Celes, Rune Knight (Commander) - Budget

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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
Twilight Diviner
12%inclusion26 decks216 decks
9%synergy
Rhys, the Evermore
8.5%inclusion19 decks223 decks
8%synergy
Personify
5.4%inclusion12 decks223 decks
5%synergy
Reaping Willow
4.6%inclusion10 decks216 decks
4%synergy
Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn
4.3%inclusion21 decks488 decks
4%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Priest of Fell Rites
66%inclusion529 decks807 decks
61%synergy
Terra, Herald of Hope
56%inclusion455 decks807 decks
54%synergy
Stitch Together
56%inclusion448 decks807 decks
52%synergy
Murderous Redcap
48%inclusion390 decks807 decks
45%synergy
Sun Titan
54%inclusion436 decks807 decks
43%synergy
Phoenix Down
45%inclusion349 decks781 decks
42%synergy
Putrid Goblin
43%inclusion349 decks807 decks
42%synergy
Banon, the Returners' Leader
46%inclusion362 decks781 decks
41%synergy
Gau, Feral Youth
45%inclusion350 decks781 decks
41%synergy
Laughing Mad
44%inclusion345 decks781 decks
40%synergy
Top Cards
Morbid Opportunist
56%inclusion454 decks807 decks
38%synergy
Mortify
51%inclusion412 decks807 decks
36%synergy
Reanimate
49%inclusion396 decks807 decks
32%synergy
Anger
47%inclusion379 decks807 decks
39%synergy
Ruinous Ultimatum
47%inclusion379 decks807 decks
8%synergy
Crackling Doom
43%inclusion350 decks807 decks
26%synergy
Locke, Treasure Hunter
43%inclusion338 decks781 decks
37%synergy
Viscera Seer
43%inclusion346 decks807 decks
29%synergy
Stitcher's Supplier
43%inclusion346 decks807 decks
38%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
42%inclusion335 decks807 decks
37%synergy
Creatures
The Warring Triad
41%inclusion320 decks781 decks
37%synergy
Puppeteer Clique
41%inclusion330 decks807 decks
40%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
40%inclusion325 decks807 decks
27%synergy
Obstinate Gargoyle
39%inclusion314 decks807 decks
38%synergy
General Leo Cristophe
39%inclusion304 decks782 decks
34%synergy
Alesha, Who Laughs at Fate
37%inclusion295 decks807 decks
24%synergy
Siegfried, Famed Swordsman
36%inclusion285 decks781 decks
32%synergy
Flayer of the Hatebound
36%inclusion294 decks807 decks
35%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
36%inclusion293 decks807 decks
18%synergy
Lesser Masticore
36%inclusion288 decks807 decks
34%synergy
Cyan, Vengeful Samurai
35%inclusion276 decks781 decks
32%synergy
Sabin, Master Monk
35%inclusion272 decks781 decks
33%synergy
Shadow, Mysterious Assassin
34%inclusion269 decks782 decks
29%synergy
Mog, Moogle Warrior
32%inclusion249 decks781 decks
28%synergy
Millikin
32%inclusion255 decks807 decks
29%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
31%inclusion249 decks807 decks
20%synergy
Chainer, Nightmare Adept
31%inclusion249 decks807 decks
27%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
30%inclusion240 decks807 decks
29%synergy
Restless Apparition
30%inclusion240 decks807 decks
29%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
29%inclusion199 decks680 decks
26%synergy
Gogo, Mysterious Mime
27%inclusion209 decks781 decks
22%synergy
Kefka, Dancing Mad
26%inclusion204 decks781 decks
23%synergy
Interceptor, Shadow's Hound
26%inclusion201 decks781 decks
24%synergy
Mayhem Devil
25%inclusion202 decks807 decks
16%synergy
Combustible Gearhulk
24%inclusion196 decks807 decks
21%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
24%inclusion195 decks807 decks
21%synergy
Angel of the Ruins
24%inclusion190 decks807 decks
20%synergy
Archfiend of Depravity
23%inclusion188 decks807 decks
18%synergy
Carrion Feeder
22%inclusion181 decks807 decks
20%synergy
Molten Gatekeeper
22%inclusion177 decks807 decks
20%synergy
Joshua, Phoenix's Dominant
21%inclusion164 decks777 decks
17%synergy
Edgar, Master Machinist
21%inclusion164 decks781 decks
19%synergy
Bartolomé del Presidio
21%inclusion166 decks807 decks
16%synergy
Meteor Golem
19%inclusion150 decks807 decks
15%synergy
Umaro, Raging Yeti
19%inclusion145 decks781 decks
17%synergy
Summon: Esper Valigarmanda
18%inclusion143 decks782 decks
16%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
18%inclusion145 decks807 decks
8%synergy
Lingering Tormentor
17%inclusion139 decks807 decks
17%synergy
Wingrattle Scarecrow
17%inclusion137 decks807 decks
17%synergy
Karmic Guide
17%inclusion134 decks807 decks
10%synergy
Ruin Grinder
16%inclusion132 decks807 decks
15%synergy
Blood Artist
16%inclusion130 decks807 decks
-2%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
16%inclusion127 decks807 decks
2%synergy
Strago and Relm
15%inclusion119 decks781 decks
14%synergy
Woe Strider
15%inclusion121 decks807 decks
14%synergy
Kithkin Spellduster
15%inclusion120 decks807 decks
15%synergy
Luminous Broodmoth
14%inclusion117 decks807 decks
12%synergy
Squall, SeeD Mercenary
14%inclusion111 decks782 decks
10%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
14%inclusion111 decks807 decks
13%synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
13%inclusion108 decks807 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Bedevil
40%inclusion320 decks807 decks
33%synergy
Big Score
39%inclusion317 decks807 decks
29%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
39%inclusion313 decks807 decks
-23%synergy
Path to Exile
33%inclusion265 decks807 decks
-14%synergy
Cloudshift
28%inclusion226 decks807 decks
25%synergy
Espers to Magicite
24%inclusion188 decks782 decks
22%synergy
Deadly Dispute
19%inclusion155 decks807 decks
-4%synergy
Flicker of Fate
17%inclusion140 decks807 decks
16%synergy
Not Dead After All
16%inclusion129 decks807 decks
15%synergy
Feign Death
16%inclusion128 decks807 decks
15%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
15%inclusion125 decks807 decks
4%synergy
Undying Malice
15%inclusion124 decks807 decks
15%synergy
Ephemerate
15%inclusion124 decks807 decks
10%synergy
Generous Gift
15%inclusion119 decks807 decks
-4%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
14%inclusion115 decks807 decks
-20%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
14%inclusion111 decks807 decks
13%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
13%inclusion102 decks807 decks
5%synergy
Village Rites
12%inclusion93 decks807 decks
0%synergy
Despark
11%inclusion91 decks807 decks
-3%synergy
Parting Gust
11%inclusion89 decks807 decks
10%synergy
First Day of Class
11%inclusion88 decks807 decks
11%synergy
Reprieve
10%inclusion82 decks807 decks
7%synergy
Chaos Warp
10%inclusion80 decks807 decks
-6%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
10%inclusion78 decks807 decks
8%synergy
Dark Ritual
9.4%inclusion76 decks807 decks
-7%synergy
Disenchant
7.4%inclusion60 decks807 decks
6%synergy
Vincent's Limit Break
7.1%inclusion55 decks772 decks
7%synergy
Cauldron Haze
6.6%inclusion53 decks807 decks
6%synergy
Demand Answers
6.4%inclusion52 decks807 decks
1%synergy
Abrade
6.4%inclusion52 decks807 decks
1%synergy
Soul Partition
6.2%inclusion50 decks807 decks
5%synergy
Restoration Magic
6.0%inclusion46 decks772 decks
4%synergy
Rakdos Charm
5.8%inclusion47 decks807 decks
-3%synergy
Terminate
5.8%inclusion47 decks807 decks
-7%synergy
Undying Evil
5.8%inclusion47 decks807 decks
6%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
5.8%inclusion47 decks807 decks
1%synergy
Wear // Tear
5.8%inclusion47 decks807 decks
-6%synergy
Mandate of Peace
5.7%inclusion46 decks807 decks
5%synergy
Flare of Duplication
5.3%inclusion43 decks807 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Victimize
41%inclusion331 decks807 decks
33%synergy
Rejoin the Fight
40%inclusion315 decks781 decks
37%synergy
Night's Whisper
38%inclusion305 decks807 decks
25%synergy
Faithless Looting
37%inclusion298 decks807 decks
22%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
34%inclusion275 decks807 decks
26%synergy
Legions to Ashes
30%inclusion245 decks807 decks
28%synergy
Unearth
28%inclusion229 decks807 decks
26%synergy
Tragic Arrogance
27%inclusion221 decks807 decks
25%synergy
Buried Alive
27%inclusion214 decks807 decks
21%synergy
Snort
25%inclusion195 decks781 decks
22%synergy
Lively Dirge
23%inclusion188 decks807 decks
21%synergy
Persist
17%inclusion135 decks807 decks
15%synergy
Dread Return
14%inclusion114 decks807 decks
12%synergy
Blasphemous Act
12%inclusion98 decks807 decks
-11%synergy
Unburial Rites
11%inclusion89 decks807 decks
9%synergy
Damn
9.2%inclusion74 decks807 decks
-9%synergy
Evil Reawakened
8.7%inclusion68 decks781 decks
8%synergy
Resentful Revelation
8.3%inclusion64 decks772 decks
8%synergy
Austere Command
8.1%inclusion65 decks807 decks
1%synergy
Demonic Counsel
7.9%inclusion64 decks807 decks
4%synergy
Mythos of Snapdax
7.9%inclusion64 decks807 decks
2%synergy
Jolted Awake
7.7%inclusion62 decks807 decks
7%synergy
Starfall Invocation
7.4%inclusion60 decks807 decks
7%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
7.4%inclusion60 decks807 decks
4%synergy
Living Death
6.9%inclusion56 decks807 decks
4%synergy
Painful Truths
6.9%inclusion56 decks807 decks
-2%synergy
Helping Hand
6.7%inclusion54 decks807 decks
6%synergy
Suplex
6.7%inclusion52 decks781 decks
6%synergy
Day of Judgment
6.1%inclusion49 decks807 decks
4%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
5.2%inclusion42 decks807 decks
-1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
38%inclusion310 decks807 decks
7%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
32%inclusion259 decks807 decks
23%synergy
The Falcon, Airship Restored
29%inclusion224 decks781 decks
27%synergy
Key to the City
25%inclusion200 decks807 decks
21%synergy
Coin of Fate
22%inclusion174 decks781 decks
21%synergy
Phantom Train
7.2%inclusion56 decks781 decks
7%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
7.1%inclusion57 decks807 decks
-1%synergy
Cauldron of Souls
6.4%inclusion52 decks807 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Goblin Bombardment
30%inclusion243 decks807 decks
21%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
19%inclusion154 decks807 decks
5%synergy
Impact Tremors
16%inclusion131 decks807 decks
1%synergy
Touch the Spirit Realm
14%inclusion113 decks807 decks
13%synergy
Thran Vigil
11%inclusion90 decks807 decks
11%synergy
Fanatical Devotion
7.1%inclusion57 decks807 decks
7%synergy
Animate Dead
6.9%inclusion56 decks807 decks
-1%synergy
Smile at Death
6.7%inclusion54 decks807 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
6.4%inclusion52 decks807 decks
-12%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
5.5%inclusion44 decks807 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
40%inclusion320 decks807 decks
16%synergy
High Market
35%inclusion286 decks807 decks
31%synergy
Bojuka Bog
10%inclusion82 decks807 decks
-21%synergy
Mortuary Mire
6.3%inclusion51 decks807 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
88%inclusion713 decks807 decks
2%synergy
Sol Ring
77%inclusion620 decks807 decks
-12%synergy
Talisman of Conviction
69%inclusion556 decks807 decks
28%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
61%inclusion489 decks807 decks
24%synergy
Mind Stone
42%inclusion337 decks807 decks
33%synergy
Commander's Sphere
36%inclusion289 decks807 decks
21%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
34%inclusion275 decks807 decks
-7%synergy
Orzhov Signet
29%inclusion236 decks807 decks
-3%synergy
Rakdos Signet
28%inclusion225 decks807 decks
-2%synergy
Fellwar Stone
26%inclusion212 decks807 decks
-2%synergy
Boros Signet
24%inclusion190 decks807 decks
-5%synergy
Cursed Mirror
5.3%inclusion43 decks807 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Swamp
99%inclusion800 decks807 decks
4%synergy
Plains
99%inclusion799 decks807 decks
4%synergy
Mountain
99%inclusion798 decks807 decks
5%synergy
Command Tower
90%inclusion728 decks807 decks
-2%synergy
Nomad Outpost
80%inclusion643 decks807 decks
21%synergy
Exotic Orchard
74%inclusion601 decks807 decks
23%synergy
Clifftop Retreat
73%inclusion592 decks807 decks
23%synergy
Isolated Chapel
73%inclusion592 decks807 decks
21%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
69%inclusion553 decks807 decks
17%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
68%inclusion550 decks807 decks
32%synergy
Battlefield Forge
66%inclusion531 decks807 decks
26%synergy
Path of Ancestry
64%inclusion515 decks807 decks
26%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
60%inclusion487 decks807 decks
33%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
58%inclusion470 decks807 decks
47%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
58%inclusion466 decks807 decks
48%synergy
Furycalm Snarl
55%inclusion441 decks807 decks
45%synergy
Fetid Heath
54%inclusion433 decks807 decks
33%synergy
Evolving Wilds
53%inclusion428 decks807 decks
27%synergy
Rugged Prairie
53%inclusion425 decks807 decks
36%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
52%inclusion416 decks807 decks
36%synergy
Desolate Mire
47%inclusion383 decks807 decks
36%synergy
Graven Cairns
45%inclusion365 decks807 decks
34%synergy
Sunscorched Divide
44%inclusion354 decks807 decks
38%synergy
Ash Barrens
40%inclusion322 decks807 decks
33%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
38%inclusion307 decks807 decks
34%synergy
Geothermal Bog
36%inclusion292 decks807 decks
33%synergy
Sacred Peaks
36%inclusion292 decks807 decks
32%synergy
Demolition Field
31%inclusion249 decks807 decks
27%synergy
Caves of Koilos
28%inclusion222 decks807 decks
-12%synergy
Shattered Landscape
21%inclusion166 decks807 decks
1%synergy
Temple of Silence
16%inclusion130 decks807 decks
-7%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
16%inclusion126 decks807 decks
-4%synergy
Temple of Triumph
15%inclusion120 decks807 decks
-7%synergy
Temple of Malice
14%inclusion111 decks807 decks
-3%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
11%inclusion85 decks807 decks
-4%synergy
Boros Garrison
10%inclusion79 decks807 decks
-3%synergy
Myriad Landscape
9.4%inclusion76 decks807 decks
-3%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
9.2%inclusion74 decks807 decks
-3%synergy
Radiant Summit
8.1%inclusion55 decks680 decks
5%synergy
Tainted Field
7.8%inclusion63 decks807 decks
-4%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
7.2%inclusion58 decks807 decks
-2%synergy
Tainted Peak
6.9%inclusion56 decks807 decks
-4%synergy
Scoured Barrens
6.6%inclusion53 decks807 decks
-3%synergy
Wind-Scarred Crag
6.3%inclusion51 decks807 decks
-2%synergy
Canyon Slough
5.6%inclusion45 decks807 decks
-4%synergy
Vector, Imperial Capital
5.2%inclusion40 decks773 decks
4%synergy