Celes, Rune Knight (Commander) - Budget 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
Sun Titan
69%inclusion18 decks26 decks
59%synergy
Priest of Fell Rites
62%inclusion16 decks26 decks
57%synergy
Stitcher's Supplier
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
53%synergy
Laughing Mad
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
50%synergy
Gau, Feral Youth
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
49%synergy
Sabin, Master Monk
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
48%synergy
Angel of the Ruins
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
47%synergy
Rejoin the Fight
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
46%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
45%synergy
Terra, Herald of Hope
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
44%synergy
Top Cards
Morbid Opportunist
62%inclusion16 decks26 decks
44%synergy
Mortify
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
42%synergy
Ruinous Ultimatum
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Big Score
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
40%synergy
Locke, Treasure Hunter
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
39%synergy
Banon, the Returners' Leader
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
41%synergy
Mog, Moogle Warrior
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
42%synergy
Reanimate
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
30%synergy
Stitch Together
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
43%synergy
Bedevil
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
39%synergy
Creatures
Cyan, Vengeful Samurai
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
43%synergy
Siegfried, Famed Swordsman
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
41%synergy
Ruin Grinder
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
41%synergy
Anger
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
35%synergy
Millikin
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
40%synergy
Gogo, Mysterious Mime
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
37%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
29%synergy
Flayer of the Hatebound
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
41%synergy
General Leo Cristophe
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
34%synergy
Shadow, Mysterious Assassin
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
33%synergy
Kefka, Dancing Mad
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
35%synergy
Umaro, Raging Yeti
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
37%synergy
The Warring Triad
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
34%synergy
Combustible Gearhulk
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
32%synergy
Archfiend of Depravity
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
30%synergy
Interceptor, Shadow's Hound
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
33%synergy
Strago and Relm
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
29%synergy
Edgar, Master Machinist
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
28%synergy
Meteor Golem
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
28%synergy
Summon: Esper Valigarmanda
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
28%synergy
Palace Jailer
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
25%synergy
Putrid Goblin
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
25%synergy
Viscera Seer
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Garland, Knight of Cornelia
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
23%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Murderous Redcap
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
20%synergy
Obstinate Gargoyle
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Setzer, Wandering Gambler
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Puppeteer Clique
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Woe Strider
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Lesser Masticore
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Squall, SeeD Mercenary
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Wingrattle Scarecrow
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Thunderblust
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Magmakin Artillerist
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Judge Magister Gabranth
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Harvester of Souls
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Dimir House Guard
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Rumor Gatherer
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Twilight Shepherd
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Shinra Reinforcements
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Joshua, Phoenix's Dominant
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Xu-Ifit, Osteoharmonist
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Corpse Knight
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
8%synergy
High-Society Hunter
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Sadistic Hypnotist
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Erebos, Bleak-Hearted
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Crackling Doom
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
21%synergy
Espers to Magicite
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
32%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Not Dead After All
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-47%synergy
Despark
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Undying Malice
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Scrollshift
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Feign Death
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Moogles' Valor
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Cloudshift
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Deadly Dispute
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-15%synergy
Rakdos Charm
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Electric Revelation
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Fate of the Sun-Cryst
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Light of Judgment
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Opera Love Song
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Long Road Home
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Flicker of Fate
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Sephiroth's Intervention
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Acrobatic Maneuver
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Undying Evil
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Lightning Helix
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Getaway Glamer
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Path to Exile
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-39%synergy
Vayne's Treachery
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Vincent's Limit Break
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Sorceries
Legions to Ashes
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
40%synergy
Night's Whisper
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
29%synergy
Tragic Arrogance
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
36%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
35%synergy
Snort
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
28%synergy
Faithless Looting
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Buried Alive
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Evil Reawakened
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Painful Truths
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Decree of Pain
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Suplex
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Victimize
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Unearth
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Bone Shards
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Late to Dinner
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Rite of Oblivion
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Vanquish the Horde
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Strike It Rich
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Austere Command
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Blasphemous Act
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-15%synergy
Ignite the Future
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Poison the Waters
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Vindicate
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Spectacular Pileup
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Return Triumphant
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Thrilling Discovery
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Sundering Eruption
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Resentful Revelation
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Falcon, Airship Restored
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
44%synergy
Phoenix Down
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
44%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
30%synergy
Key to the City
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
35%synergy
Coin of Fate
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
33%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Phantom Train
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Fell Gravship
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Fluctuator
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Cryptcaller Chariot
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Weatherlight Compleated
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Enchantments
Fanatical Devotion
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Touch the Spirit Realm
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Astral Slide
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Astral Drift
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Battle of Hoover Dam
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Faith of the Devoted
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
7%synergy
High Market
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
23%synergy
Bojuka Bog
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-16%synergy
Barren Moor
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Secluded Steppe
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Drownyard Temple
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Forgotten Cave
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Eden, Seat of the Sanctum
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
81%inclusion21 decks26 decks
-5%synergy
Sol Ring
69%inclusion18 decks26 decks
-20%synergy
Talisman of Conviction
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Mind Stone
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
45%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Commander's Sphere
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
27%synergy
Orzhov Signet
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
-6%synergy
Rakdos Signet
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
-4%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
-22%synergy
Fellwar Stone
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
-9%synergy
Crowded Crypt
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Boros Signet
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-18%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-4%synergy
Fire Diamond
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
White Auracite
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Lands
Mountain
100%inclusion26 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion26 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion26 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Command Tower
85%inclusion22 decks26 decks
-8%synergy
Exotic Orchard
77%inclusion20 decks26 decks
25%synergy
Nomad Outpost
77%inclusion20 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Evolving Wilds
69%inclusion18 decks26 decks
43%synergy
Path of Ancestry
65%inclusion17 decks26 decks
28%synergy
Ash Barrens
65%inclusion17 decks26 decks
58%synergy
Isolated Chapel
65%inclusion17 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Rugged Prairie
62%inclusion16 decks26 decks
45%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
62%inclusion16 decks26 decks
52%synergy
Clifftop Retreat
62%inclusion16 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
43%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Battlefield Forge
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Fetid Heath
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
38%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
47%synergy
Furycalm Snarl
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
45%synergy
Desolate Mire
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
39%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
23%synergy
Sunscorched Divide
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
40%synergy
Sacred Peaks
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
38%synergy
Graven Cairns
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
31%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
38%synergy
Geothermal Bog
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
39%synergy
Demolition Field
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
27%synergy
Shattered Landscape
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Boros Garrison
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Caves of Koilos
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
-16%synergy
Myriad Landscape
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Temple of Silence
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Temple of Malice
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Temple of Triumph
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
-3%synergy
Escape Tunnel
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Rabanastre, Royal City
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Riveteers Overlook
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Canyon Slough
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Tainted Field
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Cabaretti Courtyard
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Maestros Theater
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Wind-Scarred Crag
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Tainted Peak
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Obscura Storefront
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Rakdos Guildgate
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Hidden Grotto
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy