Alela, Cunning Conqueror (Commander) - Upgraded

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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
Voracious Tome-Skimmer
47%inclusion111 decks234 decks
43%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
31%inclusion240 decks785 decks
27%synergy
Glen Elendra Guardian
26%inclusion55 decks210 decks
23%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
25%inclusion166 decks659 decks
23%synergy
Harmonized Crescendo
24%inclusion57 decks234 decks
22%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Scion of Oona
94%inclusion1.19K decks1.27K decks
87%synergy
Obyra, Dreaming Duelist
92%inclusion1.17K decks1.27K decks
86%synergy
Tegwyll, Duke of Splendor
89%inclusion1.14K decks1.27K decks
84%synergy
Spellstutter Sprite
85%inclusion1.08K decks1.27K decks
79%synergy
Brazen Borrower
81%inclusion1.03K decks1.27K decks
75%synergy
Bitterblossom
78%inclusion986 decks1.27K decks
70%synergy
Spell Stutter
75%inclusion951 decks1.27K decks
69%synergy
Nymris, Oona's Trickster
72%inclusion911 decks1.27K decks
67%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
75%inclusion958 decks1.27K decks
65%synergy
Notorious Throng
66%inclusion839 decks1.27K decks
60%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
73%inclusion925 decks1.27K decks
17%synergy
Opt
70%inclusion891 decks1.27K decks
58%synergy
Kindred Discovery
67%inclusion847 decks1.27K decks
53%synergy
Snap
65%inclusion826 decks1.27K decks
55%synergy
Malleable Impostor
65%inclusion826 decks1.27K decks
59%synergy
High Fae Trickster
64%inclusion808 decks1.26K decks
59%synergy
Frantic Search
62%inclusion788 decks1.27K decks
43%synergy
Arcane Denial
61%inclusion779 decks1.27K decks
36%synergy
Consider
61%inclusion773 decks1.27K decks
47%synergy
Glen Elendra Archmage
59%inclusion752 decks1.27K decks
54%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
42%inclusion536 decks1.27K decks
18%synergy
Rhystic Study
30%inclusion381 decks1.27K decks
6%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
26%inclusion325 decks1.27K decks
7%synergy
Notion Thief
18%inclusion229 decks1.27K decks
6%synergy
Mystical Tutor
16%inclusion200 decks1.27K decks
1%synergy
Force of Will
8.4%inclusion107 decks1.27K decks
-2%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
8.0%inclusion102 decks1.27K decks
-8%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
7.2%inclusion91 decks1.27K decks
0%synergy
Opposition Agent
6.1%inclusion78 decks1.27K decks
-2%synergy
Creatures
Blightwing Bandit
59%inclusion749 decks1.27K decks
54%synergy
Talion, the Kindly Lord
55%inclusion704 decks1.27K decks
49%synergy
Wavebreak Hippocamp
55%inclusion701 decks1.27K decks
51%synergy
Shadow Puppeteers
54%inclusion687 decks1.27K decks
50%synergy
Glen Elendra Liege
53%inclusion680 decks1.27K decks
48%synergy
Archmage of Echoes
52%inclusion658 decks1.27K decks
47%synergy
Faerie Harbinger
51%inclusion651 decks1.27K decks
48%synergy
Faerie Bladecrafter
50%inclusion630 decks1.27K decks
45%synergy
Oona's Blackguard
48%inclusion606 decks1.27K decks
43%synergy
Enduring Curiosity
47%inclusion589 decks1.26K decks
42%synergy
Mocking Sprite
47%inclusion592 decks1.27K decks
42%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
45%inclusion567 decks1.27K decks
39%synergy
Sower of Temptation
43%inclusion552 decks1.27K decks
39%synergy
Vendilion Clique
37%inclusion476 decks1.27K decks
35%synergy
Mistbind Clique
35%inclusion442 decks1.27K decks
33%synergy
Nettling Nuisance
34%inclusion434 decks1.27K decks
31%synergy
Quickling
34%inclusion432 decks1.27K decks
31%synergy
Halo Forager
32%inclusion403 decks1.27K decks
26%synergy
Oona, Queen of the Fae
27%inclusion343 decks1.27K decks
23%synergy
Picklock Prankster
25%inclusion322 decks1.27K decks
23%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
24%inclusion307 decks1.27K decks
8%synergy
Hypnotic Sprite
22%inclusion284 decks1.27K decks
20%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
22%inclusion279 decks1.27K decks
14%synergy
Cloud of Faeries
20%inclusion249 decks1.27K decks
15%synergy
Unwelcome Sprite
18%inclusion42 decks230 decks
16%synergy
Roaming Throne
18%inclusion231 decks1.27K decks
5%synergy
Cunning Nightbonder
18%inclusion228 decks1.27K decks
16%synergy
Spellscorn Coven
17%inclusion219 decks1.27K decks
15%synergy
Grim Hireling
17%inclusion217 decks1.27K decks
14%synergy
Talion's Messenger
17%inclusion213 decks1.27K decks
14%synergy
Faerie Seer
17%inclusion210 decks1.27K decks
6%synergy
Likeness Looter
16%inclusion208 decks1.27K decks
9%synergy
Puppeteer Clique
16%inclusion200 decks1.27K decks
13%synergy
Flitterwing Nuisance
15%inclusion33 decks223 decks
12%synergy
Faerie Formation
15%inclusion186 decks1.27K decks
12%synergy
Faerie Vandal
14%inclusion179 decks1.27K decks
11%synergy
Slitherwisp
12%inclusion153 decks1.27K decks
11%synergy
Faerie Artisans
11%inclusion140 decks1.27K decks
10%synergy
Mocking Doppelganger
10%inclusion128 decks1.27K decks
8%synergy
Prosperous Thief
10%inclusion125 decks1.27K decks
-2%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
10%inclusion54 decks558 decks
7%synergy
Curiosity Crafter
10%inclusion121 decks1.27K decks
9%synergy
Anowon, the Ruin Thief
10%inclusion121 decks1.27K decks
8%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
8.8%inclusion112 decks1.27K decks
6%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
8.6%inclusion110 decks1.27K decks
5%synergy
Nightmare Sower
8.6%inclusion18 decks210 decks
7%synergy
Tishana's Tidebinder
8.6%inclusion109 decks1.27K decks
7%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
8.4%inclusion107 decks1.27K decks
5%synergy
Emrakul's Messenger
7.6%inclusion97 decks1.27K decks
6%synergy
Pestermite
7.6%inclusion97 decks1.27K decks
7%synergy
Instants
Reality Shift
56%inclusion715 decks1.27K decks
42%synergy
Brainstorm
56%inclusion711 decks1.27K decks
25%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
54%inclusion682 decks1.27K decks
23%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
47%inclusion599 decks1.27K decks
36%synergy
Faerie Fencing
43%inclusion553 decks1.27K decks
40%synergy
Pongify
42%inclusion535 decks1.27K decks
27%synergy
Sink into Stupor
37%inclusion474 decks1.27K decks
22%synergy
Keep Watch
37%inclusion472 decks1.27K decks
34%synergy
Negate
34%inclusion436 decks1.27K decks
2%synergy
Deadly Rollick
33%inclusion418 decks1.27K decks
13%synergy
Swan Song
32%inclusion402 decks1.27K decks
14%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
31%inclusion400 decks1.27K decks
21%synergy
Run Away Together
31%inclusion396 decks1.27K decks
26%synergy
Unwind
31%inclusion396 decks1.27K decks
28%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
29%inclusion367 decks1.27K decks
19%synergy
Fell the Profane
29%inclusion363 decks1.27K decks
13%synergy
Deadly Dispute
28%inclusion359 decks1.27K decks
21%synergy
Infernal Grasp
28%inclusion359 decks1.27K decks
12%synergy
Aetherize
27%inclusion342 decks1.27K decks
16%synergy
Withering Torment
26%inclusion325 decks1.26K decks
9%synergy
Rewind
24%inclusion307 decks1.27K decks
21%synergy
Mana Drain
23%inclusion297 decks1.27K decks
6%synergy
Dark Ritual
21%inclusion268 decks1.27K decks
-14%synergy
Illusionist's Gambit
20%inclusion259 decks1.27K decks
18%synergy
Fact or Fiction
20%inclusion257 decks1.27K decks
10%synergy
Silundi Vision
20%inclusion253 decks1.27K decks
18%synergy
Village Rites
20%inclusion249 decks1.27K decks
13%synergy
Dig Through Time
20%inclusion249 decks1.27K decks
9%synergy
Soul Shatter
18%inclusion232 decks1.27K decks
14%synergy
Go for the Throat
17%inclusion221 decks1.27K decks
1%synergy
Perplexing Test
17%inclusion221 decks1.27K decks
15%synergy
Narset's Reversal
17%inclusion219 decks1.27K decks
14%synergy
Faebloom Trick
16%inclusion203 decks1.26K decks
15%synergy
Glen Elendra's Answer
15%inclusion36 decks234 decks
13%synergy
Resculpt
15%inclusion185 decks1.27K decks
8%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
14%inclusion173 decks1.27K decks
11%synergy
Drown in the Loch
13%inclusion171 decks1.27K decks
-5%synergy
Thought Scour
13%inclusion163 decks1.27K decks
6%synergy
Peppersmoke
12%inclusion152 decks1.27K decks
11%synergy
Faerie Trickery
12%inclusion148 decks1.27K decks
10%synergy
Thrilling Encore
11%inclusion146 decks1.27K decks
10%synergy
Theoretical Duplication
11%inclusion145 decks1.27K decks
10%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
11%inclusion142 decks1.27K decks
8%synergy
Strix Serenade
10%inclusion132 decks1.27K decks
6%synergy
Force of Negation
10%inclusion132 decks1.27K decks
1%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
9.1%inclusion116 decks1.27K decks
8%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
8.9%inclusion113 decks1.27K decks
6%synergy
Consult the Star Charts
8.8%inclusion74 decks845 decks
7%synergy
Cryptic Command
8.7%inclusion111 decks1.27K decks
7%synergy
Snuff Out
8.0%inclusion102 decks1.27K decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Kindred Dominance
47%inclusion604 decks1.27K decks
38%synergy
Distant Melody
44%inclusion558 decks1.27K decks
31%synergy
Tegwyll's Scouring
41%inclusion524 decks1.27K decks
38%synergy
Raise the Palisade
27%inclusion339 decks1.27K decks
21%synergy
Toxic Deluge
17%inclusion219 decks1.27K decks
-9%synergy
Faerie Slumber Party
14%inclusion184 decks1.27K decks
13%synergy
Stolen by the Fae
9.3%inclusion118 decks1.27K decks
8%synergy
Feed the Swarm
8.6%inclusion109 decks1.27K decks
-27%synergy
Pact of the Serpent
7.1%inclusion90 decks1.27K decks
6%synergy
Asinine Antics
6.7%inclusion85 decks1.27K decks
5%synergy
Diabolic Intent
5.3%inclusion68 decks1.27K decks
-1%synergy
Lórien Revealed
5.0%inclusion64 decks1.27K decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Skullclamp
50%inclusion640 decks1.27K decks
41%synergy
Bident of Thassa
34%inclusion432 decks1.27K decks
24%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
26%inclusion329 decks1.27K decks
19%synergy
Banner of Kinship
24%inclusion297 decks1.26K decks
20%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
21%inclusion261 decks1.27K decks
7%synergy
Sword of Feast and Famine
13%inclusion159 decks1.27K decks
11%synergy
Lightning Greaves
11%inclusion142 decks1.27K decks
-16%synergy
Herald's Horn
11%inclusion134 decks1.27K decks
2%synergy
Sword of the Animist
10%inclusion132 decks1.27K decks
7%synergy
Vedalken Orrery
8.8%inclusion112 decks1.27K decks
8%synergy
Coat of Arms
8.0%inclusion102 decks1.27K decks
6%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
6.5%inclusion83 decks1.27K decks
-18%synergy
Mithril Coat
6.2%inclusion79 decks1.27K decks
3%synergy
Dowsing Dagger
5.9%inclusion75 decks1.27K decks
4%synergy
Rimefire Torque
5.2%inclusion11 decks210 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Reconnaissance Mission
48%inclusion605 decks1.27K decks
38%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
33%inclusion414 decks1.27K decks
28%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
25%inclusion321 decks1.27K decks
15%synergy
Faerie Tauntings
22%inclusion285 decks1.27K decks
21%synergy
Mystic Remora
18%inclusion228 decks1.27K decks
2%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
17%inclusion221 decks1.27K decks
15%synergy
As Foretold
13%inclusion165 decks1.27K decks
11%synergy
Favorable Winds
12%inclusion148 decks1.27K decks
10%synergy
Propaganda
12%inclusion147 decks1.27K decks
-5%synergy
Black Market Connections
11%inclusion144 decks1.27K decks
1%synergy
Waterbender Ascension
11%inclusion58 decks531 decks
9%synergy
Dress Down
10%inclusion128 decks1.27K decks
8%synergy
Nowhere to Run
10%inclusion125 decks1.27K decks
9%synergy
Eaten by Piranhas
8.3%inclusion106 decks1.27K decks
6%synergy
Coastal Piracy
7.5%inclusion95 decks1.27K decks
4%synergy
Feywild Visitor
6.4%inclusion82 decks1.27K decks
5%synergy
Noggle the Mind
5.2%inclusion11 decks210 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
63%inclusion802 decks1.27K decks
24%synergy
Reliquary Tower
59%inclusion752 decks1.27K decks
23%synergy
Faerie Conclave
45%inclusion576 decks1.27K decks
41%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
37%inclusion476 decks1.27K decks
20%synergy
Three Tree City
27%inclusion343 decks1.27K decks
20%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
24%inclusion304 decks1.27K decks
5%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
13%inclusion162 decks1.27K decks
0%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
12%inclusion147 decks1.27K decks
-8%synergy
Rivendell
10%inclusion133 decks1.27K decks
5%synergy
Temple of the False God
10%inclusion124 decks1.27K decks
0%synergy
Castle Vantress
9.4%inclusion120 decks1.27K decks
5%synergy
Castle Locthwain
8.1%inclusion103 decks1.27K decks
4%synergy
Emergence Zone
6.6%inclusion84 decks1.27K decks
5%synergy
Rogue's Passage
