The Scorpion God (Commander) - Control

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
Nest of Scarabs
96%inclusion46 decks48 decks
95%synergy
Blowfly Infestation
90%inclusion43 decks48 decks
89%synergy
Kulrath Knight
88%inclusion42 decks48 decks
87%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
88%inclusion42 decks48 decks
86%synergy
Everlasting Torment
85%inclusion41 decks48 decks
84%synergy
Carnifex Demon
81%inclusion39 decks48 decks
81%synergy
Necroskitter
81%inclusion39 decks48 decks
81%synergy
Contagion Clasp
73%inclusion35 decks48 decks
72%synergy
Massacre Girl, Known Killer
73%inclusion35 decks48 decks
72%synergy
Crumbling Ashes
71%inclusion34 decks48 decks
70%synergy
Top Cards
Contagion Engine
63%inclusion30 decks48 decks
62%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
63%inclusion30 decks48 decks
61%synergy
Soul Snuffers
58%inclusion28 decks48 decks
58%synergy
Midnight Banshee
58%inclusion28 decks48 decks
58%synergy
Village Pillagers
56%inclusion10 decks18 decks
54%synergy
Persistent Constrictor
54%inclusion25 decks46 decks
48%synergy
All Will Be One
54%inclusion26 decks48 decks
51%synergy
Rakdos Charm
52%inclusion25 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Spitting Dilophosaurus
50%inclusion24 decks48 decks
50%synergy
Corrosive Mentor
50%inclusion24 decks48 decks
49%synergy
Game Changers
Jeska's Will
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
-11%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
0%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
-3%synergy
Ancient Tomb
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Vault
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Demonic Tutor
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
-9%synergy
Opposition Agent
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
1%synergy
Underworld Breach
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-1%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-4%synergy
The One Ring
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-1%synergy
Creatures
Maha, Its Feathers Night
49%inclusion23 decks47 decks
48%synergy
Dusk Urchins
46%inclusion22 decks48 decks
45%synergy
Skinrender
46%inclusion22 decks48 decks
45%synergy
Stigma Lasher
38%inclusion18 decks48 decks
37%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
35%inclusion17 decks48 decks
34%synergy
Mahadi, Emporium Master
33%inclusion16 decks48 decks
20%synergy
Blood Artist
33%inclusion16 decks48 decks
15%synergy
Fume Spitter
33%inclusion16 decks48 decks
33%synergy
Massacre Wurm
33%inclusion16 decks48 decks
25%synergy
Banewhip Punisher
33%inclusion16 decks48 decks
33%synergy
Soul-Scar Mage
29%inclusion14 decks48 decks
29%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
29%inclusion14 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Festering Mummy
29%inclusion14 decks48 decks
29%synergy
Necropede
29%inclusion14 decks48 decks
29%synergy
Sinister Gnarlbark
28%inclusion5 decks18 decks
27%synergy
Scuzzback Scrounger
28%inclusion5 decks18 decks
24%synergy
Plague Myr
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
25%synergy
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
22%synergy
Hateflayer
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
23%synergy
Harbinger of Night
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
23%synergy
Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
22%synergy
Ichor Rats
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
23%synergy
Oft-Nabbed Goat
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
21%synergy
Archfiend of Ifnir
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
17%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Massacre Girl
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
15%synergy
Magda, the Hoardmaster
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
16%synergy
Blightbelly Rat
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
16%synergy
Gisa, Glorious Resurrector
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
16%synergy
Bile-Vial Boggart
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
15%synergy
Fallen Ferromancer
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
14%synergy
Scheming Silvertongue
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Soulstinger
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
12%synergy
Murderous Redcap
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
9%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
-0%synergy
Sickle Ripper
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
12%synergy
Dawnhand Dissident
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
11%synergy
Shadow Urchin
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
11%synergy
Puppeteer Clique
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
9%synergy
Chainer, Nightmare Adept
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
9%synergy
Grim Poppet
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Ophiomancer
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Harvester of Souls
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Phyrexian Crusader
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Mogis, God of Slaughter
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
-0%synergy
Lockjaw Snapper
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Core Prowler
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Grim Affliction
50%inclusion24 decks48 decks
49%synergy
Chaos Warp
46%inclusion22 decks48 decks
-1%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
44%inclusion21 decks48 decks
42%synergy
Terminate
42%inclusion20 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Volt Charge
40%inclusion19 decks48 decks
39%synergy
Puncture Blast
38%inclusion18 decks48 decks
37%synergy
Bedevil
31%inclusion15 decks48 decks
-3%synergy
Dark Ritual
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
-17%synergy
Tainted Strike
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
23%synergy
Blight Rot
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
22%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
22%inclusion10 decks46 decks
3%synergy
Fell the Profane
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Whisper of the Dross
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
20%synergy
Bolt Bend
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Splendid Agony
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
16%synergy
Abrade
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
-5%synergy
Imp's Mischief
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Vraska's Fall
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
14%synergy
Scar
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
14%synergy
Blood for the Blood God!
