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
2.6%inclusion2 decks78 decks
1%synergy
Harmonized Crescendo
2.4%inclusion2 decks82 decks
-1%synergy
Rimefire Torque
1.4%inclusion1 decks69 decks
0%synergy
Dream Harvest
1.4%inclusion1 decks69 decks
0%synergy
Chronicle of Victory
1.2%inclusion1 decks82 decks
0%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Gravecrawler
98%inclusion758 decks776 decks
87%synergy
Rooftop Storm
94%inclusion726 decks776 decks
83%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
85%inclusion656 decks776 decks
79%synergy
Diregraf Captain
88%inclusion680 decks776 decks
76%synergy
Diregraf Colossus
84%inclusion651 decks776 decks
74%synergy
Necroduality
81%inclusion631 decks776 decks
73%synergy
Carrion Feeder
78%inclusion604 decks776 decks
71%synergy
Undead Augur
80%inclusion624 decks776 decks
71%synergy
Headless Rider
75%inclusion585 decks776 decks
68%synergy
Plague Belcher
68%inclusion531 decks776 decks
63%synergy
Top Cards
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
76%inclusion589 decks776 decks
63%synergy
Death Baron
68%inclusion526 decks776 decks
58%synergy
Cryptbreaker
67%inclusion519 decks776 decks
61%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
65%inclusion505 decks776 decks
59%synergy
Noxious Ghoul
61%inclusion472 decks776 decks
56%synergy
Undead Warchief
60%inclusion468 decks776 decks
53%synergy
Dark Ritual
60%inclusion463 decks776 decks
25%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
59%inclusion456 decks776 decks
51%synergy
Poppet Stitcher
58%inclusion451 decks776 decks
55%synergy
Feed the Swarm
57%inclusion443 decks776 decks
21%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
61%inclusion476 decks776 decks
42%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
56%inclusion435 decks776 decks
32%synergy
Rhystic Study
51%inclusion394 decks776 decks
27%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
49%inclusion384 decks776 decks
33%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
44%inclusion342 decks776 decks
25%synergy
Field of the Dead
36%inclusion283 decks776 decks
33%synergy
Ancient Tomb
26%inclusion202 decks776 decks
17%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
21%inclusion165 decks776 decks
15%synergy
Mystical Tutor
17%inclusion135 decks776 decks
3%synergy
Force of Will
14%inclusion111 decks776 decks
4%synergy
Creatures
Zul Ashur, Lich Lord
57%inclusion439 decks770 decks
51%synergy
Warren Soultrader
56%inclusion432 decks775 decks
52%synergy
Midnight Reaper
54%inclusion420 decks776 decks
47%synergy
The Scarab God
52%inclusion404 decks776 decks
47%synergy
Relentless Dead
52%inclusion402 decks776 decks
48%synergy
Lord of the Undead
50%inclusion387 decks776 decks
45%synergy
Sidisi, Undead Vizier
47%inclusion367 decks776 decks
44%synergy
Hordewing Skaab
46%inclusion356 decks776 decks
39%synergy
Accursed Marauder
45%inclusion350 decks775 decks
37%synergy
Vengeful Dead
45%inclusion349 decks776 decks
40%synergy
Champion of the Perished
45%inclusion346 decks776 decks
37%synergy
Zombie Master
43%inclusion337 decks776 decks
39%synergy
Cemetery Reaper
43%inclusion334 decks776 decks
34%synergy
Cleaver Skaab
43%inclusion332 decks776 decks
36%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
43%inclusion331 decks776 decks
34%synergy
Lord of the Accursed
42%inclusion324 decks776 decks
33%synergy
Gisa and Geralf
38%inclusion291 decks776 decks
31%synergy
Acererak the Archlich
36%inclusion280 decks776 decks
34%synergy
Grimgrin, Corpse-Born
30%inclusion235 decks776 decks
27%synergy
Archghoul of Thraben
29%inclusion228 decks776 decks
26%synergy
Gleaming Overseer
28%inclusion219 decks776 decks
22%synergy
Rot Hulk
27%inclusion209 decks776 decks
25%synergy
Tomb Tyrant
25%inclusion192 decks776 decks
20%synergy
Ravenous Rotbelly
22%inclusion172 decks776 decks
19%synergy
Putrid Goblin
21%inclusion165 decks776 decks
20%synergy
Blood Artist
21%inclusion163 decks776 decks
17%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
21%inclusion160 decks771 decks
16%synergy
Overcharged Amalgam
20%inclusion154 decks776 decks
14%synergy
Shambling Ghast
20%inclusion152 decks776 decks
18%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
19%inclusion151 decks776 decks
16%synergy
Murderous Rider
19%inclusion150 decks776 decks
16%synergy
Havengul Lich
19%inclusion150 decks776 decks
15%synergy
Grave Titan
19%inclusion149 decks776 decks
