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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Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Braids, Cabal Minion
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Creatures
Legion Lieutenant
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
95%synergy
Welcoming Vampire
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
86%synergy
Bartolomé del Presidio
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
84%synergy
Crossway Troublemakers
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
63%synergy
Mavren Fein, Dusk Apostle
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
61%synergy
Teysa Karlov
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
51%synergy
Patron of the Vein
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
63%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
56%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
48%synergy
Cordial Vampire
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
60%synergy
Astarion, the Decadent
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Vito's Inquisitor
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
19%synergy
High-Society Hunter
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Starseer Mentor
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Vile Mutilator
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Screeching Bat
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%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
4%synergy
Acolyte of Aclazotz
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Felisa, Fang of Silverquill
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Syndicate Enforcer
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
22%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
9%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
Champion of Dusk
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Rot-Tide Gargantua
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%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
Marauding Blight-Priest
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
20%synergy
Amalia Benavides Aguirre
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Burnished Hart
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Drana, Liberator of Malakir
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Redemption Choir
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Sangromancer
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Instants
Village Rites
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
45%synergy
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
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
31%synergy
Bleed Dry
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Make Your Move
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Fierce Retribution
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Disenchant
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-8%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-30%synergy
Consumed by Greed
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Overwhelming Remorse
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Utter End
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
22%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Path to Exile
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-16%synergy
Another Chance
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Fracture
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
13%synergy
Sorceries
Morningtide's Light
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Winnowing
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Austere Command
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
17%synergy
Bone Splinters
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
Debt to the Deathless
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
23%synergy
Single Combat
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Fell
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Olivia's Wrath
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Living Death
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Reanimate
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
17%synergy
Blood Tribute
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Damn
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
1%synergy
Sign in Blood
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
15%synergy
Legions to Ashes
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Pact of the Serpent
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Blade of the Bloodchief
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
62%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
64%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
21%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
Tarrian's Journal
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Blood Fountain
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
9%synergy
Dowsing Dagger
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Enchantments
Vampiric Rites
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
93%synergy
March of the Canonized
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
61%synergy
Kindred Boon
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
65%synergy
Tolls of War
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Etchings of the Chosen
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Radiant Destiny
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Barrensteppe Siege
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Reconnaissance
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Torment of Scarabs
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Promise of Aclazotz
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Sanguine Bond
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
14%synergy
Feast of the Victorious Dead
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Spirit Mantle
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Call the Bloodline
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Exquisite Blood
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
18%synergy
Gift of Fangs
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%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
Ghostly Prison
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
17%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Professor Onyx
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
22%synergy
Westvale Abbey
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
26%synergy
Lotus Field
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Ghost Quarter
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Soulstone Sanctuary
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
High Market
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
22%synergy
Volatile Fault
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
1%synergy
Rogue's Passage
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
14%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
-14%synergy
Sol Ring
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
-17%synergy
Commander's Sphere
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
19%synergy
Mind Stone
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
11%synergy
Orzhov Signet
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-20%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
61%synergy
Isolated Chapel
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
-1%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
25%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
7%synergy
Myriad Landscape
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
15%synergy
Caves of Koilos
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-24%synergy
Desolate Mire
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
15%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
25%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
22%synergy
Evolving Wilds
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
14%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-6%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-5%synergy
Goldmire Bridge
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Scoured Barrens
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
11%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Temple of Silence
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-6%synergy
Voldaren Estate
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy