Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher (Commander) - Budget Core

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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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Plaguecrafter
67%inclusion31 decks46 decks
63%synergy
Accursed Marauder
61%inclusion28 decks46 decks
54%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
52%inclusion24 decks46 decks
49%synergy
Merciless Executioner
50%inclusion23 decks46 decks
48%synergy
Ruthless Lawbringer
50%inclusion23 decks46 decks
47%synergy
Redemption Choir
50%inclusion23 decks46 decks
46%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
52%inclusion24 decks46 decks
46%synergy
Bartolomé del Presidio
61%inclusion28 decks46 decks
45%synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
54%inclusion25 decks46 decks
45%synergy
Cathar Commando
50%inclusion23 decks46 decks
43%synergy
Top Cards
Village Rites
52%inclusion24 decks46 decks
30%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
52%inclusion24 decks46 decks
28%synergy
Viscera Seer
52%inclusion24 decks46 decks
32%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
50%inclusion23 decks46 decks
38%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
50%inclusion23 decks46 decks
38%synergy
Victimize
46%inclusion21 decks46 decks
28%synergy
Tragic Arrogance
46%inclusion21 decks46 decks
43%synergy
Demon's Disciple
46%inclusion21 decks46 decks
43%synergy
Vampiric Rites
43%inclusion20 decks46 decks
36%synergy
Sun Titan
43%inclusion20 decks46 decks
32%synergy
Creatures
Blood Artist
41%inclusion19 decks46 decks
11%synergy
Indulgent Aristocrat
41%inclusion19 decks46 decks
37%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
39%inclusion18 decks46 decks
24%synergy
Gravelighter
37%inclusion17 decks46 decks
36%synergy
Selfless Spirit
37%inclusion17 decks46 decks
26%synergy
Cataclysmic Gearhulk
35%inclusion16 decks46 decks
34%synergy
Vito, Fanatic of Aclazotz
35%inclusion16 decks46 decks
32%synergy
Selfless Savior
33%inclusion15 decks46 decks
30%synergy
Mavren Fein, Dusk Apostle
30%inclusion14 decks46 decks
25%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
30%inclusion14 decks46 decks
25%synergy
High-Society Hunter
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
27%synergy
Clavileño, First of the Blessed
28%inclusion13 decks46 decks
26%synergy
Welcoming Vampire
28%inclusion13 decks46 decks
14%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
28%inclusion13 decks46 decks
9%synergy
Cordial Vampire
28%inclusion13 decks46 decks
22%synergy
Baron Bertram Graywater
28%inclusion13 decks46 decks
23%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
26%inclusion12 decks46 decks
17%synergy
Crossway Troublemakers
24%inclusion11 decks46 decks
20%synergy
Burnished Hart
24%inclusion11 decks46 decks
20%synergy
Grim Haruspex
24%inclusion11 decks46 decks
15%synergy
Dusk Legion Sergeant
24%inclusion11 decks46 decks
21%synergy
Martyr of Dusk
22%inclusion10 decks46 decks
19%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
22%inclusion10 decks46 decks
-12%synergy
Midnight Reaper
22%inclusion10 decks46 decks
15%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Twilight Prophet
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
10%synergy
Oathsworn Vampire
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
17%synergy
Dusk Legion Zealot
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
17%synergy
Avenger of the Fallen
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Karmic Guide
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
13%synergy
Sanctum Seeker
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
13%synergy
Alseid of Life's Bounty
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
15%synergy
Greedy Freebooter
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
15%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
7%synergy
Fain, the Broker
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
12%synergy
Teysa Karlov
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
0%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
9%synergy
Legion Lieutenant
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
10%synergy
Priest of Fell Rites
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
12%synergy
Denethor, Ruling Steward
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
9%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
12%synergy
Champion of Dusk
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
10%synergy
Benevolent Bodyguard
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
11%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
2%synergy
Bloodghast
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
7%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
0%synergy
Amalia Benavides Aguirre
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
7%synergy
Chain Devil
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
13%synergy
Twilight Diviner
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Vampire Gourmand
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Deadly Dispute
39%inclusion18 decks46 decks
17%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
39%inclusion18 decks46 decks
28%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
33%inclusion15 decks46 decks
-31%synergy
Path to Exile
33%inclusion15 decks46 decks
-17%synergy
Utter End
33%inclusion15 decks46 decks
21%synergy
Fanatical Offering
28%inclusion13 decks46 decks
26%synergy
Despark
26%inclusion12 decks46 decks
-4%synergy
Return to Dust
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
13%synergy
Mortify
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
-7%synergy
Generous Gift
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
-7%synergy
Tragic Slip
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
11%synergy
Kaya's Guile
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
10%synergy
Dark Ritual
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
-12%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
0%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
7%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
9%synergy
Reprieve
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
3%synergy
Murder
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Disenchant
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
-33%synergy
Fracture
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
-12%synergy
Dual-Sun Technique
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Go for the Throat
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
2%synergy
Treacherous Greed
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
4%synergy
Altar's Reap
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Tergrid's Shadow
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Tribute to Hunger
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Nasty End
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
3%synergy
Costly Plunder
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Promise of Loyalty
37%inclusion17 decks46 decks
32%synergy
Rite of Oblivion
33%inclusion15 decks46 decks
24%synergy
Austere Command
30%inclusion14 decks46 decks
14%synergy
Single Combat
26%inclusion12 decks46 decks
25%synergy
New Blood
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
14%synergy
Covetous Elegy
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
17%synergy
By Invitation Only
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
17%synergy
Innocent Blood
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
15%synergy
Dread Return
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
12%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
3%synergy
Unearth
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Sign in Blood
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
-7%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Rankle's Prank
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
9%synergy
Ascend from Avernus
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Lash of the Balrog
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Smallpox
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Exsanguinate
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
-5%synergy
Extract a Confession
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
9%synergy
Read the Bones
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
-1%synergy
Eaten Alive
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
7%synergy
Lively Dirge
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
4%synergy
Bankrupt in Blood
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Call to the Feast
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Feed the Swarm
