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
19%inclusion11 decks59 decks
16%synergy
Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn
6.6%inclusion11 decks167 decks
6%synergy
Slumbering Walker
3.4%inclusion2 decks59 decks
3%synergy
Grave Venerations
3.3%inclusion2 decks61 decks
3%synergy
Bloodline Bidding
3.3%inclusion2 decks61 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Reanimate
71%inclusion202 decks285 decks
54%synergy
Priest of Fell Rites
59%inclusion167 decks285 decks
54%synergy
Terra, Herald of Hope
56%inclusion159 decks285 decks
54%synergy
Stitch Together
49%inclusion141 decks285 decks
46%synergy
Anger
52%inclusion148 decks285 decks
44%synergy
Sun Titan
52%inclusion148 decks285 decks
41%synergy
Murderous Redcap
42%inclusion119 decks285 decks
38%synergy
Banon, the Returners' Leader
43%inclusion115 decks270 decks
38%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
40%inclusion114 decks285 decks
36%synergy
Stitcher's Supplier
39%inclusion112 decks285 decks
35%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
51%inclusion146 decks285 decks
-11%synergy
Ruinous Ultimatum
50%inclusion142 decks285 decks
11%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
41%inclusion117 decks285 decks
33%synergy
Locke, Treasure Hunter
41%inclusion110 decks270 decks
34%synergy
Victimize
40%inclusion113 decks285 decks
32%synergy
Alesha, Who Laughs at Fate
39%inclusion111 decks285 decks
27%synergy
Path to Exile
38%inclusion109 decks285 decks
-9%synergy
The Warring Triad
38%inclusion103 decks270 decks
34%synergy
Gau, Feral Youth
38%inclusion102 decks270 decks
33%synergy
Faithless Looting
38%inclusion107 decks285 decks
22%synergy
Creatures
Viscera Seer
36%inclusion103 decks285 decks
23%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
34%inclusion97 decks285 decks
16%synergy
Putrid Goblin
32%inclusion92 decks285 decks
31%synergy
Puppeteer Clique
32%inclusion92 decks285 decks
31%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
29%inclusion84 decks285 decks
16%synergy
Chainer, Nightmare Adept
29%inclusion84 decks285 decks
26%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
29%inclusion84 decks285 decks
11%synergy
General Leo Cristophe
29%inclusion79 decks270 decks
25%synergy
Siegfried, Famed Swordsman
29%inclusion78 decks270 decks
24%synergy
Shadow, Mysterious Assassin
27%inclusion73 decks270 decks
22%synergy
Obstinate Gargoyle
26%inclusion74 decks285 decks
25%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
26%inclusion73 decks285 decks
22%synergy
Flayer of the Hatebound
26%inclusion73 decks285 decks
24%synergy
Mog, Moogle Warrior
25%inclusion68 decks270 decks
21%synergy
Sabin, Master Monk
25%inclusion67 decks270 decks
23%synergy
Karmic Guide
25%inclusion70 decks285 decks
18%synergy
Lesser Masticore
25%inclusion70 decks285 decks
23%synergy
Joshua, Phoenix's Dominant
24%inclusion63 decks266 decks
19%synergy
Gogo, Mysterious Mime
23%inclusion63 decks270 decks
18%synergy
Millikin
23%inclusion65 decks285 decks
21%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
23%inclusion65 decks285 decks
13%synergy
Kefka, Dancing Mad
23%inclusion61 decks270 decks
19%synergy
Carrion Feeder
21%inclusion60 decks285 decks
19%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
21%inclusion59 decks285 decks
10%synergy
Cyan, Vengeful Samurai
20%inclusion55 decks270 decks
17%synergy
Squall, SeeD Mercenary
20%inclusion55 decks270 decks
17%synergy
Angel of the Ruins
20%inclusion58 decks285 decks
17%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
20%inclusion56 decks285 decks
18%synergy
Luminous Broodmoth
19%inclusion55 decks285 decks
17%synergy
Blood Artist
19%inclusion53 decks285 decks
0%synergy
Archfiend of Depravity
19%inclusion53 decks285 decks
13%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
18%inclusion42 decks231 decks
15%synergy
Witch Enchanter
