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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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
The Cloning of Shredder
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Rhys, the Evermore
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
12%synergy
Winnowing
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Boggart Mischief
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Twilight Diviner
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Murderous Redcap
87%inclusion45 decks52 decks
83%synergy
Putrid Goblin
79%inclusion41 decks52 decks
77%synergy
Lesser Masticore
63%inclusion33 decks52 decks
62%synergy
Viscera Seer
73%inclusion38 decks52 decks
60%synergy
Obstinate Gargoyle
56%inclusion29 decks52 decks
55%synergy
Goblin Bombardment
62%inclusion32 decks52 decks
53%synergy
Puppeteer Clique
50%inclusion26 decks52 decks
49%synergy
Stitch Together
52%inclusion27 decks52 decks
48%synergy
Mayhem Devil
56%inclusion29 decks52 decks
47%synergy
Restless Apparition
44%inclusion23 decks52 decks
44%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
75%inclusion39 decks52 decks
13%synergy
Path to Exile
56%inclusion29 decks52 decks
9%synergy
Reanimate
54%inclusion28 decks52 decks
37%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
50%inclusion26 decks52 decks
42%synergy
Priest of Fell Rites
48%inclusion25 decks52 decks
44%synergy
Victimize
46%inclusion24 decks52 decks
38%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
46%inclusion22 decks48 decks
43%synergy
Molten Gatekeeper
44%inclusion23 decks52 decks
43%synergy
Faithless Looting
42%inclusion22 decks52 decks
27%synergy
Lively Dirge
42%inclusion22 decks52 decks
40%synergy
Game Changers
Underworld Breach
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
9%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
1%synergy
Gamble
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
-1%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
0%synergy
Creatures
Morbid Opportunist
40%inclusion21 decks52 decks
23%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
38%inclusion20 decks52 decks
28%synergy
Sun Titan
38%inclusion20 decks52 decks
28%synergy
Carrion Feeder
37%inclusion19 decks52 decks
34%synergy
Bartolomé del Presidio
35%inclusion18 decks52 decks
30%synergy
Blood Artist
33%inclusion17 decks52 decks
15%synergy
Stitcher's Supplier
31%inclusion16 decks52 decks
26%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
31%inclusion16 decks52 decks
13%synergy
Terra, Herald of Hope
31%inclusion16 decks52 decks
29%synergy
Kithkin Spellduster
31%inclusion16 decks52 decks
31%synergy
Lingering Tormentor
29%inclusion15 decks52 decks
29%synergy
Anger
29%inclusion15 decks52 decks
21%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
27%inclusion14 decks52 decks
14%synergy
Wingrattle Scarecrow
27%inclusion14 decks52 decks
27%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
27%inclusion14 decks52 decks
24%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
27%inclusion14 decks52 decks
17%synergy
Woe Strider
25%inclusion13 decks52 decks
24%synergy
Alesha, Who Laughs at Fate
23%inclusion12 decks52 decks
11%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
23%inclusion12 decks52 decks
20%synergy
Dross Hopper
21%inclusion11 decks52 decks
21%synergy
Goblin Matron
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
19%synergy
Gau, Feral Youth
18%inclusion9 decks51 decks
13%synergy
Locke, Treasure Hunter
18%inclusion9 decks51 decks
11%synergy
Banon, the Returners' Leader
18%inclusion9 decks51 decks
13%synergy
Skirk Prospector
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
17%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
16%synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
9%synergy
The Warring Triad
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
12%synergy
Chainer, Nightmare Adept
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
12%synergy
Persistent Constrictor
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
15%synergy
Luminous Broodmoth
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
13%synergy
General Leo Cristophe
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
9%synergy
Hoarding Broodlord
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
10%synergy
Simian Spirit Guide
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
10%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
8%synergy
Imperial Recruiter
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
9%synergy
Bloodthrone Vampire
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
13%synergy
Susurian Voidborn
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
11%synergy
Shocking Sharpshooter
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
10%synergy
Kefka, Dancing Mad
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
8%synergy
Joshua, Phoenix's Dominant
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
7%synergy
Flayer of the Hatebound
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
10%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
8%synergy
Vile Entomber
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
9%synergy
Flamescroll Celebrant
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
11%synergy
Cartel Aristocrat
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
11%synergy
Bloodflow Connoisseur
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
11%synergy
Corpse Knight
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
9%synergy
Siegfried, Famed Swordsman
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Cloudshift
42%inclusion22 decks52 decks
39%synergy
Ephemerate
35%inclusion18 decks52 decks
30%synergy
Mortify
35%inclusion18 decks52 decks
19%synergy
Generous Gift
33%inclusion17 decks52 decks
14%synergy
Dark Ritual
31%inclusion16 decks52 decks
15%synergy
First Day of Class
31%inclusion16 decks52 decks
30%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
29%inclusion15 decks52 decks
17%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
