Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher (Commander) - Lifedrain

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
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MTGStocks
Emeritus of Woe
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
12%synergy
Moseo, Vein's New Dean
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Merchant of Venom
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Defiling Daemogoth
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Restoration Seminar
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Charismatic Conqueror
74%inclusion26 decks35 decks
63%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
71%inclusion25 decks35 decks
61%synergy
Bartolomé del Presidio
71%inclusion25 decks35 decks
56%synergy
Master of Dark Rites
60%inclusion21 decks35 decks
55%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
74%inclusion26 decks35 decks
50%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
69%inclusion24 decks35 decks
50%synergy
Mavren Fein, Dusk Apostle
51%inclusion18 decks35 decks
46%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
51%inclusion18 decks35 decks
45%synergy
Cordial Vampire
51%inclusion18 decks35 decks
45%synergy
Bloodghast
49%inclusion17 decks35 decks
42%synergy
Top Cards
Blood Artist
71%inclusion25 decks35 decks
41%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
71%inclusion25 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
63%inclusion22 decks35 decks
38%synergy
Viscera Seer
60%inclusion21 decks35 decks
40%synergy
Village Rites
57%inclusion20 decks35 decks
35%synergy
Welcoming Vampire
49%inclusion17 decks35 decks
34%synergy
Exquisite Blood
49%inclusion17 decks35 decks
33%synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
49%inclusion17 decks35 decks
39%synergy
Twilight Prophet
46%inclusion16 decks35 decks
36%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
46%inclusion16 decks35 decks
41%synergy
Game Changers
Smothering Tithe
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
-2%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Teferi's Protection
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-6%synergy
The One Ring
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Braids, Cabal Minion
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-5%synergy
Creatures
Clavileño, First of the Blessed
43%inclusion15 decks35 decks
41%synergy
Indulgent Aristocrat
43%inclusion15 decks35 decks
38%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
20%synergy
Sanctum Seeker
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
35%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
28%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
21%synergy
Redemption Choir
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
31%synergy
Crossway Troublemakers
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
28%synergy
Amalia Benavides Aguirre
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
25%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
24%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
19%synergy
Legion Lieutenant
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
21%synergy
Teysa Karlov
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
20%synergy
Vito, Fanatic of Aclazotz
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
23%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
19%synergy
Accursed Marauder
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
18%synergy
Dusk Legion Sergeant
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
23%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
16%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Drana, Liberator of Malakir
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
17%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Oathsworn Vampire
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
20%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
-11%synergy
Roaming Throne
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
15%synergy
Selfless Spirit
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Forerunner of the Legion
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
18%synergy
Champion of Dusk
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
17%synergy
Dusk Legion Zealot
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
17%synergy
High-Society Hunter
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
17%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Vona, Butcher of Magan
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
-5%synergy
Timothar, Baron of Bats
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
10%synergy
Astarion, the Decadent
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
-5%synergy
Plaguecrafter
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Patron of the Vein
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Edgar, Charmed Groom
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Preacher of the Schism
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Martyr of Dusk
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
12%synergy
Demon's Disciple
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
12%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Warren Soultrader
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Sun Titan
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Sidisi, Regent of the Mire
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Instants
Dark Ritual
43%inclusion15 decks35 decks
18%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
-1%synergy
Deadly Dispute
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
15%synergy
Path to Exile
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
-12%synergy
Utter End
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Flare of Malice
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
20%synergy
Astarion's Thirst
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Fell the Profane
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
12%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Despark
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
-16%synergy
Entomb
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Return to Dust
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Mortify
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
-10%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
0%synergy
Vona's Hunger
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Fanatical Offering
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Inkshield
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-12%synergy
Akroma's Will
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Duty Beyond Death
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Clever Concealment
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-1%synergy
Soul Shatter
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Get Lost
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Culling the Weak
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Bitter Triumph
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Final Showdown
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Unbreakable Formation
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-7%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
0%synergy
Secure the Wastes
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Tragic Slip
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Continue?
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Damn
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Victimize
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
17%synergy
Austere Command
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
12%synergy
New Blood
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
23%synergy
Tragic Arrogance
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
23%synergy
Olivia's Wrath
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
22%synergy
Reanimate
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Pact of the Serpent
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
19%synergy
Diabolic Intent
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Exsanguinate
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Buried Alive
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Sign in Blood
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
-1%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Single Combat
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Will of the Abzan
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Winnowing
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Social Snub
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Moment of Reckoning
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Fix What's Broken
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Feed the Swarm
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Rite of Oblivion
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
0%synergy
Innocent Blood
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Toxic Deluge
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-8%synergy
Desperate Plea
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Worthy Cost
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Final Vengeance
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Lively Dirge
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Dread Return
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Smallpox
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Make an Example
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Night's Whisper
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-12%synergy
Eaten Alive
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Cleansing Nova
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Legions to Ashes
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Invoke Despair
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Ashnod's Altar
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Skullclamp
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Lightning Greaves
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
12%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Tarrian's Journal
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Glass-Cast Heart
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Wedding Invitation
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Excalibur II
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Ravenous Amulet
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Mithril Coat
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Jet Medallion
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
2%synergy
The Wind Crystal
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
0%synergy
World Map
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Oketra's Monument
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Vat of Rebirth
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Matzalantli, the Great Door
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Nazgûl Battle-Mace
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Tarrian's Soulcleaver
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Tithing Blade
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Heirloom Blade
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Bontu's Monument
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
0%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Haystack
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Spawning Pit
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
March of the Canonized
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
34%synergy
Etchings of the Chosen
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
25%synergy
Sanguine Bond
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
12%synergy
Grave Pact
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
20%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
22%synergy
Vampiric Rites
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
19%synergy
Black Market Connections
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
-8%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Promise of Aclazotz
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
15%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
-1%synergy
Kindred Boon
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
11%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Black Market
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Life Insurance
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Into the Pit
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Radiant Destiny
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Land Tax
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
-1%synergy
Legion's Landing
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Ghostly Prison
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
-4%synergy
Barrensteppe Siege
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Seal of Cleansing
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Tolls of War
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Obsessive Pursuit
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Sothera, the Supervoid
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Defiled Crypt // Cadaver Lab
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Grievous Wound
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
3%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Darksteel Mutation
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-5%synergy
Gift of Immortality
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-2%synergy
The Eldest Reborn
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-10%synergy
Field of Souls
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Ill-Gotten Inheritance
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Cemetery Tampering
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Animate Dead
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-5%synergy
Feast of the Victorious Dead
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Virtue of Loyalty
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Revel in Riches
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Doom Foretold
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Haunted Library
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Aura of Silence
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Dark Prophecy
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
35%synergy
Sorin, Grim Nemesis
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
2%synergy
The Eternal Wanderer
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
66%inclusion23 decks35 decks
21%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
63%inclusion22 decks35 decks
30%synergy
Rogue's Passage
51%inclusion18 decks35 decks
32%synergy
High Market
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
26%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
12%synergy
Windbrisk Heights
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
20%synergy
Temple of the False God
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
15%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Westvale Abbey
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Lotus Field
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Mortuary Mire
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Reliquary Tower
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-14%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Three Tree City
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
2%synergy
Shambling Vent
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Command Beacon
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Volatile Fault
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Cabal Coffers
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-6%synergy
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Castle Locthwain
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
94%inclusion33 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Signet
80%inclusion28 decks35 decks
0%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
49%inclusion17 decks35 decks
-5%synergy
Orzhov Signet
46%inclusion16 decks35 decks
-8%synergy
Mind Stone
43%inclusion15 decks35 decks
20%synergy
Commander's Sphere
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
23%synergy
Gilded Lotus
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Lotus Petal
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Fellwar Stone
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-16%synergy
Thought Vessel
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-8%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion35 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion35 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
89%inclusion31 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Isolated Chapel
77%inclusion27 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Tainted Field
71%inclusion25 decks35 decks
21%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
57%inclusion20 decks35 decks
15%synergy
Myriad Landscape
51%inclusion18 decks35 decks
33%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
51%inclusion18 decks35 decks
12%synergy
Temple of Silence
49%inclusion17 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Voldaren Estate
49%inclusion17 decks35 decks
44%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
46%inclusion16 decks35 decks
40%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
43%inclusion15 decks35 decks
38%synergy
Caves of Koilos
43%inclusion15 decks35 decks
-15%synergy
Path of Ancestry
43%inclusion15 decks35 decks
20%synergy
Godless Shrine
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
-11%synergy
Evolving Wilds
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
18%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
20%synergy
Vault of Champions
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
-8%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
-9%synergy
Fetid Heath
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
-19%synergy
Fabled Passage
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
-3%synergy
Silent Clearing
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
-9%synergy
Obscura Storefront
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Fell the Profane
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Exotic Orchard
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
-12%synergy
Marsh Flats
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
-16%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-11%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
0%synergy
Thriving Heath
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Witch Enchanter
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-3%synergy
Desolate Mire
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-9%synergy
Thriving Moor
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Scoured Barrens
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-14%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Vibrant Cityscape
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Neglected Manor
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-15%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-2%synergy
Boggart Trawler
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-1%synergy
Scrubland
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-6%synergy
Polluted Delta
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
0%synergy
Arid Mesa
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
0%synergy
Goldmire Bridge
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
1%synergy