18%inclusion50 decks285 decks
11%synergy
Interceptor, Shadow's Hound
17%inclusion45 decks270 decks
15%synergy
Mayhem Devil
16%inclusion47 decks285 decks
8%synergy
Alesha, Who Smiles at Death
16%inclusion45 decks285 decks
12%synergy
Restless Apparition
15%inclusion44 decks285 decks
15%synergy
Combustible Gearhulk
15%inclusion43 decks285 decks
12%synergy
Umaro, Raging Yeti
14%inclusion37 decks270 decks
13%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
13%inclusion37 decks285 decks
12%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
13%inclusion37 decks285 decks
10%synergy
Edgar, Master Machinist
13%inclusion35 decks270 decks
11%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
13%inclusion36 decks285 decks
-1%synergy
Esper Sentinel
13%inclusion36 decks285 decks
-6%synergy
Bloodghast
12%inclusion35 decks285 decks
9%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
12%inclusion34 decks285 decks
-1%synergy
Meteor Golem
12%inclusion34 decks285 decks
9%synergy
Bartolomé del Presidio
11%inclusion32 decks285 decks
7%synergy
Summon: Esper Valigarmanda
11%inclusion30 decks270 decks
8%synergy
Woe Strider
11%inclusion30 decks285 decks
10%synergy
Instants
Mortify
34%inclusion96 decks285 decks
18%synergy
Crackling Doom
33%inclusion95 decks285 decks
16%synergy
Laughing Mad
33%inclusion89 decks270 decks
29%synergy
Ephemerate
31%inclusion88 decks285 decks
26%synergy
Cloudshift
30%inclusion86 decks285 decks
27%synergy
Big Score
29%inclusion82 decks285 decks
19%synergy
Bedevil
27%inclusion78 decks285 decks
20%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
26%inclusion74 decks285 decks
-8%synergy
Espers to Magicite
19%inclusion51 decks270 decks
16%synergy
Deadly Dispute
16%inclusion47 decks285 decks
-6%synergy
Dark Ritual
16%inclusion45 decks285 decks
0%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
16%inclusion45 decks285 decks
4%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
16%inclusion45 decks285 decks
11%synergy
Generous Gift
15%inclusion44 decks285 decks
-4%synergy
Entomb
14%inclusion41 decks285 decks
8%synergy
Cauldron Haze
13%inclusion38 decks285 decks
13%synergy
Flicker of Fate
12%inclusion34 decks285 decks
11%synergy
Parting Gust
12%inclusion33 decks285 decks
11%synergy
Chaos Warp
11%inclusion30 decks285 decks
-6%synergy
Saw in Half
10%inclusion29 decks285 decks
7%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
10%inclusion29 decks285 decks
2%synergy
Despark
8.8%inclusion25 decks285 decks
-6%synergy
Boros Charm
8.1%inclusion23 decks285 decks
-21%synergy
Fell the Profane
7.7%inclusion22 decks285 decks
1%synergy
Eerie Interlude
7.4%inclusion21 decks285 decks
5%synergy
Dawn's Truce
6.3%inclusion18 decks285 decks
-1%synergy
Not Dead After All
6.0%inclusion17 decks285 decks
5%synergy
Demand Answers
6.0%inclusion17 decks285 decks
1%synergy
Village Rites
6.0%inclusion17 decks285 decks
-5%synergy
Feign Death
5.6%inclusion16 decks285 decks
5%synergy
Rakdos Charm
5.6%inclusion16 decks285 decks
-3%synergy
Deadly Rollick
5.3%inclusion15 decks285 decks
-6%synergy
Wear // Tear
5.3%inclusion15 decks285 decks
-6%synergy
Sorceries
Rejoin the Fight
33%inclusion89 decks270 decks
29%synergy
Unearth
29%inclusion84 decks285 decks
27%synergy
Night's Whisper
29%inclusion83 decks285 decks
16%synergy
Buried Alive
28%inclusion80 decks285 decks
22%synergy
Blasphemous Act
22%inclusion63 decks285 decks
0%synergy
Persist
21%inclusion61 decks285 decks
20%synergy
Legions to Ashes
21%inclusion60 decks285 decks
19%synergy
Snort
19%inclusion50 decks270 decks
16%synergy
Tragic Arrogance
18%inclusion51 decks285 decks
15%synergy
Living Death
18%inclusion50 decks285 decks
15%synergy
Damn
18%inclusion50 decks285 decks
-1%synergy
Dread Return
14%inclusion40 decks285 decks
12%synergy
Unburial Rites
13%inclusion38 decks285 decks
11%synergy
Lively Dirge
13%inclusion37 decks285 decks
11%synergy
Toxic Deluge
13%inclusion36 decks285 decks
4%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
6.7%inclusion19 decks285 decks
3%synergy
Austere Command
6.7%inclusion19 decks285 decks
-1%synergy
Painful Truths
6.7%inclusion19 decks285 decks
-2%synergy
Will of the Abzan
6.5%inclusion18 decks278 decks
6%synergy
Resentful Revelation
6.4%inclusion17 decks266 decks
6%synergy
Suplex
6.3%inclusion17 decks269 decks
6%synergy
Vandalblast
6.3%inclusion18 decks285 decks
-4%synergy
Evil Reawakened
6.3%inclusion17 decks270 decks
6%synergy
Incarnation Technique
5.6%inclusion16 decks285 decks
5%synergy
Sundering Eruption
5.3%inclusion15 decks285 decks
2%synergy
Diabolic Intent
5.3%inclusion15 decks285 decks
-4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
33%inclusion95 decks285 decks
2%synergy
Phoenix Down
30%inclusion80 decks270 decks
27%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
23%inclusion66 decks285 decks
14%synergy
The Falcon, Airship Restored
21%inclusion58 decks270 decks
20%synergy
Altar of Dementia
18%inclusion50 decks285 decks
14%synergy
Key to the City
17%inclusion49 decks285 decks
13%synergy
Coin of Fate
16%inclusion43 decks270 decks
14%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
15%inclusion42 decks285 decks
7%synergy
Cauldron of Souls
13%inclusion37 decks285 decks
12%synergy
Lightning Greaves
12%inclusion33 decks285 decks
-23%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
10%inclusion28 decks285 decks
3%synergy
Brass's Tunnel-Grinder
9.5%inclusion27 decks285 decks
7%synergy
Monument to Endurance
7.7%inclusion22 decks285 decks
7%synergy
Blasting Station
7.4%inclusion21 decks285 decks
7%synergy
Conjurer's Closet
5.6%inclusion16 decks285 decks
4%synergy
Skullclamp
5.3%inclusion15 decks285 decks
-23%synergy
Phantom Train
5.2%inclusion14 decks269 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Animate Dead
35%inclusion100 decks285 decks
27%synergy
Goblin Bombardment
31%inclusion87 decks285 decks
22%synergy
Necromancy
20%inclusion58 decks285 decks
17%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
17%inclusion49 decks285 decks
14%synergy
Impact Tremors
14%inclusion39 decks285 decks
-2%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
12%inclusion34 decks285 decks
-2%synergy
Smile at Death
11%inclusion30 decks285 decks
8%synergy
Teval's Judgment
8.2%inclusion23 decks280 decks
7%synergy
Touch the Spirit Realm
7.7%inclusion22 decks285 decks
6%synergy
Teleportation Circle
7.7%inclusion22 decks285 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
7.4%inclusion21 decks285 decks
-12%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
7.0%inclusion20 decks285 decks
6%synergy
Black Market Connections
6.7%inclusion19 decks285 decks
-9%synergy
Dance of the Dead
5.3%inclusion15 decks285 decks
4%synergy
Knights' Charge
5.3%inclusion15 decks285 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
High Market
35%inclusion101 decks285 decks
31%synergy
Rogue's Passage
35%inclusion100 decks285 decks
12%synergy
Bojuka Bog
19%inclusion54 decks285 decks
-12%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
15%inclusion42 decks285 decks
5%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
11%inclusion30 decks285 decks
-3%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
9.1%inclusion26 decks285 decks
1%synergy
Reliquary Tower
7.0%inclusion20 decks285 decks
-9%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
6.0%inclusion17 decks285 decks
-17%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
6.0%inclusion17 decks285 decks
-1%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
5.6%inclusion15 decks266 decks
2%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
5.6%inclusion16 decks285 decks
3%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
5.6%inclusion13 decks232 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
88%inclusion251 decks285 decks
2%synergy
Sol Ring
80%inclusion229 decks285 decks
-8%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
61%inclusion175 decks285 decks
25%synergy
Talisman of Conviction
61%inclusion173 decks285 decks
19%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
40%inclusion113 decks285 decks
-1%synergy
Mind Stone
28%inclusion81 decks285 decks
20%synergy
Orzhov Signet
27%inclusion76 decks285 decks
-6%synergy
Fellwar Stone
26%inclusion73 decks285 decks
-2%synergy
Rakdos Signet
25%inclusion72 decks285 decks
-5%synergy
Commander's Sphere
23%inclusion65 decks285 decks
8%synergy
Boros Signet
21%inclusion59 decks285 decks
-8%synergy
Lands
Plains
99%inclusion281 decks285 decks
4%synergy
Swamp
98%inclusion280 decks285 decks
3%synergy
Mountain
98%inclusion279 decks285 decks
4%synergy
Command Tower
92%inclusion261 decks285 decks
-1%synergy
Exotic Orchard
72%inclusion204 decks285 decks
20%synergy
Isolated Chapel
71%inclusion203 decks285 decks
19%synergy
Clifftop Retreat
71%inclusion203 decks285 decks
21%synergy
Nomad Outpost
70%inclusion199 decks285 decks
11%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
68%inclusion195 decks285 decks
17%synergy
Battlefield Forge
62%inclusion177 decks285 decks
22%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
58%inclusion164 decks285 decks
30%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
55%inclusion157 decks285 decks
19%synergy
Fetid Heath
54%inclusion153 decks285 decks
34%synergy
Rugged Prairie
52%inclusion148 decks285 decks
36%synergy
Path of Ancestry
50%inclusion143 decks285 decks
13%synergy
Graven Cairns
47%inclusion135 decks285 decks
36%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
40%inclusion113 decks285 decks
24%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
39%inclusion110 decks285 decks
28%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
38%inclusion109 decks285 decks
29%synergy
Desolate Mire
37%inclusion106 decks285 decks
26%synergy
Caves of Koilos
36%inclusion103 decks285 decks
-3%synergy
Furycalm Snarl
36%inclusion103 decks285 decks
27%synergy
Godless Shrine
36%inclusion103 decks285 decks
-11%synergy
Sunscorched Divide
36%inclusion103 decks285 decks
30%synergy
Evolving Wilds
34%inclusion97 decks285 decks
7%synergy
Sacred Foundry
33%inclusion95 decks285 decks
-11%synergy
Blood Crypt
31%inclusion88 decks285 decks
-13%synergy
Ash Barrens
27%inclusion78 decks285 decks
20%synergy
Savai Triome
27%inclusion77 decks285 decks
-11%synergy
Demolition Field
26%inclusion75 decks285 decks
22%synergy
Geothermal Bog
26%inclusion74 decks285 decks
22%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
26%inclusion74 decks285 decks
22%synergy
Sacred Peaks
25%inclusion70 decks285 decks
20%synergy
Vault of Champions
24%inclusion68 decks285 decks
-9%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
23%inclusion66 decks285 decks
-9%synergy
Luxury Suite
23%inclusion66 decks285 decks
-9%synergy
Spectator Seating
22%inclusion64 decks285 decks
-9%synergy
Arid Mesa
22%inclusion62 decks285 decks
-10%synergy
Marsh Flats
21%inclusion59 decks285 decks
-11%synergy
Haunted Ridge
20%inclusion58 decks285 decks
0%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
19%inclusion55 decks285 decks
-4%synergy
Witch Enchanter
18%inclusion50 decks285 decks
11%synergy
Shattered Landscape
17%inclusion49 decks285 decks
-2%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
17%inclusion49 decks285 decks
8%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
16%inclusion45 decks285 decks
6%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
16%inclusion45 decks285 decks
11%synergy
Sundown Pass
15%inclusion44 decks285 decks
-5%synergy
Raucous Theater
15%inclusion42 decks285 decks
5%synergy
Elegant Parlor
13%inclusion38 decks285 decks
4%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
13%inclusion37 decks285 decks
10%synergy