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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
Slumbering Walker
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Lasting Tarfire
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Airbender Ascension
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Sear
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Priest of Fell Rites
73%inclusion52 decks71 decks
69%synergy
Murderous Redcap
65%inclusion46 decks71 decks
61%synergy
Terra, Herald of Hope
59%inclusion42 decks71 decks
57%synergy
Stitch Together
59%inclusion42 decks71 decks
56%synergy
Putrid Goblin
52%inclusion37 decks71 decks
51%synergy
Sun Titan
55%inclusion39 decks71 decks
44%synergy
Puppeteer Clique
45%inclusion32 decks71 decks
44%synergy
Phoenix Down
46%inclusion32 decks69 decks
44%synergy
Reanimate
59%inclusion42 decks71 decks
43%synergy
Obstinate Gargoyle
42%inclusion30 decks71 decks
41%synergy
Top Cards
Morbid Opportunist
52%inclusion37 decks71 decks
35%synergy
Ruinous Ultimatum
48%inclusion34 decks71 decks
9%synergy
Viscera Seer
48%inclusion34 decks71 decks
34%synergy
Faithless Looting
46%inclusion33 decks71 decks
31%synergy
Victimize
45%inclusion32 decks71 decks
37%synergy
Anger
45%inclusion32 decks71 decks
37%synergy
Goblin Bombardment
45%inclusion32 decks71 decks
36%synergy
Gau, Feral Youth
45%inclusion31 decks69 decks
41%synergy
Laughing Mad
45%inclusion31 decks69 decks
41%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
44%inclusion31 decks71 decks
-19%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
7.0%inclusion5 decks71 decks
0%synergy
Underworld Breach
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
1%synergy
Creatures
Locke, Treasure Hunter
43%inclusion30 decks69 decks
37%synergy
Lesser Masticore
42%inclusion30 decks71 decks
41%synergy
Stitcher's Supplier
41%inclusion29 decks71 decks
36%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
41%inclusion29 decks71 decks
28%synergy
The Warring Triad
39%inclusion27 decks69 decks
35%synergy
Banon, the Returners' Leader
38%inclusion26 decks69 decks
33%synergy
Alesha, Who Laughs at Fate
37%inclusion26 decks71 decks
25%synergy
Carrion Feeder
37%inclusion26 decks71 decks
34%synergy
Shadow, Mysterious Assassin
36%inclusion25 decks69 decks
31%synergy
Mayhem Devil
35%inclusion25 decks71 decks
27%synergy
Restless Apparition
35%inclusion25 decks71 decks
35%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
34%inclusion24 decks71 decks
30%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
34%inclusion24 decks71 decks
23%synergy
Siegfried, Famed Swordsman
33%inclusion23 decks69 decks
29%synergy
Sabin, Master Monk
33%inclusion23 decks69 decks
31%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
32%inclusion23 decks71 decks
14%synergy
Mog, Moogle Warrior
32%inclusion22 decks69 decks
28%synergy
General Leo Cristophe
32%inclusion22 decks69 decks
27%synergy
Molten Gatekeeper
31%inclusion22 decks71 decks
29%synergy
Flayer of the Hatebound
30%inclusion21 decks71 decks
28%synergy
Cyan, Vengeful Samurai
29%inclusion20 decks69 decks
25%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
28%inclusion17 decks60 decks
25%synergy
Angel of the Ruins
28%inclusion20 decks71 decks
25%synergy
Chainer, Nightmare Adept
27%inclusion19 decks71 decks
23%synergy
Millikin
27%inclusion19 decks71 decks
25%synergy
Kefka, Dancing Mad
26%inclusion18 decks69 decks
23%synergy
Edgar, Master Machinist
26%inclusion18 decks69 decks
24%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
25%inclusion18 decks71 decks
24%synergy
Bartolomé del Presidio
25%inclusion18 decks71 decks
21%synergy
Blood Artist
