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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
Kulrath Zealot
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Twilight Diviner
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Redirect Lightning
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Kirol, Attentive First-Year
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Murderous Redcap
78%inclusion52 decks67 decks
74%synergy
Putrid Goblin
72%inclusion48 decks67 decks
70%synergy
Goblin Bombardment
73%inclusion49 decks67 decks
64%synergy
Viscera Seer
75%inclusion50 decks67 decks
61%synergy
Reanimate
76%inclusion51 decks67 decks
60%synergy
Lesser Masticore
58%inclusion39 decks67 decks
57%synergy
Cloudshift
57%inclusion38 decks67 decks
54%synergy
Obstinate Gargoyle
52%inclusion35 decks67 decks
51%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
55%inclusion37 decks67 decks
47%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
49%inclusion26 decks53 decks
46%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
61%inclusion41 decks67 decks
-1%synergy
Animate Dead
52%inclusion35 decks67 decks
44%synergy
Ephemerate
51%inclusion34 decks67 decks
46%synergy
Victimize
51%inclusion34 decks67 decks
43%synergy
Faithless Looting
49%inclusion33 decks67 decks
34%synergy
Puppeteer Clique
46%inclusion31 decks67 decks
45%synergy
Priest of Fell Rites
46%inclusion31 decks67 decks
42%synergy
Unearth
45%inclusion30 decks67 decks
43%synergy
Buried Alive
45%inclusion30 decks67 decks
39%synergy
Path to Exile
43%inclusion29 decks67 decks
-4%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
19%inclusion13 decks67 decks
0%synergy
Underworld Breach
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
12%synergy
Gamble
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
10%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
2%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
3%synergy
Teferi's Protection
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
-11%synergy
Jeska's Will
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
-1%synergy
Smothering Tithe
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
-20%synergy
Ancient Tomb
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
-2%synergy
The One Ring
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
-2%synergy
Creatures
Terra, Herald of Hope
42%inclusion28 decks67 decks
40%synergy
Carrion Feeder
42%inclusion28 decks67 decks
39%synergy
Blood Artist
40%inclusion27 decks67 decks
22%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
40%inclusion27 decks67 decks
22%synergy
Anger
39%inclusion26 decks67 decks
31%synergy
Mayhem Devil
37%inclusion25 decks67 decks
29%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
37%inclusion25 decks67 decks
27%synergy
Restless Apparition
36%inclusion24 decks67 decks
35%synergy
Alesha, Who Laughs at Fate
34%inclusion23 decks67 decks
22%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
34%inclusion23 decks67 decks
24%synergy
Warren Soultrader
33%inclusion22 decks67 decks
28%synergy
Voice of Victory
32%inclusion21 decks66 decks
15%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
31%inclusion21 decks67 decks
14%synergy
Stitcher's Supplier
31%inclusion21 decks67 decks
27%synergy
Sun Titan
31%inclusion21 decks67 decks
21%synergy
Esper Sentinel
30%inclusion20 decks67 decks
11%synergy
Chainer, Nightmare Adept
27%inclusion18 decks67 decks
23%synergy
Imperial Recruiter
27%inclusion18 decks67 decks
22%synergy
Karmic Guide
25%inclusion17 decks67 decks
19%synergy
Grand Abolisher
24%inclusion16 decks67 decks
14%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
22%inclusion15 decks67 decks
19%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
21%inclusion12 decks58 decks
16%synergy
Witch Enchanter
19%inclusion13 decks67 decks
13%synergy
Lingering Tormentor
19%inclusion13 decks67 decks
19%synergy
Banon, the Returners' Leader
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
14%synergy
Gau, Feral Youth
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
15%synergy
The Warring Triad
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
15%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Lurrus of the Dream-Den
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
16%synergy
Molten Gatekeeper
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
16%synergy
Recruiter of the Guard
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
16%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
15%synergy
Bartolomé del Presidio
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
13%synergy
Locke, Treasure Hunter
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
10%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
3%synergy
Woe Strider
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
16%synergy
Kithkin Spellduster
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
16%synergy
Joshua, Phoenix's Dominant
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
11%synergy
Wingrattle Scarecrow
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
15%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
2%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
12%synergy
Luminous Broodmoth
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
11%synergy
Persistent Constrictor
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
13%synergy
Timeline Culler
13%inclusion7 decks53 decks
13%synergy
Shadow, Mysterious Assassin
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Reveillark
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
11%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
9%synergy
Loran of the Third Path
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Ranger-Captain of Eos
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Twilight Shepherd
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
12%synergy
Instants
Dark Ritual
39%inclusion26 decks67 decks
23%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
