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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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Twilight Diviner
28%inclusion79 decks286 decks
24%synergy
Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn
15%inclusion77 decks503 decks
15%synergy
Rhys, the Evermore
10%inclusion28 decks288 decks
9%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
8.7%inclusion25 decks288 decks
3%synergy
Personify
7.3%inclusion21 decks288 decks
7%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Reanimate
80%inclusion658 decks824 decks
63%synergy
Murderous Redcap
56%inclusion464 decks824 decks
53%synergy
Ephemerate
54%inclusion443 decks824 decks
49%synergy
Animate Dead
56%inclusion459 decks824 decks
48%synergy
Priest of Fell Rites
51%inclusion421 decks824 decks
46%synergy
Terra, Herald of Hope
46%inclusion382 decks824 decks
44%synergy
Putrid Goblin
45%inclusion367 decks824 decks
43%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
50%inclusion416 decks824 decks
43%synergy
Cloudshift
45%inclusion371 decks824 decks
42%synergy
Victimize
49%inclusion407 decks824 decks
42%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
67%inclusion552 decks824 decks
5%synergy
Goblin Bombardment
49%inclusion400 decks824 decks
40%synergy
Faithless Looting
47%inclusion384 decks824 decks
31%synergy
Anger
46%inclusion380 decks824 decks
38%synergy
Viscera Seer
45%inclusion372 decks824 decks
31%synergy
Path to Exile
45%inclusion371 decks824 decks
-2%synergy
Alesha, Who Laughs at Fate
44%inclusion362 decks824 decks
32%synergy
Sun Titan
44%inclusion362 decks824 decks
33%synergy
Buried Alive
40%inclusion330 decks824 decks
34%synergy
Lesser Masticore
39%inclusion320 decks824 decks
37%synergy
Game Changers
Underworld Breach
17%inclusion141 decks824 decks
13%synergy
Demonic Tutor
15%inclusion120 decks824 decks
-4%synergy
Smothering Tithe
12%inclusion102 decks824 decks
-13%synergy
Teferi's Protection
11%inclusion91 decks824 decks
-9%synergy
Gamble
10%inclusion86 decks824 decks
4%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
9.3%inclusion77 decks824 decks
-5%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
7.8%inclusion64 decks824 decks
-4%synergy
Jeska's Will
7.5%inclusion62 decks824 decks
-2%synergy
The One Ring
6.3%inclusion52 decks824 decks
-1%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
6.3%inclusion52 decks824 decks
1%synergy
Creatures
Puppeteer Clique
35%inclusion288 decks824 decks
34%synergy
Chainer, Nightmare Adept
32%inclusion264 decks824 decks
29%synergy
Obstinate Gargoyle
32%inclusion263 decks824 decks
31%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
31%inclusion255 decks824 decks
12%synergy
Stitcher's Supplier
31%inclusion253 decks824 decks
26%synergy
Karmic Guide
30%inclusion251 decks824 decks
24%synergy
Carrion Feeder
30%inclusion249 decks824 decks
28%synergy
Esper Sentinel
30%inclusion247 decks824 decks
12%synergy
Blood Artist
28%inclusion234 decks824 decks
10%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
27%inclusion222 decks824 decks
9%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
27%inclusion171 decks640 decks
24%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
26%inclusion217 decks824 decks
16%synergy
Locke, Treasure Hunter
26%inclusion194 decks753 decks
19%synergy
Witch Enchanter
26%inclusion211 decks824 decks
19%synergy
Mayhem Devil
25%inclusion204 decks824 decks
16%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
25%inclusion203 decks824 decks
15%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
24%inclusion195 decks824 decks
20%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
24%inclusion194 decks824 decks
10%synergy
Banon, the Returners' Leader
23%inclusion173 decks753 decks
18%synergy
The Warring Triad
22%inclusion168 decks753 decks
18%synergy
Warren Soultrader
22%inclusion181 decks824 decks
17%synergy
Gau, Feral Youth
22%inclusion163 decks753 decks
17%synergy
Restless Apparition
20%inclusion168 decks824 decks
20%synergy
Joshua, Phoenix's Dominant
20%inclusion150 decks740 decks
16%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
20%inclusion167 decks824 decks
7%synergy
Luminous Broodmoth
20%inclusion164 decks824 decks
17%synergy
Imperial Recruiter
19%inclusion159 decks824 decks
14%synergy
Grand Abolisher
19%inclusion158 decks824 decks
10%synergy
Voice of Victory
19%inclusion148 decks798 decks
2%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
18%inclusion149 decks824 decks
15%synergy
Angel of the Ruins
17%inclusion138 decks824 decks
13%synergy
Lurrus of the Dream-Den
16%inclusion131 decks824 decks
14%synergy
Molten Gatekeeper
15%inclusion122 decks824 decks
13%synergy
Loran of the Third Path
15%inclusion121 decks824 decks
8%synergy
Recruiter of the Guard
15%inclusion121 decks824 decks
12%synergy
Mardu Siegebreaker
14%inclusion108 decks786 decks
1%synergy
Flayer of the Hatebound
14%inclusion112 decks824 decks
12%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
14%inclusion102 decks754 decks
9%synergy
General Leo Cristophe
13%inclusion101 decks754 decks
9%synergy
Metamorphosis Fanatic
13%inclusion110 decks824 decks
13%synergy
Bloodghast
13%inclusion109 decks824 decks
10%synergy
Squall, SeeD Mercenary
13%inclusion98 decks754 decks
9%synergy
Sister Hospitaller
13%inclusion107 decks824 decks
11%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
13%inclusion103 decks824 decks
11%synergy
Shadow, Mysterious Assassin
12%inclusion93 decks754 decks
7%synergy
Siegfried, Famed Swordsman
12%inclusion89 decks753 decks
7%synergy
Phelia, Exuberant Shepherd
12%inclusion97 decks824 decks
10%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
12%inclusion97 decks824 decks
11%synergy
Millikin
12%inclusion97 decks824 decks
9%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
12%inclusion96 decks824 decks
10%synergy
Instants
Dark Ritual
32%inclusion267 decks824 decks
16%synergy
Entomb
32%inclusion262 decks824 decks
25%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
31%inclusion257 decks824 decks
-3%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
22%inclusion183 decks824 decks
17%synergy
Mortify
20%inclusion162 decks824 decks
4%synergy
Big Score
19%inclusion160 decks824 decks
9%synergy
Saw in Half
18%inclusion150 decks824 decks
15%synergy
Deadly Dispute
17%inclusion139 decks824 decks
-6%synergy
Bedevil
17%inclusion137 decks824 decks
10%synergy
Laughing Mad
16%inclusion121 decks753 decks
12%synergy
Deflecting Swat
16%inclusion129 decks824 decks
0%synergy
Fell the Profane
16%inclusion128 decks824 decks
9%synergy
Generous Gift
15%inclusion127 decks824 decks
-3%synergy
Deadly Rollick
15%inclusion126 decks824 decks
4%synergy
Cauldron Haze
15%inclusion122 decks824 decks
14%synergy
Crackling Doom
15%inclusion122 decks824 decks
-2%synergy
Silence
14%inclusion116 decks824 decks
9%synergy
Chaos Warp
13%inclusion105 decks824 decks
-3%synergy
Parting Gust
12%inclusion98 decks824 decks
11%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
12%inclusion97 decks824 decks
0%synergy
Boros Charm
11%inclusion87 decks824 decks
-19%synergy
Flicker of Fate
11%inclusion87 decks824 decks
10%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
10%inclusion84 decks824 decks
5%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
10%inclusion82 decks824 decks
2%synergy
Pyroblast
10%inclusion81 decks824 decks
5%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
9.3%inclusion77 decks824 decks
5%synergy
Culling the Weak
9.2%inclusion76 decks824 decks
5%synergy
Eerie Interlude
9.0%inclusion74 decks824 decks
7%synergy
Despark
8.7%inclusion72 decks824 decks
-5%synergy
Espers to Magicite
8.0%inclusion60 decks754 decks
6%synergy
Reprieve
7.8%inclusion64 decks824 decks
5%synergy
Not Dead After All
7.6%inclusion63 decks824 decks
7%synergy
Burnt Offering
7.5%inclusion62 decks824 decks
5%synergy
Village Rites
7.4%inclusion61 decks824 decks
-4%synergy
Redirect Lightning
7.3%inclusion42 decks573 decks
1%synergy
Demand Answers
7.2%inclusion59 decks824 decks
2%synergy
Cabal Ritual
7.2%inclusion59 decks824 decks
4%synergy
Wear // Tear
6.8%inclusion56 decks824 decks
-5%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
6.7%inclusion55 decks824 decks
-8%synergy
First Day of Class
6.6%inclusion54 decks824 decks
6%synergy
Flare of Duplication
6.4%inclusion53 decks824 decks
5%synergy
Bolt Bend
6.2%inclusion51 decks824 decks
4%synergy
Feign Death
6.1%inclusion50 decks824 decks
5%synergy
Rakdos Charm
5.6%inclusion46 decks824 decks
-3%synergy
Valakut Awakening
5.6%inclusion46 decks824 decks
3%synergy
Abrade
5.5%inclusion45 decks824 decks
0%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
5.1%inclusion42 decks824 decks
1%synergy
Sorceries
Stitch Together
39%inclusion318 decks824 decks
35%synergy
Ruinous Ultimatum
37%inclusion302 decks824 decks
-3%synergy
Unearth
30%inclusion245 decks824 decks
27%synergy
Persist
27%inclusion219 decks824 decks
25%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
26%inclusion212 decks824 decks
22%synergy
Blasphemous Act
25%inclusion203 decks824 decks
2%synergy
Toxic Deluge
24%inclusion196 decks824 decks
16%synergy
Lively Dirge
23%inclusion192 decks824 decks
21%synergy
Damn
21%inclusion174 decks824 decks
3%synergy
Living Death
18%inclusion152 decks824 decks
16%synergy
Diabolic Intent
18%inclusion147 decks824 decks
8%synergy
Night's Whisper
18%inclusion147 decks824 decks
5%synergy
Rejoin the Fight
15%inclusion114 decks753 decks
12%synergy
Dread Return
14%inclusion115 decks824 decks
12%synergy
Unburial Rites
13%inclusion107 decks824 decks
11%synergy
Snort
10%inclusion79 decks753 decks
8%synergy
Vandalblast
10%inclusion84 decks824 decks
0%synergy
Legions to Ashes
10%inclusion83 decks824 decks
8%synergy
Unmarked Grave
10%inclusion81 decks824 decks
8%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
10%inclusion80 decks824 decks
7%synergy
Incarnation Technique
8.9%inclusion73 decks824 decks
8%synergy
Will of the Abzan
8.6%inclusion68 decks787 decks
8%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
8.3%inclusion68 decks824 decks
7%synergy
Tragic Arrogance
8.0%inclusion66 decks824 decks
6%synergy
Demonic Counsel
7.0%inclusion58 decks824 decks
3%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
6.4%inclusion53 decks824 decks
2%synergy
Sundering Eruption
6.2%inclusion51 decks824 decks
3%synergy
Grim Tutor
5.3%inclusion44 decks824 decks
1%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
5.2%inclusion43 decks824 decks
2%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
5.1%inclusion42 decks824 decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Altar of Dementia
33%inclusion276 decks824 decks
30%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
29%inclusion238 decks824 decks
21%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
24%inclusion197 decks824 decks
17%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
23%inclusion189 decks824 decks
-9%synergy
Blasting Station
19%inclusion154 decks824 decks
18%synergy
Monument to Endurance
15%inclusion124 decks824 decks
15%synergy
Phoenix Down
15%inclusion110 decks753 decks
12%synergy
Lightning Greaves
14%inclusion118 decks824 decks
-20%synergy
Cauldron of Souls
13%inclusion108 decks824 decks
13%synergy
Skullclamp
11%inclusion90 decks824 decks
-18%synergy
Brass's Tunnel-Grinder
10%inclusion80 decks824 decks
8%synergy
The Falcon, Airship Restored
9.3%inclusion70 decks753 decks
8%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
9.1%inclusion75 decks824 decks
0%synergy
Conjurer's Closet
7.6%inclusion63 decks824 decks
6%synergy
Key to the City
7.5%inclusion62 decks824 decks
4%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
6.4%inclusion53 decks824 decks
2%synergy
Coin of Fate
5.4%inclusion41 decks753 decks
4%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
5.1%inclusion42 decks824 decks
-2%synergy
Enchantments
Necromancy
31%inclusion254 decks824 decks
28%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
22%inclusion180 decks824 decks
18%synergy
Impact Tremors
21%inclusion171 decks824 decks
5%synergy
Touch the Spirit Realm
14%inclusion118 decks824 decks
13%synergy
Black Market Connections
14%inclusion118 decks824 decks
-1%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
12%inclusion98 decks824 decks
-7%synergy
Dance of the Dead
12%inclusion95 decks824 decks
10%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
12%inclusion95 decks824 decks
-2%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
8.6%inclusion71 decks824 decks
7%synergy
Teleportation Circle
8.6%inclusion71 decks824 decks
7%synergy
Teval's Judgment
8.4%inclusion67 decks793 decks
7%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
8.1%inclusion67 decks824 decks
3%synergy
Smile at Death
7.0%inclusion58 decks824 decks
5%synergy
Thran Vigil
6.1%inclusion50 decks824 decks
6%synergy
Warleader's Call
5.2%inclusion43 decks824 decks
-7%synergy
Planeswalkers
Dihada, Binder of Wills
10%inclusion80 decks824 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
High Market
27%inclusion226 decks824 decks
23%synergy
Rogue's Passage
22%inclusion183 decks824 decks
-1%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
22%inclusion181 decks824 decks
12%synergy
Bojuka Bog
21%inclusion171 decks824 decks
-10%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
19%inclusion160 decks824 decks
12%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
16%inclusion134 decks824 decks
3%synergy
Reliquary Tower
8.9%inclusion73 decks824 decks
-7%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
