Celes, Rune Knight (Commander) - Budget +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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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Dimension X Pizzasaur
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Casey Jones, Back Alley Brute
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Raphael, the Muscle
3.4%inclusion1 decks29 decks
3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Priest of Fell Rites
78%inclusion31 decks40 decks
73%synergy
Terra, Herald of Hope
68%inclusion27 decks40 decks
66%synergy
Gau, Feral Youth
65%inclusion24 decks37 decks
61%synergy
Banon, the Returners' Leader
62%inclusion23 decks37 decks
57%synergy
Stitch Together
60%inclusion24 decks40 decks
56%synergy
Flayer of the Hatebound
57%inclusion23 decks40 decks
56%synergy
Rejoin the Fight
59%inclusion22 decks37 decks
56%synergy
Laughing Mad
57%inclusion21 decks37 decks
53%synergy
Cyan, Vengeful Samurai
54%inclusion20 decks37 decks
51%synergy
The Warring Triad
54%inclusion20 decks37 decks
50%synergy
Top Cards
Morbid Opportunist
65%inclusion26 decks40 decks
47%synergy
Sun Titan
60%inclusion24 decks40 decks
49%synergy
Ruinous Ultimatum
57%inclusion23 decks40 decks
18%synergy
Anger
57%inclusion23 decks40 decks
49%synergy
Siegfried, Famed Swordsman
54%inclusion20 decks37 decks
50%synergy
Locke, Treasure Hunter
54%inclusion20 decks37 decks
47%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
53%inclusion21 decks40 decks
40%synergy
Stitcher's Supplier
53%inclusion21 decks40 decks
47%synergy
Reanimate
53%inclusion21 decks40 decks
35%synergy
Crackling Doom
53%inclusion21 decks40 decks
35%synergy
Game Changers
Gamble
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
-1%synergy
Creatures
General Leo Cristophe
51%inclusion19 decks37 decks
47%synergy
Mog, Moogle Warrior
49%inclusion18 decks37 decks
45%synergy
Shadow, Mysterious Assassin
43%inclusion16 decks37 decks
38%synergy
Gogo, Mysterious Mime
43%inclusion16 decks37 decks
39%synergy
Sabin, Master Monk
41%inclusion15 decks37 decks
39%synergy
Angel of the Ruins
40%inclusion16 decks40 decks
36%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
38%inclusion15 decks40 decks
34%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
38%inclusion15 decks40 decks
36%synergy
Archfiend of Depravity
38%inclusion15 decks40 decks
32%synergy
Millikin
38%inclusion15 decks40 decks
35%synergy
Edgar, Master Machinist
35%inclusion13 decks37 decks
33%synergy
Joshua, Phoenix's Dominant
35%inclusion13 decks37 decks
31%synergy
Alesha, Who Laughs at Fate
35%inclusion14 decks40 decks
23%synergy
Combustible Gearhulk
35%inclusion14 decks40 decks
32%synergy
Murderous Redcap
35%inclusion14 decks40 decks
32%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
35%inclusion14 decks40 decks
17%synergy
Puppeteer Clique
30%inclusion12 decks40 decks
29%synergy
Putrid Goblin
30%inclusion12 decks40 decks
28%synergy
Ruin Grinder
30%inclusion12 decks40 decks
29%synergy
Lesser Masticore
30%inclusion12 decks40 decks
29%synergy
Kefka, Dancing Mad
30%inclusion11 decks37 decks
26%synergy
Summon: Esper Valigarmanda
27%inclusion10 decks37 decks
24%synergy
Interceptor, Shadow's Hound
27%inclusion10 decks37 decks
25%synergy
Umaro, Raging Yeti
27%inclusion10 decks37 decks
26%synergy
Chainer, Nightmare Adept
25%inclusion10 decks40 decks
22%synergy
Meteor Golem
25%inclusion10 decks40 decks
22%synergy
Obstinate Gargoyle
25%inclusion10 decks40 decks
24%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
23%inclusion9 decks40 decks
22%synergy
Viscera Seer
23%inclusion9 decks40 decks
9%synergy
Squall, SeeD Mercenary
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
18%synergy
Strago and Relm
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
17%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
15%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
18%inclusion7 decks40 decks
7%synergy
Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Rhys, the Evermore
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
16%synergy
Setzer, Wandering Gambler
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
15%synergy
Alesha, Who Smiles at Death
15%inclusion6 decks40 decks
11%synergy
Karmic Guide
15%inclusion6 decks40 decks
8%synergy
Kithkin Spellduster
15%inclusion6 decks40 decks
15%synergy
Restless Apparition
15%inclusion6 decks40 decks
14%synergy
Mardu Siegebreaker
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
0%synergy
Luminous Broodmoth
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
10%synergy
Thunderblust
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
12%synergy
Blood Artist
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
-6%synergy
Mayhem Devil
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Molten Gatekeeper
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
11%synergy
Carrion Feeder
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
10%synergy
Bloodghast
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
10%synergy
Sephiroth, Fallen Hero
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Shinra Reinforcements
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Instants
Mortify
53%inclusion21 decks40 decks
37%synergy
Bedevil
50%inclusion20 decks40 decks
43%synergy
Big Score
48%inclusion19 decks40 decks
37%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
30%inclusion12 decks40 decks
-32%synergy
Espers to Magicite
30%inclusion11 decks37 decks
27%synergy
Path to Exile
25%inclusion10 decks40 decks
-22%synergy
Deadly Dispute
18%inclusion7 decks40 decks
-6%synergy
Not Dead After All
15%inclusion6 decks40 decks
14%synergy
Undying Malice
15%inclusion6 decks40 decks
14%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
12%synergy
Cloudshift
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
9%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
-21%synergy
Feign Death
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
12%synergy
Fight On!
