The Scorpion God (Commander) - Budget

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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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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Blight Rot
50%inclusion19 decks38 decks
49%synergy
Sinister Gnarlbark
47%inclusion18 decks38 decks
47%synergy
Village Pillagers
45%inclusion17 decks38 decks
42%synergy
Shadow Urchin
45%inclusion17 decks38 decks
44%synergy
Bile-Vial Boggart
42%inclusion16 decks38 decks
40%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Nest of Scarabs
83%inclusion227 decks273 decks
82%synergy
Kulrath Knight
76%inclusion208 decks273 decks
75%synergy
Contagion Clasp
73%inclusion198 decks273 decks
72%synergy
Grim Affliction
69%inclusion188 decks273 decks
68%synergy
Skinrender
68%inclusion187 decks273 decks
68%synergy
Banewhip Punisher
67%inclusion182 decks273 decks
66%synergy
Festering Mummy
65%inclusion177 decks273 decks
64%synergy
Incremental Blight
64%inclusion176 decks273 decks
64%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
63%inclusion173 decks273 decks
62%synergy
Carnifex Demon
62%inclusion170 decks273 decks
62%synergy
Top Cards
Everlasting Torment
63%inclusion171 decks273 decks
61%synergy
Blowfly Infestation
58%inclusion158 decks273 decks
57%synergy
Puncture Blast
57%inclusion156 decks273 decks
57%synergy
Soul Snuffers
57%inclusion155 decks273 decks
56%synergy
Torment of Venom
56%inclusion152 decks273 decks
55%synergy
Fume Spitter
55%inclusion150 decks273 decks
55%synergy
Splendid Agony
55%inclusion150 decks273 decks
55%synergy
Volt Charge
53%inclusion145 decks273 decks
53%synergy
Soulstinger
51%inclusion138 decks273 decks
50%synergy
Fists of the Demigod
49%inclusion135 decks273 decks
49%synergy
Creatures
Lockjaw Snapper
47%inclusion129 decks273 decks
47%synergy
Necropede
44%inclusion120 decks273 decks
44%synergy
Midnight Banshee
43%inclusion117 decks273 decks
42%synergy
Mahadi, Emporium Master
42%inclusion115 decks273 decks
28%synergy
Sickle Ripper
42%inclusion114 decks273 decks
42%synergy
Corrosive Mentor
40%inclusion110 decks273 decks
40%synergy
Stigma Lasher
40%inclusion109 decks273 decks
39%synergy
Serrated Biskelion
40%inclusion109 decks273 decks
40%synergy
Razor Swine
39%inclusion107 decks273 decks
39%synergy
Scuzzback Scrounger
37%inclusion14 decks38 decks
31%synergy
Fallen Ferromancer
36%inclusion97 decks273 decks
35%synergy
Merciless Javelineer
36%inclusion97 decks273 decks
35%synergy
Core Prowler
35%inclusion96 decks273 decks
35%synergy
Grief Tyrant
33%inclusion91 decks273 decks
33%synergy
Archfiend of Ifnir
32%inclusion88 decks273 decks
28%synergy
Leaden Myr
32%inclusion87 decks273 decks
30%synergy
Plague Myr
30%inclusion81 decks273 decks
29%synergy
Oft-Nabbed Goat
29%inclusion11 decks38 decks
28%synergy
Blightbelly Rat
29%inclusion79 decks273 decks
29%synergy
Iron Myr
28%inclusion76 decks273 decks
26%synergy
Massacre Girl, Known Killer
28%inclusion76 decks273 decks
26%synergy
Persistent Constrictor
26%inclusion57 decks218 decks
19%synergy
Massacre Girl
26%inclusion71 decks273 decks
22%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
25%inclusion69 decks273 decks
4%synergy
Necroskitter
25%inclusion68 decks273 decks
24%synergy
Reaper of Sheoldred
24%inclusion65 decks273 decks
24%synergy
Flesh-Eater Imp
24%inclusion65 decks273 decks
24%synergy
Chaos Spewer
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
22%synergy
Gristle Glutton
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
22%synergy
Dawnhand Dissident
23%inclusion9 decks39 decks
23%synergy
Contagious Nim
22%inclusion60 decks273 decks
22%synergy
Ashenmoor Liege
22%inclusion60 decks273 decks
21%synergy
Soul-Scar Mage
22%inclusion59 decks273 decks
21%synergy
Blighted Blackthorn
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
21%synergy
Sourbread Auntie
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
18%synergy
Smoldering Butcher
21%inclusion56 decks273 decks
20%synergy
Dusk Urchins
19%inclusion53 decks273 decks
19%synergy
Gutsplitter Gang
