Celes, Rune Knight (Commander) - Upgraded

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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
Twilight Diviner
23%inclusion41 decks179 decks
20%synergy
Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn
10%inclusion42 decks422 decks
9%synergy
Rhys, the Evermore
8.6%inclusion16 decks185 decks
8%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
5.9%inclusion11 decks185 decks
1%synergy
Reaping Willow
5.6%inclusion10 decks179 decks
5%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Reanimate
80%inclusion599 decks751 decks
63%synergy
Murderous Redcap
57%inclusion430 decks751 decks
54%synergy
Ephemerate
54%inclusion405 decks751 decks
49%synergy
Animate Dead
56%inclusion420 decks751 decks
48%synergy
Priest of Fell Rites
50%inclusion379 decks751 decks
46%synergy
Terra, Herald of Hope
47%inclusion351 decks751 decks
45%synergy
Putrid Goblin
45%inclusion341 decks751 decks
44%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
51%inclusion383 decks751 decks
43%synergy
Goblin Bombardment
50%inclusion372 decks751 decks
41%synergy
Victimize
48%inclusion364 decks751 decks
41%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
67%inclusion502 decks751 decks
5%synergy
Faithless Looting
47%inclusion350 decks751 decks
31%synergy
Anger
46%inclusion344 decks751 decks
38%synergy
Viscera Seer
46%inclusion344 decks751 decks
32%synergy
Path to Exile
46%inclusion343 decks751 decks
-1%synergy
Alesha, Who Laughs at Fate
44%inclusion332 decks751 decks
32%synergy
Cloudshift
44%inclusion330 decks751 decks
41%synergy
Sun Titan
43%inclusion326 decks751 decks
33%synergy
Buried Alive
41%inclusion305 decks751 decks
35%synergy
Lesser Masticore
38%inclusion288 decks751 decks
37%synergy
Game Changers
Underworld Breach
17%inclusion125 decks751 decks
12%synergy
Demonic Tutor
15%inclusion115 decks751 decks
-4%synergy
Smothering Tithe
14%inclusion102 decks751 decks
-12%synergy
Teferi's Protection
11%inclusion83 decks751 decks
-9%synergy
Gamble
11%inclusion80 decks751 decks
4%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
10%inclusion72 decks751 decks
-5%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
8.5%inclusion64 decks751 decks
-4%synergy
Jeska's Will
7.6%inclusion57 decks751 decks
-2%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
6.8%inclusion51 decks751 decks
1%synergy
The One Ring
5.7%inclusion43 decks751 decks
-2%synergy
Creatures
Puppeteer Clique
35%inclusion265 decks751 decks
34%synergy
Chainer, Nightmare Adept
32%inclusion243 decks751 decks
29%synergy
Obstinate Gargoyle
32%inclusion240 decks751 decks
31%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
32%inclusion237 decks751 decks
13%synergy
Carrion Feeder
31%inclusion234 decks751 decks
29%synergy
Karmic Guide
31%inclusion232 decks751 decks
24%synergy
Stitcher's Supplier
30%inclusion228 decks751 decks
26%synergy
Blood Artist
29%inclusion219 decks751 decks
11%synergy
Esper Sentinel
29%inclusion216 decks751 decks
10%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
27%inclusion204 decks751 decks
17%synergy
Witch Enchanter
26%inclusion196 decks751 decks
20%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
26%inclusion146 decks566 decks
23%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
26%inclusion193 decks751 decks
8%synergy
Locke, Treasure Hunter
25%inclusion173 decks680 decks
19%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
25%inclusion189 decks751 decks
15%synergy
Mayhem Devil
25%inclusion186 decks751 decks
16%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
24%inclusion179 decks751 decks
20%synergy
Banon, the Returners' Leader
24%inclusion162 decks680 decks
19%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
23%inclusion174 decks751 decks
9%synergy
Warren Soultrader
23%inclusion172 decks751 decks
18%synergy
Gau, Feral Youth
22%inclusion152 decks680 decks
18%synergy
The Warring Triad
21%inclusion145 decks680 decks
17%synergy
Joshua, Phoenix's Dominant
21%inclusion140 decks667 decks
17%synergy
Restless Apparition
21%inclusion157 decks751 decks
20%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
20%inclusion151 decks751 decks
7%synergy
Imperial Recruiter
20%inclusion149 decks751 decks
15%synergy
Luminous Broodmoth
19%inclusion143 decks751 decks
16%synergy
Voice of Victory
19%inclusion138 decks725 decks
2%synergy
Grand Abolisher
19%inclusion142 decks751 decks
9%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
18%inclusion133 decks751 decks
14%synergy
