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
Plaguecrafter
73%inclusion48 decks66 decks
68%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
71%inclusion47 decks66 decks
58%synergy
Demon's Disciple
59%inclusion39 decks66 decks
56%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
59%inclusion39 decks66 decks
56%synergy
Merciless Executioner
56%inclusion37 decks66 decks
54%synergy
Selfless Savior
53%inclusion35 decks66 decks
50%synergy
Accursed Marauder
54%inclusion32 decks59 decks
47%synergy
Bartolomé del Presidio
62%inclusion41 decks66 decks
45%synergy
Cathar Commando
52%inclusion34 decks66 decks
44%synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
55%inclusion36 decks66 decks
44%synergy
Top Cards
Solemn Simulacrum
52%inclusion34 decks66 decks
36%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
52%inclusion34 decks66 decks
26%synergy
Viscera Seer
52%inclusion34 decks66 decks
31%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
50%inclusion33 decks66 decks
39%synergy
Village Rites
50%inclusion33 decks66 decks
28%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
50%inclusion33 decks66 decks
43%synergy
Sun Titan
48%inclusion32 decks66 decks
36%synergy
Deadly Dispute
47%inclusion31 decks66 decks
25%synergy
Ruthless Lawbringer
47%inclusion31 decks66 decks
43%synergy
Seal of Cleansing
47%inclusion31 decks66 decks
44%synergy
Creatures
Mavren Fein, Dusk Apostle
42%inclusion28 decks66 decks
37%synergy
Gravelighter
41%inclusion27 decks66 decks
40%synergy
Cataclysmic Gearhulk
38%inclusion25 decks66 decks
37%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
38%inclusion25 decks66 decks
12%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
38%inclusion25 decks66 decks
18%synergy
Selfless Spirit
36%inclusion24 decks66 decks
25%synergy
Welcoming Vampire
35%inclusion23 decks66 decks
20%synergy
Burnished Hart
35%inclusion23 decks66 decks
31%synergy
Blood Artist
33%inclusion22 decks66 decks
2%synergy
Vito, Fanatic of Aclazotz
33%inclusion22 decks66 decks
30%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
33%inclusion22 decks66 decks
25%synergy
Cordial Vampire
33%inclusion22 decks66 decks
26%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
33%inclusion22 decks66 decks
21%synergy
High-Society Hunter
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
28%synergy
Redemption Choir
27%inclusion18 decks66 decks
23%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
26%inclusion17 decks66 decks
19%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
26%inclusion17 decks66 decks
14%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
24%inclusion16 decks66 decks
8%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
24%inclusion4 decks17 decks
15%synergy
Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar
24%inclusion4 decks17 decks
15%synergy
Grim Haruspex
23%inclusion15 decks66 decks
14%synergy
Teysa Karlov
21%inclusion14 decks66 decks
5%synergy
Benevolent Bodyguard
21%inclusion14 decks66 decks
19%synergy
Midnight Reaper
20%inclusion13 decks66 decks
13%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
18%inclusion12 decks66 decks
-2%synergy
Clavileño, First of the Blessed
18%inclusion12 decks66 decks
16%synergy
Patron of the Vein
18%inclusion12 decks66 decks
15%synergy
Master of Dark Rites
18%inclusion12 decks66 decks
12%synergy
Greedy Freebooter
18%inclusion12 decks66 decks
15%synergy
Bloodghast
18%inclusion12 decks66 decks
12%synergy
Dusk Legion Zealot
18%inclusion12 decks66 decks
15%synergy
Indulgent Aristocrat
17%inclusion11 decks66 decks
12%synergy
Oathsworn Vampire
17%inclusion11 decks66 decks
14%synergy
Dusk Legion Sergeant
17%inclusion11 decks66 decks
14%synergy
Legion Lieutenant
15%inclusion10 decks66 decks
10%synergy
Crossway Troublemakers
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
10%synergy
Voracious Fell Beast
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
13%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
8%synergy
Archfiend of Depravity
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
12%synergy
Vampire Gourmand
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Woe Strider
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
8%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
-10%synergy
Witch of the Moors
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
9%synergy
Amalia Benavides Aguirre
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
-22%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
11%synergy
Avenger of the Fallen
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
11%synergy
Dalkovan Packbeasts
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
11%synergy
Zodiark, Umbral God
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
11%synergy
Gaius van Baelsar
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Swords to Plowshares
39%inclusion26 decks66 decks
-25%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
36%inclusion24 decks66 decks
26%synergy
Fanatical Offering
32%inclusion21 decks66 decks
29%synergy
Path to Exile
27%inclusion18 decks66 decks
-22%synergy
Generous Gift
26%inclusion17 decks66 decks
2%synergy
Soul Shatter
23%inclusion15 decks66 decks
21%synergy
Utter End
18%inclusion12 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Kaya's Guile
17%inclusion11 decks66 decks
14%synergy
Mortify
15%inclusion10 decks66 decks
-7%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
12%synergy
Despark
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
-17%synergy
Return to Dust
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
8%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
-2%synergy
Flare of Malice
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
9%synergy
Blacksmith's Skill
11%inclusion7 decks66 decks
9%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
8%synergy
Loran's Escape
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
8%synergy
Vona's Hunger
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
8%synergy
Fracture
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
-10%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
-33%synergy
Crumb and Get It
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Oblivion's Hunger
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Bitter Triumph
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
3%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
1%synergy
Szat's Will
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
5%synergy
Rowan's Grim Search
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
5%synergy
Brought Back
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
5%synergy
Nasty End
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
2%synergy
Duty Beyond Death
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
4%synergy
Wail of War
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Maximum Overdrive
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Tragic Arrogance
44%inclusion29 decks66 decks
41%synergy
Rite of Oblivion
39%inclusion26 decks66 decks
30%synergy
Austere Command
38%inclusion25 decks66 decks
20%synergy
Victimize
38%inclusion25 decks66 decks
20%synergy
Promise of Loyalty
33%inclusion22 decks66 decks
30%synergy
Single Combat
30%inclusion20 decks66 decks
29%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
18%inclusion12 decks66 decks
8%synergy
Worthy Cost
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
17%synergy
Innocent Blood
15%inclusion10 decks66 decks
15%synergy
Night's Whisper
15%inclusion10 decks66 decks
-2%synergy
Sign in Blood
15%inclusion10 decks66 decks
-3%synergy
Dread Return
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
10%synergy
Damn
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
-21%synergy
Embrace Oblivion
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
11%synergy
Pitiless Carnage
11%inclusion7 decks66 decks
9%synergy
Read the Bones
11%inclusion7 decks66 decks
1%synergy
Extract a Confession
11%inclusion7 decks66 decks
10%synergy
By Invitation Only
11%inclusion7 decks66 decks
10%synergy
Covetous Elegy
11%inclusion7 decks66 decks
10%synergy
New Blood
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Lively Dirge
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Bone Splinters
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
7%synergy
Feed the Swarm
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
0%synergy
Eaten Alive
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Winnowing
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Morningtide's Light
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Season of Loss
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Helping Hand
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
5%synergy
Vindicate
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
-6%synergy
Smallpox
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Buried Alive
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
0%synergy
Gix's Command
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Reanimate
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
-10%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
2%synergy
Will of the Abzan
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Tragic Trajectory
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Hymn of the Faller
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Split Up
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Risky Shortcut
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wedding Invitation
39%inclusion26 decks66 decks
38%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
32%inclusion21 decks66 decks
26%synergy
Tarrian's Journal
24%inclusion16 decks66 decks
21%synergy
Glass-Cast Heart
24%inclusion16 decks66 decks
20%synergy
Tarrian's Soulcleaver
23%inclusion15 decks66 decks
20%synergy
Ravenous Amulet
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Tithing Blade
18%inclusion12 decks66 decks
17%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
11%synergy
Lightning Greaves
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
-8%synergy
Collector's Vault
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
11%synergy
Dusk Rose Reliquary
11%inclusion7 decks66 decks
10%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
8%synergy
Smoke Bomb
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
7%synergy
Vat of Rebirth
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
5%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
-11%synergy
Chronicle of Victory
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Norn's Wellspring
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
3%synergy
Strionic Resonator
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
4%synergy
Excalibur II
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
4%synergy
Grim Bauble
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Vampiric Rites
38%inclusion25 decks66 decks
30%synergy
March of the Canonized
35%inclusion23 decks66 decks
29%synergy
Life Insurance
29%inclusion19 decks66 decks
25%synergy
Obsessive Pursuit
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
25%synergy
Feast of the Victorious Dead
26%inclusion17 decks66 decks
21%synergy
Tolls of War
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
19%synergy
Etchings of the Chosen
20%inclusion13 decks66 decks
13%synergy
Promise of Aclazotz
20%inclusion13 decks66 decks
17%synergy
Barrensteppe Siege
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
13%synergy
Martyr's Bond
17%inclusion11 decks66 decks
16%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
15%inclusion10 decks66 decks
-3%synergy
The Eldest Reborn
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
13%synergy
Black Market
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
5%synergy
Fanatical Devotion
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
11%synergy
Lunar Convocation
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
0%synergy