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
17%synergy
Heirloom Auntie
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
16%synergy
Ichor Rats
18%inclusion50 decks273 decks
18%synergy
Hateflayer
18%inclusion50 decks273 decks
18%synergy
Champion of the Weird
18%inclusion7 decks39 decks
15%synergy
Corpse Cur
18%inclusion48 decks273 decks
18%synergy
Plague Stinger
17%inclusion47 decks273 decks
17%synergy
Phyrexian Juggernaut
17%inclusion46 decks273 decks
17%synergy
Sting-Slinger
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
15%synergy
Warren Torchmaster
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
14%synergy
Murderous Redcap
16%inclusion43 decks273 decks
12%synergy
Gulping Scraptrap
15%inclusion41 decks273 decks
15%synergy
Grim Poppet
15%inclusion40 decks273 decks
15%synergy
Instants
Scar
45%inclusion124 decks273 decks
45%synergy
Terminate
41%inclusion112 decks273 decks
1%synergy
Whisper of the Dross
38%inclusion104 decks273 decks
38%synergy
Puncture Bolt
34%inclusion94 decks273 decks
34%synergy
Rakdos Charm
33%inclusion90 decks273 decks
-10%synergy
Chaos Warp
31%inclusion84 decks273 decks
-18%synergy
Bedevil
31%inclusion84 decks273 decks
-4%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
25%inclusion68 decks273 decks
23%synergy
Abrade
24%inclusion65 decks273 decks
2%synergy
Blur of Blades
22%inclusion61 decks273 decks
22%synergy
Virulent Wound
19%inclusion51 decks273 decks
19%synergy
Requiting Hex
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
15%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
14%inclusion39 decks273 decks
-4%synergy
Deadly Dispute
12%inclusion33 decks273 decks
-14%synergy
Village Rites
11%inclusion31 decks273 decks
-5%synergy
Vraska's Fall
11%inclusion30 decks273 decks
11%synergy
Dark Ritual
11%inclusion29 decks273 decks
-31%synergy
Lightning Volley
11%inclusion29 decks273 decks
11%synergy
Tweeze
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
10%synergy
Sear
10%inclusion4 decks39 decks
10%synergy
Tainted Strike
10%inclusion26 decks273 decks
8%synergy
Dose of Dawnglow
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Tragic Slip
8.8%inclusion24 decks273 decks
5%synergy
Infernal Grasp
8.4%inclusion23 decks273 decks
-6%synergy
Unbury
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
6%synergy
Giantfall
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Withering Torment
7.8%inclusion17 decks219 decks
-15%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
7.7%inclusion21 decks273 decks
2%synergy
Instill Infection
7.3%inclusion20 decks273 decks
7%synergy
Feed the Flames
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Lightning Bolt
5.5%inclusion15 decks273 decks
-12%synergy
Big Score
5.5%inclusion15 decks273 decks
-14%synergy
Reckless Ransacking
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Smash to Smithereens
5.1%inclusion14 decks273 decks
5%synergy
Without Weakness
5.1%inclusion14 decks273 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Lethal Sting
48%inclusion130 decks273 decks
47%synergy
Bogslither's Embrace
42%inclusion16 decks38 decks
41%synergy
Liliana's Influence
37%inclusion102 decks273 decks
37%synergy
Drown in Ichor
37%inclusion100 decks273 decks
36%synergy
Darkness Descends
34%inclusion13 decks38 decks
34%synergy
Burning Curiosity
34%inclusion13 decks38 decks
33%synergy
Spread the Sickness
33%inclusion90 decks273 decks
33%synergy
Feed the Swarm
33%inclusion89 decks273 decks
-10%synergy
Cinder Strike
29%inclusion11 decks38 decks
28%synergy
Aberrant Return
26%inclusion10 decks38 decks
26%synergy
Vat Emergence
26%inclusion71 decks273 decks
26%synergy
Soul Immolation
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
19%synergy
Persist
21%inclusion56 decks273 decks
18%synergy
Blasphemous Act
21%inclusion56 decks273 decks
-30%synergy
Read the Bones
20%inclusion54 decks273 decks
7%synergy
Eventide's Shadow
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
18%synergy
Faithless Looting
18%inclusion48 decks273 decks
-11%synergy
Sign in Blood
18%inclusion48 decks273 decks
-5%synergy
Infectious Inquiry
16%inclusion44 decks273 decks
16%synergy
Retribution
14%inclusion37 decks273 decks
13%synergy
Victimize
13%inclusion35 decks273 decks
-2%synergy
Night's Whisper
12%inclusion32 decks273 decks
-8%synergy
Grub's Command
10%inclusion4 decks39 decks
5%synergy
Vandalblast
10%inclusion27 decks273 decks
-21%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
9.2%inclusion25 decks273 decks
3%synergy
Dreadbore
8.8%inclusion24 decks273 decks
3%synergy
Decree of Pain
8.4%inclusion23 decks273 decks
4%synergy
Ambition's Cost
8.4%inclusion23 decks273 decks
7%synergy
Auntie's Sentence
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Angrath's Rampage
7.3%inclusion20 decks273 decks
7%synergy
Razaketh's Rite
7.0%inclusion19 decks273 decks
6%synergy
Tormenting Voice
7.0%inclusion19 decks273 decks
3%synergy
By Force
6.2%inclusion17 decks273 decks
6%synergy
Attempted Murder
6.2%inclusion17 decks273 decks
6%synergy
Cut // Ribbons
5.9%inclusion16 decks273 decks
3%synergy
Unearth
5.5%inclusion15 decks273 decks
0%synergy
Shenanigans
5.5%inclusion15 decks273 decks
5%synergy
Deadly Tempest
5.5%inclusion15 decks273 decks
3%synergy
Impolite Entrance
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Bloodline Bidding
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
1%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
5.1%inclusion14 decks273 decks
-1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wayfarer's Bauble
35%inclusion96 decks273 decks
21%synergy
Serrated Arrows
30%inclusion81 decks273 decks
30%synergy
Blight Sickle
23%inclusion64 decks273 decks
23%synergy
Contagion Engine
18%inclusion48 decks273 decks
17%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
15%inclusion42 decks273 decks
-16%synergy
Trigon of Corruption
12%inclusion34 decks273 decks
12%synergy
Throne of Geth
11%inclusion29 decks273 decks
10%synergy
Barbed Bloodletter
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
10%synergy
Blackblade Reforged
8.8%inclusion24 decks273 decks
8%synergy
Gathering Stone
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Cauldron of Souls
7.7%inclusion21 decks273 decks
7%synergy
Grafted Exoskeleton
6.2%inclusion17 decks273 decks
5%synergy
Gnarled Effigy
5.9%inclusion16 decks273 decks
6%synergy
Hazoret's Monument
5.5%inclusion15 decks273 decks
2%synergy
Bontu's Monument
5.1%inclusion14 decks273 decks
1%synergy
Enchantments
Cartouche of Ambition
43%inclusion118 decks273 decks
43%synergy
Lasting Tarfire
34%inclusion13 decks38 decks
32%synergy
Crumbling Ashes
29%inclusion80 decks273 decks
29%synergy
Grave Venerations
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
19%synergy
Sadistic Obsession
20%inclusion54 decks273 decks
20%synergy
Boggart Mischief
15%inclusion6 decks39 decks
8%synergy
Warstorm Surge
15%inclusion40 decks273 decks
10%synergy
Glistening Oil
14%inclusion38 decks273 decks
13%synergy
Phyresis
14%inclusion37 decks273 decks
12%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
8.4%inclusion23 decks273 decks
-16%synergy
Black Market
7.7%inclusion21 decks273 decks
3%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
7.7%inclusion21 decks273 decks
1%synergy
Consuming Fervor
7.3%inclusion20 decks273 decks
7%synergy
Fevered Convulsions
7.0%inclusion19 decks273 decks
7%synergy
Collective Inferno
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Death Wielder
22%inclusion60 decks273 decks
22%synergy
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting
6.2%inclusion17 decks273 decks
6%synergy
Ob Nixilis Reignited
5.1%inclusion14 decks273 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Grasping Dunes
46%inclusion126 decks273 decks
46%synergy
Ifnir Deadlands
36%inclusion99 decks273 decks
34%synergy
Karn's Bastion
23%inclusion62 decks273 decks
21%synergy
Reliquary Tower
19%inclusion53 decks273 decks
1%synergy
Bojuka Bog
19%inclusion52 decks273 decks
-17%synergy
Nesting Grounds
16%inclusion45 decks273 decks
16%synergy
Desert of the Fervent
15%inclusion41 decks273 decks
14%synergy
Desert of the Glorified
15%inclusion40 decks273 decks
14%synergy
Forgotten Cave
13%inclusion35 decks273 decks
8%synergy
Barren Moor
12%inclusion33 decks273 decks
7%synergy
Temple of the False God
11%inclusion31 decks273 decks
1%synergy
Rogue's Passage
11%inclusion30 decks273 decks
-9%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
10%inclusion28 decks273 decks
8%synergy
Molten Slagheap
7.7%inclusion21 decks273 decks
5%synergy
Ramunap Ruins
7.3%inclusion20 decks273 decks
5%synergy
Smoldering Crater
6.6%inclusion18 decks273 decks
5%synergy
Polluted Mire
5.9%inclusion16 decks273 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
72%inclusion197 decks273 decks
-14%synergy
Arcane Signet
70%inclusion192 decks273 decks
-12%synergy
Rakdos Signet
58%inclusion159 decks273 decks
-1%synergy
Commander's Sphere
38%inclusion105 decks273 decks
21%synergy
Mind Stone
38%inclusion104 decks273 decks
9%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
36%inclusion97 decks273 decks
27%synergy
Wickersmith's Tools
26%inclusion10 decks38 decks
26%synergy
Fire Diamond
22%inclusion61 decks273 decks
14%synergy
Thought Vessel
19%inclusion51 decks273 decks
1%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
18%inclusion50 decks273 decks
-37%synergy
Rakdos Locket
18%inclusion48 decks273 decks
14%synergy
Fellwar Stone
12%inclusion32 decks273 decks
-22%synergy
Unstable Obelisk
10%inclusion26 decks273 decks
9%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
8.8%inclusion24 decks273 decks
6%synergy
Star Compass
7.0%inclusion19 decks273 decks
6%synergy
Rakdos Cluestone
6.6%inclusion18 decks273 decks
5%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
6.2%inclusion17 decks273 decks
4%synergy
Sphere of the Suns
6.2%inclusion17 decks273 decks
6%synergy
Veinfire Borderpost
5.9%inclusion16 decks273 decks
5%synergy
Firdoch Core
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion273 decks273 decks
2%synergy
Mountain
99%inclusion271 decks273 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
72%inclusion197 decks273 decks
-14%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
58%inclusion159 decks273 decks
26%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
53%inclusion146 decks273 decks
-10%synergy
Evolving Wilds
45%inclusion122 decks273 decks
23%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
41%inclusion113 decks273 decks
-4%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
40%inclusion108 decks273 decks
21%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
39%inclusion106 decks273 decks
23%synergy
Temple of Malice
37%inclusion100 decks273 decks
3%synergy
Akoum Refuge
31%inclusion84 decks273 decks
25%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
29%inclusion79 decks273 decks
-34%synergy
Tainted Peak
25%inclusion68 decks273 decks
-17%synergy
Rakdos Guildgate
25%inclusion67 decks273 decks
18%synergy
Myriad Landscape
24%inclusion66 decks273 decks
5%synergy
Canyon Slough
23%inclusion62 decks273 decks
3%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
22%inclusion60 decks273 decks
-13%synergy
Cinder Barrens
21%inclusion56 decks273 decks
17%synergy
Exotic Orchard
16%inclusion44 decks273 decks
-15%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
12%inclusion33 decks273 decks
-34%synergy
Rocky Tar Pit
8.8%inclusion24 decks273 decks
7%synergy
Geothermal Bog
8.8%inclusion24 decks273 decks
-1%synergy
Urborg Volcano
8.4%inclusion23 decks273 decks
7%synergy
Ash Barrens
8.4%inclusion23 decks273 decks
1%synergy
Eclipsed Realms
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
7.3%inclusion20 decks273 decks
-13%synergy
Jagged Barrens
7.2%inclusion19 decks263 decks
-1%synergy
Warped Landscape
7.0%inclusion19 decks273 decks
7%synergy
Grixis Panorama
7.0%inclusion19 decks273 decks
6%synergy
Jund Panorama
7.0%inclusion19 decks273 decks
6%synergy
Tramway Station
6.2%inclusion17 decks273 decks
3%synergy
Terminal Moraine
5.5%inclusion15 decks273 decks
5%synergy
Blood Crypt
5.1%inclusion14 decks273 decks
-40%synergy
Graven Cairns
5.1%inclusion14 decks273 decks
-25%synergy
Haunted Ridge
5.1%inclusion14 decks273 decks
-31%synergy