Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher (Commander) - Lifegain

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
Cosmic Cube
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Elenda's Hierophant
74%inclusion212 decks285 decks
64%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
79%inclusion226 decks285 decks
61%synergy
Cordial Vampire
64%inclusion182 decks285 decks
58%synergy
Master of Dark Rites
60%inclusion171 decks285 decks
55%synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
64%inclusion183 decks285 decks
53%synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
59%inclusion169 decks285 decks
50%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
53%inclusion150 decks285 decks
48%synergy
Clavileño, First of the Blessed
49%inclusion140 decks285 decks
47%synergy
Bartolomé del Presidio
61%inclusion173 decks285 decks
45%synergy
Indulgent Aristocrat
50%inclusion142 decks285 decks
45%synergy
Top Cards
Blood Artist
72%inclusion204 decks285 decks
42%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
68%inclusion194 decks285 decks
5%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
62%inclusion178 decks285 decks
38%synergy
Viscera Seer
60%inclusion171 decks285 decks
40%synergy
Welcoming Vampire
58%inclusion165 decks285 decks
44%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
58%inclusion165 decks285 decks
33%synergy
Exquisite Blood
58%inclusion164 decks285 decks
42%synergy
Twilight Prophet
53%inclusion151 decks285 decks
44%synergy
Mavren Fein, Dusk Apostle
50%inclusion142 decks285 decks
45%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
49%inclusion141 decks285 decks
29%synergy
Game Changers
Smothering Tithe
30%inclusion86 decks285 decks
9%synergy
Demonic Tutor
13%inclusion38 decks285 decks
-2%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
12%inclusion33 decks285 decks
1%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
10%inclusion29 decks285 decks
-3%synergy
Teferi's Protection
8.8%inclusion25 decks285 decks
-6%synergy
The One Ring
8.1%inclusion23 decks285 decks
2%synergy
Ancient Tomb
7.7%inclusion22 decks285 decks
2%synergy
Tergrid, God of Fright
7.0%inclusion20 decks285 decks
6%synergy
Farewell
6.3%inclusion18 decks285 decks
-5%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
5.3%inclusion15 decks285 decks
-6%synergy
Creatures
Butcher of Malakir
46%inclusion131 decks285 decks
40%synergy
Bloodghast
45%inclusion127 decks285 decks
38%synergy
Crossway Troublemakers
42%inclusion121 decks285 decks
39%synergy
Sanctum Seeker
42%inclusion119 decks285 decks
37%synergy
Patron of the Vein
41%inclusion117 decks285 decks
38%synergy
Legion Lieutenant
38%inclusion107 decks285 decks
33%synergy
Redemption Choir
38%inclusion107 decks285 decks
34%synergy
Drana, Liberator of Malakir
35%inclusion101 decks285 decks
30%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
35%inclusion99 decks285 decks
29%synergy
Dusk Legion Sergeant
34%inclusion98 decks285 decks
32%synergy
Champion of Dusk
33%inclusion95 decks285 decks
30%synergy
Vito, Fanatic of Aclazotz
31%inclusion89 decks285 decks
29%synergy
Edgar, Charmed Groom
28%inclusion80 decks285 decks
24%synergy
Amalia Benavides Aguirre
27%inclusion78 decks285 decks
21%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
27%inclusion76 decks285 decks
23%synergy
Oathsworn Vampire
26%inclusion75 decks285 decks
24%synergy
Teysa Karlov
26%inclusion74 decks285 decks
11%synergy
Preacher of the Schism
26%inclusion74 decks285 decks
23%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
25%inclusion70 decks285 decks
13%synergy
Accursed Marauder
24%inclusion69 decks285 decks
17%synergy
Bloodline Necromancer
24%inclusion69 decks285 decks
22%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
24%inclusion47 decks198 decks
15%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
24%inclusion67 decks285 decks
7%synergy
Plaguecrafter
22%inclusion62 decks285 decks
17%synergy
Vona, Butcher of Magan
21%inclusion60 decks285 decks
18%synergy
Dusk Legion Zealot
21%inclusion60 decks285 decks
18%synergy
Martyr of Dusk
20%inclusion57 decks285 decks
18%synergy
Order of Sacred Dusk
20%inclusion56 decks285 decks
18%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
19%inclusion55 decks285 decks
12%synergy
Bloodline Keeper
19%inclusion55 decks285 decks
16%synergy
Scheming Silvertongue
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
19%inclusion54 decks285 decks
6%synergy
High-Society Hunter
18%inclusion36 decks195 decks
16%synergy
Forerunner of the Legion
18%inclusion51 decks285 decks
16%synergy
Vein Ripper
18%inclusion51 decks285 decks
16%synergy
Ruthless Lawbringer
18%inclusion50 decks285 decks
14%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
17%inclusion48 decks285 decks
10%synergy
Selfless Spirit
16%inclusion47 decks285 decks
6%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
16%inclusion46 decks285 decks
-17%synergy
Elenda, Saint of Dusk
16%inclusion31 decks194 decks
12%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
16%inclusion45 decks285 decks
-4%synergy
Roaming Throne
15%inclusion44 decks285 decks
11%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
15%inclusion43 decks285 decks
12%synergy
Anowon, the Ruin Sage
14%inclusion40 decks285 decks
13%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
14%inclusion39 decks285 decks
1%synergy
Demon's Disciple
13%inclusion37 decks285 decks
10%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
13%inclusion12 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Captivating Vampire
12%inclusion35 decks285 decks
10%synergy
Baron Bertram Graywater
12%inclusion35 decks285 decks
8%synergy
Merciless Executioner
12%inclusion34 decks285 decks
10%synergy
Instants
Village Rites
45%inclusion127 decks285 decks
22%synergy
Path to Exile
30%inclusion86 decks285 decks
-19%synergy
Utter End
30%inclusion85 decks285 decks
18%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
28%inclusion80 decks285 decks
-13%synergy
Deadly Dispute
25%inclusion72 decks285 decks
3%synergy
Return to Dust
25%inclusion72 decks285 decks
21%synergy
Dark Ritual
25%inclusion71 decks285 decks
-0%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
14%inclusion41 decks285 decks
12%synergy
Flare of Malice
14%inclusion41 decks285 decks
12%synergy
Vona's Hunger
14%inclusion41 decks285 decks
14%synergy
Soul Shatter
12%inclusion33 decks285 decks
10%synergy
Entomb
10%inclusion29 decks285 decks
5%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
10%inclusion29 decks285 decks
-1%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
10%inclusion28 decks285 decks
3%synergy
Generous Gift
9.5%inclusion27 decks285 decks
-13%synergy
Mortify
8.4%inclusion24 decks285 decks
-13%synergy
Despark
8.1%inclusion23 decks285 decks
-22%synergy
Duty Beyond Death
7.4%inclusion8 decks108 decks
5%synergy
Culling the Weak
7.0%inclusion20 decks285 decks
3%synergy
Inkshield
7.0%inclusion20 decks285 decks
-14%synergy
Fracture
7.0%inclusion20 decks285 decks
-14%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
6.7%inclusion19 decks285 decks
-6%synergy
Get Lost
6.0%inclusion17 decks285 decks
3%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
6.0%inclusion17 decks285 decks
-6%synergy
Deadly Rollick
5.3%inclusion15 decks285 decks
-7%synergy
Imp's Mischief
5.3%inclusion15 decks285 decks
1%synergy
Akroma's Will
5.3%inclusion15 decks285 decks
-1%synergy
Sorceries
Damn
45%inclusion129 decks285 decks
13%synergy
Olivia's Wrath
41%inclusion116 decks285 decks
37%synergy
New Blood
35%inclusion99 decks285 decks
32%synergy
Austere Command
34%inclusion98 decks285 decks
18%synergy
Pact of the Serpent
30%inclusion85 decks285 decks
27%synergy
Victimize
19%inclusion54 decks285 decks
2%synergy
Diabolic Intent
18%inclusion50 decks285 decks
8%synergy
Exsanguinate
18%inclusion50 decks285 decks
4%synergy
Tragic Arrogance
15%inclusion44 decks285 decks
13%synergy
Reanimate
14%inclusion39 decks285 decks
-2%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
13%inclusion26 decks195 decks
8%synergy
Sign in Blood
12%inclusion35 decks285 decks
-6%synergy
Toxic Deluge
12%inclusion34 decks285 decks
-5%synergy
Buried Alive
12%inclusion34 decks285 decks
6%synergy
Night's Whisper
11%inclusion30 decks285 decks
-8%synergy
Rite of Oblivion
9.5%inclusion27 decks285 decks
1%synergy
Promise of Loyalty
9.5%inclusion27 decks285 decks
4%synergy
Will of the Abzan
7.7%inclusion8 decks104 decks
7%synergy
Single Combat
7.4%inclusion21 decks285 decks
6%synergy
Winnowing
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
6%synergy
By Invitation Only
5.6%inclusion16 decks285 decks
5%synergy
Read the Bones
5.3%inclusion15 decks285 decks
-4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Glass-Cast Heart