24%inclusion17 decks71 decks
6%synergy
Gogo, Mysterious Mime
23%inclusion16 decks69 decks
18%synergy
Lingering Tormentor
23%inclusion16 decks71 decks
22%synergy
Karmic Guide
23%inclusion16 decks71 decks
16%synergy
Archfiend of Depravity
21%inclusion15 decks71 decks
16%synergy
Interceptor, Shadow's Hound
20%inclusion14 decks69 decks
19%synergy
Joshua, Phoenix's Dominant
20%inclusion14 decks69 decks
16%synergy
Bloodthrone Vampire
20%inclusion14 decks71 decks
19%synergy
Wingrattle Scarecrow
18%inclusion13 decks71 decks
18%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
18%inclusion13 decks71 decks
8%synergy
Strago and Relm
17%inclusion12 decks69 decks
16%synergy
Umaro, Raging Yeti
17%inclusion12 decks69 decks
16%synergy
Palace Jailer
17%inclusion12 decks71 decks
15%synergy
Combustible Gearhulk
17%inclusion12 decks71 decks
14%synergy
Dross Hopper
17%inclusion12 decks71 decks
17%synergy
Corpse Knight
15%inclusion11 decks71 decks
12%synergy
Dimir House Guard
15%inclusion11 decks71 decks
15%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
15%inclusion11 decks71 decks
2%synergy
Kithkin Spellduster
14%inclusion10 decks71 decks
14%synergy
Twilight Shepherd
14%inclusion10 decks71 decks
14%synergy
Thunderblust
14%inclusion10 decks71 decks
14%synergy
Instants
Mortify
39%inclusion28 decks71 decks
24%synergy
Bedevil
39%inclusion28 decks71 decks
32%synergy
Big Score
38%inclusion27 decks71 decks
28%synergy
Cloudshift
34%inclusion24 decks71 decks
31%synergy
Crackling Doom
32%inclusion23 decks71 decks
15%synergy
Path to Exile
28%inclusion20 decks71 decks
-19%synergy
Ephemerate
24%inclusion17 decks71 decks
19%synergy
Espers to Magicite
23%inclusion16 decks69 decks
21%synergy
Dark Ritual
20%inclusion14 decks71 decks
4%synergy
Reprieve
17%inclusion12 decks71 decks
14%synergy
Not Dead After All
15%inclusion11 decks71 decks
15%synergy
Deadly Dispute
15%inclusion11 decks71 decks
-7%synergy
Generous Gift
15%inclusion11 decks71 decks
-4%synergy
Flicker of Fate
15%inclusion11 decks71 decks
15%synergy
Undying Malice
14%inclusion10 decks71 decks
13%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
14%inclusion10 decks71 decks
2%synergy
Getaway Glamer
13%inclusion9 decks71 decks
12%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
13%inclusion9 decks71 decks
12%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
13%inclusion9 decks71 decks
-21%synergy
First Day of Class
13%inclusion9 decks71 decks
12%synergy
Parting Gust
11%inclusion8 decks71 decks
10%synergy
Justiciar's Portal
11%inclusion8 decks71 decks
11%synergy
Feign Death
11%inclusion8 decks71 decks
11%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
10%inclusion7 decks71 decks
2%synergy
Shred Memory
10%inclusion7 decks71 decks
10%synergy
Cauldron Haze
10%inclusion7 decks71 decks
9%synergy
Despark
10%inclusion7 decks71 decks
-5%synergy
Burnt Offering
8.5%inclusion6 decks71 decks
6%synergy
Wear // Tear
8.5%inclusion6 decks71 decks
-3%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
8.5%inclusion6 decks71 decks
7%synergy
Chaos Warp
8.5%inclusion6 decks71 decks
-8%synergy
Flare of Duplication
8.5%inclusion6 decks71 decks
7%synergy
Personify
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Vincent's Limit Break
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Overkill
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Soul Partition
7.0%inclusion5 decks71 decks
6%synergy
Disenchant
7.0%inclusion5 decks71 decks
5%synergy
Abrade
7.0%inclusion5 decks71 decks
1%synergy
Village Rites
7.0%inclusion5 decks71 decks
-4%synergy
Scrollshift
7.0%inclusion5 decks71 decks
7%synergy
Mandate of Peace
7.0%inclusion5 decks71 decks
7%synergy
Fight On!