25%inclusion13 decks52 decks
-9%synergy
Bedevil
25%inclusion13 decks52 decks
18%synergy
Deadly Dispute
23%inclusion12 decks52 decks
0%synergy
Laughing Mad
22%inclusion11 decks51 decks
17%synergy
Wear // Tear
21%inclusion11 decks52 decks
9%synergy
Big Score
21%inclusion11 decks52 decks
11%synergy
Flicker of Fate
21%inclusion11 decks52 decks
20%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
19%synergy
Abrade
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
14%synergy
Shred Memory
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
19%synergy
Crackling Doom
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
2%synergy
Bolt Bend
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
16%synergy
Undying Malice
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
15%synergy
Village Rites
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Not Dead After All
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
14%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Parting Gust
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
15%synergy
Saw in Half
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
12%synergy
Reprieve
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
12%synergy
Terminate
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
1%synergy
Silence
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
8%synergy
Chaos Warp
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
-3%synergy
Soul Partition
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
12%synergy
Cauldron Haze
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
13%synergy
Burnt Offering
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
11%synergy
Feign Death
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
13%synergy
Imp's Mischief
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
10%synergy
Culling the Weak
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
8%synergy
Despark
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
-3%synergy
Mausoleum Secrets
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
11%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
10%synergy
Flare of Duplication
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
10%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Lightning Bolt
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
8%synergy
Mandate of Peace
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
11%synergy
Rakdos Charm
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
1%synergy
Ghostfire Slice
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
10%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Disenchant
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
8%synergy
Fight On!
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Fell the Profane
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
1%synergy
Entomb
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
1%synergy
Slip On the Ring
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Sorceries
Buried Alive
40%inclusion21 decks52 decks
34%synergy
Unearth
37%inclusion19 decks52 decks
34%synergy
Persist
31%inclusion16 decks52 decks
29%synergy
Ruinous Ultimatum
31%inclusion16 decks52 decks
-8%synergy
Night's Whisper
29%inclusion15 decks52 decks
16%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
25%inclusion13 decks52 decks
19%synergy
Demonic Counsel
23%inclusion12 decks52 decks
19%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
23%inclusion12 decks52 decks
19%synergy
Blasphemous Act
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
-5%synergy
Unmarked Grave
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
16%synergy
Starfall Invocation
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
16%synergy
Damn
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
-1%synergy
Rejoin the Fight
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
12%synergy
Final Parting
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
14%synergy
Electroduplicate
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
14%synergy
Legions to Ashes
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
13%synergy
Tragic Arrogance
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
13%synergy
Unburial Rites
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
11%synergy
Dread Return
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
12%synergy
Snort
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
9%synergy
Toxic Deluge
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Strike It Rich
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
10%synergy
Dimir Machinations
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
11%synergy
Jolted Awake
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
9%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Mythos of Snapdax
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Twinflame
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
8%synergy
Painful Truths
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
1%synergy
Cut // Ribbons
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Day of Judgment
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Helping Hand
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Sign in Blood
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
0%synergy
Diabolic Intent
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
-2%synergy
Aberrant Return
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Living Death
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Zombify
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Rush of Dread
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
29%inclusion15 decks52 decks
-3%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
23%inclusion12 decks52 decks
15%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
23%inclusion12 decks52 decks
19%synergy
Phoenix Down
20%inclusion10 decks51 decks
17%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Cauldron of Souls
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
13%synergy
Blasting Station
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
11%synergy
The Falcon, Airship Restored
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
8%synergy
Altar of Dementia
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Lightning Greaves
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
-27%synergy
Panharmonicon
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Spawning Pit
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Animate Dead
31%inclusion16 decks52 decks
23%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
31%inclusion16 decks52 decks
17%synergy
Impact Tremors
27%inclusion14 decks52 decks
12%synergy
Touch the Spirit Realm
23%inclusion12 decks52 decks
22%synergy
Thran Vigil
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
13%synergy
Cathars' Crusade
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Ghostly Prison
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Necromancy
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Smuggler's Share
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
-9%synergy
Fanatical Devotion
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Black Market Connections
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
-8%synergy
Grievous Wound
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Rakdos Joins Up
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
2%synergy
Utility Lands
High Market
23%inclusion12 decks52 decks
19%synergy
Rogue's Passage
21%inclusion11 decks52 decks
-2%synergy
Bojuka Bog
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
-18%synergy
Mortuary Mire
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
10%synergy
Reliquary Tower
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
-8%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
-4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
94%inclusion49 decks52 decks
8%synergy
Sol Ring
87%inclusion45 decks52 decks
-2%synergy
Talisman of Conviction
77%inclusion40 decks52 decks
36%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
73%inclusion38 decks52 decks
36%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
56%inclusion29 decks52 decks
15%synergy
Fellwar Stone
46%inclusion24 decks52 decks
18%synergy
Mind Stone
42%inclusion22 decks52 decks
34%synergy
Rakdos Signet
37%inclusion19 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Boros Signet
37%inclusion19 decks52 decks
8%synergy
Orzhov Signet
37%inclusion19 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Commander's Sphere
25%inclusion13 decks52 decks
10%synergy
Springleaf Drum
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
10%synergy
Fire Diamond
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
-4%synergy
Cursed Mirror
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Marble Diamond
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Mountain
100%inclusion52 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion52 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion52 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Command Tower
90%inclusion47 decks52 decks
-2%synergy
Exotic Orchard
87%inclusion45 decks52 decks
35%synergy
Isolated Chapel
83%inclusion43 decks52 decks
30%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
77%inclusion40 decks52 decks
41%synergy
Battlefield Forge
77%inclusion40 decks52 decks
37%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
75%inclusion39 decks52 decks
23%synergy
Clifftop Retreat
67%inclusion35 decks52 decks
17%synergy
Nomad Outpost
65%inclusion34 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
63%inclusion33 decks52 decks
54%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
63%inclusion33 decks52 decks
36%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
63%inclusion33 decks52 decks
53%synergy
Furycalm Snarl
58%inclusion30 decks52 decks
48%synergy
Rugged Prairie
52%inclusion27 decks52 decks
36%synergy
Path of Ancestry
52%inclusion27 decks52 decks
14%synergy
Evolving Wilds
46%inclusion24 decks52 decks
20%synergy
Caves of Koilos
46%inclusion24 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Fetid Heath
44%inclusion23 decks52 decks
24%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
44%inclusion23 decks52 decks
29%synergy
Graven Cairns
40%inclusion21 decks52 decks
29%synergy
Sunscorched Divide
40%inclusion21 decks52 decks
35%synergy
Desolate Mire
38%inclusion20 decks52 decks
27%synergy
Sacred Peaks
35%inclusion18 decks52 decks
30%synergy
Geothermal Bog
35%inclusion18 decks52 decks
31%synergy
Ash Barrens
33%inclusion17 decks52 decks
26%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
31%inclusion16 decks52 decks
27%synergy
Temple of Triumph
21%inclusion11 decks52 decks
-1%synergy
Shattered Landscape
21%inclusion11 decks52 decks
2%synergy
Temple of Silence
21%inclusion11 decks52 decks
-2%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Temple of Malice
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
0%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
-2%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Demolition Field
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
11%synergy
Myriad Landscape
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
1%synergy
Tainted Field
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
1%synergy
Boros Garrison
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
0%synergy
Holdout Settlement
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
11%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
8%synergy
Spire of Industry
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
8%synergy
Godless Shrine
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
-37%synergy
Escape Tunnel
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
9%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Radiant Summit
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Canyon Slough
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
-2%synergy
Tainted Peak
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
-3%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
-16%synergy