Celes, Rune Knight (Commander) - Core

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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
Twilight Diviner
22%inclusion27 decks122 decks
19%synergy
Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn
12%inclusion26 decks210 decks
12%synergy
Reaping Willow
5.7%inclusion7 decks122 decks
5%synergy
Rhys, the Evermore
4.9%inclusion6 decks123 decks
4%synergy
Raphael, Tough Turtle
2.9%inclusion2 decks70 decks
3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Terra, Herald of Hope
56%inclusion182 decks323 decks
54%synergy
Reanimate
71%inclusion230 decks323 decks
54%synergy
Priest of Fell Rites
58%inclusion187 decks323 decks
53%synergy
Stitch Together
50%inclusion160 decks323 decks
46%synergy
Anger
51%inclusion166 decks323 decks
44%synergy
Sun Titan
51%inclusion165 decks323 decks
41%synergy
Murderous Redcap
41%inclusion131 decks323 decks
37%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
41%inclusion133 decks323 decks
37%synergy
Banon, the Returners' Leader
41%inclusion126 decks308 decks
36%synergy
Stitcher's Supplier
38%inclusion124 decks323 decks
34%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
53%inclusion171 decks323 decks
-9%synergy
Ruinous Ultimatum
50%inclusion160 decks323 decks
10%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
41%inclusion131 decks323 decks
33%synergy
Alesha, Who Laughs at Fate
41%inclusion131 decks323 decks
28%synergy
Victimize
40%inclusion129 decks323 decks
32%synergy
Locke, Treasure Hunter
38%inclusion118 decks308 decks
32%synergy
Path to Exile
38%inclusion122 decks323 decks
-9%synergy
The Warring Triad
37%inclusion115 decks308 decks
33%synergy
Faithless Looting
37%inclusion120 decks323 decks
22%synergy
Animate Dead
37%inclusion120 decks323 decks
29%synergy
Creatures
Viscera Seer
35%inclusion113 decks323 decks
21%synergy
Gau, Feral Youth
34%inclusion106 decks308 decks
30%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
34%inclusion110 decks323 decks
16%synergy
Puppeteer Clique
33%inclusion105 decks323 decks
31%synergy
Putrid Goblin
32%inclusion102 decks323 decks
30%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
30%inclusion96 decks323 decks
17%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
29%inclusion93 decks323 decks
10%synergy
Chainer, Nightmare Adept
28%inclusion92 decks323 decks
25%synergy
General Leo Cristophe
28%inclusion86 decks308 decks
24%synergy
Siegfried, Famed Swordsman
27%inclusion84 decks308 decks
23%synergy
Karmic Guide
27%inclusion86 decks323 decks
20%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
26%inclusion83 decks323 decks
22%synergy
Flayer of the Hatebound
26%inclusion83 decks323 decks
24%synergy
Shadow, Mysterious Assassin
26%inclusion79 decks308 decks
21%synergy
Lesser Masticore
25%inclusion80 decks323 decks
23%synergy
Obstinate Gargoyle
24%inclusion79 decks323 decks
24%synergy
Mog, Moogle Warrior
24%inclusion75 decks308 decks
21%synergy
Sabin, Master Monk
24%inclusion75 decks308 decks
22%synergy
Joshua, Phoenix's Dominant
24%inclusion73 decks304 decks
20%synergy
Millikin
24%inclusion77 decks323 decks
21%synergy
Kefka, Dancing Mad
23%inclusion70 decks308 decks
19%synergy
Gogo, Mysterious Mime
22%inclusion69 decks308 decks
18%synergy
Carrion Feeder
21%inclusion67 decks323 decks
18%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
20%inclusion66 decks323 decks
10%synergy
Angel of the Ruins
20%inclusion65 decks323 decks
16%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
20%inclusion63 decks323 decks
18%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
19%inclusion61 decks323 decks
8%synergy
Cyan, Vengeful Samurai
19%inclusion58 decks308 decks
15%synergy
Archfiend of Depravity
19%inclusion60 decks323 decks
13%synergy
Blood Artist
18%inclusion59 decks323 decks
