Celes, Rune Knight (Commander) - Core

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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
Twilight Diviner
19%inclusion13 decks68 decks
16%synergy
Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn
7.5%inclusion13 decks173 decks
7%synergy
Rhys, the Evermore
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
5%synergy
Reaping Willow
2.9%inclusion2 decks68 decks
3%synergy
Moonshadow
2.9%inclusion2 decks68 decks
3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Reanimate
71%inclusion205 decks289 decks
54%synergy
Terra, Herald of Hope
56%inclusion162 decks289 decks
54%synergy
Priest of Fell Rites
58%inclusion169 decks289 decks
54%synergy
Stitch Together
49%inclusion142 decks289 decks
46%synergy
Anger
52%inclusion150 decks289 decks
44%synergy
Sun Titan
52%inclusion150 decks289 decks
41%synergy
Murderous Redcap
42%inclusion120 decks289 decks
38%synergy
Banon, the Returners' Leader
42%inclusion115 decks274 decks
37%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
40%inclusion117 decks289 decks
36%synergy
Locke, Treasure Hunter
41%inclusion113 decks274 decks
34%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
51%inclusion148 decks289 decks
-11%synergy
Ruinous Ultimatum
49%inclusion142 decks289 decks
10%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
40%inclusion117 decks289 decks
33%synergy
Victimize
40%inclusion116 decks289 decks
32%synergy
Alesha, Who Laughs at Fate
39%inclusion114 decks289 decks
27%synergy
Stitcher's Supplier
39%inclusion113 decks289 decks
34%synergy
Path to Exile
38%inclusion110 decks289 decks
-9%synergy
The Warring Triad
38%inclusion104 decks274 decks
34%synergy
Faithless Looting
37%inclusion108 decks289 decks
22%synergy
Gau, Feral Youth
37%inclusion102 decks274 decks
33%synergy
Creatures
Viscera Seer
36%inclusion104 decks289 decks
22%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
35%inclusion100 decks289 decks
17%synergy
Puppeteer Clique
32%inclusion93 decks289 decks
31%synergy
Putrid Goblin
32%inclusion92 decks289 decks
30%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
30%inclusion87 decks289 decks
17%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
30%inclusion86 decks289 decks
11%synergy
Chainer, Nightmare Adept
29%inclusion85 decks289 decks
26%synergy
General Leo Cristophe
29%inclusion79 decks274 decks
24%synergy
Siegfried, Famed Swordsman
28%inclusion78 decks274 decks
24%synergy
Shadow, Mysterious Assassin
27%inclusion73 decks274 decks
22%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
26%inclusion75 decks289 decks
23%synergy
Obstinate Gargoyle
26%inclusion74 decks289 decks
25%synergy
Karmic Guide
25%inclusion72 decks289 decks
18%synergy
Flayer of the Hatebound
25%inclusion72 decks289 decks
24%synergy
Mog, Moogle Warrior
25%inclusion68 decks274 decks
21%synergy
Sabin, Master Monk
25%inclusion68 decks274 decks
23%synergy
Lesser Masticore
24%inclusion70 decks289 decks
23%synergy
Joshua, Phoenix's Dominant
24%inclusion64 decks270 decks
19%synergy
Gogo, Mysterious Mime
23%inclusion64 decks274 decks
19%synergy
Millikin
23%inclusion67 decks289 decks
21%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
22%inclusion65 decks289 decks
12%synergy
Kefka, Dancing Mad
22%inclusion61 decks274 decks
19%synergy
Carrion Feeder
21%inclusion61 decks289 decks
19%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
20%inclusion59 decks289 decks
10%synergy
Squall, SeeD Mercenary
20%inclusion55 decks274 decks
16%synergy
Angel of the Ruins
20%inclusion58 decks289 decks
17%synergy
Cyan, Vengeful Samurai
20%inclusion54 decks274 decks
16%synergy
Luminous Broodmoth
19%inclusion56 decks289 decks
17%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
19%inclusion56 decks289 decks
18%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
19%inclusion44 decks235 decks
16%synergy
Archfiend of Depravity
19%inclusion54 decks289 decks
14%synergy
Blood Artist
19%inclusion54 decks289 decks
1%synergy
Witch Enchanter
17%inclusion50 decks289 decks
11%synergy
Mayhem Devil
17%inclusion48 decks289 decks
8%synergy
Interceptor, Shadow's Hound
16%inclusion45 decks274 decks
15%synergy
Alesha, Who Smiles at Death
16%inclusion45 decks289 decks
12%synergy
Restless Apparition
15%inclusion44 decks289 decks
15%synergy
Combustible Gearhulk
15%inclusion43 decks289 decks
12%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
14%inclusion40 decks289 decks
13%synergy
Umaro, Raging Yeti
14%inclusion37 decks274 decks
12%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
13%inclusion37 decks289 decks
10%synergy
Bloodghast
13%inclusion37 decks289 decks
10%synergy
Edgar, Master Machinist
13%inclusion35 decks274 decks
11%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
12%inclusion36 decks289 decks
-1%synergy
Esper Sentinel
12%inclusion35 decks289 decks
-6%synergy
Meteor Golem
12%inclusion35 decks289 decks
9%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
12%inclusion34 decks289 decks
-2%synergy
Bartolomé del Presidio
11%inclusion33 decks289 decks
7%synergy
Summon: Esper Valigarmanda
11%inclusion29 decks274 decks
8%synergy
Woe Strider
10%inclusion30 decks289 decks
10%synergy
Instants
Mortify
35%inclusion100 decks289 decks
19%synergy
Crackling Doom
33%inclusion96 decks289 decks
16%synergy
Laughing Mad
33%inclusion90 decks274 decks
29%synergy
Ephemerate
30%inclusion87 decks289 decks
25%synergy
Cloudshift
29%inclusion85 decks289 decks
26%synergy
Big Score
29%inclusion83 decks289 decks
19%synergy
Bedevil
28%inclusion80 decks289 decks
21%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
26%inclusion74 decks289 decks
-8%synergy
Espers to Magicite
18%inclusion50 decks274 decks
16%synergy
Deadly Dispute
16%inclusion47 decks289 decks
-7%synergy
Dark Ritual
16%inclusion46 decks289 decks
0%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
16%inclusion46 decks289 decks
11%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
16%inclusion45 decks289 decks
4%synergy
Generous Gift
15%inclusion44 decks289 decks
-4%synergy
Entomb
15%inclusion42 decks289 decks
8%synergy
Cauldron Haze
13%inclusion38 decks289 decks
13%synergy
Flicker of Fate
12%inclusion35 decks289 decks
11%synergy
Parting Gust
11%inclusion32 decks289 decks
10%synergy
Chaos Warp
11%inclusion31 decks289 decks
-6%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
10%inclusion30 decks289 decks
2%synergy
Saw in Half
10%inclusion29 decks289 decks
7%synergy
Despark
8.7%inclusion25 decks289 decks
-6%synergy
Boros Charm
8.0%inclusion23 decks289 decks
-22%synergy
Fell the Profane
7.6%inclusion22 decks289 decks
1%synergy
Eerie Interlude
7.3%inclusion21 decks289 decks
5%synergy
Not Dead After All
6.6%inclusion19 decks289 decks
6%synergy
Dawn's Truce
6.2%inclusion18 decks289 decks
-1%synergy
Feign Death
5.9%inclusion17 decks289 decks
5%synergy
Village Rites
5.9%inclusion17 decks289 decks
-5%synergy
Demand Answers
5.9%inclusion17 decks289 decks
1%synergy
Rakdos Charm
5.5%inclusion16 decks289 decks
-3%synergy
Silence
5.2%inclusion15 decks289 decks
0%synergy
Wear // Tear
5.2%inclusion15 decks289 decks
-7%synergy
Deadly Rollick
5.2%inclusion15 decks289 decks
-6%synergy
Sorceries
Rejoin the Fight
32%inclusion88 decks274 decks
29%synergy
Night's Whisper
29%inclusion84 decks289 decks
16%synergy
Unearth
29%inclusion83 decks289 decks
27%synergy
Buried Alive
28%inclusion81 decks289 decks
22%synergy
Blasphemous Act
22%inclusion63 decks289 decks
-1%synergy
Persist
21%inclusion62 decks289 decks
20%synergy
Legions to Ashes
21%inclusion61 decks289 decks
19%synergy
Snort
18%inclusion50 decks274 decks
16%synergy
Tragic Arrogance
18%inclusion52 decks289 decks
16%synergy
Damn
17%inclusion50 decks289 decks
-1%synergy
Living Death
17%inclusion49 decks289 decks
14%synergy
Dread Return
14%inclusion40 decks289 decks
12%synergy
Unburial Rites
13%inclusion39 decks289 decks
11%synergy
Lively Dirge
13%inclusion37 decks289 decks
11%synergy
Toxic Deluge
12%inclusion36 decks289 decks
4%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
6.9%inclusion20 decks289 decks
3%synergy
Austere Command
6.6%inclusion19 decks289 decks
-1%synergy
Painful Truths
6.6%inclusion19 decks289 decks
-2%synergy
Will of the Abzan
6.4%inclusion18 decks282 decks
6%synergy
Resentful Revelation
6.3%inclusion17 decks270 decks
6%synergy
Vandalblast
6.2%inclusion18 decks289 decks
-4%synergy
Suplex
6.2%inclusion17 decks273 decks
6%synergy
Evil Reawakened
6.2%inclusion17 decks274 decks
6%synergy
Incarnation Technique
5.5%inclusion16 decks289 decks
5%synergy
Diabolic Intent
5.2%inclusion15 decks289 decks
-4%synergy
Sundering Eruption
5.2%inclusion15 decks289 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
34%inclusion98 decks289 decks
2%synergy
Phoenix Down
30%inclusion81 decks274 decks
27%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
24%inclusion68 decks289 decks
15%synergy
The Falcon, Airship Restored
21%inclusion58 decks274 decks
19%synergy
Altar of Dementia
18%inclusion51 decks289 decks
14%synergy
Key to the City
17%inclusion50 decks289 decks
14%synergy
Coin of Fate
16%inclusion43 decks274 decks
14%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
15%inclusion42 decks289 decks
6%synergy
Cauldron of Souls
13%inclusion38 decks289 decks
13%synergy
Lightning Greaves
11%inclusion33 decks289 decks
-23%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
10%inclusion28 decks289 decks
3%synergy
Brass's Tunnel-Grinder
9.3%inclusion27 decks289 decks
7%synergy
Monument to Endurance
7.6%inclusion22 decks289 decks
7%synergy
Blasting Station
7.3%inclusion21 decks289 decks
6%synergy
Conjurer's Closet
5.9%inclusion17 decks289 decks
4%synergy
Phantom Train
5.1%inclusion14 decks273 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Animate Dead
35%inclusion101 decks289 decks
27%synergy
Goblin Bombardment
30%inclusion88 decks289 decks
22%synergy
Necromancy
20%inclusion58 decks289 decks
17%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
17%inclusion50 decks289 decks
14%synergy
Impact Tremors
13%inclusion39 decks289 decks
-2%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
12%inclusion34 decks289 decks
-2%synergy
Smile at Death
10%inclusion30 decks289 decks
8%synergy
Teval's Judgment
8.1%inclusion23 decks284 decks
7%synergy
Touch the Spirit Realm
8.0%inclusion23 decks289 decks
7%synergy
Teleportation Circle
7.6%inclusion22 decks289 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
7.3%inclusion21 decks289 decks
-12%synergy
Black Market Connections
6.9%inclusion20 decks289 decks
-9%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
6.9%inclusion20 decks289 decks
6%synergy
Dance of the Dead
5.2%inclusion15 decks289 decks
4%synergy
Knights' Charge
5.2%inclusion15 decks289 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
High Market
36%inclusion104 decks289 decks
32%synergy
Rogue's Passage
36%inclusion103 decks289 decks
12%synergy
Bojuka Bog
19%inclusion54 decks289 decks
-12%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
15%inclusion42 decks289 decks
5%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
10%inclusion30 decks289 decks
-3%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
9.0%inclusion26 decks289 decks
1%synergy
Reliquary Tower
6.9%inclusion20 decks289 decks
-9%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
6.2%inclusion18 decks289 decks
-16%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
5.9%inclusion16 decks270 decks
3%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
5.9%inclusion17 decks289 decks
-1%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
5.5%inclusion16 decks289 decks
3%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
5.5%inclusion13 decks236 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
