Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher (Commander) - Budget Aristocrats

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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
Bartolomé del Presidio
78%inclusion51 decks65 decks
61%synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
65%inclusion42 decks65 decks
54%synergy
Plaguecrafter
57%inclusion37 decks65 decks
52%synergy
Accursed Marauder
59%inclusion29 decks49 decks
52%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
54%inclusion35 decks65 decks
50%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
69%inclusion45 decks65 decks
49%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
63%inclusion41 decks65 decks
49%synergy
Vampiric Rites
57%inclusion37 decks65 decks
49%synergy
Redemption Choir
52%inclusion34 decks65 decks
48%synergy
March of the Canonized
52%inclusion34 decks65 decks
46%synergy
Top Cards
Village Rites
68%inclusion44 decks65 decks
45%synergy
Viscera Seer
66%inclusion43 decks65 decks
45%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
63%inclusion41 decks65 decks
37%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
63%inclusion41 decks65 decks
38%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
52%inclusion34 decks65 decks
46%synergy
Mavren Fein, Dusk Apostle
51%inclusion33 decks65 decks
45%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
49%inclusion32 decks65 decks
-15%synergy
Victimize
48%inclusion31 decks65 decks
30%synergy
Merciless Executioner
46%inclusion30 decks65 decks
44%synergy
Demon's Disciple
46%inclusion30 decks65 decks
43%synergy
Creatures
Blood Artist
45%inclusion29 decks65 decks
13%synergy
Welcoming Vampire
45%inclusion29 decks65 decks
30%synergy
Cordial Vampire
45%inclusion29 decks65 decks
37%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
43%inclusion28 decks65 decks
31%synergy
Indulgent Aristocrat
42%inclusion27 decks65 decks
36%synergy
Vito, Fanatic of Aclazotz
40%inclusion26 decks65 decks
37%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
38%inclusion25 decks65 decks
23%synergy
Clavileño, First of the Blessed
38%inclusion25 decks65 decks
36%synergy
Ruthless Lawbringer
37%inclusion22 decks60 decks
33%synergy
Master of Dark Rites
35%inclusion23 decks65 decks
29%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
34%inclusion22 decks65 decks
23%synergy
Cathar Commando
34%inclusion22 decks65 decks
27%synergy
Martyr of Dusk
34%inclusion22 decks65 decks
31%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
32%inclusion21 decks65 decks
26%synergy
Twilight Prophet
32%inclusion21 decks65 decks
22%synergy
Teysa Karlov
32%inclusion21 decks65 decks
16%synergy
Gravelighter
31%inclusion20 decks65 decks
30%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
31%inclusion20 decks65 decks
-4%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
21%synergy
Selfless Spirit
29%inclusion19 decks65 decks
18%synergy
Crossway Troublemakers
26%inclusion17 decks65 decks
22%synergy
Cataclysmic Gearhulk
26%inclusion17 decks65 decks
25%synergy
Patron of the Vein
26%inclusion17 decks65 decks
22%synergy
Selfless Savior
26%inclusion17 decks65 decks
24%synergy
Dusk Legion Sergeant
26%inclusion17 decks65 decks
23%synergy
Dusk Legion Zealot
26%inclusion17 decks65 decks
23%synergy
Legion Lieutenant
25%inclusion16 decks65 decks
19%synergy
Sanctum Seeker
25%inclusion16 decks65 decks
19%synergy
Bloodghast
25%inclusion16 decks65 decks
18%synergy
Sun Titan
25%inclusion16 decks65 decks
12%synergy
Edgar, Charmed Groom
22%inclusion14 decks65 decks
17%synergy
Grim Haruspex
22%inclusion14 decks65 decks
12%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
22%inclusion14 decks65 decks
-1%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
22%inclusion14 decks65 decks
13%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
22%inclusion14 decks65 decks
5%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
20%inclusion13 decks65 decks
8%synergy
Timeline Culler
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
17%synergy
Fire Navy Trebuchet
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Raven Eagle
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Joo Dee, One of Many
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Burnished Hart
20%inclusion13 decks65 decks
16%synergy
Oathsworn Vampire
20%inclusion13 decks65 decks
17%synergy
Sidisi, Regent of the Mire
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
18%synergy
Champion of Dusk
18%inclusion12 decks65 decks
15%synergy
Bloodline Necromancer
18%inclusion12 decks65 decks
16%synergy
High-Society Hunter
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
16%synergy
Fiendish Panda
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
16%synergy
Amalia Benavides Aguirre
17%inclusion11 decks65 decks
10%synergy
Midnight Reaper
17%inclusion11 decks65 decks
10%synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
15%inclusion10 decks65 decks
3%synergy
Instants
Deadly Dispute
42%inclusion27 decks65 decks
20%synergy
Fanatical Offering
37%inclusion24 decks65 decks
34%synergy
Path to Exile
34%inclusion22 decks65 decks
-16%synergy
Generous Gift
31%inclusion20 decks65 decks
7%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
29%inclusion19 decks65 decks
19%synergy
Utter End
28%inclusion18 decks65 decks
15%synergy
Despark
22%inclusion14 decks65 decks