34%inclusion96 decks285 decks
30%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
33%inclusion93 decks285 decks
21%synergy
Lightning Greaves
31%inclusion88 decks285 decks
11%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
25%inclusion71 decks285 decks
7%synergy
Skullclamp
25%inclusion71 decks285 decks
-2%synergy
Tarrian's Soulcleaver
18%inclusion52 decks285 decks
16%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
15%inclusion44 decks285 decks
4%synergy
Heirloom Blade
12%inclusion33 decks285 decks
10%synergy
Tarrian's Journal
9.1%inclusion26 decks285 decks
6%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
8.4%inclusion24 decks285 decks
5%synergy
Ravenous Amulet
6.7%inclusion13 decks193 decks
6%synergy
Jet Medallion
6.7%inclusion19 decks285 decks
0%synergy
Wedding Invitation
6.3%inclusion18 decks285 decks
5%synergy
Chronicle of Victory
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Herald's Horn
5.6%inclusion16 decks285 decks
1%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
5.6%inclusion16 decks285 decks
3%synergy
Bontu's Monument
5.3%inclusion15 decks285 decks
0%synergy
Altar of Dementia
5.3%inclusion15 decks285 decks
1%synergy
Enchantments
March of the Canonized
48%inclusion138 decks285 decks
43%synergy
Etchings of the Chosen
41%inclusion116 decks285 decks
34%synergy
Sanguine Bond
36%inclusion104 decks285 decks
18%synergy
Grave Pact
28%inclusion81 decks285 decks
20%synergy
Vampiric Rites
26%inclusion75 decks285 decks
19%synergy
Black Market Connections
25%inclusion70 decks285 decks
3%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
24%inclusion68 decks285 decks
-4%synergy
Promise of Aclazotz
21%inclusion59 decks285 decks
18%synergy
Radiant Destiny
18%inclusion51 decks285 decks
16%synergy
Kindred Boon
16%inclusion47 decks285 decks
15%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
16%inclusion45 decks285 decks
10%synergy
Legion's Landing
14%inclusion41 decks285 decks
11%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
12%inclusion34 decks285 decks
-6%synergy
Obsessive Pursuit
11%inclusion8 decks75 decks
9%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
10%inclusion29 decks285 decks
0%synergy
Barrensteppe Siege
10%inclusion11 decks115 decks
6%synergy
Lunar Convocation
8.9%inclusion24 decks270 decks
-1%synergy
Feast of the Victorious Dead
8.8%inclusion25 decks285 decks
4%synergy
Black Market
8.1%inclusion23 decks285 decks
1%synergy
Life Insurance
7.7%inclusion22 decks285 decks
4%synergy
Seal of Cleansing
7.0%inclusion20 decks285 decks
4%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
6.3%inclusion18 decks285 decks
-10%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
6.0%inclusion17 decks285 decks
0%synergy
Monologue Tax
6.0%inclusion17 decks285 decks
2%synergy
Animate Dead
5.6%inclusion16 decks285 decks
-5%synergy
Blind Obedience
5.3%inclusion15 decks285 decks
-12%synergy
Land Tax
5.3%inclusion15 decks285 decks
-7%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
5.3%inclusion15 decks285 decks
-0%synergy
Tolls of War
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
36%inclusion102 decks285 decks
31%synergy
Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord
19%inclusion53 decks285 decks
17%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
8.8%inclusion25 decks285 decks
3%synergy
Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord
6.0%inclusion17 decks285 decks
1%synergy
Utility Lands
Vault of the Archangel
63%inclusion180 decks285 decks
31%synergy
Bojuka Bog
60%inclusion172 decks285 decks
16%synergy
Rogue's Passage
58%inclusion166 decks285 decks
39%synergy
Windbrisk Heights
27%inclusion77 decks285 decks
21%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
24%inclusion68 decks285 decks
8%synergy
Temple of the False God
22%inclusion63 decks285 decks
14%synergy
High Market
21%inclusion61 decks285 decks
11%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
13%inclusion38 decks285 decks
-7%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
12%inclusion15 decks129 decks
10%synergy
Reliquary Tower
11%inclusion32 decks285 decks
-12%synergy
Cabal Coffers
11%inclusion30 decks285 decks
-1%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
8.8%inclusion25 decks285 decks
4%synergy
Westvale Abbey
8.4%inclusion24 decks285 decks
1%synergy
Restless Fortress
7.4%inclusion21 decks285 decks
1%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
7.2%inclusion7 decks97 decks
2%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
2%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
6.0%inclusion17 decks285 decks
-5%synergy
Three Tree City
5.8%inclusion16 decks276 decks
2%synergy
Castle Locthwain
5.6%inclusion16 decks285 decks
-3%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
5.3%inclusion15 decks285 decks
1%synergy
Command Beacon
5.3%inclusion15 decks285 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
92%inclusion262 decks285 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Signet
87%inclusion247 decks285 decks
7%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
63%inclusion180 decks285 decks
10%synergy
Orzhov Signet
59%inclusion168 decks285 decks
5%synergy
Mind Stone
46%inclusion132 decks285 decks
24%synergy
Commander's Sphere
40%inclusion115 decks285 decks
26%synergy
Fellwar Stone
12%inclusion33 decks285 decks
-10%synergy
Lotus Petal
5.3%inclusion15 decks285 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Swamp
99%inclusion282 decks285 decks
1%synergy
Plains
98%inclusion280 decks285 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
92%inclusion261 decks285 decks
5%synergy
Isolated Chapel
83%inclusion236 decks285 decks
15%synergy
Tainted Field
68%inclusion193 decks285 decks
18%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
62%inclusion176 decks285 decks
20%synergy
Path of Ancestry
59%inclusion168 decks285 decks
36%synergy
Voldaren Estate
52%inclusion149 decks285 decks
47%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
50%inclusion142 decks285 decks
11%synergy
Temple of Silence
47%inclusion135 decks285 decks
8%synergy
Myriad Landscape
46%inclusion131 decks285 decks
28%synergy
Caves of Koilos
46%inclusion130 decks285 decks
-12%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
44%inclusion126 decks285 decks
38%synergy
Godless Shrine
40%inclusion113 decks285 decks
-12%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
40%inclusion113 decks285 decks
34%synergy
Vault of Champions
32%inclusion92 decks285 decks
-7%synergy
Evolving Wilds
32%inclusion91 decks285 decks
13%synergy
Marsh Flats
28%inclusion80 decks285 decks
-2%synergy
Fetid Heath
24%inclusion69 decks285 decks
-18%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
23%inclusion66 decks285 decks
9%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
22%inclusion64 decks285 decks
-16%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
21%inclusion59 decks285 decks
-2%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
19%inclusion24 decks129 decks
-5%synergy
Fabled Passage
17%inclusion49 decks285 decks
5%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
16%inclusion46 decks285 decks
-10%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
16%inclusion46 decks285 decks
-4%synergy
Scoured Barrens
15%inclusion42 decks285 decks
-8%synergy
Turbulent Moor
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
-8%synergy
Exotic Orchard
13%inclusion37 decks285 decks
-13%synergy
Silent Clearing
12%inclusion35 decks285 decks
-3%synergy
Obscura Storefront
10%inclusion29 decks285 decks
7%synergy
Cavern of Souls
10%inclusion28 decks285 decks
5%synergy
Desolate Mire
9.5%inclusion27 decks285 decks
-9%synergy
Eclipsed Steppe
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
-13%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
7.7%inclusion22 decks285 decks
-4%synergy
Flooded Strand
7.7%inclusion22 decks285 decks
2%synergy
Prismatic Vista
7.4%inclusion21 decks285 decks
2%synergy
Scrubland
7.4%inclusion21 decks285 decks
-4%synergy
Windswept Heath
7.0%inclusion20 decks285 decks
1%synergy
Polluted Delta
7.0%inclusion20 decks285 decks
1%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
7.0%inclusion20 decks285 decks
1%synergy
Demolition Field
6.3%inclusion18 decks285 decks
3%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
6.3%inclusion18 decks285 decks
-0%synergy
Forlorn Flats
6.3%inclusion18 decks285 decks
1%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
6.0%inclusion17 decks285 decks
-6%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
5.6%inclusion16 decks285 decks
0%synergy
Witch Enchanter
5.3%inclusion15 decks285 decks
-7%synergy
Arid Mesa
5.3%inclusion15 decks285 decks
-1%synergy