Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher (Commander) - Lifegain

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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
Winnowing
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
19%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Elenda's Hierophant
79%inclusion313 decks395 decks
67%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
85%inclusion334 decks395 decks
65%synergy
Cordial Vampire
70%inclusion277 decks395 decks
63%synergy
Master of Dark Rites
65%inclusion257 decks395 decks
59%synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
70%inclusion278 decks395 decks
59%synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
63%inclusion249 decks395 decks
52%synergy
Mavren Fein, Dusk Apostle
58%inclusion230 decks395 decks
52%synergy
Clavileño, First of the Blessed
54%inclusion214 decks395 decks
52%synergy
Bartolomé del Presidio
69%inclusion271 decks395 decks
51%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
57%inclusion224 decks395 decks
51%synergy
Top Cards
Blood Artist
76%inclusion300 decks395 decks
45%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
72%inclusion285 decks395 decks
8%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
71%inclusion282 decks395 decks
46%synergy
Exquisite Blood
63%inclusion250 decks395 decks
46%synergy
Viscera Seer
63%inclusion248 decks395 decks
42%synergy
Welcoming Vampire
61%inclusion240 decks395 decks
46%synergy
Twilight Prophet
59%inclusion234 decks395 decks
49%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
59%inclusion234 decks395 decks
34%synergy
Indulgent Aristocrat
56%inclusion221 decks395 decks
51%synergy
March of the Canonized
53%inclusion211 decks395 decks
47%synergy
Game Changers
Smothering Tithe
31%inclusion123 decks395 decks
8%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
12%inclusion47 decks395 decks
-2%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
12%inclusion47 decks395 decks
1%synergy
Demonic Tutor
11%inclusion44 decks395 decks
-5%synergy
Teferi's Protection
9.1%inclusion36 decks395 decks
-6%synergy
The One Ring
6.8%inclusion27 decks395 decks
1%synergy
Ancient Tomb
6.1%inclusion24 decks395 decks
0%synergy
Farewell
6.1%inclusion24 decks395 decks
-7%synergy
Tergrid, God of Fright
5.6%inclusion22 decks395 decks
5%synergy
Creatures
Sanctum Seeker
51%inclusion202 decks395 decks
46%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
51%inclusion200 decks395 decks
29%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
50%inclusion197 decks395 decks
43%synergy
Crossway Troublemakers
50%inclusion196 decks395 decks
46%synergy
Patron of the Vein
49%inclusion192 decks395 decks
45%synergy
Bloodghast
48%inclusion188 decks395 decks
41%synergy
Redemption Choir
45%inclusion179 decks395 decks
41%synergy
Legion Lieutenant
44%inclusion174 decks395 decks
39%synergy
Drana, Liberator of Malakir
43%inclusion170 decks395 decks
37%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
42%inclusion164 decks395 decks
35%synergy
Champion of Dusk
41%inclusion162 decks395 decks
38%synergy
Dusk Legion Sergeant
40%inclusion157 decks395 decks
37%synergy
Vito, Fanatic of Aclazotz
36%inclusion144 decks395 decks
33%synergy
Oathsworn Vampire
32%inclusion126 decks395 decks
29%synergy
Amalia Benavides Aguirre
31%inclusion122 decks395 decks
24%synergy
Bloodline Necromancer
31%inclusion122 decks395 decks
29%synergy
Teysa Karlov
29%inclusion114 decks395 decks
13%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
29%inclusion113 decks395 decks
24%synergy
Edgar, Charmed Groom
29%inclusion113 decks395 decks
24%synergy
Preacher of the Schism
28%inclusion110 decks395 decks
24%synergy
Dusk Legion Zealot
27%inclusion108 decks395 decks
24%synergy
Martyr of Dusk
26%inclusion104 decks395 decks
24%synergy
Order of Sacred Dusk
25%inclusion99 decks395 decks
23%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
24%inclusion42 decks177 decks
14%synergy
Vona, Butcher of Magan
22%inclusion87 decks395 decks
19%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
22%inclusion87 decks395 decks
14%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
22%inclusion86 decks395 decks
6%synergy
Ruthless Lawbringer
21%inclusion76 decks355 decks
18%synergy
Vein Ripper
20%inclusion79 decks395 decks
18%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
20%inclusion78 decks395 decks
7%synergy
Accursed Marauder
20%inclusion59 decks300 decks
12%synergy
Bloodline Keeper
19%inclusion77 decks395 decks
16%synergy
Plaguecrafter
19%inclusion77 decks395 decks
15%synergy
Roaming Throne
19%inclusion76 decks395 decks
14%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
19%inclusion75 decks395 decks
5%synergy
Forerunner of the Legion
19%inclusion74 decks395 decks
17%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
19%inclusion74 decks395 decks
12%synergy
Elenda, Saint of Dusk
17%inclusion30 decks172 decks
13%synergy
High-Society Hunter
17%inclusion30 decks174 decks
15%synergy
Anowon, the Ruin Sage
16%inclusion65 decks395 decks
15%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
16%inclusion65 decks395 decks
-18%synergy
Baron Bertram Graywater
14%inclusion51 decks355 decks
9%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
14%inclusion9 decks64 decks
5%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
14%inclusion54 decks395 decks
-6%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
13%inclusion53 decks395 decks
10%synergy
Selfless Spirit
12%inclusion48 decks395 decks
1%synergy
Vraan, Executioner Thane
11%inclusion44 decks395 decks
7%synergy
Bloodtracker
11%inclusion44 decks395 decks
9%synergy
Captivating Vampire
11%inclusion42 decks395 decks
8%synergy
Demon's Disciple
11%inclusion42 decks395 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Village Rites
49%inclusion193 decks395 decks
27%synergy
Utter End
35%inclusion139 decks395 decks
22%synergy
Path to Exile
32%inclusion128 decks395 decks
-17%synergy
Return to Dust
26%inclusion104 decks395 decks
22%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
26%inclusion101 decks395 decks
-15%synergy
Deadly Dispute
22%inclusion88 decks395 decks
1%synergy
Dark Ritual
21%inclusion81 decks395 decks
-3%synergy
Flare of Malice
14%inclusion42 decks306 decks
11%synergy
Vona's Hunger
13%inclusion51 decks395 decks
12%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
11%inclusion45 decks395 decks
10%synergy
Generous Gift
11%inclusion45 decks395 decks
-13%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
10%inclusion39 decks395 decks
-1%synergy
Mortify
9.4%inclusion37 decks395 decks
-13%synergy
Soul Shatter
9.1%inclusion36 decks395 decks
7%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
8.8%inclusion27 decks306 decks
2%synergy
Entomb
7.8%inclusion31 decks395 decks
2%synergy
Despark
7.8%inclusion31 decks395 decks
-23%synergy
Fracture
7.8%inclusion31 decks395 decks
-11%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
7.6%inclusion30 decks395 decks
-6%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
6.6%inclusion26 decks395 decks
-5%synergy
Get Lost
6.3%inclusion25 decks395 decks
3%synergy
Fanatical Offering
5.8%inclusion23 decks395 decks
3%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
5.8%inclusion23 decks395 decks
0%synergy
Culling the Weak
5.6%inclusion22 decks395 decks
2%synergy
Inkshield
5.3%inclusion21 decks395 decks
-12%synergy
Dawn's Truce
5.1%inclusion13 decks253 decks
-2%synergy
Sorceries
Damn
53%inclusion208 decks395 decks
20%synergy
Olivia's Wrath
49%inclusion192 decks395 decks
44%synergy
Austere Command
42%inclusion164 decks395 decks
24%synergy
New Blood
41%inclusion162 decks395 decks
37%synergy
Pact of the Serpent
36%inclusion144 decks395 decks
33%synergy
Victimize
19%inclusion75 decks395 decks
1%synergy
Exsanguinate
16%inclusion64 decks395 decks
4%synergy
Diabolic Intent
14%inclusion57 decks395 decks
5%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
13%inclusion23 decks173 decks
7%synergy
Tragic Arrogance
13%inclusion52 decks395 decks
10%synergy
Reanimate
13%inclusion50 decks395 decks
-3%synergy
Will of the Abzan
12%inclusion9 decks76 decks
11%synergy
Rite of Oblivion
10%inclusion41 decks395 decks
1%synergy
Sign in Blood
10%inclusion40 decks395 decks
-8%synergy
Night's Whisper
10%inclusion39 decks395 decks
-7%synergy
Toxic Deluge
9.4%inclusion37 decks395 decks
-8%synergy
Buried Alive
8.4%inclusion33 decks395 decks
2%synergy
Promise of Loyalty
7.1%inclusion28 decks395 decks
3%synergy
Kindred Dominance
7.1%inclusion28 decks395 decks
5%synergy
Worthy Cost
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
6%synergy
Cornered by Black Mages
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
5%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
5.8%inclusion23 decks395 decks
-4%synergy
Single Combat
5.8%inclusion23 decks395 decks
4%synergy
By Invitation Only
5.3%inclusion21 decks395 decks
4%synergy
Read the Bones
5.1%inclusion20 decks395 decks
-5%synergy
Vindicate
5.1%inclusion20 decks395 decks
-7%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Glass-Cast Heart
39%inclusion153 decks395 decks
35%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
35%inclusion137 decks395 decks
21%synergy
Lightning Greaves
27%inclusion108 decks395 decks
7%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
27%inclusion105 decks395 decks
8%synergy
Skullclamp
26%inclusion104 decks395 decks
-1%synergy
Tarrian's Soulcleaver
18%inclusion71 decks395 decks
15%synergy
Heirloom Blade
16%inclusion65 decks395 decks
15%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
15%inclusion61 decks395 decks
4%synergy
Tarrian's Journal
11%inclusion44 decks395 decks
8%synergy
Ravenous Amulet
8.8%inclusion15 decks171 decks
8%synergy
Herald's Horn
7.6%inclusion30 decks395 decks
3%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
6.6%inclusion26 decks395 decks
4%synergy
Bontu's Monument
6.3%inclusion25 decks395 decks
1%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
6.1%inclusion24 decks395 decks
3%synergy
Jet Medallion
6.1%inclusion24 decks395 decks
0%synergy
Tithing Blade
5.8%inclusion23 decks395 decks
5%synergy
Altar of Dementia
5.1%inclusion20 decks395 decks
0%synergy
Wedding Invitation
5.1%inclusion20 decks395 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Etchings of the Chosen
46%inclusion181 decks395 decks
39%synergy
Sanguine Bond
43%inclusion169 decks395 decks
22%synergy
Grave Pact
29%inclusion116 decks395 decks
20%synergy
Vampiric Rites
27%inclusion107 decks395 decks
19%synergy
Promise of Aclazotz
26%inclusion101 decks395 decks
23%synergy
Radiant Destiny
25%inclusion97 decks395 decks
22%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
23%inclusion90 decks395 decks
-7%synergy
Black Market Connections
22%inclusion87 decks395 decks
0%synergy
Kindred Boon
18%inclusion73 decks395 decks
17%synergy
Legion's Landing
15%inclusion61 decks395 decks
12%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
14%inclusion56 decks395 decks
8%synergy
Feast of the Victorious Dead
11%inclusion44 decks395 decks
6%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
11%inclusion43 decks395 decks
-7%synergy
Lunar Convocation
10%inclusion26 decks251 decks
-1%synergy
Obsessive Pursuit
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
8%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
10%inclusion38 decks395 decks
-1%synergy
Black Market
9.1%inclusion36 decks395 decks
2%synergy
Life Insurance
8.9%inclusion35 decks395 decks
5%synergy
Seal of Cleansing
6.1%inclusion24 decks395 decks
3%synergy
Blind Obedience
6.1%inclusion24 decks395 decks
-12%synergy
Barrensteppe Siege
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
2%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
5.6%inclusion17 decks303 decks
0%synergy
Into the Pit
5.3%inclusion11 decks206 decks
4%synergy
Land Tax
5.3%inclusion21 decks395 decks
-5%synergy
Cleric Class
5.3%inclusion21 decks395 decks
-2%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
5.3%inclusion21 decks395 decks
0%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
41%inclusion160 decks395 decks
35%synergy
Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord
15%inclusion60 decks395 decks
13%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
10%inclusion40 decks395 decks
4%synergy
Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord
7.8%inclusion31 decks395 decks
3%synergy
Sorin the Mirthless
5.3%inclusion21 decks395 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Vault of the Archangel
68%inclusion267 decks395 decks
34%synergy
Bojuka Bog
65%inclusion258 decks395 decks
22%synergy
Rogue's Passage
59%inclusion235 decks395 decks
40%synergy
Windbrisk Heights
33%inclusion129 decks395 decks
27%synergy
Temple of the False God
23%inclusion92 decks395 decks
15%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
21%inclusion83 decks395 decks
5%synergy
High Market
18%inclusion72 decks395 decks
7%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
13%inclusion51 decks395 decks
