Alela, Cunning Conqueror (Commander) - Expensive 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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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Bitterbloom Bearer
55%inclusion42 decks76 decks
53%synergy
Voracious Tome-Skimmer
50%inclusion15 decks30 decks
45%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
42%inclusion36 decks85 decks
38%synergy
Harmonized Crescendo
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
37%synergy
Unwelcome Sprite
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
25%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Scion of Oona
92%inclusion117 decks127 decks
86%synergy
Tegwyll, Duke of Splendor
91%inclusion115 decks127 decks
85%synergy
Obyra, Dreaming Duelist
90%inclusion114 decks127 decks
84%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
90%inclusion114 decks127 decks
80%synergy
Spellstutter Sprite
85%inclusion108 decks127 decks
79%synergy
Bitterblossom
86%inclusion109 decks127 decks
78%synergy
Brazen Borrower
77%inclusion98 decks127 decks
71%synergy
High Fae Trickster
70%inclusion89 decks127 decks
65%synergy
Spell Stutter
69%inclusion88 decks127 decks
63%synergy
Malleable Impostor
65%inclusion83 decks127 decks
60%synergy
Top Cards
Kindred Discovery
69%inclusion87 decks127 decks
55%synergy
Deadly Rollick
66%inclusion84 decks127 decks
47%synergy
Opt
65%inclusion83 decks127 decks
54%synergy
Notorious Throng
65%inclusion82 decks127 decks
59%synergy
Brainstorm
62%inclusion79 decks127 decks
32%synergy
Talion, the Kindly Lord
60%inclusion76 decks127 decks
53%synergy
Enduring Curiosity
59%inclusion75 decks127 decks
54%synergy
Consider
59%inclusion75 decks127 decks
46%synergy
Counterspell
57%inclusion73 decks127 decks
2%synergy
Nymris, Oona's Trickster
57%inclusion73 decks127 decks
52%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
67%inclusion85 decks127 decks
43%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
52%inclusion66 decks127 decks
33%synergy
Rhystic Study
46%inclusion58 decks127 decks
22%synergy
Force of Will
21%inclusion27 decks127 decks
11%synergy
Notion Thief
15%inclusion19 decks127 decks
3%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
14%inclusion18 decks127 decks
-2%synergy
Mystical Tutor
14%inclusion18 decks127 decks
0%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
12%inclusion15 decks127 decks
4%synergy
Opposition Agent
8.7%inclusion11 decks127 decks
1%synergy
Ancient Tomb
7.9%inclusion10 decks127 decks
-1%synergy
Creatures
Wavebreak Hippocamp
57%inclusion72 decks127 decks
53%synergy
Blightwing Bandit
55%inclusion70 decks127 decks
50%synergy
Archmage of Echoes
47%inclusion60 decks127 decks
43%synergy
Shadow Puppeteers
46%inclusion59 decks127 decks
42%synergy
Glen Elendra Archmage
45%inclusion57 decks127 decks
40%synergy
Faerie Harbinger
44%inclusion56 decks127 decks
41%synergy
Oona's Blackguard
44%inclusion56 decks127 decks
39%synergy
Faerie Bladecrafter
43%inclusion55 decks127 decks
39%synergy
Glen Elendra Liege
43%inclusion54 decks127 decks
37%synergy
Roaming Throne
41%inclusion52 decks127 decks
27%synergy
Vendilion Clique
39%inclusion50 decks127 decks
37%synergy
Sower of Temptation
38%inclusion48 decks127 decks
33%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
38%inclusion48 decks127 decks
32%synergy
Nettling Nuisance
35%inclusion45 decks127 decks
32%synergy
Mocking Sprite
35%inclusion44 decks127 decks
30%synergy
Mistbind Clique
31%inclusion40 decks127 decks
30%synergy
Glen Elendra Guardian
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
23%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
25%inclusion32 decks127 decks
9%synergy
Cunning Nightbonder
25%inclusion32 decks127 decks
24%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
23%inclusion15 decks65 decks
20%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
23%inclusion29 decks127 decks
21%synergy
Halo Forager
23%inclusion29 decks127 decks
18%synergy
Picklock Prankster
22%inclusion28 decks127 decks
19%synergy
Oona, Queen of the Fae
22%inclusion28 decks127 decks
18%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
20%inclusion26 decks127 decks
12%synergy
Quickling
20%inclusion25 decks127 decks
17%synergy
Grim Hireling
20%inclusion25 decks127 decks
16%synergy
Cloud of Faeries
18%inclusion23 decks127 decks
14%synergy
Faerie Seer
17%inclusion22 decks127 decks
7%synergy
Flitterwing Nuisance
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Hypnotic Sprite
17%inclusion21 decks127 decks
14%synergy
Slitherwisp
16%inclusion20 decks127 decks
15%synergy
Likeness Looter
16%inclusion20 decks127 decks
8%synergy
Nightmare Sower
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Faerie Formation
13%inclusion17 decks127 decks
11%synergy
Faerie Artisans
13%inclusion17 decks127 decks
12%synergy
Tishana's Tidebinder
13%inclusion16 decks127 decks
11%synergy
Spellscorn Coven
13%inclusion16 decks127 decks
10%synergy
Talion's Messenger
12%inclusion15 decks127 decks
10%synergy
Emrakul's Messenger
12%inclusion15 decks127 decks
10%synergy
Puppeteer Clique
11%inclusion14 decks127 decks
8%synergy
Faerie Vandal
10%inclusion13 decks127 decks
7%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
9.4%inclusion12 decks127 decks
6%synergy
Prosperous Thief
8.7%inclusion11 decks127 decks
-3%synergy
Curiosity Crafter
7.9%inclusion10 decks127 decks
7%synergy
The Unagi of Kyoshi Island
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Geyser Drake
7.1%inclusion9 decks127 decks
6%synergy
Changeling Outcast
6.3%inclusion8 decks127 decks
-13%synergy
Anowon, the Ruin Thief
6.3%inclusion8 decks127 decks
5%synergy
Faerie Dreamthief
6.3%inclusion8 decks127 decks
3%synergy
Instants
Frantic Search
57%inclusion72 decks127 decks
38%synergy
Sink into Stupor
56%inclusion71 decks127 decks
40%synergy
Snap
55%inclusion70 decks127 decks
45%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
54%inclusion69 decks127 decks
24%synergy
Mana Drain
51%inclusion65 decks127 decks
34%synergy
Reality Shift
49%inclusion62 decks127 decks
35%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
48%inclusion61 decks127 decks
37%synergy
Arcane Denial
45%inclusion57 decks127 decks
19%synergy
Pongify
44%inclusion56 decks127 decks
29%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
43%inclusion55 decks127 decks
34%synergy
Fell the Profane
42%inclusion53 decks127 decks
26%synergy
Swan Song
41%inclusion52 decks127 decks
23%synergy
Faerie Fencing
37%inclusion47 decks127 decks
34%synergy
Unwind
35%inclusion45 decks127 decks
32%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
32%inclusion41 decks127 decks
22%synergy
Withering Torment
29%inclusion37 decks127 decks
13%synergy
Aetherize
29%inclusion37 decks127 decks
18%synergy
Keep Watch
28%inclusion35 decks127 decks
25%synergy
Force of Negation
26%inclusion33 decks127 decks
17%synergy
Rewind
26%inclusion33 decks127 decks
23%synergy
Deadly Dispute
25%inclusion32 decks127 decks
18%synergy
Dark Ritual
25%inclusion32 decks127 decks
-10%synergy
Negate
24%inclusion30 decks127 decks
-9%synergy
Silundi Vision
23%inclusion29 decks127 decks
21%synergy
Infernal Grasp
23%inclusion29 decks127 decks
7%synergy
Run Away Together
21%inclusion27 decks127 decks
17%synergy
Narset's Reversal
21%inclusion27 decks127 decks
18%synergy
Glen Elendra's Answer
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
18%synergy
Go for the Throat
18%inclusion23 decks127 decks
2%synergy
Soul Shatter
17%inclusion22 decks127 decks
13%synergy
Resculpt
17%inclusion22 decks127 decks
10%synergy
Dig Through Time
17%inclusion22 decks127 decks
7%synergy
Village Rites
17%inclusion21 decks127 decks
10%synergy
Thought Scour
15%inclusion19 decks127 decks
9%synergy
Illusionist's Gambit
14%inclusion18 decks127 decks
12%synergy
Peppersmoke
13%inclusion17 decks127 decks
12%synergy
Drown in the Loch
13%inclusion17 decks127 decks
-5%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
12%inclusion15 decks127 decks
9%synergy
Faerie Trickery
12%inclusion15 decks127 decks
10%synergy
Cryptic Command
11%inclusion14 decks127 decks
9%synergy
Fact or Fiction
10%inclusion13 decks127 decks
0%synergy
Faebloom Trick
10%inclusion13 decks127 decks
9%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
10%inclusion13 decks127 decks
6%synergy
Flusterstorm
10%inclusion13 decks127 decks
4%synergy
Consult the Star Charts
10%inclusion9 decks88 decks
9%synergy
Snuff Out
9.4%inclusion12 decks127 decks
4%synergy
Siphon Insight
9.4%inclusion12 decks127 decks
6%synergy
Spider-Sense
8.9%inclusion7 decks79 decks
6%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
8.7%inclusion11 decks127 decks
5%synergy
March of Swirling Mist
8.7%inclusion11 decks127 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Kindred Dominance
37%inclusion47 decks127 decks
27%synergy
Distant Melody
36%inclusion46 decks127 decks
24%synergy
Raise the Palisade
36%inclusion46 decks127 decks
31%synergy
Tegwyll's Scouring
25%inclusion32 decks127 decks
22%synergy
Toxic Deluge
20%inclusion25 decks127 decks
-6%synergy
Faerie Slumber Party
16%inclusion20 decks127 decks
14%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
13%inclusion16 decks127 decks
6%synergy
Feed the Swarm
9.4%inclusion12 decks127 decks
-26%synergy
Asinine Antics
9.4%inclusion12 decks127 decks
8%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
8.7%inclusion11 decks127 decks
4%synergy
Damnation
8.7%inclusion11 decks127 decks
-2%synergy
Lórien Revealed
7.9%inclusion10 decks127 decks
4%synergy
Demonic Tutor
7.9%inclusion10 decks127 decks
-12%synergy
Pact of the Serpent
7.9%inclusion10 decks127 decks
6%synergy
Dream Harvest
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Ponder
5.5%inclusion7 decks127 decks
-11%synergy
Stolen by the Fae
5.5%inclusion7 decks127 decks
4%synergy
Crippling Fear
5.5%inclusion7 decks127 decks
-2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Skullclamp
50%inclusion63 decks127 decks
41%synergy
Bident of Thassa
39%inclusion50 decks127 decks
29%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
33%inclusion42 decks127 decks
26%synergy
Banner of Kinship
31%inclusion40 decks127 decks
28%synergy
Sword of Feast and Famine
22%inclusion28 decks127 decks
20%synergy
Lightning Greaves
18%inclusion23 decks127 decks
-9%synergy
Sword of the Animist
13%inclusion16 decks127 decks
9%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
12%inclusion15 decks127 decks
-2%synergy
Coat of Arms
12%inclusion15 decks127 decks
10%synergy
Mithril Coat
11%inclusion14 decks127 decks
7%synergy
Herald's Horn
10%inclusion13 decks127 decks
2%synergy
Vedalken Orrery
9.4%inclusion12 decks127 decks
8%synergy
Dowsing Dagger
7.9%inclusion10 decks127 decks
6%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
5.5%inclusion7 decks127 decks
-19%synergy
Enchantments
Reconnaissance Mission
35%inclusion44 decks127 decks
25%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
25%inclusion32 decks127 decks
20%synergy
Faerie Tauntings
24%inclusion31 decks127 decks
23%synergy
Mystic Remora
24%inclusion30 decks127 decks
8%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
21%inclusion27 decks127 decks
19%synergy
Waterbender Ascension
20%inclusion12 decks60 decks
18%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
17%inclusion21 decks127 decks
6%synergy
Black Market Connections
16%inclusion20 decks127 decks
5%synergy
Propaganda
14%inclusion18 decks127 decks
-2%synergy
Dress Down
13%inclusion17 decks127 decks
11%synergy
Nowhere to Run
12%inclusion15 decks127 decks
10%synergy
As Foretold
11%inclusion14 decks127 decks
9%synergy
Coastal Piracy
10%inclusion13 decks127 decks
7%synergy
Favorable Winds
10%inclusion13 decks127 decks
9%synergy
Eaten by Piranhas
7.9%inclusion10 decks127 decks
6%synergy
Observed Stasis
7.7%inclusion8 decks104 decks
7%synergy
Noggle the Mind
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Fire Nation Occupation
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
61%inclusion78 decks127 decks
25%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
54%inclusion68 decks127 decks
35%synergy
Three Tree City
48%inclusion61 decks127 decks
41%synergy
Bojuka Bog
47%inclusion60 decks127 decks
8%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
43%inclusion55 decks127 decks
26%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
42%inclusion53 decks127 decks
22%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
33%inclusion42 decks127 decks
20%synergy
Faerie Conclave
31%inclusion40 decks127 decks
27%synergy
Rivendell
13%inclusion17 decks127 decks
8%synergy
Castle Vantress
11%inclusion14 decks127 decks
6%synergy
Urza's Saga
10%inclusion13 decks127 decks
4%synergy
Castle Locthwain
9.4%inclusion12 decks127 decks
5%synergy
Rogue's Passage
8.7%inclusion11 decks127 decks
-19%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
7.9%inclusion10 decks127 decks
2%synergy
Cabal Coffers
5.5%inclusion7 decks127 decks
-5%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
5.5%inclusion7 decks127 decks
-3%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
5.5%inclusion7 decks127 decks
5%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
5.5%inclusion7 decks127 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
94%inclusion120 decks127 decks
10%synergy
Sol Ring
94%inclusion120 decks127 decks
6%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
78%inclusion99 decks127 decks
19%synergy
Dimir Signet
67%inclusion85 decks127 decks
7%synergy
Thought Vessel
49%inclusion62 decks127 decks
17%synergy
Misleading Signpost
49%inclusion62 decks127 decks
44%synergy
Fellwar Stone
46%inclusion59 decks127 decks
16%synergy
Patchwork Banner
35%inclusion44 decks127 decks
26%synergy
Mind Stone
29%inclusion37 decks127 decks
0%synergy
Midnight Clock
19%inclusion24 decks127 decks
12%synergy
The Soul Stone
14%inclusion12 decks86 decks
9%synergy
Victory Chimes
12%inclusion15 decks127 decks
11%synergy
Sky Diamond
7.9%inclusion10 decks127 decks
-1%synergy
Progenitor's Icon
6.3%inclusion8 decks127 decks
6%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
5.5%inclusion7 decks127 decks
-3%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion127 decks127 decks
12%synergy
Island
99%inclusion126 decks127 decks
3%synergy
Underground Sea
99%inclusion126 decks127 decks
86%synergy
Swamp
98%inclusion124 decks127 decks
1%synergy
Watery Grave
92%inclusion117 decks127 decks
45%synergy
Polluted Delta
85%inclusion108 decks127 decks
54%synergy
Morphic Pool
83%inclusion105 decks127 decks
46%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
69%inclusion87 decks127 decks
16%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
64%inclusion81 decks127 decks
40%synergy
Secluded Glen
60%inclusion76 decks127 decks
54%synergy
Undercity Sewers
56%inclusion71 decks127 decks
36%synergy
Sink into Stupor
56%inclusion71 decks127 decks
40%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
54%inclusion69 decks127 decks
15%synergy
Underground River
54%inclusion68 decks127 decks
14%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
54%inclusion68 decks127 decks
29%synergy
Path of Ancestry
51%inclusion65 decks127 decks
24%synergy
Cavern of Souls
50%inclusion64 decks127 decks
41%synergy
Sunken Hollow
49%inclusion62 decks127 decks
-17%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
48%inclusion61 decks127 decks
37%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
43%inclusion55 decks127 decks
34%synergy
Sunken Ruins
43%inclusion54 decks127 decks
27%synergy
Fell the Profane
42%inclusion53 decks127 decks
26%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
39%inclusion49 decks127 decks
-1%synergy
Tainted Isle
38%inclusion48 decks127 decks
-6%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
31%inclusion40 decks127 decks
-8%synergy
Exotic Orchard
31%inclusion39 decks127 decks
-2%synergy
Misty Rainforest
28%inclusion36 decks127 decks
20%synergy
Flooded Strand
28%inclusion35 decks127 decks
18%synergy
Prismatic Vista
28%inclusion35 decks127 decks
21%synergy
Choked Estuary
28%inclusion35 decks127 decks
-20%synergy
Scalding Tarn
27%inclusion34 decks127 decks
18%synergy
Silundi Vision
23%inclusion29 decks127 decks
21%synergy
Temple of Deceit
22%inclusion28 decks127 decks
-14%synergy
Marsh Flats
21%inclusion27 decks127 decks
13%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
20%inclusion26 decks127 decks
12%synergy
Fabled Passage
20%inclusion25 decks127 decks
12%synergy
Reflecting Pool
19%inclusion24 decks127 decks
14%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
19%inclusion24 decks127 decks
11%synergy
Myriad Landscape
17%inclusion21 decks127 decks
-6%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
17%inclusion21 decks127 decks
9%synergy
Darkslick Shores
15%inclusion19 decks127 decks
1%synergy
Fetid Pools
13%inclusion17 decks127 decks
-3%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
13%inclusion16 decks127 decks
6%synergy
River of Tears
12%inclusion15 decks127 decks
1%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
9.4%inclusion12 decks127 decks
4%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
8.7%inclusion11 decks127 decks
4%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
8.7%inclusion11 decks127 decks
2%synergy
Jwari Disruption
7.1%inclusion9 decks127 decks
5%synergy
Eclipsed Realms
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
6.3%inclusion8 decks127 decks
-1%synergy