Marchesa, the Black Rose (Commander) - Budget Core +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
Thran Vigil
71%inclusion15 decks21 decks
70%synergy
Iron Apprentice
71%inclusion15 decks21 decks
70%synergy
Thundering Raiju
62%inclusion13 decks21 decks
61%synergy
Feast on the Fallen
57%inclusion12 decks21 decks
56%synergy
Mark of Mutiny
57%inclusion12 decks21 decks
56%synergy
Drana, Liberator of Malakir
57%inclusion12 decks21 decks
55%synergy
Flayer of the Hatebound
57%inclusion12 decks21 decks
55%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
67%inclusion14 decks21 decks
55%synergy
Bloodflow Connoisseur
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
52%synergy
Bloodtracker
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
52%synergy
Top Cards
Negate
57%inclusion12 decks21 decks
35%synergy
Juri, Master of the Revue
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
51%synergy
Unspeakable Symbol
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
50%synergy
Village Rites
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
49%synergy
Scorn-Blade Berserker
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
46%synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
46%synergy
Viscera Seer
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
44%synergy
Dack's Duplicate
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
42%synergy
River Kelpie
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
40%synergy
Hagra Constrictor
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
38%synergy
Creatures
Mulldrifter
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
31%synergy
Chasm Skulker
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
31%synergy
Shadow Urchin
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Alesha, Who Laughs at Fate
32%inclusion6 decks19 decks
31%synergy
Gev, Scaled Scorch
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
28%synergy
Accursed Marauder
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
27%synergy
Mahadi, Emporium Master
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
27%synergy
Fain, the Broker
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
27%synergy
Baleful Strix
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
19%synergy
Voldaren Thrillseeker
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
28%synergy
Midnight Reaper
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
28%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
26%synergy
Puppeteer Clique
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
21%synergy
Kethek, Crucible Goliath
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
23%synergy
Satoru, the Infiltrator
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
22%synergy
Burnished Hart
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
22%synergy
Woe Strider
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
23%synergy
Arcbound Worker
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
23%synergy
Archpriest of Shadows
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
23%synergy
Carrion Feeder
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
21%synergy
Zealous Conscripts
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Plaguecrafter
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Herald of Secret Streams
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
17%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
17%synergy
Arcbound Slith
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
19%synergy
Siren Stormtamer
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Grim Haruspex
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
17%synergy
Immersturm Predator
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Sage of Fables
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Ayara's Oathsworn
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
19%synergy
Thought Sponge
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Towashi Guide-Bot
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
10%synergy
Myr Scrapling
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Vigean Graftmage
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Kalain, Reclusive Painter
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Exava, Rakdos Blood Witch
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Mer-Ek Nightblade
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Pilgrim's Eye
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Simic Fluxmage
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Mirror-Style Master
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Junji, the Midnight Sky
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Arcbound Stinger
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Disciple of Bolas
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Laelia, the Blade Reforged
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Noxious Gearhulk
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Arcbound Slasher
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Instants
Terminate
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Tragic Slip
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
32%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
31%synergy
Nasty End
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
31%synergy
Rakdos Charm
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Act of Aggression
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
23%synergy
Reality Shift
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
19%synergy
Infernal Grasp
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Opt
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
13%synergy
First Day of Class
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
19%synergy
Hero's Downfall
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Chaos Warp
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-21%synergy
Essence Capture
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Murder
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Deadly Dispute
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Altar's Reap
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Abrade
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Amazing Acrobatics
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Demand Answers
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Fling
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Run Away Together
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Grixis Charm
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Grab the Reins
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Aetherize
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Cancel
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Professor's Warning
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Arcane Denial
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-19%synergy
Lethal Scheme
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Counterspell
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-35%synergy
Teferi's Time Twist
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Serum Snare
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Refute
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Bulk Up
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
1%synergy
Arcane Epiphany
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
10%synergy
Mass Mutiny
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
37%synergy
Act of Treason
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
32%synergy
Chain Reaction
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
21%synergy
Press into Service
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
24%synergy
Traitorous Greed
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
24%synergy
Victimize
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
10%synergy
Blasphemous Act
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
-25%synergy
Slave of Bolas
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Faithless Looting
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-5%synergy
Threaten
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Ringsight
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Song-Mad Treachery
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Bloody Betrayal
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Villainous Wrath
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Goatnap
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Bone Splinters
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Painful Truths
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Insurrection
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Night's Whisper
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Traitorous Instinct
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Claim the Firstborn
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Sign in Blood
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Hijack
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Combat Tutorial
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Boltwave
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Inspiration from Beyond
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Ghost Lantern
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
24%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
-7%synergy
Demonmail Hauberk
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Desecrated Tomb
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Culling Dais
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Grafted Wargear
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Ring of Evos Isle
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Mirror Shield
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Liquimetal Coating
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Repurposing Bay
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Cursecloth Wrappings
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Ravenous Amulet
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Vampiric Rites
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
23%synergy
Firebender Ascension
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Obsessive Pursuit
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Warstorm Surge
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
15%synergy
Shifting Shadow
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
19%synergy
Wizard Class
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Agent of the Shadow Thieves
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Maximum Carnage
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Witness Protection
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Black Market
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Coerced to Kill
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
0%synergy
Confiscate
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Goblin Bombardment
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Street Urchin
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Frostcliff Siege
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
4%synergy
Into the Pit
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Geyadrone Dihada
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Forge of Heroes
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
42%synergy
Nesting Grounds
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
27%synergy
Tyrite Sanctum
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
23%synergy
Rogue's Passage
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
1%synergy
Bojuka Bog
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-10%synergy
High Market
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Reliquary Tower
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-21%synergy
Temple of the False God
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Drannith Ruins
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
67%inclusion14 decks21 decks
-21%synergy
Sol Ring
62%inclusion13 decks21 decks
-28%synergy
Commander's Sphere
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Izzet Signet
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
-9%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
-25%synergy
Rakdos Signet
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
-14%synergy
Dimir Signet
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
-16%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-30%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-29%synergy
Dimir Locket
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Izzet Locket
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Fellwar Stone
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-26%synergy
Rakdos Locket
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion21 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion21 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Island
100%inclusion21 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Command Tower
90%inclusion19 decks21 decks
-1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
71%inclusion15 decks21 decks
48%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
62%inclusion13 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Opal Palace
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
46%synergy
Exotic Orchard
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
-14%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
24%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
1%synergy
Temple of Malice
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
27%synergy
Path of Ancestry
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Shivan Reef
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
-1%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Temple of Deceit
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
16%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
17%synergy
Sulfur Falls
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
-18%synergy
Guildmages' Forum
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
28%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Seething Landscape
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Rakdos Guildgate
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
17%synergy
Maestros Theater
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
10%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Myriad Landscape
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
10%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Grixis Panorama
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
16%synergy
Sunken Hollow
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
-20%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
-8%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Song-Mad Treachery
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
2%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-28%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Thriving Moor
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
10%synergy
Vibrant Cityscape
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Canyon Slough
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Thriving Isle
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Dismal Backwater
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Thriving Bluff
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Highland Lake
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Waterfront District
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-36%synergy
Underground River
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-18%synergy
Spirebluff Canal
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Cinder Barrens
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Night Market
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy