The Scorpion God (Commander) - Optimized

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
M.O.D.O.K.
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Emeritus of Woe
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
11%synergy
Petrified Hamlet
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Scheming Silvertongue
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Choreographed Sparks
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Blowfly Infestation
96%inclusion55 decks57 decks
96%synergy
Nest of Scarabs
95%inclusion54 decks57 decks
94%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
88%inclusion50 decks57 decks
87%synergy
Necroskitter
86%inclusion49 decks57 decks
85%synergy
Everlasting Torment
84%inclusion48 decks57 decks
83%synergy
Kulrath Knight
81%inclusion46 decks57 decks
80%synergy
Massacre Girl, Known Killer
77%inclusion44 decks57 decks
76%synergy
Crumbling Ashes
74%inclusion42 decks57 decks
73%synergy
Carnifex Demon
70%inclusion40 decks57 decks
70%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
70%inclusion40 decks57 decks
68%synergy
Top Cards
Midnight Banshee
65%inclusion37 decks57 decks
64%synergy
Corrosive Mentor
63%inclusion36 decks57 decks
63%synergy
All Will Be One
63%inclusion36 decks57 decks
60%synergy
Contagion Engine
63%inclusion36 decks57 decks
63%synergy
Persistent Constrictor
63%inclusion36 decks57 decks
57%synergy
Maha, Its Feathers Night
61%inclusion35 decks57 decks
60%synergy
Soul Snuffers
61%inclusion35 decks57 decks
61%synergy
Spitting Dilophosaurus
60%inclusion34 decks57 decks
59%synergy
Contagion Clasp
58%inclusion33 decks57 decks
57%synergy
Stigma Lasher
56%inclusion32 decks57 decks
56%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
32%inclusion18 decks57 decks
14%synergy
Jeska's Will
30%inclusion17 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
25%inclusion14 decks57 decks
11%synergy
Ancient Tomb
23%inclusion13 decks57 decks
14%synergy
Mana Vault
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
11%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Gamble
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Chrome Mox
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Opposition Agent
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
0%synergy
Creatures
Banewhip Punisher
54%inclusion31 decks57 decks
54%synergy
Skinrender
53%inclusion30 decks57 decks
52%synergy
Harbinger of Night
47%inclusion27 decks57 decks
47%synergy
Festering Mummy
47%inclusion27 decks57 decks
47%synergy
Mahadi, Emporium Master
42%inclusion24 decks57 decks
29%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
42%inclusion24 decks57 decks
41%synergy
Fume Spitter
42%inclusion24 decks57 decks
42%synergy
Dusk Urchins
40%inclusion23 decks57 decks
40%synergy
Blood Artist
35%inclusion20 decks57 decks
16%synergy
Plague Myr
33%inclusion19 decks57 decks
33%synergy
Hateflayer
33%inclusion19 decks57 decks
33%synergy
Archfiend of Ifnir
33%inclusion19 decks57 decks
29%synergy
Soul-Scar Mage
32%inclusion18 decks57 decks
31%synergy
Village Pillagers
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
30%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
26%inclusion15 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Sinister Gnarlbark
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
25%synergy
Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon
23%inclusion13 decks57 decks
22%synergy
Dawnhand Dissident
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
22%synergy
Massacre Girl
21%inclusion12 decks57 decks
17%synergy
Scuzzback Scrounger
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
17%synergy
Necropede
19%inclusion11 decks57 decks
19%synergy
Massacre Wurm
19%inclusion11 decks57 decks
11%synergy
Ashenmoor Liege
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
15%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Fallen Ferromancer
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
14%synergy
Chainer, Nightmare Adept
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
6%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Crusader
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
12%synergy
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
11%synergy
Sickle Ripper
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
12%synergy
Murderous Redcap
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
9%synergy
Ichor Rats
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
12%synergy
Putrid Goblin
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
9%synergy
Lockjaw Snapper
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
10%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Spinerock Tyrant
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
-0%synergy
Soulstinger
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
9%synergy
Iron Myr
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Burnished Hart
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Serrated Biskelion
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
9%synergy
Leaden Myr
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Viscera Seer
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
-0%synergy
Professional Face-Breaker
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
-8%synergy
Furystoke Giant
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Grim Poppet
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Mayhem Devil
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
-17%synergy
Ophiomancer
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
3%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
-1%synergy
Imperial Recruiter
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
3%synergy
Instants
Chaos Warp
49%inclusion28 decks57 decks
2%synergy
Grim Affliction
49%inclusion28 decks57 decks
49%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
49%inclusion28 decks57 decks
47%synergy
Dark Ritual
39%inclusion22 decks57 decks
-4%synergy
Terminate
39%inclusion22 decks57 decks
-1%synergy
Puncture Blast
37%inclusion21 decks57 decks
37%synergy
Rakdos Charm
35%inclusion20 decks57 decks
-9%synergy
Whisper of the Dross
32%inclusion18 decks57 decks
31%synergy
Scar
28%inclusion16 decks57 decks
28%synergy
Bedevil
28%inclusion16 decks57 decks
-6%synergy
Blight Rot
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
23%synergy
Deflecting Swat
23%inclusion13 decks57 decks
2%synergy
Torment of Venom
23%inclusion13 decks57 decks
23%synergy
Volt Charge
21%inclusion12 decks57 decks
21%synergy
Virulent Wound
18%inclusion10 decks57 decks
17%synergy
Puncture Bolt
18%inclusion10 decks57 decks
17%synergy
Deadly Rollick
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
-6%synergy
Imp's Mischief
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Withering Torment
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
-6%synergy
Splendid Agony
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
16%synergy
Abrade
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
-6%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
-4%synergy
Cabal Ritual
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
6%synergy
Pyroblast
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Tragic Slip
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Seething Song
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
-1%synergy
Blur of Blades
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
10%synergy
Deadly Dispute
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
-16%synergy
Tainted Strike
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
9%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
2%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
-4%synergy
Village Rites
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
-7%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
3%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
-4%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
-7%synergy
Flare of Duplication
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Wander Off
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
-11%synergy
Return the Favor
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
-0%synergy
Entomb
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
0%synergy
Lightning Bolt
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
-11%synergy
Kill! Maim! Burn!
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Wild Magic Surge
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
3%synergy
Burnt Offering
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
-0%synergy
Pyretic Ritual
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
-0%synergy
Infernal Grasp
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
-10%synergy
Ad Nauseam
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
3%synergy
Culling the Weak
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
-1%synergy
Big Score
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
-15%synergy
Blood for the Blood God!
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
-2%synergy
Sorceries
Blasphemous Act
51%inclusion29 decks57 decks
0%synergy
Toxic Deluge
42%inclusion24 decks57 decks
25%synergy
Incremental Blight
39%inclusion22 decks57 decks
38%synergy
Persist
37%inclusion21 decks57 decks
35%synergy
Vandalblast
33%inclusion19 decks57 decks
3%synergy
Reanimate
33%inclusion19 decks57 decks
11%synergy
Drown in Ichor
30%inclusion17 decks57 decks
29%synergy
Liliana's Influence
26%inclusion15 decks57 decks
26%synergy
Feed the Swarm
25%inclusion14 decks57 decks
-17%synergy
Darkness Descends
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
22%synergy
Faithless Looting
19%inclusion11 decks57 decks
-9%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
10%synergy
Victimize
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
-3%synergy
Lethal Sting
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
12%synergy
Diabolic Intent
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
2%synergy
Sign in Blood
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
-13%synergy
Damnation
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
3%synergy
Grim Tutor
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
6%synergy
Soul Immolation
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Aberrant Return
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Spread the Sickness
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
9%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
2%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
3%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
1%synergy
Exsanguinate
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
-4%synergy
Living Death
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
3%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
3%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
-2%synergy
Decree of Pain
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
2%synergy
Improvisation Capstone
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
3%synergy
Vat Emergence
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Chain Reaction
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
1%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Blood Money
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
0%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
2%synergy
Read the Bones
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
-7%synergy
Molten Collapse
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
3%synergy
Night's Whisper
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
-14%synergy
Rite of Flame
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
0%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
39%inclusion22 decks57 decks
3%synergy
Cauldron of Souls
30%inclusion17 decks57 decks
29%synergy
The Ozolith
23%inclusion13 decks57 decks
21%synergy
Skullclamp
21%inclusion12 decks57 decks
11%synergy
Jet Medallion
19%inclusion11 decks57 decks
11%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
19%inclusion11 decks57 decks
-12%synergy
Sword of Truth and Justice
18%inclusion10 decks57 decks
17%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
-2%synergy
Serrated Arrows
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
9%synergy
The One Ring
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
1%synergy
Grafted Exoskeleton
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Blight Sickle
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Bontu's Monument
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
3%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
-1%synergy
Sword of the Animist
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Winter Moon
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Black Market
42%inclusion24 decks57 decks
37%synergy
Fists of the Demigod
33%inclusion19 decks57 decks
33%synergy
Glistening Oil
33%inclusion19 decks57 decks
33%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
28%inclusion16 decks57 decks
4%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
18%inclusion10 decks57 decks
14%synergy
Black Market Connections
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
-2%synergy
Animate Dead
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
6%synergy
Lasting Tarfire
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
2%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Blood Moon
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Revel in Riches
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
2%synergy
Underworld Breach
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
0%synergy
Cartouche of Ambition
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Necromancy
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Thran Vigil
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Dance of the Dead
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
3%synergy
Warstorm Surge
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
1%synergy
Necropotence
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
-0%synergy
Phyresis
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Death Wielder
39%inclusion22 decks57 decks
38%synergy
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting
23%inclusion13 decks57 decks
22%synergy
Utility Lands
Karn's Bastion
51%inclusion29 decks57 decks
50%synergy
Reliquary Tower
49%inclusion28 decks57 decks
31%synergy
Bojuka Bog
39%inclusion22 decks57 decks
3%synergy
Grasping Dunes
26%inclusion15 decks57 decks
26%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
26%inclusion15 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Ifnir Deadlands
23%inclusion13 decks57 decks
21%synergy
Cabal Coffers
19%inclusion11 decks57 decks
10%synergy
Nesting Grounds
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
15%synergy
Barren Moor
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Inkmoth Nexus
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
12%synergy
Rogue's Passage
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
-8%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
-0%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Desert of the Glorified
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Desert of the Fervent
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Forgotten Cave
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
0%synergy
Molten Slagheap
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Field of the Dead
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
6%synergy
War Room
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
2%synergy
Urza's Saga
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
-1%synergy
Restless Vents
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
86%inclusion49 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Sol Ring
84%inclusion48 decks57 decks
-2%synergy
Rakdos Signet
58%inclusion33 decks57 decks
0%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
56%inclusion32 decks57 decks
1%synergy
Thought Vessel
39%inclusion22 decks57 decks
21%synergy
Fellwar Stone
23%inclusion13 decks57 decks
-11%synergy
Glistening Sphere
19%inclusion11 decks57 decks
19%synergy
Mind Stone
19%inclusion11 decks57 decks
-9%synergy
Staff of Compleation
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
13%synergy
Commander's Sphere
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
-4%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Lotus Petal
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
3%synergy
Wickersmith's Tools
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Mox Diamond
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Rakdos Locket
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Mox Opal
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
3%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
-3%synergy
Replicating Ring
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Mox Amber
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
1%synergy
Basalt Monolith
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Gilded Lotus
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Swamp
95%inclusion54 decks57 decks
-3%synergy
Mountain
95%inclusion54 decks57 decks
-3%synergy
Command Tower
81%inclusion46 decks57 decks
-5%synergy
Blood Crypt
68%inclusion39 decks57 decks
22%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
60%inclusion34 decks57 decks
-4%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
56%inclusion32 decks57 decks
-8%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
44%inclusion25 decks57 decks
11%synergy
Luxury Suite
42%inclusion24 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
39%inclusion22 decks57 decks
-7%synergy
Graven Cairns
37%inclusion21 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Haunted Ridge
37%inclusion21 decks57 decks
1%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
37%inclusion21 decks57 decks
-11%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
35%inclusion20 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Temple of Malice
33%inclusion19 decks57 decks
0%synergy
Tainted Peak
33%inclusion19 decks57 decks
-10%synergy
Canyon Slough
32%inclusion18 decks57 decks
12%synergy
Raucous Theater
30%inclusion17 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
30%inclusion17 decks57 decks
-5%synergy
Myriad Landscape
30%inclusion17 decks57 decks
12%synergy
Blazemire Verge
30%inclusion17 decks57 decks
-1%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
30%inclusion17 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Evolving Wilds
25%inclusion14 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Exotic Orchard
23%inclusion13 decks57 decks
-8%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
23%inclusion13 decks57 decks
21%synergy
Badlands
19%inclusion11 decks57 decks
6%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
19%inclusion11 decks57 decks
0%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
-5%synergy
Akoum Refuge
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
10%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
-1%synergy
Sulfurous Mire
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Mount Doom
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
-6%synergy
Ash Barrens
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
3%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
-4%synergy
Arid Mesa
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
1%synergy
Marsh Flats
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
1%synergy
Polluted Delta
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
1%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
-7%synergy
Scalding Tarn
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
2%synergy
Geothermal Bog
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
-0%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
0%synergy
Wooded Foothills
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
-0%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Cinder Barrens
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
4%synergy
City of Brass
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
1%synergy
Rocky Tar Pit
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Fabled Passage
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
-4%synergy
Rakdos Guildgate
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
-1%synergy
Jagged Barrens
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
-2%synergy
Urza's Cave
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
2%synergy