Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher (Commander) - Expensive 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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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Hidden Hideout
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Super Shredder
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Plaguecrafter
56%inclusion27 decks48 decks
51%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
63%inclusion30 decks48 decks
50%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
60%inclusion29 decks48 decks
49%synergy
Demon's Disciple
50%inclusion24 decks48 decks
47%synergy
Accursed Marauder
54%inclusion25 decks46 decks
47%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
65%inclusion31 decks48 decks
45%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
60%inclusion29 decks48 decks
44%synergy
Grave Pact
48%inclusion23 decks48 decks
39%synergy
Bloodghast
42%inclusion20 decks48 decks
36%synergy
Tragic Arrogance
38%inclusion18 decks48 decks
35%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
52%inclusion25 decks48 decks
-12%synergy
Lightning Greaves
52%inclusion25 decks48 decks
32%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
50%inclusion24 decks48 decks
34%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
48%inclusion23 decks48 decks
23%synergy
Path to Exile
48%inclusion23 decks48 decks
-2%synergy
Blood Artist
46%inclusion22 decks48 decks
15%synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
46%inclusion22 decks48 decks
34%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
44%inclusion21 decks48 decks
18%synergy
Viscera Seer
44%inclusion21 decks48 decks
23%synergy
Sun Titan
42%inclusion20 decks48 decks
29%synergy
Game Changers
Teferi's Protection
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
1%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-8%synergy
Creatures
Selfless Spirit
42%inclusion20 decks48 decks
30%synergy
Warren Soultrader
41%inclusion19 decks46 decks
32%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
38%inclusion18 decks48 decks
18%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
38%inclusion18 decks48 decks
34%synergy
Cathar Commando
38%inclusion18 decks48 decks
30%synergy
Cataclysmic Gearhulk
35%inclusion17 decks48 decks
34%synergy
Welcoming Vampire
35%inclusion17 decks48 decks
21%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
35%inclusion17 decks48 decks
13%synergy
Cordial Vampire
35%inclusion17 decks48 decks
28%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
33%inclusion16 decks48 decks
27%synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
33%inclusion16 decks48 decks
23%synergy
Merciless Executioner
31%inclusion15 decks48 decks
30%synergy
Bartolomé del Presidio
31%inclusion15 decks48 decks
14%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
29%inclusion14 decks48 decks
22%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
27%inclusion13 decks48 decks
11%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Esper Sentinel
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Twilight Prophet
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
15%synergy
Indulgent Aristocrat
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
20%synergy
Twilight Diviner
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
22%synergy
Boromir, Warden of the Tower
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
19%synergy
Selfless Savior
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
20%synergy
Vito, Fanatic of Aclazotz
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
20%synergy
Master of Dark Rites
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
17%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
9%synergy
Roaming Throne
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
16%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
14%synergy
Ruthless Lawbringer
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
17%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
-14%synergy
Witch Enchanter
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Mavren Fein, Dusk Apostle
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
13%synergy
Patron of the Vein
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
15%synergy
Archfiend of Depravity
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
18%synergy
Grim Haruspex
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
16%synergy
Voice of Victory
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
12%synergy
High-Society Hunter
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
14%synergy
Clavileño, First of the Blessed
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
14%synergy
Ophiomancer
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
9%synergy
Mother of Runes
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Teysa Karlov
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
1%synergy
Redemption Choir
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
13%synergy
Sanctum Seeker
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
11%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Vein Ripper
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
14%synergy
Kami of False Hope
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
12%synergy
Champion of Dusk
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
11%synergy
Gravelighter
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
13%synergy
Drana, Liberator of Malakir
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
9%synergy
Amalia Benavides Aguirre
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Deadly Dispute
38%inclusion18 decks48 decks
16%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
35%inclusion17 decks48 decks
-5%synergy
Village Rites
33%inclusion16 decks48 decks
11%synergy
Dark Ritual
27%inclusion13 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Flare of Malice
26%inclusion12 decks46 decks
23%synergy
Soul Shatter
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
23%synergy
Vona's Hunger
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
24%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
17%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
10%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
9%synergy
Generous Gift
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
-9%synergy
Entomb
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Inkshield
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
-5%synergy
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
-2%synergy
Despark
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
-21%synergy
Utter End
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
-2%synergy
Kaya's Guile
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
0%synergy
Brought Back
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Imp's Mischief
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Faith's Reward
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Return to Dust
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Call the Coppercoats
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Final Showdown
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Cosmic Intervention
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Galadriel's Dismissal
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Sandbenders' Storm
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Enter the Avatar State
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Restoration Magic
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
1%synergy
Sorceries
Victimize
29%inclusion14 decks48 decks
11%synergy
Damn
27%inclusion13 decks48 decks
-6%synergy
Diabolic Intent
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
15%synergy
Buried Alive
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
15%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
14%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
9%synergy
Make an Example
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
18%synergy
Austere Command
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
-1%synergy
Olivia's Wrath
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
12%synergy
Single Combat
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
13%synergy
Reanimate
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
-1%synergy
Pact of the Serpent
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
11%synergy
Promise of Loyalty
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
11%synergy
Rite of Oblivion
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Toxic Deluge
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
-5%synergy
Night's Whisper
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
-7%synergy
Covetous Elegy
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Will of the Abzan
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
New Blood
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Pitiless Carnage
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Dread Return
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Smallpox
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Vindicate
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-6%synergy
Innocent Blood
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Worthy Cost
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Ashnod's Altar
40%inclusion19 decks48 decks
21%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
35%inclusion17 decks48 decks
24%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
31%inclusion15 decks48 decks
18%synergy
Skullclamp
31%inclusion15 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
29%inclusion14 decks48 decks
24%synergy
Tarrian's Soulcleaver
27%inclusion13 decks48 decks
25%synergy
The Ozolith
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
13%synergy
Portal to Phyrexia
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
12%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
11%synergy
Expedition Map
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Peter Parker's Camera
