Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver (Commander) - Expensive Zombies

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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
Chronicle of Victory
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Bloodline Bidding
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Gravecrawler
95%inclusion617 decks650 decks
85%synergy
Diregraf Captain
93%inclusion604 decks650 decks
81%synergy
Rooftop Storm
92%inclusion597 decks650 decks
81%synergy
Diregraf Colossus
86%inclusion560 decks650 decks
76%synergy
Necroduality
84%inclusion544 decks650 decks
76%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
78%inclusion509 decks650 decks
73%synergy
Undead Augur
80%inclusion523 decks650 decks
71%synergy
Headless Rider
78%inclusion510 decks650 decks
71%synergy
Death Baron
79%inclusion515 decks650 decks
69%synergy
Undead Warchief
76%inclusion495 decks650 decks
69%synergy
Top Cards
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
75%inclusion485 decks650 decks
61%synergy
Carrion Feeder
71%inclusion464 decks650 decks
65%synergy
Plague Belcher
69%inclusion450 decks650 decks
64%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
69%inclusion446 decks650 decks
63%synergy
Lord of the Undead
67%inclusion438 decks650 decks
62%synergy
Cryptbreaker
64%inclusion417 decks650 decks
58%synergy
The Scarab God
63%inclusion408 decks650 decks
58%synergy
Cemetery Reaper
62%inclusion405 decks650 decks
54%synergy
Feed the Swarm
61%inclusion396 decks650 decks
25%synergy
Cleaver Skaab
61%inclusion396 decks650 decks
54%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
69%inclusion448 decks650 decks
49%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
65%inclusion423 decks650 decks
41%synergy
Rhystic Study
65%inclusion421 decks650 decks
41%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
58%inclusion377 decks650 decks
42%synergy
Field of the Dead
58%inclusion375 decks650 decks
55%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
57%inclusion372 decks650 decks
39%synergy
Ancient Tomb
48%inclusion313 decks650 decks
40%synergy
Imperial Seal
16%inclusion103 decks650 decks
10%synergy
Chrome Mox
16%inclusion101 decks650 decks
9%synergy
Force of Will
15%inclusion99 decks650 decks
5%synergy
Creatures
Hordewing Skaab
60%inclusion393 decks650 decks
54%synergy
Noxious Ghoul
60%inclusion388 decks650 decks
55%synergy
Lord of the Accursed
59%inclusion386 decks650 decks
51%synergy
Relentless Dead
56%inclusion364 decks650 decks
52%synergy
Midnight Reaper
54%inclusion352 decks650 decks
47%synergy
Poppet Stitcher
53%inclusion344 decks650 decks
50%synergy
Zul Ashur, Lich Lord
53%inclusion117 decks222 decks
47%synergy
Warren Soultrader
52%inclusion263 decks503 decks
48%synergy
Champion of the Perished
52%inclusion336 decks650 decks
45%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
50%inclusion326 decks650 decks
41%synergy
Sidisi, Undead Vizier
48%inclusion315 decks650 decks
45%synergy
Accursed Marauder
48%inclusion232 decks488 decks
39%synergy
Gisa and Geralf
44%inclusion289 decks650 decks
38%synergy
Vengeful Dead
42%inclusion271 decks650 decks
37%synergy
Zombie Master
40%inclusion261 decks650 decks
35%synergy
Roaming Throne
38%inclusion245 decks650 decks
24%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
35%inclusion113 decks320 decks
31%synergy
Tomb Tyrant
33%inclusion216 decks650 decks
29%synergy
Gleaming Overseer
32%inclusion207 decks650 decks
25%synergy
Acererak the Archlich
29%inclusion191 decks650 decks
27%synergy
Archghoul of Thraben
25%inclusion161 decks650 decks
21%synergy
Grimgrin, Corpse-Born
24%inclusion157 decks650 decks
21%synergy
Grave Titan
24%inclusion156 decks650 decks
18%synergy
Ravenous Rotbelly
23%inclusion150 decks650 decks
20%synergy
Ghoulcaller Gisa
23%inclusion147 decks650 decks
19%synergy
Geralf, Visionary Stitcher
22%inclusion142 decks650 decks
17%synergy
Rot Hulk
21%inclusion139 decks650 decks
20%synergy
Overcharged Amalgam
21%inclusion134 decks650 decks
15%synergy
Murderous Rider
20%inclusion133 decks650 decks
17%synergy
Geralf, the Fleshwright
19%inclusion114 decks588 decks
17%synergy
Bladestitched Skaab
18%inclusion118 decks650 decks
15%synergy
Havengul Lich
18%inclusion115 decks650 decks
14%synergy
Putrid Goblin
17%inclusion109 decks650 decks
16%synergy
Gisa, the Hellraiser
17%inclusion98 decks592 decks
14%synergy
Feral Ghoul
16%inclusion105 decks650 decks
15%synergy
Shepherd of Rot
15%inclusion95 decks650 decks
12%synergy
Graveborn Muse
15%inclusion95 decks650 decks
13%synergy
Eternal Skylord
13%inclusion85 decks650 decks
9%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
12%inclusion79 decks650 decks
7%synergy
Grim Servant
12%inclusion58 decks503 decks
10%synergy
Gravespawn Sovereign
11%inclusion74 decks650 decks
9%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
11%inclusion73 decks650 decks
8%synergy
Fell Stinger
11%inclusion70 decks650 decks
9%synergy
Shambling Ghast
11%inclusion70 decks650 decks
9%synergy
Blood Artist
11%inclusion69 decks650 decks
6%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
9%synergy
Vile Entomber
10%inclusion63 decks650 decks
7%synergy
Master of Death
9.4%inclusion61 decks650 decks
6%synergy
Lich Lord of Unx
9.1%inclusion59 decks650 decks
7%synergy
Tainted Adversary
8.9%inclusion58 decks650 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Mana Drain
56%inclusion365 decks650 decks
39%synergy
Dark Ritual
54%inclusion352 decks650 decks
19%synergy
Counterspell
54%inclusion349 decks650 decks
-2%synergy
Entomb
51%inclusion333 decks650 decks
43%synergy
Deadly Rollick
48%inclusion311 decks650 decks
28%synergy
Swan Song
36%inclusion231 decks650 decks
17%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
33%inclusion216 decks650 decks
3%synergy
Withering Torment
29%inclusion92 decks314 decks
13%synergy
Go for the Throat
20%inclusion132 decks650 decks
4%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
20%inclusion129 decks650 decks
10%synergy
Lazotep Plating
19%inclusion123 decks650 decks
14%synergy
Village Rites
18%inclusion117 decks650 decks
11%synergy
Rise of the Dread Marn
16%inclusion107 decks650 decks
14%synergy
Negate
16%inclusion103 decks650 decks
-17%synergy
Culling the Weak
15%inclusion99 decks650 decks
13%synergy
Fell the Profane
15%inclusion76 decks503 decks
0%synergy
Mystical Tutor
12%inclusion81 decks650 decks
-2%synergy
Force of Negation
12%inclusion80 decks650 decks
3%synergy
Arcane Denial
12%inclusion78 decks650 decks
-14%synergy
Infernal Grasp
11%inclusion71 decks650 decks
-5%synergy
Sink into Stupor
11%inclusion53 decks503 decks
-5%synergy
Cabal Ritual
10%inclusion63 decks650 decks
5%synergy
Deadly Dispute
8.9%inclusion58 decks650 decks
2%synergy
Brainstorm
8.8%inclusion57 decks650 decks
-22%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
8.6%inclusion56 decks650 decks
6%synergy
Tragic Slip
8.6%inclusion56 decks650 decks
5%synergy
Pact of Negation
8.3%inclusion54 decks650 decks
3%synergy
Pongify
8.0%inclusion52 decks650 decks
-7%synergy
Reality Shift
6.9%inclusion45 decks650 decks
-7%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
6.3%inclusion41 decks650 decks
5%synergy
Deadly Plot
5.8%inclusion38 decks650 decks
5%synergy
Flusterstorm
5.8%inclusion38 decks650 decks
-1%synergy
Drown in the Loch
5.5%inclusion36 decks650 decks
-13%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Reanimate
56%inclusion363 decks650 decks
32%synergy
Zombie Apocalypse
53%inclusion342 decks650 decks
45%synergy
Empty the Laboratory
50%inclusion327 decks650 decks
45%synergy
Toxic Deluge
47%inclusion305 decks650 decks
21%synergy
Diabolic Intent
42%inclusion276 decks650 decks
37%synergy
Damnation
34%inclusion218 decks650 decks
23%synergy
Victimize
28%inclusion184 decks650 decks
15%synergy
Army of the Damned
28%inclusion182 decks650 decks
21%synergy
Distant Melody
23%inclusion150 decks650 decks
11%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
22%inclusion47 decks211 decks
15%synergy
Buried Alive
21%inclusion136 decks650 decks
13%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
20%inclusion132 decks650 decks
15%synergy
Kindred Dominance
16%inclusion106 decks650 decks
7%synergy
Living Death
15%inclusion96 decks650 decks
10%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
12%inclusion77 decks650 decks
10%synergy
Dark Salvation
12%inclusion76 decks650 decks
9%synergy
Grim Tutor
11%inclusion74 decks650 decks
8%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
8.9%inclusion58 decks650 decks
6%synergy
Unmarked Grave
8.2%inclusion53 decks650 decks
5%synergy
Ghouls' Night Out
8.0%inclusion52 decks650 decks
6%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
7.8%inclusion51 decks650 decks
-2%synergy
Raise the Palisade
7.4%inclusion48 decks650 decks
2%synergy
Windfall
6.6%inclusion43 decks650 decks
-7%synergy
Dread Return
6.6%inclusion43 decks650 decks
0%synergy
Dread Summons
6.2%inclusion40 decks650 decks
3%synergy
Eaten Alive
5.5%inclusion36 decks650 decks
4%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
5.4%inclusion35 decks650 decks
-1%synergy
Necrotic Hex
5.4%inclusion35 decks650 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Ashnod's Altar
57%inclusion372 decks650 decks
50%synergy
Skullclamp
52%inclusion335 decks650 decks
42%synergy
Wand of Orcus
30%inclusion197 decks650 decks
27%synergy
Altar of Dementia
29%inclusion190 decks650 decks
25%synergy
Bontu's Monument
22%inclusion144 decks650 decks
18%synergy
Jet Medallion
18%inclusion120 decks650 decks
11%synergy
Herald's Horn
18%inclusion117 decks650 decks
10%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
15%inclusion95 decks650 decks
9%synergy
The One Ring
13%inclusion84 decks650 decks
6%synergy
Lightning Greaves
12%inclusion76 decks650 decks
-16%synergy
Whip of Erebos
8.5%inclusion55 decks650 decks
6%synergy
Banner of Kinship
8.4%inclusion18 decks214 decks
5%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
7.7%inclusion50 decks650 decks
5%synergy
Urza's Incubator
7.4%inclusion48 decks650 decks
4%synergy
Blasting Station
5.8%inclusion38 decks650 decks
6%synergy
Pyre of Heroes
5.7%inclusion37 decks650 decks
5%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
5.2%inclusion34 decks650 decks
-19%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
5.1%inclusion33 decks650 decks
-9%synergy
Enchantments
The Meathook Massacre
56%inclusion362 decks650 decks
51%synergy
Endless Ranks of the Dead
53%inclusion343 decks650 decks
45%synergy
Grave Pact
46%inclusion296 decks650 decks
40%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
40%inclusion262 decks650 decks
35%synergy
Kindred Discovery
33%inclusion214 decks650 decks
19%synergy
Mystic Remora
22%inclusion144 decks650 decks
7%synergy
Black Market Connections
22%inclusion144 decks650 decks
12%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
21%inclusion136 decks650 decks
18%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
20%inclusion128 decks650 decks
17%synergy
Animate Dead
17%inclusion111 decks650 decks
6%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
16%inclusion52 decks321 decks
15%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
16%inclusion103 decks650 decks
6%synergy
Liliana's Mastery
15%inclusion98 decks650 decks
11%synergy
Open the Graves
15%inclusion95 decks650 decks
10%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
14%inclusion90 decks650 decks
1%synergy
Curse of the Restless Dead
12%inclusion75 decks650 decks
9%synergy
Necropotence
9.4%inclusion61 decks650 decks
6%synergy
Black Market
8.5%inclusion55 decks650 decks
3%synergy
Tombstone Stairwell
7.7%inclusion50 decks650 decks
7%synergy
Graf Harvest
7.1%inclusion46 decks650 decks
6%synergy
Sothera, the Supervoid
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Moonlit Meditation
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Into the Pit
5.3%inclusion16 decks304 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
50%inclusion323 decks650 decks
45%synergy
Liliana, Death's Majesty
25%inclusion163 decks650 decks
19%synergy
Liliana, Untouched by Death
18%inclusion115 decks650 decks
15%synergy
Utility Lands
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
79%inclusion513 decks650 decks
59%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
68%inclusion440 decks650 decks
62%synergy
Unholy Grotto
57%inclusion372 decks650 decks
53%synergy
Cabal Coffers
55%inclusion358 decks650 decks
44%synergy
Bojuka Bog
53%inclusion345 decks650 decks
14%synergy
Three Tree City
46%inclusion197 decks426 decks
39%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
46%inclusion297 decks650 decks
33%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
42%inclusion271 decks650 decks
23%synergy
Reliquary Tower
31%inclusion200 decks650 decks
-6%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
24%inclusion156 decks650 decks
21%synergy
Mortuary Mire
19%inclusion124 decks650 decks
11%synergy
Urza's Saga
13%inclusion82 decks650 decks
7%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
11%inclusion9 decks79 decks
9%synergy
Castle Locthwain
11%inclusion71 decks650 decks
7%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
11%inclusion70 decks650 decks
9%synergy
High Market
10%inclusion62 decks650 decks
8%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
9.1%inclusion59 decks650 decks
8%synergy
Academy Ruins
8.5%inclusion55 decks650 decks
5%synergy
Strip Mine
5.7%inclusion37 decks650 decks
4%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
5.5%inclusion36 decks650 decks
-3%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
5.4%inclusion35 decks650 decks
-12%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
97%inclusion629 decks650 decks
9%synergy
Arcane Signet
92%inclusion600 decks650 decks
8%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
71%inclusion463 decks650 decks
13%synergy
Dimir Signet
56%inclusion366 decks650 decks
-4%synergy
Crowded Crypt
39%inclusion256 decks650 decks
34%synergy
The Soul Stone
38%inclusion14 decks37 decks
33%synergy
Mana Crypt
28%inclusion182 decks650 decks
26%synergy
Fellwar Stone
26%inclusion167 decks650 decks
-5%synergy
Patchwork Banner
23%inclusion98 decks421 decks
14%synergy
Thought Vessel
17%inclusion108 decks650 decks
-15%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
16%inclusion102 decks650 decks
14%synergy
Mana Vault
14%inclusion92 decks650 decks
9%synergy
Commander's Sphere
12%inclusion80 decks650 decks
-5%synergy
Mox Diamond
11%inclusion74 decks650 decks
7%synergy
Lotus Petal
11%inclusion71 decks650 decks
3%synergy
Mind Stone
10%inclusion67 decks650 decks
-19%synergy
Mox Opal
7.2%inclusion47 decks650 decks
3%synergy
Mox Amber
6.3%inclusion41 decks650 decks
0%synergy
Heraldic Banner
5.5%inclusion36 decks650 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
97%inclusion630 decks650 decks
9%synergy
Swamp
94%inclusion611 decks650 decks
-2%synergy
Underground Sea
91%inclusion589 decks650 decks
78%synergy
Watery Grave
90%inclusion588 decks650 decks
43%synergy
Island
90%inclusion585 decks650 decks
-7%synergy
Polluted Delta
80%inclusion520 decks650 decks
48%synergy
Morphic Pool
73%inclusion475 decks650 decks
36%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
65%inclusion421 decks650 decks
12%synergy
Cavern of Souls
63%inclusion412 decks650 decks
54%synergy
Sunken Hollow
60%inclusion393 decks650 decks
-5%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
60%inclusion392 decks650 decks
21%synergy
Underground River
59%inclusion382 decks650 decks
19%synergy
Tainted Isle
57%inclusion369 decks650 decks
13%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
53%inclusion347 decks650 decks
29%synergy
Sunken Ruins
43%inclusion280 decks650 decks
28%synergy
Path of Ancestry
40%inclusion259 decks650 decks
12%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
38%inclusion123 decks320 decks
15%synergy
Undercity Sewers
38%inclusion246 decks650 decks
18%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
34%inclusion223 decks650 decks
-6%synergy
Choked Estuary
27%inclusion177 decks650 decks
-21%synergy
Exotic Orchard
27%inclusion173 decks650 decks
-6%synergy
Marsh Flats
25%inclusion161 decks650 decks
17%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
24%inclusion157 decks650 decks
18%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
23%inclusion151 decks650 decks
16%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
22%inclusion145 decks650 decks
15%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
22%inclusion143 decks650 decks
14%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
21%inclusion139 decks650 decks
14%synergy
Misty Rainforest
21%inclusion136 decks650 decks
12%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
21%inclusion134 decks650 decks
-18%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
20%inclusion132 decks650 decks
15%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
20%inclusion129 decks650 decks
10%synergy
Scalding Tarn
19%inclusion125 decks650 decks
11%synergy
Temple of Deceit
19%inclusion123 decks650 decks
-17%synergy
Flooded Strand
17%inclusion112 decks650 decks
8%synergy
Prismatic Vista
17%inclusion111 decks650 decks
11%synergy
Darkslick Shores
16%inclusion106 decks650 decks
2%synergy
Fell the Profane
15%inclusion76 decks503 decks
0%synergy
Fetid Pools
15%inclusion95 decks650 decks
-2%synergy
City of Brass
14%inclusion93 decks650 decks
8%synergy
Myriad Landscape
13%inclusion85 decks650 decks
-9%synergy
Fabled Passage
13%inclusion84 decks650 decks
5%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
13%inclusion83 decks650 decks
7%synergy
Mana Confluence
12%inclusion80 decks650 decks
6%synergy
Sink into Stupor
11%inclusion53 decks503 decks
-5%synergy
Reflecting Pool
10%inclusion66 decks650 decks
5%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
7.2%inclusion47 decks650 decks
2%synergy
River of Tears
6.5%inclusion42 decks650 decks
-4%synergy
Evolving Wilds
6.0%inclusion39 decks650 decks
-11%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
5.4%inclusion35 decks650 decks
-1%synergy