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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
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Rhys, the Evermore
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Slumbering Walker
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Kulrath Zealot
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Murderous Redcap
79%inclusion54 decks68 decks
76%synergy
Putrid Goblin
72%inclusion49 decks68 decks
71%synergy
Goblin Bombardment
75%inclusion51 decks68 decks
66%synergy
Viscera Seer
75%inclusion51 decks68 decks
61%synergy
Reanimate
76%inclusion52 decks68 decks
60%synergy
Lesser Masticore
59%inclusion40 decks68 decks
58%synergy
Cloudshift
56%inclusion38 decks68 decks
53%synergy
Obstinate Gargoyle
53%inclusion36 decks68 decks
52%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
57%inclusion39 decks68 decks
50%synergy
Ephemerate
51%inclusion35 decks68 decks
47%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
62%inclusion42 decks68 decks
-1%synergy
Animate Dead
53%inclusion36 decks68 decks
45%synergy
Victimize
51%inclusion35 decks68 decks
44%synergy
Faithless Looting
50%inclusion34 decks68 decks
35%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
48%inclusion26 decks54 decks
45%synergy
Puppeteer Clique
47%inclusion32 decks68 decks
46%synergy
Priest of Fell Rites
47%inclusion32 decks68 decks
43%synergy
Unearth
46%inclusion31 decks68 decks
43%synergy
Buried Alive
46%inclusion31 decks68 decks
40%synergy
Path to Exile
44%inclusion30 decks68 decks
-3%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
19%inclusion13 decks68 decks
0%synergy
Underworld Breach
16%inclusion11 decks68 decks
12%synergy
Gamble
16%inclusion11 decks68 decks
10%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
16%inclusion11 decks68 decks
1%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
15%inclusion10 decks68 decks
2%synergy
Teferi's Protection
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
-11%synergy
Jeska's Will
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
-1%synergy
Smothering Tithe
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
-20%synergy
Ancient Tomb
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
-2%synergy
The One Ring
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
-2%synergy
Creatures
Terra, Herald of Hope
43%inclusion29 decks68 decks
41%synergy
Carrion Feeder
43%inclusion29 decks68 decks
40%synergy
Blood Artist
41%inclusion28 decks68 decks
23%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
41%inclusion28 decks68 decks
23%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
38%inclusion26 decks68 decks
28%synergy
Anger
38%inclusion26 decks68 decks
31%synergy
Mayhem Devil
37%inclusion25 decks68 decks
28%synergy
Alesha, Who Laughs at Fate
35%inclusion24 decks68 decks
23%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
35%inclusion24 decks68 decks
25%synergy
Restless Apparition
35%inclusion24 decks68 decks
35%synergy
Warren Soultrader
34%inclusion23 decks68 decks
29%synergy
Voice of Victory
33%inclusion22 decks67 decks
16%synergy
Stitcher's Supplier
32%inclusion22 decks68 decks
28%synergy
Sun Titan
32%inclusion22 decks68 decks
22%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
31%inclusion21 decks68 decks
13%synergy
Esper Sentinel
31%inclusion21 decks68 decks
12%synergy
Chainer, Nightmare Adept
28%inclusion19 decks68 decks
24%synergy
Imperial Recruiter
26%inclusion18 decks68 decks
22%synergy
Karmic Guide
26%inclusion18 decks68 decks
20%synergy
Grand Abolisher
25%inclusion17 decks68 decks
16%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
22%inclusion15 decks68 decks
19%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
20%inclusion12 decks59 decks
16%synergy
Banon, the Returners' Leader
20%inclusion12 decks59 decks
15%synergy
Witch Enchanter
19%inclusion13 decks68 decks
13%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
19%inclusion13 decks68 decks
5%synergy
Lingering Tormentor
19%inclusion13 decks68 decks
19%synergy
Lurrus of the Dream-Den
19%inclusion13 decks68 decks
17%synergy
Locke, Treasure Hunter
19%inclusion11 decks59 decks
12%synergy
The Warring Triad
19%inclusion11 decks59 decks
14%synergy
Molten Gatekeeper
18%inclusion12 decks68 decks
16%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
18%inclusion12 decks68 decks
14%synergy
Bartolomé del Presidio
18%inclusion12 decks68 decks
13%synergy
Gau, Feral Youth
17%inclusion10 decks59 decks
13%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
