Clavileño, First of the Blessed (Commander) - Optimized Aristocrats

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
Erode
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
27%synergy
Stensian Sanguinist
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
27%synergy
Scheming Silvertongue
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Emeritus of Woe
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Fix What's Broken
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Cordial Vampire
96%inclusion43 decks45 decks
89%synergy
Master of Dark Rites
91%inclusion41 decks45 decks
85%synergy
Mavren Fein, Dusk Apostle
89%inclusion40 decks45 decks
83%synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
93%inclusion42 decks45 decks
82%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
84%inclusion38 decks45 decks
73%synergy
Bartolomé del Presidio
87%inclusion39 decks45 decks
70%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
89%inclusion40 decks45 decks
70%synergy
Bloodghast
76%inclusion34 decks45 decks
69%synergy
Legion Lieutenant
73%inclusion33 decks45 decks
68%synergy
Exquisite Blood
84%inclusion38 decks45 decks
68%synergy
Top Cards
Blood Artist
91%inclusion41 decks45 decks
61%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
89%inclusion40 decks45 decks
64%synergy
Viscera Seer
84%inclusion38 decks45 decks
64%synergy
Welcoming Vampire
82%inclusion37 decks45 decks
68%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
78%inclusion35 decks45 decks
57%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
73%inclusion33 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Drana, Liberator of Malakir
71%inclusion32 decks45 decks
65%synergy
Indulgent Aristocrat
71%inclusion32 decks45 decks
66%synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
71%inclusion32 decks45 decks
61%synergy
Olivia's Wrath
69%inclusion31 decks45 decks
65%synergy
Game Changers
Smothering Tithe
38%inclusion17 decks45 decks
16%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
33%inclusion15 decks45 decks
22%synergy
Demonic Tutor
31%inclusion14 decks45 decks
16%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
27%inclusion12 decks45 decks
13%synergy
Teferi's Protection
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Ancient Tomb
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Farewell
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
-3%synergy
Necropotence
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Chrome Mox
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Creatures
Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher
67%inclusion30 decks45 decks
58%synergy
Sanctum Seeker
67%inclusion30 decks45 decks
62%synergy
Teysa Karlov
64%inclusion29 decks45 decks
49%synergy
Preacher of the Schism
64%inclusion29 decks45 decks
61%synergy
Twilight Prophet
64%inclusion29 decks45 decks
55%synergy
Bloodline Keeper
58%inclusion26 decks45 decks
54%synergy
Edgar, Charmed Groom
56%inclusion25 decks45 decks
52%synergy
Captivating Vampire
53%inclusion24 decks45 decks
50%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
53%inclusion24 decks45 decks
44%synergy
Patron of the Vein
49%inclusion22 decks45 decks
45%synergy
Forerunner of the Legion
47%inclusion21 decks45 decks
45%synergy
Redemption Choir
47%inclusion21 decks45 decks
43%synergy
Dusk Legion Sergeant
47%inclusion21 decks45 decks
44%synergy
Crossway Troublemakers
44%inclusion20 decks45 decks
41%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
44%inclusion20 decks45 decks
37%synergy
Roaming Throne
42%inclusion19 decks45 decks
37%synergy
Champion of Dusk
36%inclusion16 decks45 decks
32%synergy
Martyr of Dusk
36%inclusion16 decks45 decks
33%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
33%inclusion15 decks45 decks
29%synergy
Vampire of the Dire Moon
31%inclusion14 decks45 decks
29%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
31%inclusion14 decks45 decks
18%synergy
Dusk Legion Zealot
31%inclusion14 decks45 decks
28%synergy
Order of Sacred Dusk
29%inclusion13 decks45 decks
27%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
29%inclusion13 decks45 decks
23%synergy
Oathsworn Vampire
29%inclusion13 decks45 decks
26%synergy
Knight of the Ebon Legion
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
23%synergy
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
17%synergy
Amalia Benavides Aguirre
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
18%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
18%synergy
Vraan, Executioner Thane
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
21%synergy
Bloodline Necromancer
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
22%synergy
Malakir Bloodwitch
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
21%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Ruthless Lawbringer
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
16%synergy
Vein Ripper
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
18%synergy
Vito, Fanatic of Aclazotz
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
15%synergy
Nullpriest of Oblivion
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
16%synergy
Baron Bertram Graywater
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
13%synergy
Ojer Taq, Deepest Foundation
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
12%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Markov Baron
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
14%synergy
High-Society Hunter
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Drana and Linvala
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Elenda, Saint of Dusk
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Bloodtracker
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Mondrak, Glory Dominus
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Qarsi Revenant
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Instants
Village Rites
56%inclusion25 decks45 decks
33%synergy
Path to Exile
49%inclusion22 decks45 decks
-1%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
47%inclusion21 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Dark Ritual
40%inclusion18 decks45 decks
16%synergy
Deadly Dispute
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Akroma's Will
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
18%synergy
Deadly Rollick
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Utter End
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Return to Dust
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
16%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Fell the Profane
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Get Lost
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
12%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Generous Gift
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
-10%synergy
Despark
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
-22%synergy
Dawn's Truce
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-1%synergy
Flare of Malice
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Treacherous Greed
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Cabal Ritual
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Culling the Weak
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
1%synergy
Vona's Hunger
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Mortify
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-16%synergy
Sorceries
Damn
67%inclusion30 decks45 decks
34%synergy
New Blood
51%inclusion23 decks45 decks
48%synergy
Pact of the Serpent
47%inclusion21 decks45 decks
43%synergy
Austere Command
40%inclusion18 decks45 decks
23%synergy
Diabolic Intent
29%inclusion13 decks45 decks
19%synergy
Reanimate
27%inclusion12 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Victimize
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Rite of Oblivion
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
13%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Exsanguinate
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Toxic Deluge
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
-2%synergy
Kindred Dominance
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Night's Whisper
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
-9%synergy
Grim Tutor
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-3%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Feed the Swarm
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-1%synergy
Bloodline Bidding
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Skullclamp
51%inclusion23 decks45 decks
24%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
47%inclusion21 decks45 decks
22%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
42%inclusion19 decks45 decks
37%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
29%inclusion13 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Glass-Cast Heart
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
21%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Banner of Kinship
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
14%synergy
Lightning Greaves
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
-4%synergy
Tarrian's Journal
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Urza's Incubator
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Herald's Horn
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
-2%synergy
Heirloom Blade
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
7%synergy
The One Ring
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
1%synergy
Jet Medallion
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
1%synergy
Strionic Resonator
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
4%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
1%synergy
Chronicle of Victory
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
March of the Canonized
64%inclusion29 decks45 decks
59%synergy
Sanguine Bond
51%inclusion23 decks45 decks
31%synergy
Promise of Aclazotz
38%inclusion17 decks45 decks
35%synergy
Grave Pact
36%inclusion16 decks45 decks
27%synergy
Etchings of the Chosen
33%inclusion15 decks45 decks
26%synergy
Vampiric Rites
33%inclusion15 decks45 decks
26%synergy
Legion's Landing
33%inclusion15 decks45 decks
30%synergy
Black Market Connections
29%inclusion13 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Anointed Procession
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Radiant Destiny
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
15%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Kindred Boon
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
14%synergy
Blind Obedience
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
-4%synergy
Liliana's Contract
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
13%synergy
Land Tax
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
-5%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
-18%synergy
Changing Loyalty
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-1%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Renewed Solidarity
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Cover of Darkness
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Reconnaissance
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-11%synergy
Cathars' Crusade
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
49%inclusion22 decks45 decks
44%synergy
Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord
40%inclusion18 decks45 decks
38%synergy
Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Kaya, Geist Hunter
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Vault of the Archangel
80%inclusion36 decks45 decks
47%synergy
Bojuka Bog
78%inclusion35 decks45 decks
34%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
64%inclusion29 decks45 decks
48%synergy
Rogue's Passage
42%inclusion19 decks45 decks
22%synergy
High Market
36%inclusion16 decks45 decks
24%synergy
Windbrisk Heights
33%inclusion15 decks45 decks
28%synergy
Three Tree City
27%inclusion12 decks45 decks
23%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
1%synergy
Cabal Coffers
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Westvale Abbey
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Temple of the False God
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
12%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Reliquary Tower
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-16%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
93%inclusion42 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Arcane Signet
87%inclusion39 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
73%inclusion33 decks45 decks
21%synergy
Orzhov Signet
51%inclusion23 decks45 decks
-4%synergy
Mind Stone
29%inclusion13 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Commander's Sphere
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Patchwork Banner
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
13%synergy
Thought Vessel
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
-5%synergy
The Soul Stone
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Fellwar Stone
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-14%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion45 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion45 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
93%inclusion42 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Isolated Chapel
93%inclusion42 decks45 decks
27%synergy
Tainted Field
69%inclusion31 decks45 decks
18%synergy
Path of Ancestry
64%inclusion29 decks45 decks
41%synergy
Voldaren Estate
64%inclusion29 decks45 decks
59%synergy
Godless Shrine
62%inclusion28 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
60%inclusion27 decks45 decks
54%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
60%inclusion27 decks45 decks
20%synergy
Caves of Koilos
58%inclusion26 decks45 decks
1%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
53%inclusion24 decks45 decks
48%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
53%inclusion24 decks45 decks
12%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
47%inclusion21 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Vault of Champions
47%inclusion21 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Marsh Flats
44%inclusion20 decks45 decks
14%synergy
Cavern of Souls
40%inclusion18 decks45 decks
35%synergy
Temple of Silence
36%inclusion16 decks45 decks
-4%synergy
Myriad Landscape
33%inclusion15 decks45 decks
14%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
29%inclusion13 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
29%inclusion13 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
29%inclusion13 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Fetid Heath
29%inclusion13 decks45 decks
-12%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Silent Clearing
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Fell the Profane
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Prismatic Vista
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
-8%synergy
Desolate Mire
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
-3%synergy
Scrubland
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
-1%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Turbulent Moor
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-6%synergy
Umbral Expanse
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
2%synergy
Eclipsed Steppe
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-5%synergy
Fabled Passage
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
-1%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Reflecting Pool
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Arid Mesa
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Scoured Barrens
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
-14%synergy
Polluted Delta
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Witch Enchanter
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-5%synergy
Forlorn Flats
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
1%synergy