The Scorpion God (Commander) - Expensive Core

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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
Village Pillagers
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
48%synergy
Sinister Gnarlbark
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
49%synergy
Oft-Nabbed Goat
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Wickersmith's Tools
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Blight Rot
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Necroskitter
96%inclusion50 decks52 decks
95%synergy
Nest of Scarabs
96%inclusion50 decks52 decks
95%synergy
Blowfly Infestation
94%inclusion49 decks52 decks
93%synergy
Kulrath Knight
94%inclusion49 decks52 decks
93%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
92%inclusion48 decks52 decks
91%synergy
Crumbling Ashes
90%inclusion47 decks52 decks
90%synergy
Everlasting Torment
87%inclusion45 decks52 decks
85%synergy
Spitting Dilophosaurus
85%inclusion44 decks52 decks
84%synergy
Massacre Girl, Known Killer
85%inclusion44 decks52 decks
83%synergy
Midnight Banshee
81%inclusion42 decks52 decks
80%synergy
Top Cards
Contagion Engine
79%inclusion41 decks52 decks
78%synergy
Contagion Clasp
75%inclusion39 decks52 decks
74%synergy
Persistent Constrictor
73%inclusion33 decks45 decks
67%synergy
Corrosive Mentor
73%inclusion38 decks52 decks
72%synergy
Soul Snuffers
73%inclusion38 decks52 decks
72%synergy
Grim Affliction
71%inclusion37 decks52 decks
70%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
69%inclusion36 decks52 decks
67%synergy
Carnifex Demon
67%inclusion35 decks52 decks
67%synergy
Maha, Its Feathers Night
67%inclusion32 decks48 decks
65%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
65%inclusion34 decks52 decks
63%synergy
Game Changers
Jeska's Will
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
-18%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
-8%synergy
Creatures
Stigma Lasher
62%inclusion32 decks52 decks
61%synergy
Dusk Urchins
60%inclusion31 decks52 decks
59%synergy
Harbinger of Night
60%inclusion31 decks52 decks
59%synergy
Skinrender
58%inclusion30 decks52 decks
57%synergy
Banewhip Punisher
56%inclusion29 decks52 decks
55%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
52%inclusion27 decks52 decks
51%synergy
Mahadi, Emporium Master
50%inclusion26 decks52 decks
36%synergy
Fume Spitter
44%inclusion23 decks52 decks
44%synergy
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
44%inclusion23 decks52 decks
43%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
42%inclusion22 decks52 decks
21%synergy
Festering Mummy
38%inclusion20 decks52 decks
38%synergy
Lockjaw Snapper
38%inclusion20 decks52 decks
38%synergy
Plague Myr
35%inclusion18 decks52 decks
34%synergy
Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon
33%inclusion17 decks52 decks
32%synergy
Magda, the Hoardmaster
29%inclusion15 decks51 decks
27%synergy
Blood Artist
29%inclusion15 decks52 decks
10%synergy
Hateflayer
27%inclusion14 decks52 decks
27%synergy
Necropede
27%inclusion14 decks52 decks
27%synergy
Archfiend of Ifnir
21%inclusion11 decks52 decks
17%synergy
Massacre Girl
21%inclusion11 decks52 decks
17%synergy
Phyrexian Crusader
21%inclusion11 decks52 decks
21%synergy
Soul-Scar Mage
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
19%synergy
Massacre Wurm
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
11%synergy
Reaper of Sheoldred
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
17%synergy
Burnished Hart
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
12%synergy
Ichor Rats
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
17%synergy
Bile-Vial Boggart
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Shadow Urchin
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Moonshadow
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Nightmare Sower
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
8%synergy
Blightbelly Rat
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
15%synergy
Flesh-Eater Imp
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
15%synergy
Core Prowler
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
13%synergy
Soulstinger
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
13%synergy
Grim Poppet
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
13%synergy
Gisa, Glorious Resurrector
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
12%synergy
Serrated Biskelion
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
13%synergy
Fallen Ferromancer
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
11%synergy
Iron Myr
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
9%synergy
Leaden Myr
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
9%synergy
Ashenmoor Liege
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
11%synergy
Murderous Redcap
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
8%synergy
Chainer, Nightmare Adept
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
1%synergy
Harvester of Souls
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Grief Tyrant
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
9%synergy
Sickle Ripper
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
9%synergy
Hand of the Praetors
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
10%synergy
Scavenger Regent
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Boggart Trawler
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
1%synergy
Instants
Chaos Warp
48%inclusion25 decks52 decks
0%synergy
Whisper of the Dross
38%inclusion20 decks52 decks
38%synergy
Dark Ritual
35%inclusion18 decks52 decks
-7%synergy
Bedevil
35%inclusion18 decks52 decks
0%synergy
Terminate
35%inclusion18 decks52 decks
-5%synergy
Volt Charge
35%inclusion18 decks52 decks
34%synergy
Rakdos Charm
33%inclusion17 decks52 decks
-11%synergy
Puncture Blast
33%inclusion17 decks52 decks
32%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
27%inclusion14 decks52 decks
12%synergy
Scar
25%inclusion13 decks52 decks
25%synergy
Fell the Profane
24%inclusion12 decks50 decks
12%synergy
Deadly Rollick
23%inclusion12 decks52 decks
2%synergy
Withering Torment
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
0%synergy
Tragic Slip
21%inclusion11 decks52 decks
17%synergy
Deflecting Swat
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
-1%synergy
Valakut Awakening
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
11%synergy
Torment of Venom
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
17%synergy
Tainted Strike
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
15%synergy
Deadly Dispute
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
-11%synergy
Splendid Agony
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
15%synergy
Abrade
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
-6%synergy
Blood for the Blood God!
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
8%synergy
Redirect Lightning
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
-5%synergy
Vraska's Fall
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
11%synergy
Virulent Wound
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
11%synergy
Blur of Blades
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
11%synergy
Black Sun's Twilight
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
11%synergy
Thrilling Encore
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
9%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Bolt Bend
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
0%synergy
Village Rites
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
-8%synergy
Puncture Bolt
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
8%synergy
Dismember
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Depressurize
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Hagra Mauling
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
-13%synergy
Imp's Mischief
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
-3%synergy
Lightning Bolt
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
-12%synergy
Cabal Ritual
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
-2%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
-7%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
48%inclusion25 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Blasphemous Act
48%inclusion25 decks52 decks
-3%synergy
Incremental Blight
46%inclusion24 decks52 decks
46%synergy
Persist
44%inclusion23 decks52 decks
42%synergy
Toxic Deluge
40%inclusion21 decks52 decks
22%synergy
Drown in Ichor
40%inclusion21 decks52 decks
40%synergy
Vandalblast
31%inclusion16 decks52 decks
0%synergy
Liliana's Influence
27%inclusion14 decks52 decks
27%synergy
Reanimate
21%inclusion11 decks52 decks
-1%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
21%inclusion11 decks52 decks
15%synergy
Damnation
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
12%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
14%synergy
Aberrant Return
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Eventide's Shadow
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Burning Curiosity
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Darkness Descends
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Soul Immolation
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Attempted Murder
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
15%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Vat Emergence
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
13%synergy
Victimize
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
-2%synergy
Infectious Inquiry
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
13%synergy
Night's Whisper
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
-6%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Spread the Sickness
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
11%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
8%synergy
Sundering Eruption
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Phyresis Outbreak
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
10%synergy
Lethal Sting
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
9%synergy
Sign in Blood
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
-13%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
3%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
1%synergy
Retribution
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
8%synergy
Faithless Looting
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
-20%synergy
Dreadbore
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
2%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Decree of Pain
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Mana Geyser
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
-6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Ozolith
44%inclusion23 decks52 decks
42%synergy
Lightning Greaves
40%inclusion21 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Cauldron of Souls
35%inclusion18 decks52 decks
34%synergy
Skullclamp
35%inclusion18 decks52 decks
25%synergy
Sword of Truth and Justice
33%inclusion17 decks52 decks
32%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
23%inclusion12 decks52 decks
-9%synergy
Expedition Map
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
15%synergy
Jet Medallion
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
10%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
1%synergy
Serrated Arrows
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
13%synergy
Heartstone
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Ruby Medallion
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
-3%synergy
Blight Sickle
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
8%synergy
Brass's Tunnel-Grinder
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Trigon of Corruption
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
All Will Be One
63%inclusion33 decks52 decks
60%synergy
Black Market
40%inclusion21 decks52 decks
35%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
38%inclusion20 decks52 decks
34%synergy
Glistening Oil
33%inclusion17 decks52 decks
32%synergy
Fists of the Demigod
29%inclusion15 decks52 decks
28%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
23%inclusion12 decks52 decks
-1%synergy
Black Market Connections
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
2%synergy
Spiteful Banditry
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
17%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
15%synergy
Grave Venerations
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Lasting Tarfire
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
14%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
11%synergy
Revel in Riches
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
9%synergy
Bitterblossom
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
8%synergy
Rising of the Day
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Cartouche of Ambition
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Phyresis
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Nowhere to Run
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting
40%inclusion21 decks52 decks
40%synergy
Liliana, Death Wielder
35%inclusion18 decks52 decks
34%synergy
Utility Lands
Karn's Bastion
81%inclusion42 decks52 decks
79%synergy
Reliquary Tower
63%inclusion33 decks52 decks
45%synergy
Bojuka Bog
60%inclusion31 decks52 decks
24%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
60%inclusion31 decks52 decks
41%synergy
Cabal Coffers
46%inclusion24 decks52 decks
36%synergy
Nesting Grounds
42%inclusion22 decks52 decks
42%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
38%inclusion20 decks52 decks
37%synergy
Grasping Dunes
35%inclusion18 decks52 decks
34%synergy
Ifnir Deadlands
29%inclusion15 decks52 decks
27%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
23%inclusion12 decks52 decks
14%synergy
Castle Locthwain
21%inclusion11 decks52 decks
15%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
9%synergy
Rogue's Passage
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
0%synergy
Inkmoth Nexus
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
17%synergy
Molten Slagheap
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
11%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
9%synergy
Desert of the Glorified
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
10%synergy
Witch's Cottage
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
9%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
10%synergy
Arena of Glory
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
1%synergy
Desert of the Fervent
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
8%synergy
Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
4%synergy
Barren Moor
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
1%synergy
Restless Vents
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
1%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Tyrite Sanctum
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Forgotten Cave
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
1%synergy
Field of Ruin
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
90%inclusion47 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Arcane Signet
79%inclusion41 decks52 decks
-4%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
71%inclusion37 decks52 decks
15%synergy
Rakdos Signet
69%inclusion36 decks52 decks
10%synergy
Thought Vessel
48%inclusion25 decks52 decks
30%synergy
Staff of Compleation
31%inclusion16 decks52 decks
29%synergy
Fellwar Stone
23%inclusion12 decks52 decks
-11%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
21%inclusion11 decks52 decks
18%synergy
Glistening Sphere
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
19%synergy
Replicating Ring
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
19%synergy
Mind Stone
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
-12%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
11%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Commander's Sphere
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
-10%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
-1%synergy
The Soul Stone
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
3%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion52 decks52 decks
2%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion52 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
96%inclusion50 decks52 decks
10%synergy
Blood Crypt
85%inclusion44 decks52 decks
40%synergy
Luxury Suite
73%inclusion38 decks52 decks
34%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
73%inclusion38 decks52 decks
10%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
67%inclusion35 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Haunted Ridge
65%inclusion34 decks52 decks
30%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
65%inclusion34 decks52 decks
33%synergy
Blazemire Verge
49%inclusion22 decks45 decks
19%synergy
Tainted Peak
44%inclusion23 decks52 decks
2%synergy
Raucous Theater
42%inclusion22 decks52 decks
21%synergy
Badlands
42%inclusion22 decks52 decks
29%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
42%inclusion22 decks52 decks
-4%synergy
Graven Cairns
38%inclusion20 decks52 decks
8%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
38%inclusion20 decks52 decks
16%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
37%inclusion19 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
33%inclusion17 decks52 decks
-13%synergy
Canyon Slough
31%inclusion16 decks52 decks
11%synergy
Myriad Landscape
31%inclusion16 decks52 decks
12%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
29%inclusion15 decks52 decks
-6%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
27%inclusion14 decks52 decks
12%synergy
Temple of Malice
25%inclusion13 decks52 decks
-9%synergy
Fell the Profane
24%inclusion12 decks50 decks
12%synergy
Fabled Passage
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
11%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
17%synergy
Valakut Awakening
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
11%synergy
Exotic Orchard
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
-14%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
14%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
-5%synergy
Mount Doom
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
-1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
-8%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
8%synergy
Sundering Eruption
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Boggart Trawler
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
1%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
-8%synergy
Demolition Field
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Geothermal Bog
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
-2%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
-1%synergy
Hagra Mauling
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Prismatic Vista
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
0%synergy
Akoum Refuge
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
-1%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
-13%synergy
Rocky Tar Pit
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
4%synergy