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Undying Evil
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
10%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
9%synergy
Flicker of Fate
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
9%synergy
Zuko's Conviction
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Ephemerate
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
2%synergy
Cauldron Haze
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
7%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
-4%synergy
Personify
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Protective Response
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
6%synergy
Sephiroth's Intervention
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Overkill
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Battle Menu
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Restoration Magic
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Vincent's Limit Break
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Chaos Warp
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
-11%synergy
Village Rites
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
-6%synergy
Parting Gust
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Dark Ritual
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
-11%synergy
Murder
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
3%synergy
Despark
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
-9%synergy
Offer Immortality
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Demand Answers
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
0%synergy
Inevitable Defeat
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
-1%synergy
Fracture
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
-1%synergy
Brought Back
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Tragic Slip
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Night's Whisper
45%inclusion18 decks40 decks
32%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
45%inclusion18 decks40 decks
41%synergy
Tragic Arrogance
40%inclusion16 decks40 decks
37%synergy
Snort
38%inclusion14 decks37 decks
35%synergy
Legions to Ashes
38%inclusion15 decks40 decks
35%synergy
Victimize
30%inclusion12 decks40 decks
22%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
20%inclusion8 decks40 decks
12%synergy
Faithless Looting
20%inclusion8 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Buried Alive
20%inclusion8 decks40 decks
14%synergy
Resentful Revelation
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
18%synergy
Lively Dirge
18%inclusion7 decks40 decks
15%synergy
Dread Return
15%inclusion6 decks40 decks
13%synergy
Suplex
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
13%synergy
Persist
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
11%synergy
Living Death
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
10%synergy
Evil Reawakened
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Damning Verdict
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
9%synergy
Unearth
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
8%synergy
Blasphemous Act
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
-13%synergy
Cleansing Nova
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
8%synergy
Random Encounter
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Deadly Precision
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
1%synergy
Mythos of Snapdax
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
2%synergy
Decree of Pain
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
7%synergy
Rite of Oblivion
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
6%synergy
Damn
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
-10%synergy
Aberrant Return
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Ultima
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Afterlife from the Loam
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
5%synergy
Austere Command
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
-2%synergy
Electroduplicate
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Helping Hand
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Painful Truths
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
-3%synergy
Profane Command
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Demonic Counsel
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
1%synergy
Ever After
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Zombify
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Unburial Rites
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Phoenix Down
49%inclusion18 decks37 decks
46%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
45%inclusion18 decks40 decks
36%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
40%inclusion16 decks40 decks
8%synergy
The Falcon, Airship Restored
38%inclusion14 decks37 decks
36%synergy
Key to the City
30%inclusion12 decks40 decks
26%synergy
Coin of Fate
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
20%synergy
Cauldron of Souls
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
12%synergy
Phantom Train
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
8%synergy
The Wind Crystal
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
World Map
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
The Masamune
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
-3%synergy
Lightning Greaves
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
-30%synergy
Conjurer's Closet
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Goblin Bombardment
23%inclusion9 decks40 decks
14%synergy
Smile at Death
15%inclusion6 decks40 decks
13%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
-1%synergy
Impact Tremors
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
-5%synergy
Valkyrie's Call
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
7%synergy
