Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher (Commander) - Budget

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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
Gathering Stone
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Winnowing
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Twilight Diviner
3.0%inclusion1 decks33 decks
1%synergy
Firdoch Core
2.9%inclusion1 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Dawnhand Dissident
2.6%inclusion1 decks38 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Butcher of Malakir
59%inclusion259 decks437 decks
52%synergy
Bartolomé del Presidio
65%inclusion284 decks437 decks
48%synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
57%inclusion249 decks437 decks
46%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
58%inclusion252 decks437 decks
44%synergy
Plaguecrafter
46%inclusion203 decks437 decks
42%synergy
Mavren Fein, Dusk Apostle
47%inclusion207 decks437 decks
41%synergy
Cordial Vampire
47%inclusion205 decks437 decks
40%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
42%inclusion184 decks437 decks
39%synergy
Indulgent Aristocrat
43%inclusion188 decks437 decks
38%synergy
March of the Canonized
44%inclusion192 decks437 decks
38%synergy
Top Cards
Village Rites
58%inclusion253 decks437 decks
36%synergy
Viscera Seer
56%inclusion246 decks437 decks
35%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
55%inclusion240 decks437 decks
29%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
52%inclusion227 decks437 decks
26%synergy
Blood Artist
49%inclusion214 decks437 decks
18%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
49%inclusion212 decks437 decks
29%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
46%inclusion202 decks437 decks
-18%synergy
Accursed Marauder
41%inclusion157 decks382 decks
33%synergy
Redemption Choir
41%inclusion179 decks437 decks
37%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
40%inclusion176 decks437 decks
34%synergy
Creatures
Welcoming Vampire
39%inclusion170 decks437 decks
24%synergy
Clavileño, First of the Blessed
39%inclusion170 decks437 decks
36%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
38%inclusion166 decks437 decks
26%synergy
Demon's Disciple
38%inclusion166 decks437 decks
35%synergy
Merciless Executioner
36%inclusion156 decks437 decks
34%synergy
Patron of the Vein
35%inclusion152 decks437 decks
31%synergy
Crossway Troublemakers
34%inclusion147 decks437 decks
30%synergy
Cathar Commando
33%inclusion144 decks437 decks
26%synergy
Twilight Prophet
33%inclusion143 decks437 decks
22%synergy
Legion Lieutenant
31%inclusion137 decks437 decks
26%synergy
Vito, Fanatic of Aclazotz
31%inclusion136 decks437 decks
28%synergy
Dusk Legion Sergeant
31%inclusion136 decks437 decks
28%synergy
Sanctum Seeker
31%inclusion135 decks437 decks
25%synergy
Bloodghast
30%inclusion133 decks437 decks
24%synergy
Ruthless Lawbringer
30%inclusion124 decks412 decks
26%synergy
Master of Dark Rites
30%inclusion130 decks437 decks
24%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
30%inclusion129 decks437 decks
19%synergy
Sun Titan
29%inclusion126 decks437 decks
16%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
28%inclusion124 decks437 decks
12%synergy
Drana, Liberator of Malakir
28%inclusion122 decks437 decks
22%synergy
Martyr of Dusk
27%inclusion119 decks437 decks
24%synergy
Selfless Spirit
27%inclusion118 decks437 decks
16%synergy
Oathsworn Vampire
27%inclusion118 decks437 decks
24%synergy
Dusk Legion Zealot
26%inclusion112 decks437 decks
23%synergy
Bloodline Necromancer
25%inclusion110 decks437 decks
23%synergy
Champion of Dusk
25%inclusion110 decks437 decks
22%synergy
Selfless Savior
25%inclusion109 decks437 decks
22%synergy
Cataclysmic Gearhulk
24%inclusion105 decks437 decks
23%synergy
High-Society Hunter
22%inclusion70 decks317 decks
20%synergy
Gravelighter
22%inclusion95 decks437 decks
21%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
20%inclusion87 decks437 decks
15%synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
19%inclusion85 decks437 decks
7%synergy
Burnished Hart
18%inclusion77 decks437 decks
14%synergy
Order of Sacred Dusk
17%inclusion76 decks437 decks
15%synergy
Bloodtracker
17%inclusion76 decks437 decks
15%synergy
Amalia Benavides Aguirre
17%inclusion75 decks437 decks
11%synergy
Vona, Butcher of Magan
17%inclusion74 decks437 decks
14%synergy
Teysa Karlov
16%inclusion70 decks437 decks
0%synergy
Grim Haruspex
16%inclusion70 decks437 decks
7%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
16%inclusion69 decks437 decks
-19%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
16%inclusion68 decks437 decks
3%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
15%inclusion66 decks437 decks
6%synergy
Baron Bertram Graywater
14%inclusion58 decks412 decks
9%synergy
Midnight Reaper
14%inclusion61 decks437 decks
7%synergy
Timothar, Baron of Bats
14%inclusion59 decks437 decks
12%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
13%inclusion57 decks437 decks
-1%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
12%inclusion21 decks171 decks
3%synergy
Edgar, Charmed Groom
11%inclusion49 decks437 decks
7%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
11%inclusion49 decks437 decks
4%synergy
Sandbender Scavengers
11%inclusion11 decks100 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Utter End
35%inclusion151 decks437 decks
22%synergy
Deadly Dispute
32%inclusion139 decks437 decks
10%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
27%inclusion117 decks437 decks
16%synergy
Return to Dust
26%inclusion113 decks437 decks
21%synergy
Path to Exile
26%inclusion112 decks437 decks
-24%synergy
Despark
23%inclusion99 decks437 decks
-8%synergy
Fanatical Offering
21%inclusion92 decks437 decks
18%synergy
Generous Gift
17%inclusion76 decks437 decks
-7%synergy
Mortify
13%inclusion58 decks437 decks
-9%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
9.2%inclusion40 decks437 decks
-5%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
8.9%inclusion39 decks437 decks
7%synergy
Soul Shatter
8.7%inclusion38 decks437 decks
7%synergy
Dark Ritual
8.7%inclusion38 decks437 decks
-15%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
8.0%inclusion35 decks437 decks
-32%synergy
Kaya's Guile
7.8%inclusion34 decks437 decks
5%synergy
Tragic Slip
7.3%inclusion32 decks437 decks
3%synergy
Flare of Malice
6.7%inclusion26 decks388 decks
4%synergy
Nasty End
6.6%inclusion29 decks437 decks
3%synergy
Disenchant
5.7%inclusion25 decks437 decks
2%synergy
Murder
5.5%inclusion24 decks437 decks
2%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
5.5%inclusion21 decks385 decks
3%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
5.3%inclusion23 decks437 decks
-1%synergy
Fracture
5.0%inclusion22 decks437 decks
-14%synergy
Treacherous Greed
5.0%inclusion22 decks437 decks
3%synergy
Costly Plunder
5.0%inclusion22 decks437 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Austere Command
38%inclusion165 decks437 decks
20%synergy
Tragic Arrogance
32%inclusion142 decks437 decks
30%synergy
Damn
31%inclusion136 decks437 decks
-2%synergy
New Blood
31%inclusion134 decks437 decks
27%synergy
Olivia's Wrath
29%inclusion127 decks437 decks
24%synergy
Victimize
29%inclusion125 decks437 decks
11%synergy
Rite of Oblivion
22%inclusion94 decks437 decks
12%synergy
Promise of Loyalty
22%inclusion94 decks437 decks
18%synergy
Pact of the Serpent
22%inclusion94 decks437 decks
18%synergy
Single Combat
19%inclusion81 decks437 decks
17%synergy
Sign in Blood
16%inclusion70 decks437 decks
-2%synergy
Innocent Blood
11%inclusion49 decks437 decks
11%synergy
Read the Bones
11%inclusion47 decks437 decks
0%synergy
By Invitation Only
10%inclusion45 decks437 decks
9%synergy
Night's Whisper
10%inclusion45 decks437 decks
-7%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
9.4%inclusion41 decks437 decks
0%synergy
Dread Return
8.2%inclusion36 decks437 decks
5%synergy
Feed the Swarm
7.8%inclusion34 decks437 decks
0%synergy
Eaten Alive
7.3%inclusion32 decks437 decks
6%synergy
Worthy Cost
6.8%inclusion16 decks234 decks
6%synergy
Covetous Elegy
6.6%inclusion29 decks437 decks
6%synergy
Smallpox
6.2%inclusion27 decks437 decks
6%synergy
Extract a Confession
5.9%inclusion26 decks437 decks
6%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
5.7%inclusion25 decks437 decks
0%synergy
Buried Alive
5.3%inclusion23 decks437 decks
-1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Blade of the Bloodchief
39%inclusion172 decks437 decks
34%synergy
Glass-Cast Heart
35%inclusion151 decks437 decks
31%synergy
Heirloom Blade
19%inclusion83 decks437 decks
17%synergy
Tarrian's Soulcleaver
18%inclusion77 decks437 decks
15%synergy
Wedding Invitation
16%inclusion71 decks437 decks
15%synergy
Tarrian's Journal
13%inclusion55 decks437 decks
9%synergy
Tithing Blade
12%inclusion53 decks437 decks
11%synergy
Lightning Greaves
10%inclusion42 decks437 decks
-10%synergy
Collector's Vault
8.0%inclusion35 decks437 decks
6%synergy
Ravenous Amulet
7.3%inclusion23 decks316 decks
6%synergy
Skullclamp
5.7%inclusion25 decks437 decks
-21%synergy
Enchantments
Etchings of the Chosen
37%inclusion161 decks437 decks
30%synergy
Vampiric Rites
32%inclusion140 decks437 decks
24%synergy
Promise of Aclazotz
26%inclusion114 decks437 decks
23%synergy
Radiant Destiny
22%inclusion96 decks437 decks
20%synergy
Kindred Boon
22%inclusion96 decks437 decks
21%synergy
Seal of Cleansing
19%inclusion82 decks437 decks
