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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
Crossway Troublemakers
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
96%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
74%synergy
Legion Lieutenant
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
95%synergy
Welcoming Vampire
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
85%synergy
Teysa Karlov
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
84%synergy
Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
91%synergy
Patron of the Vein
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
96%synergy
Twilight Prophet
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
90%synergy
Master of Dark Rites
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
94%synergy
Sanctum Seeker
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
95%synergy
Indulgent Aristocrat
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
95%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
88%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
80%synergy
Cordial Vampire
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
93%synergy
Bloodghast
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
94%synergy
Bartolomé del Presidio
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
83%synergy
Viscera Seer
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
79%synergy
Dusk Legion Sergeant
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
97%synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
90%synergy
Mavren Fein, Dusk Apostle
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
61%synergy
Blood Artist
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
36%synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
55%synergy
Forerunner of the Legion
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
65%synergy
Champion of Dusk
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
63%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
45%synergy
Preacher of the Schism
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
63%synergy
Martyr of Dusk
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
64%synergy
Ruthless Lawbringer
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
63%synergy
Drana, Liberator of Malakir
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
61%synergy
Redemption Choir
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
62%synergy
Edgar, Charmed Groom
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
62%synergy
Anowon, the Ruin Sage
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
High-Society Hunter
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Drana, the Last Bloodchief
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Bloodline Keeper
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
20%synergy
Timothar, Baron of Bats
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Amalia Benavides Aguirre
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Malakir Bloodwitch
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Vito, Fanatic of Aclazotz
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
26%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Bloodthrone Vampire
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Captivating Vampire
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Vona, Butcher of Magan
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Markov Baron
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Nullpriest of Oblivion
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Oathsworn Vampire
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Bloodline Necromancer
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Instants
Village Rites
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
78%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
26%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
2%synergy
Utter End
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
54%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Rootborn Defenses
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Eerie Interlude
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Return to Dust
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Fateful Absence
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Deadly Dispute
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
12%synergy
Family Reunion
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
20%synergy
Path to Exile
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-16%synergy
Tragic Slip
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Generous Gift
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
10%synergy
Sorceries
Victimize
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
82%synergy
Olivia's Wrath
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
96%synergy
Damn
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
67%synergy
New Blood
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
63%synergy
Austere Command
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
49%synergy
Pact of the Serpent
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
63%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
24%synergy
Read the Bones
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
23%synergy
Night's Whisper
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
16%synergy
Rite of Oblivion
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
24%synergy
Lich-Knights' Conquest
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Fumigate
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
26%synergy
Final Vengeance
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Skullclamp
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
40%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
41%synergy
Glass-Cast Heart
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Heirloom Blade
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Tarrian's Journal
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Strionic Resonator
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Archaeomancer's Map
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Enchantments
Etchings of the Chosen
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
93%synergy
Exquisite Blood
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
83%synergy
March of the Canonized
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
94%synergy
Promise of Aclazotz
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
64%synergy
Sanguine Bond
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
46%synergy
Radiant Destiny
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
18%synergy
Vampiric Rites
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
26%synergy
Liliana's Contract
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Grave Pact
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
24%synergy
Kindred Boon
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Legion's Landing
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
61%synergy
Sorin, Solemn Visitor
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
23%synergy
Windbrisk Heights
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
61%synergy
Temple of the False God
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
59%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Rogue's Passage
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
47%synergy
High Market
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
22%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
16%synergy
Orzhov Signet
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
44%synergy
Arcane Signet
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
-14%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
14%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
14%synergy
Tainted Field
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
48%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
2%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
94%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
94%synergy
Isolated Chapel
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
34%synergy
Path of Ancestry
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
77%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
2%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
59%synergy
Temple of Silence
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
60%synergy
Voldaren Estate
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
95%synergy
Myriad Landscape
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
47%synergy
Caves of Koilos
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
10%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
26%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
12%synergy
Fetid Heath
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-6%synergy
Evolving Wilds
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
13%synergy