0%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
18%inclusion49 decks269 decks
15%synergy
Luminous Broodmoth
18%inclusion58 decks323 decks
15%synergy
Squall, SeeD Mercenary
18%inclusion54 decks308 decks
14%synergy
Witch Enchanter
17%inclusion56 decks323 decks
11%synergy
Interceptor, Shadow's Hound
16%inclusion49 decks308 decks
14%synergy
Combustible Gearhulk
15%inclusion50 decks323 decks
13%synergy
Restless Apparition
15%inclusion49 decks323 decks
15%synergy
Mayhem Devil
15%inclusion48 decks323 decks
6%synergy
Alesha, Who Smiles at Death
14%inclusion46 decks323 decks
11%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
14%inclusion45 decks323 decks
11%synergy
Esper Sentinel
13%inclusion43 decks323 decks
-5%synergy
Umaro, Raging Yeti
13%inclusion41 decks308 decks
12%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
13%inclusion41 decks323 decks
-1%synergy
Meteor Golem
13%inclusion41 decks323 decks
9%synergy
Edgar, Master Machinist
13%inclusion39 decks308 decks
10%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
12%inclusion40 decks323 decks
12%synergy
Summon: Esper Valigarmanda
12%inclusion38 decks308 decks
10%synergy
Bloodghast
12%inclusion38 decks323 decks
9%synergy
Loran of the Third Path
11%inclusion36 decks323 decks
4%synergy
Bartolomé del Presidio
11%inclusion34 decks323 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Crackling Doom
34%inclusion111 decks323 decks
17%synergy
Mortify
33%inclusion108 decks323 decks
18%synergy
Ephemerate
31%inclusion99 decks323 decks
26%synergy
Laughing Mad
31%inclusion94 decks308 decks
26%synergy
Cloudshift
29%inclusion93 decks323 decks
25%synergy
Big Score
28%inclusion90 decks323 decks
18%synergy
Bedevil
27%inclusion88 decks323 decks
20%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
25%inclusion82 decks323 decks
-8%synergy
Espers to Magicite
19%inclusion58 decks308 decks
16%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
17%inclusion54 decks323 decks
11%synergy
Deadly Dispute
16%inclusion52 decks323 decks
-7%synergy
Generous Gift
15%inclusion50 decks323 decks
-3%synergy
Entomb
15%inclusion48 decks323 decks
8%synergy
Dark Ritual
15%inclusion48 decks323 decks
-1%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
14%inclusion46 decks323 decks
2%synergy
Cauldron Haze
14%inclusion44 decks323 decks
13%synergy
Flicker of Fate
13%inclusion42 decks323 decks
12%synergy
Chaos Warp
11%inclusion36 decks323 decks
-5%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
11%inclusion35 decks323 decks
3%synergy
Parting Gust
11%inclusion35 decks323 decks
10%synergy
Saw in Half
10%inclusion32 decks323 decks
6%synergy
Eerie Interlude
8.0%inclusion26 decks323 decks
6%synergy
Boros Charm
8.0%inclusion26 decks323 decks
-21%synergy
Fell the Profane
7.4%inclusion24 decks323 decks
1%synergy
Despark
7.1%inclusion23 decks323 decks
-7%synergy
Not Dead After All
6.8%inclusion22 decks323 decks
6%synergy
Dawn's Truce
6.2%inclusion20 decks323 decks
-1%synergy
Demand Answers
6.2%inclusion20 decks323 decks
1%synergy
Village Rites
5.9%inclusion19 decks323 decks
-5%synergy
Feign Death
5.9%inclusion19 decks323 decks
5%synergy
Deadly Rollick
5.6%inclusion18 decks323 decks
-5%synergy
Rakdos Charm
5.6%inclusion18 decks323 decks
-3%synergy
Getaway Glamer
5.3%inclusion17 decks323 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Rejoin the Fight
32%inclusion98 decks308 decks
28%synergy
Buried Alive
29%inclusion94 decks323 decks
23%synergy
Unearth
29%inclusion93 decks323 decks
27%synergy
Night's Whisper
28%inclusion92 decks323 decks
15%synergy
Persist
22%inclusion70 decks323 decks
20%synergy
Blasphemous Act
22%inclusion70 decks323 decks
-1%synergy
Legions to Ashes
20%inclusion65 decks323 decks
18%synergy
Snort
18%inclusion54 decks308 decks
15%synergy
Tragic Arrogance
17%inclusion56 decks323 decks
15%synergy
Living Death
