Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher (Commander) - Budget Sacrifice

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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
Mornsong Aria
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Foggy Swamp Visions
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Tolls of War
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Misty Palms Oasis
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Fire Navy Trebuchet
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Plaguecrafter
77%inclusion66 decks86 decks
72%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
78%inclusion67 decks86 decks
64%synergy
Demon's Disciple
64%inclusion55 decks86 decks
61%synergy
Merciless Executioner
62%inclusion53 decks86 decks
60%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
62%inclusion53 decks86 decks
58%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
59%inclusion51 decks86 decks
52%synergy
Tragic Arrogance
55%inclusion47 decks86 decks
52%synergy
Bartolomé del Presidio
67%inclusion58 decks86 decks
50%synergy
Selfless Savior
50%inclusion43 decks86 decks
47%synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
56%inclusion48 decks86 decks
45%synergy
Top Cards
Viscera Seer
60%inclusion52 decks86 decks
39%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
56%inclusion48 decks86 decks
30%synergy
Village Rites
53%inclusion46 decks86 decks
31%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
52%inclusion45 decks86 decks
37%synergy
Sun Titan
50%inclusion43 decks86 decks
38%synergy
Accursed Marauder
50%inclusion31 decks62 decks
42%synergy
Deadly Dispute
49%inclusion42 decks86 decks
28%synergy
Cathar Commando
49%inclusion42 decks86 decks
42%synergy
Ruthless Lawbringer
47%inclusion34 decks72 decks
43%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
45%inclusion39 decks86 decks
25%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
-9%synergy
Creatures
Cataclysmic Gearhulk
44%inclusion38 decks86 decks
43%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
43%inclusion37 decks86 decks
32%synergy
Gravelighter
43%inclusion37 decks86 decks
42%synergy
Mavren Fein, Dusk Apostle
41%inclusion35 decks86 decks
35%synergy
Selfless Spirit
38%inclusion33 decks86 decks
27%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
37%inclusion32 decks86 decks
11%synergy
Cordial Vampire
37%inclusion32 decks86 decks
30%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
36%inclusion31 decks86 decks
24%synergy
Vito, Fanatic of Aclazotz
34%inclusion29 decks86 decks
30%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
34%inclusion29 decks86 decks
25%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Blood Artist
31%inclusion27 decks86 decks
0%synergy
Welcoming Vampire
31%inclusion27 decks86 decks
17%synergy
Burnished Hart
30%inclusion26 decks86 decks
26%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
29%inclusion25 decks86 decks
22%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
29%inclusion25 decks86 decks
17%synergy
High-Society Hunter
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
26%synergy
Grim Haruspex
28%inclusion24 decks86 decks
18%synergy
Timeline Culler
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
22%synergy
Redemption Choir
24%inclusion21 decks86 decks
20%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
23%inclusion20 decks86 decks
3%synergy
Master of Dark Rites
23%inclusion20 decks86 decks
17%synergy
Dusk Legion Zealot
23%inclusion20 decks86 decks
20%synergy
Benevolent Bodyguard
22%inclusion19 decks86 decks
20%synergy
Indulgent Aristocrat
21%inclusion18 decks86 decks
16%synergy
Midnight Reaper
21%inclusion18 decks86 decks
14%synergy
Bloodghast
21%inclusion18 decks86 decks
15%synergy
Dusk Legion Sergeant
21%inclusion18 decks86 decks
18%synergy
Teysa Karlov
20%inclusion17 decks86 decks
4%synergy
Patron of the Vein
20%inclusion17 decks86 decks
16%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
20%inclusion17 decks86 decks
4%synergy
Clavileño, First of the Blessed
19%inclusion16 decks86 decks
16%synergy
Avenger of the Fallen
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Venerated Stormsinger
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Sidisi, Regent of the Mire
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Joo Dee, One of Many
