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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Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Twilight Diviner
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
21%synergy
Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn
15%inclusion9 decks61 decks
14%synergy
Reaping Willow
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Rhys, the Evermore
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Armaggon, Future Shark
3.8%inclusion1 decks26 decks
4%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Reanimate
84%inclusion80 decks95 decks
68%synergy
Terra, Herald of Hope
56%inclusion53 decks95 decks
54%synergy
Priest of Fell Rites
56%inclusion53 decks95 decks
51%synergy
Anger
55%inclusion52 decks95 decks
47%synergy
Animate Dead
52%inclusion49 decks95 decks
44%synergy
Murderous Redcap
46%inclusion44 decks95 decks
43%synergy
Victimize
51%inclusion48 decks95 decks
43%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
49%inclusion47 decks95 decks
42%synergy
Ephemerate
46%inclusion44 decks95 decks
41%synergy
Stitch Together
42%inclusion40 decks95 decks
39%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
53%inclusion50 decks95 decks
-10%synergy
Alesha, Who Laughs at Fate
51%inclusion48 decks95 decks
38%synergy
Sun Titan
46%inclusion44 decks95 decks
36%synergy
Faithless Looting
42%inclusion40 decks95 decks
27%synergy
Ruinous Ultimatum
41%inclusion39 decks95 decks
2%synergy
Buried Alive
40%inclusion38 decks95 decks
34%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
39%inclusion37 decks95 decks
21%synergy
Cloudshift
38%inclusion36 decks95 decks
35%synergy
Goblin Bombardment
38%inclusion36 decks95 decks
29%synergy
Chainer, Nightmare Adept
37%inclusion35 decks95 decks
33%synergy
Game Changers
Underworld Breach
19%inclusion18 decks95 decks
15%synergy
Smothering Tithe
15%inclusion14 decks95 decks
-11%synergy
Demonic Tutor
13%inclusion12 decks95 decks
-7%synergy
Teferi's Protection
12%inclusion11 decks95 decks
-8%synergy
Gamble
12%inclusion11 decks95 decks
5%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
7.4%inclusion7 decks95 decks
-7%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
7.4%inclusion7 decks95 decks
-5%synergy
The One Ring
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
-2%synergy
Farewell
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
-5%synergy
Jeska's Will
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
-5%synergy
Creatures
Putrid Goblin
36%inclusion34 decks95 decks
34%synergy
Puppeteer Clique
35%inclusion33 decks95 decks
34%synergy
Viscera Seer
33%inclusion31 decks95 decks
19%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
31%inclusion24 decks78 decks
28%synergy
Karmic Guide
31%inclusion29 decks95 decks
24%synergy
Joshua, Phoenix's Dominant
30%inclusion26 decks86 decks
26%synergy
Esper Sentinel
29%inclusion28 decks95 decks
11%synergy
Lesser Masticore
28%inclusion27 decks95 decks
27%synergy
Stitcher's Supplier
27%inclusion26 decks95 decks
23%synergy
Obstinate Gargoyle
27%inclusion26 decks95 decks
26%synergy
Locke, Treasure Hunter
27%inclusion24 decks89 decks
20%synergy
Blood Artist
25%inclusion24 decks95 decks
7%synergy
Banon, the Returners' Leader
25%inclusion22 decks89 decks
20%synergy
Gau, Feral Youth
25%inclusion22 decks89 decks
20%synergy
The Warring Triad
25%inclusion22 decks89 decks
21%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
24%inclusion23 decks95 decks
21%synergy
Luminous Broodmoth
23%inclusion22 decks95 decks
21%synergy
Mayhem Devil
23%inclusion22 decks95 decks
15%synergy
Witch Enchanter
22%inclusion21 decks95 decks
16%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
22%inclusion21 decks95 decks
4%synergy
Warren Soultrader
22%inclusion21 decks95 decks
17%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
19%inclusion18 decks95 decks
6%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
19%inclusion18 decks95 decks
5%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
19%inclusion18 decks95 decks
8%synergy
Squall, SeeD Mercenary
18%inclusion16 decks89 decks
14%synergy
Carrion Feeder
18%inclusion17 decks95 decks
16%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
17%inclusion16 decks95 decks
7%synergy
Restless Apparition
17%inclusion16 decks95 decks
16%synergy
Timeline Culler
17%inclusion13 decks78 decks
16%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
16%inclusion15 decks95 decks
13%synergy
Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher
16%inclusion15 decks95 decks
11%synergy