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Fire Covenant
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
-6%synergy
Return the Favor
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Deflecting Swat
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
-8%synergy
Puncture Bolt
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
12%synergy
Pyroblast
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Valakut Awakening
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Withering Torment
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
-11%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
-3%synergy
Infernal Grasp
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
-4%synergy
Torment of Venom
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Deadly Rollick
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
-13%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
-7%synergy
Demand Answers
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
-4%synergy
Tragic Slip
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Entomb
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-1%synergy
Thrilling Encore
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Village Rites
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-9%synergy
Deadly Dispute
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-21%synergy
Cabal Ritual
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-2%synergy
Burnt Offering
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
1%synergy
Pyretic Ritual
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
1%synergy
Delayed Blast Fireball
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Big Score
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-14%synergy
Saw in Half
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-5%synergy
Flare of Duplication
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
1%synergy
Sorceries
Incremental Blight
44%inclusion21 decks48 decks
43%synergy
Feed the Swarm
40%inclusion19 decks48 decks
-2%synergy
Blasphemous Act
40%inclusion19 decks48 decks
-11%synergy
Drown in Ichor
38%inclusion18 decks48 decks
37%synergy
Persist
33%inclusion16 decks48 decks
31%synergy
Toxic Deluge
29%inclusion14 decks48 decks
12%synergy
Aberrant Return
28%inclusion5 decks18 decks
27%synergy
Darkness Descends
28%inclusion5 decks18 decks
27%synergy
Vandalblast
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
-7%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
17%synergy
Liliana's Influence
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
21%synergy
Phyresis Outbreak
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
17%synergy
Infectious Inquiry
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
16%synergy
Soul Immolation
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
15%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Syphon Mind
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Vat Emergence
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
12%synergy
Spread the Sickness
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
12%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Faithless Looting
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
-15%synergy
Night's Whisper
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
-7%synergy
Reanimate
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
-10%synergy
Sign in Blood
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
-11%synergy
Damnation
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Ominous Harvest
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Eventide's Shadow
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
11%synergy
Lethal Sting
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Dreadbore
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Chain Reaction
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Victimize
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-9%synergy
Read the Bones
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-6%synergy
Blood Money
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
1%synergy
Decree of Pain
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Cut // Ribbons
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Last One Standing
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Gamble
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-4%synergy
Mana Geyser
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-6%synergy
Sundering Eruption
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
1%synergy
Grave Upheaval
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Burning Curiosity
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Bogslither's Embrace
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Cauldron of Souls
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
24%synergy
Skullclamp
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
13%synergy
The Ozolith
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
17%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Serrated Arrows
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
17%synergy
Lightning Greaves
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
-19%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Grafted Exoskeleton
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
12%synergy
Heartstone
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Jet Medallion
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Whip of Erebos
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Throne of Geth
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Brass's Tunnel-Grinder
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Sword of Truth and Justice
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-25%synergy
Sword of the Animist
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Black Market
38%inclusion18 decks48 decks
33%synergy
Fists of the Demigod
29%inclusion14 decks48 decks
29%synergy
Glistening Oil
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
24%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
1%synergy
Black Market Connections
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
1%synergy
Revel in Riches
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Lasting Tarfire
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
15%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
9%synergy
Phyresis
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
11%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Warstorm Surge
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Spiteful Banditry
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Cartouche of Ambition
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
6%synergy
No Mercy
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Grave Venerations
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting
27%inclusion13 decks48 decks
27%synergy
Liliana, Death Wielder
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
21%synergy
Ugin, the Ineffable
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Karn's Bastion
60%inclusion29 decks48 decks
59%synergy
Bojuka Bog
54%inclusion26 decks48 decks
19%synergy
Reliquary Tower
44%inclusion21 decks48 decks
26%synergy
Grasping Dunes
35%inclusion17 decks48 decks
35%synergy
Ifnir Deadlands
33%inclusion16 decks48 decks
32%synergy
Nesting Grounds
33%inclusion16 decks48 decks
33%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
27%inclusion13 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
22%synergy
Cabal Coffers
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
11%synergy
Barren Moor
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
14%synergy
Forgotten Cave
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
12%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Rogue's Passage
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
-3%synergy
Desert of the Glorified
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
14%synergy
Desert of the Fervent
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
14%synergy
Molten Slagheap
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Tyrite Sanctum
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
12%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
9%synergy
Inkmoth Nexus
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
10%synergy
War Room
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Lavaclaw Reaches
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Witch's Cottage
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-4%synergy
Restless Vents
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Terrain Generator
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Castle Locthwain
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
0%synergy
Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Strip Mine
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
-0%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
83%inclusion40 decks48 decks
-2%synergy
Arcane Signet
73%inclusion35 decks48 decks
-9%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
63%inclusion30 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Rakdos Signet
60%inclusion29 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Thought Vessel
50%inclusion24 decks48 decks
32%synergy
Wickersmith's Tools
33%inclusion6 decks18 decks
33%synergy
Fellwar Stone
27%inclusion13 decks48 decks
-6%synergy
Mind Stone
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
-3%synergy
Glistening Sphere
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
23%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
18%synergy
Commander's Sphere
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
1%synergy
Staff of Compleation
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
15%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
11%synergy
Gilded Lotus
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Astral Cornucopia
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Thran Dynamo
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-2%synergy
Fire Diamond
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-2%synergy
Rakdos Locket
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Worn Powerstone
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Swamp
92%inclusion44 decks48 decks
-6%synergy
Mountain
90%inclusion43 decks48 decks
-8%synergy
Command Tower
88%inclusion42 decks48 decks
1%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
73%inclusion35 decks48 decks
9%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
71%inclusion34 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
54%inclusion26 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Blood Crypt
52%inclusion25 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Temple of Malice
52%inclusion25 decks48 decks
19%synergy
Tainted Peak
50%inclusion24 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Haunted Ridge
48%inclusion23 decks48 decks
12%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
44%inclusion21 decks48 decks
12%synergy
Luxury Suite
42%inclusion20 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Blazemire Verge
37%inclusion17 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Canyon Slough
35%inclusion17 decks48 decks
16%synergy
Graven Cairns
35%inclusion17 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
35%inclusion17 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Raucous Theater
33%inclusion16 decks48 decks
12%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
33%inclusion16 decks48 decks
-14%synergy
Myriad Landscape
31%inclusion15 decks48 decks
14%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
0%synergy
Fell the Profane
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Evolving Wilds
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
0%synergy
Exotic Orchard
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
-12%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
17%synergy
Badlands
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
-4%synergy
Fabled Passage
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
-21%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
-1%synergy
Valakut Awakening
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Rocky Tar Pit
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
-11%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
-7%synergy
Geothermal Bog
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
-1%synergy
Polluted Delta
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
0%synergy
Prismatic Vista
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
1%synergy
Akoum Refuge
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
0%synergy
Spire of Industry
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Ash Barrens
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-1%synergy
Jagged Barrens
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-1%synergy
Reflecting Pool
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Sulfurous Mire
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Mount Doom
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-10%synergy
Sundering Eruption
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
1%synergy
Snow-Covered Mountain
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Scalding Tarn
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-1%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Marsh Flats
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-2%synergy
Tramway Station
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
4%synergy