Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver (Commander) - Expensive Optimized Combo

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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
Phyrexian Altar
100%inclusion16 decks16 decks
95%synergy
Gravecrawler
100%inclusion16 decks16 decks
90%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
94%inclusion15 decks16 decks
88%synergy
Plague Belcher
88%inclusion14 decks16 decks
82%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
81%inclusion13 decks16 decks
76%synergy
Warren Soultrader
75%inclusion12 decks16 decks
71%synergy
Rooftop Storm
81%inclusion13 decks16 decks
70%synergy
Entomb
75%inclusion12 decks16 decks
67%synergy
Undead Augur
75%inclusion12 decks16 decks
66%synergy
Mana Drain
81%inclusion13 decks16 decks
64%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
88%inclusion14 decks16 decks
52%synergy
Reanimate
81%inclusion13 decks16 decks
57%synergy
Diregraf Captain
75%inclusion12 decks16 decks
64%synergy
Cryptbreaker
69%inclusion11 decks16 decks
62%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
69%inclusion11 decks16 decks
63%synergy
Skullclamp
69%inclusion11 decks16 decks
60%synergy
Swan Song
69%inclusion11 decks16 decks
51%synergy
Carrion Feeder
69%inclusion11 decks16 decks
62%synergy
Necroduality
69%inclusion11 decks16 decks
61%synergy
Headless Rider
69%inclusion11 decks16 decks
61%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
100%inclusion16 decks16 decks
81%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
100%inclusion16 decks16 decks
84%synergy
Ancient Tomb
94%inclusion15 decks16 decks
85%synergy
Rhystic Study
88%inclusion14 decks16 decks
64%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
88%inclusion14 decks16 decks
69%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
88%inclusion14 decks16 decks
64%synergy
Imperial Seal
69%inclusion11 decks16 decks
63%synergy
The One Ring
63%inclusion10 decks16 decks
56%synergy
Chrome Mox
63%inclusion10 decks16 decks
56%synergy
Mana Vault
56%inclusion9 decks16 decks
51%synergy
Creatures
Sidisi, Undead Vizier
56%inclusion9 decks16 decks
53%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
50%inclusion8 decks16 decks
37%synergy
Relentless Dead
50%inclusion8 decks16 decks
46%synergy
Zul Ashur, Lich Lord
50%inclusion8 decks16 decks
44%synergy
Accursed Marauder
50%inclusion8 decks16 decks
42%synergy
Diregraf Colossus
50%inclusion8 decks16 decks
40%synergy
Archghoul of Thraben
44%inclusion7 decks16 decks
40%synergy
Poppet Stitcher
44%inclusion7 decks16 decks
41%synergy
Midnight Reaper
44%inclusion7 decks16 decks
37%synergy
Putrid Goblin
38%inclusion6 decks16 decks
37%synergy
Acererak the Archlich
38%inclusion6 decks16 decks
35%synergy
Rot Hulk
38%inclusion6 decks16 decks
36%synergy
Noxious Ghoul
38%inclusion6 decks16 decks
32%synergy
The Scarab God
38%inclusion6 decks16 decks
33%synergy
Undead Warchief
38%inclusion6 decks16 decks
31%synergy
Vengeful Dead
31%inclusion5 decks16 decks
26%synergy
Zombie Master
31%inclusion5 decks16 decks
26%synergy
Lord of the Undead
31%inclusion5 decks16 decks
26%synergy
Shambling Ghast
31%inclusion5 decks16 decks
30%synergy
Fell Stinger
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
23%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
20%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
22%synergy
Death Baron
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
15%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
22%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
13%synergy
Blood Artist
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
15%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
10%synergy
Triskelion
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
19%synergy
Liliana's Standard Bearer
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
17%synergy
Grimgrin, Corpse-Born
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
15%synergy
Geralf, the Fleshwright
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
17%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
11%synergy
Champion of the Perished
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
12%synergy
Ghoulcaller Gisa
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
8%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Opposition Agent
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Gisa and Geralf
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Feral Ghoul
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
12%synergy
Butcher Ghoul
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
12%synergy
Roaming Throne
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
-1%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
9%synergy
Lord of the Accursed
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Walking Ballista
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
12%synergy
Vile Entomber
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
10%synergy
Lich Lord of Unx
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
11%synergy
Repository Skaab
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
12%synergy
Ravenous Rotbelly
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
9%synergy
Cleaver Skaab
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
11%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
2%synergy
Instants
Deadly Rollick
63%inclusion10 decks16 decks
43%synergy
Force of Will
56%inclusion9 decks16 decks
46%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
50%inclusion8 decks16 decks
19%synergy
Culling the Weak
50%inclusion8 decks16 decks
47%synergy
Mystical Tutor
50%inclusion8 decks16 decks
36%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
44%inclusion7 decks16 decks
34%synergy
Sink into Stupor
44%inclusion7 decks16 decks
28%synergy
Force of Negation
38%inclusion6 decks16 decks
28%synergy
Mental Misstep
31%inclusion5 decks16 decks
26%synergy
Flusterstorm
31%inclusion5 decks16 decks
25%synergy
Lazotep Plating
31%inclusion5 decks16 decks
27%synergy
Counterspell
31%inclusion5 decks16 decks
-25%synergy
Pact of Negation
31%inclusion5 decks16 decks
26%synergy
Tainted Pact
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
20%synergy
Intuition
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
24%synergy
Cabal Ritual
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
20%synergy
Ad Nauseam
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
24%synergy
Demonic Consultation
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
12%synergy
Fell the Profane
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
-3%synergy
Chain of Vapor
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
10%synergy
Snuff Out
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
7%synergy
Village Rites
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Deadly Dispute
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Dispel
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Infernal Grasp
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
-3%synergy
Delay
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
10%synergy
Shallow Grave
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Denial
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
-13%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
11%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
10%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
10%synergy
Spell Pierce
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
7%synergy
Miscast
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
10%synergy
Withering Torment
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
-4%synergy
Pongify
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
-9%synergy
Sacrifice
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Drown in the Loch
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
-12%synergy
Negate
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
-26%synergy
Brainstorm
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
-24%synergy
Turn Aside
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Flare of Denial
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
1%synergy
Brain Freeze
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Reality Shift
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
-8%synergy
Resculpt
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
0%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
3%synergy
Perplex
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
3%synergy
Mana Leak
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
3%synergy
Narset's Reversal
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Diabolic Intent
63%inclusion10 decks16 decks
57%synergy
Toxic Deluge
50%inclusion8 decks16 decks
24%synergy
Feed the Swarm
44%inclusion7 decks16 decks
8%synergy
Buried Alive
44%inclusion7 decks16 decks
36%synergy
Grim Tutor
44%inclusion7 decks16 decks
40%synergy
Victimize
38%inclusion6 decks16 decks
24%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
38%inclusion6 decks16 decks
33%synergy
Living Death
38%inclusion6 decks16 decks
33%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
31%inclusion5 decks16 decks
29%synergy
Damnation
31%inclusion5 decks16 decks
21%synergy
Unearth
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
21%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
18%synergy
Unmarked Grave
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
10%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Fabricate
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
9%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Zombie Apocalypse
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Empty the Laboratory
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
8%synergy
Windfall
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
-7%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Persist
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
2%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
-1%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
2%synergy
Bone Shards
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Final Parting
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Ghoulcaller's Chant
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Stitch Together
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
3%synergy
Timetwister
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Kindred Dominance
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
-3%synergy
Final Vengeance
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
-3%synergy
Raise the Palisade
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
1%synergy
Exhume
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Ashnod's Altar
50%inclusion8 decks16 decks
43%synergy
Altar of Dementia
44%inclusion7 decks16 decks
40%synergy
Bontu's Monument
31%inclusion5 decks16 decks
27%synergy
Lightning Greaves
31%inclusion5 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Blasting Station
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
25%synergy
Jet Medallion
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
17%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
-3%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
0%synergy
Scroll Rack
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
2%synergy
Panharmonicon
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
2%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
2%synergy
Expedition Map
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Engineered Explosives
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Door of Destinies
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Wand of Orcus
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
3%synergy
Urza's Incubator
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
3%synergy
Mindcrank
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
-6%synergy
Strionic Resonator
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
2%synergy
Enchantments
Grave Pact
56%inclusion9 decks16 decks
51%synergy
Necropotence
56%inclusion9 decks16 decks
53%synergy
Mystic Remora
44%inclusion7 decks16 decks
28%synergy
Kindred Discovery
31%inclusion5 decks16 decks
18%synergy
Animate Dead
31%inclusion5 decks16 decks
20%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
22%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
17%synergy
Gate to Phyrexia
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
19%synergy
Black Market Connections
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
8%synergy
Dance of the Dead
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
11%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
9%synergy
Necromancy
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
8%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
10%synergy
Moonlit Meditation
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
1%synergy
Curse of the Restless Dead
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Ghoulish Procession
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Endless Ranks of the Dead
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
-1%synergy
Tombstone Stairwell
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
-4%synergy
Oubliette
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
-7%synergy
Heartless Summoning
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Amonkhet
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Untouched by Death
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
16%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
14%synergy
Liliana, Death's Majesty
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
1%synergy
Utility Lands
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
69%inclusion11 decks16 decks
49%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
63%inclusion10 decks16 decks
50%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
63%inclusion10 decks16 decks
44%synergy
Field of the Dead
50%inclusion8 decks16 decks
47%synergy
Unholy Grotto
50%inclusion8 decks16 decks
46%synergy
High Market
31%inclusion5 decks16 decks
30%synergy
Urza's Saga
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
19%synergy
Cabal Coffers
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
14%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
19%synergy
Three Tree City
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
18%synergy
Bojuka Bog
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
-20%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
18%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
16%synergy
Reliquary Tower
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
-18%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
8%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
-5%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
11%synergy
Academy Ruins
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
9%synergy
Castle Locthwain
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
9%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Mistrise Village
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
3%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
-2%synergy
Vault of Whispers
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
2%synergy
Mortuary Mire
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
-2%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Mutavault
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Witch's Cottage
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
3%synergy
Emergence Zone
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
3%synergy
Peat Bog
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Lake of the Dead
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Strip Mine
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
100%inclusion16 decks16 decks
16%synergy
Sol Ring
100%inclusion16 decks16 decks
12%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
94%inclusion15 decks16 decks
35%synergy
Lotus Petal
56%inclusion9 decks16 decks
49%synergy
Fellwar Stone
50%inclusion8 decks16 decks
19%synergy
Dimir Signet
38%inclusion6 decks16 decks
-22%synergy
Thought Vessel
31%inclusion5 decks16 decks
-1%synergy
Mox Diamond
31%inclusion5 decks16 decks
27%synergy
The Soul Stone
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
25%synergy
Crowded Crypt
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
14%synergy
Mind Stone
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
-10%synergy
Mox Opal
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
9%synergy
Grim Monolith
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Patchwork Banner
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
-3%synergy
Mox Amber
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion16 decks16 decks
12%synergy
Watery Grave
100%inclusion16 decks16 decks
53%synergy
Polluted Delta
94%inclusion15 decks16 decks
62%synergy
Underground Sea
88%inclusion14 decks16 decks
74%synergy
Swamp
88%inclusion14 decks16 decks
-9%synergy
Underground River
81%inclusion13 decks16 decks
42%synergy
Cavern of Souls
81%inclusion13 decks16 decks
72%synergy
Island
81%inclusion13 decks16 decks
-15%synergy
Morphic Pool
81%inclusion13 decks16 decks
45%synergy
Undercity Sewers
75%inclusion12 decks16 decks
55%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
75%inclusion12 decks16 decks
50%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
75%inclusion12 decks16 decks
35%synergy
Sunken Ruins
75%inclusion12 decks16 decks
60%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
63%inclusion10 decks16 decks
9%synergy
Tainted Isle
50%inclusion8 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
50%inclusion8 decks16 decks
42%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
50%inclusion8 decks16 decks
26%synergy
Marsh Flats
50%inclusion8 decks16 decks
42%synergy
City of Brass
50%inclusion8 decks16 decks
44%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
44%inclusion7 decks16 decks
34%synergy
Sink into Stupor
44%inclusion7 decks16 decks
28%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
44%inclusion7 decks16 decks
35%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
38%inclusion6 decks16 decks
33%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
31%inclusion5 decks16 decks
-9%synergy
Reflecting Pool
31%inclusion5 decks16 decks
26%synergy
Path of Ancestry
31%inclusion5 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
31%inclusion5 decks16 decks
26%synergy
Mana Confluence
31%inclusion5 decks16 decks
25%synergy
Choked Estuary
31%inclusion5 decks16 decks
-16%synergy
Flooded Strand
31%inclusion5 decks16 decks
22%synergy
Darkslick Shores
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
11%synergy
Scalding Tarn
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
17%synergy
Sunken Hollow
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
-41%synergy
Prismatic Vista
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
13%synergy
Misty Rainforest
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
10%synergy
Exotic Orchard
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
-14%synergy
Fetid Pools
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
2%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
-20%synergy
River of Tears
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
8%synergy
Fell the Profane
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
-3%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Starting Town
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Urza's Cave
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Spire of Industry
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
-2%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
-1%synergy
Wooded Foothills
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Boggart Trawler
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
0%synergy