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Sandbender Scavengers
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Greedy Freebooter
16%inclusion14 decks86 decks
13%synergy
Oathsworn Vampire
16%inclusion14 decks86 decks
13%synergy
Crossway Troublemakers
15%inclusion13 decks86 decks
11%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
15%inclusion13 decks86 decks
9%synergy
Archfiend of Depravity
15%inclusion13 decks86 decks
14%synergy
Legion Lieutenant
14%inclusion12 decks86 decks
9%synergy
Amalia Benavides Aguirre
14%inclusion12 decks86 decks
7%synergy
Twilight Prophet
14%inclusion12 decks86 decks
3%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
13%inclusion11 decks86 decks
2%synergy
Woe Strider
13%inclusion11 decks86 decks
9%synergy
Vile Entomber
13%inclusion11 decks86 decks
11%synergy
Champion of Dusk
13%inclusion11 decks86 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Swords to Plowshares
43%inclusion37 decks86 decks
-22%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
37%inclusion32 decks86 decks
27%synergy
Path to Exile
31%inclusion27 decks86 decks
-18%synergy
Generous Gift
31%inclusion27 decks86 decks
7%synergy
Fanatical Offering
30%inclusion26 decks86 decks
28%synergy
Soul Shatter
22%inclusion19 decks86 decks
20%synergy
Utter End
22%inclusion19 decks86 decks
9%synergy
Despark
21%inclusion18 decks86 decks
-10%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
14%inclusion12 decks86 decks
12%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
14%inclusion12 decks86 decks
0%synergy
Kaya's Guile
14%inclusion12 decks86 decks
11%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
14%inclusion12 decks86 decks
-26%synergy
Return to Dust
13%inclusion11 decks86 decks
8%synergy
Blacksmith's Skill
13%inclusion11 decks86 decks
11%synergy
Mortify
13%inclusion11 decks86 decks
-10%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
10%synergy
Loran's Escape
10%inclusion9 decks86 decks
9%synergy
Vona's Hunger
10%inclusion9 decks86 decks
10%synergy
Flare of Malice
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
7%synergy
Bitter Triumph
9.3%inclusion8 decks86 decks
7%synergy
Desperate Measures
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Vincent's Limit Break
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Dark Endurance
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Rowan's Grim Search
8.1%inclusion7 decks86 decks
7%synergy
Divine Resilience
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
5%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
1%synergy
Maximum Overdrive
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Crumb and Get It
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Vraska's Fall
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
4%synergy
Oblivion's Hunger
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
6%synergy
Dark Ritual
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
-17%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
1%synergy
Fracture
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
-13%synergy
Sorceries
Victimize
43%inclusion37 decks86 decks
25%synergy
Austere Command
37%inclusion32 decks86 decks
19%synergy
Rite of Oblivion
37%inclusion32 decks86 decks
28%synergy
Promise of Loyalty
36%inclusion31 decks86 decks
32%synergy
Single Combat
34%inclusion29 decks86 decks
32%synergy
Worthy Cost
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
17%inclusion15 decks86 decks
8%synergy
Embrace Oblivion
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Night's Whisper
16%inclusion14 decks86 decks
-1%synergy
Innocent Blood
15%inclusion13 decks86 decks
15%synergy
Sign in Blood
15%inclusion13 decks86 decks
-3%synergy
Damn
14%inclusion12 decks86 decks
-19%synergy
By Invitation Only
13%inclusion11 decks86 decks
12%synergy
Dread Return
12%inclusion10 decks86 decks
8%synergy
Read the Bones
12%inclusion10 decks86 decks
1%synergy
Extract a Confession
12%inclusion10 decks86 decks
11%synergy
New Blood
10%inclusion9 decks86 decks
7%synergy
Bone Splinters
9.3%inclusion8 decks86 decks
8%synergy
Covetous Elegy
8.3%inclusion7 decks84 decks
8%synergy
Cornered by Black Mages
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Tragic Trajectory
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Hymn of the Faller
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Feed the Swarm
8.1%inclusion7 decks86 decks
1%synergy
Vindicate
8.1%inclusion7 decks86 decks
-4%synergy
Buried Alive
8.1%inclusion7 decks86 decks
2%synergy
Olivia's Wrath
8.1%inclusion7 decks86 decks
3%synergy
Eaten Alive
8.1%inclusion7 decks86 decks
7%synergy
Lively Dirge
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Pitiless Carnage
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Helping Hand
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
6%synergy
Smallpox
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
7%synergy
Risky Shortcut
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Unearth
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
1%synergy
Gix's Command
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
5%synergy
Pact of the Serpent
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Blade of the Bloodchief
35%inclusion30 decks86 decks
29%synergy
Wedding Invitation
34%inclusion29 decks86 decks
33%synergy
Tarrian's Soulcleaver
27%inclusion23 decks86 decks
24%synergy
Glass-Cast Heart
27%inclusion23 decks86 decks
23%synergy
Tithing Blade
20%inclusion17 decks86 decks
18%synergy
Tarrian's Journal
20%inclusion17 decks86 decks
16%synergy
Lightning Greaves
19%inclusion16 decks86 decks
-1%synergy
Ravenous Amulet
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Skullclamp
13%inclusion11 decks86 decks
-14%synergy
Collector's Vault
13%inclusion11 decks86 decks
11%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
12%inclusion10 decks86 decks
-7%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
10%inclusion9 decks86 decks
7%synergy
Strionic Resonator
9.3%inclusion8 decks86 decks
7%synergy
Smoke Bomb
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
9%synergy
World Map
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
8.1%inclusion7 decks86 decks
7%synergy
Dusk Rose Reliquary
8.1%inclusion7 decks86 decks
7%synergy
Grim Bauble
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
7%synergy
Vat of Rebirth
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
3%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Seal of Cleansing
40%inclusion34 decks86 decks
36%synergy
March of the Canonized
35%inclusion30 decks86 decks
28%synergy
Life Insurance
29%inclusion25 decks86 decks
25%synergy
Vampiric Rites
28%inclusion24 decks86 decks
20%synergy
Feast of the Victorious Dead
23%inclusion20 decks86 decks
18%synergy
Barrensteppe Siege
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
18%synergy
Etchings of the Chosen
21%inclusion18 decks86 decks
14%synergy
Martyr's Bond
19%inclusion16 decks86 decks
18%synergy
Promise of Aclazotz
17%inclusion15 decks86 decks
14%synergy
Obsessive Pursuit
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Doom Foretold
13%inclusion11 decks86 decks
12%synergy
Into the Pit
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
10%synergy
Black Market
12%inclusion10 decks86 decks
4%synergy
The Eldest Reborn
10%inclusion9 decks86 decks
10%synergy
Fungal Fortitude
10%inclusion9 decks86 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
10%inclusion9 decks86 decks
-19%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
9.3%inclusion8 decks86 decks
0%synergy
Lunar Convocation
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
-3%synergy
Sothera, the Supervoid
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Chorale of the Void
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Fanatical Devotion
8.1%inclusion7 decks86 decks
7%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
8.1%inclusion7 decks86 decks
-9%synergy
Valkyrie's Call
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Radiant Destiny
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
5%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
5%synergy
Kindred Boon
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
6%synergy
Grave Pact
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
-3%synergy
Sanguine Bond
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
-15%synergy
Debtors' Knell
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
4%synergy
Angelic Renewal
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
16%inclusion14 decks86 decks
11%synergy
The Eternal Wanderer
14%inclusion12 decks86 decks