-8%synergy
Cabal Coffers
12%inclusion46 decks395 decks
0%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
11%inclusion7 decks65 decks
5%synergy
Reliquary Tower
10%inclusion41 decks395 decks
-12%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
8.8%inclusion27 decks306 decks
4%synergy
Restless Fortress
7.6%inclusion30 decks395 decks
0%synergy
Castle Locthwain
6.3%inclusion25 decks395 decks
-4%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
4%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
5.8%inclusion23 decks395 decks
-6%synergy
Westvale Abbey
5.6%inclusion22 decks395 decks
-3%synergy
Three Tree City
5.4%inclusion14 decks257 decks
1%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
5.1%inclusion20 decks395 decks
0%synergy
Command Beacon
5.1%inclusion20 decks395 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
93%inclusion366 decks395 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Signet
88%inclusion347 decks395 decks
7%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
65%inclusion256 decks395 decks
12%synergy
Orzhov Signet
63%inclusion247 decks395 decks
6%synergy
Mind Stone
50%inclusion197 decks395 decks
25%synergy
Commander's Sphere
44%inclusion173 decks395 decks
28%synergy
Fellwar Stone
9.1%inclusion36 decks395 decks
-11%synergy
Thought Vessel
5.8%inclusion23 decks395 decks
-8%synergy
Lands
Swamp
99%inclusion392 decks395 decks
2%synergy
Plains
98%inclusion389 decks395 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
92%inclusion365 decks395 decks
6%synergy
Isolated Chapel
85%inclusion334 decks395 decks
19%synergy
Tainted Field
71%inclusion281 decks395 decks
19%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
64%inclusion254 decks395 decks
23%synergy
Path of Ancestry
64%inclusion253 decks395 decks
41%synergy
Voldaren Estate
59%inclusion233 decks395 decks
53%synergy
Temple of Silence
55%inclusion218 decks395 decks
15%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
54%inclusion212 decks395 decks
12%synergy
Myriad Landscape
51%inclusion200 decks395 decks
31%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
49%inclusion194 decks395 decks
43%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
47%inclusion187 decks395 decks
42%synergy
Caves of Koilos
41%inclusion160 decks395 decks
-17%synergy
Godless Shrine
38%inclusion149 decks395 decks
-12%synergy
Vault of Champions
34%inclusion133 decks395 decks
-6%synergy
Evolving Wilds
28%inclusion111 decks395 decks
7%synergy
Marsh Flats
26%inclusion102 decks395 decks
-4%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
22%inclusion85 decks395 decks
-1%synergy
Fetid Heath
21%inclusion84 decks395 decks
-18%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
20%inclusion80 decks395 decks
6%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
20%inclusion79 decks395 decks
-15%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
18%inclusion19 decks103 decks
-4%synergy
Scoured Barrens
16%inclusion62 decks395 decks
-8%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
15%inclusion59 decks395 decks
-12%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
14%inclusion56 decks395 decks
-7%synergy
Fabled Passage
13%inclusion50 decks395 decks
3%synergy
Cavern of Souls
12%inclusion47 decks395 decks
7%synergy
Exotic Orchard
12%inclusion46 decks395 decks
-13%synergy
Silent Clearing
11%inclusion45 decks395 decks
-4%synergy
Obscura Storefront
8.9%inclusion35 decks395 decks
5%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
8.4%inclusion33 decks395 decks
-3%synergy
Prismatic Vista
8.1%inclusion32 decks395 decks
2%synergy
Desolate Mire
7.4%inclusion29 decks392 decks
-8%synergy
Scrubland
7.3%inclusion29 decks395 decks
-4%synergy
Flooded Strand
6.8%inclusion27 decks395 decks
1%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
6.6%inclusion26 decks395 decks
-5%synergy
Forlorn Flats
6.2%inclusion22 decks355 decks
1%synergy
Windswept Heath
6.1%inclusion24 decks395 decks
0%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
6.1%inclusion24 decks395 decks
0%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
6.1%inclusion24 decks395 decks
-2%synergy
Polluted Delta
5.8%inclusion23 decks395 decks
0%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
5.6%inclusion22 decks395 decks
0%synergy
Arid Mesa
5.3%inclusion21 decks395 decks
-1%synergy