Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver (Commander) - Expensive Core Reanimator

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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
Mirrormind Crown
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
99%synergy
Chronicle of Victory
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
98%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Cryptbreaker
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
94%synergy
Necroduality
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
92%synergy
Undead Augur
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
91%synergy
Diregraf Colossus
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
90%synergy
Rooftop Storm
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
89%synergy
Diregraf Captain
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
89%synergy
Noxious Ghoul
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
84%synergy
Headless Rider
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
81%synergy
Gravecrawler
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
79%synergy
Zul Ashur, Lich Lord
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
77%synergy
Top Cards
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
65%synergy
Lord of the Accursed
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
69%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
72%synergy
Death Baron
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
68%synergy
Carrion Feeder
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
71%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
62%synergy
Zombie Apocalypse
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
59%synergy
Empty the Laboratory
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
62%synergy
Reanimate
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
42%synergy
Poppet Stitcher
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
64%synergy
Game Changers
Field of the Dead
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Demonic Tutor
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-8%synergy
Necropotence
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-12%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-5%synergy
Creatures
Midnight Reaper
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
60%synergy
Hordewing Skaab
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
49%synergy
Grimgrin, Corpse-Born
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
52%synergy
The Scarab God
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
51%synergy
Undead Warchief
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
49%synergy
Plague Belcher
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
50%synergy
Warren Soultrader
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
46%synergy
Accursed Marauder
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
42%synergy
Tomb Tyrant
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
40%synergy
Vengeful Dead
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
39%synergy
Rot Hulk
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
43%synergy
Zombie Master
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
40%synergy
Archghoul of Thraben
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
41%synergy
Cemetery Reaper
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
36%synergy
Relentless Dead
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
41%synergy
Lord of the Undead
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
39%synergy
Ravenous Rotbelly
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
41%synergy
Cleaver Skaab
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
38%synergy
Master of Death
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
30%synergy
Undead Butler
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Stitcher's Supplier
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
29%synergy
Lazotep Reaver
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Bladestitched Skaab
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
30%synergy
Champion of the Perished
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
26%synergy
Geralf, Visionary Stitcher
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Fell Stinger
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Gisa and Geralf
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Putrid Goblin
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Acererak the Archlich
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Sidisi, Undead Vizier
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Gravespawn Sovereign
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Mire Triton
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Vizier of the Scorpion
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Prized Amalgam
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Tainted Adversary
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Shepherd of Rot
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Graveborn Muse
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Overcharged Amalgam
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Shambling Ghast
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Grave Titan
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Gleaming Overseer
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Prophet of the Scarab
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Retrofitted Transmogrant
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Corpse Augur
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Murderous Rider
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Foulmire Knight
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Prowling Geistcatcher
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Dark Ritual
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
24%synergy
Counterspell
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
-23%synergy
Fell the Profane
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Rise of the Dread Marn
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Frantic Search
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
3%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-8%synergy
Deadly Dispute
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
15%synergy
Culling the Weak
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Lazotep Plating
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Withering Torment
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-2%synergy
Sink into Stupor
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-3%synergy
Hagra Mauling
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Deadly Rollick
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-8%synergy
Pongify
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-4%synergy
Malicious Affliction
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Entomb
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Go for the Throat
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-5%synergy
Snuff Out
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Village Rites
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Consider
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-2%synergy
Forbidden Alchemy
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Reality Shift
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-3%synergy
Mana Drain
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-6%synergy
Filter Out
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Swan Song
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-7%synergy
Flip the Switch
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Denial
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-15%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Rewind
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Otherworldly Gaze
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Mana Leak
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Sorceries
Diabolic Intent
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
39%synergy
Victimize
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
31%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
39%synergy
Feed the Swarm
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Unearth
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
30%synergy
Army of the Damned
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
26%synergy
Buried Alive
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
26%synergy
Living Death
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
29%synergy
Toxic Deluge
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Kindred Dominance
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
24%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
24%synergy
Incarnation Technique
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Unmarked Grave
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Dread Summons
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Distant Melody
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Raise the Palisade
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Strategic Planning
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Wail of the Forgotten
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Start the TARDIS
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Careful Study
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Haunting Voyage
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Dread Return
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Curse of the Swine
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Ransack the Lab
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Final Parting
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Necrotic Hex
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Damnation
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
1%synergy
Crippling Fear
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Dark Salvation
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Exhume
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Ashnod's Altar
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
48%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
50%synergy
Wand of Orcus
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
52%synergy
Skullclamp
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
24%synergy
Bontu's Monument
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
30%synergy
Urza's Incubator
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
30%synergy
Mithril Coat
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Herald's Horn
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
14%synergy
Altar of Dementia
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Banner of Kinship
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-3%synergy
Whip of Erebos
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Coat of Arms
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Door of Destinies
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Jet Medallion
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-13%synergy
Lightning Greaves
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-16%synergy
Sword of Feast and Famine
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Enchantments
Dictate of Erebos
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
53%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
39%synergy
Endless Ranks of the Dead
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
37%synergy
Grave Pact
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
39%synergy
Open the Graves
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
29%synergy
Kindred Discovery
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
9%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Mystic Remora
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Animate Dead
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Teval's Judgment
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Into the Pit
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Black Market
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Haunted One
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Necromancy
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Grave Betrayal
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Attrition
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Liliana's Mastery
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Graf Harvest
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Call to the Grave
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-2%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Amonkhet
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, the Last Hope
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Liliana, Death's Majesty
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Phyrexian Tower
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
72%synergy
Unholy Grotto
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
62%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
47%synergy
Bojuka Bog
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
43%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
26%synergy
Three Tree City
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
30%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
31%synergy
Cabal Coffers
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
23%synergy
Secret Tunnel
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Barren Moor
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Castle Locthwain
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Reliquary Tower
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-14%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Fountainport
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Wasteland
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Mortuary Mire
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Halimar Depths
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Witch's Cottage
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
War Room
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Tomb Fortress
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Academy Ruins
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Dakmor Salvage
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Castle Vantress
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Temple of the False God
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
1%synergy
Strip Mine
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Rogue's Passage
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-16%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Sol Ring
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
1%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Crowded Crypt
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
50%synergy
Dimir Signet
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
-4%synergy
Fellwar Stone
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
14%synergy
The Soul Stone
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
35%synergy
Patchwork Banner
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Mind Stone
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-18%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Island
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Watery Grave
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
53%synergy
Command Tower
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
1%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
42%synergy
Cavern of Souls
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
58%synergy
Tainted Isle
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Underground Sea
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
43%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Morphic Pool
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Sunken Ruins
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
40%synergy
Polluted Delta
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
24%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
39%synergy
Underground River
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Path of Ancestry
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Sunken Hollow
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
-21%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
24%synergy
Flooded Strand
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
24%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
5%synergy
Fell the Profane
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Lazotep Quarry
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Prismatic Vista
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Undercity Sewers
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Misty Rainforest
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
14%synergy
Fabled Passage
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
14%synergy
Exotic Orchard
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-11%synergy
Temple of Deceit
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-14%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
15%synergy
Scalding Tarn
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
14%synergy
City of Brass
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Port of Karfell
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
15%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
14%synergy
Sink into Stupor
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-3%synergy
Hagra Mauling
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Myriad Landscape
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-11%synergy
Bad River
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Fetid Pools
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-5%synergy
Ice Tunnel
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Urza's Cave
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Salt Marsh
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Darkslick Shores
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-3%synergy
Mana Confluence
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Choked Estuary
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-37%synergy