13%synergy
Geralf, Visionary Stitcher
19%inclusion148 decks776 decks
15%synergy
Ghoulcaller Gisa
18%inclusion139 decks776 decks
14%synergy
Roaming Throne
18%inclusion139 decks776 decks
4%synergy
Graveborn Muse
18%inclusion136 decks776 decks
16%synergy
Grim Servant
16%inclusion121 decks775 decks
14%synergy
Vile Entomber
15%inclusion114 decks776 decks
12%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
14%inclusion112 decks776 decks
12%synergy
Geralf, the Fleshwright
12%inclusion90 decks775 decks
9%synergy
Fell Stinger
11%inclusion89 decks776 decks
10%synergy
Shepherd of Rot
11%inclusion87 decks776 decks
9%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
11%inclusion86 decks776 decks
6%synergy
Eternal Skylord
11%inclusion85 decks776 decks
7%synergy
Master of Death
10%inclusion74 decks776 decks
6%synergy
Gravespawn Sovereign
10%inclusion74 decks776 decks
7%synergy
Stitcher's Supplier
9.4%inclusion73 decks776 decks
6%synergy
The Ghoul, Gunslinger
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Lost Monarch of Ifnir
9.3%inclusion71 decks760 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Counterspell
56%inclusion437 decks776 decks
0%synergy
Entomb
55%inclusion430 decks776 decks
47%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
40%inclusion311 decks776 decks
10%synergy
Deadly Rollick
37%inclusion290 decks776 decks
18%synergy
Mana Drain
35%inclusion275 decks776 decks
18%synergy
Swan Song
32%inclusion252 decks776 decks
14%synergy
Lazotep Plating
24%inclusion190 decks776 decks
20%synergy
Go for the Throat
22%inclusion172 decks776 decks
6%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
22%inclusion169 decks776 decks
12%synergy
Culling the Weak
20%inclusion159 decks776 decks
18%synergy
Withering Torment
20%inclusion154 decks771 decks
4%synergy
Negate
18%inclusion141 decks776 decks
-14%synergy
Arcane Denial
17%inclusion132 decks776 decks
-9%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion131 decks775 decks
1%synergy
Village Rites
16%inclusion128 decks776 decks
10%synergy
Sink into Stupor
14%inclusion111 decks775 decks
-1%synergy
Infernal Grasp
12%inclusion93 decks776 decks
-4%synergy
Deadly Dispute
10%inclusion74 decks776 decks
2%synergy
Brainstorm
9.3%inclusion72 decks776 decks
-21%synergy
Cabal Ritual
9.0%inclusion70 decks776 decks
4%synergy
Tragic Slip
8.9%inclusion69 decks776 decks
5%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
8.8%inclusion68 decks776 decks
7%synergy
Pact of Negation
8.5%inclusion66 decks776 decks
3%synergy
Pongify
8.0%inclusion62 decks776 decks
-7%synergy
Force of Negation
7.9%inclusion61 decks776 decks
-2%synergy
Reality Shift
7.6%inclusion59 decks776 decks
-6%synergy
Rise of the Dread Marn
7.1%inclusion55 decks776 decks
5%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
6.2%inclusion48 decks776 decks
-2%synergy
Flusterstorm
5.8%inclusion45 decks776 decks
-1%synergy
Flare of Malice
5.0%inclusion39 decks775 decks
0%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
5.0%inclusion39 decks776 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Reanimate
57%inclusion443 decks776 decks
33%synergy
Diabolic Intent
51%inclusion397 decks776 decks
45%synergy
Toxic Deluge
45%inclusion350 decks776 decks
19%synergy
Empty the Laboratory
42%inclusion329 decks776 decks
37%synergy
Victimize
41%inclusion318 decks776 decks
27%synergy
Zombie Apocalypse
41%inclusion315 decks776 decks
33%synergy
Buried Alive
34%inclusion263 decks776 decks
26%synergy
Army of the Damned
22%inclusion172 decks776 decks
15%synergy
Living Death
22%inclusion172 decks776 decks
17%synergy
Damnation
22%inclusion171 decks776 decks
11%synergy
Distant Melody
18%inclusion138 decks776 decks
5%synergy
Grim Tutor
16%inclusion124 decks776 decks
12%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
15%inclusion115 decks776 decks
10%synergy
Unmarked Grave
14%inclusion107 decks776 decks
11%synergy
Kindred Dominance
13%inclusion99 decks776 decks
3%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
12%inclusion94 decks770 decks
5%synergy
Imperial Seal
10%inclusion80 decks776 decks
4%synergy
Dread Return
10%inclusion79 decks776 decks
4%synergy
Dark Salvation
10%inclusion74 decks776 decks
7%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
9.3%inclusion72 decks776 decks
3%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
8.8%inclusion68 decks776 decks
6%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
8.6%inclusion67 decks776 decks
-1%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
8.5%inclusion66 decks776 decks
6%synergy
Dread Summons
8.0%inclusion62 decks776 decks
4%synergy
Unearth
7.1%inclusion55 decks776 decks
3%synergy
Windfall
7.0%inclusion54 decks776 decks
-7%synergy
Eaten Alive
6.8%inclusion53 decks776 decks
5%synergy
Ponder
6.3%inclusion49 decks776 decks
-10%synergy
Final Parting
6.3%inclusion49 decks776 decks
5%synergy
Ghouls' Night Out
6.3%inclusion49 decks776 decks
4%synergy
Persist
5.2%inclusion40 decks776 decks
1%synergy
Fabricate
5.2%inclusion40 decks776 decks
2%synergy
Lively Dirge
5.0%inclusion39 decks775 decks
3%synergy
Raise the Palisade
5.0%inclusion39 decks776 decks
0%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Skullclamp
50%inclusion385 decks776 decks
41%synergy
Altar of Dementia
35%inclusion272 decks776 decks
31%synergy
Bontu's Monument
25%inclusion197 decks776 decks
22%synergy
Jet Medallion
22%inclusion172 decks776 decks
14%synergy
Wand of Orcus
19%inclusion148 decks776 decks
16%synergy
The One Ring
12%inclusion95 decks776 decks
5%synergy
Lightning Greaves
12%inclusion94 decks776 decks
-15%synergy
Herald's Horn
9.1%inclusion71 decks776 decks
1%synergy
Urza's Incubator
8.0%inclusion62 decks776 decks
5%synergy
Blasting Station
6.4%inclusion50 decks776 decks
6%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
6.1%inclusion47 decks776 decks
2%synergy
Pyre of Heroes
5.9%inclusion46 decks776 decks
5%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
5.3%inclusion41 decks776 decks
-4%synergy
Enchantments
Grave Pact
47%inclusion364 decks776 decks
41%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
47%inclusion361 decks776 decks
41%synergy
Endless Ranks of the Dead
43%inclusion331 decks776 decks
35%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
34%inclusion263 decks776 decks
29%synergy
Kindred Discovery
28%inclusion214 decks776 decks
14%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
25%inclusion194 decks776 decks
22%synergy
Mystic Remora
23%inclusion176 decks776 decks
7%synergy
Animate Dead
20%inclusion158 decks776 decks
9%synergy
Black Market Connections
17%inclusion131 decks776 decks
7%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
16%inclusion127 decks776 decks
14%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
15%inclusion118 decks776 decks
2%synergy
Open the Graves
15%inclusion117 decks776 decks
11%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
15%inclusion114 decks771 decks
13%synergy
Necropotence
14%inclusion110 decks776 decks
11%synergy
Liliana's Mastery
12%inclusion93 decks776 decks
7%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
11%inclusion82 decks776 decks
0%synergy
Curse of the Restless Dead
10%inclusion77 decks776 decks
8%synergy
Black Market
7.1%inclusion55 decks776 decks
2%synergy
Tombstone Stairwell
7.0%inclusion54 decks776 decks
6%synergy
Necromancy
5.3%inclusion41 decks776 decks
1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
43%inclusion330 decks776 decks
37%synergy
Liliana, Untouched by Death
23%inclusion177 decks776 decks
20%synergy
Liliana, Death's Majesty
19%inclusion147 decks776 decks
13%synergy
Utility Lands
Unholy Grotto
57%inclusion442 decks776 decks
53%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
56%inclusion437 decks776 decks
37%synergy
Bojuka Bog
55%inclusion427 decks776 decks
16%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
52%inclusion402 decks776 decks
46%synergy
Cabal Coffers
37%inclusion290 decks776 decks
27%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
32%inclusion250 decks776 decks
19%synergy
Reliquary Tower
31%inclusion243 decks776 decks
-5%synergy
Mortuary Mire
26%inclusion202 decks776 decks
18%synergy
Three Tree City
25%inclusion191 decks774 decks
17%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
24%inclusion189 decks776 decks
6%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
14%inclusion107 decks776 decks
11%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
13%inclusion102 decks760 decks
11%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
12%inclusion94 decks776 decks
10%synergy
Castle Locthwain
9.0%inclusion70 decks776 decks
5%synergy
Academy Ruins
7.7%inclusion60 decks776 decks
4%synergy
Urza's Saga
7.7%inclusion60 decks776 decks
2%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
7.4%inclusion57 decks775 decks
5%synergy
High Market
7.1%inclusion55 decks776 decks
5%synergy
Witch's Cottage
5.4%inclusion42 decks776 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
98%inclusion762 decks776 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Signet
94%inclusion729 decks776 decks
10%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
75%inclusion580 decks776 decks
16%synergy
Dimir Signet
52%inclusion400 decks776 decks
-9%synergy
Crowded Crypt
34%inclusion267 decks776 decks
29%synergy
Fellwar Stone
31%inclusion237 decks776 decks
0%synergy
Thought Vessel
18%inclusion137 decks776 decks
-14%synergy
Commander's Sphere
15%inclusion120 decks776 decks
-2%synergy
Mind Stone
13%inclusion100 decks776 decks
-16%synergy
Patchwork Banner
11%inclusion83 decks774 decks
2%synergy
Chrome Mox
10%inclusion78 decks776 decks
3%synergy
Lotus Petal
10%inclusion74 decks776 decks
2%synergy
The Soul Stone
8.2%inclusion37 decks453 decks
3%synergy
Mana Vault
7.9%inclusion61 decks776 decks
3%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
7.2%inclusion56 decks776 decks
-1%synergy
Sky Diamond
5.0%inclusion39 decks776 decks
-3%synergy
Lands
Swamp
97%inclusion754 decks776 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
96%inclusion747 decks776 decks
8%synergy
Island
95%inclusion734 decks776 decks
-2%synergy
Watery Grave
77%inclusion601 decks776 decks
31%synergy
Sunken Hollow
73%inclusion568 decks776 decks
7%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
62%inclusion484 decks776 decks
10%synergy
Tainted Isle
61%inclusion475 decks776 decks
17%synergy
Polluted Delta
60%inclusion463 decks776 decks
28%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
58%inclusion452 decks776 decks
19%synergy
Underground River
56%inclusion437 decks776 decks
17%synergy
Morphic Pool
54%inclusion420 decks776 decks
17%synergy
Choked Estuary
53%inclusion415 decks776 decks
6%synergy
Path of Ancestry
50%inclusion385 decks776 decks
22%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
49%inclusion379 decks776 decks
9%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
43%inclusion336 decks776 decks
18%synergy
Cavern of Souls
42%inclusion328 decks776 decks
33%synergy
Exotic Orchard
41%inclusion315 decks776 decks
8%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
34%inclusion259 decks771 decks
10%synergy
Temple of Deceit
33%inclusion256 decks776 decks
-3%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
32%inclusion251 decks776 decks
-7%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
31%inclusion239 decks776 decks
24%synergy
Undercity Sewers
26%inclusion198 decks776 decks
5%synergy
Sunken Ruins
26%inclusion198 decks776 decks
10%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
22%inclusion169 decks776 decks
12%synergy
Darkslick Shores
22%inclusion168 decks776 decks
8%synergy
Underground Sea
18%inclusion141 decks776 decks
5%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
18%inclusion136 decks776 decks
10%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion131 decks775 decks
1%synergy
Myriad Landscape
17%inclusion131 decks776 decks
-6%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
17%inclusion131 decks776 decks
11%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
16%inclusion123 decks776 decks
8%synergy
Fetid Pools
15%inclusion116 decks776 decks
-2%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
15%inclusion115 decks776 decks
10%synergy
Sink into Stupor
14%inclusion111 decks775 decks
-1%synergy
Fabled Passage
12%inclusion96 decks776 decks
4%synergy
Marsh Flats
12%inclusion94 decks776 decks
4%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
12%inclusion92 decks776 decks
4%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
12%inclusion91 decks776 decks
3%synergy
Flooded Strand
11%inclusion82 decks776 decks
1%synergy
Reflecting Pool
10%inclusion75 decks776 decks
5%synergy
City of Brass
10%inclusion75 decks776 decks
3%synergy
Dismal Backwater
9.1%inclusion71 decks776 decks
-7%synergy
Prismatic Vista
8.5%inclusion66 decks776 decks
2%synergy
Scalding Tarn
8.4%inclusion65 decks776 decks
0%synergy
Misty Rainforest
8.1%inclusion63 decks776 decks
-1%synergy
River of Tears
8.0%inclusion62 decks776 decks
-3%synergy
Evolving Wilds
7.7%inclusion60 decks776 decks
-9%synergy
Mana Confluence
7.5%inclusion58 decks776 decks
2%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
5.5%inclusion43 decks776 decks
0%synergy