17%inclusion56 decks323 decks
15%synergy
Damn
16%inclusion53 decks323 decks
-2%synergy
Dread Return
15%inclusion48 decks323 decks
13%synergy
Lively Dirge
14%inclusion45 decks323 decks
12%synergy
Unburial Rites
13%inclusion43 decks323 decks
11%synergy
Toxic Deluge
13%inclusion41 decks323 decks
4%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
7.7%inclusion25 decks323 decks
4%synergy
Will of the Abzan
7.0%inclusion22 decks316 decks
6%synergy
Vandalblast
6.5%inclusion21 decks323 decks
-4%synergy
Austere Command
6.2%inclusion20 decks323 decks
-1%synergy
Incarnation Technique
6.2%inclusion20 decks323 decks
6%synergy
Sundering Eruption
6.2%inclusion20 decks323 decks
3%synergy
Resentful Revelation
5.9%inclusion18 decks304 decks
5%synergy
Painful Truths
5.9%inclusion19 decks323 decks
-3%synergy
Evil Reawakened
5.5%inclusion17 decks308 decks
5%synergy
Suplex
5.2%inclusion16 decks307 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
31%inclusion101 decks323 decks
0%synergy
Phoenix Down
28%inclusion85 decks308 decks
25%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
23%inclusion73 decks323 decks
14%synergy
The Falcon, Airship Restored
21%inclusion64 decks308 decks
19%synergy
Altar of Dementia
18%inclusion57 decks323 decks
14%synergy
Key to the City
16%inclusion52 decks323 decks
12%synergy
Coin of Fate
15%inclusion47 decks308 decks
14%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
15%inclusion47 decks323 decks
6%synergy
Cauldron of Souls
12%inclusion39 decks323 decks
12%synergy
Lightning Greaves
11%inclusion37 decks323 decks
-23%synergy
Brass's Tunnel-Grinder
10%inclusion31 decks323 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
9.0%inclusion29 decks323 decks
2%synergy
Monument to Endurance
7.7%inclusion25 decks323 decks
7%synergy
Blasting Station
7.1%inclusion23 decks323 decks
6%synergy
Conjurer's Closet
6.5%inclusion21 decks323 decks
5%synergy
Skullclamp
5.6%inclusion18 decks323 decks
-23%synergy
Enchantments
Goblin Bombardment
30%inclusion98 decks323 decks
21%synergy
Necromancy
20%inclusion66 decks323 decks
17%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
17%inclusion54 decks323 decks
13%synergy
Impact Tremors
12%inclusion40 decks323 decks
-3%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
11%inclusion36 decks323 decks
-3%synergy
Smile at Death
11%inclusion35 decks323 decks
9%synergy
Touch the Spirit Realm
8.0%inclusion26 decks323 decks
7%synergy
Teval's Judgment
7.9%inclusion25 decks318 decks
6%synergy
Black Market Connections
7.1%inclusion23 decks323 decks
-9%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
7.1%inclusion23 decks323 decks
-12%synergy
Teleportation Circle
7.1%inclusion23 decks323 decks
6%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
6.5%inclusion21 decks323 decks
5%synergy
Dance of the Dead
6.2%inclusion20 decks323 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
High Market
35%inclusion113 decks323 decks
31%synergy
Rogue's Passage
33%inclusion106 decks323 decks
9%synergy
Bojuka Bog
19%inclusion62 decks323 decks
-12%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
14%inclusion46 decks323 decks
5%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
10%inclusion33 decks323 decks
3%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
9.3%inclusion30 decks323 decks
-4%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
7.2%inclusion22 decks304 decks
4%synergy
Reliquary Tower
6.2%inclusion20 decks323 decks
-9%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
6.2%inclusion20 decks323 decks
-17%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
5.9%inclusion19 decks323 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
87%inclusion282 decks323 decks
1%synergy
Sol Ring
81%inclusion261 decks323 decks
-8%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
