Celes, Rune Knight (Commander) - Budget Optimized Combo

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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
Raphael, Tough Turtle
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Putrid Goblin
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
98%synergy
Murderous Redcap
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
97%synergy
Lesser Masticore
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
90%synergy
Viscera Seer
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
86%synergy
Obstinate Gargoyle
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
82%synergy
Puppeteer Clique
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
82%synergy
Lingering Tormentor
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
75%synergy
Restless Apparition
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
66%synergy
Goblin Bombardment
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
66%synergy
Kithkin Spellduster
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
58%synergy
Top Cards
Blood Artist
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
57%synergy
Faithless Looting
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
51%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Wingrattle Scarecrow
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
58%synergy
Lively Dirge
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
56%synergy
Molten Gatekeeper
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
57%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
48%synergy
Persistent Constrictor
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
58%synergy
Path to Exile
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
12%synergy
First Day of Class
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
58%synergy
Game Changers
Jeska's Will
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-1%synergy
Underworld Breach
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Creatures
Umbral Collar Zealot
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
55%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
32%synergy
Mayhem Devil
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
42%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
40%synergy
Carrion Feeder
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
48%synergy
Dross Hopper
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
33%synergy
Cartel Aristocrat
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
33%synergy
Priest of Fell Rites
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
29%synergy
Susurian Voidborn
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
32%synergy
Luminous Broodmoth
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
22%synergy
Thunderblust
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Dimir House Guard
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Woe Strider
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Simian Spirit Guide
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
22%synergy
Vizier of Remedies
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Bloodthrone Vampire
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Warren Soultrader
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
20%synergy
Twilight Shepherd
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Shocking Sharpshooter
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Corpse Knight
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Goblin Matron
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Alesha, Who Laughs at Fate
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Rattleblaze Scarecrow
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Crystalline Crawler
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Gev, Scaled Scorch
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-2%synergy
Sun Titan
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Bloodflow Connoisseur
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Ayli, Eternal Pilgrim
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Bartolomé del Presidio
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Locke, Treasure Hunter
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
10%synergy
The Warring Triad
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Delivery Moogle
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Weftstalker Ardent
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-5%synergy
Witch Enchanter
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Sepulcher Ghoul
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Darkstar Augur
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Gravecrawler
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Furystoke Giant
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Queen Kayla bin-Kroog
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-5%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Doomed Necromancer
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Preyseizer Dragon
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Cloudshift
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
47%synergy
Chaos Warp
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
26%synergy
Shred Memory
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
41%synergy
Dark Ritual
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Ephemerate
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
28%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
26%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
22%synergy
Generous Gift
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Laughing Mad
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
29%synergy
Deadly Dispute
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Bedevil
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
18%synergy
Bolt Bend
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Return the Favor
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Village Rites
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Not Dead After All
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Rakdos Charm
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Terminate
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Fate Forgotten
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Wear // Tear
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Big Score
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Demand Answers
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Flicker of Fate
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Pyroblast
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Abrade
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Mortify
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Redirect Lightning
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Justiciar's Portal
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Faithless Salvaging
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Deadly Rollick
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-3%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Fatal Push
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Lapse of Certainty
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Crib Swap
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Entomb
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Mausoleum Secrets
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Parting Gust
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Songs of the Damned
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Lightning Bolt
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Cauldron Haze
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Vanishing Verse
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Hallow
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Hide // Seek
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Wake the Dead
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Burnt Offering
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Undying Malice
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Sorceries
Victimize
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
42%synergy
Night's Whisper
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
37%synergy
Reanimate
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
33%synergy
Stitch Together
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
46%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
36%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
34%synergy
Unearth
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
31%synergy
Buried Alive
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
27%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
22%synergy
Dread Return
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Persist
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Blasphemous Act
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Final Parting
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Sign in Blood
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Vandalblast
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Exorcise
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Demonic Counsel
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Dusk // Dawn
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Cut a Deal
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Grab the Prize
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Ruinous Ultimatum
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-23%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Dimir Machinations
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Requisition Raid
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Infernal Plunge
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Electroduplicate
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Unmarked Grave
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Helping Hand
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Skulltap
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Command the Dreadhorde
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Profane Tutor
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Damning Verdict
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Jolted Awake
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Winds of Abandon
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Coveted Prize
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Seize the Spoils
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Read the Bones
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-1%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Profane Command
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Storm of Souls
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Slaughter the Strong
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Twinflame
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Tragic Arrogance
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Rite of Flame
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Call a Surprise Witness
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Cut // Ribbons
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Wild Guess
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Council's Judgment
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Cleansing Nova
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Altar of Dementia
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
38%synergy
Blasting Station
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
32%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
-7%synergy
Vexing Bauble
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Spawning Pit
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Phoenix Down
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Weatherlight Compleated
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
0%synergy
Skullclamp
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-21%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Brass's Tunnel-Grinder
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Haystack
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Phantom Train
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Enchantments
Impact Tremors
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
35%synergy
Thran Vigil
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
33%synergy
Fanatical Devotion
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
33%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Touch the Spirit Realm
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Animate Dead
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
9%synergy
Darksteel Mutation
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Minimus Containment
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Smuggler's Share
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Grasp of Fate
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Dark Privilege
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Agent of the Iron Throne
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Warstorm Surge
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Fallen Ideal
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Case of the Stashed Skeleton
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Teval's Judgment
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Martyr's Cause
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Betrothed of Fire
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Warleader's Call
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-4%synergy
Static Prison
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Cathars' Crusade
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Nowhere to Run
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Solemnity
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Tortured Existence
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Bojuka Bog
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-14%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
High Market
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Mortuary Mire
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Reliquary Tower
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-7%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
55%synergy
Sol Ring
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Talisman of Conviction
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
50%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
34%synergy
Rakdos Signet
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
37%synergy
Fellwar Stone
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
39%synergy
Orzhov Signet
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
35%synergy
Boros Signet
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
30%synergy
Mind Stone
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Commander's Sphere
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-3%synergy
Springleaf Drum
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Exotic Orchard
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
39%synergy
Graven Cairns
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
80%synergy
Fetid Heath
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
62%synergy
Rugged Prairie
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
66%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
56%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
60%synergy
Desolate Mire
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
63%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Battlefield Forge
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
35%synergy
Isolated Chapel
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Sunscorched Divide
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
60%synergy
Caves of Koilos
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
19%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
22%synergy
Clifftop Retreat
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Nomad Outpost
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
-8%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
31%synergy
Path of Ancestry
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
22%synergy
Evolving Wilds
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
19%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
9%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Geothermal Bog
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
30%synergy
Sacred Peaks
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
29%synergy
Blood Crypt
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
-19%synergy
Sacred Foundry
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
-20%synergy
Furycalm Snarl
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Godless Shrine
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
-22%synergy
Boros Garrison
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
21%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-3%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Sundown Pass
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-4%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Shattered Landscape
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-2%synergy
Demolition Field
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Haunted Ridge
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-3%synergy
Vibrant Cityscape
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Savai Triome
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-30%synergy
Witch Enchanter
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Fabled Passage
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
0%synergy
Myriad Landscape
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-3%synergy
Tainted Field
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-3%synergy
Spire of Industry
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Jagged Barrens
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy