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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
Nest of Scarabs
92%inclusion48 decks52 decks
92%synergy
Torment of Venom
85%inclusion44 decks52 decks
84%synergy
Skinrender
85%inclusion44 decks52 decks
84%synergy
Kulrath Knight
83%inclusion43 decks52 decks
82%synergy
Grim Affliction
81%inclusion42 decks52 decks
80%synergy
Contagion Clasp
79%inclusion41 decks52 decks
78%synergy
Banewhip Punisher
77%inclusion40 decks52 decks
76%synergy
Festering Mummy
75%inclusion39 decks52 decks
75%synergy
Incremental Blight
75%inclusion39 decks52 decks
74%synergy
Carnifex Demon
73%inclusion38 decks52 decks
72%synergy
Top Cards
Splendid Agony
69%inclusion36 decks52 decks
69%synergy
Lethal Sting
67%inclusion35 decks52 decks
67%synergy
Volt Charge
65%inclusion34 decks52 decks
65%synergy
Puncture Blast
65%inclusion34 decks52 decks
65%synergy
Fume Spitter
63%inclusion33 decks52 decks
63%synergy
Cartouche of Ambition
63%inclusion33 decks52 decks
63%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
62%inclusion32 decks52 decks
60%synergy
Fists of the Demigod
60%inclusion31 decks52 decks
59%synergy
Puncture Bolt
60%inclusion31 decks52 decks
59%synergy
Soulstinger
60%inclusion31 decks52 decks
59%synergy
Creatures
Soul Snuffers
56%inclusion29 decks52 decks
55%synergy
Lockjaw Snapper
52%inclusion27 decks52 decks
52%synergy
Mahadi, Emporium Master
52%inclusion27 decks52 decks
38%synergy
Necropede
50%inclusion26 decks52 decks
50%synergy
Razor Swine
48%inclusion25 decks52 decks
48%synergy
Serrated Biskelion
46%inclusion24 decks52 decks
46%synergy
Merciless Javelineer
44%inclusion23 decks52 decks
44%synergy
Midnight Banshee
44%inclusion23 decks52 decks
44%synergy
Sickle Ripper
42%inclusion22 decks52 decks
42%synergy
Core Prowler
40%inclusion21 decks52 decks
40%synergy
Fallen Ferromancer
38%inclusion20 decks52 decks
38%synergy
Grief Tyrant
38%inclusion20 decks52 decks
38%synergy
Corrosive Mentor
38%inclusion20 decks52 decks
38%synergy
Archfiend of Ifnir
37%inclusion19 decks52 decks
32%synergy
Blightbelly Rat
37%inclusion19 decks52 decks
36%synergy
Gulping Scraptrap
37%inclusion19 decks52 decks
36%synergy
Reaper of Sheoldred
35%inclusion18 decks52 decks
35%synergy
Massacre Girl
35%inclusion18 decks52 decks
31%synergy
Stigma Lasher
35%inclusion18 decks52 decks
34%synergy
Leaden Myr
33%inclusion17 decks52 decks
31%synergy
Flesh-Eater Imp
33%inclusion17 decks52 decks
32%synergy
Persistent Constrictor
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
25%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
29%inclusion15 decks52 decks
8%synergy
Plague Myr
27%inclusion14 decks52 decks
26%synergy
Iron Myr
25%inclusion13 decks52 decks
23%synergy
Contagious Nim
23%inclusion12 decks52 decks
23%synergy
Ichor Rats
21%inclusion11 decks52 decks
21%synergy
Ashenmoor Liege
21%inclusion11 decks52 decks
21%synergy
Smoldering Butcher
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
19%synergy
Plague Stinger
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
19%synergy
Massacre Girl, Known Killer
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
18%synergy
Puppeteer Clique
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
16%synergy
Chainer, Nightmare Adept
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
9%synergy
Grim Poppet
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
17%synergy
Hateflayer
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
17%synergy
Septic Rats
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
17%synergy
Corpse Cur
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
17%synergy
Putrid Goblin
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
13%synergy
Harvester of Souls
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
12%synergy
Murderous Redcap
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
12%synergy
Phyrexian Juggernaut
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
15%synergy
Ammit Eternal
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
15%synergy
Magda, the Hoardmaster
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
12%synergy
Baleful Ammit
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
13%synergy
Thunderblust
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
13%synergy
Flensermite
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
13%synergy
Rustrazor Butcher
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
13%synergy
Inescapable Brute
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
13%synergy
Soul-Scar Mage
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
11%synergy
Burnished Hart
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Scar
56%inclusion29 decks52 decks
55%synergy
Whisper of the Dross
52%inclusion27 decks52 decks
51%synergy
Terminate
40%inclusion21 decks52 decks
1%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
37%inclusion19 decks52 decks
34%synergy
Rakdos Charm
35%inclusion18 decks52 decks
-9%synergy
Chaos Warp
27%inclusion14 decks52 decks
-22%synergy
Blur of Blades
27%inclusion14 decks52 decks
27%synergy
Abrade
25%inclusion13 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Bedevil
25%inclusion13 decks52 decks
-10%synergy
Virulent Wound
23%inclusion12 decks52 decks
23%synergy
Vraska's Fall
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
13%synergy
Dark Ritual
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
-28%synergy
Lightning Volley
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
13%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
-5%synergy
Thrilling Encore
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
13%synergy
Village Rites
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
-4%synergy
Deadly Dispute
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
-17%synergy
Tragic Slip
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Lightning Bolt
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
-8%synergy
Tainted Strike
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Rack and Ruin
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
8%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-12%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
0%synergy
Big Score
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
-14%synergy
Black Sun's Twilight
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Hour of Glory
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Instill Infection
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Smash to Smithereens
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Valley Rally
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Drown in Ichor
52%inclusion27 decks52 decks
51%synergy
Feed the Swarm
44%inclusion23 decks52 decks
2%synergy
Liliana's Influence
42%inclusion22 decks52 decks
42%synergy
Spread the Sickness
42%inclusion22 decks52 decks
42%synergy
Vat Emergence
37%inclusion19 decks52 decks
36%synergy
Persist
29%inclusion15 decks52 decks
26%synergy
Read the Bones
23%inclusion12 decks52 decks
10%synergy
Infectious Inquiry
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
17%synergy
Sign in Blood
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
-6%synergy
Deadly Tempest
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
11%synergy
Victimize
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
-2%synergy
Faithless Looting
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
-15%synergy
By Force
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
13%synergy
Ambition's Cost
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
12%synergy
Decree of Pain
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
9%synergy
Shenanigans
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
11%synergy
Retribution
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
11%synergy
Angrath's Rampage
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
11%synergy
Blasphemous Act
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
-41%synergy
Attempted Murder
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
9%synergy
Mutinous Massacre
