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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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Twilight Diviner
17%inclusion15 decks86 decks
15%synergy
Rhys, the Evermore
6.3%inclusion6 decks96 decks
6%synergy
Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn
6.1%inclusion23 decks380 decks
6%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
5.2%inclusion5 decks96 decks
2%synergy
Redirect Lightning
4.8%inclusion22 decks458 decks
-1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Reanimate
80%inclusion573 decks715 decks
64%synergy
Murderous Redcap
57%inclusion406 decks715 decks
53%synergy
Ephemerate
54%inclusion383 decks715 decks
49%synergy
Animate Dead
56%inclusion402 decks715 decks
48%synergy
Priest of Fell Rites
50%inclusion356 decks715 decks
45%synergy
Terra, Herald of Hope
47%inclusion333 decks715 decks
45%synergy
Putrid Goblin
45%inclusion323 decks715 decks
44%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
51%inclusion363 decks715 decks
43%synergy
Victimize
49%inclusion347 decks715 decks
41%synergy
Cloudshift
43%inclusion308 decks715 decks
40%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
66%inclusion474 decks715 decks
4%synergy
Goblin Bombardment
49%inclusion347 decks715 decks
40%synergy
Faithless Looting
46%inclusion332 decks715 decks
31%synergy
Anger
46%inclusion330 decks715 decks
39%synergy
Viscera Seer
46%inclusion330 decks715 decks
33%synergy
Path to Exile
45%inclusion324 decks715 decks
-1%synergy
Alesha, Who Laughs at Fate
44%inclusion318 decks715 decks
32%synergy
Sun Titan
44%inclusion312 decks715 decks
33%synergy
Buried Alive
41%inclusion290 decks715 decks
35%synergy
Stitch Together
38%inclusion270 decks715 decks
34%synergy
Game Changers
Underworld Breach
17%inclusion119 decks715 decks
12%synergy
Demonic Tutor
15%inclusion109 decks715 decks
-4%synergy
Smothering Tithe
14%inclusion97 decks715 decks
-12%synergy
Teferi's Protection
11%inclusion81 decks715 decks
-9%synergy
Gamble
11%inclusion76 decks715 decks
4%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
9.4%inclusion67 decks715 decks
-5%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
8.7%inclusion62 decks715 decks
-4%synergy
Jeska's Will
7.6%inclusion54 decks715 decks
-2%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
6.6%inclusion47 decks715 decks
1%synergy
The One Ring
6.0%inclusion43 decks715 decks
-2%synergy
Creatures
Lesser Masticore
38%inclusion269 decks715 decks
36%synergy
Puppeteer Clique
36%inclusion255 decks715 decks
35%synergy
Chainer, Nightmare Adept
32%inclusion231 decks715 decks
29%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
32%inclusion226 decks715 decks
13%synergy
Obstinate Gargoyle
31%inclusion224 decks715 decks
30%synergy
Karmic Guide
31%inclusion219 decks715 decks
24%synergy
Carrion Feeder
31%inclusion219 decks715 decks
28%synergy
Stitcher's Supplier
30%inclusion217 decks715 decks
26%synergy
Esper Sentinel
29%inclusion209 decks715 decks
11%synergy
Blood Artist
29%inclusion206 decks715 decks
11%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
26%inclusion189 decks715 decks
16%synergy
Witch Enchanter
26%inclusion189 decks715 decks
20%synergy
Locke, Treasure Hunter
26%inclusion167 decks644 decks
19%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
25%inclusion182 decks715 decks
8%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
25%inclusion134 decks528 decks
22%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
25%inclusion180 decks715 decks
15%synergy
Mayhem Devil
24%inclusion175 decks715 decks
16%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
24%inclusion174 decks715 decks
21%synergy
Banon, the Returners' Leader
23%inclusion151 decks644 decks
18%synergy
Warren Soultrader
23%inclusion164 decks715 decks
18%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
23%inclusion161 decks715 decks
9%synergy
Gau, Feral Youth
22%inclusion142 decks644 decks
18%synergy
The Warring Triad
21%inclusion136 decks644 decks
17%synergy
Joshua, Phoenix's Dominant
21%inclusion133 decks631 decks
17%synergy
Restless Apparition
21%inclusion147 decks715 decks
20%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
20%inclusion144 decks715 decks
7%synergy
Imperial Recruiter
20%inclusion142 decks715 decks
15%synergy
Voice of Victory
19%inclusion130 decks689 decks
2%synergy
Luminous Broodmoth
19%inclusion133 decks715 decks
16%synergy
Grand Abolisher
18%inclusion131 decks715 decks
9%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
17%inclusion122 decks715 decks
14%synergy
Angel of the Ruins
17%inclusion118 decks715 decks
13%synergy
Lurrus of the Dream-Den
16%inclusion117 decks715 decks
15%synergy
Molten Gatekeeper
15%inclusion105 decks715 decks
13%synergy
Recruiter of the Guard
14%inclusion102 decks715 decks
12%synergy
Flayer of the Hatebound
14%inclusion101 decks715 decks
13%synergy
Loran of the Third Path
14%inclusion101 decks715 decks
7%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
14%inclusion88 decks645 decks
9%synergy
General Leo Cristophe
13%inclusion86 decks645 decks
9%synergy
Squall, SeeD Mercenary
13%inclusion86 decks645 decks
9%synergy
Sister Hospitaller
13%inclusion95 decks715 decks
11%synergy
Bloodghast
13%inclusion94 decks715 decks
10%synergy
Mardu Siegebreaker
13%inclusion89 decks677 decks
0%synergy
Metamorphosis Fanatic
13%inclusion93 decks715 decks
13%synergy
Shadow, Mysterious Assassin
13%inclusion83 decks645 decks
8%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
13%inclusion92 decks715 decks
12%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
13%inclusion90 decks715 decks
12%synergy
Siegfried, Famed Swordsman
12%inclusion79 decks644 decks
8%synergy
Lingering Tormentor
12%inclusion87 decks715 decks
12%synergy
Mog, Moogle Warrior
12%inclusion78 decks644 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Anguished Unmaking
32%inclusion230 decks715 decks
-2%synergy
Entomb
32%inclusion226 decks715 decks
25%synergy
Dark Ritual
30%inclusion216 decks715 decks
14%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
22%inclusion159 decks715 decks
17%synergy
Big Score
20%inclusion140 decks715 decks
10%synergy
Mortify
19%inclusion134 decks715 decks
3%synergy
Saw in Half
18%inclusion126 decks715 decks
14%synergy
Laughing Mad
17%inclusion107 decks644 decks
12%synergy
Fell the Profane
16%inclusion117 decks715 decks
10%synergy
Generous Gift
16%inclusion115 decks715 decks
-3%synergy
Deadly Dispute
16%inclusion115 decks715 decks
-7%synergy
Bedevil
16%inclusion113 decks715 decks
9%synergy
Cauldron Haze
15%inclusion110 decks715 decks
15%synergy
Deadly Rollick
15%inclusion106 decks715 decks
4%synergy
Crackling Doom
15%inclusion106 decks715 decks
-2%synergy
Deflecting Swat
15%inclusion105 decks715 decks
-1%synergy
Silence
14%inclusion97 decks715 decks
8%synergy
Chaos Warp
13%inclusion96 decks715 decks
-3%synergy
Parting Gust
12%inclusion88 decks715 decks
12%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
12%inclusion87 decks715 decks
0%synergy
Flicker of Fate
11%inclusion81 decks715 decks
10%synergy
Boros Charm
11%inclusion78 decks715 decks
-19%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
10%inclusion73 decks715 decks
5%synergy
Pyroblast
10%inclusion68 decks715 decks
5%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
9.4%inclusion67 decks715 decks
1%synergy
Despark
9.4%inclusion67 decks715 decks
-5%synergy
Eerie Interlude
8.8%inclusion63 decks715 decks
7%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
8.7%inclusion62 decks715 decks
4%synergy
Espers to Magicite
8.4%inclusion54 decks645 decks
6%synergy
Culling the Weak
8.3%inclusion59 decks715 decks
4%synergy
Reprieve
7.8%inclusion56 decks715 decks
5%synergy
Not Dead After All
7.7%inclusion55 decks715 decks
7%synergy
Wear // Tear
7.6%inclusion54 decks715 decks
-4%synergy
Cabal Ritual
7.3%inclusion52 decks715 decks
4%synergy
Burnt Offering
7.3%inclusion52 decks715 decks
5%synergy
Demand Answers
7.3%inclusion52 decks715 decks
2%synergy
Village Rites
7.3%inclusion52 decks715 decks
-4%synergy
First Day of Class
6.7%inclusion48 decks715 decks
6%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
6.3%inclusion45 decks715 decks
-8%synergy
Flare of Duplication
6.2%inclusion44 decks715 decks
5%synergy
Bolt Bend
6.0%inclusion43 decks715 decks
4%synergy
Feign Death
5.9%inclusion42 decks715 decks
5%synergy
Abrade
5.7%inclusion41 decks715 decks
0%synergy
Valakut Awakening
5.5%inclusion39 decks715 decks
2%synergy
Rakdos Charm
5.3%inclusion38 decks715 decks
-4%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
5.2%inclusion37 decks715 decks
1%synergy
Lightning Bolt
5.2%inclusion37 decks715 decks
2%synergy
Dawn's Truce
5.0%inclusion36 decks715 decks
-2%synergy
Sorceries
Ruinous Ultimatum
37%inclusion267 decks715 decks
-2%synergy
Unearth
31%inclusion219 decks715 decks
28%synergy
Blasphemous Act
26%inclusion187 decks715 decks
4%synergy
Persist
26%inclusion185 decks715 decks
25%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
25%inclusion178 decks715 decks
21%synergy
Lively Dirge
24%inclusion174 decks715 decks
22%synergy
Toxic Deluge
24%inclusion169 decks715 decks
15%synergy
Damn
22%inclusion156 decks715 decks
4%synergy
Living Death
19%inclusion134 decks715 decks
16%synergy
Diabolic Intent
18%inclusion129 decks715 decks
9%synergy
Night's Whisper
18%inclusion127 decks715 decks
5%synergy
Rejoin the Fight
15%inclusion94 decks644 decks
11%synergy
Dread Return
14%inclusion100 decks715 decks
12%synergy
Unburial Rites
13%inclusion90 decks715 decks
10%synergy
Snort
11%inclusion73 decks644 decks
9%synergy
Vandalblast
11%inclusion78 decks715 decks
0%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
10%inclusion75 decks715 decks
8%synergy
Unmarked Grave
10%inclusion72 decks715 decks
8%synergy
Incarnation Technique
10%inclusion69 decks715 decks
9%synergy
Legions to Ashes
10%inclusion68 decks715 decks
8%synergy
Will of the Abzan
8.8%inclusion60 decks678 decks
8%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
8.4%inclusion60 decks715 decks
7%synergy
Demonic Counsel
7.8%inclusion56 decks715 decks
4%synergy
Tragic Arrogance
7.6%inclusion54 decks715 decks
5%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
7.1%inclusion51 decks715 decks
3%synergy
Sundering Eruption
6.7%inclusion48 decks715 decks
4%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
5.5%inclusion39 decks715 decks
2%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
5.5%inclusion39 decks715 decks
1%synergy
Grim Tutor
5.3%inclusion38 decks715 decks
1%synergy
Farewell
5.0%inclusion36 decks715 decks
-6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Altar of Dementia
34%inclusion241 decks715 decks
30%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
30%inclusion211 decks715 decks
21%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
24%inclusion174 decks715 decks
18%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
23%inclusion165 decks715 decks
-8%synergy
Blasting Station
18%inclusion130 decks715 decks
17%synergy
Monument to Endurance
17%inclusion118 decks715 decks
16%synergy
Lightning Greaves
15%inclusion107 decks715 decks
-19%synergy
Phoenix Down
14%inclusion93 decks644 decks
12%synergy
Cauldron of Souls
14%inclusion99 decks715 decks
13%synergy
Skullclamp
11%inclusion80 decks715 decks
-18%synergy
Brass's Tunnel-Grinder
10%inclusion73 decks715 decks
8%synergy
The Falcon, Airship Restored
9.2%inclusion59 decks644 decks
7%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
9.1%inclusion65 decks715 decks
0%synergy
Conjurer's Closet
8.1%inclusion58 decks715 decks
7%synergy
Key to the City
7.4%inclusion53 decks715 decks
4%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
6.3%inclusion45 decks715 decks
2%synergy
Coin of Fate
5.6%inclusion36 decks644 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Necromancy
31%inclusion224 decks715 decks
28%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
21%inclusion152 decks715 decks
18%synergy
Impact Tremors
20%inclusion143 decks715 decks
5%synergy
Black Market Connections
15%inclusion104 decks715 decks
-1%synergy
Touch the Spirit Realm
14%inclusion100 decks715 decks
13%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
12%inclusion86 decks715 decks
-2%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
12%inclusion86 decks715 decks
-7%synergy
Dance of the Dead
12%inclusion84 decks715 decks
10%synergy
Teleportation Circle
9.1%inclusion65 decks715 decks
7%synergy
Teval's Judgment
8.9%inclusion61 decks684 decks
7%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
8.8%inclusion63 decks715 decks
8%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
8.4%inclusion60 decks715 decks
3%synergy
Smile at Death
7.3%inclusion52 decks715 decks
5%synergy
Thran Vigil
6.2%inclusion44 decks715 decks
6%synergy
Warleader's Call
5.6%inclusion40 decks715 decks
-6%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
5.0%inclusion36 decks715 decks
0%synergy
Planeswalkers
Dihada, Binder of Wills
10%inclusion74 decks715 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
High Market
27%inclusion190 decks715 decks
23%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
22%inclusion159 decks715 decks
13%synergy
Rogue's Passage
22%inclusion159 decks715 decks
-1%synergy
Bojuka Bog
22%inclusion158 decks715 decks
-9%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
20%inclusion142 decks715 decks
12%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
16%inclusion117 decks715 decks
3%synergy
Reliquary Tower
9.2%inclusion66 decks715 decks
-6%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
7.5%inclusion47 decks623 decks
4%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
7.4%inclusion53 decks715 decks
-15%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
6.4%inclusion34 decks532 decks
5%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
6.3%inclusion45 decks715 decks
-1%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
5.7%inclusion41 decks715 decks
4%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
5.3%inclusion38 decks715 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
91%inclusion650 decks715 decks
5%synergy
Sol Ring
90%inclusion643 decks715 decks
1%synergy
Talisman of Conviction
66%inclusion470 decks715 decks
25%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
65%inclusion465 decks715 decks
28%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
54%inclusion388 decks715 decks
13%synergy
Fellwar Stone
38%inclusion273 decks715 decks
10%synergy
Orzhov Signet
27%inclusion194 decks715 decks
-6%synergy
Rakdos Signet
25%inclusion182 decks715 decks
-5%synergy
Boros Signet
21%inclusion151 decks715 decks
-8%synergy
Mind Stone
21%inclusion147 decks715 decks
12%synergy
The Soul Stone
10%inclusion50 decks478 decks
8%synergy
Commander's Sphere
9.4%inclusion67 decks715 decks
-5%synergy
Lotus Petal
8.3%inclusion59 decks715 decks
3%synergy
Cursed Mirror
6.0%inclusion43 decks715 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Swamp
98%inclusion698 decks715 decks
3%synergy
Plains
97%inclusion695 decks715 decks
2%synergy
Mountain
96%inclusion689 decks715 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
96%inclusion686 decks715 decks
4%synergy
Exotic Orchard
68%inclusion489 decks715 decks
17%synergy
Isolated Chapel
62%inclusion443 decks715 decks
10%synergy
Godless Shrine
62%inclusion441 decks715 decks
15%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
61%inclusion436 decks715 decks
10%synergy
Sacred Foundry
60%inclusion426 decks715 decks
15%synergy
Clifftop Retreat
58%inclusion415 decks715 decks
8%synergy
Blood Crypt
57%inclusion404 decks715 decks
13%synergy
Battlefield Forge
55%inclusion396 decks715 decks
16%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
52%inclusion371 decks715 decks
25%synergy
Nomad Outpost
49%inclusion351 decks715 decks
-9%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
49%inclusion348 decks715 decks
16%synergy
Marsh Flats
46%inclusion328 decks715 decks
14%synergy
Caves of Koilos
43%inclusion311 decks715 decks
4%synergy
Arid Mesa
43%inclusion307 decks715 decks
11%synergy
Savai Triome
42%inclusion302 decks715 decks
4%synergy
Fetid Heath
41%inclusion291 decks715 decks
21%synergy
Vault of Champions
41%inclusion290 decks715 decks
7%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
39%inclusion276 decks715 decks
3%synergy
Luxury Suite
38%inclusion272 decks715 decks
6%synergy
Graven Cairns
38%inclusion271 decks715 decks
27%synergy
Rugged Prairie
37%inclusion261 decks715 decks
20%synergy
Spectator Seating
36%inclusion259 decks715 decks
4%synergy
Path of Ancestry
35%inclusion252 decks715 decks
-2%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
31%inclusion222 decks715 decks
21%synergy
Raucous Theater
30%inclusion217 decks715 decks
21%synergy
Elegant Parlor
29%inclusion207 decks715 decks
19%synergy
Witch Enchanter
26%inclusion189 decks715 decks
20%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
26%inclusion188 decks715 decks
15%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
25%inclusion176 decks715 decks
15%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
24%inclusion173 decks715 decks
1%synergy
Furycalm Snarl
24%inclusion172 decks715 decks
15%synergy
Haunted Ridge
23%inclusion167 decks715 decks
3%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
23%inclusion164 decks715 decks
8%synergy
Desolate Mire
23%inclusion162 decks715 decks
11%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
22%inclusion159 decks715 decks
17%synergy
Blazemire Verge
21%inclusion153 decks715 decks
10%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
20%inclusion141 decks715 decks
10%synergy
Sundown Pass
19%inclusion138 decks715 decks
-1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
19%inclusion136 decks715 decks
-8%synergy
Sunscorched Divide
19%inclusion134 decks715 decks
13%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
17%inclusion122 decks715 decks
14%synergy
Sunbillow Verge
17%inclusion121 decks715 decks
8%synergy
Fell the Profane
16%inclusion117 decks715 decks
10%synergy
City of Brass
16%inclusion114 decks715 decks
6%synergy
Ash Barrens
16%inclusion111 decks715 decks
8%synergy
Scrubland
14%inclusion101 decks715 decks
2%synergy