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Restoration Magic
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Ultimate Magic: Holy
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Opera Love Song
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Rally the Ancestors
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
5%synergy
Decaying Time Loop
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
6%synergy
Lapse of Certainty
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
5%synergy
Blacksmith's Skill
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
4%synergy
Infernal Grasp
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Rise of the Dark Realms
39%inclusion28 decks71 decks
36%synergy
Night's Whisper
38%inclusion27 decks71 decks
25%synergy
Buried Alive
37%inclusion26 decks71 decks
31%synergy
Lively Dirge
34%inclusion24 decks71 decks
32%synergy
Rejoin the Fight
33%inclusion23 decks69 decks
30%synergy
Legions to Ashes
32%inclusion23 decks71 decks
30%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
31%inclusion22 decks71 decks
23%synergy
Unearth
30%inclusion21 decks71 decks
27%synergy
Tragic Arrogance
25%inclusion18 decks71 decks
23%synergy
Snort
19%inclusion13 decks69 decks
16%synergy
Persist
18%inclusion13 decks71 decks
17%synergy
Blasphemous Act
14%inclusion10 decks71 decks
-8%synergy
Resentful Revelation
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
12%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
13%inclusion9 decks71 decks
6%synergy
Jolted Awake
13%inclusion9 decks71 decks
12%synergy
Starfall Invocation
11%inclusion8 decks71 decks
10%synergy
Evil Reawakened
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
10%synergy
Demonic Counsel
10%inclusion7 decks71 decks
6%synergy
Toxic Deluge
10%inclusion7 decks71 decks
2%synergy
Austere Command
10%inclusion7 decks71 decks
2%synergy
Damn
10%inclusion7 decks71 decks
-8%synergy
Dread Return
8.5%inclusion6 decks71 decks
7%synergy
Spectacular Pileup
8.5%inclusion6 decks71 decks
8%synergy
Suplex
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Storm of Souls
7.0%inclusion5 decks71 decks
7%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
7.0%inclusion5 decks71 decks
4%synergy
Read the Bones
7.0%inclusion5 decks71 decks
-3%synergy
Command the Dreadhorde
7.0%inclusion5 decks71 decks
7%synergy
Feed the Swarm
7.0%inclusion5 decks71 decks
2%synergy
Vindicate
7.0%inclusion5 decks71 decks
1%synergy
Living Death
7.0%inclusion5 decks71 decks
4%synergy
Final Parting
7.0%inclusion5 decks71 decks
6%synergy
Mythos of Snapdax
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
0%synergy
Dusk // Dawn
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
4%synergy
Unburial Rites
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
3%synergy
Helping Hand
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
5%synergy
Day of Judgment
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
4%synergy
Vandalblast
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
-5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
39%inclusion28 decks71 decks
8%synergy
Key to the City
27%inclusion19 decks71 decks
23%synergy
The Falcon, Airship Restored
26%inclusion18 decks69 decks
24%synergy
Coin of Fate
22%inclusion15 decks69 decks
20%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
18%inclusion13 decks71 decks
10%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
15%inclusion11 decks71 decks
7%synergy
Cauldron of Souls
14%inclusion10 decks71 decks
14%synergy
Altar of Dementia
13%inclusion9 decks71 decks
9%synergy
Phantom Train
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
8%synergy
Conjurer's Closet
8.5%inclusion6 decks71 decks
7%synergy
Lightning Greaves
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
-29%synergy
Blasting Station
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
5%synergy
Skullclamp
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
-23%synergy
Cryptcaller Chariot
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Bastion of Remembrance
20%inclusion14 decks71 decks
6%synergy
Impact Tremors
20%inclusion14 decks71 decks
5%synergy
Touch the Spirit Realm
18%inclusion13 decks71 decks
17%synergy
Thran Vigil
14%inclusion10 decks71 decks
14%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
13%inclusion9 decks71 decks
-6%synergy
Smuggler's Share
8.5%inclusion6 decks71 decks
6%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
8.5%inclusion6 decks71 decks
5%synergy
Animate Dead
8.5%inclusion6 decks71 decks
0%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
7.0%inclusion5 decks71 decks
6%synergy
Astral Slide
7.0%inclusion5 decks71 decks
7%synergy
Astral Drift
7.0%inclusion5 decks71 decks
7%synergy
Thunder of Unity
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
2%synergy
Grasp of Fate
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
