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Nick Price
Feb 18, 2026
The Top 10 Most Played Wither 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
Swarmyard
66%inclusion37 decks56 decks
64%synergy
Skullclamp
77%inclusion43 decks56 decks
62%synergy
Amzu, Swarm's Hunger
45%inclusion25 decks56 decks
44%synergy
Fumulus, the Infestation
44%inclusion16 decks36 decks
44%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
64%inclusion36 decks56 decks
43%synergy
Generous Patron
46%inclusion26 decks56 decks
43%synergy
Hornet Queen
43%inclusion24 decks56 decks
41%synergy
Haywire Mite
46%inclusion26 decks56 decks
41%synergy
Blex, Vexing Pest
41%inclusion23 decks56 decks
41%synergy
Dragonlair Spider
43%inclusion24 decks56 decks
40%synergy
Top Cards
Farseek
71%inclusion40 decks56 decks
23%synergy
Nature's Lore
68%inclusion38 decks56 decks
30%synergy
Three Visits
64%inclusion36 decks56 decks
40%synergy
Blasphemous Act
61%inclusion34 decks56 decks
20%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
55%inclusion31 decks56 decks
12%synergy
Cultivate
54%inclusion30 decks56 decks
12%synergy
Ignoble Hierarch
52%inclusion29 decks56 decks
-4%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
50%inclusion28 decks56 decks
18%synergy
Scute Swarm
48%inclusion27 decks56 decks
36%synergy
Beast Within
45%inclusion25 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Game Changers
Field of the Dead
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
1%synergy
Creatures
Mazirek, Kraul Death Priest
43%inclusion24 decks56 decks
30%synergy
Zask, Skittering Swarmlord
41%inclusion23 decks56 decks
40%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
39%inclusion22 decks56 decks
27%synergy
Kulrath Knight
39%inclusion22 decks56 decks
34%synergy
Roaming Throne
39%inclusion22 decks56 decks
37%synergy
Springheart Nantuko
39%inclusion18 decks46 decks
34%synergy
Hornet Nest
38%inclusion21 decks56 decks
36%synergy
The Swarmweaver
36%inclusion15 decks42 decks
35%synergy
Mahadi, Emporium Master
34%inclusion19 decks56 decks
24%synergy
Spring-Leaf Avenger
32%inclusion18 decks56 decks
32%synergy
Ant Queen
32%inclusion18 decks56 decks
32%synergy
Birds of Paradise
32%inclusion18 decks56 decks
1%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
32%inclusion18 decks56 decks
27%synergy
Aatchik, Emerald Radian
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
30%synergy
Blood Artist
30%inclusion17 decks56 decks
20%synergy
Caustic Caterpillar
30%inclusion17 decks56 decks
29%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
29%inclusion16 decks56 decks
15%synergy
Massacre Girl, Known Killer
29%inclusion16 decks56 decks
23%synergy
Radiant Performer
27%inclusion15 decks56 decks
26%synergy
Grist, Voracious Larva
26%inclusion12 decks47 decks
23%synergy
Canoptek Scarab Swarm
25%inclusion14 decks56 decks
25%synergy
The Scorpion God
25%inclusion14 decks56 decks
20%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
25%inclusion14 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
25%inclusion14 decks56 decks
18%synergy
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
23%inclusion13 decks56 decks
21%synergy
Izoni, Thousand-Eyed
23%inclusion13 decks56 decks
22%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
23%inclusion13 decks56 decks
14%synergy
Hapatra, Vizier of Poisons
23%inclusion13 decks56 decks
18%synergy
Agitator Ant
23%inclusion13 decks56 decks
21%synergy
Giant Adephage
23%inclusion13 decks56 decks
19%synergy
Cankerbloom
23%inclusion13 decks56 decks
18%synergy
Necroskitter
23%inclusion13 decks56 decks
18%synergy
Obelisk Spider
21%inclusion12 decks56 decks
18%synergy
Poison-Tip Archer
21%inclusion12 decks56 decks
18%synergy
Spitting Dilophosaurus
20%inclusion11 decks56 decks
17%synergy
Living Hive
20%inclusion11 decks56 decks
19%synergy
Mayhem Devil
20%inclusion11 decks56 decks
-7%synergy
Chevill, Bane of Monsters
20%inclusion11 decks56 decks
18%synergy
Wulfgar of Icewind Dale
20%inclusion11 decks56 decks
17%synergy
Chatterfang, Squirrel General
20%inclusion11 decks56 decks
11%synergy
Scute Mob
20%inclusion11 decks56 decks
19%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
16%synergy
Corrosive Mentor
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
17%synergy
Eternal Witness
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
-10%synergy
Broodhatch Nantuko
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
16%synergy
Blightbeetle
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
16%synergy
Midnight Banshee
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
12%synergy
Maha, Its Feathers Night
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
13%synergy
Honest Rutstein
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Nantuko Husk
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
14%synergy
Instants
Heroic Intervention
43%inclusion24 decks56 decks
17%synergy
Deadly Dispute
30%inclusion17 decks56 decks
16%synergy
Village Rites
30%inclusion17 decks56 decks
22%synergy
Terminate
27%inclusion15 decks56 decks
-1%synergy
Chaos Warp
23%inclusion13 decks56 decks
-1%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
21%inclusion12 decks56 decks
17%synergy
Putrefy
20%inclusion11 decks56 decks
-2%synergy
Fell the Profane
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
13%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
8%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
16%synergy
Artifact Mutation
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
12%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Return to Nature
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
12%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
12%synergy
Bedevil
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
8%synergy
Atomize
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
11%synergy
Tear Asunder
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
-1%synergy
Deadly Rollick
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
0%synergy
Grim Affliction
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
9%synergy
Abrupt Decay
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
-1%synergy
Rakdos Charm
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
-4%synergy
Deflecting Swat
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
-5%synergy
Soul Shatter
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Nature's Claim
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Deathsprout
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Infernal Grasp
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
-3%synergy
Lightning Bolt
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Golgari Charm
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Second Harvest
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Curtains' Call
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Riveteers Charm
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
-1%synergy
Szat's Will
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Whisper of the Dross
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Lethal Scheme
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Fire Covenant
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
1%synergy
Doom Blade
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Blood for the Blood God!
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Obscuring Haze
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Puncture Blast
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Valakut Awakening
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Victimize
39%inclusion22 decks56 decks
19%synergy
Kodama's Reach
36%inclusion20 decks56 decks
12%synergy
Swarmyard Massacre
32%inclusion14 decks44 decks
31%synergy
Toxic Deluge
30%inclusion17 decks56 decks
14%synergy
Rise of the Witch-king
27%inclusion15 decks56 decks
21%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
27%inclusion15 decks56 decks
18%synergy
Rampant Growth
23%inclusion13 decks56 decks
-9%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
20%inclusion11 decks56 decks
14%synergy
Unnatural Restoration
20%inclusion11 decks56 decks
18%synergy
Triumph of the Hordes
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
17%synergy
Decimate
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
11%synergy
Damnation
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
12%synergy
Reanimate
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
-4%synergy
Dread Return
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
11%synergy
Vandalblast
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Beacon of Creation
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
14%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Incremental Blight
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
8%synergy
Pest Infestation
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Skyshroud Claim
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
1%synergy
Feed the Swarm
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Night's Whisper
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
-1%synergy
Kindred Dominance
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
8%synergy
Diabolic Intent
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
0%synergy
Culling Ritual
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
-3%synergy
Living Death
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
0%synergy
Casualties of War
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Lich-Knights' Conquest
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Explore
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
2%synergy
Overpowering Attack
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Pick Your Poison
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Drown in Ichor
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Ashnod's Altar
29%inclusion16 decks56 decks
18%synergy
The Ozolith
29%inclusion16 decks56 decks
25%synergy
Strionic Resonator
27%inclusion15 decks56 decks
26%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
23%inclusion13 decks56 decks
16%synergy
Lightning Greaves
23%inclusion13 decks56 decks
0%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
20%inclusion11 decks56 decks
19%synergy
Herald's Horn
20%inclusion11 decks56 decks
18%synergy
Contagion Clasp
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
12%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
-7%synergy
Helm of the Host
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
13%synergy
Contagion Engine
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
11%synergy
Eldrazi Monument
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
12%synergy
Hearthhull, the Worldseed
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
3%synergy
Door of Destinies
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
9%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Banner of Kinship
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Coat of Arms
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Lithoform Engine
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
7%synergy
The Earth Crystal
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
The Great Henge
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
-1%synergy
Obelisk of Urd
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Pyre of Heroes
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Moldervine Reclamation
38%inclusion21 decks56 decks
30%synergy
Parallel Lives
36%inclusion20 decks56 decks
30%synergy
Impact Tremors
36%inclusion20 decks56 decks
29%synergy
Goblin Bombardment
34%inclusion19 decks56 decks
24%synergy
Beastmaster Ascension
30%inclusion17 decks56 decks
28%synergy
Doubling Season
29%inclusion16 decks56 decks
22%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
27%inclusion15 decks56 decks
22%synergy
Nest of Scarabs
23%inclusion13 decks56 decks
19%synergy
All Will Be One
23%inclusion13 decks56 decks
20%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
23%inclusion13 decks56 decks
20%synergy
Deathreap Ritual
23%inclusion13 decks56 decks
15%synergy
Blowfly Infestation
21%inclusion12 decks56 decks
16%synergy
Crawling Infestation
20%inclusion11 decks56 decks
19%synergy
Crumbling Ashes
20%inclusion11 decks56 decks
18%synergy
Everlasting Torment
20%inclusion11 decks56 decks
14%synergy
The Hunger Tide Rises
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
19%synergy
Flourishing Defenses
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
11%synergy
Vraska Joins Up
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
13%synergy
Grave Pact
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
9%synergy
Riveteers Ascendancy
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
1%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
8%synergy
Shared Animosity
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
11%synergy
Wild Growth
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Awakening Zone
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
8%synergy
Bitterblossom
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
2%synergy
Hollowmurk Siege
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Cryptolith Rite
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Fists of the Demigod
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
9%synergy
Binding the Old Gods
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Descendants' Fury
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
9%synergy
Breath of Fury
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
9%synergy
Black Market
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Tribute to the World Tree
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Journey to Eternity
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Crawling Sensation
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Sylvan Library
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
-1%synergy
Black Market Connections
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
0%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Utopia Sprawl
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
2%synergy
Warstorm Surge
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
1%synergy
Glistening Oil
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
2%synergy
Haunted One
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Attrition
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Animate Dead
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
-4%synergy
Insidious Roots
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
2%synergy
Cover of Darkness
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Cultist of the Absolute
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Fable of the Mirror-Breaker
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Grist, the Hunger Tide
43%inclusion24 decks56 decks
35%synergy
Vraska, Golgari Queen
20%inclusion11 decks56 decks
18%synergy
Lolth, Spider Queen
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
15%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
1%synergy
Utility Lands
Boseiju, Who Endures
55%inclusion31 decks56 decks
36%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
52%inclusion29 decks56 decks
34%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
50%inclusion28 decks56 decks
40%synergy
Bojuka Bog
36%inclusion20 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
36%inclusion20 decks56 decks
26%synergy
Reliquary Tower
32%inclusion18 decks56 decks
13%synergy
Eumidian Hatchery
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
15%synergy
Three Tree City
25%inclusion11 decks44 decks
24%synergy
Nesting Grounds
23%inclusion13 decks56 decks
18%synergy
Karn's Bastion
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
12%synergy
Restless Vents
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
13%synergy
High Market
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Soulstone Sanctuary
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Grasping Dunes
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Grim Backwoods
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Kessig Wolf Run
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
-14%synergy
Cabal Coffers
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
1%synergy
Rogue's Passage
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
-9%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
75%inclusion42 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Sol Ring
70%inclusion39 decks56 decks
-12%synergy
Golgari Signet
27%inclusion15 decks56 decks
17%synergy
Gruul Signet
21%inclusion12 decks56 decks
12%synergy
Rakdos Signet
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
9%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
12%synergy
Patchwork Banner
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
15%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
-2%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
-1%synergy
Fellwar Stone
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
-2%synergy
Talisman of Impulse
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
-3%synergy
Thought Vessel
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Forest
96%inclusion54 decks56 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
95%inclusion53 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Swamp
95%inclusion53 decks56 decks
-1%synergy
Mountain
91%inclusion51 decks56 decks
-4%synergy
Stomping Ground
84%inclusion47 decks56 decks
34%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
82%inclusion46 decks56 decks
35%synergy
Ziatora's Proving Ground
82%inclusion46 decks56 decks
36%synergy
Blood Crypt
79%inclusion44 decks56 decks
34%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
77%inclusion43 decks56 decks
47%synergy
Wooded Foothills
71%inclusion40 decks56 decks
34%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
71%inclusion40 decks56 decks
36%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
70%inclusion39 decks56 decks
33%synergy
Spire Garden
68%inclusion38 decks56 decks
41%synergy
Luxury Suite
68%inclusion38 decks56 decks
42%synergy
Bayou
61%inclusion34 decks56 decks
48%synergy
Badlands
59%inclusion33 decks56 decks
47%synergy
Taiga
55%inclusion31 decks56 decks
43%synergy
Exotic Orchard
45%inclusion25 decks56 decks
-3%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
45%inclusion25 decks56 decks
12%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
45%inclusion25 decks56 decks
10%synergy
Rockfall Vale
43%inclusion24 decks56 decks
21%synergy
Rootbound Crag
43%inclusion24 decks56 decks
11%synergy
Underground Mortuary
41%inclusion23 decks56 decks
24%synergy
Savage Lands
39%inclusion22 decks56 decks
-5%synergy
Raucous Theater
38%inclusion21 decks56 decks
22%synergy
Deathcap Glade
38%inclusion21 decks56 decks
23%synergy
Commercial District
32%inclusion18 decks56 decks
16%synergy
Haunted Ridge
29%inclusion16 decks56 decks
15%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
27%inclusion15 decks56 decks
18%synergy
Path of Ancestry
21%inclusion12 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Cinder Glade
21%inclusion12 decks56 decks
-28%synergy
Fell the Profane
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
13%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
8%synergy
Fabled Passage
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
-6%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
-30%synergy
Cavern of Souls
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
13%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
0%synergy
Reflecting Pool
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
10%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
-14%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
1%synergy
Windswept Heath
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
0%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
8%synergy
Scalding Tarn
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Karplusan Forest
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
-13%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
-11%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Festering Thicket
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-8%synergy
Blazemire Verge
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
2%synergy
Snow-Covered Forest
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
5%synergy