Sister Hospitaller
15%inclusion14 decks95 decks
13%synergy
Angel of the Ruins
15%inclusion14 decks95 decks
11%synergy
Flayer of the Hatebound
15%inclusion14 decks95 decks
13%synergy
Loran of the Third Path
15%inclusion14 decks95 decks
8%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
15%inclusion13 decks89 decks
10%synergy
General Leo Cristophe
15%inclusion13 decks89 decks
10%synergy
Shadow, Mysterious Assassin
15%inclusion13 decks89 decks
10%synergy
Siegfried, Famed Swordsman
15%inclusion13 decks89 decks
10%synergy
Sabin, Master Monk
15%inclusion13 decks89 decks
13%synergy
Voice of Victory
14%inclusion13 decks93 decks
-3%synergy
Metamorphosis Fanatic
14%inclusion13 decks95 decks
13%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
14%inclusion13 decks95 decks
13%synergy
Imperial Recruiter
14%inclusion13 decks95 decks
9%synergy
Bloodghast
14%inclusion13 decks95 decks
11%synergy
Gogo, Mysterious Mime
13%inclusion12 decks89 decks
9%synergy
Phelia, Exuberant Shepherd
13%inclusion12 decks95 decks
11%synergy
Lurrus of the Dream-Den
13%inclusion12 decks95 decks
11%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
13%inclusion12 decks95 decks
11%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
13%inclusion12 decks95 decks
12%synergy
Instants
Anguished Unmaking
31%inclusion29 decks95 decks
-3%synergy
Entomb
29%inclusion28 decks95 decks
23%synergy
Dark Ritual
29%inclusion28 decks95 decks
13%synergy
Path to Exile
29%inclusion28 decks95 decks
-17%synergy
Big Score
25%inclusion24 decks95 decks
15%synergy
Crackling Doom
24%inclusion23 decks95 decks
7%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
24%inclusion23 decks95 decks
19%synergy
Laughing Mad
19%inclusion17 decks89 decks
15%synergy
Fell the Profane
19%inclusion18 decks95 decks
13%synergy
Cauldron Haze
18%inclusion17 decks95 decks
17%synergy
Saw in Half
18%inclusion17 decks95 decks
14%synergy
Deadly Rollick
16%inclusion15 decks95 decks
5%synergy
Generous Gift
16%inclusion15 decks95 decks
-3%synergy
Deflecting Swat
15%inclusion14 decks95 decks
-1%synergy
Chaos Warp
14%inclusion13 decks95 decks
-3%synergy
Deadly Dispute
14%inclusion13 decks95 decks
-9%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
14%inclusion13 decks95 decks
2%synergy
Despark
13%inclusion12 decks95 decks
-2%synergy
Bedevil
12%inclusion11 decks95 decks
5%synergy
Mortify
12%inclusion11 decks95 decks
-4%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
11%inclusion10 decks95 decks
3%synergy
Eerie Interlude
8.4%inclusion8 decks95 decks
6%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
8.4%inclusion8 decks95 decks
3%synergy
Flicker of Fate
8.4%inclusion8 decks95 decks
8%synergy
Boros Charm
7.4%inclusion7 decks95 decks
-22%synergy
Not Dead After All
7.4%inclusion7 decks95 decks
6%synergy
Parting Gust
7.4%inclusion7 decks95 decks
7%synergy
Clever Concealment
7.4%inclusion7 decks95 decks
3%synergy
Demand Answers
7.4%inclusion7 decks95 decks
2%synergy
Bitter Triumph
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
3%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
-8%synergy
Culling the Weak
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
3%synergy
Silence
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
1%synergy
Akroma's Will
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
-7%synergy
Bolt Bend
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
5%synergy
Pyroblast
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
2%synergy
Redirect Lightning
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
0%synergy
Espers to Magicite
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
3%synergy
Village Rites
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
-6%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
0%synergy
Rakdos Charm
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
-4%synergy
Wear // Tear
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
-6%synergy
Inkshield
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
-3%synergy
Sorceries
Unearth
31%inclusion29 decks95 decks
28%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
31%inclusion29 decks95 decks
27%synergy
Blasphemous Act
23%inclusion22 decks95 decks
1%synergy
Damn
21%inclusion20 decks95 decks
3%synergy
Persist
20%inclusion19 decks95 decks
19%synergy
Living Death
19%inclusion18 decks95 decks
16%synergy
Toxic Deluge
19%inclusion18 decks95 decks
11%synergy
Lively Dirge
18%inclusion17 decks95 decks
16%synergy
Snort
17%inclusion15 decks89 decks
14%synergy
Diabolic Intent
15%inclusion14 decks95 decks
5%synergy
Night's Whisper
15%inclusion14 decks95 decks
2%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
14%inclusion13 decks95 decks
11%synergy
Unburial Rites
14%inclusion13 decks95 decks
11%synergy
Incarnation Technique
13%inclusion12 decks95 decks
12%synergy
Rejoin the Fight
12%inclusion11 decks89 decks
9%synergy
Dread Return
12%inclusion11 decks95 decks
10%synergy
Vandalblast
12%inclusion11 decks95 decks
1%synergy
Will of the Abzan
11%inclusion10 decks91 decks
10%synergy
Sundering Eruption
9.5%inclusion9 decks95 decks
7%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
8.4%inclusion8 decks95 decks
4%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
8.4%inclusion8 decks95 decks
7%synergy
Damning Verdict
7.4%inclusion7 decks95 decks
7%synergy
Legions to Ashes
7.4%inclusion7 decks95 decks
5%synergy
Tragic Arrogance
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
4%synergy
Unmarked Grave
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
4%synergy
Feed the Swarm
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
0%synergy
Vanquish the Horde
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
3%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
1%synergy
Exhume
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Ashnod's Altar
32%inclusion30 decks95 decks
23%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
32%inclusion30 decks95 decks
0%synergy
Altar of Dementia
29%inclusion28 decks95 decks
26%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
20%inclusion19 decks95 decks
13%synergy
Monument to Endurance
20%inclusion19 decks95 decks
19%synergy
Phoenix Down
16%inclusion14 decks89 decks
13%synergy
Blasting Station
15%inclusion14 decks95 decks
14%synergy
Cauldron of Souls
15%inclusion14 decks95 decks
14%synergy
Skullclamp
13%inclusion12 decks95 decks
-16%synergy
Lightning Greaves
12%inclusion11 decks95 decks
-23%synergy
Brass's Tunnel-Grinder
11%inclusion10 decks95 decks
8%synergy
Conjurer's Closet
9.5%inclusion9 decks95 decks
8%synergy
Grinding Station
7.4%inclusion7 decks95 decks
6%synergy
Currency Converter
7.4%inclusion7 decks95 decks
7%synergy
Cryptcaller Chariot
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
6%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
-2%synergy
Panharmonicon
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
5%synergy
Key to the City
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
3%synergy
The Ozolith
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
4%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
5%synergy
Whip of Erebos
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
2%synergy
Enchantments
Necromancy
32%inclusion30 decks95 decks
28%synergy
Touch the Spirit Realm
16%inclusion15 decks95 decks
14%synergy
Black Market Connections
15%inclusion14 decks95 decks
-1%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
14%inclusion13 decks95 decks
10%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
13%inclusion12 decks95 decks
11%synergy
Dance of the Dead
12%inclusion11 decks95 decks
10%synergy
Impact Tremors
12%inclusion11 decks95 decks
-4%synergy
Smile at Death
12%inclusion11 decks95 decks
10%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
12%inclusion11 decks95 decks
-7%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
12%inclusion11 decks95 decks
-2%synergy
Teval's Judgment
11%inclusion10 decks92 decks
9%synergy
Teleportation Circle
11%inclusion10 decks95 decks
9%synergy
All Will Be One
9.5%inclusion9 decks95 decks
9%synergy
Fanatical Devotion
9.5%inclusion9 decks95 decks
9%synergy
Valkyrie's Call
7.4%inclusion7 decks95 decks
7%synergy
Cathars' Crusade
7.4%inclusion7 decks95 decks
0%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
5%synergy
Thran Vigil
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
5%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
0%synergy
Nahiri's Resolve
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
4%synergy
Grave Pact
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
1%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
0%synergy
Uncivil Unrest
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
5%synergy
Land Tax
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
-1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Dihada, Binder of Wills
14%inclusion13 decks95 decks
9%synergy
Utility Lands
High Market
29%inclusion28 decks95 decks
25%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
24%inclusion23 decks95 decks
15%synergy
Rogue's Passage
23%inclusion22 decks95 decks
0%synergy
Bojuka Bog
22%inclusion21 decks95 decks
-9%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
18%inclusion17 decks95 decks
10%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
17%inclusion16 decks95 decks
3%synergy
Reliquary Tower
9.5%inclusion9 decks95 decks
-6%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
9.0%inclusion7 decks78 decks
8%synergy
Arena of Glory
7.4%inclusion7 decks95 decks
0%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
7.4%inclusion7 decks95 decks
-15%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
5%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
4%synergy
Abandoned Air Temple
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
89%inclusion85 decks95 decks
3%synergy
Sol Ring
85%inclusion81 decks95 decks
-3%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
62%inclusion59 decks95 decks
25%synergy
Talisman of Conviction
58%inclusion55 decks95 decks
17%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
49%inclusion47 decks95 decks
9%synergy
Fellwar Stone
27%inclusion26 decks95 decks
-1%synergy
Rakdos Signet
23%inclusion22 decks95 decks
-7%synergy
Orzhov Signet
22%inclusion21 decks95 decks
-10%synergy
Boros Signet
19%inclusion18 decks95 decks
-10%synergy
Mind Stone
18%inclusion17 decks95 decks
9%synergy
The Soul Stone
14%inclusion10 decks73 decks
11%synergy
Commander's Sphere
12%inclusion11 decks95 decks
-3%synergy
Lotus Petal
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion95 decks95 decks
8%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion95 decks95 decks
5%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion95 decks95 decks
5%synergy
Mountain
99%inclusion94 decks95 decks
5%synergy
Sacred Foundry
65%inclusion62 decks95 decks
21%synergy
Exotic Orchard
63%inclusion60 decks95 decks
11%synergy
Isolated Chapel
62%inclusion59 decks95 decks
10%synergy
Godless Shrine
62%inclusion59 decks95 decks
15%synergy
Battlefield Forge
60%inclusion57 decks95 decks
20%synergy
Clifftop Retreat
59%inclusion56 decks95 decks
9%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
58%inclusion55 decks95 decks
6%synergy
Blood Crypt
57%inclusion54 decks95 decks
13%synergy
Nomad Outpost
54%inclusion51 decks95 decks
-5%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
53%inclusion50 decks95 decks
25%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
51%inclusion48 decks95 decks
18%synergy
Savai Triome
46%inclusion44 decks95 decks
8%synergy
Marsh Flats
45%inclusion43 decks95 decks
14%synergy
Caves of Koilos
43%inclusion41 decks95 decks
4%synergy
Arid Mesa
43%inclusion41 decks95 decks
12%synergy
Fetid Heath
41%inclusion39 decks95 decks
21%synergy
Graven Cairns
41%inclusion39 decks95 decks
30%synergy
Vault of Champions
41%inclusion39 decks95 decks
8%synergy
Path of Ancestry
40%inclusion38 decks95 decks
2%synergy
Luxury Suite
39%inclusion37 decks95 decks
7%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
38%inclusion36 decks95 decks
2%synergy
Spectator Seating
38%inclusion36 decks95 decks
6%synergy
Rugged Prairie
37%inclusion35 decks95 decks
20%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
33%inclusion31 decks95 decks
22%synergy
Raucous Theater
32%inclusion30 decks95 decks
22%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
31%inclusion29 decks95 decks
15%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
29%inclusion28 decks95 decks
6%synergy
Elegant Parlor
28%inclusion27 decks95 decks
19%synergy
Haunted Ridge
27%inclusion26 decks95 decks
7%synergy
Sundown Pass
24%inclusion23 decks95 decks
4%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
24%inclusion23 decks95 decks
19%synergy
Desolate Mire
23%inclusion22 decks95 decks
12%synergy
Sunscorched Divide
23%inclusion22 decks95 decks
17%synergy
Blazemire Verge
23%inclusion22 decks95 decks
11%synergy
Witch Enchanter
22%inclusion21 decks95 decks
16%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
21%inclusion20 decks95 decks
10%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
20%inclusion19 decks95 decks
10%synergy
Furycalm Snarl
20%inclusion19 decks95 decks
11%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
20%inclusion19 decks95 decks
11%synergy
Fell the Profane
19%inclusion18 decks95 decks
13%synergy
Evolving Wilds
19%inclusion18 decks95 decks
-8%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
17%inclusion16 decks95 decks
13%synergy
Sunbillow Verge
17%inclusion16 decks95 decks
8%synergy
Sacred Peaks
17%inclusion16 decks95 decks
13%synergy
Demolition Field
16%inclusion15 decks95 decks
12%synergy
Geothermal Bog
15%inclusion14 decks95 decks
11%synergy