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
Raphael, Tough Turtle
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Go Ninja Go
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Murderous Redcap
88%inclusion53 decks60 decks
85%synergy
Putrid Goblin
80%inclusion48 decks60 decks
78%synergy
Lesser Masticore
67%inclusion40 decks60 decks
65%synergy
Obstinate Gargoyle
63%inclusion38 decks60 decks
62%synergy
Viscera Seer
75%inclusion45 decks60 decks
61%synergy
Goblin Bombardment
68%inclusion41 decks60 decks
59%synergy
Puppeteer Clique
55%inclusion33 decks60 decks
54%synergy
Restless Apparition
48%inclusion29 decks60 decks
48%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
48%inclusion27 decks56 decks
45%synergy
Molten Gatekeeper
47%inclusion28 decks60 decks
45%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
68%inclusion41 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Reanimate
55%inclusion33 decks60 decks
38%synergy
Path to Exile
55%inclusion33 decks60 decks
8%synergy
Victimize
48%inclusion29 decks60 decks
40%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
47%inclusion28 decks60 decks
39%synergy
Mayhem Devil
47%inclusion28 decks60 decks
38%synergy
Faithless Looting
47%inclusion28 decks60 decks
31%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
47%inclusion28 decks60 decks
36%synergy
Blood Artist
45%inclusion27 decks60 decks
27%synergy
Stitch Together
43%inclusion26 decks60 decks
39%synergy
Game Changers
Underworld Breach
12%inclusion7 decks60 decks
7%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
3%synergy
Gamble
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
0%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
0%synergy
Creatures
Carrion Feeder
43%inclusion26 decks60 decks
41%synergy
Priest of Fell Rites
42%inclusion25 decks60 decks
37%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
37%inclusion22 decks60 decks
27%synergy
Sun Titan
37%inclusion22 decks60 decks
26%synergy
Wingrattle Scarecrow
35%inclusion21 decks60 decks
35%synergy
Lingering Tormentor
35%inclusion21 decks60 decks
35%synergy
Kithkin Spellduster
35%inclusion21 decks60 decks
35%synergy
Terra, Herald of Hope
33%inclusion20 decks60 decks
31%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
32%inclusion19 decks60 decks
13%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
32%inclusion19 decks60 decks
18%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
32%inclusion19 decks60 decks
13%synergy
Bartolomé del Presidio
32%inclusion19 decks60 decks
27%synergy
Stitcher's Supplier
28%inclusion17 decks60 decks
23%synergy
Woe Strider
25%inclusion15 decks60 decks
24%synergy
Gau, Feral Youth
22%inclusion13 decks59 decks
18%synergy
Corpse Knight
22%inclusion13 decks60 decks
19%synergy
Dross Hopper
22%inclusion13 decks60 decks
22%synergy
Anger
22%inclusion13 decks60 decks
14%synergy
Persistent Constrictor
22%inclusion13 decks60 decks
21%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
20%inclusion12 decks60 decks
17%synergy
Alesha, Who Laughs at Fate
20%inclusion12 decks60 decks
8%synergy
Banon, the Returners' Leader
19%inclusion11 decks59 decks
14%synergy
Locke, Treasure Hunter
19%inclusion11 decks59 decks
12%synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
18%inclusion11 decks60 decks
10%synergy
Cartel Aristocrat
18%inclusion11 decks60 decks
18%synergy
The Warring Triad
17%inclusion10 decks59 decks
13%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
17%inclusion10 decks60 decks
14%synergy
Bloodthrone Vampire
17%inclusion10 decks60 decks
16%synergy
Warren Soultrader
17%inclusion10 decks60 decks
12%synergy
Susurian Voidborn
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
15%synergy
Shocking Sharpshooter
15%inclusion9 decks59 decks
14%synergy
Goblin Matron
15%inclusion9 decks60 decks
15%synergy
Luminous Broodmoth
15%inclusion9 decks60 decks
12%synergy
Imperial Recruiter
15%inclusion9 decks60 decks
10%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
15%inclusion9 decks60 decks
10%synergy
Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward
15%inclusion9 decks60 decks
14%synergy
Weftstalker Ardent
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
12%synergy
Joshua, Phoenix's Dominant
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
9%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
13%inclusion8 decks60 decks
0%synergy
Simian Spirit Guide
13%inclusion8 decks60 decks
10%synergy
Skirk Prospector
13%inclusion8 decks60 decks
13%synergy
Bloodflow Connoisseur
13%inclusion8 decks60 decks
13%synergy
Thunderblust
12%inclusion7 decks60 decks
11%synergy
Dimir House Guard
12%inclusion7 decks60 decks
11%synergy
Karmic Guide
12%inclusion7 decks60 decks
5%synergy
Twilight Shepherd
12%inclusion7 decks60 decks
11%synergy
Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
11%synergy
General Leo Cristophe
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
6%synergy
Mog, Moogle Warrior
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
6%synergy
Kefka, Dancing Mad
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Cloudshift
43%inclusion26 decks60 decks
40%synergy
Ephemerate
38%inclusion23 decks60 decks
33%synergy
Dark Ritual
33%inclusion20 decks60 decks
17%synergy
Mortify
32%inclusion19 decks60 decks
16%synergy
First Day of Class
28%inclusion17 decks60 decks
28%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
25%inclusion15 decks60 decks
13%synergy
Bedevil
25%inclusion15 decks60 decks
18%synergy
Generous Gift
25%inclusion15 decks60 decks
7%synergy
Laughing Mad
22%inclusion13 decks59 decks
18%synergy
Flicker of Fate
22%inclusion13 decks60 decks
21%synergy
Deadly Dispute
20%inclusion12 decks60 decks
-3%synergy
Big Score
20%inclusion12 decks60 decks
10%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
20%inclusion12 decks60 decks
-14%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
18%inclusion11 decks60 decks
18%synergy
Crackling Doom
18%inclusion11 decks60 decks
1%synergy
Shred Memory
17%inclusion10 decks60 decks
16%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
17%inclusion10 decks60 decks
9%synergy
Not Dead After All
17%inclusion10 decks60 decks
16%synergy
Cauldron Haze
17%inclusion10 decks60 decks
16%synergy
Wear // Tear
17%inclusion10 decks60 decks
5%synergy
Feign Death
17%inclusion10 decks60 decks
16%synergy
Chaos Warp
15%inclusion9 decks60 decks
-1%synergy
Village Rites
15%inclusion9 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Parting Gust
15%inclusion9 decks60 decks
14%synergy
Abrade
15%inclusion9 decks60 decks
9%synergy
Silence
13%inclusion8 decks60 decks
8%synergy
Saw in Half
13%inclusion8 decks60 decks
10%synergy
Undying Malice
13%inclusion8 decks60 decks
13%synergy
Reprieve
13%inclusion8 decks60 decks
10%synergy
Justiciar's Portal
12%inclusion7 decks60 decks
11%synergy
Soul Partition
12%inclusion7 decks60 decks
10%synergy
Burnt Offering
12%inclusion7 decks60 decks
9%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
12%inclusion7 decks60 decks
7%synergy
Bolt Bend
12%inclusion7 decks60 decks
10%synergy
Terminate
12%inclusion7 decks60 decks
-1%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
12%inclusion7 decks60 decks
10%synergy
Personify
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Imp's Mischief
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
9%synergy
Despark
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
-4%synergy
Entomb
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
2%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
3%synergy
Mausoleum Secrets
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
8%synergy
Lightning Bolt
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
5%synergy
Rakdos Charm
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
-1%synergy
Culling the Weak
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Mandate of Peace
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
8%synergy
Espers to Magicite
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Fell the Profane
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
0%synergy
Getaway Glamer
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Ghostfire Slice
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
7%synergy
Sorceries
Unearth
40%inclusion24 decks60 decks
38%synergy
Buried Alive
38%inclusion23 decks60 decks
32%synergy
Lively Dirge
37%inclusion22 decks60 decks
35%synergy
Persist
35%inclusion21 decks60 decks
34%synergy
Ruinous Ultimatum
30%inclusion18 decks60 decks
-9%synergy
Night's Whisper
25%inclusion15 decks60 decks
12%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
23%inclusion14 decks60 decks
17%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
23%inclusion14 decks60 decks
19%synergy
Blasphemous Act
22%inclusion13 decks60 decks
-1%synergy
Demonic Counsel
20%inclusion12 decks60 decks
16%synergy
Dread Return
17%inclusion10 decks60 decks
15%synergy
Starfall Invocation
15%inclusion9 decks60 decks
14%synergy
Damn
15%inclusion9 decks60 decks
-3%synergy