Animate Dead
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
0%synergy
Teval's Judgment
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
4%synergy
Fanatical Devotion
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Marshal's Anthem
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
3%synergy
Warstorm Surge
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
2%synergy
Touch the Spirit Realm
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Vampiric Rites
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
2%synergy
Rakdos Joins Up
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
3%synergy
Debtors' Knell
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Cathars' Crusade
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
-2%synergy
Fungal Fortitude
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Dihada, Binder of Wills
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
1%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
40%inclusion16 decks40 decks
16%synergy
High Market
33%inclusion13 decks40 decks
28%synergy
Bojuka Bog
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
-19%synergy
Reliquary Tower
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
-5%synergy
Eden, Seat of the Sanctum
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Mortuary Mire
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
6%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
2%synergy
Dalkovan Encampment
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
-3%synergy
Temple of the False God
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
88%inclusion35 decks40 decks
2%synergy
Sol Ring
85%inclusion34 decks40 decks
-4%synergy
Talisman of Conviction
65%inclusion26 decks40 decks
24%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
60%inclusion24 decks40 decks
23%synergy
Commander's Sphere
50%inclusion20 decks40 decks
36%synergy
Mind Stone
50%inclusion20 decks40 decks
41%synergy
Rakdos Signet
25%inclusion10 decks40 decks
-5%synergy
Fellwar Stone
25%inclusion10 decks40 decks
-3%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
23%inclusion9 decks40 decks
-18%synergy
Orzhov Signet
23%inclusion9 decks40 decks
-9%synergy
Boros Signet
15%inclusion6 decks40 decks
-13%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
-4%synergy
Mardu Banner
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Cursed Mirror
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
2%synergy
Thought Vessel
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion40 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion40 decks40 decks
6%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion40 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Command Tower
88%inclusion35 decks40 decks
-5%synergy
Nomad Outpost
85%inclusion34 decks40 decks
27%synergy
Exotic Orchard
83%inclusion33 decks40 decks
30%synergy
Isolated Chapel
78%inclusion31 decks40 decks
24%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
75%inclusion30 decks40 decks
38%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
73%inclusion29 decks40 decks
20%synergy
Clifftop Retreat
73%inclusion29 decks40 decks
21%synergy
Battlefield Forge
65%inclusion26 decks40 decks
25%synergy
Path of Ancestry
63%inclusion25 decks40 decks
25%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
60%inclusion24 decks40 decks
32%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
57%inclusion23 decks40 decks
42%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
57%inclusion23 decks40 decks
46%synergy
Furycalm Snarl
57%inclusion23 decks40 decks
48%synergy
Fetid Heath
55%inclusion22 decks40 decks
34%synergy
Evolving Wilds
55%inclusion22 decks40 decks
29%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
55%inclusion22 decks40 decks
46%synergy
Rugged Prairie
53%inclusion21 decks40 decks
35%synergy
Graven Cairns
50%inclusion20 decks40 decks
38%synergy
Sunscorched Divide
50%inclusion20 decks40 decks
44%synergy
Desolate Mire
48%inclusion19 decks40 decks
36%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
43%inclusion17 decks40 decks
38%synergy
Geothermal Bog
43%inclusion17 decks40 decks
39%synergy
Ash Barrens
40%inclusion16 decks40 decks
33%synergy
Sacred Peaks
33%inclusion13 decks40 decks
28%synergy
Demolition Field
30%inclusion12 decks40 decks
26%synergy
Shattered Landscape
23%inclusion9 decks40 decks
3%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
20%inclusion8 decks40 decks
1%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
18%inclusion7 decks40 decks
6%synergy
Caves of Koilos
18%inclusion7 decks40 decks
-22%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
18%inclusion7 decks40 decks
9%synergy
Temple of Triumph
18%inclusion7 decks40 decks
-5%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
18%inclusion7 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Wind-Scarred Crag
18%inclusion7 decks40 decks
9%synergy
Tainted Peak
18%inclusion7 decks40 decks
7%synergy
Boros Garrison
15%inclusion6 decks40 decks
2%synergy
Scoured Barrens
15%inclusion6 decks40 decks
6%synergy
Temple of Silence
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
-10%synergy
Tainted Field
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
-2%synergy
Temple of Malice
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
-7%synergy
Vector, Imperial Capital
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Myriad Landscape
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
-4%synergy
Thriving Bluff
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Vibrant Cityscape
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Rabanastre, Royal City
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Witch Enchanter
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
-2%synergy
Canyon Slough
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
-5%synergy
Akoum Refuge
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
3%synergy