88%inclusion255 decks289 decks
2%synergy
Sol Ring
81%inclusion233 decks289 decks
-8%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
61%inclusion176 decks289 decks
24%synergy
Talisman of Conviction
61%inclusion175 decks289 decks
19%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
40%inclusion115 decks289 decks
-1%synergy
Mind Stone
29%inclusion83 decks289 decks
20%synergy
Orzhov Signet
27%inclusion77 decks289 decks
-6%synergy
Rakdos Signet
25%inclusion73 decks289 decks
-5%synergy
Fellwar Stone
25%inclusion73 decks289 decks
-3%synergy
Commander's Sphere
23%inclusion67 decks289 decks
8%synergy
Boros Signet
21%inclusion60 decks289 decks
-8%synergy
Lands
Plains
99%inclusion285 decks289 decks
4%synergy
Swamp
98%inclusion284 decks289 decks
3%synergy
Mountain
98%inclusion283 decks289 decks
4%synergy
Command Tower
92%inclusion265 decks289 decks
-1%synergy
Exotic Orchard
72%inclusion208 decks289 decks
20%synergy
Isolated Chapel
71%inclusion206 decks289 decks
19%synergy
Clifftop Retreat
71%inclusion205 decks289 decks
21%synergy
Nomad Outpost
70%inclusion202 decks289 decks
11%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
68%inclusion197 decks289 decks
17%synergy
Battlefield Forge
62%inclusion180 decks289 decks
23%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
58%inclusion167 decks289 decks
31%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
55%inclusion160 decks289 decks
19%synergy
Fetid Heath
54%inclusion155 decks289 decks
33%synergy
Rugged Prairie
52%inclusion150 decks289 decks
36%synergy
Path of Ancestry
51%inclusion146 decks289 decks
13%synergy
Graven Cairns
47%inclusion137 decks289 decks
36%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
40%inclusion115 decks289 decks
25%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
39%inclusion113 decks289 decks
28%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
39%inclusion112 decks289 decks
29%synergy
Desolate Mire
37%inclusion108 decks289 decks
26%synergy
Sunscorched Divide
36%inclusion105 decks289 decks
30%synergy
Furycalm Snarl
36%inclusion105 decks289 decks
27%synergy
Caves of Koilos
36%inclusion103 decks289 decks
-4%synergy
Godless Shrine
36%inclusion103 decks289 decks
-11%synergy
Evolving Wilds
34%inclusion99 decks289 decks
8%synergy
Sacred Foundry
33%inclusion95 decks289 decks
-12%synergy
Blood Crypt
30%inclusion88 decks289 decks
-13%synergy
Ash Barrens
28%inclusion81 decks289 decks
21%synergy
Savai Triome
27%inclusion77 decks289 decks
-12%synergy
Demolition Field
27%inclusion77 decks289 decks
23%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
26%inclusion76 decks289 decks
22%synergy
Geothermal Bog
26%inclusion75 decks289 decks
22%synergy
Sacred Peaks
25%inclusion72 decks289 decks
21%synergy
Vault of Champions
24%inclusion68 decks289 decks
-10%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
23%inclusion66 decks289 decks
-10%synergy
Luxury Suite
23%inclusion66 decks289 decks
-9%synergy
Spectator Seating
22%inclusion64 decks289 decks
-10%synergy
Arid Mesa
21%inclusion62 decks289 decks
-10%synergy
Marsh Flats
20%inclusion59 decks289 decks
-11%synergy
Haunted Ridge
20%inclusion58 decks289 decks
0%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
19%inclusion55 decks289 decks
-5%synergy
Witch Enchanter
17%inclusion50 decks289 decks
11%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
17%inclusion49 decks289 decks
7%synergy
Shattered Landscape
17%inclusion49 decks289 decks
-2%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
16%inclusion46 decks289 decks
11%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
16%inclusion45 decks289 decks
5%synergy
Sundown Pass
15%inclusion44 decks289 decks
-5%synergy
Raucous Theater
15%inclusion42 decks289 decks
5%synergy
Elegant Parlor
13%inclusion38 decks289 decks
3%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
13%inclusion37 decks289 decks
10%synergy