Unmarked Grave
13%inclusion8 decks60 decks
12%synergy
Rejoin the Fight
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
8%synergy
Final Parting
12%inclusion7 decks60 decks
11%synergy
Unburial Rites
12%inclusion7 decks60 decks
9%synergy
Legions to Ashes
12%inclusion7 decks60 decks
10%synergy
Snort
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
8%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
7%synergy
Electroduplicate
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
9%synergy
Tragic Arrogance
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
7%synergy
Toxic Deluge
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
2%synergy
Diabolic Intent
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
-1%synergy
Jolted Awake
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
8%synergy
Painful Truths
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
0%synergy
Dimir Machinations
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
8%synergy
Strike It Rich
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
7%synergy
Helping Hand
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Twinflame
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
5%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Sign in Blood
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
-1%synergy
Day of Judgment
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
5%synergy
Living Death
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Rush of Dread
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
5%synergy
Come Back Wrong
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
5%synergy
Vandalblast
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
-6%synergy
Mythos of Snapdax
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
-1%synergy
Coiling Rebirth
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
5%synergy
Cut // Ribbons
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
5%synergy
Exhume
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Ashnod's Altar
30%inclusion18 decks60 decks
22%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
30%inclusion18 decks60 decks
-2%synergy
Blasting Station
23%inclusion14 decks60 decks
22%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
22%inclusion13 decks60 decks
17%synergy
Phoenix Down
20%inclusion12 decks59 decks
18%synergy
Altar of Dementia
20%inclusion12 decks60 decks
17%synergy
Cauldron of Souls
18%inclusion11 decks60 decks
18%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
1%synergy
The Falcon, Airship Restored
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
7%synergy
Spawning Pit
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
8%synergy
Lightning Greaves
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
-26%synergy
Skullclamp
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
-24%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
-2%synergy
Panharmonicon
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
3%synergy
Collector's Vault
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Impact Tremors
30%inclusion18 decks60 decks
14%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
30%inclusion18 decks60 decks
16%synergy
Animate Dead
28%inclusion17 decks60 decks
20%synergy
Thran Vigil
17%inclusion10 decks60 decks
16%synergy
Touch the Spirit Realm
17%inclusion10 decks60 decks
15%synergy
Cathars' Crusade
13%inclusion8 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Necromancy
12%inclusion7 decks60 decks
9%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
12%inclusion7 decks60 decks
-7%synergy
Fanatical Devotion
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
10%synergy
Ghostly Prison
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
3%synergy
Smuggler's Share
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
3%synergy
Black Market Connections
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
-9%synergy
Dark Privilege
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
5%synergy
Agent of the Iron Throne
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
3%synergy
Grasp of Fate
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Grievous Wound
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Rakdos Joins Up
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
3%synergy
Betrothed of Fire
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
High Market
23%inclusion14 decks60 decks
19%synergy
Rogue's Passage
22%inclusion13 decks60 decks
-2%synergy
Bojuka Bog
13%inclusion8 decks60 decks
-18%synergy
Mortuary Mire
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
-3%synergy
Reliquary Tower
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
-9%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
2%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
93%inclusion56 decks60 decks
7%synergy
Sol Ring
90%inclusion54 decks60 decks
1%synergy
Talisman of Conviction
77%inclusion46 decks60 decks
35%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
72%inclusion43 decks60 decks
35%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
57%inclusion34 decks60 decks
16%synergy
Fellwar Stone
47%inclusion28 decks60 decks
19%synergy
Boros Signet
40%inclusion24 decks60 decks
12%synergy
Orzhov Signet
40%inclusion24 decks60 decks
8%synergy
Rakdos Signet
38%inclusion23 decks60 decks
9%synergy
Mind Stone
37%inclusion22 decks60 decks
28%synergy
Commander's Sphere
25%inclusion15 decks60 decks
11%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
-3%synergy
Springleaf Drum
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
7%synergy
Thought Vessel
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
0%synergy
Fire Diamond
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion60 decks60 decks
5%synergy
Plains
98%inclusion59 decks60 decks
3%synergy
Mountain
97%inclusion58 decks60 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
90%inclusion54 decks60 decks
-2%synergy
Exotic Orchard
85%inclusion51 decks60 decks
33%synergy
Isolated Chapel
78%inclusion47 decks60 decks
25%synergy
Battlefield Forge
77%inclusion46 decks60 decks
36%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
73%inclusion44 decks60 decks
21%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
70%inclusion42 decks60 decks
33%synergy
Clifftop Retreat
70%inclusion42 decks60 decks
19%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
68%inclusion41 decks60 decks
41%synergy
Nomad Outpost
60%inclusion36 decks60 decks
2%synergy
Rugged Prairie
57%inclusion34 decks60 decks
40%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
57%inclusion34 decks60 decks
47%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
53%inclusion32 decks60 decks
42%synergy
Furycalm Snarl
52%inclusion31 decks60 decks
42%synergy
Fetid Heath
50%inclusion30 decks60 decks
29%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
48%inclusion29 decks60 decks
33%synergy
Caves of Koilos
48%inclusion29 decks60 decks
9%synergy
Graven Cairns
45%inclusion27 decks60 decks
33%synergy
Evolving Wilds
45%inclusion27 decks60 decks
19%synergy
Desolate Mire
43%inclusion26 decks60 decks
32%synergy
Sunscorched Divide
43%inclusion26 decks60 decks
37%synergy
Path of Ancestry
43%inclusion26 decks60 decks
5%synergy
Geothermal Bog
28%inclusion17 decks60 decks
25%synergy
Sacred Peaks
28%inclusion17 decks60 decks
24%synergy
Ash Barrens
25%inclusion15 decks60 decks
18%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
25%inclusion15 decks60 decks
21%synergy
Shattered Landscape
23%inclusion14 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
18%inclusion11 decks60 decks
-1%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
18%inclusion11 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Temple of Silence
18%inclusion11 decks60 decks
-4%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
17%inclusion10 decks60 decks
5%synergy
Temple of Triumph
15%inclusion9 decks60 decks
-7%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
15%inclusion9 decks60 decks
-9%synergy
Demolition Field
15%inclusion9 decks60 decks
11%synergy
Godless Shrine
13%inclusion8 decks60 decks
-34%synergy
Temple of Malice
13%inclusion8 decks60 decks
-3%synergy
Boros Garrison
13%inclusion8 decks60 decks
1%synergy
Tainted Field
12%inclusion7 decks60 decks
0%synergy
Sacred Foundry
12%inclusion7 decks60 decks
-33%synergy
Blood Crypt
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
-34%synergy
Myriad Landscape
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
-2%synergy
Spire of Industry
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
7%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
-23%synergy
Radiant Summit
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Escape Tunnel
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
7%synergy
Sundown Pass
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
-12%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
3%synergy
Haunted Ridge
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
-12%synergy