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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
41%inclusion33 decks81 decks
37%synergy
Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn
16%inclusion21 decks128 decks
16%synergy
Personify
10%inclusion8 decks82 decks
9%synergy
Reaping Willow
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
7%synergy
Rhys, the Evermore
7.3%inclusion6 decks82 decks
7%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Reanimate
84%inclusion164 decks195 decks
67%synergy
Priest of Fell Rites
61%inclusion119 decks195 decks
56%synergy
Terra, Herald of Hope
52%inclusion102 decks195 decks
50%synergy
Animate Dead
58%inclusion113 decks195 decks
50%synergy
Anger
56%inclusion110 decks195 decks
49%synergy
Ephemerate
53%inclusion103 decks195 decks
48%synergy
Victimize
52%inclusion101 decks195 decks
44%synergy
Stitch Together
47%inclusion91 decks195 decks
43%synergy
Sun Titan
53%inclusion103 decks195 decks
42%synergy
Cloudshift
44%inclusion86 decks195 decks
41%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
63%inclusion123 decks195 decks
1%synergy
Alesha, Who Laughs at Fate
50%inclusion98 decks195 decks
38%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
48%inclusion93 decks195 decks
40%synergy
Ruinous Ultimatum
44%inclusion85 decks195 decks
4%synergy
Faithless Looting
43%inclusion84 decks195 decks
28%synergy
Buried Alive
42%inclusion82 decks195 decks
36%synergy
Murderous Redcap
42%inclusion81 decks195 decks
38%synergy
Chainer, Nightmare Adept
39%inclusion77 decks195 decks
36%synergy
Karmic Guide
38%inclusion75 decks195 decks
32%synergy
Path to Exile
37%inclusion73 decks195 decks
-9%synergy
Game Changers
Underworld Breach
15%inclusion30 decks195 decks
11%synergy
Smothering Tithe
12%inclusion23 decks195 decks
-14%synergy
Demonic Tutor
10%inclusion20 decks195 decks
-9%synergy
Gamble
10%inclusion20 decks195 decks
4%synergy
Teferi's Protection
10%inclusion19 decks195 decks
-10%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
6.7%inclusion13 decks195 decks
-5%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
6.2%inclusion12 decks195 decks
-8%synergy
Jeska's Will
5.6%inclusion11 decks195 decks
-4%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
5.1%inclusion10 decks195 decks
-2%synergy
The One Ring
5.1%inclusion10 decks195 decks
-3%synergy
Creatures
Stitcher's Supplier
33%inclusion65 decks195 decks
29%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
30%inclusion59 decks195 decks
12%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
30%inclusion59 decks195 decks
12%synergy
Puppeteer Clique
30%inclusion58 decks195 decks
29%synergy
Witch Enchanter
30%inclusion58 decks195 decks
23%synergy
Viscera Seer
29%inclusion57 decks195 decks
16%synergy
Putrid Goblin
29%inclusion56 decks195 decks
27%synergy
Esper Sentinel
29%inclusion56 decks195 decks
10%synergy
Banon, the Returners' Leader
27%inclusion50 decks185 decks
22%synergy
The Warring Triad
27%inclusion50 decks185 decks
23%synergy
Locke, Treasure Hunter
26%inclusion49 decks185 decks
20%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
24%inclusion39 decks160 decks
21%synergy
Angel of the Ruins
24%inclusion47 decks195 decks
21%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
24%inclusion47 decks195 decks
21%synergy
Gau, Feral Youth
24%inclusion44 decks185 decks
20%synergy
Lesser Masticore
24%inclusion46 decks195 decks
22%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
23%inclusion44 decks195 decks
10%synergy
Joshua, Phoenix's Dominant
21%inclusion38 decks180 decks
17%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
21%inclusion41 decks195 decks
7%synergy
Obstinate Gargoyle
21%inclusion40 decks195 decks
20%synergy
Warren Soultrader
21%inclusion40 decks195 decks
16%synergy
Carrion Feeder
20%inclusion39 decks195 decks
18%synergy
Sister Hospitaller
19%inclusion38 decks195 decks
17%synergy
Luminous Broodmoth
19%inclusion38 decks195 decks
17%synergy
Blood Artist
19%inclusion37 decks195 decks
1%synergy
Mayhem Devil
19%inclusion37 decks195 decks
10%synergy
Flayer of the Hatebound
19%inclusion37 decks195 decks
18%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
18%inclusion36 decks195 decks
15%synergy
Sabin, Master Monk
18%inclusion33 decks185 decks
16%synergy
