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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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Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Darkness Descends
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
66%synergy
Blight Rot
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
66%synergy
Dawnhand Dissident
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Aberrant Return
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Village Pillagers
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Necroskitter
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
99%synergy
Nest of Scarabs
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
99%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
99%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
98%synergy
Blowfly Infestation
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
87%synergy
Everlasting Torment
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
86%synergy
Banewhip Punisher
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
74%synergy
Carnifex Demon
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
74%synergy
Crumbling Ashes
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
74%synergy
Grim Affliction
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
74%synergy
Top Cards
Contagion Engine
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
62%synergy
Massacre Girl, Known Killer
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
61%synergy
Soul Snuffers
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
62%synergy
Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
62%synergy
Kulrath Knight
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
62%synergy
Chaos Warp
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Vandalblast
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Persist
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
48%synergy
Contagion Clasp
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
49%synergy
All Will Be One
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
47%synergy
Game Changers
Jeska's Will
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
1%synergy
Mana Vault
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Demonic Tutor
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Ancient Tomb
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Underworld Breach
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Necropotence
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Ad Nauseam
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Chrome Mox
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-2%synergy
Creatures
Soul-Scar Mage
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Maha, Its Feathers Night
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Spitting Dilophosaurus
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Corrosive Mentor
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Fume Spitter
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Stigma Lasher
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Festering Mummy
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Persistent Constrictor
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
31%synergy
Skinrender
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Sinister Gnarlbark
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Dusk Urchins
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Fallen Ferromancer
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Plague Myr
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Archfiend of Ifnir
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Hateflayer
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Harbinger of Night
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Midnight Banshee
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Necropede
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Hand of the Praetors
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Ichor Rats
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Longshot, Rebel Bowman
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Gwenom, Remorseless
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Core Prowler
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Initiates of the Ebon Hand
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Dragon's Rage Channeler
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Tree of Perdition
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Inferno Titan
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Chainer, Nightmare Adept
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Alesha, Who Laughs at Fate
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Whispering Specter
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Mahadi, Emporium Master
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-1%synergy
Putrid Goblin
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Blood Artist
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-6%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Simian Spirit Guide
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Cacophony Scamp
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Ancient Copper Dragon
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Imperial Recruiter
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Ophiomancer
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Crookshank Kobolds
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Kobolds of Kher Keep
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Instants
Sudden Spoiling
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
48%synergy
Whisper of the Dross
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Scar
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Terminate
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
-2%synergy
Virulent Wound
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Tainted Strike
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Withering Torment
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
15%synergy
Return the Favor
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Imp's Mischief
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
16%synergy
Dark Ritual
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-17%synergy
Cabal Ritual
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
17%synergy
Rakdos Charm
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-18%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
16%synergy
Bedevil
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-10%synergy
Puncture Bolt
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Puncture Blast
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Pyroblast
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
16%synergy
Fell the Profane
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
0%synergy
Thrilling Encore
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Barge In
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Vraska's Fall
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Village Rites
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-3%synergy
Songs of the Damned
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Hellish Rebuke
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Culling the Weak
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Monstrous Rage
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Seething Song
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
1%synergy
Blur of Blades
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-1%synergy
Drag to the Underworld
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Dreadmaw's Ire
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Uncaged Fury
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Reaping the Graves
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Burnt Offering
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Pyretic Ritual
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Wild Ricochet
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Final Fortune
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Brute Force
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Torment of Venom
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Big Score
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-7%synergy
Blood for the Blood God!
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Deflecting Swat
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-8%synergy
Turn Inside Out
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Bolt Bend
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Volt Charge
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Fists of Flame
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Glorious End
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Splendid Agony
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Flare of Duplication
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Sorceries
Reanimate
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
15%synergy
Drown in Ichor
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Grim Tutor
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
33%synergy
Profane Tutor
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Faithless Looting
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-3%synergy
Lethal Sting
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Feed the Swarm
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-17%synergy
Blasphemous Act
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-26%synergy
Liliana's Influence
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Toxic Deluge
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Infernal Plunge
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Spread the Sickness
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
All Is Dust
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Incremental Blight
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Victimize
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-3%synergy
Damnable Pact
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Reckless Charge
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Phyresis Outbreak
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Unearth
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Read the Bones
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
0%synergy
Scrap Mastery
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Infectious Inquiry
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Mutilate
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Exsanguinate
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Buried Alive
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Caress of Phyrexia
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Rite of Flame
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Last One Standing
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Deadly Tempest
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Damnation
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Dreadbore
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Shatter the Oath
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Worst Fears
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Circle of Power
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Cauldron of Souls
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Sword of Truth and Justice
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Jet Medallion
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
18%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-7%synergy
Lightning Greaves
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-10%synergy
Grafted Exoskeleton
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Voltaic Key
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Ruby Medallion
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Unwinding Clock
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Portal to Phyrexia
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Manifold Key
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Embercleave
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Krark-Clan Ironworks
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Forsaken Monument
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Urabrask's Forge
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Shadowspear
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Mindslaver
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Darksteel Plate
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Rings of Brighthearth
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Enchantments
Glistening Oil
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
49%synergy
Phyresis
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
14%synergy
Cartouche of Ambition
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Black Market Connections
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Thran Vigil
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Fists of the Demigod
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Consuming Fervor
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Black Market
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Warstorm Surge
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Quest for Pure Flame
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Animate Dead
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Painful Quandary
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Revel in Riches
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Goblin Bombardment
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Liliana, Death Wielder
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Ugin, the Ineffable
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Ugin, Eye of the Storms
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Daretti, Ingenious Iconoclast
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Sorin Markov
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Daretti, Scrap Savant
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Ugin, the Spirit Dragon
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Utility Lands
Karn's Bastion
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
49%synergy
Reliquary Tower
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Bojuka Bog
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-11%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Ghost Quarter
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Buried Ruin
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Crystal Vein
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Inkmoth Nexus
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Restless Vents
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
War Room
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Emergence Zone
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
High Market
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Shrine of the Forsaken Gods
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Inventors' Fair
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Terrain Generator
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Castle Locthwain
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Nesting Grounds
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Rogue's Passage
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-7%synergy
Field of Ruin
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Sol Ring
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
1%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Rakdos Signet
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Staff of Compleation
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Thought Vessel
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Basalt Monolith
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Mox Amber
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Fellwar Stone
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-9%synergy
Gilded Lotus
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Mind Stone
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-4%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Glistening Sphere
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Astral Cornucopia
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Lotus Petal
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Empowered Autogenerator
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Thran Dynamo
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Springleaf Drum
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Sonic Screwdriver
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Mox Opal
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Skyclave Relic
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
14%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Blood Crypt
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
30%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
29%synergy
Temple of Malice
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
41%synergy
Haunted Ridge
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
39%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
27%synergy
Graven Cairns
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Tainted Peak
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
17%synergy
Canyon Slough
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
18%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
17%synergy
Blazemire Verge
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-8%synergy
Exotic Orchard
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-6%synergy
Akoum Refuge
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
2%synergy
The Mycosynth Gardens
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Raucous Theater
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-9%synergy
Fell the Profane
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
0%synergy
Badlands
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-1%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-7%synergy
Jagged Barrens
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Sulfurous Mire
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Luxury Suite
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-26%synergy
Rocky Tar Pit
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Razortrap Gorge
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Mirage Mesa
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Valakut Awakening
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy