Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver (Commander) - Optimized

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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
Bloodline Bidding
6.1%inclusion9 decks148 decks
4%synergy
Harmonized Crescendo
5.9%inclusion9 decks152 decks
1%synergy
Chronicle of Victory
3.3%inclusion5 decks152 decks
1%synergy
Dream Harvest
0.7%inclusion1 decks142 decks
-4%synergy
Rimefire Torque
0.7%inclusion1 decks142 decks
-1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Gravecrawler
98%inclusion783 decks801 decks
88%synergy
Rooftop Storm
94%inclusion752 decks801 decks
83%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
84%inclusion676 decks801 decks
79%synergy
Diregraf Captain
87%inclusion699 decks801 decks
76%synergy
Diregraf Colossus
84%inclusion670 decks801 decks
74%synergy
Necroduality
81%inclusion647 decks801 decks
73%synergy
Carrion Feeder
78%inclusion625 decks801 decks
72%synergy
Undead Augur
80%inclusion640 decks801 decks
70%synergy
Headless Rider
75%inclusion599 decks801 decks
67%synergy
Plague Belcher
68%inclusion547 decks801 decks
63%synergy
Top Cards
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
76%inclusion607 decks801 decks
63%synergy
Death Baron
67%inclusion535 decks801 decks
57%synergy
Cryptbreaker
66%inclusion532 decks801 decks
60%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
65%inclusion518 decks801 decks
59%synergy
Noxious Ghoul
60%inclusion484 decks801 decks
55%synergy
Dark Ritual
60%inclusion483 decks801 decks
25%synergy
Undead Warchief
60%inclusion481 decks801 decks
53%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
59%inclusion472 decks801 decks
52%synergy
Poppet Stitcher
57%inclusion456 decks801 decks
54%synergy
Counterspell
57%inclusion455 decks801 decks
1%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
61%inclusion486 decks801 decks
41%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
55%inclusion442 decks801 decks
32%synergy
Rhystic Study
51%inclusion407 decks801 decks
27%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
49%inclusion391 decks801 decks
33%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
43%inclusion346 decks801 decks
25%synergy
Field of the Dead
36%inclusion288 decks801 decks
33%synergy
Ancient Tomb
26%inclusion206 decks801 decks
17%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
21%inclusion165 decks801 decks
15%synergy
Mystical Tutor
17%inclusion137 decks801 decks
3%synergy
Necropotence
14%inclusion114 decks801 decks
11%synergy
Creatures
Zul Ashur, Lich Lord
57%inclusion451 decks795 decks
51%synergy
Warren Soultrader
55%inclusion443 decks800 decks
51%synergy
Midnight Reaper
54%inclusion436 decks801 decks
48%synergy
Relentless Dead
52%inclusion420 decks801 decks
49%synergy
The Scarab God
52%inclusion414 decks801 decks
47%synergy
Lord of the Undead
50%inclusion398 decks801 decks
45%synergy
Sidisi, Undead Vizier
47%inclusion377 decks801 decks
44%synergy
Vengeful Dead
45%inclusion362 decks801 decks
40%synergy
Accursed Marauder
45%inclusion361 decks800 decks
37%synergy
Hordewing Skaab
45%inclusion360 decks801 decks
38%synergy
Champion of the Perished
45%inclusion357 decks801 decks
37%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
43%inclusion343 decks801 decks
34%synergy
Zombie Master
43%inclusion342 decks801 decks
38%synergy
Cemetery Reaper
42%inclusion340 decks801 decks
34%synergy
Cleaver Skaab
42%inclusion338 decks801 decks
36%synergy
Lord of the Accursed
41%inclusion332 decks801 decks
33%synergy
Gisa and Geralf
37%inclusion296 decks801 decks
31%synergy
Acererak the Archlich
36%inclusion290 decks801 decks
34%synergy
Grimgrin, Corpse-Born
30%inclusion240 decks801 decks
27%synergy
Archghoul of Thraben
30%inclusion237 decks801 decks
26%synergy
Gleaming Overseer
28%inclusion224 decks801 decks
22%synergy
Rot Hulk
26%inclusion208 decks801 decks
24%synergy
Tomb Tyrant
25%inclusion199 decks801 decks
20%synergy
Ravenous Rotbelly
22%inclusion175 decks801 decks
18%synergy
Blood Artist
22%inclusion174 decks801 decks
17%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
21%inclusion169 decks796 decks
17%synergy
Putrid Goblin
21%inclusion167 decks801 decks
20%synergy
Murderous Rider
20%inclusion160 decks801 decks
17%synergy
Overcharged Amalgam
20%inclusion160 decks801 decks
14%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
20%inclusion159 decks801 decks
17%synergy
Geralf, Visionary Stitcher
20%inclusion157 decks801 decks
15%synergy
Shambling Ghast
19%inclusion155 decks801 decks
18%synergy
Grave Titan
19%inclusion153 decks801 decks
13%synergy
Havengul Lich
19%inclusion151 decks801 decks
15%synergy
Ghoulcaller Gisa
18%inclusion141 decks801 decks
14%synergy
Roaming Throne
18%inclusion141 decks801 decks
4%synergy
Graveborn Muse
17%inclusion139 decks801 decks
16%synergy
Grim Servant
16%inclusion125 decks800 decks
14%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
15%inclusion121 decks801 decks
12%synergy
Vile Entomber
14%inclusion116 decks801 decks
12%synergy
Geralf, the Fleshwright
11%inclusion91 decks800 decks
9%synergy
Fell Stinger
11%inclusion90 decks801 decks
10%synergy
Eternal Skylord
11%inclusion90 decks801 decks
7%synergy
Shepherd of Rot
11%inclusion88 decks801 decks
9%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
11%inclusion86 decks801 decks
6%synergy
Lost Monarch of Ifnir
10%inclusion75 decks786 decks
7%synergy
Gravespawn Sovereign
9.4%inclusion75 decks801 decks
7%synergy
Master of Death
9.2%inclusion74 decks801 decks
5%synergy
Vizier of the Scorpion
9.2%inclusion74 decks801 decks
7%synergy
Stitcher's Supplier
9.2%inclusion74 decks801 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Entomb
55%inclusion441 decks801 decks
47%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
40%inclusion322 decks801 decks
10%synergy
Deadly Rollick
37%inclusion297 decks801 decks
18%synergy
Mana Drain
36%inclusion285 decks801 decks
18%synergy
Swan Song
33%inclusion268 decks801 decks
15%synergy
Lazotep Plating
24%inclusion194 decks801 decks
20%synergy
Go for the Throat
22%inclusion178 decks801 decks
6%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
22%inclusion175 decks801 decks
12%synergy
Culling the Weak
21%inclusion165 decks801 decks
18%synergy
Withering Torment
20%inclusion159 decks796 decks
4%synergy
Negate
18%inclusion147 decks801 decks
-14%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion134 decks800 decks
1%synergy
Village Rites
17%inclusion134 decks801 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Denial
17%inclusion134 decks801 decks
-9%synergy
Sink into Stupor
15%inclusion117 decks800 decks
-1%synergy
Force of Will
14%inclusion113 decks801 decks
3%synergy
Infernal Grasp
12%inclusion96 decks801 decks
-4%synergy
Cabal Ritual
10%inclusion77 decks801 decks
5%synergy
Brainstorm
9.5%inclusion76 decks801 decks
-21%synergy
Deadly Dispute
9.2%inclusion74 decks801 decks
2%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
8.9%inclusion71 decks801 decks
7%synergy
Pact of Negation
8.6%inclusion69 decks801 decks
3%synergy
Tragic Slip
8.5%inclusion68 decks801 decks
5%synergy
Pongify
8.2%inclusion66 decks801 decks
-7%synergy
Force of Negation
7.9%inclusion63 decks801 decks
-1%synergy
Reality Shift
7.6%inclusion61 decks801 decks
-6%synergy
Rise of the Dread Marn
7.1%inclusion57 decks801 decks
5%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
6.4%inclusion51 decks801 decks
-2%synergy
Flusterstorm
6.2%inclusion50 decks801 decks
0%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
5.4%inclusion43 decks801 decks
4%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
5.2%inclusion42 decks801 decks
-5%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
57%inclusion454 decks801 decks
21%synergy
Reanimate
55%inclusion444 decks801 decks
31%synergy
Diabolic Intent
51%inclusion408 decks801 decks
45%synergy
Toxic Deluge
44%inclusion353 decks801 decks
18%synergy
Empty the Laboratory
42%inclusion334 decks801 decks
37%synergy
Victimize
40%inclusion324 decks801 decks
27%synergy
Zombie Apocalypse
40%inclusion318 decks801 decks
32%synergy
Buried Alive
34%inclusion271 decks801 decks
26%synergy
Army of the Damned
22%inclusion176 decks801 decks
15%synergy
Living Death
22%inclusion173 decks801 decks
17%synergy
Damnation
22%inclusion173 decks801 decks
11%synergy
Distant Melody
19%inclusion150 decks801 decks
6%synergy
Grim Tutor
16%inclusion130 decks801 decks
12%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
15%inclusion120 decks801 decks
10%synergy
Unmarked Grave
13%inclusion108 decks801 decks
11%synergy
Kindred Dominance
13%inclusion101 decks801 decks
3%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
12%inclusion95 decks795 decks
5%synergy
Dread Return
10%inclusion84 decks801 decks
4%synergy
Imperial Seal
10%inclusion81 decks801 decks
4%synergy
Dark Salvation
9.4%inclusion75 decks801 decks
7%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
8.9%inclusion71 decks801 decks
7%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
8.7%inclusion70 decks801 decks
2%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
8.6%inclusion69 decks801 decks
-1%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
8.4%inclusion67 decks801 decks
6%synergy
Dread Summons
7.6%inclusion61 decks801 decks
4%synergy
Unearth
7.2%inclusion58 decks801 decks
4%synergy
Eaten Alive
7.0%inclusion56 decks801 decks
5%synergy
Windfall
6.9%inclusion55 decks801 decks
-7%synergy
Final Parting
6.1%inclusion49 decks801 decks
5%synergy
Ponder
6.1%inclusion49 decks801 decks
-10%synergy
Ghouls' Night Out
6.0%inclusion48 decks801 decks
4%synergy
Fabricate
5.5%inclusion44 decks801 decks
2%synergy
Lively Dirge
5.3%inclusion42 decks800 decks
3%synergy
Raise the Palisade
5.2%inclusion42 decks801 decks
0%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Skullclamp
50%inclusion400 decks801 decks
41%synergy
Altar of Dementia
34%inclusion276 decks801 decks
30%synergy
Bontu's Monument
25%inclusion200 decks801 decks
21%synergy
Jet Medallion
22%inclusion177 decks801 decks
14%synergy
Wand of Orcus
19%inclusion154 decks801 decks
16%synergy
Lightning Greaves
12%inclusion98 decks801 decks
-15%synergy
The One Ring
12%inclusion96 decks801 decks
5%synergy
Herald's Horn
8.7%inclusion70 decks801 decks
1%synergy
Urza's Incubator
7.9%inclusion63 decks801 decks
5%synergy
Blasting Station
6.6%inclusion53 decks801 decks
6%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
6.1%inclusion49 decks801 decks
2%synergy
Pyre of Heroes
5.9%inclusion47 decks801 decks
5%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
5.4%inclusion43 decks801 decks
-4%synergy
Enchantments
Grave Pact
47%inclusion376 decks801 decks
42%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
47%inclusion373 decks801 decks
41%synergy
Endless Ranks of the Dead
43%inclusion341 decks801 decks
35%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
35%inclusion277 decks801 decks
30%synergy
Kindred Discovery
27%inclusion218 decks801 decks
14%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
26%inclusion205 decks801 decks
23%synergy
Mystic Remora
23%inclusion183 decks801 decks
7%synergy
Animate Dead
20%inclusion157 decks801 decks
8%synergy
Black Market Connections
17%inclusion139 decks801 decks
7%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
16%inclusion132 decks801 decks
14%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
15%inclusion124 decks801 decks
2%synergy
Open the Graves
15%inclusion118 decks801 decks
10%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
15%inclusion116 decks796 decks
13%synergy
Liliana's Mastery
13%inclusion103 decks801 decks
8%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
10%inclusion81 decks801 decks
0%synergy
Curse of the Restless Dead
10%inclusion77 decks801 decks
7%synergy
Tombstone Stairwell
7.1%inclusion57 decks801 decks
7%synergy
Black Market
6.9%inclusion55 decks801 decks
2%synergy
Necromancy
5.2%inclusion42 decks801 decks
1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
43%inclusion341 decks801 decks
38%synergy
Liliana, Untouched by Death
23%inclusion183 decks801 decks
20%synergy
Liliana, Death's Majesty
18%inclusion148 decks801 decks
13%synergy
Utility Lands
Unholy Grotto
56%inclusion452 decks801 decks
52%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
56%inclusion449 decks801 decks
36%synergy
Bojuka Bog
55%inclusion439 decks801 decks
16%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
51%inclusion410 decks801 decks
45%synergy
Cabal Coffers
37%inclusion300 decks801 decks
27%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
32%inclusion255 decks801 decks
19%synergy
Reliquary Tower
30%inclusion243 decks801 decks
-6%synergy
Mortuary Mire
26%inclusion206 decks801 decks
18%synergy
Three Tree City
25%inclusion202 decks799 decks
18%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
24%inclusion196 decks801 decks
6%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
14%inclusion110 decks801 decks
11%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
14%inclusion107 decks786 decks
11%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
12%inclusion97 decks801 decks
10%synergy
Castle Locthwain
9.0%inclusion72 decks801 decks
5%synergy
Urza's Saga
7.6%inclusion61 decks801 decks
2%synergy
Academy Ruins
7.6%inclusion61 decks801 decks
4%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
7.2%inclusion58 decks800 decks
4%synergy
High Market
7.0%inclusion56 decks801 decks
5%synergy
Witch's Cottage
5.4%inclusion43 decks801 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
98%inclusion785 decks801 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Signet
94%inclusion749 decks801 decks
9%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
74%inclusion596 decks801 decks
16%synergy
Dimir Signet
52%inclusion417 decks801 decks
-8%synergy
Crowded Crypt
34%inclusion269 decks801 decks
28%synergy
Fellwar Stone
30%inclusion244 decks801 decks
0%synergy
Thought Vessel
17%inclusion137 decks801 decks
-15%synergy
Commander's Sphere
16%inclusion125 decks801 decks
-2%synergy
Mind Stone
13%inclusion106 decks801 decks
-16%synergy
Patchwork Banner
11%inclusion86 decks799 decks
2%synergy
Chrome Mox
10%inclusion78 decks801 decks
3%synergy
Lotus Petal
10%inclusion78 decks801 decks
2%synergy
The Soul Stone
8.7%inclusion42 decks484 decks
3%synergy
Mana Vault
7.7%inclusion62 decks801 decks
3%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
7.4%inclusion59 decks801 decks
-1%synergy
Sky Diamond
5.1%inclusion41 decks801 decks
-3%synergy
Lands
Swamp
97%inclusion778 decks801 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
96%inclusion771 decks801 decks
8%synergy
Island
95%inclusion758 decks801 decks
-2%synergy
Watery Grave
77%inclusion618 decks801 decks
30%synergy
Sunken Hollow
73%inclusion586 decks801 decks
7%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
62%inclusion496 decks801 decks
9%synergy
Tainted Isle
60%inclusion484 decks801 decks
16%synergy
Polluted Delta
59%inclusion473 decks801 decks
27%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
57%inclusion460 decks801 decks
18%synergy
Underground River
56%inclusion449 decks801 decks
17%synergy
Morphic Pool
53%inclusion428 decks801 decks
17%synergy
Choked Estuary
53%inclusion427 decks801 decks
6%synergy
Path of Ancestry
50%inclusion397 decks801 decks
22%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
49%inclusion389 decks801 decks
9%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
43%inclusion341 decks801 decks
18%synergy
Cavern of Souls
42%inclusion338 decks801 decks
33%synergy
Exotic Orchard
40%inclusion322 decks801 decks
7%synergy
Temple of Deceit
33%inclusion266 decks801 decks
-3%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
33%inclusion264 decks796 decks
10%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
32%inclusion258 decks801 decks
-7%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
30%inclusion244 decks801 decks
24%synergy
Sunken Ruins
25%inclusion204 decks801 decks
10%synergy
Undercity Sewers
25%inclusion201 decks801 decks
5%synergy
Darkslick Shores
22%inclusion176 decks801 decks
8%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
22%inclusion175 decks801 decks
12%synergy
Underground Sea
18%inclusion142 decks801 decks
5%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
17%inclusion137 decks801 decks
10%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion134 decks800 decks
1%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
17%inclusion133 decks801 decks
11%synergy
Myriad Landscape
16%inclusion128 decks801 decks
-6%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
15%inclusion123 decks801 decks
8%synergy
Fetid Pools
15%inclusion122 decks801 decks
-1%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
15%inclusion120 decks801 decks
10%synergy
Sink into Stupor
15%inclusion117 decks800 decks
-1%synergy
Fabled Passage
12%inclusion99 decks801 decks
4%synergy
Marsh Flats
12%inclusion98 decks801 decks
4%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
12%inclusion95 decks801 decks
4%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
12%inclusion93 decks801 decks
3%synergy
Flooded Strand
10%inclusion84 decks801 decks
1%synergy
Reflecting Pool
10%inclusion81 decks801 decks
5%synergy
City of Brass
9.4%inclusion75 decks801 decks
3%synergy
Dismal Backwater
9.2%inclusion74 decks801 decks
-7%synergy
Prismatic Vista
8.6%inclusion69 decks801 decks
2%synergy
Misty Rainforest
8.4%inclusion67 decks801 decks
0%synergy
Scalding Tarn
8.4%inclusion67 decks801 decks
0%synergy
Evolving Wilds
8.0%inclusion64 decks801 decks
-9%synergy
River of Tears
7.9%inclusion63 decks801 decks
-3%synergy
Mana Confluence
7.2%inclusion58 decks801 decks
1%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
5.2%inclusion42 decks801 decks
0%synergy