Mardu Siegebreaker
18%inclusion34 decks191 decks
5%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
17%inclusion34 decks195 decks
7%synergy
Metamorphosis Fanatic
17%inclusion33 decks195 decks
16%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
17%inclusion33 decks195 decks
7%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
17%inclusion33 decks195 decks
16%synergy
Loran of the Third Path
17%inclusion33 decks195 decks
10%synergy
Shadow, Mysterious Assassin
15%inclusion28 decks185 decks
10%synergy
Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher
15%inclusion29 decks195 decks
10%synergy
General Leo Cristophe
15%inclusion27 decks185 decks
10%synergy
Siegfried, Famed Swordsman
14%inclusion25 decks185 decks
9%synergy
Kefka, Dancing Mad
14%inclusion25 decks185 decks
10%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
13%inclusion26 decks195 decks
12%synergy
Millikin
13%inclusion26 decks195 decks
11%synergy
Restless Apparition
13%inclusion26 decks195 decks
13%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
13%inclusion24 decks185 decks
8%synergy
Imperial Recruiter
13%inclusion25 decks195 decks
8%synergy
Sephiroth, Fallen Hero
12%inclusion23 decks185 decks
12%synergy
Squall, SeeD Mercenary
12%inclusion23 decks185 decks
9%synergy
Gogo, Mysterious Mime
12%inclusion23 decks185 decks
8%synergy
Archfiend of Ifnir
12%inclusion24 decks195 decks
12%synergy
Phelia, Exuberant Shepherd
12%inclusion24 decks195 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Anguished Unmaking
32%inclusion62 decks195 decks
-2%synergy
Entomb
30%inclusion58 decks195 decks
23%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
26%inclusion51 decks195 decks
21%synergy
Big Score
24%inclusion46 decks195 decks
13%synergy
Dark Ritual
23%inclusion45 decks195 decks
7%synergy
Laughing Mad
22%inclusion40 decks185 decks
17%synergy
Fell the Profane
19%inclusion37 decks195 decks
13%synergy
Mortify
17%inclusion34 decks195 decks
2%synergy
Crackling Doom
17%inclusion33 decks195 decks
0%synergy
Saw in Half
17%inclusion33 decks195 decks
13%synergy
Generous Gift
16%inclusion32 decks195 decks
-2%synergy
Bedevil
15%inclusion30 decks195 decks
8%synergy
Deadly Dispute
15%inclusion29 decks195 decks
-8%synergy
Parting Gust
13%inclusion26 decks195 decks
13%synergy
Deflecting Swat
13%inclusion26 decks195 decks
-2%synergy
Cauldron Haze
13%inclusion25 decks195 decks
12%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
12%inclusion24 decks195 decks
1%synergy
Eerie Interlude
12%inclusion23 decks195 decks
10%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
12%inclusion23 decks195 decks
7%synergy
Deadly Rollick
11%inclusion21 decks195 decks
0%synergy
Chaos Warp
11%inclusion21 decks195 decks
-5%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
10%inclusion20 decks195 decks
2%synergy
Flicker of Fate
10%inclusion19 decks195 decks
9%synergy
Despark
8.7%inclusion17 decks195 decks
-6%synergy
Silence
8.2%inclusion16 decks195 decks
3%synergy
Espers to Magicite
8.1%inclusion15 decks185 decks
6%synergy
Village Rites
7.7%inclusion15 decks195 decks
-4%synergy
Pyroblast
7.7%inclusion15 decks195 decks
3%synergy
Boros Charm
7.2%inclusion14 decks195 decks
-22%synergy
Demand Answers
7.2%inclusion14 decks195 decks
2%synergy
Reprieve
7.2%inclusion14 decks195 decks
4%synergy
Wear // Tear
6.2%inclusion12 decks195 decks
-6%synergy
Abrade
6.2%inclusion12 decks195 decks
0%synergy
Not Dead After All
5.6%inclusion11 decks195 decks
5%synergy
Bolt Bend
5.6%inclusion11 decks195 decks
4%synergy
Akroma's Will
5.6%inclusion11 decks195 decks
-8%synergy
Burnt Offering
5.6%inclusion11 decks195 decks
3%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
5.1%inclusion10 decks195 decks
1%synergy
Sorceries
Rise of the Dark Realms
34%inclusion67 decks195 decks
30%synergy
Unearth
26%inclusion50 decks195 decks
23%synergy
Lively Dirge
25%inclusion49 decks195 decks
23%synergy
Blasphemous Act
25%inclusion49 decks195 decks
2%synergy
Persist
25%inclusion48 decks195 decks
23%synergy
Living Death
25%inclusion48 decks195 decks
22%synergy
Toxic Deluge
23%inclusion45 decks195 decks
15%synergy
Damn
22%inclusion43 decks195 decks
4%synergy
Night's Whisper
17%inclusion34 decks195 decks
4%synergy
Rejoin the Fight
16%inclusion30 decks185 decks
13%synergy
Unburial Rites
16%inclusion31 decks195 decks
14%synergy
Snort
15%inclusion27 decks185 decks
12%synergy
Dread Return
14%inclusion27 decks195 decks
12%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
13%inclusion26 decks195 decks
11%synergy
Diabolic Intent
13%inclusion25 decks195 decks
3%synergy
Incarnation Technique
12%inclusion24 decks195 decks
12%synergy
Tragic Arrogance
12%inclusion24 decks195 decks
10%synergy
Will of the Abzan
12%inclusion23 decks191 decks
11%synergy
Legions to Ashes
12%inclusion23 decks195 decks
10%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
12%inclusion23 decks195 decks
11%synergy
Sundering Eruption
8.2%inclusion16 decks195 decks
5%synergy
Unmarked Grave
7.7%inclusion15 decks195 decks
6%synergy
Damning Verdict
6.7%inclusion13 decks195 decks
6%synergy
Vandalblast
6.7%inclusion13 decks195 decks
-4%synergy
Exhume
6.2%inclusion12 decks195 decks
6%synergy
Painful Truths
5.6%inclusion11 decks195 decks
-3%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
5.6%inclusion11 decks195 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
26%inclusion51 decks195 decks
-5%synergy
Altar of Dementia
22%inclusion43 decks195 decks
19%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
21%inclusion41 decks195 decks
13%synergy
Phoenix Down
19%inclusion36 decks185 decks
17%synergy
Monument to Endurance
18%inclusion36 decks195 decks
18%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
17%inclusion33 decks195 decks
10%synergy
Brass's Tunnel-Grinder
14%inclusion27 decks195 decks
12%synergy
Skullclamp
12%inclusion24 decks195 decks
-17%synergy
The Falcon, Airship Restored
12%inclusion22 decks185 decks
10%synergy
Cauldron of Souls
11%inclusion21 decks195 decks
10%synergy
Lightning Greaves
11%inclusion21 decks195 decks
-24%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
10%inclusion20 decks195 decks
2%synergy
Key to the City
9.2%inclusion18 decks195 decks
5%synergy
Conjurer's Closet
8.2%inclusion16 decks195 decks
7%synergy
Blasting Station
7.7%inclusion15 decks195 decks
7%synergy
Coin of Fate
7.6%inclusion14 decks185 decks
6%synergy
Cryptcaller Chariot
6.2%inclusion12 decks195 decks
6%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
5.1%inclusion10 decks195 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Necromancy
36%inclusion71 decks195 decks
33%synergy
Goblin Bombardment
34%inclusion67 decks195 decks
26%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
21%inclusion41 decks195 decks
17%synergy
Touch the Spirit Realm
14%inclusion28 decks195 decks
13%synergy
Impact Tremors
12%inclusion23 decks195 decks
-4%synergy
Black Market Connections
12%inclusion23 decks195 decks
-4%synergy
Dance of the Dead
10%inclusion20 decks195 decks
9%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
10%inclusion19 decks195 decks
-4%synergy
Teval's Judgment
9.4%inclusion18 decks192 decks
8%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
9.2%inclusion18 decks195 decks
8%synergy
Teleportation Circle
9.2%inclusion18 decks195 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
8.7%inclusion17 decks195 decks
-10%synergy
Smile at Death
8.2%inclusion16 decks195 decks
6%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
6.7%inclusion13 decks195 decks
2%synergy
Bitter Reunion
5.1%inclusion10 decks195 decks
3%synergy
Cathars' Crusade
5.1%inclusion10 decks195 decks
-2%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
5.1%inclusion10 decks195 decks
0%synergy
Planeswalkers
Dihada, Binder of Wills
14%inclusion28 decks195 decks
10%synergy
Utility Lands
High Market
35%inclusion69 decks195 decks
31%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
24%inclusion47 decks195 decks
14%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
21%inclusion40 decks195 decks
13%synergy
Rogue's Passage
21%inclusion40 decks195 decks
-3%synergy
Bojuka Bog
19%inclusion38 decks195 decks
-12%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
15%inclusion29 decks195 decks
1%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
8.7%inclusion17 decks195 decks
-14%synergy
Reliquary Tower
8.2%inclusion16 decks195 decks
-7%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
8.1%inclusion13 decks161 decks
7%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
7.7%inclusion15 decks195 decks
6%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
6.7%inclusion13 decks195 decks
0%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
6.1%inclusion11 decks180 decks
3%synergy
Arena of Glory
5.6%inclusion11 decks195 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
91%inclusion178 decks195 decks
5%synergy
Sol Ring
89%inclusion173 decks195 decks
0%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
63%inclusion122 decks195 decks
26%synergy
Talisman of Conviction
62%inclusion120 decks195 decks
20%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
49%inclusion95 decks195 decks
8%synergy
Fellwar Stone
33%inclusion64 decks195 decks
5%synergy
Rakdos Signet
25%inclusion48 decks195 decks
-6%synergy
Orzhov Signet
24%inclusion46 decks195 decks
-8%synergy
Boros Signet
18%inclusion35 decks195 decks
-10%synergy
Mind Stone
18%inclusion35 decks195 decks
9%synergy
The Soul Stone
15%inclusion22 decks149 decks
12%synergy
Commander's Sphere
10%inclusion19 decks195 decks
-5%synergy
Lotus Petal
6.7%inclusion13 decks195 decks
1%synergy
Cursed Mirror
5.6%inclusion11 decks195 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
99%inclusion194 decks195 decks
7%synergy
Swamp
99%inclusion194 decks195 decks
4%synergy
Plains
98%inclusion191 decks195 decks
3%synergy
Mountain
97%inclusion189 decks195 decks
3%synergy
Exotic Orchard
68%inclusion132 decks195 decks
16%synergy
Godless Shrine
68%inclusion132 decks195 decks
21%synergy
Sacred Foundry
66%inclusion129 decks195 decks
22%synergy
Isolated Chapel
65%inclusion126 decks195 decks
12%synergy
Blood Crypt
63%inclusion122 decks195 decks
19%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
60%inclusion117 decks195 decks
8%synergy
Battlefield Forge
58%inclusion114 decks195 decks
19%synergy
Clifftop Retreat
58%inclusion114 decks195 decks
8%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
52%inclusion101 decks195 decks
24%synergy
Nomad Outpost
49%inclusion96 decks195 decks
-9%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
49%inclusion96 decks195 decks
17%synergy
Savai Triome
49%inclusion95 decks195 decks
11%synergy
Marsh Flats
48%inclusion93 decks195 decks
16%synergy
Fetid Heath
44%inclusion85 decks195 decks
23%synergy
Graven Cairns
44%inclusion85 decks195 decks
32%synergy
Vault of Champions
44%inclusion85 decks195 decks
11%synergy
Arid Mesa
43%inclusion84 decks195 decks
12%synergy
Caves of Koilos
43%inclusion83 decks195 decks
3%synergy
Luxury Suite
41%inclusion80 decks195 decks
9%synergy
Rugged Prairie
39%inclusion77 decks195 decks
23%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
39%inclusion76 decks195 decks
3%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
37%inclusion73 decks195 decks
27%synergy
Spectator Seating
37%inclusion72 decks195 decks
5%synergy
Path of Ancestry
35%inclusion68 decks195 decks
-3%synergy
Raucous Theater
34%inclusion67 decks195 decks
24%synergy
Elegant Parlor
34%inclusion67 decks195 decks
25%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
32%inclusion63 decks195 decks
17%synergy
Witch Enchanter
30%inclusion58 decks195 decks
23%synergy
Haunted Ridge
28%inclusion55 decks195 decks
8%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
28%inclusion54 decks195 decks
4%synergy
Desolate Mire
27%inclusion52 decks195 decks
15%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
26%inclusion51 decks195 decks
15%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
26%inclusion51 decks195 decks
21%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
26%inclusion51 decks195 decks
17%synergy
Furycalm Snarl
25%inclusion49 decks195 decks
16%synergy
Sunscorched Divide
25%inclusion49 decks195 decks
19%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
20%inclusion39 decks195 decks
10%synergy
Sundown Pass
20%inclusion39 decks195 decks
-1%synergy
Blazemire Verge
20%inclusion39 decks195 decks
8%synergy
Fell the Profane
19%inclusion37 decks195 decks
13%synergy
Ash Barrens
18%inclusion36 decks195 decks
11%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
18%inclusion36 decks195 decks
15%synergy
Sunbillow Verge
17%inclusion34 decks195 decks
8%synergy
Evolving Wilds
17%inclusion34 decks195 decks
-9%synergy
Plateau
15%inclusion30 decks195 decks
3%synergy
City of Brass
15%inclusion30 decks195 decks
5%synergy