6.1%inclusion78 decks1.27K decks
-21%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
94%inclusion1.19K decks1.27K decks
10%synergy
Sol Ring
93%inclusion1.18K decks1.27K decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
80%inclusion1.02K decks1.27K decks
21%synergy
Dimir Signet
73%inclusion923 decks1.27K decks
12%synergy
Misleading Signpost
54%inclusion692 decks1.27K decks
50%synergy
Thought Vessel
49%inclusion629 decks1.27K decks
18%synergy
Fellwar Stone
49%inclusion622 decks1.27K decks
18%synergy
Mind Stone
37%inclusion467 decks1.27K decks
7%synergy
Patchwork Banner
29%inclusion369 decks1.26K decks
20%synergy
Midnight Clock
26%inclusion328 decks1.27K decks
19%synergy
Victory Chimes
7.7%inclusion98 decks1.27K decks
7%synergy
Sky Diamond
7.0%inclusion89 decks1.27K decks
-1%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
5.4%inclusion69 decks1.27K decks
-3%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion1.27K decks1.27K decks
3%synergy
Swamp
99%inclusion1.26K decks1.27K decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
96%inclusion1.22K decks1.27K decks
8%synergy
Sunken Hollow
78%inclusion995 decks1.27K decks
12%synergy
Secluded Glen
75%inclusion957 decks1.27K decks
70%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
64%inclusion816 decks1.27K decks
11%synergy
Path of Ancestry
64%inclusion812 decks1.27K decks
36%synergy
Watery Grave
63%inclusion795 decks1.27K decks
16%synergy
Choked Estuary
59%inclusion748 decks1.27K decks
11%synergy
Tainted Isle
58%inclusion733 decks1.27K decks
13%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
54%inclusion681 decks1.27K decks
14%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
53%inclusion680 decks1.27K decks
14%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
51%inclusion655 decks1.27K decks
12%synergy
Underground River
50%inclusion638 decks1.27K decks
11%synergy
Exotic Orchard
49%inclusion618 decks1.27K decks
16%synergy
Morphic Pool
48%inclusion607 decks1.27K decks
11%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
47%inclusion599 decks1.27K decks
36%synergy
Temple of Deceit
43%inclusion543 decks1.27K decks
6%synergy
Polluted Delta
43%inclusion541 decks1.27K decks
11%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
39%inclusion486 decks1.26K decks
15%synergy
Sink into Stupor
37%inclusion474 decks1.27K decks
22%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
37%inclusion470 decks1.27K decks
12%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
29%inclusion367 decks1.27K decks
19%synergy
Fell the Profane
29%inclusion363 decks1.27K decks
13%synergy
Myriad Landscape
28%inclusion352 decks1.27K decks
5%synergy
Sunken Ruins
25%inclusion314 decks1.27K decks
10%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
22%inclusion279 decks1.27K decks
14%synergy
Undercity Sewers
22%inclusion277 decks1.27K decks
2%synergy
Silundi Vision
20%inclusion253 decks1.27K decks
18%synergy
Cavern of Souls
20%inclusion252 decks1.27K decks
11%synergy
Fabled Passage
18%inclusion230 decks1.27K decks
10%synergy
Darkslick Shores
16%inclusion204 decks1.27K decks
2%synergy
Fetid Pools
16%inclusion201 decks1.27K decks
-1%synergy
River of Tears
13%inclusion159 decks1.27K decks
2%synergy
Underground Sea
11%inclusion134 decks1.27K decks
-2%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
10%inclusion130 decks1.27K decks
5%synergy
Evolving Wilds
9.0%inclusion115 decks1.27K decks
-8%synergy
Flooded Strand
7.6%inclusion97 decks1.27K decks
-1%synergy
Prismatic Vista
7.4%inclusion94 decks1.27K decks
1%synergy
Scalding Tarn
7.0%inclusion89 decks1.27K decks
-1%synergy
Misty Rainforest
6.8%inclusion87 decks1.27K decks
-2%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
6.5%inclusion83 decks1.27K decks
0%synergy
Reflecting Pool
6.5%inclusion83 decks1.27K decks
2%synergy
Eclipsed Realms
6.3%inclusion14 decks223 decks
5%synergy
Dismal Backwater
6.2%inclusion79 decks1.27K decks
-10%synergy
Hagra Mauling
5.9%inclusion75 decks1.27K decks
3%synergy
Jwari Disruption
5.8%inclusion74 decks1.27K decks
4%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
5.7%inclusion72 decks1.27K decks
-6%synergy
Marsh Flats
5.5%inclusion70 decks1.27K decks
-3%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
5.0%inclusion64 decks1.27K decks
-3%synergy