Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher (Commander) - Budget Core

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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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Rhys, the Evermore
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
Curious Colossus
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Kinbinding
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Slumbering Walker
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Keep Out
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Accursed Marauder
63%inclusion24 decks38 decks
56%synergy
Plaguecrafter
56%inclusion27 decks48 decks
51%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
52%inclusion25 decks48 decks
49%synergy
Merciless Executioner
48%inclusion23 decks48 decks
46%synergy
Redemption Choir
50%inclusion24 decks48 decks
46%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
50%inclusion24 decks48 decks
43%synergy
Tragic Arrogance
46%inclusion22 decks48 decks
43%synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
50%inclusion24 decks48 decks
40%synergy
Bartolomé del Presidio
56%inclusion27 decks48 decks
39%synergy
Demon's Disciple
42%inclusion20 decks48 decks
39%synergy
Top Cards
Wayfarer's Bauble
50%inclusion24 decks48 decks
37%synergy
Village Rites
48%inclusion23 decks48 decks
26%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
48%inclusion23 decks48 decks
22%synergy
Viscera Seer
46%inclusion22 decks48 decks
25%synergy
Cathar Commando
44%inclusion21 decks48 decks
37%synergy
Sun Titan
44%inclusion21 decks48 decks
31%synergy
Ruthless Lawbringer
42%inclusion19 decks45 decks
38%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
42%inclusion20 decks48 decks
30%synergy
Vampiric Rites
40%inclusion19 decks48 decks
32%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
38%inclusion18 decks48 decks
22%synergy
Creatures
Indulgent Aristocrat
38%inclusion18 decks48 decks
32%synergy
Gravelighter
35%inclusion17 decks48 decks
34%synergy
Selfless Savior
35%inclusion17 decks48 decks
33%synergy
Vito, Fanatic of Aclazotz
35%inclusion17 decks48 decks
32%synergy
Blood Artist
33%inclusion16 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Clavileño, First of the Blessed
31%inclusion15 decks48 decks
29%synergy
Mavren Fein, Dusk Apostle
31%inclusion15 decks48 decks
25%synergy
Cataclysmic Gearhulk
31%inclusion15 decks48 decks
30%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
29%inclusion14 decks48 decks
23%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
29%inclusion14 decks48 decks
20%synergy
Burnished Hart
27%inclusion13 decks48 decks
23%synergy
Baron Bertram Graywater
27%inclusion12 decks45 decks
21%synergy
Cordial Vampire
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
18%synergy
Selfless Spirit
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
14%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
-10%synergy
Kinscaer Sentry
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Martyr of Dusk
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
20%synergy
Grim Haruspex
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
14%synergy
Dusk Legion Sergeant
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
20%synergy
Midnight Reaper
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
16%synergy
Welcoming Vampire
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Dusk Legion Zealot
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
18%synergy
Twilight Prophet
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
11%synergy
Oathsworn Vampire
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
18%synergy
Alseid of Life's Bounty
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
18%synergy
Crossway Troublemakers
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
15%synergy
Legion Lieutenant
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
14%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
-1%synergy
High-Society Hunter
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Sanctum Seeker
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
11%synergy
Benevolent Bodyguard
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
15%synergy
Avenger of the Fallen
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
16%synergy
Greedy Freebooter
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
14%synergy
Starscape Cleric
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Vampire Gourmand
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Fleshtaker
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
12%synergy
Acolyte of Aclazotz
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
14%synergy
Karmic Guide
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Amalia Benavides Aguirre
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Chain Devil
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
14%synergy
Teysa Karlov
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
-1%synergy
Bulwark Ox
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Fain, the Broker
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
9%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
-1%synergy
Vona, Butcher of Magan
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Bloodline Necromancer
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Joo Dee, One of Many
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Markov Purifier
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
9%synergy
Henrika Domnathi
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
12%synergy
Order of Sacred Dusk
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Corrupted Conviction
35%inclusion17 decks48 decks
25%synergy
Utter End
33%inclusion16 decks48 decks
21%synergy
Deadly Dispute
29%inclusion14 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Fanatical Offering
27%inclusion13 decks48 decks
25%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
27%inclusion13 decks48 decks
-37%synergy
Path to Exile
27%inclusion13 decks48 decks
-22%synergy
Riverguard's Reflexes
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Despark
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
-8%synergy
Return to Dust
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Treacherous Greed
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Tragic Slip
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
9%synergy
Murder
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
9%synergy
Kaya's Guile
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Generous Gift
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
-11%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
-3%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
9%synergy
Dark Ritual
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
-13%synergy
Disenchant
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Mortify
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
-12%synergy
Dual-Sun Technique
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Reroute Systems
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Spectacular Tactics
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Astarion's Thirst
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Altar's Reap
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Rowan's Grim Search
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Vraska's Fall
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Go for the Throat
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Bitter Triumph
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Costly Plunder
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
0%synergy
Reprieve
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-2%synergy
Consumed by Greed
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Coordinated Maneuver
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Duty Beyond Death
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Desperate Measures
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
3%synergy
Maximum Overdrive
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Ride's End
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Victimize
38%inclusion18 decks48 decks
19%synergy
Promise of Loyalty
31%inclusion15 decks48 decks
28%synergy
Austere Command
29%inclusion14 decks48 decks
11%synergy
Rite of Oblivion
27%inclusion13 decks48 decks
18%synergy
Single Combat
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
19%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
7%synergy
By Invitation Only
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
16%synergy
New Blood
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
11%synergy
Dread Return
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
11%synergy
Covetous Elegy
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
14%synergy
Ascend from Avernus
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Innocent Blood
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Sign in Blood
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
-8%synergy
Unearth
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Embrace Oblivion
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Tragic Trajectory
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Olivia's Wrath
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Myrkul's Edict
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Extract a Confession
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Exsanguinate
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
-4%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Feed the Swarm
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-1%synergy
Vindicate
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-6%synergy
Rankle's Prank
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Worthy Cost
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Bone Shards
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Smallpox
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
6%synergy
No One Left Behind
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Aggressive Negotiations
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Call to the Feast
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Read the Bones
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-4%synergy
Barter in Blood
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Final Parting
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Eaten Alive
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
35%inclusion17 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Wedding Invitation
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
22%synergy
Glass-Cast Heart
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
17%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
9%synergy
Tarrian's Soulcleaver
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
12%synergy
Tarrian's Journal
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
11%synergy
Collector's Vault
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
11%synergy
Phoenix Fleet Airship
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Requiem Monolith
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Tithing Blade
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Heirloom Blade
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Executioner's Capsule
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Dusk Rose Reliquary
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Excalibur II
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Ravenous Amulet
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Instant Ramen
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Blood Fountain
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Skullclamp
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-21%synergy
Lightning Greaves
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-14%synergy
Fountainport Bell
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Carrot Cake
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
March of the Canonized
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
19%synergy
Life Insurance
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
21%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Seal of Cleansing
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
18%synergy
Martyr's Bond
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
20%synergy
Etchings of the Chosen
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
12%synergy
Promise of Aclazotz
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
16%synergy
Angelic Renewal
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
18%synergy
Lunar Convocation
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Barrensteppe Siege
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
12%synergy
Feast of the Victorious Dead
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
9%synergy
Momentum Breaker
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
The Eldest Reborn
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
12%synergy
Tolls of War
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Minimus Containment
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Hidden Stockpile
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Radiant Destiny
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
1%synergy
Doom Foretold
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Felidar Retreat
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Legion's Landing
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Defiled Crypt // Cadaver Lab
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Monologue Tax
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Canonized in Blood
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Seal of Doom
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Eternal Thirst
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Dawn of Hope
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Kindred Boon
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Battles
Invasion of New Capenna
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
7%synergy
The Eternal Wanderer
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
35%inclusion17 decks48 decks
15%synergy
Bojuka Bog
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
-19%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
-13%synergy
Temple of the False God
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
11%synergy
The Fair Basilica
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
16%synergy
The Dross Pits
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
14%synergy
Hidden Necropolis
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
11%synergy
Hidden Courtyard
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
11%synergy
Volatile Fault
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Eumidian Hatchery
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Muraganda Raceway
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Mortuary Mire
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Windbrisk Heights
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Restless Fortress
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-1%synergy
Cryptic Caves
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Field of Ruin
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
73%inclusion35 decks48 decks
-7%synergy
Orzhov Signet
71%inclusion34 decks48 decks
15%synergy
Commander's Sphere
60%inclusion29 decks48 decks
45%synergy
Sol Ring
60%inclusion29 decks48 decks
-24%synergy
Mind Stone
54%inclusion26 decks48 decks
30%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
31%inclusion15 decks48 decks
-21%synergy
Blitzball
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Orzhov Cluestone
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Marble Diamond
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Hedron Archive
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
9%synergy
Fellwar Stone
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
-10%synergy
Orzhov Locket
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Pristine Talisman
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
0%synergy
Crowded Crypt
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Patchwork Banner
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
1%synergy
Hourglass of the Lost
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Plains
100%inclusion48 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion48 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
79%inclusion38 decks48 decks
-7%synergy
Evolving Wilds
71%inclusion34 decks48 decks
50%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
58%inclusion28 decks48 decks
44%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
56%inclusion27 decks48 decks
15%synergy
Temple of Silence
54%inclusion26 decks48 decks
14%synergy
Tainted Field
54%inclusion26 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
50%inclusion24 decks48 decks
9%synergy
Isolated Chapel
46%inclusion22 decks48 decks
-20%synergy
Myriad Landscape
40%inclusion19 decks48 decks
20%synergy
Scoured Barrens
38%inclusion18 decks48 decks
14%synergy
Caves of Koilos
33%inclusion16 decks48 decks
-24%synergy
Path of Ancestry
31%inclusion15 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Abundant Countryside
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Exotic Orchard
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
-2%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
12%synergy
Ash Barrens
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
13%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Obscura Storefront
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
13%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
11%synergy
Promising Vein
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
16%synergy
Voldaren Estate
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
11%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Escape Tunnel
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
13%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Misty Palms Oasis
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Demolition Field
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
9%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
-8%synergy
Desolate Mire
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
-5%synergy
Esper Panorama
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Vibrant Cityscape
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Command Bridge
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Forlorn Flats
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Cabaretti Courtyard
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Shire Terrace
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Forsaken Sanctuary
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Thriving Moor
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Thriving Heath
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Goldmire Bridge
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
1%synergy
Silverquill Campus
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Maestros Theater
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
6%synergy