42%inclusion30 decks71 decks
19%synergy
High Market
34%inclusion24 decks71 decks
30%synergy
Bojuka Bog
11%inclusion8 decks71 decks
-20%synergy
Desert of the Glorified
7.0%inclusion5 decks71 decks
7%synergy
Desert of the True
7.0%inclusion5 decks71 decks
7%synergy
Barren Moor
7.0%inclusion5 decks71 decks
6%synergy
Secluded Steppe
7.0%inclusion5 decks71 decks
6%synergy
Desert of the Fervent
7.0%inclusion5 decks71 decks
7%synergy
Forgotten Cave
7.0%inclusion5 decks71 decks
6%synergy
Mortuary Mire
7.0%inclusion5 decks71 decks
6%synergy
Eden, Seat of the Sanctum
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Polluted Mire
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
5%synergy
Smoldering Crater
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
5%synergy
Drifting Meadow
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
5%synergy
Hidden Courtyard
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
5%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
-17%synergy
Hidden Necropolis
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
93%inclusion66 decks71 decks
7%synergy
Sol Ring
89%inclusion63 decks71 decks
0%synergy
Talisman of Conviction
72%inclusion51 decks71 decks
31%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
62%inclusion44 decks71 decks
25%synergy
Rakdos Signet
39%inclusion28 decks71 decks
8%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
38%inclusion27 decks71 decks
-3%synergy
Orzhov Signet
35%inclusion25 decks71 decks
2%synergy
Mind Stone
34%inclusion24 decks71 decks
25%synergy
Fellwar Stone
28%inclusion20 decks71 decks
0%synergy
Boros Signet
27%inclusion19 decks71 decks
-2%synergy
Commander's Sphere
23%inclusion16 decks71 decks
8%synergy
Cursed Mirror
10%inclusion7 decks71 decks
7%synergy
Lands
Plains
100%inclusion71 decks71 decks
5%synergy
Swamp
99%inclusion70 decks71 decks
3%synergy
Mountain
99%inclusion70 decks71 decks
5%synergy
Command Tower
94%inclusion67 decks71 decks
2%synergy
Nomad Outpost
83%inclusion59 decks71 decks
25%synergy
Exotic Orchard
80%inclusion57 decks71 decks
29%synergy
Isolated Chapel
73%inclusion52 decks71 decks
21%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
72%inclusion51 decks71 decks
36%synergy
Clifftop Retreat
72%inclusion51 decks71 decks
22%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
69%inclusion49 decks71 decks
18%synergy
Battlefield Forge
68%inclusion48 decks71 decks
28%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
66%inclusion47 decks71 decks
57%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
65%inclusion46 decks71 decks
54%synergy
Path of Ancestry
65%inclusion46 decks71 decks
27%synergy
Furycalm Snarl
59%inclusion42 decks71 decks
50%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
59%inclusion42 decks71 decks
32%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
56%inclusion40 decks71 decks
41%synergy
Fetid Heath
56%inclusion40 decks71 decks
36%synergy
Rugged Prairie
55%inclusion39 decks71 decks
39%synergy
Graven Cairns
51%inclusion36 decks71 decks
40%synergy
Desolate Mire
49%inclusion35 decks71 decks
38%synergy
Evolving Wilds
49%inclusion35 decks71 decks
23%synergy
Ash Barrens
46%inclusion33 decks71 decks
39%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
44%inclusion31 decks71 decks
40%synergy
Sunscorched Divide
42%inclusion30 decks71 decks
36%synergy
Sacred Peaks
41%inclusion29 decks71 decks
37%synergy
Geothermal Bog
39%inclusion28 decks71 decks
36%synergy
Demolition Field
35%inclusion25 decks71 decks
31%synergy
Caves of Koilos
28%inclusion20 decks71 decks
-11%synergy
Temple of Triumph
20%inclusion14 decks71 decks
-3%synergy
Temple of Malice
20%inclusion14 decks71 decks
3%synergy
Temple of Silence
20%inclusion14 decks71 decks
-3%synergy
Shattered Landscape
18%inclusion13 decks71 decks
-1%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
15%inclusion11 decks71 decks
-4%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
15%inclusion11 decks71 decks
1%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
13%inclusion9 decks71 decks
0%synergy
Canyon Slough
13%inclusion9 decks71 decks
3%synergy
Boros Garrison
13%inclusion9 decks71 decks
-1%synergy
Wind-Scarred Crag
10%inclusion7 decks71 decks
1%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
8.5%inclusion6 decks71 decks
-1%synergy
Myriad Landscape
8.5%inclusion6 decks71 decks
-4%synergy
Scoured Barrens
8.5%inclusion6 decks71 decks
-1%synergy
Tainted Field
8.5%inclusion6 decks71 decks
-3%synergy
Starting Town
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Thriving Bluff
7.0%inclusion5 decks71 decks
5%synergy
Tainted Peak
7.0%inclusion5 decks71 decks
-3%synergy
Thriving Moor
7.0%inclusion5 decks71 decks
5%synergy
Godless Shrine
7.0%inclusion5 decks71 decks
-40%synergy
Holdout Settlement
7.0%inclusion5 decks71 decks
7%synergy
Radiant Summit
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
3%synergy