16%inclusion11 decks68 decks
3%synergy
Woe Strider
16%inclusion11 decks68 decks
15%synergy
Recruiter of the Guard
16%inclusion11 decks68 decks
14%synergy
Kithkin Spellduster
16%inclusion11 decks68 decks
16%synergy
Joshua, Phoenix's Dominant
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
11%synergy
Wingrattle Scarecrow
15%inclusion10 decks68 decks
14%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
15%inclusion10 decks68 decks
1%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
15%inclusion10 decks68 decks
12%synergy
Persistent Constrictor
13%inclusion9 decks68 decks
13%synergy
Ranger-Captain of Eos
13%inclusion9 decks68 decks
10%synergy
Deadpool, Trading Card
12%inclusion8 decks65 decks
11%synergy
Shadow, Mysterious Assassin
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
7%synergy
Reveillark
12%inclusion8 decks68 decks
10%synergy
Luminous Broodmoth
12%inclusion8 decks68 decks
9%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
12%inclusion8 decks68 decks
9%synergy
Loran of the Third Path
12%inclusion8 decks68 decks
5%synergy
Twilight Shepherd
12%inclusion8 decks68 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Dark Ritual
40%inclusion27 decks68 decks
24%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
38%inclusion26 decks68 decks
4%synergy
Entomb
34%inclusion23 decks68 decks
27%synergy
Deadly Rollick
24%inclusion16 decks68 decks
13%synergy
Silence
24%inclusion16 decks68 decks
18%synergy
Mortify
24%inclusion16 decks68 decks
8%synergy
Fell the Profane
22%inclusion15 decks68 decks
16%synergy
Cauldron Haze
22%inclusion15 decks68 decks
22%synergy
Saw in Half
22%inclusion15 decks68 decks
19%synergy
Big Score
21%inclusion14 decks68 decks
11%synergy
Generous Gift
21%inclusion14 decks68 decks
1%synergy
Laughing Mad
20%inclusion12 decks59 decks
16%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
19%inclusion13 decks68 decks
14%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
19%inclusion13 decks68 decks
15%synergy
Pyroblast
19%inclusion13 decks68 decks
14%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
18%inclusion12 decks68 decks
13%synergy
Deadly Dispute
18%inclusion12 decks68 decks
-5%synergy
Wear // Tear
16%inclusion11 decks68 decks
4%synergy
Deflecting Swat
16%inclusion11 decks68 decks
1%synergy
Flicker of Fate
16%inclusion11 decks68 decks
15%synergy
Crackling Doom
16%inclusion11 decks68 decks
-1%synergy
Burnt Offering
15%inclusion10 decks68 decks
12%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
15%inclusion10 decks68 decks
3%synergy
Reprieve
15%inclusion10 decks68 decks
12%synergy
Chaos Warp
13%inclusion9 decks68 decks
-3%synergy
Bedevil
13%inclusion9 decks68 decks
6%synergy
Abrade
13%inclusion9 decks68 decks
8%synergy
Eerie Interlude
12%inclusion8 decks68 decks
10%synergy
Not Dead After All
12%inclusion8 decks68 decks
11%synergy
Bolt Bend
12%inclusion8 decks68 decks
10%synergy
Despark
10%inclusion7 decks68 decks
-4%synergy
Village Rites
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
-2%synergy
Cabal Ritual
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
6%synergy
First Day of Class
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
9%synergy
Feign Death
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
8%synergy
Redirect Lightning
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
3%synergy
Clever Concealment
7.4%inclusion5 decks68 decks
3%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
7.4%inclusion5 decks68 decks
-7%synergy
Undying Malice
7.4%inclusion5 decks68 decks
7%synergy
Infernal Grasp
7.4%inclusion5 decks68 decks
5%synergy
Fire Covenant
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
4%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
-2%synergy
Soul Partition
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
4%synergy
Mausoleum Secrets
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
6%synergy
Lightning Bolt
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
3%synergy
Rakdos Charm
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
-3%synergy
Culling the Weak
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
2%synergy
Brought Back
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
5%synergy
Espers to Magicite
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Ruinous Ultimatum
37%inclusion25 decks68 decks
-2%synergy
Stitch Together
37%inclusion25 decks68 decks
33%synergy
Lively Dirge
35%inclusion24 decks68 decks
33%synergy
Persist
34%inclusion23 decks68 decks
32%synergy
Blasphemous Act
32%inclusion22 decks68 decks
10%synergy
Damn
29%inclusion20 decks68 decks
11%synergy
Toxic Deluge
28%inclusion19 decks68 decks
20%synergy
Diabolic Intent
25%inclusion17 decks68 decks
16%synergy
Night's Whisper
24%inclusion16 decks68 decks
11%synergy
Living Death
22%inclusion15 decks68 decks
19%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
22%inclusion15 decks68 decks
18%synergy
Unmarked Grave
15%inclusion10 decks68 decks
13%synergy
Snort
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
11%synergy
Vandalblast
12%inclusion8 decks68 decks
1%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
12%inclusion8 decks68 decks
9%synergy
Unburial Rites
12%inclusion8 decks68 decks
9%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
10%inclusion7 decks68 decks
6%synergy
Demonic Counsel
10%inclusion7 decks68 decks
6%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
5%synergy
Exhume
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
8%synergy
Rejoin the Fight
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
5%synergy
Will of the Abzan
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
7%synergy
Vindicate
7.4%inclusion5 decks68 decks
1%synergy
Suplex
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Electroduplicate
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
5%synergy
Helping Hand
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
6%synergy
Dread Return
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
4%synergy
Jolted Awake
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
6%synergy
Twinflame
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
4%synergy
Final Parting
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
5%synergy
Sundering Eruption
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
3%synergy
Legions to Ashes
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
4%synergy
Grim Tutor
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Altar of Dementia
40%inclusion27 decks68 decks
36%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
38%inclusion26 decks68 decks
30%synergy
Blasting Station
32%inclusion22 decks68 decks
32%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
26%inclusion18 decks68 decks
20%synergy
Phoenix Down
25%inclusion15 decks59 decks
23%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
25%inclusion17 decks68 decks
-6%synergy
Skullclamp
16%inclusion11 decks68 decks
-13%synergy
Lightning Greaves
15%inclusion10 decks68 decks
-20%synergy
Monument to Endurance
12%inclusion8 decks68 decks
11%synergy
Cauldron of Souls
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
8%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
7.4%inclusion5 decks68 decks
3%synergy
Grinding Station
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
4%synergy
Panharmonicon
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
4%synergy
Key to the City
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
2%synergy
The Falcon, Airship Restored
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Impact Tremors
31%inclusion21 decks68 decks
16%synergy
Necromancy
22%inclusion15 decks68 decks
19%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
18%inclusion12 decks68 decks
14%synergy
Touch the Spirit Realm
18%inclusion12 decks68 decks
16%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
16%inclusion11 decks68 decks
2%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
16%inclusion11 decks68 decks
-3%synergy
Thran Vigil
12%inclusion8 decks68 decks
12%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
12%inclusion8 decks68 decks
7%synergy
Dance of the Dead
12%inclusion8 decks68 decks
10%synergy
Black Market Connections
12%inclusion8 decks68 decks
-4%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
10%inclusion7 decks68 decks
9%synergy
Teleportation Circle
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
7%synergy
Valkyrie's Call
7.4%inclusion5 decks68 decks
7%synergy
Fanatical Devotion
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
5%synergy
All Will Be One
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
5%synergy
Cathars' Crusade
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
-1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Dihada, Binder of Wills
7.4%inclusion5 decks68 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
High Market
29%inclusion20 decks68 decks
25%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
28%inclusion19 decks68 decks
18%synergy
Rogue's Passage
