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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
Slumbering Walker
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Twilight Diviner
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Rhys, the Evermore
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Lasting Tarfire
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Curious Colossus
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Priest of Fell Rites
78%inclusion61 decks78 decks
74%synergy
Murderous Redcap
67%inclusion52 decks78 decks
63%synergy
Stitch Together
63%inclusion49 decks78 decks
59%synergy
Terra, Herald of Hope
58%inclusion45 decks78 decks
56%synergy
Phoenix Down
53%inclusion40 decks76 decks
50%synergy
Putrid Goblin
51%inclusion40 decks78 decks
50%synergy
Sun Titan
59%inclusion46 decks78 decks
48%synergy
Puppeteer Clique
49%inclusion38 decks78 decks
48%synergy
Gau, Feral Youth
49%inclusion37 decks76 decks
44%synergy
Obstinate Gargoyle
45%inclusion35 decks78 decks
44%synergy
Top Cards
Reanimate
58%inclusion45 decks78 decks
41%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
56%inclusion44 decks78 decks
39%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
50%inclusion39 decks78 decks
-12%synergy
Viscera Seer
49%inclusion38 decks78 decks
35%synergy
Anger
47%inclusion37 decks78 decks
40%synergy
Goblin Bombardment
47%inclusion37 decks78 decks
39%synergy
Ruinous Ultimatum
46%inclusion36 decks78 decks
7%synergy
Victimize
45%inclusion35 decks78 decks
37%synergy
Faithless Looting
45%inclusion35 decks78 decks
30%synergy
Locke, Treasure Hunter
45%inclusion34 decks76 decks
38%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
6.4%inclusion5 decks78 decks
-1%synergy
Underworld Breach
5.1%inclusion4 decks78 decks
1%synergy
Creatures
Lesser Masticore
44%inclusion34 decks78 decks
42%synergy
The Warring Triad
43%inclusion33 decks76 decks
39%synergy
Stitcher's Supplier
42%inclusion33 decks78 decks
38%synergy
Alesha, Who Laughs at Fate
41%inclusion32 decks78 decks
29%synergy
Banon, the Returners' Leader
41%inclusion31 decks76 decks
36%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
38%inclusion30 decks78 decks
28%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
38%inclusion30 decks78 decks
26%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
38%inclusion26 decks68 decks
35%synergy
Restless Apparition
37%inclusion29 decks78 decks
37%synergy
Shadow, Mysterious Assassin
37%inclusion28 decks76 decks
32%synergy
Carrion Feeder
36%inclusion28 decks78 decks
34%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
36%inclusion28 decks78 decks
18%synergy
General Leo Cristophe
36%inclusion27 decks76 decks
31%synergy
Mayhem Devil
35%inclusion27 decks78 decks
26%synergy
Siegfried, Famed Swordsman
34%inclusion26 decks76 decks
30%synergy
Sabin, Master Monk
34%inclusion26 decks76 decks
32%synergy
Molten Gatekeeper
32%inclusion25 decks78 decks
30%synergy
Mog, Moogle Warrior
30%inclusion23 decks76 decks
26%synergy
Flayer of the Hatebound
29%inclusion23 decks78 decks
28%synergy
Cyan, Vengeful Samurai
29%inclusion22 decks76 decks
26%synergy
Chainer, Nightmare Adept
28%inclusion22 decks78 decks
25%synergy
Millikin
28%inclusion22 decks78 decks
26%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
28%inclusion22 decks78 decks
25%synergy
Bartolomé del Presidio
28%inclusion22 decks78 decks
24%synergy
Angel of the Ruins
27%inclusion21 decks78 decks
23%synergy
Blood Artist
27%inclusion21 decks78 decks
9%synergy
Kefka, Dancing Mad
26%inclusion20 decks76 decks
23%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
24%inclusion19 decks78 decks
23%synergy
Edgar, Master Machinist
24%inclusion18 decks76 decks
21%synergy
Gogo, Mysterious Mime
24%inclusion18 decks76 decks
19%synergy
Lingering Tormentor
23%inclusion18 decks78 decks
23%synergy
Joshua, Phoenix's Dominant
22%inclusion17 decks76 decks
18%synergy
Archfiend of Depravity
22%inclusion17 decks78 decks
17%synergy
Wingrattle Scarecrow
21%inclusion16 decks78 decks
20%synergy
Interceptor, Shadow's Hound
20%inclusion15 decks76 decks
18%synergy
Corpse Knight
19%inclusion15 decks78 decks
16%synergy
Dross Hopper
18%inclusion14 decks78 decks
18%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
18%inclusion14 decks78 decks
5%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
17%inclusion13 decks78 decks
7%synergy
Squall, SeeD Mercenary
16%inclusion12 decks76 decks
12%synergy
Strago and Relm
16%inclusion12 decks76 decks
14%synergy
Palace Jailer
15%inclusion12 decks78 decks
13%synergy
Combustible Gearhulk
15%inclusion12 decks78 decks
13%synergy
Karmic Guide
15%inclusion12 decks78 decks
9%synergy
Dimir House Guard
15%inclusion12 decks78 decks
15%synergy
Woe Strider
15%inclusion12 decks78 decks
15%synergy
Umaro, Raging Yeti
14%inclusion11 decks76 decks
13%synergy
Bloodthrone Vampire
14%inclusion11 decks78 decks
14%synergy
Ruin Grinder
13%inclusion10 decks78 decks
12%synergy
Meteor Golem
13%inclusion10 decks78 decks
10%synergy
Instants
Laughing Mad
43%inclusion33 decks76 decks
39%synergy
Mortify
42%inclusion33 decks78 decks
27%synergy
Bedevil
41%inclusion32 decks78 decks
34%synergy
Big Score
38%inclusion30 decks78 decks
28%synergy
Cloudshift
35%inclusion27 decks78 decks
31%synergy
Crackling Doom
35%inclusion27 decks78 decks
18%synergy
Path to Exile
31%inclusion24 decks78 decks
-16%synergy
Espers to Magicite
22%inclusion17 decks76 decks
20%synergy
Dark Ritual
22%inclusion17 decks78 decks
6%synergy
Ephemerate
22%inclusion17 decks78 decks
17%synergy
Reprieve
21%inclusion16 decks78 decks
18%synergy
Not Dead After All
19%inclusion15 decks78 decks
18%synergy
Undying Malice
17%inclusion13 decks78 decks
16%synergy
Flicker of Fate
15%inclusion12 decks78 decks
15%synergy
Feign Death
15%inclusion12 decks78 decks
15%synergy
First Day of Class
15%inclusion12 decks78 decks
15%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
15%inclusion12 decks78 decks
-19%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
14%inclusion11 decks78 decks
2%synergy
Generous Gift
14%inclusion11 decks78 decks
-5%synergy
Deadly Dispute
14%inclusion11 decks78 decks
-9%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
14%inclusion11 decks78 decks
14%synergy
Getaway Glamer
12%inclusion9 decks78 decks
11%synergy
Despark
12%inclusion9 decks78 decks
-3%synergy
Justiciar's Portal
10%inclusion8 decks78 decks
10%synergy
Parting Gust
10%inclusion8 decks78 decks
9%synergy
Burnt Offering
9.0%inclusion7 decks78 decks
7%synergy
Disenchant
9.0%inclusion7 decks78 decks
7%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
9.0%inclusion7 decks78 decks
8%synergy
Mandate of Peace
9.0%inclusion7 decks78 decks
9%synergy
Flare of Duplication
9.0%inclusion7 decks78 decks
8%synergy
Vincent's Limit Break
7.9%inclusion6 decks76 decks
8%synergy
Shred Memory
7.7%inclusion6 decks78 decks
7%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
7.7%inclusion6 decks78 decks
0%synergy
Soul Partition
7.7%inclusion6 decks78 decks
6%synergy
Blacksmith's Skill
7.7%inclusion6 decks78 decks
6%synergy
Village Rites
7.7%inclusion6 decks78 decks
-4%synergy
Wear // Tear
7.7%inclusion6 decks78 decks
-4%synergy
Abrade
7.7%inclusion6 decks78 decks
2%synergy
Overkill
6.6%inclusion5 decks76 decks
6%synergy
Fight On!
6.6%inclusion5 decks76 decks
6%synergy
Chaos Warp
6.4%inclusion5 decks78 decks
-10%synergy
Cauldron Haze
6.4%inclusion5 decks78 decks
6%synergy
Rakdos Charm
6.4%inclusion5 decks78 decks
-2%synergy
Silence
6.4%inclusion5 decks78 decks
1%synergy
Ultimate Magic: Holy
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
4%synergy
Opera Love Song
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
4%synergy
Rally the Ancestors
5.1%inclusion4 decks78 decks
5%synergy
Fracture
5.1%inclusion4 decks78 decks
-1%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
5.1%inclusion4 decks78 decks
-1%synergy
Decaying Time Loop
5.1%inclusion4 decks78 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Rise of the Dark Realms
42%inclusion33 decks78 decks
38%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
36%inclusion28 decks78 decks
28%synergy
Night's Whisper
35%inclusion27 decks78 decks
22%synergy
Lively Dirge
35%inclusion27 decks78 decks
33%synergy
Legions to Ashes
35%inclusion27 decks78 decks
33%synergy
Rejoin the Fight
34%inclusion26 decks76 decks
31%synergy
Unearth
32%inclusion25 decks78 decks
30%synergy
Buried Alive
32%inclusion25 decks78 decks
26%synergy
Tragic Arrogance
23%inclusion18 decks78 decks
21%synergy
Persist
21%inclusion16 decks78 decks
19%synergy
Snort
17%inclusion13 decks76 decks
15%synergy
Blasphemous Act
15%inclusion12 decks78 decks
-7%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
13%inclusion10 decks78 decks
7%synergy
Evil Reawakened
12%inclusion9 decks76 decks
11%synergy
Resentful Revelation
12%inclusion9 decks76 decks
11%synergy
Jolted Awake
10%inclusion8 decks78 decks
10%synergy
Starfall Invocation
10%inclusion8 decks78 decks
9%synergy
Damn
10%inclusion8 decks78 decks
-8%synergy
Demonic Counsel
9.0%inclusion7 decks78 decks
5%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
7.7%inclusion6 decks78 decks
4%synergy
Storm of Souls
7.7%inclusion6 decks78 decks
8%synergy
Austere Command
7.7%inclusion6 decks78 decks
0%synergy
Helping Hand
7.7%inclusion6 decks78 decks
7%synergy
Toxic Deluge
7.7%inclusion6 decks78 decks
-1%synergy
Dread Return
7.7%inclusion6 decks78 decks
6%synergy
Day of Judgment
7.7%inclusion6 decks78 decks
6%synergy
Suplex
6.6%inclusion5 decks76 decks
6%synergy
Mythos of Snapdax
6.4%inclusion5 decks78 decks
1%synergy
Spectacular Pileup
6.4%inclusion5 decks78 decks
6%synergy
Living Death
6.4%inclusion5 decks78 decks
4%synergy
Unburial Rites
6.4%inclusion5 decks78 decks
4%synergy
Search for Glory
6.4%inclusion5 decks78 decks
6%synergy
Nibelheim Aflame
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
5%synergy
Command the Dreadhorde
5.1%inclusion4 decks78 decks
5%synergy
Vindicate
5.1%inclusion4 decks78 decks
-1%synergy
Unmarked Grave
5.1%inclusion4 decks78 decks
4%synergy
Dusk // Dawn
5.1%inclusion4 decks78 decks
4%synergy
Zombify
5.1%inclusion4 decks78 decks
5%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
5.1%inclusion4 decks78 decks
4%synergy
Feed the Swarm
5.1%inclusion4 decks78 decks
0%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
42%inclusion33 decks78 decks
11%synergy
The Falcon, Airship Restored
26%inclusion20 decks76 decks
25%synergy
Key to the City
26%inclusion20 decks78 decks
22%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
21%inclusion16 decks78 decks
12%synergy
Coin of Fate
20%inclusion15 decks76 decks
18%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
13%inclusion10 decks78 decks
5%synergy
Cauldron of Souls
10%inclusion8 decks78 decks
10%synergy
Phantom Train
7.9%inclusion6 decks76 decks
8%synergy
Conjurer's Closet
7.7%inclusion6 decks78 decks
6%synergy
Altar of Dementia
7.7%inclusion6 decks78 decks
4%synergy
Grinding Station
5.1%inclusion4 decks78 decks
3%synergy
Cryptcaller Chariot
5.1%inclusion4 decks78 decks
5%synergy
Blasting Station
5.1%inclusion4 decks78 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Bastion of Remembrance
21%inclusion16 decks78 decks
7%synergy
Touch the Spirit Realm
19%inclusion15 decks78 decks
18%synergy
Impact Tremors
18%inclusion14 decks78 decks
3%synergy
Thran Vigil
15%inclusion12 decks78 decks
15%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
12%inclusion9 decks78 decks
-7%synergy
Smuggler's Share
9.0%inclusion7 decks78 decks
7%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
9.0%inclusion7 decks78 decks
5%synergy
Animate Dead
7.7%inclusion6 decks78 decks
0%synergy
Fanatical Devotion
6.4%inclusion5 decks78 decks
6%synergy
Astral Drift
6.4%inclusion5 decks78 decks
6%synergy
Astral Slide
6.4%inclusion5 decks78 decks
6%synergy
Thunder of Unity
5.2%inclusion4 decks77 decks
1%synergy
Grasp of Fate
5.1%inclusion4 decks78 decks
4%synergy
Vampiric Rites
5.1%inclusion4 decks78 decks
3%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
5.1%inclusion4 decks78 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
44%inclusion34 decks78 decks
20%synergy
High Market
36%inclusion28 decks78 decks
32%synergy
Bojuka Bog
12%inclusion9 decks78 decks
-19%synergy
Mortuary Mire
10%inclusion8 decks78 decks
9%synergy
Forgotten Cave
7.7%inclusion6 decks78 decks
7%synergy
Secluded Steppe
6.4%inclusion5 decks78 decks
6%synergy
Desert of the Glorified
6.4%inclusion5 decks78 decks
6%synergy
Desert of the True
6.4%inclusion5 decks78 decks
6%synergy
Barren Moor
6.4%inclusion5 decks78 decks
6%synergy
Desert of the Fervent
6.4%inclusion5 decks78 decks
6%synergy
Hidden Courtyard
6.4%inclusion5 decks78 decks
6%synergy
Hidden Necropolis
6.4%inclusion5 decks78 decks
6%synergy
Eden, Seat of the Sanctum
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
5%synergy
Drifting Meadow
5.1%inclusion4 decks78 decks
5%synergy
Smoldering Crater
5.1%inclusion4 decks78 decks
5%synergy
Polluted Mire
5.1%inclusion4 decks78 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
94%inclusion73 decks78 decks
8%synergy
Sol Ring
86%inclusion67 decks78 decks
-3%synergy
Talisman of Conviction
67%inclusion52 decks78 decks
25%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
59%inclusion46 decks78 decks
22%synergy
Mind Stone
37%inclusion29 decks78 decks
29%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
32%inclusion25 decks78 decks
-9%synergy
Rakdos Signet
31%inclusion24 decks78 decks
0%synergy
Orzhov Signet
31%inclusion24 decks78 decks
-1%synergy
Fellwar Stone
24%inclusion19 decks78 decks
-4%synergy
Commander's Sphere
23%inclusion18 decks78 decks
8%synergy
Boros Signet
21%inclusion16 decks78 decks
-8%synergy
Cursed Mirror
9.0%inclusion7 decks78 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Plains
100%inclusion78 decks78 decks
5%synergy
Swamp
99%inclusion77 decks78 decks
4%synergy
Command Tower
97%inclusion76 decks78 decks
5%synergy
Mountain
96%inclusion75 decks78 decks
2%synergy
Exotic Orchard
85%inclusion66 decks78 decks
33%synergy
Nomad Outpost
83%inclusion65 decks78 decks
25%synergy
Isolated Chapel
79%inclusion62 decks78 decks
27%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
78%inclusion61 decks78 decks
42%synergy
Clifftop Retreat
76%inclusion59 decks78 decks
25%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
72%inclusion56 decks78 decks
20%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
72%inclusion56 decks78 decks
62%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
68%inclusion53 decks78 decks
41%synergy
Path of Ancestry
68%inclusion53 decks78 decks
30%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
67%inclusion52 decks78 decks
56%synergy
Battlefield Forge
67%inclusion52 decks78 decks
27%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
59%inclusion46 decks78 decks
44%synergy
Furycalm Snarl
58%inclusion45 decks78 decks
48%synergy
Fetid Heath
55%inclusion43 decks78 decks
35%synergy
Rugged Prairie
54%inclusion42 decks78 decks
37%synergy
Graven Cairns
53%inclusion41 decks78 decks
41%synergy
Evolving Wilds
50%inclusion39 decks78 decks
23%synergy
Desolate Mire
50%inclusion39 decks78 decks
39%synergy
Ash Barrens
46%inclusion36 decks78 decks
39%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
44%inclusion34 decks78 decks
40%synergy
Sunscorched Divide
42%inclusion33 decks78 decks
36%synergy
Sacred Peaks
41%inclusion32 decks78 decks
37%synergy
Geothermal Bog
40%inclusion31 decks78 decks
36%synergy
Demolition Field
36%inclusion28 decks78 decks
32%synergy
Caves of Koilos
27%inclusion21 decks78 decks
-12%synergy
Temple of Malice
24%inclusion19 decks78 decks
7%synergy
Temple of Silence
23%inclusion18 decks78 decks
0%synergy
Temple of Triumph
22%inclusion17 decks78 decks
-1%synergy
Shattered Landscape
19%inclusion15 decks78 decks
0%synergy
Canyon Slough
13%inclusion10 decks78 decks
3%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
13%inclusion10 decks78 decks
-7%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
12%inclusion9 decks78 decks
-3%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
12%inclusion9 decks78 decks
2%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
12%inclusion9 decks78 decks
-1%synergy
Wind-Scarred Crag
12%inclusion9 decks78 decks
3%synergy
Radiant Summit
10%inclusion7 decks68 decks
7%synergy
Boros Garrison
10%inclusion8 decks78 decks
-3%synergy
Tainted Peak
10%inclusion8 decks78 decks
0%synergy
Tainted Field
10%inclusion8 decks78 decks
-2%synergy
Scoured Barrens
10%inclusion8 decks78 decks
1%synergy
Thriving Heath
9.0%inclusion7 decks78 decks
7%synergy
Thriving Bluff
9.0%inclusion7 decks78 decks
7%synergy
Thriving Moor
9.0%inclusion7 decks78 decks
7%synergy
Starting Town
7.9%inclusion6 decks76 decks
5%synergy
Holdout Settlement
7.7%inclusion6 decks78 decks
8%synergy
Capital City
6.6%inclusion5 decks76 decks
6%synergy