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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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Orcish Bowmasters
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Creatures
Blood Artist
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
70%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
75%synergy
Mavren Fein, Dusk Apostle
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
61%synergy
Clavileño, First of the Blessed
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
64%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
Marauding Blight-Priest
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
53%synergy
Twilight Prophet
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
57%synergy
Master of Dark Rites
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
61%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
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
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
48%synergy
Cordial Vampire
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
60%synergy
Bartolomé del Presidio
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
51%synergy
Viscera Seer
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
47%synergy
Spelltithe Enforcer
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Bringer of the Last Gift
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Thalia, Heretic Cathar
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Crossway Troublemakers
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Selfless Samurai
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Plaguecrafter
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Cataclysmic Gearhulk
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Vampire Gourmand
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Ronom Unicorn
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Blood Seeker
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Selfless Savior
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Tormod, the Desecrator
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Selfless Spirit
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
22%synergy
Sidisi, Regent of the Mire
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
12%synergy
Martyr of Dusk
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Ollenbock Escort
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%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
29%synergy
Mage's Attendant
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Exemplar of Light
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
26%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Daxos, Blessed by the Sun
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
17%synergy
Resistance Fighter
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Veinwitch Coven
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Vona, Butcher of Magan
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Instants
Village Rites
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
44%synergy
Deadly Dispute
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
44%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
56%synergy
Rootborn Defenses
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Entrapment Maneuver
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Armor of Shadows
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Duty Beyond Death
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Unbreakable Formation
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-8%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-31%synergy
Wing Shards
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Utter End
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
22%synergy
Path to Exile
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-16%synergy
Rebuff the Wicked
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%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
16%synergy
Lively Dirge
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Will of the Abzan
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Victimize
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
16%synergy
Infernal Offering
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Dread Return
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%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
Buried Alive
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Final Parting
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Eaten Alive
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Pact of the Serpent
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Invoke Despair
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Risky Research
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Blade of the Bloodchief
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
62%synergy
Glass-Cast Heart
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Conjurer's Bauble
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Throne of Geth
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Mishra's Bauble
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Skullclamp
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
7%synergy
Heirloom Blade
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Ravenous Amulet
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Sinister Monolith
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
9%synergy
Wedding Invitation
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Tainted Sigil
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Excalibur II
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Enchantments
Etchings of the Chosen
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
60%synergy
Promise of Aclazotz
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
64%synergy
March of the Canonized
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
61%synergy
Radiant Destiny
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Black Market
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
26%synergy
The Eldest Reborn
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Grievous Wound
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Life Insurance
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Light of Promise
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Vampiric Rites
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
26%synergy
Sanguine Bond
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
14%synergy
Ill-Gotten Inheritance
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Exquisite Blood
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
17%synergy
Seal of Cleansing
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Painful Quandary
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Aura of Silence
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Ghostly Prison
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
18%synergy
Rally the Ranks
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Kindred Boon
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
62%synergy
Utility Lands
Windbrisk Heights
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
61%synergy
Temple of the False God
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
59%synergy
Bojuka Bog
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-11%synergy
Soulstone Sanctuary
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
1%synergy
Rogue's Passage
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
14%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Commander's Sphere
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
52%synergy
Sol Ring
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
-18%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
14%synergy
Arcane Signet
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-47%synergy
Wizard's Rockets
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Orzhov Signet
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-21%synergy
White Auracite
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
14%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
2%synergy
Isolated Chapel
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
2%synergy
Myriad Landscape
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
48%synergy
Caves of Koilos
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
9%synergy
Tainted Field
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
16%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
61%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
25%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
19%synergy
Fetid Heath
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-8%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Evolving Wilds
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
14%synergy
Path of Ancestry
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
10%synergy
Scoured Barrens
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
10%synergy
Obscura Storefront
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Voldaren Estate
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Vibrant Cityscape
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy