Celes, Rune Knight (Commander) - Budget Optimized

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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
Rhys, the Evermore
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
12%synergy
Twilight Diviner
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
9%synergy
Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
7%synergy
Personify
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Aberrant Return
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Murderous Redcap
87%inclusion48 decks55 decks
84%synergy
Putrid Goblin
78%inclusion43 decks55 decks
77%synergy
Lesser Masticore
64%inclusion35 decks55 decks
62%synergy
Viscera Seer
75%inclusion41 decks55 decks
61%synergy
Obstinate Gargoyle
56%inclusion31 decks55 decks
55%synergy
Goblin Bombardment
60%inclusion33 decks55 decks
51%synergy
Puppeteer Clique
51%inclusion28 decks55 decks
50%synergy
Stitch Together
47%inclusion26 decks55 decks
44%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
51%inclusion28 decks55 decks
43%synergy
Priest of Fell Rites
47%inclusion26 decks55 decks
43%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
69%inclusion38 decks55 decks
7%synergy
Reanimate
55%inclusion30 decks55 decks
38%synergy
Path to Exile
55%inclusion30 decks55 decks
8%synergy
Mayhem Devil
51%inclusion28 decks55 decks
42%synergy
Faithless Looting
47%inclusion26 decks55 decks
32%synergy
Victimize
47%inclusion26 decks55 decks
39%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
45%inclusion23 decks51 decks
42%synergy
Cloudshift
44%inclusion24 decks55 decks
40%synergy
Ephemerate
42%inclusion23 decks55 decks
37%synergy
Molten Gatekeeper
42%inclusion23 decks55 decks
40%synergy
Game Changers
Underworld Breach
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
8%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
2%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
0%synergy
Gamble
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
-1%synergy
Creatures
Restless Apparition
42%inclusion23 decks55 decks
41%synergy
Sun Titan
40%inclusion22 decks55 decks
29%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
38%inclusion21 decks55 decks
28%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
36%inclusion20 decks55 decks
18%synergy
Carrion Feeder
36%inclusion20 decks55 decks
34%synergy
Stitcher's Supplier
35%inclusion19 decks55 decks
30%synergy
Kithkin Spellduster
33%inclusion18 decks55 decks
32%synergy
Terra, Herald of Hope
33%inclusion18 decks55 decks
31%synergy
Blood Artist
33%inclusion18 decks55 decks
15%synergy
Bartolomé del Presidio
31%inclusion17 decks55 decks
26%synergy
Wingrattle Scarecrow
31%inclusion17 decks55 decks
31%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
29%inclusion16 decks55 decks
11%synergy
Lingering Tormentor
29%inclusion16 decks55 decks
29%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
29%inclusion16 decks55 decks
16%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
27%inclusion15 decks55 decks
17%synergy
Anger
25%inclusion14 decks55 decks
18%synergy
Woe Strider
25%inclusion14 decks55 decks
25%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
25%inclusion14 decks55 decks
22%synergy
Dross Hopper
22%inclusion12 decks55 decks
22%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
20%inclusion11 decks55 decks
17%synergy
Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward
20%inclusion11 decks55 decks
19%synergy
Banon, the Returners' Leader
19%inclusion10 decks54 decks
14%synergy
Alesha, Who Laughs at Fate
18%inclusion10 decks55 decks
6%synergy
Goblin Matron
18%inclusion10 decks55 decks
18%synergy
Gau, Feral Youth
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
12%synergy
The Warring Triad
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
13%synergy
Locke, Treasure Hunter
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
10%synergy
Persistent Constrictor
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
16%synergy
Cartel Aristocrat
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
16%synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
8%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
3%synergy
Skirk Prospector
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
16%synergy
Luminous Broodmoth
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
12%synergy
Simian Spirit Guide
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
11%synergy
Imperial Recruiter
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
10%synergy
Bloodthrone Vampire
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
14%synergy
Kefka, Dancing Mad
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
10%synergy
Shocking Sharpshooter
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
11%synergy
General Leo Cristophe
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
8%synergy
Joshua, Phoenix's Dominant
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
9%synergy
Hoarding Broodlord
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
9%synergy
Archfiend of Depravity
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
8%synergy
Corpse Knight
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
10%synergy
Warren Soultrader
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
8%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
7%synergy
Susurian Voidborn
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
10%synergy
Mog, Moogle Warrior
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Chainer, Nightmare Adept
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
7%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
10%synergy
Bloodflow Connoisseur
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Dark Ritual
33%inclusion18 decks55 decks
17%synergy
Mortify
33%inclusion18 decks55 decks
17%synergy
First Day of Class
31%inclusion17 decks55 decks
31%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
27%inclusion15 decks55 decks
15%synergy
Generous Gift
27%inclusion15 decks55 decks
8%synergy
Deadly Dispute
24%inclusion13 decks55 decks
1%synergy
Bedevil
24%inclusion13 decks55 decks
17%synergy
Laughing Mad
20%inclusion11 decks54 decks
16%synergy
Wear // Tear
20%inclusion11 decks55 decks
8%synergy
Big Score
20%inclusion11 decks55 decks
10%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
20%inclusion11 decks55 decks
