Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher (Commander) - Budget Upgraded 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
Welcoming Vampire
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
85%synergy
Bartolomé del Presidio
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
84%synergy
Astarion, the Decadent
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
61%synergy
Crossway Troublemakers
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
63%synergy
Mavren Fein, Dusk Apostle
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
61%synergy
Legion Lieutenant
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
62%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
53%synergy
Vito, Fanatic of Aclazotz
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
64%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
55%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
47%synergy
Cordial Vampire
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
60%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
41%synergy
Vito's Inquisitor
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Order of Sacred Dusk
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
High-Society Hunter
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Starseer Mentor
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Vile Mutilator
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Screeching Bat
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Rodolf Duskbringer
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Crystal Barricade
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Clavileño, First of the Blessed
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Gluttonous Guest
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Voracious Fell Beast
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Dusk Legion Duelist
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Blood Artist
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
3%synergy
Necropolis Regent
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Syndicate Enforcer
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Drana, the Last Bloodchief
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
22%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
8%synergy
Unholy Officiant
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Bloodline Keeper
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Forerunner of the Legion
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Vampire of the Dire Moon
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Marshland Bloodcaster
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Persistent Specimen
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Teysa Karlov
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
18%synergy
Rot-Tide Gargantua
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
12%synergy
Kalastria Highborn
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Innocent Traveler
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Ollenbock Escort
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Restless Bloodseeker
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Bloodcrazed Socialite
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Burnished Hart
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Drana, Liberator of Malakir
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Patron of the Vein
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Sangromancer
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Instants
Hero's Downfall
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Patrician's Scorn
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Ephemerate
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
26%synergy
Piercing Light
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Village Rites
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
11%synergy
Fanatical Offering
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Deadly Dispute
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
11%synergy
Flare of Malice
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Divine Resilience
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Soul Shatter
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Bleed Dry
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Make Your Move
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Fierce Retribution
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Disenchant
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-7%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-31%synergy
Consumed by Greed
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Utter End
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
21%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Another Chance
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Fracture
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
14%synergy
Mortify
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
11%synergy
Sorceries
Winnowing
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
99%synergy
Damn
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
34%synergy
Morningtide's Light
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
New Blood
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Austere Command
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
16%synergy
Bone Splinters
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Rush of Dread
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Vampire's Kiss
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Gift of Estates
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Split Up
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Secret Rendezvous
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Go Blank
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Single Combat
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Fell
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Living Death
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Reanimate
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
18%synergy
Blood Tribute
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Sign in Blood
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
15%synergy
Feast of Blood
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Whispersilk Cloak
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
97%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
61%synergy
Chronicle of Victory
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Desecrated Tomb
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
20%synergy
Glass-Cast Heart
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Trailblazer's Boots
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Pyre of Heroes
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Greatsword of Tyr
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Tarrian's Journal
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Blood Fountain
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
8%synergy
Haystack
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Dowsing Dagger
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Enchantments
Vampiric Rites
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
93%synergy
Sanguine Bond
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
47%synergy
Tolls of War
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Etchings of the Chosen
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Reconnaissance
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Torment of Scarabs
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Feast of the Victorious Dead
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Spirit Mantle
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Call the Bloodline
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Exquisite Blood
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
17%synergy
Gift of Fangs
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
March of the Canonized
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Eternal Thirst
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
16%synergy
Lunar Convocation
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
23%synergy
Circle of Confinement
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Into the Pit
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Kindred Boon
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Virtue of Loyalty
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sorin, Grim Nemesis
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Professor Onyx
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
23%synergy
Rogue's Passage
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
47%synergy
Soulstone Sanctuary
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Volatile Fault
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
0%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Commander's Sphere
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
52%synergy
Arcane Signet
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
-14%synergy
Sol Ring
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
-18%synergy
Lotus Blossom
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-19%synergy
Mind Stone
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
10%synergy
Orzhov Signet
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-22%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
14%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
2%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
2%synergy
Tainted Field
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
16%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
61%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
60%synergy
Isolated Chapel
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
0%synergy
Evolving Wilds
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
47%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
25%synergy
Temple of Silence
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Voldaren Estate
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
61%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
19%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
7%synergy
Myriad Landscape
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
14%synergy
Caves of Koilos
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-24%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
25%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
22%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-7%synergy
Path of Ancestry
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
10%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-3%synergy
Scoured Barrens
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
10%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy