Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher (Commander) - Expensive Upgraded

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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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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Obsessive Pursuit
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Monk Gyatso
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Fire Nation Salvagers
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Desperate Plea
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Koh, the Face Stealer
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Phyrexian Tower
74%inclusion23 decks31 decks
58%synergy
Warren Soultrader
65%inclusion20 decks31 decks
55%synergy
Plaguecrafter
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
50%synergy
Grave Pact
58%inclusion18 decks31 decks
49%synergy
Lightning Greaves
68%inclusion21 decks31 decks
48%synergy
Accursed Marauder
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
47%synergy
Merciless Executioner
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
47%synergy
Black Market Connections
68%inclusion21 decks31 decks
46%synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
58%inclusion18 decks31 decks
46%synergy
Entomb
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
46%synergy
Top Cards
Swiftfoot Boots
65%inclusion20 decks31 decks
39%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
58%inclusion18 decks31 decks
38%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
32%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
36%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
39%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
29%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
36%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
34%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
-19%synergy
Dark Ritual
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Game Changers
Smothering Tithe
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
32%synergy
Teferi's Protection
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Ancient Tomb
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Tergrid, God of Fright
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
19%synergy
The One Ring
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Demonic Tutor
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Necropotence
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Field of the Dead
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Creatures
Selfless Spirit
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
31%synergy
Cathar Commando
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
35%synergy
Witch Enchanter
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
27%synergy
Sun Titan
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
26%synergy
Cataclysmic Gearhulk
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
34%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
32%synergy
Viscera Seer
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Demon's Disciple
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
33%synergy
Blood Artist
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
32%synergy
Boggart Trawler
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
26%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
22%synergy
Master of Dark Rites
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
26%synergy
Boromir, Warden of the Tower
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
26%synergy
Esper Sentinel
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
22%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Bloodghast
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
20%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Welcoming Vampire
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Grim Haruspex
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Ruthless Technomancer
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
21%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Bartolomé del Presidio
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
13%synergy
High-Society Hunter
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Grim Hireling
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Roaming Throne
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Amalia Benavides Aguirre
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Twilight Prophet
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Selfless Savior
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Kambal, Profiteering Mayor
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Voice of Victory
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Gravelighter
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Teysa Karlov
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-6%synergy
Ocelot Pride
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Cordial Vampire
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-6%synergy
Vito, Fanatic of Aclazotz
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Ophiomancer
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Crossway Troublemakers
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Flare of Malice
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
36%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
28%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
-5%synergy
Deadly Dispute
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Culling the Weak
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
26%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
24%synergy
Village Rites
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Path to Exile
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
-27%synergy
Generous Gift
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Fell the Profane
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Soul Shatter
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Vona's Hunger
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Inkshield
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Dawn's Truce
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Get Lost
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Reprieve
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Deadly Rollick
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Kaya's Guile
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Stinging Study
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Imp's Mischief
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Cabal Ritual
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Galadriel's Dismissal
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Rebuff the Wicked
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Settle the Wreckage
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Fanatical Offering
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Surge of Salvation
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Saw in Half
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Brought Back
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Astarion's Thirst
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Victimize
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Buried Alive
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
29%synergy
Diabolic Intent
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
22%synergy
Tragic Arrogance
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
29%synergy
Will of the Abzan
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
29%synergy
Reanimate
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
21%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Single Combat
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Make an Example
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Toxic Deluge
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Promise of Loyalty
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Season of Loss
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Damn
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-20%synergy
Living Death
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Olivia's Wrath
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Rite of Oblivion
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Diresight
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Grim Tutor
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Farewell
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-7%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Mithril Coat
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
29%synergy
Skullclamp
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Tarrian's Soulcleaver
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
20%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
17%synergy
The Ozolith
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Portal to Phyrexia
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Matzalantli, the Great Door
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Wedding Invitation
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Shadowspear
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Strionic Resonator
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Collector's Vault
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Tarrian's Journal
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Jet Medallion
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Tithing Blade
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Commander's Plate
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Nazgûl Battle-Mace
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Ghost Vacuum
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Nim Deathmantle
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Lithoform Engine
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Expedition Map
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
The Golden Throne
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Altar of Dementia
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Archaeomancer's Map
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Basilisk Collar
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Peter Parker's Camera
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Revel in Riches
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
30%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
26%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
23%synergy
Animate Dead
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
20%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Exquisite Blood
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Life Insurance
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Seal of Cleansing
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Bitterblossom
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Fanatical Devotion
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Anointed Procession
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Martyr's Bond
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Aura of Silence
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Land Tax
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Teval's Judgment
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Necromancy
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
March of the Canonized
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Blind Obedience
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-9%synergy
Vampiric Rites
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Into the Pit
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Dark Prophecy
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Darksteel Mutation
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Skrelv's Hive
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Smuggler's Share
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Black Market
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Valkyrie's Call
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Grave Betrayal
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Momentum Breaker
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Dance of the Dead
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Eldrazi Conscription
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Out of the Tombs
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Sanguine Bond
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-15%synergy
Cemetery Tampering
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Debtors' Knell
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Doom Foretold
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
26%synergy
Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
8%synergy
The Eternal Wanderer
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Elspeth, Storm Slayer
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
61%inclusion19 decks31 decks
40%synergy
Rogue's Passage
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
29%synergy
Bojuka Bog
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
27%synergy
High Market
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
27%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
30%synergy
Cabal Coffers
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
24%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Urza's Saga
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
27%synergy
Strip Mine
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
24%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Command Beacon
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Lotus Field
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Reliquary Tower
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-7%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Wasteland
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Crystal Vein
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Three Tree City
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Minas Tirith
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Volatile Fault
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Castle Locthwain
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Tomb Fortress
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Barad-dûr
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Temple of the False God
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Lotus Vale
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Miren, the Moaning Well
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Treasure Vault
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Emergence Zone
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Fountainport
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Emeria, the Sky Ruin
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
The Black Gate
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
War Room
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
90%inclusion28 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Signet
87%inclusion27 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Orzhov Signet
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Mind Stone
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Commander's Sphere
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Fellwar Stone
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
The Soul Stone
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Lotus Petal
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Thought Vessel
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Lands
Godless Shrine
100%inclusion31 decks31 decks
50%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion31 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion31 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Marsh Flats
94%inclusion29 decks31 decks
64%synergy
Command Tower
87%inclusion27 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Scrubland
71%inclusion22 decks31 decks
60%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
65%inclusion20 decks31 decks
42%synergy
Vault of Champions
65%inclusion20 decks31 decks
25%synergy
Isolated Chapel
61%inclusion19 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Caves of Koilos
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Fabled Passage
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
36%synergy
Witch Enchanter
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
27%synergy
Prismatic Vista
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
33%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
28%synergy
Tainted Field
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
-16%synergy
Boggart Trawler
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
26%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
26%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
26%synergy
Fetid Heath
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
-10%synergy
Flooded Strand
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
23%synergy
Windswept Heath
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
20%synergy
Evolving Wilds
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Polluted Delta
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
20%synergy
Cavern of Souls
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
21%synergy
Arid Mesa
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
20%synergy
Silent Clearing
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Path of Ancestry
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
-19%synergy
Fell the Profane
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Myriad Landscape
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Temple of Silence
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
-21%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-25%synergy
Maestros Theater
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Lazotep Quarry
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Obscura Storefront
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Exotic Orchard
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-15%synergy
Cabaretti Courtyard
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Reflecting Pool
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Demolition Field
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Brokers Hideout
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Mana Confluence
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-14%synergy
Urza's Cave
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy