The Scorpion God (Commander) - Expensive Core

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.
Deck Filters
Cardsphere
Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Tokka & Rahzar, Unsupervised
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Necroskitter
96%inclusion45 decks47 decks
95%synergy
Nest of Scarabs
96%inclusion45 decks47 decks
95%synergy
Kulrath Knight
94%inclusion44 decks47 decks
93%synergy
Crumbling Ashes
91%inclusion43 decks47 decks
91%synergy
Blowfly Infestation
91%inclusion43 decks47 decks
91%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
91%inclusion43 decks47 decks
90%synergy
Massacre Girl, Known Killer
87%inclusion41 decks47 decks
86%synergy
Everlasting Torment
85%inclusion40 decks47 decks
84%synergy
Karn's Bastion
83%inclusion39 decks47 decks
82%synergy
Spitting Dilophosaurus
81%inclusion38 decks47 decks
80%synergy
Top Cards
Contagion Engine
81%inclusion38 decks47 decks
80%synergy
Midnight Banshee
79%inclusion37 decks47 decks
78%synergy
Contagion Clasp
74%inclusion35 decks47 decks
74%synergy
Persistent Constrictor
72%inclusion31 decks43 decks
66%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
70%inclusion33 decks47 decks
68%synergy
Corrosive Mentor
68%inclusion32 decks47 decks
68%synergy
Grim Affliction
68%inclusion32 decks47 decks
67%synergy
Soul Snuffers
68%inclusion32 decks47 decks
68%synergy
Carnifex Demon
66%inclusion31 decks47 decks
65%synergy
Maha, Its Feathers Night
64%inclusion29 decks45 decks
63%synergy
Game Changers
Jeska's Will
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-17%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-7%synergy
Creatures
Sinister Gnarlbark
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
62%synergy
Village Pillagers
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
61%synergy
Stigma Lasher
60%inclusion28 decks47 decks
59%synergy
Skinrender
60%inclusion28 decks47 decks
59%synergy
Dusk Urchins
55%inclusion26 decks47 decks
55%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
55%inclusion26 decks47 decks
54%synergy
Harbinger of Night
55%inclusion26 decks47 decks
55%synergy
Banewhip Punisher
53%inclusion25 decks47 decks
53%synergy
Mahadi, Emporium Master
49%inclusion23 decks47 decks
36%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
40%inclusion19 decks47 decks
20%synergy
Fume Spitter
40%inclusion19 decks47 decks
40%synergy
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
40%inclusion19 decks47 decks
39%synergy
Plague Myr
38%inclusion18 decks47 decks
38%synergy
Oft-Nabbed Goat
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Festering Mummy
36%inclusion17 decks47 decks
36%synergy
Lockjaw Snapper
36%inclusion17 decks47 decks
36%synergy
Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon
36%inclusion17 decks47 decks
36%synergy
Hateflayer
30%inclusion14 decks47 decks
30%synergy
Magda, the Hoardmaster
30%inclusion14 decks47 decks
27%synergy
Blood Artist
28%inclusion13 decks47 decks
9%synergy
Necropede
28%inclusion13 decks47 decks
27%synergy
Shadow Urchin
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Moonshadow
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Massacre Girl
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
20%synergy
Archfiend of Ifnir
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
19%synergy
Burnished Hart
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
14%synergy
Massacre Wurm
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
11%synergy
Ichor Rats
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
19%synergy
Blightbelly Rat
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
17%synergy
Flesh-Eater Imp
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
17%synergy
Phyrexian Crusader
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
17%synergy
Soul-Scar Mage
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
14%synergy
Reaper of Sheoldred
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
15%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Core Prowler
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
13%synergy
Grim Poppet
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
13%synergy
Serrated Biskelion
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
13%synergy
Leaden Myr
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
11%synergy
Dawnhand Dissident
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Sourbread Auntie
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Gristle Glutton
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Champion of the Weird
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Bile-Vial Boggart
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Scuzzback Scrounger
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Plague Stinger
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
11%synergy
Chainer, Nightmare Adept
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
3%synergy
Soulstinger
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
-5%synergy
Fallen Ferromancer
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
11%synergy
Murderous Redcap
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Sudden Spoiling
64%inclusion30 decks47 decks
62%synergy
Chaos Warp
51%inclusion24 decks47 decks
3%synergy
Whisper of the Dross
38%inclusion18 decks47 decks
38%synergy
Dark Ritual
36%inclusion17 decks47 decks
-6%synergy
Terminate
36%inclusion17 decks47 decks
-4%synergy
Volt Charge
36%inclusion17 decks47 decks
36%synergy
Puncture Blast
34%inclusion16 decks47 decks
34%synergy
Bedevil
34%inclusion16 decks47 decks
-1%synergy
Rakdos Charm
32%inclusion15 decks47 decks
-12%synergy
Deadly Rollick
28%inclusion13 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
28%inclusion13 decks47 decks
12%synergy
Withering Torment
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Scar
26%inclusion12 decks47 decks
25%synergy
Deflecting Swat
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
3%synergy
Fell the Profane
22%inclusion10 decks46 decks
9%synergy
Torment of Venom
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
19%synergy
Tainted Strike
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
17%synergy
Splendid Agony
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
19%synergy
Tragic Slip
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
13%synergy
Valakut Awakening
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
9%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
-2%synergy
Blood for the Blood God!
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Redirect Lightning
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Vraska's Fall
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
13%synergy
Deadly Dispute
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
-14%synergy
Virulent Wound
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
13%synergy
Abrade
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
-9%synergy
Blight Rot
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Blur of Blades
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
11%synergy
Bolt Bend
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
0%synergy
Hagra Mauling
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Village Rites
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
-7%synergy
Dismember
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Depressurize
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
7%synergy
Thrilling Encore
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Imp's Mischief
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-3%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-12%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
1%synergy
Lightning Bolt
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-12%synergy
Black Sun's Twilight
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Cabal Ritual
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-2%synergy
Puncture Bolt
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
51%inclusion24 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Incremental Blight
47%inclusion22 decks47 decks
46%synergy
Blasphemous Act
47%inclusion22 decks47 decks
-4%synergy
Persist
45%inclusion21 decks47 decks
42%synergy
Toxic Deluge
45%inclusion21 decks47 decks
27%synergy
Drown in Ichor
43%inclusion20 decks47 decks
42%synergy
Vandalblast
36%inclusion17 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Liliana's Influence
26%inclusion12 decks47 decks
25%synergy
Aberrant Return
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Soul Immolation
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
17%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
18%synergy
Damnation
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
12%synergy
Reanimate
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
-4%synergy
Attempted Murder
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
17%synergy
Vat Emergence
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
15%synergy
Night's Whisper
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
-5%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
4%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
13%inclusion5 decks39 decks
4%synergy
Victimize
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
-2%synergy
Eventide's Shadow
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Burning Curiosity
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Sundering Eruption
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Spread the Sickness
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Faithless Looting
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
-17%synergy
Phyresis Outbreak
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
11%synergy
Infectious Inquiry
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
2%synergy
Sign in Blood
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
-15%synergy
Dreadbore
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
3%synergy
Retribution
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Decree of Pain
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
2%synergy
Mana Geyser
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-6%synergy
Lethal Sting
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Ozolith
47%inclusion22 decks47 decks
45%synergy
Lightning Greaves
43%inclusion20 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Cauldron of Souls
36%inclusion17 decks47 decks
35%synergy
Skullclamp
36%inclusion17 decks47 decks
26%synergy
Sword of Truth and Justice
32%inclusion15 decks47 decks
32%synergy
Jet Medallion
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
16%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Expedition Map
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
20%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
-10%synergy
Serrated Arrows
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
11%synergy
Ruby Medallion
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
-2%synergy
Blight Sickle
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Peter Parker's Camera
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Trigon of Corruption
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
All Will Be One
60%inclusion28 decks47 decks
56%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
40%inclusion19 decks47 decks
36%synergy
Fists of the Demigod
32%inclusion15 decks47 decks
31%synergy
Black Market
32%inclusion15 decks47 decks
27%synergy
Glistening Oil
32%inclusion15 decks47 decks
31%synergy
Lasting Tarfire
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Spiteful Banditry
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
17%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
-5%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
17%synergy
Black Market Connections
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
-1%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
15%synergy
Bitterblossom
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
9%synergy
Grave Venerations
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Phyresis
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
9%synergy
Revel in Riches
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Nowhere to Run
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Rising of the Day
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting
38%inclusion18 decks47 decks
38%synergy
Liliana, Death Wielder
34%inclusion16 decks47 decks
34%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
62%inclusion29 decks47 decks
44%synergy
Bojuka Bog
60%inclusion28 decks47 decks
24%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
60%inclusion28 decks47 decks
41%synergy
Cabal Coffers
43%inclusion20 decks47 decks
33%synergy
Nesting Grounds
40%inclusion19 decks47 decks
40%synergy
Grasping Dunes
36%inclusion17 decks47 decks
36%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
34%inclusion16 decks47 decks
33%synergy
Ifnir Deadlands
28%inclusion13 decks47 decks
26%synergy
Castle Locthwain
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
15%synergy
Inkmoth Nexus
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
19%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Rogue's Passage
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
-3%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Desert of the Glorified
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
12%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
11%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Desert of the Fervent
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Molten Slagheap
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Witch's Cottage
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Arena of Glory
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
0%synergy
Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Tyrite Sanctum
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Field of Ruin
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
91%inclusion43 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Signet
79%inclusion37 decks47 decks
-3%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
72%inclusion34 decks47 decks
17%synergy
Rakdos Signet
66%inclusion31 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Thought Vessel
53%inclusion25 decks47 decks
35%synergy
Staff of Compleation
32%inclusion15 decks47 decks
31%synergy
Fellwar Stone
28%inclusion13 decks47 decks
-6%synergy
Wickersmith's Tools
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
18%synergy
Mind Stone
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
-7%synergy
Glistening Sphere
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
19%synergy
Replicating Ring
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
15%synergy
The Soul Stone
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
10%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
9%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
0%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Commander's Sphere
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-10%synergy
Lands
Swamp
98%inclusion46 decks47 decks
0%synergy
Mountain
98%inclusion46 decks47 decks
0%synergy
Command Tower
94%inclusion44 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Blood Crypt
89%inclusion42 decks47 decks
43%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
72%inclusion34 decks47 decks
9%synergy
Luxury Suite
72%inclusion34 decks47 decks
34%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
66%inclusion31 decks47 decks
33%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
64%inclusion30 decks47 decks
0%synergy
Haunted Ridge
64%inclusion30 decks47 decks
28%synergy
Blazemire Verge
51%inclusion22 decks43 decks
21%synergy
Badlands
49%inclusion23 decks47 decks
36%synergy
Tainted Peak
47%inclusion22 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
45%inclusion21 decks47 decks
-2%synergy
Raucous Theater
40%inclusion19 decks47 decks
19%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
40%inclusion19 decks47 decks
18%synergy
Graven Cairns
36%inclusion17 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
36%inclusion17 decks47 decks
-9%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
32%inclusion15 decks47 decks
-3%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
30%inclusion14 decks47 decks
-2%synergy
Myriad Landscape
30%inclusion14 decks47 decks
12%synergy
Canyon Slough
28%inclusion13 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
28%inclusion13 decks47 decks
12%synergy
Temple of Malice
26%inclusion12 decks47 decks
-8%synergy
Fell the Profane
22%inclusion10 decks46 decks
9%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
18%synergy
Fabled Passage
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
9%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
-3%synergy
Exotic Orchard
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
-14%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
15%synergy
Valakut Awakening
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
9%synergy
Mount Doom
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
-1%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
4%synergy
Sundering Eruption
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Evolving Wilds
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
-10%synergy
Boggart Trawler
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
2%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
2%synergy
Hagra Mauling
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
-11%synergy
Demolition Field
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Prismatic Vista
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
1%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-9%synergy
Urza's Cave
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Wooded Foothills
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-1%synergy
Arid Mesa
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-2%synergy
Scalding Tarn
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-1%synergy
Polluted Delta
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-2%synergy
Marsh Flats
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-2%synergy