8.2%inclusion60 decks732 decks
5%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
7.2%inclusion59 decks824 decks
-16%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
6.1%inclusion39 decks644 decks
5%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
5.8%inclusion48 decks824 decks
4%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
5.8%inclusion48 decks824 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
91%inclusion749 decks824 decks
5%synergy
Sol Ring
89%inclusion735 decks824 decks
1%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
65%inclusion536 decks824 decks
28%synergy
Talisman of Conviction
64%inclusion530 decks824 decks
23%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
53%inclusion439 decks824 decks
12%synergy
Fellwar Stone
38%inclusion311 decks824 decks
10%synergy
Orzhov Signet
26%inclusion212 decks824 decks
-6%synergy
Rakdos Signet
24%inclusion196 decks824 decks
-6%synergy
Mind Stone
20%inclusion168 decks824 decks
12%synergy
Boros Signet
20%inclusion162 decks824 decks
-9%synergy
The Soul Stone
10%inclusion57 decks593 decks
7%synergy
Commander's Sphere
9.1%inclusion75 decks824 decks
-5%synergy
Lotus Petal
8.6%inclusion71 decks824 decks
3%synergy
Cursed Mirror
6.3%inclusion52 decks824 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
97%inclusion802 decks824 decks
2%synergy
Plains
97%inclusion798 decks824 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
96%inclusion790 decks824 decks
4%synergy
Mountain
96%inclusion787 decks824 decks
2%synergy
Exotic Orchard
69%inclusion567 decks824 decks
17%synergy
Isolated Chapel
64%inclusion524 decks824 decks
11%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
63%inclusion518 decks824 decks
11%synergy
Godless Shrine
62%inclusion508 decks824 decks
14%synergy
Sacred Foundry
59%inclusion489 decks824 decks
15%synergy
Clifftop Retreat
59%inclusion488 decks824 decks
8%synergy
Blood Crypt
57%inclusion469 decks824 decks
13%synergy
Battlefield Forge
56%inclusion463 decks824 decks
16%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
53%inclusion440 decks824 decks
26%synergy
Nomad Outpost
49%inclusion406 decks824 decks
-9%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
48%inclusion396 decks824 decks
16%synergy
Marsh Flats
46%inclusion376 decks824 decks
14%synergy
Caves of Koilos
42%inclusion350 decks824 decks
3%synergy
Arid Mesa
42%inclusion345 decks824 decks
11%synergy
Fetid Heath
42%inclusion343 decks824 decks
21%synergy
Savai Triome
41%inclusion341 decks824 decks
3%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
41%inclusion335 decks824 decks
4%synergy
Vault of Champions
39%inclusion319 decks824 decks
6%synergy
Graven Cairns
38%inclusion311 decks824 decks
26%synergy
Rugged Prairie
37%inclusion305 decks824 decks
20%synergy
Luxury Suite
37%inclusion301 decks824 decks
5%synergy
Path of Ancestry
36%inclusion296 decks824 decks
-2%synergy
Spectator Seating
34%inclusion284 decks824 decks
3%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
32%inclusion263 decks824 decks
22%synergy
Raucous Theater
31%inclusion254 decks824 decks
21%synergy
Elegant Parlor
29%inclusion242 decks824 decks
20%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
27%inclusion226 decks824 decks
16%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
26%inclusion218 decks824 decks
17%synergy
Witch Enchanter
26%inclusion211 decks824 decks
19%synergy
Furycalm Snarl
25%inclusion207 decks824 decks
16%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
24%inclusion200 decks824 decks
9%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
24%inclusion194 decks824 decks
0%synergy
Desolate Mire
23%inclusion193 decks824 decks
12%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
22%inclusion183 decks824 decks
17%synergy
Haunted Ridge
22%inclusion180 decks824 decks
2%synergy
Blazemire Verge
20%inclusion167 decks824 decks
8%synergy
Sunscorched Divide
19%inclusion160 decks824 decks
13%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
19%inclusion158 decks824 decks
9%synergy
Evolving Wilds
19%inclusion155 decks824 decks
-8%synergy
Sundown Pass
18%inclusion152 decks824 decks
-2%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
18%inclusion149 decks824 decks
15%synergy
Sunbillow Verge
16%inclusion132 decks824 decks
7%synergy
City of Brass
16%inclusion131 decks824 decks
6%synergy
Fell the Profane
16%inclusion128 decks824 decks
9%synergy
Ash Barrens
15%inclusion126 decks824 decks
8%synergy
Scrubland
15%inclusion120 decks824 decks
2%synergy