Celes, Rune Knight (Commander) - Upgraded +1/+1 Counters

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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
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
22%synergy
Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn
15%inclusion9 decks60 decks
14%synergy
Reaping Willow
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Rhys, the Evermore
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Armaggon, Future Shark
4.0%inclusion1 decks25 decks
4%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Reanimate
85%inclusion80 decks94 decks
69%synergy
Terra, Herald of Hope
55%inclusion52 decks94 decks
53%synergy
Priest of Fell Rites
56%inclusion53 decks94 decks
52%synergy
Anger
55%inclusion52 decks94 decks
48%synergy
Animate Dead
52%inclusion49 decks94 decks
44%synergy
Victimize
51%inclusion48 decks94 decks
43%synergy
Murderous Redcap
46%inclusion43 decks94 decks
42%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
50%inclusion47 decks94 decks
42%synergy
Ephemerate
47%inclusion44 decks94 decks
42%synergy
Stitch Together
43%inclusion40 decks94 decks
39%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
53%inclusion50 decks94 decks
-9%synergy
Alesha, Who Laughs at Fate
51%inclusion48 decks94 decks
39%synergy
Sun Titan
47%inclusion44 decks94 decks
36%synergy
Faithless Looting
43%inclusion40 decks94 decks
27%synergy
Ruinous Ultimatum
41%inclusion39 decks94 decks
2%synergy
Buried Alive
40%inclusion38 decks94 decks
34%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
39%inclusion37 decks94 decks
21%synergy
Cloudshift
38%inclusion36 decks94 decks
35%synergy
Chainer, Nightmare Adept
37%inclusion35 decks94 decks
34%synergy
Goblin Bombardment
37%inclusion35 decks94 decks
28%synergy
Game Changers
Underworld Breach
19%inclusion18 decks94 decks
15%synergy
Smothering Tithe
15%inclusion14 decks94 decks
-11%synergy
Demonic Tutor
13%inclusion12 decks94 decks
-6%synergy
Teferi's Protection
12%inclusion11 decks94 decks
-8%synergy
Gamble
12%inclusion11 decks94 decks
5%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
7.4%inclusion7 decks94 decks
-5%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
7.4%inclusion7 decks94 decks
-7%synergy
The One Ring
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
-2%synergy
Jeska's Will
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
-5%synergy
Creatures
Putrid Goblin
35%inclusion33 decks94 decks
34%synergy
Puppeteer Clique
34%inclusion32 decks94 decks
33%synergy
Viscera Seer
32%inclusion30 decks94 decks
18%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
31%inclusion24 decks77 decks
28%synergy
Karmic Guide
31%inclusion29 decks94 decks
24%synergy
Joshua, Phoenix's Dominant
31%inclusion26 decks85 decks
26%synergy
Esper Sentinel
30%inclusion28 decks94 decks
11%synergy
Stitcher's Supplier
28%inclusion26 decks94 decks
23%synergy
Lesser Masticore
28%inclusion26 decks94 decks
26%synergy
Locke, Treasure Hunter
27%inclusion24 decks88 decks
21%synergy
Obstinate Gargoyle
27%inclusion25 decks94 decks
26%synergy
Banon, the Returners' Leader
25%inclusion22 decks88 decks
20%synergy
The Warring Triad
25%inclusion22 decks88 decks
21%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
24%inclusion23 decks94 decks
21%synergy
Blood Artist
24%inclusion23 decks94 decks
6%synergy
Gau, Feral Youth
24%inclusion21 decks88 decks
20%synergy
Luminous Broodmoth
23%inclusion22 decks94 decks
21%synergy
Witch Enchanter
22%inclusion21 decks94 decks
16%synergy
Mayhem Devil
22%inclusion21 decks94 decks
14%synergy
Warren Soultrader
22%inclusion21 decks94 decks
17%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
21%inclusion20 decks94 decks
4%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
19%inclusion18 decks94 decks
6%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
19%inclusion18 decks94 decks
5%synergy
Squall, SeeD Mercenary
18%inclusion16 decks88 decks
14%synergy
Carrion Feeder
18%inclusion17 decks94 decks
16%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
18%inclusion17 decks94 decks
8%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
17%inclusion16 decks94 decks
7%synergy
Timeline Culler
17%inclusion13 decks77 decks
16%synergy
Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher
16%inclusion15 decks94 decks
11%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
16%inclusion15 decks94 decks
13%synergy
Restless Apparition
16%inclusion15 decks94 decks
15%synergy
Sister Hospitaller
15%inclusion14 decks94 decks
13%synergy
Angel of the Ruins
15%inclusion14 decks94 decks
11%synergy
Loran of the Third Path
15%inclusion14 decks94 decks
8%synergy
Flayer of the Hatebound
15%inclusion14 decks94 decks
14%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
15%inclusion13 decks88 decks
10%synergy
General Leo Cristophe
15%inclusion13 decks88 decks
10%synergy
Shadow, Mysterious Assassin
15%inclusion13 decks88 decks
10%synergy
Siegfried, Famed Swordsman
15%inclusion13 decks88 decks
10%synergy
Sabin, Master Monk
15%inclusion13 decks88 decks
13%synergy
Voice of Victory
14%inclusion13 decks92 decks
-3%synergy
Metamorphosis Fanatic
14%inclusion13 decks94 decks
13%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
14%inclusion13 decks94 decks
13%synergy
Imperial Recruiter
14%inclusion13 decks94 decks
9%synergy
Bloodghast
14%inclusion13 decks94 decks
11%synergy
Gogo, Mysterious Mime
14%inclusion12 decks88 decks
9%synergy
Lurrus of the Dream-Den
13%inclusion12 decks94 decks
11%synergy
Phelia, Exuberant Shepherd
13%inclusion12 decks94 decks
11%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
13%inclusion12 decks94 decks
11%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
13%inclusion12 decks94 decks
12%synergy
Instants
Anguished Unmaking
31%inclusion29 decks94 decks
-3%synergy
Entomb
30%inclusion28 decks94 decks
23%synergy
Dark Ritual
30%inclusion28 decks94 decks
14%synergy
Path to Exile
30%inclusion28 decks94 decks
-17%synergy
Big Score
26%inclusion24 decks94 decks
15%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
24%inclusion23 decks94 decks
19%synergy
Crackling Doom
23%inclusion22 decks94 decks
6%synergy
Laughing Mad
19%inclusion17 decks88 decks
15%synergy
Fell the Profane
19%inclusion18 decks94 decks
13%synergy
Cauldron Haze
18%inclusion17 decks94 decks
18%synergy
Saw in Half
18%inclusion17 decks94 decks
15%synergy
Deadly Rollick
16%inclusion15 decks94 decks
5%synergy
Generous Gift
16%inclusion15 decks94 decks
-3%synergy
Deflecting Swat
15%inclusion14 decks94 decks
-1%synergy
Deadly Dispute
14%inclusion13 decks94 decks
-9%synergy
Chaos Warp
13%inclusion12 decks94 decks
-4%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
13%inclusion12 decks94 decks
1%synergy
Mortify
12%inclusion11 decks94 decks
-4%synergy
Bedevil
12%inclusion11 decks94 decks
5%synergy
Despark
12%inclusion11 decks94 decks
-3%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
11%inclusion10 decks94 decks
3%synergy
Eerie Interlude
8.5%inclusion8 decks94 decks
6%synergy
Flicker of Fate
8.5%inclusion8 decks94 decks
8%synergy
Boros Charm
7.4%inclusion7 decks94 decks
-22%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
7.4%inclusion7 decks94 decks
3%synergy
Parting Gust
7.4%inclusion7 decks94 decks
7%synergy
Clever Concealment
7.4%inclusion7 decks94 decks
3%synergy
Not Dead After All
7.4%inclusion7 decks94 decks
7%synergy
Demand Answers
7.4%inclusion7 decks94 decks
2%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
-8%synergy
Culling the Weak
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
3%synergy
Bitter Triumph
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
4%synergy
Silence
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
1%synergy
Bolt Bend
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
5%synergy
Pyroblast
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
2%synergy
Akroma's Will
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
-7%synergy
Espers to Magicite
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
3%synergy
Village Rites
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
-6%synergy
Wear // Tear
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
-6%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
0%synergy
Rakdos Charm
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
-4%synergy
Inkshield
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
-2%synergy
Sorceries
Unearth
31%inclusion29 decks94 decks
29%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
31%inclusion29 decks94 decks
27%synergy
Blasphemous Act
23%inclusion22 decks94 decks
1%synergy
Damn
21%inclusion20 decks94 decks
3%synergy
Persist
20%inclusion19 decks94 decks
19%synergy
Living Death
19%inclusion18 decks94 decks
16%synergy
Toxic Deluge
19%inclusion18 decks94 decks
11%synergy
Lively Dirge
18%inclusion17 decks94 decks
16%synergy
Snort
17%inclusion15 decks88 decks
14%synergy
Diabolic Intent
15%inclusion14 decks94 decks
5%synergy
Night's Whisper
15%inclusion14 decks94 decks
2%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
