Celes, Rune Knight (Commander) - Core +1/+1 Counters

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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
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
37%synergy
Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Rhys, the Evermore
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Slumbering Walker
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Reaping Willow
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Terra, Herald of Hope
69%inclusion22 decks32 decks
67%synergy
Priest of Fell Rites
66%inclusion21 decks32 decks
61%synergy
Anger
63%inclusion20 decks32 decks
55%synergy
Sun Titan
63%inclusion20 decks32 decks
52%synergy
Reanimate
69%inclusion22 decks32 decks
52%synergy
Locke, Treasure Hunter
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
48%synergy
The Warring Triad
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
48%synergy
Banon, the Returners' Leader
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
47%synergy
Stitch Together
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
43%synergy
High Market
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
43%synergy
Top Cards
Ruinous Ultimatum
63%inclusion20 decks32 decks
23%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
56%inclusion18 decks32 decks
-6%synergy
Crackling Doom
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
33%synergy
Alesha, Who Laughs at Fate
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
35%synergy
Gau, Feral Youth
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
41%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
36%synergy
Stitcher's Supplier
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
39%synergy
Mog, Moogle Warrior
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
38%synergy
Murderous Redcap
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
37%synergy
General Leo Cristophe
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
34%synergy
Creatures
Siegfried, Famed Swordsman
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
34%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
19%synergy
Shadow, Mysterious Assassin
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
31%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
21%synergy
Chainer, Nightmare Adept
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
31%synergy
Flayer of the Hatebound
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
33%synergy
Cyan, Vengeful Samurai
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
29%synergy
Gogo, Mysterious Mime
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
28%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Sabin, Master Monk
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
27%synergy
Puppeteer Clique
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
27%synergy
Putrid Goblin
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
27%synergy
Viscera Seer
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Joshua, Phoenix's Dominant
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
23%synergy
Interceptor, Shadow's Hound
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
24%synergy
Angel of the Ruins
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
21%synergy
Meteor Golem
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
22%synergy
Millikin
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
23%synergy
Alesha, Who Smiles at Death
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Bloodghast
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
19%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
19%synergy
Timeline Culler
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Summon: Esper Valigarmanda
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Squall, SeeD Mercenary
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Edgar, Master Machinist
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Lesser Masticore
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
17%synergy
Obstinate Gargoyle
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Archfiend of Depravity
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Sephiroth, Fallen Hero
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Kefka, Dancing Mad
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Witch Enchanter
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Luminous Broodmoth
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Angel of Indemnity
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Combustible Gearhulk
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Flamewake Phoenix
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Loran of the Third Path
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Restless Apparition
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Xu-Ifit, Osteoharmonist
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Umaro, Raging Yeti
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Palace Jailer
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Felisa, Fang of Silverquill
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Karmic Guide
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Bloodsoaked Champion
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Kithkin Spellduster
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Instants
Path to Exile
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
-9%synergy
Ephemerate
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
29%synergy
Big Score
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
24%synergy
Bedevil
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
27%synergy
Mortify
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
19%synergy
Laughing Mad
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
28%synergy
Cloudshift
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
22%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
17%synergy
Espers to Magicite
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
-15%synergy
Eerie Interlude
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Deadly Dispute
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-11%synergy
Cauldron Haze
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Flicker of Fate
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Generous Gift
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-6%synergy
Entomb
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Demand Answers
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Abrade
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Fight On!
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Restoration Magic
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-2%synergy
Boros Charm
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-23%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Village Rites
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-5%synergy
Parting Gust
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Clever Concealment
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Rakdos Charm
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-3%synergy
Terminate
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-6%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Altar's Reap
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Undying Malice
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Deflecting Swat
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-9%synergy
Dark Ritual
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-10%synergy
Despark
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-8%synergy
Pyroblast
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Akroma's Will
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-7%synergy
Dawn Charm
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Black Sun's Twilight
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Lethal Scheme
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Victimize
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
30%synergy
Night's Whisper
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
24%synergy
Legions to Ashes
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
35%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
30%synergy
Faithless Looting
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
16%synergy
Rejoin the Fight
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
26%synergy
Tragic Arrogance
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
26%synergy
Snort
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
23%synergy
Lively Dirge
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
23%synergy
Unearth
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
23%synergy
Buried Alive
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
16%synergy
Dread Return
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Blasphemous Act
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
-7%synergy
Persist
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Damn
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-5%synergy
Sundering Eruption
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Evil Reawakened
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Damning Verdict
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Helping Hand
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Seize the Spoils
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Toxic Deluge
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Unburial Rites
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Call a Surprise Witness
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Rite of Oblivion
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Suplex
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Austere Command
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Vandalblast
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-4%synergy
Ascend from Avernus
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Graceful Restoration
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Can't Stay Away
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Starfall Invocation
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Thrilling Discovery
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Graveyard Shift
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Desperate Plea
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Phoenix Down
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
36%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Key to the City
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
27%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
20%synergy
The Falcon, Airship Restored
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
21%synergy
Coin of Fate
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Altar of Dementia
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Cauldron of Souls
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Panharmonicon
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Brass's Tunnel-Grinder
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Phantom Train
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Blasting Station
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-2%synergy
Skullclamp
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-23%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Lightning Greaves
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-28%synergy
Herald's Horn
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Enchantments
Animate Dead
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Goblin Bombardment
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Smile at Death
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
17%synergy
Necromancy
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Teval's Judgment
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Black Market
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Touch the Spirit Realm
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Cathars' Crusade
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Fungal Fortitude
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-5%synergy
Sothera, the Supervoid
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Valkyrie's Call
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Gift of Immortality
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Marshal's Anthem
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Warstorm Surge
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Chivalric Alliance
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Knights' Charge
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-12%synergy
Cleric Class
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Black Market Connections
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-10%synergy
Unholy Indenture
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Airbender Ascension
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
2%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Bojuka Bog
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Ishgard, the Holy See
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Reliquary Tower
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-3%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Minas Tirith
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-13%synergy
Windbrisk Heights
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-4%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Cactus Preserve
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Abandoned Air Temple
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
88%inclusion28 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Sol Ring
84%inclusion27 decks32 decks
-4%synergy
Talisman of Conviction
66%inclusion21 decks32 decks
24%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
63%inclusion20 decks32 decks
26%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Mind Stone
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
29%synergy
Commander's Sphere
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
17%synergy
Orzhov Signet
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
-10%synergy
Rakdos Signet
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
-11%synergy
Boros Signet
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-19%synergy
Fellwar Stone
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-22%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-5%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion32 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion32 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Mountain
97%inclusion31 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
94%inclusion30 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Nomad Outpost
78%inclusion25 decks32 decks
20%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
75%inclusion24 decks32 decks
23%synergy
Clifftop Retreat
75%inclusion24 decks32 decks
24%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
69%inclusion22 decks32 decks
32%synergy
Battlefield Forge
69%inclusion22 decks32 decks
29%synergy
Isolated Chapel
69%inclusion22 decks32 decks
16%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
66%inclusion21 decks32 decks
38%synergy
Exotic Orchard
63%inclusion20 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Path of Ancestry
59%inclusion19 decks32 decks
21%synergy
Fetid Heath
56%inclusion18 decks32 decks
36%synergy
Graven Cairns
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
42%synergy
Evolving Wilds
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
27%synergy
Rugged Prairie
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
30%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
37%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
28%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
33%synergy
Sunscorched Divide
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
38%synergy
Caves of Koilos
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Desolate Mire
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
29%synergy
Ash Barrens
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
30%synergy
Furycalm Snarl
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
28%synergy
Haunted Ridge
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Demolition Field
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
27%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Godless Shrine
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
-16%synergy
Savai Triome
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
-10%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
24%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Geothermal Bog
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
21%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
17%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
19%synergy
Sacred Foundry
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
-26%synergy
Sundown Pass
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
-2%synergy
Blazemire Verge
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Witch Enchanter
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Blood Crypt
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
-28%synergy
Shattered Landscape
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
-3%synergy
Luxury Suite
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
-16%synergy
Sunbillow Verge
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Marsh Flats
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
-16%synergy
Elegant Parlor
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Vault of Champions
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
-17%synergy
Sacred Peaks
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
11%synergy