37%inclusion25 decks67 decks
3%synergy
Entomb
33%inclusion22 decks67 decks
26%synergy
Deadly Rollick
24%inclusion16 decks67 decks
13%synergy
Silence
24%inclusion16 decks67 decks
18%synergy
Cauldron Haze
22%inclusion15 decks67 decks
22%synergy
Saw in Half
22%inclusion15 decks67 decks
19%synergy
Mortify
22%inclusion15 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Fell the Profane
21%inclusion14 decks67 decks
14%synergy
Generous Gift
21%inclusion14 decks67 decks
2%synergy
Laughing Mad
21%inclusion12 decks58 decks
16%synergy
Big Score
19%inclusion13 decks67 decks
9%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
19%inclusion13 decks67 decks
15%synergy
Pyroblast
19%inclusion13 decks67 decks
15%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
13%synergy
Deadly Dispute
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
-5%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
13%synergy
Wear // Tear
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Deflecting Swat
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
1%synergy
Flicker of Fate
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
16%synergy
Crackling Doom
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
-1%synergy
Burnt Offering
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
13%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
3%synergy
Chaos Warp
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
-3%synergy
Bedevil
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Reprieve
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
11%synergy
Abrade
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Eerie Interlude
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
10%synergy
Not Dead After All
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
11%synergy
Bolt Bend
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
10%synergy
Despark
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
-4%synergy
Village Rites
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
-2%synergy
Clever Concealment
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Cabal Ritual
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
6%synergy
First Day of Class
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
9%synergy
Feign Death
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
-7%synergy
Undying Malice
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Infernal Grasp
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Fire Covenant
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
-2%synergy
Soul Partition
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Mausoleum Secrets
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Lightning Bolt
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
3%synergy
Rakdos Charm
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
-3%synergy
Culling the Weak
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
2%synergy
Brought Back
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Espers to Magicite
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Stitch Together
37%inclusion25 decks67 decks
34%synergy
Lively Dirge
36%inclusion24 decks67 decks
34%synergy
Ruinous Ultimatum
36%inclusion24 decks67 decks
-3%synergy
Persist
33%inclusion22 decks67 decks
32%synergy
Blasphemous Act
31%inclusion21 decks67 decks
9%synergy
Damn
30%inclusion20 decks67 decks
11%synergy
Toxic Deluge
28%inclusion19 decks67 decks
20%synergy
Diabolic Intent
25%inclusion17 decks67 decks
16%synergy
Night's Whisper
24%inclusion16 decks67 decks
11%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
22%inclusion15 decks67 decks
19%synergy
Living Death
21%inclusion14 decks67 decks
18%synergy
Unmarked Grave
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
13%synergy
Snort
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
11%synergy
Vandalblast
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
1%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
9%synergy
Unburial Rites
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
9%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Demonic Counsel
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Exhume
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Rejoin the Fight
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Will of the Abzan
7.7%inclusion5 decks65 decks
7%synergy
Vindicate
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
1%synergy
Suplex
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
6%synergy
Electroduplicate
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Helping Hand
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Dread Return
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Jolted Awake
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Twinflame
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Final Parting
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Sundering Eruption
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
3%synergy
Legions to Ashes
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Grim Tutor
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Altar of Dementia
39%inclusion26 decks67 decks
36%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
36%inclusion24 decks67 decks
28%synergy
Blasting Station
33%inclusion22 decks67 decks
32%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
27%inclusion18 decks67 decks
20%synergy
Phoenix Down
26%inclusion15 decks58 decks
23%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
25%inclusion17 decks67 decks
-6%synergy
Skullclamp
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
-12%synergy
Lightning Greaves
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
-19%synergy
Monument to Endurance
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
11%synergy
Cauldron of Souls
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
3%synergy
Grinding Station
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Panharmonicon
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Key to the City
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
2%synergy
The Falcon, Airship Restored
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Impact Tremors
30%inclusion20 decks67 decks
15%synergy
Necromancy
24%inclusion16 decks67 decks
21%synergy
Touch the Spirit Realm
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
16%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
13%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
3%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
-3%synergy
Thran Vigil
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
12%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Dance of the Dead
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
11%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
9%synergy
Black Market Connections
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
-5%synergy
Teleportation Circle
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Valkyrie's Call
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Fanatical Devotion
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
5%synergy
All Will Be One
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Cathars' Crusade
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
-1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Dihada, Binder of Wills
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
High Market
30%inclusion20 decks67 decks
26%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
28%inclusion19 decks67 decks
19%synergy
Rogue's Passage
24%inclusion16 decks67 decks
0%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
22%inclusion15 decks67 decks
9%synergy
Bojuka Bog
21%inclusion14 decks67 decks
-10%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Reliquary Tower
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
-7%synergy
Barren Moor
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
-17%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
94%inclusion63 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Signet
90%inclusion60 decks67 decks
3%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
69%inclusion46 decks67 decks
32%synergy
Talisman of Conviction
61%inclusion41 decks67 decks
20%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
58%inclusion39 decks67 decks
17%synergy
Fellwar Stone
45%inclusion30 decks67 decks
17%synergy
Rakdos Signet
28%inclusion19 decks67 decks
-3%synergy
Orzhov Signet
25%inclusion17 decks67 decks
-8%synergy
Boros Signet
22%inclusion15 decks67 decks
-7%synergy
Mind Stone
22%inclusion15 decks67 decks
14%synergy
The Soul Stone
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
14%synergy
Lotus Petal
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Cursed Mirror
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion67 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Swamp
99%inclusion66 decks67 decks
3%synergy
Mountain
97%inclusion65 decks67 decks
3%synergy
Plains
97%inclusion65 decks67 decks
2%synergy
Exotic Orchard
72%inclusion48 decks67 decks
20%synergy
Battlefield Forge
67%inclusion45 decks67 decks
28%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
64%inclusion43 decks67 decks
37%synergy
Isolated Chapel
63%inclusion42 decks67 decks
11%synergy
Clifftop Retreat
61%inclusion41 decks67 decks
11%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
60%inclusion40 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Sacred Foundry
57%inclusion38 decks67 decks
12%synergy
Godless Shrine
57%inclusion38 decks67 decks
10%synergy
Nomad Outpost
55%inclusion37 decks67 decks
-3%synergy
Blood Crypt
54%inclusion36 decks67 decks
10%synergy
Caves of Koilos
52%inclusion35 decks67 decks
13%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
49%inclusion33 decks67 decks
17%synergy
Arid Mesa
46%inclusion31 decks67 decks
15%synergy
Marsh Flats
46%inclusion31 decks67 decks
15%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
42%inclusion28 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Graven Cairns
40%inclusion27 decks67 decks
29%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
37%inclusion25 decks67 decks
22%synergy
Fetid Heath
37%inclusion25 decks67 decks
17%synergy
Rugged Prairie
37%inclusion25 decks67 decks
21%synergy
Vault of Champions
37%inclusion25 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Savai Triome
34%inclusion23 decks67 decks
-4%synergy
Luxury Suite
34%inclusion23 decks67 decks
2%synergy
Path of Ancestry
34%inclusion23 decks67 decks
-3%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
33%inclusion22 decks67 decks
22%synergy
Raucous Theater
31%inclusion21 decks67 decks
22%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
30%inclusion20 decks67 decks
20%synergy
Spectator Seating
30%inclusion20 decks67 decks
-2%synergy
Furycalm Snarl
28%inclusion19 decks67 decks
19%synergy
Desolate Mire
27%inclusion18 decks67 decks
16%synergy
Sunscorched Divide
27%inclusion18 decks67 decks
21%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
27%inclusion18 decks67 decks
18%synergy
Elegant Parlor
25%inclusion17 decks67 decks
16%synergy
Sunbillow Verge
25%inclusion17 decks67 decks
16%synergy
City of Brass
25%inclusion17 decks67 decks
15%synergy
Fell the Profane
21%inclusion14 decks67 decks
14%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
21%inclusion14 decks67 decks
11%synergy
Witch Enchanter
19%inclusion13 decks67 decks
13%synergy
Blazemire Verge
19%inclusion13 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
19%inclusion13 decks67 decks
-4%synergy
Mana Confluence
19%inclusion13 decks67 decks
10%synergy
Sundown Pass
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
-3%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
13%synergy
Flooded Strand
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
12%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
15%synergy
Polluted Delta
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Windswept Heath
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
7%synergy