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Razaketh's Rite
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Night's Whisper
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
-12%synergy
Unearth
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Chain Reaction
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
1%synergy
Allure of the Unknown
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Phyresis Outbreak
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Cut // Ribbons
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Grapeshot
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
0%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
0%synergy
Puncturing Blow
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Ashes to Ashes
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Hour of Devastation
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Dreadbore
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
0%synergy
Tormenting Voice
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Serrated Arrows
44%inclusion23 decks52 decks
44%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
42%inclusion22 decks52 decks
28%synergy
Blight Sickle
21%inclusion11 decks52 decks
21%synergy
Throne of Geth
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
17%synergy
Trigon of Corruption
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
15%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
-18%synergy
Contagion Engine
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
13%synergy
Blackblade Reforged
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
8%synergy
Traveler's Amulet
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
7%synergy
God-Pharaoh's Gift
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Hazoret's Monument
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Grafted Exoskeleton
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Everlasting Torment
56%inclusion29 decks52 decks
54%synergy
Blowfly Infestation
50%inclusion26 decks52 decks
49%synergy
Crumbling Ashes
31%inclusion16 decks52 decks
30%synergy
Sadistic Obsession
27%inclusion14 decks52 decks
27%synergy
Warstorm Surge
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
15%synergy
Phyresis
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
18%synergy
Fevered Convulsions
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
12%synergy
Black Market
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Glistening Oil
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
9%synergy
Consuming Fervor
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
10%synergy
Goblin Oriflamme
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
8%synergy
Torment of Scarabs
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
-1%synergy
Tectonic Reformation
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Cartouche of Zeal
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Nurgle's Rot
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Death Wielder
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
19%synergy
Ob Nixilis Reignited
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
10%synergy
Utility Lands
Grasping Dunes
58%inclusion30 decks52 decks
57%synergy
Ifnir Deadlands
40%inclusion21 decks52 decks
39%synergy
Karn's Bastion
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
18%synergy
Reliquary Tower
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
-1%synergy
Nesting Grounds
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
17%synergy
Desert of the Glorified
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
16%synergy
Desert of the Fervent
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
16%synergy
Bojuka Bog
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
-22%synergy
Temple of the False God
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Forgotten Cave
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Barren Moor
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Ramunap Ruins
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Restless Vents
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
2%synergy
Rogue's Passage
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
-14%synergy
Molten Slagheap
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Polluted Mire
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Smoldering Crater
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Cradle of the Accursed
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Endless Sands
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
62%inclusion32 decks52 decks
-21%synergy
Rakdos Signet
62%inclusion32 decks52 decks
2%synergy
Sol Ring
62%inclusion32 decks52 decks
-25%synergy
Commander's Sphere
46%inclusion24 decks52 decks
28%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
44%inclusion23 decks52 decks
36%synergy
Mind Stone
38%inclusion20 decks52 decks
9%synergy
Fire Diamond
31%inclusion16 decks52 decks
22%synergy
Rakdos Locket
23%inclusion12 decks52 decks
20%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
-42%synergy
Thought Vessel
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
-5%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
8%synergy
Unstable Obelisk
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
9%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
8%synergy
Sphere of the Suns
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
8%synergy
Worn Powerstone
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Veinfire Borderpost
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Rakdos Cluestone
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Fellwar Stone
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
-28%synergy
Star Compass
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Replicating Ring
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Seer's Lantern
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Mountain
100%inclusion52 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion52 decks52 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
81%inclusion42 decks52 decks
-6%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
62%inclusion32 decks52 decks
29%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
54%inclusion28 decks52 decks
35%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
52%inclusion27 decks52 decks
-12%synergy
Evolving Wilds
50%inclusion26 decks52 decks
29%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
46%inclusion24 decks52 decks
0%synergy
Akoum Refuge
44%inclusion23 decks52 decks
38%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
40%inclusion21 decks52 decks
24%synergy
Temple of Malice
37%inclusion19 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Rakdos Guildgate
33%inclusion17 decks52 decks
26%synergy
Myriad Landscape
29%inclusion15 decks52 decks
10%synergy
Tainted Peak
25%inclusion13 decks52 decks
-17%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
25%inclusion13 decks52 decks
-10%synergy
Cinder Barrens
25%inclusion13 decks52 decks
21%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
-45%synergy
Exotic Orchard
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
-16%synergy
Ash Barrens
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Rocky Tar Pit
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
9%synergy
Canyon Slough
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
-8%synergy
Geothermal Bog
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
2%synergy
Tramway Station
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Warped Landscape
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Terminal Moraine
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
8%synergy
Sulfurous Mire
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Jagged Barrens
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
-1%synergy
Urborg Volcano
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Grixis Panorama
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Jund Panorama
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
-41%synergy