11%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
55%inclusion47 decks86 decks
35%synergy
Bojuka Bog
42%inclusion36 decks86 decks
-2%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
41%inclusion35 decks86 decks
7%synergy
Hidden Courtyard
17%inclusion15 decks86 decks
16%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Volatile Fault
15%inclusion13 decks86 decks
14%synergy
Hidden Necropolis
14%inclusion12 decks86 decks
13%synergy
High Market
13%inclusion11 decks86 decks
1%synergy
Temple of the False God
12%inclusion10 decks86 decks
3%synergy
Windbrisk Heights
10%inclusion9 decks86 decks
4%synergy
The Fair Basilica
9.3%inclusion8 decks86 decks
8%synergy
Field of Ruin
9.3%inclusion8 decks86 decks
7%synergy
Dalkovan Encampment
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
3%synergy
Ghost Quarter
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
5%synergy
Cryptic Caves
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
7%synergy
Reliquary Tower
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
-16%synergy
The Dross Pits
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
5%synergy
Restless Fortress
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Orzhov Signet
84%inclusion72 decks86 decks
27%synergy
Arcane Signet
83%inclusion71 decks86 decks
2%synergy
Sol Ring
80%inclusion69 decks86 decks
-4%synergy
Mind Stone
76%inclusion65 decks86 decks
50%synergy
Commander's Sphere
66%inclusion57 decks86 decks
50%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
52%inclusion45 decks86 decks
0%synergy
Fellwar Stone
31%inclusion27 decks86 decks
11%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
19%inclusion16 decks86 decks
12%synergy
Marble Diamond
17%inclusion15 decks86 decks
11%synergy
Hedron Archive
10%inclusion9 decks86 decks
9%synergy
Thought Vessel
9.3%inclusion8 decks86 decks
-5%synergy
Blitzball
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Orzhov Cluestone
8.1%inclusion7 decks86 decks
6%synergy
Orzhov Locket
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
99%inclusion85 decks86 decks
1%synergy
Plains
98%inclusion84 decks86 decks
0%synergy
Command Tower
88%inclusion76 decks86 decks
2%synergy
Evolving Wilds
74%inclusion64 decks86 decks
54%synergy
Myriad Landscape
69%inclusion59 decks86 decks
48%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
67%inclusion58 decks86 decks
26%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
66%inclusion57 decks86 decks
52%synergy
Tainted Field
60%inclusion52 decks86 decks
9%synergy
Isolated Chapel
60%inclusion52 decks86 decks
-5%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
57%inclusion49 decks86 decks
15%synergy
Temple of Silence
57%inclusion49 decks86 decks
16%synergy
Caves of Koilos
50%inclusion43 decks86 decks
-7%synergy
Path of Ancestry
50%inclusion43 decks86 decks
26%synergy
Obscura Storefront
36%inclusion31 decks86 decks
32%synergy
Escape Tunnel
29%inclusion25 decks86 decks
27%synergy
Promising Vein
24%inclusion21 decks86 decks
23%synergy
Exotic Orchard
22%inclusion19 decks86 decks
-2%synergy
Voldaren Estate
22%inclusion19 decks86 decks
16%synergy
Desolate Mire
20%inclusion16 decks81 decks
4%synergy
Scoured Barrens
19%inclusion16 decks86 decks
-5%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
16%inclusion14 decks86 decks
-5%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
16%inclusion14 decks86 decks
5%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
14%inclusion12 decks86 decks
8%synergy
Fetid Heath
13%inclusion11 decks86 decks
-26%synergy
Shire Terrace
13%inclusion11 decks86 decks
12%synergy
Esper Panorama
13%inclusion11 decks86 decks
12%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
-10%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
10%inclusion9 decks86 decks
2%synergy
Demolition Field
10%inclusion9 decks86 decks
7%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
9.3%inclusion8 decks86 decks
1%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
9.3%inclusion8 decks86 decks
3%synergy
Command Bridge
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Cabaretti Courtyard
8.1%inclusion7 decks86 decks
8%synergy
Maestros Theater
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
7%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
1%synergy
Forlorn Flats
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
0%synergy