Doom Foretold
11%inclusion7 decks66 decks
10%synergy
Radiant Destiny
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
-20%synergy
Kindred Boon
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
8%synergy
Into the Pit
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
-2%synergy
Fungal Fortitude
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
5%synergy
Mornsong Aria
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Grave Venerations
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Valkyrie's Call
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Agent of the Iron Throne
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
4%synergy
Angelic Renewal
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
5%synergy
Debtors' Knell
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
4%synergy
Petrify
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
4%synergy
Teval's Judgment
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
4%synergy
Aligned Heart
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
17%inclusion11 decks66 decks
12%synergy
The Eternal Wanderer
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
9%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
52%inclusion34 decks66 decks
32%synergy
Bojuka Bog
41%inclusion27 decks66 decks
-3%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
36%inclusion24 decks66 decks
3%synergy
Volatile Fault
18%inclusion12 decks66 decks
17%synergy
Hidden Courtyard
15%inclusion10 decks66 decks
14%synergy
Hidden Necropolis
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
12%synergy
Temple of the False God
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Field of Ruin
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
10%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
6%synergy
High Market
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
-2%synergy
Restless Fortress
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
2%synergy
Ghost Quarter
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
5%synergy
Windbrisk Heights
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
2%synergy
The Fair Basilica
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
7%synergy
Soulstone Sanctuary
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Realm of Koh
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Reliquary Tower
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
-17%synergy
Dalkovan Encampment
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
3%synergy
Great Arashin City
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
4%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
79%inclusion52 decks66 decks
-1%synergy
Sol Ring
79%inclusion52 decks66 decks
-5%synergy
Orzhov Signet
76%inclusion50 decks66 decks
20%synergy
Mind Stone
67%inclusion44 decks66 decks
43%synergy
Commander's Sphere
62%inclusion41 decks66 decks
47%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
45%inclusion30 decks66 decks
-7%synergy
Fellwar Stone
30%inclusion20 decks66 decks
10%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
18%inclusion12 decks66 decks
12%synergy
Marble Diamond
17%inclusion11 decks66 decks
11%synergy
Hedron Archive
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
11%synergy
Orzhov Cluestone
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
7%synergy
Orzhov Locket
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Thought Vessel
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
-6%synergy
White Auracite
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Blitzball
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
98%inclusion65 decks66 decks
1%synergy
Plains
97%inclusion64 decks66 decks
-1%synergy
Command Tower
88%inclusion58 decks66 decks
2%synergy
Evolving Wilds
71%inclusion47 decks66 decks
51%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
67%inclusion44 decks66 decks
53%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
67%inclusion44 decks66 decks
26%synergy
Myriad Landscape
65%inclusion43 decks66 decks
46%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
58%inclusion38 decks66 decks
17%synergy
Tainted Field
56%inclusion37 decks66 decks
4%synergy
Isolated Chapel
56%inclusion37 decks66 decks
-10%synergy
Caves of Koilos
52%inclusion34 decks66 decks
-5%synergy
Temple of Silence
52%inclusion34 decks66 decks
12%synergy
Path of Ancestry
48%inclusion32 decks66 decks
25%synergy
Obscura Storefront
35%inclusion23 decks66 decks
31%synergy
Escape Tunnel
29%inclusion19 decks66 decks
27%synergy
Desolate Mire
27%inclusion18 decks66 decks
11%synergy
Scoured Barrens
26%inclusion17 decks66 decks
2%synergy
Exotic Orchard
21%inclusion14 decks66 decks
-3%synergy
Fetid Heath
21%inclusion14 decks66 decks
-19%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
20%inclusion13 decks66 decks
-1%synergy
Promising Vein
20%inclusion13 decks66 decks
19%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
18%inclusion12 decks66 decks
7%synergy
Voldaren Estate
18%inclusion12 decks66 decks
13%synergy
Demolition Field
15%inclusion10 decks66 decks
12%synergy
Misty Palms Oasis
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
12%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
11%inclusion7 decks66 decks
2%synergy
Shire Terrace
11%inclusion7 decks66 decks
10%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
11%inclusion7 decks66 decks
3%synergy
Esper Panorama
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
9%synergy
Cabaretti Courtyard
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
9%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
3%synergy
Forlorn Flats
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
4%synergy
Maestros Theater
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
7%synergy
Vibrant Cityscape
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Captivating Cave
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
1%synergy
Command Bridge
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy