Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher (Commander) - Budget Lifegain

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
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Indulgent Aristocrat
68%inclusion23 decks34 decks
63%synergy
Glass-Cast Heart
65%inclusion22 decks34 decks
61%synergy
Clavileño, First of the Blessed
62%inclusion21 decks34 decks
59%synergy
March of the Canonized
65%inclusion22 decks34 decks
59%synergy
Bartolomé del Presidio
74%inclusion25 decks34 decks
57%synergy
Crossway Troublemakers
59%inclusion20 decks34 decks
55%synergy
Cordial Vampire
62%inclusion21 decks34 decks
55%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
59%inclusion20 decks34 decks
54%synergy
Mavren Fein, Dusk Apostle
59%inclusion20 decks34 decks
53%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
59%inclusion20 decks34 decks
52%synergy
Top Cards
Cruel Celebrant
62%inclusion21 decks34 decks
37%synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
62%inclusion21 decks34 decks
52%synergy
Etchings of the Chosen
56%inclusion19 decks34 decks
49%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
56%inclusion19 decks34 decks
50%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
56%inclusion19 decks34 decks
37%synergy
Viscera Seer
56%inclusion19 decks34 decks
35%synergy
Blood Artist
53%inclusion18 decks34 decks
22%synergy
Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
53%inclusion18 decks34 decks
48%synergy
Patron of the Vein
53%inclusion18 decks34 decks
50%synergy
Sanctum Seeker
53%inclusion18 decks34 decks
48%synergy
Creatures
Elenda's Hierophant
53%inclusion18 decks34 decks
42%synergy
Champion of Dusk
50%inclusion17 decks34 decks
47%synergy
Redemption Choir
50%inclusion17 decks34 decks
46%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
47%inclusion16 decks34 decks
43%synergy
Legion Lieutenant
47%inclusion16 decks34 decks
42%synergy
Welcoming Vampire
47%inclusion16 decks34 decks
33%synergy
Twilight Prophet
47%inclusion16 decks34 decks
37%synergy
Master of Dark Rites
47%inclusion16 decks34 decks
41%synergy
Oathsworn Vampire
47%inclusion16 decks34 decks
44%synergy
Order of Sacred Dusk
44%inclusion15 decks34 decks
42%synergy
Drana, Liberator of Malakir
44%inclusion15 decks34 decks
38%synergy
Dusk Legion Sergeant
41%inclusion14 decks34 decks
38%synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
38%inclusion13 decks34 decks
26%synergy
Bloodghast
38%inclusion13 decks34 decks
32%synergy
Bloodline Necromancer
38%inclusion13 decks34 decks
36%synergy
Martyr of Dusk
35%inclusion12 decks34 decks
33%synergy
Vona, Butcher of Magan
35%inclusion12 decks34 decks
32%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Edgar, Charmed Groom
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
28%synergy
Dusk Legion Zealot
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
29%synergy
Timothar, Baron of Bats
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
28%synergy
Bloodtracker
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
27%synergy
Anowon, the Ruin Sage
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
25%synergy
Preacher of the Schism
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
20%synergy
Vito, Fanatic of Aclazotz
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
21%synergy
Ruthless Lawbringer
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
17%synergy
Amalia Benavides Aguirre
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Astarion, the Decadent
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
12%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
-17%synergy
Markov Baron
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
16%synergy
Merciless Executioner
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
16%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
14%synergy
High-Society Hunter
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
14%synergy
Plaguecrafter
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
10%synergy
Acolyte of Aclazotz
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Forerunner of the Legion
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
13%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Defiant Bloodlord
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
13%synergy
Markov Purifier
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
12%synergy
Baron Bertram Graywater
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
10%synergy
Starry-Eyed Skyrider
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Arashin Sunshield
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Purging Stormbrood
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Loxodon Battle Priest
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Marshal of the Lost
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Voice of Victory
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Hardened Tactician
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
6%synergy
Agent Venom
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Accursed Marauder
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Swords to Plowshares
53%inclusion18 decks34 decks
-11%synergy
Utter End
47%inclusion16 decks34 decks
35%synergy
Return to Dust
44%inclusion15 decks34 decks
40%synergy
Village Rites
38%inclusion13 decks34 decks
16%synergy
Despark
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
-16%synergy
Mortify
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
-8%synergy
Rebellious Strike
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Lightfoot Technique
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Duty Beyond Death
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Coordinated Maneuver
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Dragon's Prey
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Alesha's Legacy
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Desperate Measures
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Dual-Sun Technique
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Fanatical Offering
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Treacherous Greed
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Infernal Grasp
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
1%synergy
Nasty End
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Generous Gift
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
-11%synergy
Deadly Dispute
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
-13%synergy
Altar's Reap
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Bleed Dry
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Bitter Triumph
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Murder
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Crypt Incursion
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Path to Exile
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
-41%synergy
Tragic Slip
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Hero's Downfall
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Divine Resilience
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Dark Ritual
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-19%synergy
Fleeting Flight
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Make Your Move
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Kaya's Guile
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-35%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
0%synergy
Stab
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Luminous Rebuke
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Seized from Slumber
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Damn
50%inclusion17 decks34 decks
17%synergy
New Blood
47%inclusion16 decks34 decks
44%synergy
Austere Command
47%inclusion16 decks34 decks
30%synergy
Olivia's Wrath
47%inclusion16 decks34 decks
43%synergy
Pact of the Serpent
38%inclusion13 decks34 decks
35%synergy
Tragic Arrogance
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
18%synergy
Winnowing
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Strategic Betrayal
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Worthy Cost
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Vampire's Kiss
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Read the Bones
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Night's Whisper
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
-6%synergy
Rite of Oblivion
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Reanimate
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
-4%synergy
Promise of Loyalty