-9%synergy
Dark Ritual
18%inclusion12 decks65 decks
-5%synergy
Return to Dust
17%inclusion11 decks65 decks
12%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
17%inclusion11 decks65 decks
3%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
14%inclusion9 decks65 decks
-26%synergy
Soul Shatter
12%inclusion8 decks65 decks
11%synergy
Vona's Hunger
12%inclusion8 decks65 decks
11%synergy
Dual-Sun Technique
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Dark Endurance
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Flare of Malice
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
7%synergy
Maximum Overdrive
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Kaya's Guile
9.2%inclusion6 decks65 decks
7%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
7.7%inclusion5 decks65 decks
6%synergy
Not Dead After All
7.7%inclusion5 decks65 decks
3%synergy
Altar's Reap
7.7%inclusion5 decks65 decks
6%synergy
Vincent's Limit Break
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Undying Malice
7.7%inclusion5 decks65 decks
6%synergy
Disenchant
7.7%inclusion5 decks65 decks
4%synergy
Feign Death
7.7%inclusion5 decks65 decks
6%synergy
Fracture
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
-13%synergy
Tragic Slip
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Austere Command
42%inclusion27 decks65 decks
24%synergy
Tragic Arrogance
40%inclusion26 decks65 decks
37%synergy
Damn
31%inclusion20 decks65 decks
-2%synergy
Embrace Oblivion
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
29%synergy
Rite of Oblivion
29%inclusion19 decks65 decks
20%synergy
New Blood
28%inclusion18 decks65 decks
24%synergy
Olivia's Wrath
25%inclusion16 decks65 decks
20%synergy
Promise of Loyalty
22%inclusion14 decks65 decks
18%synergy
Worthy Cost
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
19%synergy
Foggy Swamp Visions
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Innocent Blood
18%inclusion12 decks65 decks
18%synergy
Single Combat
17%inclusion11 decks65 decks
15%synergy
Sign in Blood
15%inclusion10 decks65 decks
-3%synergy
By Invitation Only
15%inclusion10 decks65 decks
15%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Dread Return
14%inclusion9 decks65 decks
10%synergy
Hymn of the Faller
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Feed the Swarm
11%inclusion7 decks65 decks
3%synergy
Pact of the Serpent
11%inclusion7 decks65 decks
7%synergy
Tragic Trajectory
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Read the Bones
9.2%inclusion6 decks65 decks
-1%synergy
Night's Whisper
9.2%inclusion6 decks65 decks
-8%synergy
Buried Alive
9.2%inclusion6 decks65 decks
3%synergy
Diresight
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
7.7%inclusion5 decks65 decks
-2%synergy
Unearth
7.7%inclusion5 decks65 decks
2%synergy
Bone Shards
7.7%inclusion5 decks65 decks
6%synergy
Cornered by Black Mages
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Final Vengeance
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
6%synergy
Eaten Alive
7.7%inclusion5 decks65 decks
6%synergy
Will of the Abzan
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Bone Splinters
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
5%synergy
Ascend from Avernus
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
2%synergy
Commune with Evil
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Rush of Dread
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Blade of the Bloodchief
43%inclusion28 decks65 decks
37%synergy
Glass-Cast Heart
32%inclusion21 decks65 decks
28%synergy
Tarrian's Soulcleaver
25%inclusion16 decks65 decks
22%synergy
Ravenous Amulet
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
23%synergy
Tarrian's Journal
18%inclusion12 decks65 decks
15%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
14%inclusion9 decks65 decks
-5%synergy
Skullclamp
12%inclusion8 decks65 decks
-15%synergy
Wedding Invitation
12%inclusion8 decks65 decks
11%synergy
Heirloom Blade
11%inclusion7 decks65 decks
9%synergy
Lightning Greaves
11%inclusion7 decks65 decks
-9%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
7.7%inclusion5 decks65 decks
6%synergy
Pyre of Heroes
7.7%inclusion5 decks65 decks
6%synergy
Spawning Pit
7.7%inclusion5 decks65 decks
6%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
3%synergy
World Map
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Fountainport Bell
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Vat of Rebirth
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
3%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
3%synergy
Norn's Wellspring
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
3%synergy
Tithing Blade
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
5%synergy
Collector's Vault
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Obsessive Pursuit
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Promise of Aclazotz
37%inclusion24 decks65 decks
34%synergy
Etchings of the Chosen
32%inclusion21 decks65 decks
25%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
32%inclusion21 decks65 decks
15%synergy
Seal of Cleansing
25%inclusion16 decks65 decks
21%synergy
Tolls of War
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Barrensteppe Siege
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
16%synergy
Life Insurance
17%inclusion11 decks65 decks
13%synergy
Exquisite Blood
15%inclusion10 decks65 decks
-2%synergy
Feast of the Victorious Dead
15%inclusion10 decks65 decks
10%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
14%inclusion9 decks65 decks
-16%synergy
Teval's Judgment
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
10%synergy
Kindred Boon
12%inclusion8 decks65 decks
11%synergy
Lunar Convocation
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
0%synergy
Sanguine Bond
11%inclusion7 decks65 decks
-10%synergy
Chorale of the Void
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Momentum Breaker
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Smile at Death
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Hour of Victory
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Ghoulish Procession
9.2%inclusion6 decks65 decks
8%synergy
The Eldest Reborn
9.2%inclusion6 decks65 decks
9%synergy
Martyr's Bond
9.2%inclusion6 decks65 decks
8%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
9.2%inclusion6 decks65 decks
0%synergy
Hidden Stockpile
9.2%inclusion6 decks65 decks
5%synergy
Angelic Renewal
9.2%inclusion6 decks65 decks
8%synergy
Into the Pit
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Radiant Destiny
7.7%inclusion5 decks65 decks
5%synergy
Legion's Landing
7.7%inclusion5 decks65 decks
4%synergy
Thran Vigil
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
6%synergy
Black Market
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
-1%synergy
Blind Obedience
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
-12%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
31%inclusion20 decks65 decks
25%synergy
The Eternal Wanderer
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
57%inclusion37 decks65 decks
37%synergy
Bojuka Bog
51%inclusion33 decks65 decks
7%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
46%inclusion30 decks65 decks
13%synergy
Windbrisk Heights
25%inclusion16 decks65 decks
18%synergy
Temple of the False God
12%inclusion8 decks65 decks
4%synergy
High Market
11%inclusion7 decks65 decks
-1%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
2%synergy
Field of Ruin
7.7%inclusion5 decks65 decks
6%synergy
Mortuary Mire
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
1%synergy
The Fair Basilica
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
88%inclusion57 decks65 decks
7%synergy
Sol Ring
80%inclusion52 decks65 decks
-4%synergy
Orzhov Signet
72%inclusion47 decks65 decks
16%synergy
Mind Stone
69%inclusion45 decks65 decks
44%synergy
Commander's Sphere
65%inclusion42 decks65 decks
48%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
60%inclusion39 decks65 decks
7%synergy
Fellwar Stone
20%inclusion13 decks65 decks
-1%synergy
Blitzball
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
13%synergy
Orzhov Cluestone
9.2%inclusion6 decks65 decks
7%synergy
Thought Vessel
7.7%inclusion5 decks65 decks
-6%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion65 decks65 decks
2%synergy
Plains
98%inclusion64 decks65 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
91%inclusion59 decks65 decks
4%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
74%inclusion48 decks65 decks
33%synergy
Tainted Field
69%inclusion45 decks65 decks
17%synergy
Temple of Silence
68%inclusion44 decks65 decks
27%synergy
Isolated Chapel
60%inclusion39 decks65 decks
-6%synergy
Myriad Landscape
57%inclusion37 decks65 decks
37%synergy
Evolving Wilds
51%inclusion33 decks65 decks
30%synergy
Path of Ancestry
49%inclusion32 decks65 decks
26%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
46%inclusion30 decks65 decks
5%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
40%inclusion26 decks65 decks
26%synergy
Caves of Koilos
38%inclusion25 decks65 decks
-19%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
23%inclusion15 decks65 decks
17%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
22%inclusion14 decks65 decks
15%synergy
Voldaren Estate
20%inclusion13 decks65 decks
14%synergy
Misty Palms Oasis
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Shire Terrace
18%inclusion12 decks65 decks
18%synergy
Scoured Barrens
18%inclusion12 decks65 decks
-5%synergy
Exotic Orchard
17%inclusion11 decks65 decks
-8%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
15%inclusion10 decks65 decks
-6%synergy
Obscura Storefront
15%inclusion10 decks65 decks
12%synergy
Desolate Mire
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
-3%synergy
Command Bridge
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Fetid Heath
9.2%inclusion6 decks65 decks
-30%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
9.2%inclusion6 decks65 decks
1%synergy
Ash Barrens
9.2%inclusion6 decks65 decks
5%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
9.2%inclusion6 decks65 decks
-2%synergy
Promising Vein
7.7%inclusion5 decks65 decks
7%synergy
Escape Tunnel
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
4%synergy
Silverquill Campus
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
2%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
-28%synergy
Cabaretti Courtyard
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
6%synergy
Demolition Field
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
3%synergy
Forlorn Flats
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
0%synergy