Celes, Rune Knight (Commander) - Aggro

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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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Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Shattered Acolyte
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Leonardo's Technique
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Karai, Future of the Foot
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Casey Jones, Back Alley Brute
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Hidden Hideout
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Reanimate
73%inclusion58 decks80 decks
55%synergy
Terra, Herald of Hope
50%inclusion40 decks80 decks
48%synergy
Animate Dead
54%inclusion43 decks80 decks
46%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
53%inclusion42 decks80 decks
45%synergy
Murderous Redcap
44%inclusion35 decks80 decks
40%synergy
Priest of Fell Rites
44%inclusion35 decks80 decks
39%synergy
Ephemerate
44%inclusion35 decks80 decks
39%synergy
Anger
46%inclusion37 decks80 decks
38%synergy
Entomb
44%inclusion35 decks80 decks
37%synergy
Necromancy
36%inclusion29 decks80 decks
33%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
50%inclusion40 decks80 decks
-12%synergy
Faithless Looting
41%inclusion33 decks80 decks
26%synergy
Sun Titan
41%inclusion33 decks80 decks
31%synergy
Alesha, Who Laughs at Fate
40%inclusion32 decks80 decks
28%synergy
Esper Sentinel
39%inclusion31 decks80 decks
20%synergy
Dark Ritual
38%inclusion30 decks80 decks
21%synergy
Goblin Bombardment
38%inclusion30 decks80 decks
29%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
36%inclusion29 decks80 decks
23%synergy
Altar of Dementia
36%inclusion29 decks80 decks
33%synergy
Stitcher's Supplier
35%inclusion28 decks80 decks
30%synergy
Game Changers
Underworld Breach
29%inclusion23 decks80 decks
24%synergy
Demonic Tutor
25%inclusion20 decks80 decks
6%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
25%inclusion20 decks80 decks
11%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
24%inclusion19 decks80 decks
12%synergy
Smothering Tithe
21%inclusion17 decks80 decks
-4%synergy
Ancient Tomb
21%inclusion17 decks80 decks
13%synergy
Gamble
21%inclusion17 decks80 decks
15%synergy
Jeska's Will
20%inclusion16 decks80 decks
10%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
20%inclusion16 decks80 decks
15%synergy
Mana Vault
19%inclusion15 decks80 decks
15%synergy
Creatures
Locke, Treasure Hunter
33%inclusion24 decks72 decks
27%synergy
Putrid Goblin
33%inclusion26 decks80 decks
31%synergy
Gau, Feral Youth
32%inclusion23 decks72 decks
28%synergy
Banon, the Returners' Leader
29%inclusion21 decks72 decks
24%synergy
Lesser Masticore
29%inclusion23 decks80 decks
27%synergy
Viscera Seer
28%inclusion22 decks80 decks
14%synergy
Chainer, Nightmare Adept
26%inclusion21 decks80 decks
23%synergy
Witch Enchanter
25%inclusion20 decks80 decks
19%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
25%inclusion20 decks80 decks
7%synergy
Puppeteer Clique
24%inclusion19 decks80 decks
23%synergy
Grand Abolisher
24%inclusion19 decks80 decks
14%synergy
Joshua, Phoenix's Dominant
23%inclusion16 decks69 decks
19%synergy
Voice of Victory
23%inclusion18 decks79 decks
6%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
23%inclusion18 decks80 decks
15%synergy
Imperial Recruiter
23%inclusion18 decks80 decks
18%synergy
The Warring Triad
22%inclusion16 decks72 decks
18%synergy
General Leo Cristophe
21%inclusion15 decks72 decks
16%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
20%inclusion11 decks56 decks
17%synergy
Siegfried, Famed Swordsman
19%inclusion14 decks72 decks
15%synergy
Mog, Moogle Warrior
19%inclusion14 decks72 decks
16%synergy
Luminous Broodmoth
19%inclusion15 decks80 decks
16%synergy
Carrion Feeder
19%inclusion15 decks80 decks
16%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
19%inclusion15 decks80 decks
9%synergy
Ranger-Captain of Eos
19%inclusion15 decks80 decks
15%synergy
Squall, SeeD Mercenary
18%inclusion13 decks72 decks
14%synergy
Shadow, Mysterious Assassin
18%inclusion13 decks72 decks
13%synergy
Interceptor, Shadow's Hound
18%inclusion13 decks72 decks
16%synergy
Sabin, Master Monk
18%inclusion13 decks72 decks
16%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
18%inclusion14 decks80 decks
5%synergy
Simian Spirit Guide
18%inclusion14 decks80 decks
14%synergy
Hoarding Broodlord
18%inclusion14 decks80 decks
14%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
18%inclusion14 decks80 decks
14%synergy
Obstinate Gargoyle
18%inclusion14 decks80 decks
17%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
16%inclusion13 decks80 decks
-2%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
16%inclusion13 decks80 decks
13%synergy
Alesha, Who Smiles at Death
16%inclusion13 decks80 decks
13%synergy
Karmic Guide
16%inclusion13 decks80 decks
10%synergy
Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward
16%inclusion13 decks80 decks
15%synergy
Flayer of the Hatebound
16%inclusion13 decks80 decks
15%synergy
Timeline Culler
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
16%synergy
Cyan, Vengeful Samurai
15%inclusion11 decks72 decks
12%synergy
Warren Soultrader
15%inclusion12 decks80 decks
10%synergy
Loran of the Third Path
15%inclusion12 decks80 decks
8%synergy
Bloodghast
15%inclusion12 decks80 decks
12%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
15%inclusion12 decks80 decks
12%synergy
Blood Artist
14%inclusion11 decks80 decks
-4%synergy
Dragon's Rage Channeler
14%inclusion11 decks80 decks
12%synergy
Mayhem Devil
14%inclusion11 decks80 decks
5%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
14%inclusion11 decks80 decks
13%synergy
Instants
Cloudshift
34%inclusion27 decks80 decks
30%synergy
Path to Exile
34%inclusion27 decks80 decks
-13%synergy
Saw in Half
30%inclusion24 decks80 decks
26%synergy
Laughing Mad
25%inclusion18 decks72 decks
21%synergy
Silence
24%inclusion19 decks80 decks
18%synergy
Big Score
24%inclusion19 decks80 decks
13%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
24%inclusion19 decks80 decks
19%synergy
Pyroblast
21%inclusion17 decks80 decks
17%synergy
Culling the Weak
20%inclusion16 decks80 decks
16%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
20%inclusion16 decks80 decks
-14%synergy
Burnt Offering
18%inclusion14 decks80 decks
15%synergy
Deflecting Swat
18%inclusion14 decks80 decks
2%synergy
Deadly Rollick
16%inclusion13 decks80 decks
5%synergy
Cabal Ritual
16%inclusion13 decks80 decks
13%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
16%inclusion13 decks80 decks
11%synergy
Mortify
16%inclusion13 decks80 decks
1%synergy
Bedevil
15%inclusion12 decks80 decks
8%synergy
Crackling Doom
14%inclusion11 decks80 decks
-3%synergy
Reprieve
14%inclusion11 decks80 decks
11%synergy
Ad Nauseam
13%inclusion10 decks80 decks
10%synergy
Deadly Dispute
11%inclusion9 decks80 decks
-12%synergy
Cauldron Haze
11%inclusion9 decks80 decks
11%synergy
Final Fortune
10%inclusion8 decks80 decks
8%synergy
Demand Answers
10%inclusion8 decks80 decks
5%synergy
Teferi's Protection
8.8%inclusion7 decks80 decks
-11%synergy
Tainted Pact
8.8%inclusion7 decks80 decks
7%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
8.8%inclusion7 decks80 decks
5%synergy
Flare of Duplication
8.8%inclusion7 decks80 decks
7%synergy
Generous Gift
8.8%inclusion7 decks80 decks
-10%synergy
Flicker of Fate
8.8%inclusion7 decks80 decks
8%synergy
Chaos Warp
7.5%inclusion6 decks80 decks
-9%synergy
Lightning Bolt
7.5%inclusion6 decks80 decks
4%synergy
Terminate
7.5%inclusion6 decks80 decks
-5%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
7.5%inclusion6 decks80 decks
4%synergy
Inevitable Defeat
7.5%inclusion6 decks80 decks
2%synergy
Espers to Magicite
6.9%inclusion5 decks72 decks
5%synergy
Village Rites
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
-5%synergy
Fell the Profane
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
0%synergy
Eerie Interlude
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
4%synergy
Orim's Chant
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
4%synergy
Bitter Triumph
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
3%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
-6%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
-3%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
0%synergy
Angel's Grace
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
3%synergy
Despark
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
-9%synergy
Sorceries
Unearth
34%inclusion27 decks80 decks
31%synergy
Ruinous Ultimatum
34%inclusion27 decks80 decks
-6%synergy
Victimize
31%inclusion25 decks80 decks
23%synergy
Stitch Together
31%inclusion25 decks80 decks
27%synergy
Buried Alive
30%inclusion24 decks80 decks
24%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
25%inclusion20 decks80 decks
21%synergy
Diabolic Intent
24%inclusion19 decks80 decks
14%synergy
Blasphemous Act
20%inclusion16 decks80 decks
-3%synergy
Rejoin the Fight
19%inclusion14 decks72 decks
16%synergy
Dread Return
19%inclusion15 decks80 decks
17%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
19%inclusion15 decks80 decks
15%synergy
Snort
18%inclusion13 decks72 decks
16%synergy
Imperial Seal
18%inclusion14 decks80 decks
13%synergy
Lively Dirge
18%inclusion14 decks80 decks
15%synergy
Persist
18%inclusion14 decks80 decks
16%synergy
Living Death
18%inclusion14 decks80 decks
15%synergy
Molten Duplication
16%inclusion13 decks80 decks
14%synergy
Damn
15%inclusion12 decks80 decks
-3%synergy
Rite of Flame
14%inclusion11 decks80 decks
11%synergy
Toxic Deluge
14%inclusion11 decks80 decks
6%synergy
Tragic Arrogance
13%inclusion10 decks80 decks
10%synergy
Suplex
11%inclusion8 decks71 decks
11%synergy
Twinflame
11%inclusion9 decks80 decks
10%synergy
Legions to Ashes
11%inclusion9 decks80 decks
9%synergy
Night's Whisper
10%inclusion8 decks80 decks
-3%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
10%inclusion8 decks80 decks
6%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
8.8%inclusion7 decks80 decks
6%synergy
Unburial Rites
8.8%inclusion7 decks80 decks
6%synergy
Helping Hand
7.5%inclusion6 decks80 decks
7%synergy
Jolted Awake
7.5%inclusion6 decks80 decks
7%synergy
Will of the Abzan
6.4%inclusion5 decks78 decks
6%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
3%synergy
Call a Surprise Witness
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
6%synergy
Resentful Revelation
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
5%synergy
Desperate Plea
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Unmarked Grave
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
3%synergy
Incarnation Technique
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
4%synergy
Flicker
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
4%synergy
Vandalblast
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
-6%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
3%synergy
Demonic Counsel
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
1%synergy
Damnation
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
2%synergy
Sundering Eruption
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
2%synergy
Recommission
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Phoenix Down
18%inclusion13 decks72 decks
16%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
18%inclusion14 decks80 decks
11%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
18%inclusion14 decks80 decks
-14%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
16%inclusion13 decks80 decks
8%synergy
The One Ring
15%inclusion12 decks80 decks
7%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
15%inclusion12 decks80 decks
11%synergy
Grinding Station
14%inclusion11 decks80 decks
12%synergy
Blasting Station
14%inclusion11 decks80 decks
13%synergy
Lightning Greaves
13%inclusion10 decks80 decks
-22%synergy
Skullclamp
11%inclusion9 decks80 decks
-18%synergy
The Falcon, Airship Restored
11%inclusion8 decks72 decks
9%synergy
Cauldron of Souls
10%inclusion8 decks80 decks
9%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
10%inclusion8 decks80 decks
1%synergy
Brass's Tunnel-Grinder
8.8%inclusion7 decks80 decks
7%synergy
Coin of Fate
8.3%inclusion6 decks72 decks
7%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
7.5%inclusion6 decks80 decks
0%synergy
Key to the City
7.5%inclusion6 decks80 decks
4%synergy
Phantom Train
7.0%inclusion5 decks71 decks
7%synergy
Monument to Endurance
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
6%synergy
Whip of Erebos
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
2%synergy
Enchantments
Dance of the Dead
15%inclusion12 decks80 decks
14%synergy
Impact Tremors
13%inclusion10 decks80 decks
-3%synergy
Smile at Death
13%inclusion10 decks80 decks
11%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
11%inclusion9 decks80 decks
8%synergy
Black Market Connections
10%inclusion8 decks80 decks
-6%synergy
Teval's Judgment
8.9%inclusion7 decks79 decks
7%synergy
Touch the Spirit Realm
8.8%inclusion7 decks80 decks
7%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
8.8%inclusion7 decks80 decks
-5%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
8.8%inclusion7 decks80 decks
-10%synergy
Rakdos Joins Up
7.5%inclusion6 decks80 decks
5%synergy
Rising of the Day
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
-2%synergy
Valkyrie's Call
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
6%synergy
Flowering of the White Tree
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
3%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
5%synergy
Cathars' Crusade
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
-1%synergy
Airbender Ascension
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Necropotence
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
0%synergy
Cemetery Tampering
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
4%synergy
Land Tax
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
-1%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
0%synergy
Planeswalkers
Dihada, Binder of Wills
8.8%inclusion7 decks80 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
29%inclusion23 decks80 decks
5%synergy
High Market
25%inclusion20 decks80 decks
21%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
21%inclusion17 decks80 decks
12%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
18%inclusion14 decks80 decks
4%synergy
City of Traitors
14%inclusion11 decks80 decks
12%synergy
Bojuka Bog
13%inclusion10 decks80 decks
-19%synergy
Emergence Zone
11%inclusion9 decks80 decks
9%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
10%inclusion8 decks80 decks
2%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
0%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
3%synergy
Multiversal Passage
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Arena of Glory
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
85%inclusion68 decks80 decks
-1%synergy
Sol Ring
83%inclusion66 decks80 decks
-6%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
63%inclusion50 decks80 decks
26%synergy
Talisman of Conviction
59%inclusion47 decks80 decks
17%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
46%inclusion37 decks80 decks
5%synergy
Fellwar Stone
31%inclusion25 decks80 decks
3%synergy
Lotus Petal
19%inclusion15 decks80 decks
13%synergy
Mox Opal
19%inclusion15 decks80 decks
15%synergy
Chrome Mox
19%inclusion15 decks80 decks
14%synergy
Rakdos Signet
18%inclusion14 decks80 decks
-12%synergy
Orzhov Signet
18%inclusion14 decks80 decks
-14%synergy
Mox Diamond
18%inclusion14 decks80 decks
14%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
15%inclusion12 decks80 decks
13%synergy
Mind Stone
15%inclusion12 decks80 decks
6%synergy
Mox Amber
14%inclusion11 decks80 decks
10%synergy
The Soul Stone
13%inclusion7 decks53 decks
10%synergy
Commander's Sphere
13%inclusion10 decks80 decks
-2%synergy
Boros Signet
10%inclusion8 decks80 decks
-18%synergy
Grim Monolith
10%inclusion8 decks80 decks
9%synergy
Springleaf Drum
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
98%inclusion78 decks80 decks
5%synergy
Swamp
90%inclusion72 decks80 decks
-5%synergy
Plains
88%inclusion70 decks80 decks
-8%synergy
Mountain
86%inclusion69 decks80 decks
-8%synergy
Exotic Orchard
61%inclusion49 decks80 decks
9%synergy
Blood Crypt
57%inclusion46 decks80 decks
13%synergy
Sacred Foundry
57%inclusion46 decks80 decks
13%synergy
Godless Shrine
55%inclusion44 decks80 decks
8%synergy
Isolated Chapel
54%inclusion43 decks80 decks
1%synergy
Battlefield Forge
54%inclusion43 decks80 decks
13%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
51%inclusion41 decks80 decks
19%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
50%inclusion40 decks80 decks
-2%synergy
Clifftop Retreat
50%inclusion40 decks80 decks
-1%synergy
Marsh Flats
49%inclusion39 decks80 decks
17%synergy
Arid Mesa
48%inclusion38 decks80 decks
16%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
46%inclusion37 decks80 decks
19%synergy
Nomad Outpost
43%inclusion34 decks80 decks
-16%synergy
Caves of Koilos
36%inclusion29 decks80 decks
-3%synergy
Fetid Heath
36%inclusion29 decks80 decks
15%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
35%inclusion28 decks80 decks
-2%synergy
Rugged Prairie
34%inclusion27 decks80 decks
17%synergy
Vault of Champions
34%inclusion27 decks80 decks
1%synergy
Graven Cairns
33%inclusion26 decks80 decks
21%synergy
Path of Ancestry
33%inclusion26 decks80 decks
-5%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
31%inclusion25 decks80 decks
21%synergy
Luxury Suite
31%inclusion25 decks80 decks
0%synergy
Raucous Theater
30%inclusion24 decks80 decks
20%synergy
Spectator Seating
30%inclusion24 decks80 decks
-1%synergy
Elegant Parlor
28%inclusion22 decks80 decks
18%synergy
Savai Triome
26%inclusion21 decks80 decks
-12%synergy
City of Brass
26%inclusion21 decks80 decks
16%synergy
Witch Enchanter
25%inclusion20 decks80 decks
19%synergy
Wooded Foothills
25%inclusion20 decks80 decks
19%synergy
Plateau
25%inclusion20 decks80 decks
13%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
24%inclusion19 decks80 decks
8%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
24%inclusion19 decks80 decks
17%synergy
Scrubland
24%inclusion19 decks80 decks
12%synergy
Haunted Ridge
24%inclusion19 decks80 decks
4%synergy
Polluted Delta
24%inclusion19 decks80 decks
17%synergy
Flooded Strand
24%inclusion19 decks80 decks
18%synergy
Badlands
23%inclusion18 decks80 decks
10%synergy
Sundown Pass
23%inclusion18 decks80 decks
2%synergy
Furycalm Snarl
23%inclusion18 decks80 decks
13%synergy
Scalding Tarn
23%inclusion18 decks80 decks
17%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
23%inclusion18 decks80 decks
-1%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
23%inclusion18 decks80 decks
13%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
21%inclusion17 decks80 decks
10%synergy
Windswept Heath
21%inclusion17 decks80 decks
15%synergy
Mana Confluence
21%inclusion17 decks80 decks
12%synergy
Desolate Mire
20%inclusion16 decks80 decks
8%synergy