60%inclusion194 decks323 decks
23%synergy
Talisman of Conviction
60%inclusion194 decks323 decks
19%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
41%inclusion133 decks323 decks
0%synergy
Mind Stone
27%inclusion88 decks323 decks
19%synergy
Fellwar Stone
27%inclusion86 decks323 decks
-1%synergy
Orzhov Signet
26%inclusion84 decks323 decks
-6%synergy
Rakdos Signet
24%inclusion78 decks323 decks
-6%synergy
Commander's Sphere
23%inclusion74 decks323 decks
9%synergy
Boros Signet
20%inclusion66 decks323 decks
-8%synergy
The Soul Stone
5.1%inclusion13 decks255 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Plains
99%inclusion320 decks323 decks
4%synergy
Swamp
98%inclusion318 decks323 decks
3%synergy
Mountain
98%inclusion316 decks323 decks
4%synergy
Command Tower
93%inclusion299 decks323 decks
0%synergy
Exotic Orchard
72%inclusion231 decks323 decks
20%synergy
Isolated Chapel
71%inclusion228 decks323 decks
18%synergy
Clifftop Retreat
70%inclusion226 decks323 decks
19%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
69%inclusion222 decks323 decks
17%synergy
Nomad Outpost
68%inclusion219 decks323 decks
9%synergy
Battlefield Forge
63%inclusion204 decks323 decks
23%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
59%inclusion189 decks323 decks
31%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
54%inclusion176 decks323 decks
18%synergy
Fetid Heath
54%inclusion174 decks323 decks
33%synergy
Rugged Prairie
52%inclusion168 decks323 decks
35%synergy
Path of Ancestry
48%inclusion154 decks323 decks
10%synergy
Graven Cairns
47%inclusion152 decks323 decks
36%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
39%inclusion125 decks323 decks
23%synergy
Desolate Mire
38%inclusion122 decks323 decks
26%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
38%inclusion122 decks323 decks
28%synergy
Caves of Koilos
37%inclusion120 decks323 decks
-2%synergy
Godless Shrine
37%inclusion120 decks323 decks
-10%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
37%inclusion119 decks323 decks
26%synergy
Sunscorched Divide
36%inclusion117 decks323 decks
30%synergy
Sacred Foundry
35%inclusion112 decks323 decks
-10%synergy
Furycalm Snarl
34%inclusion111 decks323 decks
25%synergy
Evolving Wilds
33%inclusion106 decks323 decks
6%synergy
Blood Crypt
32%inclusion103 decks323 decks
-12%synergy
Savai Triome
28%inclusion89 decks323 decks
-10%synergy
Demolition Field
26%inclusion85 decks323 decks
22%synergy
Ash Barrens
26%inclusion83 decks323 decks
19%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
24%inclusion79 decks323 decks
20%synergy
Luxury Suite
24%inclusion78 decks323 decks
-7%synergy
Vault of Champions
24%inclusion77 decks323 decks
-9%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
24%inclusion77 decks323 decks
-9%synergy
Geothermal Bog
23%inclusion74 decks323 decks
19%synergy
Spectator Seating
23%inclusion73 decks323 decks
-9%synergy
Arid Mesa
22%inclusion71 decks323 decks
-9%synergy
Sacred Peaks
22%inclusion71 decks323 decks
18%synergy
Marsh Flats
22%inclusion70 decks323 decks
-10%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
21%inclusion67 decks323 decks
-3%synergy
Haunted Ridge
21%inclusion67 decks323 decks
1%synergy
Shattered Landscape
18%inclusion57 decks323 decks
-1%synergy
Witch Enchanter
17%inclusion56 decks323 decks
11%synergy
Sundown Pass
17%inclusion54 decks323 decks
-4%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
17%inclusion54 decks323 decks
7%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
17%inclusion54 decks323 decks
11%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
16%inclusion51 decks323 decks
5%synergy
Raucous Theater
15%inclusion47 decks323 decks
5%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
14%inclusion45 decks323 decks
11%synergy
Elegant Parlor
13%inclusion43 decks323 decks
4%synergy