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
-1%synergy
Bone Shards
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Buried Alive
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
0%synergy
Barter in Blood
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Damn
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
-26%synergy
Myrkul's Edict
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Olivia's Wrath
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
35%inclusion16 decks46 decks
10%synergy
Glass-Cast Heart
26%inclusion12 decks46 decks
22%synergy
Wedding Invitation
24%inclusion11 decks46 decks
23%synergy
Collector's Vault
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
16%synergy
Tarrian's Journal
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
10%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
9%synergy
Tarrian's Soulcleaver
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
9%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Tithing Blade
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Expedition Map
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Blood Fountain
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Trailblazer's Boots
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
4%synergy
Heirloom Blade
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Skullclamp
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
-20%synergy
Executioner's Capsule
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Loxodon Warhammer
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
3%synergy
Lightning Greaves
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
-13%synergy
Dusk Rose Reliquary
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Excalibur II
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Ravenous Amulet
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
World Map
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Instant Ramen
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Life Insurance
28%inclusion13 decks46 decks
25%synergy
March of the Canonized
28%inclusion13 decks46 decks
23%synergy
Etchings of the Chosen
24%inclusion11 decks46 decks
17%synergy
Feast of the Victorious Dead
24%inclusion11 decks46 decks
19%synergy
Seal of Cleansing
22%inclusion10 decks46 decks
19%synergy
Promise of Aclazotz
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
17%synergy
Angelic Renewal
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
18%synergy
Lunar Convocation
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Martyr's Bond
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
17%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
-2%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
1%synergy
Dawn of Hope
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
7%synergy
Doom Foretold
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
10%synergy
Obsessive Pursuit
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Radiant Destiny
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
7%synergy
The Eldest Reborn
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Barrensteppe Siege
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Momentum Breaker
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Felidar Retreat
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
4%synergy
Seal of Doom
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Blind Obedience
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
-11%synergy
Fungal Fortitude
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Legion's Landing
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
3%synergy
Hidden Stockpile
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
3%synergy
Into the Pit
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
10%synergy
Sorin, Solemn Visitor
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
10%synergy
The Eternal Wanderer
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
41%inclusion19 decks46 decks
22%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
30%inclusion14 decks46 decks
-2%synergy
Bojuka Bog
26%inclusion12 decks46 decks
-18%synergy
The Fair Basilica
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
14%synergy
The Dross Pits
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
12%synergy
Temple of the False God
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Windbrisk Heights
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Hidden Courtyard
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
10%synergy
Hidden Necropolis
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
10%synergy
Volatile Fault
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
10%synergy
Muraganda Raceway
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Eumidian Hatchery
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Mortuary Mire
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
2%synergy
Restless Fortress
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
0%synergy
Cryptic Caves
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Field of Ruin
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
74%inclusion34 decks46 decks
-6%synergy
Orzhov Signet
72%inclusion33 decks46 decks
18%synergy
Sol Ring
70%inclusion32 decks46 decks
-15%synergy
Mind Stone
57%inclusion26 decks46 decks
34%synergy
Commander's Sphere
54%inclusion25 decks46 decks
40%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
37%inclusion17 decks46 decks
-16%synergy
Orzhov Cluestone
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
13%synergy
Blitzball
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
11%synergy
Hedron Archive
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
10%synergy
Fellwar Stone
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
-11%synergy
Crowded Crypt
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Pristine Talisman
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
1%synergy
Worn Powerstone
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion46 decks46 decks
2%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion46 decks46 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
80%inclusion37 decks46 decks
-6%synergy
Evolving Wilds
65%inclusion30 decks46 decks
46%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
65%inclusion30 decks46 decks
23%synergy
Tainted Field
63%inclusion29 decks46 decks
13%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
61%inclusion28 decks46 decks
46%synergy
Temple of Silence
54%inclusion25 decks46 decks
15%synergy
Myriad Landscape
46%inclusion21 decks46 decks
28%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
41%inclusion19 decks46 decks
2%synergy
Isolated Chapel
39%inclusion18 decks46 decks
-28%synergy
Caves of Koilos
37%inclusion17 decks46 decks
-21%synergy
Path of Ancestry
37%inclusion17 decks46 decks
14%synergy
Scoured Barrens
35%inclusion16 decks46 decks
12%synergy
Obscura Storefront
24%inclusion11 decks46 decks
21%synergy
Voldaren Estate
24%inclusion11 decks46 decks
19%synergy
Escape Tunnel
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
18%synergy
Exotic Orchard
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
-6%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
12%synergy
Misty Palms Oasis
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Vibrant Cityscape
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Promising Vein
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
14%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
4%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
-8%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Demolition Field
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
10%synergy
Ash Barrens
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
7%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Desolate Mire
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
-9%synergy
Shire Terrace
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Cabaretti Courtyard
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Esper Panorama
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Maestros Theater
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Daily Bugle Building
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Riveteers Overlook
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Thriving Moor
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
4%synergy
Goldmire Bridge
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
2%synergy
Thriving Heath
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
4%synergy
Forlorn Flats
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
2%synergy
Forsaken Sanctuary
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
3%synergy