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Call to the Feast
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Feed the Swarm
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
1%synergy
Sign in Blood
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
-9%synergy
Feast of Blood
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Lively Dirge
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Bone Splinters
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Helping Hand
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-4%synergy
Seeker's Folly
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Forever Young
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Queen's Commission
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Bone Shards
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Exsanguinate
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-7%synergy
Blood Tribute
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Macabre Waltz
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Disentomb
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Split Up
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
3%synergy
Final Vengeance
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wayfarer's Bauble
50%inclusion17 decks34 decks
37%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
50%inclusion17 decks34 decks
25%synergy
Heirloom Blade
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
31%synergy
Stormbeacon Blade
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Tarrian's Soulcleaver
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Tithing Blade
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Tarrian's Journal
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Blood Fountain
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Ceremonial Knife
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Desecrated Tomb
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Ravenous Amulet
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Wedding Invitation
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Kindred Boon
41%inclusion14 decks34 decks
40%synergy
Promise of Aclazotz
38%inclusion13 decks34 decks
36%synergy
Radiant Destiny
35%inclusion12 decks34 decks
33%synergy
Vampiric Rites
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
22%synergy
Exquisite Blood
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
13%synergy
Lunar Convocation
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Feast of the Victorious Dead
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
16%synergy
Grave Venerations
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Sanguine Bond
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
-2%synergy
Stormplain Detainment
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Static Snare
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Momentum Breaker
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Hour of Victory
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Glasswing Grace
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
9%synergy
Call the Bloodline
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Seal of Cleansing
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Canonized in Blood
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Dawn of Hope
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Legion's Landing
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Black Market
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-1%synergy
Underworld Connections
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
3%synergy
The Eldest Reborn
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Life Insurance
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Campaign of Vengeance
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
1%synergy
Martyr's Bond
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Gift of Fangs
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Arguel's Blood Fast
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-12%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
3%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
1%synergy
Into the Pit
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Battles
Invasion of New Capenna
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
10%synergy
Sorin, Grim Nemesis
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Sorin the Mirthless
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
65%inclusion22 decks34 decks
21%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
62%inclusion21 decks34 decks
29%synergy
Rogue's Passage
56%inclusion19 decks34 decks
36%synergy
Temple of the False God
41%inclusion14 decks34 decks
33%synergy
Windbrisk Heights
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
21%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Muraganda Raceway
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Amonkhet Raceway
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Restless Fortress
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Memorial to Folly
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Barren Moor
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Soulstone Sanctuary
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
The Fair Basilica
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Secluded Steppe
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Hidden Courtyard
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Hidden Necropolis
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
82%inclusion28 decks34 decks
-2%synergy
Arcane Signet
74%inclusion25 decks34 decks
-7%synergy
Mind Stone
62%inclusion21 decks34 decks
38%synergy
Orzhov Signet
62%inclusion21 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
59%inclusion20 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Commander's Sphere
56%inclusion19 decks34 decks
41%synergy
Blitzball
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Fellwar Stone
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
-9%synergy
Starting Column
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Thought Vessel
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
-5%synergy
Hourglass of the Lost
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
0%synergy
Crowded Crypt
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
The Irencrag
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion34 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion34 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
76%inclusion26 decks34 decks
-10%synergy
Tainted Field
62%inclusion21 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Isolated Chapel
62%inclusion21 decks34 decks
-5%synergy
Temple of Silence
62%inclusion21 decks34 decks
22%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
56%inclusion19 decks34 decks
16%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
56%inclusion19 decks34 decks
15%synergy
Myriad Landscape
53%inclusion18 decks34 decks
34%synergy
Voldaren Estate
53%inclusion18 decks34 decks
48%synergy
Path of Ancestry
50%inclusion17 decks34 decks
27%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
44%inclusion15 decks34 decks
38%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
41%inclusion14 decks34 decks
36%synergy
Evolving Wilds
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
12%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Scoured Barrens
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
-3%synergy
Exotic Orchard
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
-7%synergy
Caves of Koilos
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
-40%synergy
Desolate Mire
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
-5%synergy
Fetid Heath
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
-29%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Demolition Field
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Glasswing Grace
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Forsaken Sanctuary
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
-2%synergy
Thriving Moor
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Obscura Storefront
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Forlorn Flats
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-15%synergy
Shire Terrace
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Godless Shrine
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-45%synergy
Promising Vein
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Thriving Heath
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
3%synergy