-14%synergy
Flicker of Fate
20%inclusion11 decks55 decks
19%synergy
Shred Memory
18%inclusion10 decks55 decks
18%synergy
Crackling Doom
18%inclusion10 decks55 decks
1%synergy
Abrade
18%inclusion10 decks55 decks
12%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
18%inclusion10 decks55 decks
18%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
9%synergy
Village Rites
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Bolt Bend
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
13%synergy
Cauldron Haze
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
14%synergy
Undying Malice
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
14%synergy
Saw in Half
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
11%synergy
Parting Gust
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
14%synergy
Burnt Offering
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
12%synergy
Terminate
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
0%synergy
Feign Death
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
12%synergy
Silence
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
7%synergy
Reprieve
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
10%synergy
Chaos Warp
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
-4%synergy
Imp's Mischief
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
11%synergy
Not Dead After All
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
12%synergy
Lightning Bolt
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
8%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
9%synergy
Soul Partition
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
10%synergy
Mausoleum Secrets
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
11%synergy
Culling the Weak
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
7%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
7%synergy
Despark
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
-3%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
6%synergy
Entomb
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
3%synergy
Rakdos Charm
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
0%synergy
Ghostfire Slice
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
9%synergy
Justiciar's Portal
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
9%synergy
Mandate of Peace
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
9%synergy
Flare of Duplication
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
8%synergy
Fell the Profane
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
1%synergy
Pyroblast
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
3%synergy
Disenchant
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Requiting Hex
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Fight On!
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Lively Dirge
40%inclusion22 decks55 decks
38%synergy
Buried Alive
40%inclusion22 decks55 decks
34%synergy
Persist
38%inclusion21 decks55 decks
37%synergy
Unearth
36%inclusion20 decks55 decks
34%synergy
Ruinous Ultimatum
33%inclusion18 decks55 decks
-7%synergy
Night's Whisper
25%inclusion14 decks55 decks
12%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
24%inclusion13 decks55 decks
20%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
22%inclusion12 decks55 decks
16%synergy
Demonic Counsel
22%inclusion12 decks55 decks
18%synergy
Blasphemous Act
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
-6%synergy
Unmarked Grave
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
15%synergy
Dread Return
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
14%synergy
Rejoin the Fight
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
11%synergy
Starfall Invocation
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
14%synergy
Damn
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
-4%synergy
Legions to Ashes
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
13%synergy
Final Parting
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
14%synergy
Snort
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
10%synergy
Tragic Arrogance
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
10%synergy
Electroduplicate
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
12%synergy
Unburial Rites
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
10%synergy
Toxic Deluge
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
3%synergy
Dimir Machinations
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
11%synergy
Strike It Rich
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
10%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
7%synergy
Jolted Awake
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
9%synergy
Twinflame
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
8%synergy
Painful Truths
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
1%synergy
Mythos of Snapdax
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
2%synergy
Cut // Ribbons
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
7%synergy
Sign in Blood
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
-1%synergy
Diabolic Intent
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
-2%synergy
Living Death
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Rush of Dread
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Helping Hand
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Exhume
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Come Back Wrong
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Zombify
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Day of Judgment
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
29%inclusion16 decks55 decks
-2%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
27%inclusion15 decks55 decks
19%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
22%inclusion12 decks55 decks
17%synergy
Phoenix Down
19%inclusion10 decks54 decks
16%synergy
Cauldron of Souls
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
16%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Blasting Station
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
12%synergy
Altar of Dementia
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
8%synergy
The Falcon, Airship Restored
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Lightning Greaves
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
-27%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
1%synergy
Collector's Vault
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Skullclamp
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
-23%synergy
Panharmonicon
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Spawning Pit
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Animate Dead
35%inclusion19 decks55 decks
27%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
29%inclusion16 decks55 decks
15%synergy
Impact Tremors
27%inclusion15 decks55 decks
12%synergy
Touch the Spirit Realm
20%inclusion11 decks55 decks
19%synergy
Thran Vigil
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
16%synergy
Cathars' Crusade
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
8%synergy
Necromancy
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
11%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
-8%synergy
Ghostly Prison
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Fanatical Devotion
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
9%synergy
Smuggler's Share
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
7%synergy
Black Market Connections
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
-9%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Boggart Mischief
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Fallen Ideal
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Grievous Wound
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Rakdos Joins Up
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
3%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
High Market
24%inclusion13 decks55 decks
20%synergy
Rogue's Passage
24%inclusion13 decks55 decks
0%synergy
Bojuka Bog
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
-20%synergy
Mortuary Mire
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
9%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
4%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
-2%synergy
Reliquary Tower
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
-8%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
95%inclusion52 decks55 decks
8%synergy
Sol Ring
87%inclusion48 decks55 decks
-1%synergy
Talisman of Conviction
78%inclusion43 decks55 decks
37%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
75%inclusion41 decks55 decks
38%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
55%inclusion30 decks55 decks
14%synergy
Fellwar Stone
49%inclusion27 decks55 decks
21%synergy
Mind Stone
42%inclusion23 decks55 decks
33%synergy
Orzhov Signet
38%inclusion21 decks55 decks
6%synergy
Boros Signet
38%inclusion21 decks55 decks
10%synergy
Rakdos Signet
36%inclusion20 decks55 decks
6%synergy
Commander's Sphere
25%inclusion14 decks55 decks
11%synergy
Springleaf Drum
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
10%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
-4%synergy
Fire Diamond
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
6%synergy
Marble Diamond
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion55 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Mountain
98%inclusion54 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Plains
98%inclusion54 decks55 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
89%inclusion49 decks55 decks
-3%synergy
Exotic Orchard
87%inclusion48 decks55 decks
35%synergy
Isolated Chapel
80%inclusion44 decks55 decks
27%synergy
Battlefield Forge
78%inclusion43 decks55 decks
38%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
76%inclusion42 decks55 decks
25%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
73%inclusion40 decks55 decks
36%synergy
Clifftop Retreat
69%inclusion38 decks55 decks
19%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
65%inclusion36 decks55 decks
38%synergy
Nomad Outpost
62%inclusion34 decks55 decks
3%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
60%inclusion33 decks55 decks
49%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
58%inclusion32 decks55 decks
49%synergy
Furycalm Snarl
55%inclusion30 decks55 decks
45%synergy
Rugged Prairie
53%inclusion29 decks55 decks
36%synergy
Caves of Koilos
49%inclusion27 decks55 decks
10%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
47%inclusion26 decks55 decks
32%synergy
Evolving Wilds
47%inclusion26 decks55 decks
21%synergy
Path of Ancestry
47%inclusion26 decks55 decks
9%synergy
Fetid Heath
45%inclusion25 decks55 decks
25%synergy
Sunscorched Divide
44%inclusion24 decks55 decks
38%synergy
Graven Cairns
42%inclusion23 decks55 decks
31%synergy
Desolate Mire
40%inclusion22 decks55 decks
29%synergy
Geothermal Bog
33%inclusion18 decks55 decks
29%synergy
Sacred Peaks
33%inclusion18 decks55 decks
29%synergy
Ash Barrens
31%inclusion17 decks55 decks
24%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
29%inclusion16 decks55 decks
25%synergy
Temple of Triumph
20%inclusion11 decks55 decks
-2%synergy
Shattered Landscape
20%inclusion11 decks55 decks
1%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
18%inclusion10 decks55 decks
-1%synergy
Temple of Silence
18%inclusion10 decks55 decks
-5%synergy
Demolition Field
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
12%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
2%synergy
Temple of Malice
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
-3%synergy
Spire of Industry
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
9%synergy
Boros Garrison
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
0%synergy
Myriad Landscape
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
1%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
8%synergy
Tainted Field
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
-1%synergy
Godless Shrine
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
-36%synergy
Escape Tunnel
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
8%synergy
Sacred Foundry
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
-35%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
3%synergy
Holdout Settlement
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
9%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
-23%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
3%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
-15%synergy
Radiant Summit
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
5%synergy