerie Impostor
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Venser, Shaper Savant
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Tishana's Tidebinder
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Naiad of Hidden Coves
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Mari, the Killing Quill
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Instants
Spell Stutter
61%inclusion19 decks31 decks
55%synergy
Swan Song
58%inclusion18 decks31 decks
40%synergy
Arcane Denial
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
29%synergy
Sink into Stupor
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
39%synergy
Pongify
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
34%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
38%synergy
Consider
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
35%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
37%synergy
Frantic Search
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
26%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
32%synergy
Faerie Fencing
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
35%synergy
Reality Shift
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
25%synergy
Mana Drain
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Unwind
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
29%synergy
Silundi Vision
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
27%synergy
Dark Ritual
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
-9%synergy
Aetherize
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Infernal Grasp
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Cryptic Command
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
24%synergy
Peppersmoke
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
22%synergy
Snuff Out
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Deadly Dispute
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Soul Shatter
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Force of Negation
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Fell the Profane
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Go for the Throat
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Negate
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
-13%synergy
Fact or Fiction
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Strix Serenade
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Keep Watch
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Flusterstorm
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Drown in the Loch
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Flare of Denial
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Faebloom Trick
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Narset's Reversal
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Withering Torment
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Reset
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Resculpt
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Thought Scour
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Rewind
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Rowdy Research
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Tainted Pact
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Run Away Together
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Village Rites
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Sublime Epiphany
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Culling the Weak
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Sorceries
Kindred Dominance
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
35%synergy
Raise the Palisade
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
36%synergy
Distant Melody
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
26%synergy
Toxic Deluge
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Faerie Slumber Party
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
21%synergy
Tegwyll's Scouring
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Feed the Swarm
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-23%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Imperial Seal
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Season of Weaving
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Stolen by the Fae
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Lórien Revealed
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Reanimate
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-18%synergy
Damnation
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Skullclamp
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
46%synergy
Bident of Thassa
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
29%synergy
Banner of Kinship
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
23%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Lightning Greaves
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
-8%synergy
Sword of Feast and Famine
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Coat of Arms
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Herald's Horn
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Mithril Coat
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-8%synergy
Vedalken Orrery
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-18%synergy
Sword of the Animist
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Dowsing Dagger
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Leyline of Anticipation
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
31%synergy
Mystic Remora
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Reconnaissance Mission
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Faerie Tauntings
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
24%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
20%synergy
Waterbender Ascension
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Dress Down
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Nowhere to Run
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Black Market Connections
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Propaganda
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Impostor Syndrome
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
8%synergy
Eaten by Piranhas
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Favorable Winds
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Coastal Piracy
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Necropotence
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
65%inclusion20 decks31 decks
28%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
58%inclusion18 decks31 decks
41%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
36%synergy
Bojuka Bog
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Three Tree City
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
25%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Faerie Conclave
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
22%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Cabal Coffers
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Multiversal Passage
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Ghost Quarter
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Emergence Zone
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Castle Locthwain
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Strip Mine
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
94%inclusion29 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Sol Ring
94%inclusion29 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
81%inclusion25 decks31 decks
22%synergy
Thought Vessel
65%inclusion20 decks31 decks
33%synergy
Dimir Signet
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
-6%synergy
Misleading Signpost
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
47%synergy
Patchwork Banner
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
26%synergy
Mind Stone
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Fellwar Stone
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
-5%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
20%inclusion4 decks20 decks
16%synergy
Midnight Clock
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Chrome Mox
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Lotus Petal
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Mox Amber
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Sky Diamond
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Vault
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Victory Chimes
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Mox Opal
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion31 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Watery Grave
100%inclusion31 decks31 decks
53%synergy
Swamp
94%inclusion29 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Island
94%inclusion29 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Polluted Delta
87%inclusion27 decks31 decks
56%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
74%inclusion23 decks31 decks
49%synergy
Morphic Pool
74%inclusion23 decks31 decks
37%synergy
Secluded Glen
68%inclusion21 decks31 decks
62%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
68%inclusion21 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Underground River
68%inclusion21 decks31 decks
28%synergy
Path of Ancestry
65%inclusion20 decks31 decks
37%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
61%inclusion19 decks31 decks
22%synergy
Sunken Hollow
58%inclusion18 decks31 decks
-8%synergy
Undercity Sewers
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
35%synergy
Sink into Stupor
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
39%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
31%synergy
Sunken Ruins
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
33%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
37%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
32%synergy
Choked Estuary
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
-6%synergy
Tainted Isle
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
-5%synergy
Fabled Passage
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
27%synergy
Exotic Orchard
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Cavern of Souls
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
26%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
21%synergy
Silundi Vision
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
27%synergy
Fell the Profane
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Underground Sea
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Temple of Deceit
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-20%synergy
River of Tears
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Flooded Strand
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Misty Rainforest
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Myriad Landscape
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-10%synergy
Fetid Pools
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Darkslick Shores
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Reflecting Pool
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Talon Gates of Madara
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Scalding Tarn
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Marsh Flats
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Prismatic Vista
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Boggart Trawler
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Evolving Wilds
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-10%synergy