Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher (Commander) - Budget Lifedrain

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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
South Wind Avatar
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Creatures
Mavren Fein, Dusk Apostle
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
94%synergy
Clavileño, First of the Blessed
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
98%synergy
Blood Artist
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
69%synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
88%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
75%synergy
Twilight Prophet
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
90%synergy
Master of Dark Rites
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
94%synergy
Sanctum Seeker
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
95%synergy
Indulgent Aristocrat
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
95%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
80%synergy
Cordial Vampire
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
93%synergy
Bartolomé del Presidio
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
83%synergy
Crossway Troublemakers
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
63%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
62%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
61%synergy
Champion of Dusk
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
63%synergy
Legion Lieutenant
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
62%synergy
Welcoming Vampire
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
52%synergy
Martyr of Dusk
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
64%synergy
Timothar, Baron of Bats
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
66%synergy
Drana, Liberator of Malakir
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
61%synergy
Redemption Choir
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
63%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
60%synergy
Vona, Butcher of Magan
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
64%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
55%synergy
Oathsworn Vampire
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
64%synergy
Bloodghast
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
61%synergy
Dusk Legion Zealot
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
64%synergy
Bloodline Necromancer
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
64%synergy
Viscera Seer
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
46%synergy
Dusk Legion Sergeant
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
64%synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
56%synergy
Order of Sacred Dusk
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Thalia, Heretic Cathar
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Vampire Gourmand
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Blood Seeker
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
20%synergy
Patron of the Vein
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
21%synergy
Veinwitch Coven
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Sun Titan
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
21%synergy
Sanguine Syphoner
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Fiend Hunter
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Mortician Beetle
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Baron Bertram Graywater
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Priest of Fell Rites
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Bloodtracker
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Instants
Village Rites
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
78%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
2%synergy
Utter End
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
54%synergy
Rootborn Defenses
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Return to Dust
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Deadly Dispute
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
12%synergy
Armor of Shadows
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%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
-7%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
23%synergy
Path to Exile
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-16%synergy
Sorceries
Olivia's Wrath
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
96%synergy
Damn
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
67%synergy
New Blood
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
63%synergy
Sign in Blood
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
49%synergy
Pact of the Serpent
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
63%synergy
Austere Command
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
24%synergy
Vindicate
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
21%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Night's Whisper
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
16%synergy
Exsanguinate
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
21%synergy
Eaten Alive
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Risky Research
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Winnowing
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Glass-Cast Heart
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
63%synergy
Heirloom Blade
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
65%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
61%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
41%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
20%synergy
Skullclamp
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
7%synergy
Ravenous Amulet
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Sinister Monolith
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Enchantments
Etchings of the Chosen
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
93%synergy
Promise of Aclazotz
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
97%synergy
March of the Canonized
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
94%synergy
Radiant Destiny
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
64%synergy
Exquisite Blood
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
50%synergy
Kindred Boon
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
65%synergy
Grievous Wound
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Life Insurance
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Sanguine Bond
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
13%synergy
Feast of the Victorious Dead
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Ill-Gotten Inheritance
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Painful Quandary
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
16%synergy
Lunar Convocation
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
23%synergy
Ghostly Prison
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
19%synergy
Rally the Ranks
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
95%synergy
Utility Lands
Windbrisk Heights
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
94%synergy
Bojuka Bog
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
23%synergy
Temple of the False God
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
59%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Rogue's Passage
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
47%synergy
Soulstone Sanctuary
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
High Market
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
22%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
16%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
48%synergy
Commander's Sphere
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
51%synergy
Arcane Signet
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
-14%synergy
Mind Stone
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
9%synergy
Orzhov Signet
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-22%synergy
White Auracite
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
14%synergy
Myriad Landscape
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
81%synergy
Tainted Field
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
48%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
2%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
94%synergy
Isolated Chapel
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
34%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
59%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
2%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
59%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
61%synergy
Path of Ancestry
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
44%synergy
Voldaren Estate
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
61%synergy
Exotic Orchard
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
9%synergy
Caves of Koilos
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-24%synergy
Evolving Wilds
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
13%synergy
Thriving Moor
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Thriving Heath
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Scoured Barrens
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
9%synergy
Temple of Silence
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-7%synergy