14%inclusion13 decks94 decks
11%synergy
Unburial Rites
14%inclusion13 decks94 decks
11%synergy
Incarnation Technique
13%inclusion12 decks94 decks
12%synergy
Rejoin the Fight
13%inclusion11 decks88 decks
9%synergy
Vandalblast
12%inclusion11 decks94 decks
1%synergy
Dread Return
12%inclusion11 decks94 decks
10%synergy
Will of the Abzan
11%inclusion10 decks90 decks
10%synergy
Sundering Eruption
10%inclusion9 decks94 decks
7%synergy
Damning Verdict
8.5%inclusion8 decks94 decks
8%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
8.5%inclusion8 decks94 decks
4%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
8.5%inclusion8 decks94 decks
8%synergy
Legions to Ashes
7.4%inclusion7 decks94 decks
5%synergy
Farewell
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
-5%synergy
Tragic Arrogance
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
4%synergy
Unmarked Grave
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
4%synergy
Feed the Swarm
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
0%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
1%synergy
Exhume
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
5%synergy
Vanquish the Horde
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Ashnod's Altar
32%inclusion30 decks94 decks
24%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
32%inclusion30 decks94 decks
0%synergy
Altar of Dementia
30%inclusion28 decks94 decks
27%synergy
Monument to Endurance
20%inclusion19 decks94 decks
20%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
20%inclusion19 decks94 decks
14%synergy
Phoenix Down
16%inclusion14 decks88 decks
13%synergy
Cauldron of Souls
15%inclusion14 decks94 decks
14%synergy
Blasting Station
15%inclusion14 decks94 decks
14%synergy
Skullclamp
13%inclusion12 decks94 decks
-16%synergy
Lightning Greaves
12%inclusion11 decks94 decks
-23%synergy
Brass's Tunnel-Grinder
11%inclusion10 decks94 decks
9%synergy
Conjurer's Closet
10%inclusion9 decks94 decks
8%synergy
Grinding Station
7.4%inclusion7 decks94 decks
6%synergy
Currency Converter
7.4%inclusion7 decks94 decks
7%synergy
Cryptcaller Chariot
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
6%synergy
Panharmonicon
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
5%synergy
Key to the City
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
3%synergy
The Ozolith
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
4%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
-3%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
5%synergy
Whip of Erebos
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
2%synergy
Enchantments
Necromancy
32%inclusion30 decks94 decks
29%synergy
Touch the Spirit Realm
16%inclusion15 decks94 decks
15%synergy
Black Market Connections
15%inclusion14 decks94 decks
-1%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
14%inclusion13 decks94 decks
10%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
13%inclusion12 decks94 decks
12%synergy
Dance of the Dead
12%inclusion11 decks94 decks
10%synergy
Smile at Death
12%inclusion11 decks94 decks
10%synergy
Impact Tremors
12%inclusion11 decks94 decks
-4%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
12%inclusion11 decks94 decks
-7%synergy
Teval's Judgment
11%inclusion10 decks91 decks
9%synergy
Teleportation Circle
11%inclusion10 decks94 decks
9%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
11%inclusion10 decks94 decks
-3%synergy
All Will Be One
10%inclusion9 decks94 decks
9%synergy
Fanatical Devotion
8.5%inclusion8 decks94 decks
8%synergy
Valkyrie's Call
7.4%inclusion7 decks94 decks
7%synergy
Cathars' Crusade
7.4%inclusion7 decks94 decks
0%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
5%synergy
Thran Vigil
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
5%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
0%synergy
Nahiri's Resolve
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
4%synergy
Grave Pact
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
1%synergy
Uncivil Unrest
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
5%synergy
Land Tax
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
-1%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
0%synergy
Planeswalkers
Dihada, Binder of Wills
14%inclusion13 decks94 decks
10%synergy
Utility Lands
High Market
30%inclusion28 decks94 decks
26%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
24%inclusion23 decks94 decks
15%synergy
Rogue's Passage
23%inclusion22 decks94 decks
0%synergy
Bojuka Bog
22%inclusion21 decks94 decks
-9%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
18%inclusion17 decks94 decks
10%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
17%inclusion16 decks94 decks
3%synergy
Reliquary Tower
10%inclusion9 decks94 decks
-6%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
9.1%inclusion7 decks77 decks
8%synergy
Arena of Glory
7.4%inclusion7 decks94 decks
0%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
7.4%inclusion7 decks94 decks
-15%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
5%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
4%synergy
Abandoned Air Temple
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
89%inclusion84 decks94 decks
3%synergy
Sol Ring
86%inclusion81 decks94 decks
-3%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
63%inclusion59 decks94 decks
26%synergy
Talisman of Conviction
57%inclusion54 decks94 decks
16%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
50%inclusion47 decks94 decks
9%synergy
Fellwar Stone
27%inclusion25 decks94 decks
-1%synergy
Rakdos Signet
22%inclusion21 decks94 decks
-8%synergy
Orzhov Signet
21%inclusion20 decks94 decks
-11%synergy
Boros Signet
18%inclusion17 decks94 decks
-11%synergy
Mind Stone
17%inclusion16 decks94 decks
8%synergy
The Soul Stone
14%inclusion10 decks72 decks
11%synergy
Commander's Sphere
12%inclusion11 decks94 decks
-3%synergy
Lotus Petal
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion94 decks94 decks
8%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion94 decks94 decks
5%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion94 decks94 decks
5%synergy
Mountain
99%inclusion93 decks94 decks
5%synergy
Sacred Foundry
66%inclusion62 decks94 decks
22%synergy
Exotic Orchard
63%inclusion59 decks94 decks
11%synergy
Godless Shrine
63%inclusion59 decks94 decks
16%synergy
Isolated Chapel
63%inclusion59 decks94 decks
10%synergy
Battlefield Forge
61%inclusion57 decks94 decks
21%synergy
Clifftop Retreat
60%inclusion56 decks94 decks
9%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
59%inclusion55 decks94 decks
7%synergy
Blood Crypt
57%inclusion54 decks94 decks
14%synergy
Nomad Outpost
53%inclusion50 decks94 decks
-5%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
53%inclusion50 decks94 decks
26%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
50%inclusion47 decks94 decks
18%synergy
Savai Triome
47%inclusion44 decks94 decks
8%synergy
Marsh Flats
46%inclusion43 decks94 decks
14%synergy
Caves of Koilos
44%inclusion41 decks94 decks
4%synergy
Arid Mesa
44%inclusion41 decks94 decks
12%synergy
Fetid Heath
41%inclusion39 decks94 decks
21%synergy
Graven Cairns
41%inclusion39 decks94 decks
30%synergy
Vault of Champions
41%inclusion39 decks94 decks
8%synergy
Luxury Suite
39%inclusion37 decks94 decks
8%synergy
Path of Ancestry
39%inclusion37 decks94 decks
2%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
38%inclusion36 decks94 decks
2%synergy
Spectator Seating
38%inclusion36 decks94 decks
6%synergy
Rugged Prairie
37%inclusion35 decks94 decks
21%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
33%inclusion31 decks94 decks
23%synergy
Raucous Theater
32%inclusion30 decks94 decks
22%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
31%inclusion29 decks94 decks
16%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
30%inclusion28 decks94 decks
6%synergy
Elegant Parlor
29%inclusion27 decks94 decks
19%synergy
Haunted Ridge
28%inclusion26 decks94 decks
8%synergy
Sundown Pass
24%inclusion23 decks94 decks
4%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
24%inclusion23 decks94 decks
19%synergy
Desolate Mire
23%inclusion22 decks94 decks
12%synergy
Blazemire Verge
23%inclusion22 decks94 decks
12%synergy
Sunscorched Divide
23%inclusion22 decks94 decks
18%synergy
Witch Enchanter
22%inclusion21 decks94 decks
16%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
21%inclusion20 decks94 decks
10%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
20%inclusion19 decks94 decks
11%synergy
Furycalm Snarl
20%inclusion19 decks94 decks
11%synergy
Fell the Profane
19%inclusion18 decks94 decks
13%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
19%inclusion18 decks94 decks
10%synergy
Evolving Wilds
18%inclusion17 decks94 decks
-8%synergy
Sunbillow Verge
17%inclusion16 decks94 decks
8%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
17%inclusion16 decks94 decks
13%synergy
Sacred Peaks
16%inclusion15 decks94 decks
12%synergy
Demolition Field
16%inclusion15 decks94 decks
12%synergy
Geothermal Bog
15%inclusion14 decks94 decks
11%synergy