16%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
17%inclusion73 decks437 decks
-1%synergy
Exquisite Blood
16%inclusion72 decks437 decks
-1%synergy
Life Insurance
16%inclusion71 decks437 decks
12%synergy
Feast of the Victorious Dead
16%inclusion70 decks437 decks
11%synergy
Barrensteppe Siege
12%inclusion31 decks257 decks
9%synergy
Martyr's Bond
10%inclusion44 decks437 decks
9%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
10%inclusion43 decks437 decks
-20%synergy
Tolls of War
10%inclusion10 decks103 decks
8%synergy
Doom Foretold
8.7%inclusion38 decks437 decks
8%synergy
Sanguine Bond
8.2%inclusion36 decks437 decks
-13%synergy
Lunar Convocation
8.2%inclusion29 decks355 decks
-3%synergy
Obsessive Pursuit
6.9%inclusion7 decks101 decks
5%synergy
The Eldest Reborn
6.6%inclusion29 decks437 decks
6%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
5.9%inclusion26 decks437 decks
-3%synergy
Angelic Renewal
5.7%inclusion25 decks437 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
33%inclusion146 decks437 decks
28%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
46%inclusion201 decks437 decks
26%synergy
Bojuka Bog
44%inclusion192 decks437 decks
0%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
43%inclusion189 decks437 decks
10%synergy
Temple of the False God
24%inclusion107 decks437 decks
16%synergy
Windbrisk Heights
21%inclusion90 decks437 decks
14%synergy
Hidden Necropolis
8.5%inclusion37 decks437 decks
7%synergy
Hidden Courtyard
7.8%inclusion34 decks437 decks
6%synergy
Volatile Fault
7.1%inclusion31 decks437 decks
6%synergy
High Market
6.4%inclusion28 decks437 decks
-5%synergy
Field of Ruin
5.5%inclusion24 decks437 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
81%inclusion352 decks437 decks
0%synergy
Sol Ring
78%inclusion343 decks437 decks
-6%synergy
Orzhov Signet
68%inclusion299 decks437 decks
12%synergy
Mind Stone
64%inclusion279 decks437 decks
39%synergy
Commander's Sphere
62%inclusion272 decks437 decks
46%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
52%inclusion229 decks437 decks
0%synergy
Fellwar Stone
18%inclusion78 decks437 decks
-3%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
10%inclusion43 decks437 decks
4%synergy
Marble Diamond
10%inclusion43 decks437 decks
4%synergy
Orzhov Cluestone
6.9%inclusion30 decks437 decks
5%synergy
Thought Vessel
6.9%inclusion30 decks437 decks
-7%synergy
Orzhov Locket
5.9%inclusion26 decks437 decks
3%synergy
Blitzball
5.2%inclusion10 decks192 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion435 decks437 decks
2%synergy
Plains
99%inclusion433 decks437 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
81%inclusion353 decks437 decks
-6%synergy
Tainted Field
60%inclusion262 decks437 decks
8%synergy
Temple of Silence
60%inclusion261 decks437 decks
19%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
59%inclusion258 decks437 decks
18%synergy
Isolated Chapel
57%inclusion249 decks437 decks
-9%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
57%inclusion249 decks437 decks
15%synergy
Myriad Landscape
52%inclusion229 decks437 decks
32%synergy
Evolving Wilds
52%inclusion226 decks437 decks
31%synergy
Path of Ancestry
51%inclusion224 decks437 decks
28%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
43%inclusion190 decks437 decks
29%synergy
Voldaren Estate
35%inclusion153 decks437 decks
29%synergy
Caves of Koilos
29%inclusion127 decks437 decks
-28%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
28%inclusion123 decks437 decks
22%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
28%inclusion122 decks437 decks
21%synergy
Scoured Barrens
23%inclusion102 decks437 decks
-1%synergy
Obscura Storefront
17%inclusion74 decks437 decks
13%synergy
Exotic Orchard
17%inclusion73 decks437 decks
-8%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
14%inclusion61 decks437 decks
5%synergy
Escape Tunnel
14%inclusion59 decks437 decks
12%synergy
Promising Vein
12%inclusion52 decks437 decks
11%synergy
Fetid Heath
12%inclusion51 decks437 decks
-27%synergy
Desolate Mire
10%inclusion41 decks429 decks
-6%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
9.4%inclusion41 decks437 decks
-11%synergy
Misty Palms Oasis
8.7%inclusion9 decks103 decks
7%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
8.5%inclusion37 decks437 decks
-3%synergy
Shire Terrace
7.3%inclusion32 decks437 decks
6%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
6.9%inclusion30 decks437 decks
-1%synergy
Demolition Field
6.9%inclusion30 decks437 decks
4%synergy
Forsaken Sanctuary
6.4%inclusion28 decks437 decks
2%synergy
Esper Panorama
5.7%inclusion25 decks437 decks
5%synergy
Thriving Moor
5.5%inclusion24 decks437 decks
3%synergy
Forlorn Flats
5.1%inclusion21 decks412 decks
0%synergy