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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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Riverguard's Reflexes
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Keep Out
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Curious Colossus
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Abundant Countryside
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Slumbering Walker
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Accursed Marauder
61%inclusion23 decks38 decks
53%synergy
Plaguecrafter
54%inclusion26 decks48 decks
49%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
52%inclusion25 decks48 decks
49%synergy
Merciless Executioner
46%inclusion22 decks48 decks
44%synergy
Redemption Choir
48%inclusion23 decks48 decks
44%synergy
Bartolomé del Presidio
58%inclusion28 decks48 decks
41%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
48%inclusion23 decks48 decks
41%synergy
Tragic Arrogance
44%inclusion21 decks48 decks
41%synergy
Ruthless Lawbringer
42%inclusion19 decks45 decks
38%synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
48%inclusion23 decks48 decks
37%synergy
Top Cards
Wayfarer's Bauble
50%inclusion24 decks48 decks
37%synergy
Village Rites
46%inclusion22 decks48 decks
24%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
46%inclusion22 decks48 decks
20%synergy
Viscera Seer
44%inclusion21 decks48 decks
23%synergy
Cathar Commando
42%inclusion20 decks48 decks
35%synergy
Sun Titan
42%inclusion20 decks48 decks
29%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
40%inclusion19 decks48 decks
28%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
40%inclusion19 decks48 decks
24%synergy
Vampiric Rites
40%inclusion19 decks48 decks
32%synergy
Demon's Disciple
40%inclusion19 decks48 decks
37%synergy
Creatures
Indulgent Aristocrat
38%inclusion18 decks48 decks
32%synergy
Vito, Fanatic of Aclazotz
33%inclusion16 decks48 decks
30%synergy
Gravelighter
33%inclusion16 decks48 decks
32%synergy
Selfless Savior
33%inclusion16 decks48 decks
31%synergy
Mavren Fein, Dusk Apostle
31%inclusion15 decks48 decks
25%synergy
Clavileño, First of the Blessed
31%inclusion15 decks48 decks
29%synergy
Blood Artist
31%inclusion15 decks48 decks
0%synergy
Cataclysmic Gearhulk
29%inclusion14 decks48 decks
28%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
29%inclusion14 decks48 decks
23%synergy
Burnished Hart
27%inclusion13 decks48 decks
23%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
27%inclusion13 decks48 decks
18%synergy
Baron Bertram Graywater
27%inclusion12 decks45 decks
21%synergy
Welcoming Vampire
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
-12%synergy
Dusk Legion Sergeant
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
20%synergy
Selfless Spirit
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
12%synergy
Martyr of Dusk
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
20%synergy
Cordial Vampire
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
16%synergy
Grim Haruspex
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
11%synergy
Alseid of Life's Bounty
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
18%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
Midnight Reaper
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
14%synergy
Rhys, the Evermore
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Kinscaer Sentry
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Crossway Troublemakers
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
15%synergy
Legion Lieutenant
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
14%synergy
High-Society Hunter
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Sanctum Seeker
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
11%synergy
Greedy Freebooter
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
14%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
-3%synergy
Avenger of the Fallen
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
15%synergy
Dalkovan Packbeasts
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
15%synergy
Starscape Cleric
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Fleshtaker
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
12%synergy
Karmic Guide
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Amalia Benavides Aguirre
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Benevolent Bodyguard
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
13%synergy
Acolyte of Aclazotz
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
14%synergy
Chain Devil
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
14%synergy
Vampire Gourmand
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Bulwark Ox
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Henrika Domnathi
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
12%synergy
Priest of Fell Rites
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
9%synergy
Bloodline Necromancer
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Order of Sacred Dusk
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
11%synergy
Drana, Liberator of Malakir
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Vona, Butcher of Magan
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Fain, the Broker
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Corrupted Conviction
35%inclusion17 decks48 decks
25%synergy
Utter End
31%inclusion15 decks48 decks
19%synergy
Deadly Dispute
27%inclusion13 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Fanatical Offering
27%inclusion13 decks48 decks
25%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
-39%synergy
Path to Exile
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
-24%synergy
Despark
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
-8%synergy
Return to Dust
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Murder
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
11%synergy
Tragic Slip
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
9%synergy
Mortify
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
-10%synergy
Generous Gift
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
-11%synergy
Treacherous Greed
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
9%synergy
Kaya's Guile
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Disenchant
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
-3%synergy
Consumed by Greed
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Dual-Sun Technique
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%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
Reroute Systems
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Dark Ritual
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
-15%synergy
Spectacular Tactics
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Costly Plunder
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Nasty End
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Bitter Triumph
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Go for the Throat
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Vraska's Fall
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
0%synergy
Take Up the Shield
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Reprieve
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-2%synergy
Wail of War
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Coordinated Maneuver
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Duty Beyond Death
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
3%synergy
Desperate Measures
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Victimize
35%inclusion17 decks48 decks
17%synergy
Promise of Loyalty
31%inclusion15 decks48 decks
28%synergy
Rite of Oblivion
27%inclusion13 decks48 decks
18%synergy
Austere Command
27%inclusion13 decks48 decks
9%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
Innocent Blood
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
12%synergy
Covetous Elegy
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
12%synergy
Ascend from Avernus
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Unearth
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Sign in Blood
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
-8%synergy
Exsanguinate
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
-4%synergy
Extract a Confession
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Olivia's Wrath
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Embrace Oblivion
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Tragic Trajectory
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Smallpox
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Myrkul's Edict
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Angelic Purge
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Eaten Alive
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Rankle's Prank
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Feed the Swarm
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-1%synergy
Read the Bones
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-4%synergy
Bone Shards
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Barter in Blood
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Call to the Feast
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Vindicate
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-6%synergy
Final Parting
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Worthy Cost
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Aggressive Negotiations
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
33%inclusion16 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Wedding Invitation
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
22%synergy
Glass-Cast Heart
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
17%synergy
Tarrian's Soulcleaver
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
12%synergy
Tarrian's Journal
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
11%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Collector's Vault
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
11%synergy
Phoenix Fleet Airship
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Executioner's Capsule
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Heirloom Blade
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Dusk Rose Reliquary
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Requiem Monolith
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Excalibur II
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Ravenous Amulet
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Instant Ramen
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Lightning Greaves
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-14%synergy
Skullclamp
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-21%synergy
Tithing Blade
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Blood Fountain
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
6%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
Tolls of War
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Seal of Cleansing
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
18%synergy
Martyr's Bond
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
20%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Kinbinding
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Etchings of the Chosen
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
12%synergy
Angelic Renewal
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
18%synergy
Promise of Aclazotz
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
16%synergy
Lunar Convocation
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Feast of the Victorious Dead
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
9%synergy
Barrensteppe Siege
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Momentum Breaker
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
The Eldest Reborn
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
12%synergy
Obsessive Pursuit
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
1%synergy
Radiant Destiny
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Minimus Containment
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Hidden Stockpile
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Legion's Landing
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Felidar Retreat
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Doom Foretold
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Defiled Crypt // Cadaver Lab
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Dawn of Hope
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Seal of Doom
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Eternal Thirst
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Canonized in Blood
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Monologue Tax
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Kindred Boon
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Aligned Heart
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 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
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
33%inclusion16 decks48 decks
13%synergy
Bojuka Bog
27%inclusion13 decks48 decks
-17%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
Hidden Courtyard
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
13%synergy
The Dross Pits
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
14%synergy
Hidden Necropolis
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
11%synergy
Volatile Fault
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
12%synergy
Muraganda Raceway
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Mortuary Mire
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Windbrisk Heights
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Eumidian Hatchery
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Restless Fortress
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-1%synergy
Cryptic Caves
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Field of Ruin
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
71%inclusion34 decks48 decks
-10%synergy
Orzhov Signet
69%inclusion33 decks48 decks
13%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
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
13%synergy
Hedron Archive
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
11%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Marble Diamond
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Orzhov Cluestone
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Fellwar Stone
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
-10%synergy
Orzhov Locket
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Crowded Crypt
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Pristine Talisman
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
0%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
73%inclusion35 decks48 decks
52%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
60%inclusion29 decks48 decks
46%synergy
Temple of Silence
56%inclusion27 decks48 decks
16%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
54%inclusion26 decks48 decks
13%synergy
Tainted Field
52%inclusion25 decks48 decks
0%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
50%inclusion24 decks48 decks
9%synergy
Isolated Chapel
44%inclusion21 decks48 decks
-22%synergy
Myriad Landscape
42%inclusion20 decks48 decks
22%synergy
Scoured Barrens
40%inclusion19 decks48 decks
16%synergy
Caves of Koilos
31%inclusion15 decks48 decks
-26%synergy
Path of Ancestry
31%inclusion15 decks48 decks
8%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
Unclaimed Territory
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
11%synergy
Promising Vein
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
16%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Voldaren Estate
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
11%synergy
Obscura Storefront
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
13%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
Demolition Field
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
9%synergy
Misty Palms Oasis
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Desolate Mire
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
-5%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
-11%synergy
Esper Panorama
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Vibrant Cityscape
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Forlorn Flats
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Forsaken Sanctuary
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Command Bridge
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Shire Terrace
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Cabaretti Courtyard
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Thriving Moor
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Silverquill Campus
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Maestros Theater
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Goldmire Bridge
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
1%synergy
Thriving Heath
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
4%synergy