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
11%synergy
Buster Sword
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
9%synergy
Lavaspur Boots
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Wedding Invitation
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Mithril Coat
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Sword of the Animist
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Archaeomancer's Map
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Tithing Blade
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Shadowspear
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Tarrian's Journal
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Jet Medallion
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
0%synergy
Animation Module
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
5%synergy
The Golden Throne
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Collector's Vault
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
5%synergy
The Regalia
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
World Map
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Black Market Connections
42%inclusion20 decks48 decks
20%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
29%inclusion14 decks48 decks
23%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Exquisite Blood
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
4%synergy
March of the Canonized
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
15%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
14%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
-15%synergy
Life Insurance
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
9%synergy
Sanguine Bond
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
-8%synergy
Vampiric Rites
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Martyr's Bond
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
12%synergy
Doom Foretold
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
12%synergy
Seal of Cleansing
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
9%synergy
Obsessive Pursuit
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
10%synergy
Etchings of the Chosen
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Attrition
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
1%synergy
Land Tax
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
0%synergy
Lunar Convocation
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
-2%synergy
Black Market
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
1%synergy
Blind Obedience
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
-9%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Necromancy
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Court of Ardenvale
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Dark Prophecy
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Legion's Landing
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Bitterblossom
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
1%synergy
Revel in Riches
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Aura of Silence
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Barrensteppe Siege
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Into the Pit
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
6%synergy
Minimus Containment
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Felidar Retreat
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Aura Fracture
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Dawn of a New Age
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Anointed Procession
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-3%synergy
Retreat to Hagra
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Animate Dead
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-3%synergy
Tolls of War
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
4%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
33%inclusion16 decks48 decks
27%synergy
The Eternal Wanderer
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
12%synergy
Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Elspeth, Sun's Champion
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
1%synergy
Utility Lands
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
54%inclusion26 decks48 decks
33%synergy
Bojuka Bog
52%inclusion25 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Cabal Coffers
38%inclusion18 decks48 decks
26%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
38%inclusion18 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Rogue's Passage
38%inclusion18 decks48 decks
18%synergy
High Market
31%inclusion15 decks48 decks
20%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
14%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
22%inclusion10 decks46 decks
17%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
10%synergy
War Room
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Castle Locthwain
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Dalkovan Encampment
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Urza's Saga
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Reliquary Tower
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
-10%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Command Beacon
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
1%synergy
Temple of the False God
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Three Tree City
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Wasteland
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Strip Mine
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Field of Ruin
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Emeria, the Sky Ruin
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Fountainport
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Witch's Clinic
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Hall of the Bandit Lord
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Crystal Vein
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Eumidian Hatchery
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
0%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
83%inclusion40 decks48 decks
-1%synergy
Arcane Signet
79%inclusion38 decks48 decks
-1%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
71%inclusion34 decks48 decks
18%synergy
Orzhov Signet
52%inclusion25 decks48 decks
-4%synergy
Mind Stone
44%inclusion21 decks48 decks
20%synergy
Commander's Sphere
31%inclusion15 decks48 decks
16%synergy
Fellwar Stone
27%inclusion13 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Blitzball
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
14%synergy
The Soul Stone
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
6%synergy
Lotus Petal
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Thought Vessel
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
-6%synergy
Lotus Bloom
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Crowded Crypt
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
98%inclusion47 decks48 decks
0%synergy
Plains
96%inclusion46 decks48 decks
-2%synergy
Command Tower
81%inclusion39 decks48 decks
-5%synergy
Isolated Chapel
75%inclusion36 decks48 decks
9%synergy
Marsh Flats
75%inclusion36 decks48 decks
45%synergy
Godless Shrine
71%inclusion34 decks48 decks
20%synergy
Vault of Champions
67%inclusion32 decks48 decks
27%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
58%inclusion28 decks48 decks
23%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
52%inclusion25 decks48 decks
29%synergy
Caves of Koilos
50%inclusion24 decks48 decks
-7%synergy
Tainted Field
50%inclusion24 decks48 decks
-2%synergy
Fetid Heath
42%inclusion20 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
38%inclusion18 decks48 decks
-4%synergy
Fabled Passage
31%inclusion15 decks48 decks
22%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
31%inclusion15 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
31%inclusion15 decks48 decks
-10%synergy
Path of Ancestry
27%inclusion13 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Scrubland
27%inclusion13 decks48 decks
16%synergy
Silent Clearing
27%inclusion13 decks48 decks
12%synergy
Prismatic Vista
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
19%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
11%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Evolving Wilds
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Myriad Landscape
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
17%synergy
Demolition Field
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
18%synergy
Arid Mesa
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
15%synergy
Polluted Delta
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
15%synergy
Witch Enchanter
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Cavern of Souls
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
14%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Exotic Orchard
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
-8%synergy
Windswept Heath
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
11%synergy
Flooded Strand
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
11%synergy
Urza's Cave
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
13%synergy
Temple of Silence
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
-25%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
-2%synergy
Lazotep Quarry
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
9%synergy
Boggart Trawler
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
4%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
0%synergy
Voldaren Estate
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Horizon of Progress
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Escape Tunnel
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
-13%synergy
Desolate Mire
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
-8%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Obscura Storefront
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
5%synergy