Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher (Commander) - Budget 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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Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Blood Artist
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
70%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
76%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
81%synergy
Bartolomé del Presidio
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
85%synergy
Mavren Fein, Dusk Apostle
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
61%synergy
Clavileño, First of the Blessed
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
65%synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
55%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
61%synergy
Legion Lieutenant
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
62%synergy
Welcoming Vampire
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
52%synergy
Sidisi, Regent of the Mire
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
66%synergy
Twilight Prophet
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
57%synergy
Master of Dark Rites
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
61%synergy
Sanctum Seeker
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
62%synergy
Indulgent Aristocrat
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
62%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
56%synergy
Cordial Vampire
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
60%synergy
Bloodghast
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
60%synergy
Dusk Legion Zealot
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
64%synergy
Viscera Seer
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
47%synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
57%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
19%synergy
Witch Enchanter
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
21%synergy
Ozox, the Clattering King
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Thalia, Heretic Cathar
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Crossway Troublemakers
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Plaguecrafter
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
21%synergy
Acolyte of Aclazotz
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Vampire Gourmand
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
23%synergy
Blood Seeker
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Nine-Lives Familiar
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
24%synergy
Boggart Trawler
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
26%synergy
Grim Haruspex
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
25%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
12%synergy
Martyr of Dusk
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
20%synergy
Timothar, Baron of Bats
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Amalia Benavides Aguirre
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Drana, Liberator of Malakir
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Redemption Choir
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
25%synergy
Carrion Feeder
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
25%synergy
Doomed Traveler
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-0%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Instants
Village Rites
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
78%synergy
Deadly Dispute
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
44%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
25%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
3%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
56%synergy
Rootborn Defenses
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Fell the Profane
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
20%synergy
Armor of Shadows
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Duty Beyond Death
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Unbreakable Formation
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Utter End
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
22%synergy
Path to Exile
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-16%synergy
Tragic Slip
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Sorceries
Olivia's Wrath
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
63%synergy
Damn
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
34%synergy
Sign in Blood
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
49%synergy
New Blood
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Austere Command
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
17%synergy
Command the Dreadhorde
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Victimize
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
16%synergy
Feed the Swarm
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
26%synergy
Sam's Desperate Rescue
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
23%synergy
Vindicate
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
21%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Night's Whisper
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
15%synergy
Exsanguinate
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
20%synergy
Tragic Arrogance
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Rite of Oblivion
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
25%synergy
Living Death
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Eaten Alive
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
By Invitation Only
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Pact of the Serpent
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Risky Research
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Skullclamp
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
40%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
42%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
21%synergy
Glass-Cast Heart
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Heirloom Blade
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Ravenous Amulet
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Sinister Monolith
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Lightning Greaves
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
14%synergy
Enchantments
Etchings of the Chosen
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
60%synergy
Promise of Aclazotz
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
64%synergy
Life Insurance
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
63%synergy
March of the Canonized
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
61%synergy
Radiant Destiny
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Grievous Wound
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Sanguine Bond
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
14%synergy
Ill-Gotten Inheritance
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Exquisite Blood
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
18%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
16%synergy
Into the Pit
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Ghostly Prison
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
17%synergy
Rally the Ranks
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Kindred Boon
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Defiled Crypt // Cadaver Lab
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Sothera, the Supervoid
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
62%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
22%synergy
Windbrisk Heights
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
61%synergy
Temple of the False God
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
59%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
34%synergy
Soulstone Sanctuary
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
High Market
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
22%synergy
Rogue's Passage
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
14%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
16%synergy
Arcane Signet
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
-13%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
14%synergy
Orzhov Signet
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
13%synergy
Commander's Sphere
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
19%synergy
Mind Stone
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
11%synergy
White Auracite
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
14%synergy
Tainted Field
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
50%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
2%synergy
Isolated Chapel
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
61%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
2%synergy
Myriad Landscape
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
49%synergy
Caves of Koilos
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
9%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
61%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
25%synergy
Witch Enchanter
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
21%synergy
Fell the Profane
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
20%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
9%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
13%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Boggart Trawler
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
26%synergy
Path of Ancestry
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
10%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-5%synergy
Scoured Barrens
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
11%synergy
Temple of Silence
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-6%synergy
Voldaren Estate
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Silent Clearing
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
18%synergy