Lurrus of the Dream-Den
16%inclusion122 decks751 decks
15%synergy
Angel of the Ruins
16%inclusion122 decks751 decks
13%synergy
Molten Gatekeeper
15%inclusion113 decks751 decks
13%synergy
Recruiter of the Guard
15%inclusion112 decks751 decks
13%synergy
Loran of the Third Path
14%inclusion108 decks751 decks
8%synergy
Flayer of the Hatebound
14%inclusion104 decks751 decks
12%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
14%inclusion92 decks681 decks
9%synergy
Mardu Siegebreaker
13%inclusion96 decks713 decks
0%synergy
Metamorphosis Fanatic
13%inclusion101 decks751 decks
13%synergy
General Leo Cristophe
13%inclusion91 decks681 decks
9%synergy
Sister Hospitaller
13%inclusion100 decks751 decks
11%synergy
Bloodghast
13%inclusion99 decks751 decks
10%synergy
Shadow, Mysterious Assassin
13%inclusion88 decks681 decks
8%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
13%inclusion96 decks751 decks
11%synergy
Squall, SeeD Mercenary
13%inclusion87 decks681 decks
9%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
12%inclusion93 decks751 decks
12%synergy
Mog, Moogle Warrior
12%inclusion83 decks680 decks
8%synergy
Phelia, Exuberant Shepherd
12%inclusion90 decks751 decks
10%synergy
Siegfried, Famed Swordsman
12%inclusion81 decks680 decks
7%synergy
Lingering Tormentor
12%inclusion89 decks751 decks
12%synergy
Instants
Entomb
32%inclusion243 decks751 decks
26%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
32%inclusion240 decks751 decks
-2%synergy
Dark Ritual
31%inclusion232 decks751 decks
15%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
23%inclusion169 decks751 decks
17%synergy
Big Score
20%inclusion149 decks751 decks
10%synergy
Mortify
19%inclusion145 decks751 decks
4%synergy
Saw in Half
18%inclusion137 decks751 decks
15%synergy
Laughing Mad
16%inclusion111 decks680 decks
12%synergy
Deadly Dispute
16%inclusion121 decks751 decks
-7%synergy
Generous Gift
16%inclusion120 decks751 decks
-3%synergy
Bedevil
16%inclusion119 decks751 decks
9%synergy
Fell the Profane
16%inclusion119 decks751 decks
9%synergy
Deadly Rollick
15%inclusion116 decks751 decks
5%synergy
Deflecting Swat
15%inclusion115 decks751 decks
0%synergy
Crackling Doom
15%inclusion113 decks751 decks
-2%synergy
Cauldron Haze
15%inclusion112 decks751 decks
14%synergy
Silence
14%inclusion103 decks751 decks
8%synergy
Chaos Warp
13%inclusion95 decks751 decks
-4%synergy
Parting Gust
13%inclusion94 decks751 decks
12%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
12%inclusion89 decks751 decks
0%synergy
Flicker of Fate
11%inclusion83 decks751 decks
10%synergy
Boros Charm
11%inclusion81 decks751 decks
-19%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
11%inclusion80 decks751 decks
6%synergy
Pyroblast
10%inclusion72 decks751 decks
5%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
9.3%inclusion70 decks751 decks
1%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
9.2%inclusion69 decks751 decks
5%synergy
Eerie Interlude
9.2%inclusion69 decks751 decks
7%synergy
Despark
9.2%inclusion69 decks751 decks
-5%synergy
Culling the Weak
8.7%inclusion65 decks751 decks
5%synergy
Espers to Magicite
7.9%inclusion54 decks681 decks
5%synergy
Reprieve
7.9%inclusion59 decks751 decks
5%synergy
Not Dead After All
7.6%inclusion57 decks751 decks
7%synergy
Burnt Offering
7.6%inclusion57 decks751 decks
5%synergy
Village Rites
7.3%inclusion55 decks751 decks
-4%synergy
First Day of Class
7.2%inclusion54 decks751 decks
7%synergy
Wear // Tear
7.2%inclusion54 decks751 decks
-5%synergy
Cabal Ritual
7.1%inclusion53 decks751 decks
4%synergy
Demand Answers
6.9%inclusion52 decks751 decks
2%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
6.7%inclusion50 decks751 decks
-8%synergy
Bolt Bend
6.4%inclusion48 decks751 decks
5%synergy
Flare of Duplication
6.1%inclusion46 decks751 decks
5%synergy
Feign Death
6.1%inclusion46 decks751 decks
6%synergy
Redirect Lightning
5.8%inclusion29 decks498 decks
0%synergy
Rakdos Charm
5.5%inclusion41 decks751 decks
-3%synergy
Valakut Awakening
5.3%inclusion40 decks751 decks
2%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
5.2%inclusion39 decks751 decks
1%synergy
Abrade
5.1%inclusion38 decks751 decks
-1%synergy
Sorceries
Stitch Together
38%inclusion284 decks751 decks
34%synergy
Ruinous Ultimatum
37%inclusion276 decks751 decks
-3%synergy
Unearth
31%inclusion231 decks751 decks
29%synergy
Persist
27%inclusion200 decks751 decks
25%synergy
Blasphemous Act
25%inclusion191 decks751 decks
3%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
25%inclusion186 decks751 decks
21%synergy
Lively Dirge
24%inclusion183 decks751 decks
22%synergy
Toxic Deluge
23%inclusion176 decks751 decks
15%synergy
Damn
21%inclusion156 decks751 decks
3%synergy
Living Death
19%inclusion143 decks751 decks
16%synergy
Diabolic Intent
18%inclusion135 decks751 decks
9%synergy
Night's Whisper
18%inclusion133 decks751 decks
5%synergy
Rejoin the Fight
15%inclusion99 decks680 decks
11%synergy
Dread Return
14%inclusion103 decks751 decks
12%synergy
Unburial Rites
13%inclusion97 decks751 decks
10%synergy
Vandalblast
11%inclusion82 decks751 decks
0%synergy
Snort
11%inclusion73 decks680 decks
8%synergy
Legions to Ashes
10%inclusion76 decks751 decks
8%synergy
Unmarked Grave
10%inclusion76 decks751 decks
8%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
10%inclusion76 decks751 decks
8%synergy
Incarnation Technique
9.1%inclusion68 decks751 decks
8%synergy
Will of the Abzan
8.8%inclusion63 decks714 decks
8%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
8.1%inclusion61 decks751 decks
7%synergy
Tragic Arrogance
7.9%inclusion59 decks751 decks
5%synergy
Demonic Counsel
7.5%inclusion56 decks751 decks
3%synergy
Sundering Eruption
6.5%inclusion49 decks751 decks
4%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
6.5%inclusion49 decks751 decks
2%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
5.3%inclusion40 decks751 decks
1%synergy
Grim Tutor
5.3%inclusion40 decks751 decks
1%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
5.2%inclusion39 decks751 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Altar of Dementia
34%inclusion252 decks751 decks
30%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
29%inclusion221 decks751 decks
21%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
25%inclusion186 decks751 decks
18%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
23%inclusion173 decks751 decks
-8%synergy
Blasting Station
18%inclusion138 decks751 decks
18%synergy
Monument to Endurance
16%inclusion120 decks751 decks
15%synergy
Phoenix Down
15%inclusion99 decks680 decks
12%synergy
Lightning Greaves
15%inclusion109 decks751 decks
-20%synergy
Cauldron of Souls
14%inclusion104 decks751 decks
13%synergy
Skullclamp
11%inclusion83 decks751 decks
-18%synergy
Brass's Tunnel-Grinder
10%inclusion73 decks751 decks
8%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
9.2%inclusion69 decks751 decks
0%synergy
The Falcon, Airship Restored
9.0%inclusion61 decks680 decks
7%synergy
Conjurer's Closet
7.9%inclusion59 decks751 decks
6%synergy
Key to the City
7.6%inclusion57 decks751 decks
4%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
6.1%inclusion46 decks751 decks
2%synergy
Coin of Fate
5.6%inclusion38 decks680 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Necromancy
31%inclusion233 decks751 decks
28%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
21%inclusion159 decks751 decks
18%synergy
Impact Tremors
21%inclusion155 decks751 decks
5%synergy
Black Market Connections
15%inclusion110 decks751 decks
-1%synergy
Touch the Spirit Realm
14%inclusion108 decks751 decks
13%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
12%inclusion90 decks751 decks
-2%synergy
Dance of the Dead
12%inclusion90 decks751 decks
11%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
12%inclusion87 decks751 decks
-7%synergy
Teleportation Circle
8.9%inclusion67 decks751 decks
7%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
8.7%inclusion65 decks751 decks
7%synergy
Teval's Judgment
8.5%inclusion61 decks720 decks
7%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
8.1%inclusion61 decks751 decks
3%synergy
Smile at Death
6.9%inclusion52 decks751 decks
5%synergy
Thran Vigil
6.5%inclusion49 decks751 decks
6%synergy
Warleader's Call
5.2%inclusion39 decks751 decks
-7%synergy
Planeswalkers
Dihada, Binder of Wills
11%inclusion79 decks751 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
High Market
27%inclusion203 decks751 decks
23%synergy
Rogue's Passage
22%inclusion168 decks751 decks
-1%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
22%inclusion165 decks751 decks
12%synergy
Bojuka Bog
22%inclusion162 decks751 decks
-10%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
20%inclusion150 decks751 decks
12%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
16%inclusion123 decks751 decks
3%synergy
Reliquary Tower
9.2%inclusion69 decks751 decks
-6%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
7.3%inclusion55 decks751 decks
-15%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
7.3%inclusion48 decks659 decks
4%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
6.5%inclusion37 decks570 decks
5%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
6.0%inclusion45 decks751 decks
-1%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
5.6%inclusion42 decks751 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
91%inclusion681 decks751 decks
5%synergy
Sol Ring
89%inclusion668 decks751 decks
0%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
65%inclusion489 decks751 decks
28%synergy
Talisman of Conviction
65%inclusion488 decks751 decks
24%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
53%inclusion400 decks751 decks
12%synergy
Fellwar Stone
38%inclusion284 decks751 decks
10%synergy
Orzhov Signet
27%inclusion200 decks751 decks
-6%synergy
Rakdos Signet
25%inclusion188 decks751 decks
-6%synergy
Boros Signet
21%inclusion158 decks751 decks
-8%synergy
Mind Stone
20%inclusion151 decks751 decks
12%synergy
The Soul Stone
10%inclusion52 decks518 decks
7%synergy
Commander's Sphere
10%inclusion73 decks751 decks
-5%synergy
Lotus Petal
8.4%inclusion63 decks751 decks
3%synergy
Cursed Mirror
6.0%inclusion45 decks751 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Swamp
97%inclusion731 decks751 decks
2%synergy
Plains
97%inclusion728 decks751 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
96%inclusion722 decks751 decks
4%synergy
Mountain
96%inclusion718 decks751 decks
2%synergy
Exotic Orchard
69%inclusion521 decks751 decks
18%synergy
Isolated Chapel
63%inclusion470 decks751 decks
10%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
62%inclusion467 decks751 decks
11%synergy
Godless Shrine
62%inclusion463 decks751 decks
15%synergy
Sacred Foundry
60%inclusion449 decks751 decks
15%synergy
Clifftop Retreat
59%inclusion440 decks751 decks
8%synergy
Blood Crypt
57%inclusion428 decks751 decks
13%synergy
Battlefield Forge
56%inclusion421 decks751 decks
16%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
53%inclusion396 decks751 decks
26%synergy
Nomad Outpost
49%inclusion368 decks751 decks
-9%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
49%inclusion365 decks751 decks
16%synergy
Marsh Flats
46%inclusion344 decks751 decks
14%synergy
Caves of Koilos
43%inclusion323 decks751 decks
4%synergy
Arid Mesa
43%inclusion322 decks751 decks
11%synergy
Savai Triome
42%inclusion314 decks751 decks
3%synergy
Fetid Heath
41%inclusion307 decks751 decks
21%synergy
Vault of Champions
40%inclusion302 decks751 decks
7%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
40%inclusion297 decks751 decks
3%synergy
Luxury Suite
38%inclusion288 decks751 decks
7%synergy
Graven Cairns
38%inclusion282 decks751 decks
26%synergy
Rugged Prairie
36%inclusion274 decks751 decks
20%synergy
Spectator Seating
36%inclusion270 decks751 decks
4%synergy
Path of Ancestry
35%inclusion264 decks751 decks
-3%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
32%inclusion237 decks751 decks
21%synergy
Raucous Theater
31%inclusion230 decks751 decks
21%synergy
Elegant Parlor
29%inclusion221 decks751 decks
20%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
26%inclusion198 decks751 decks
15%synergy
Witch Enchanter
26%inclusion196 decks751 decks
20%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
25%inclusion188 decks751 decks
16%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
24%inclusion182 decks751 decks
1%synergy
Furycalm Snarl
24%inclusion181 decks751 decks
15%synergy
Haunted Ridge
23%inclusion175 decks751 decks
3%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
23%inclusion174 decks751 decks
8%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
23%inclusion169 decks751 decks
17%synergy
Desolate Mire
23%inclusion169 decks751 decks
11%synergy
Blazemire Verge
22%inclusion162 decks751 decks
10%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
20%inclusion151 decks751 decks
10%synergy
Sundown Pass
20%inclusion147 decks751 decks
-1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
19%inclusion145 decks751 decks
-7%synergy
Sunscorched Divide
18%inclusion138 decks751 decks
13%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
18%inclusion133 decks751 decks
14%synergy
Sunbillow Verge
17%inclusion129 decks751 decks
8%synergy
City of Brass
16%inclusion123 decks751 decks
6%synergy
Fell the Profane
16%inclusion119 decks751 decks
9%synergy
Ash Barrens
15%inclusion116 decks751 decks
8%synergy
Demolition Field
14%inclusion106 decks751 decks
10%synergy