25%inclusion17 decks68 decks
2%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
24%inclusion16 decks68 decks
10%synergy
Bojuka Bog
21%inclusion14 decks68 decks
-11%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
13%inclusion9 decks68 decks
5%synergy
Reliquary Tower
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
-7%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Barren Moor
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
5%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
5%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
-17%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
94%inclusion64 decks68 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Signet
90%inclusion61 decks68 decks
4%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
69%inclusion47 decks68 decks
32%synergy
Talisman of Conviction
62%inclusion42 decks68 decks
21%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
59%inclusion40 decks68 decks
18%synergy
Fellwar Stone
46%inclusion31 decks68 decks
17%synergy
Rakdos Signet
28%inclusion19 decks68 decks
-3%synergy
Orzhov Signet
26%inclusion18 decks68 decks
-6%synergy
Boros Signet
22%inclusion15 decks68 decks
-7%synergy
Mind Stone
22%inclusion15 decks68 decks
13%synergy
The Soul Stone
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
14%synergy
Lotus Petal
12%inclusion8 decks68 decks
6%synergy
Cursed Mirror
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion68 decks68 decks
8%synergy
Swamp
99%inclusion67 decks68 decks
3%synergy
Mountain
97%inclusion66 decks68 decks
3%synergy
Plains
97%inclusion66 decks68 decks
2%synergy
Exotic Orchard
72%inclusion49 decks68 decks
20%synergy
Battlefield Forge
68%inclusion46 decks68 decks
28%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
65%inclusion44 decks68 decks
38%synergy
Isolated Chapel
63%inclusion43 decks68 decks
11%synergy
Clifftop Retreat
62%inclusion42 decks68 decks
12%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
60%inclusion41 decks68 decks
9%synergy
Sacred Foundry
57%inclusion39 decks68 decks
13%synergy
Godless Shrine
57%inclusion39 decks68 decks
10%synergy
Nomad Outpost
56%inclusion38 decks68 decks
-3%synergy
Blood Crypt
54%inclusion37 decks68 decks
11%synergy
Caves of Koilos
51%inclusion35 decks68 decks
12%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
49%inclusion33 decks68 decks
16%synergy
Arid Mesa
46%inclusion31 decks68 decks
14%synergy
Marsh Flats
46%inclusion31 decks68 decks
14%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
43%inclusion29 decks68 decks
7%synergy
Graven Cairns
41%inclusion28 decks68 decks
30%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
38%inclusion26 decks68 decks
23%synergy
Fetid Heath
38%inclusion26 decks68 decks
18%synergy
Rugged Prairie
37%inclusion25 decks68 decks
21%synergy
Vault of Champions
37%inclusion25 decks68 decks
3%synergy
Savai Triome
35%inclusion24 decks68 decks
-3%synergy
Path of Ancestry
35%inclusion24 decks68 decks
-2%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
34%inclusion23 decks68 decks
23%synergy
Luxury Suite
34%inclusion23 decks68 decks
2%synergy
Raucous Theater
31%inclusion21 decks68 decks
21%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
29%inclusion20 decks68 decks
19%synergy
Spectator Seating
29%inclusion20 decks68 decks
-3%synergy
Desolate Mire
28%inclusion19 decks68 decks
17%synergy
Furycalm Snarl
28%inclusion19 decks68 decks
19%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
28%inclusion19 decks68 decks
19%synergy
Sunscorched Divide
26%inclusion18 decks68 decks
21%synergy
Elegant Parlor
26%inclusion18 decks68 decks
17%synergy
Sunbillow Verge
26%inclusion18 decks68 decks
17%synergy
City of Brass
25%inclusion17 decks68 decks
15%synergy
Fell the Profane
22%inclusion15 decks68 decks
16%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
21%inclusion14 decks68 decks
11%synergy
Witch Enchanter
19%inclusion13 decks68 decks
13%synergy
Blazemire Verge
19%inclusion13 decks68 decks
7%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
19%inclusion13 decks68 decks
14%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
19%inclusion13 decks68 decks
-4%synergy
Mana Confluence
19%inclusion13 decks68 decks
10%synergy
Sundown Pass
18%inclusion12 decks68 decks
-3%synergy
Flooded Strand
18%inclusion12 decks68 decks
11%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
18%inclusion12 decks68 decks
14%synergy
Polluted Delta
15%inclusion10 decks68 decks
8%synergy
Windswept Heath
13%inclusion9 decks68 decks
7%synergy