Celes, Rune Knight (Commander) - Core Reanimator

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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
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Winnowing
4.5%inclusion1 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Bloodline Bidding
4.5%inclusion1 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Catharsis
4.5%inclusion1 decks22 decks
4%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Priest of Fell Rites
67%inclusion45 decks67 decks
63%synergy
Reanimate
76%inclusion51 decks67 decks
60%synergy
Terra, Herald of Hope
54%inclusion36 decks67 decks
52%synergy
Stitch Together
55%inclusion37 decks67 decks
52%synergy
Anger
55%inclusion37 decks67 decks
48%synergy
Sun Titan
55%inclusion37 decks67 decks
45%synergy
Banon, the Returners' Leader
45%inclusion29 decks64 decks
40%synergy
The Warring Triad
44%inclusion28 decks64 decks
40%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
43%inclusion29 decks67 decks
39%synergy
High Market
43%inclusion29 decks67 decks
39%synergy
Top Cards
Ruinous Ultimatum
55%inclusion37 decks67 decks
16%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
52%inclusion35 decks67 decks
-10%synergy
Faithless Looting
48%inclusion32 decks67 decks
32%synergy
Victimize
45%inclusion30 decks67 decks
37%synergy
Gau, Feral Youth
42%inclusion27 decks64 decks
38%synergy
General Leo Cristophe
41%inclusion26 decks64 decks
36%synergy
Alesha, Who Laughs at Fate
40%inclusion27 decks67 decks
28%synergy
Stitcher's Supplier
40%inclusion27 decks67 decks
36%synergy
Locke, Treasure Hunter
39%inclusion25 decks64 decks
32%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
39%inclusion26 decks67 decks
21%synergy
Creatures
Chainer, Nightmare Adept
34%inclusion23 decks67 decks
31%synergy
Flayer of the Hatebound
33%inclusion22 decks67 decks
31%synergy
Siegfried, Famed Swordsman
33%inclusion21 decks64 decks
28%synergy
Mog, Moogle Warrior
31%inclusion20 decks64 decks
27%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
30%inclusion20 decks67 decks
17%synergy
Murderous Redcap
30%inclusion20 decks67 decks
26%synergy
Sabin, Master Monk
30%inclusion19 decks64 decks
28%synergy
Puppeteer Clique
28%inclusion19 decks67 decks
27%synergy
Angel of the Ruins
28%inclusion19 decks67 decks
25%synergy
Shadow, Mysterious Assassin
28%inclusion18 decks64 decks
23%synergy
Karmic Guide
27%inclusion18 decks67 decks
20%synergy
Cyan, Vengeful Samurai
27%inclusion17 decks64 decks
23%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
25%inclusion17 decks67 decks
24%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
25%inclusion17 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Kefka, Dancing Mad
25%inclusion16 decks64 decks
22%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
24%inclusion16 decks67 decks
21%synergy
Joshua, Phoenix's Dominant
23%inclusion14 decks62 decks
18%synergy
Witch Enchanter
22%inclusion15 decks67 decks
16%synergy
Meteor Golem
22%inclusion15 decks67 decks
19%synergy
Viscera Seer
22%inclusion15 decks67 decks
9%synergy
Millikin
22%inclusion15 decks67 decks
20%synergy
Gogo, Mysterious Mime
22%inclusion14 decks64 decks
17%synergy
Alesha, Who Smiles at Death
21%inclusion14 decks67 decks
17%synergy
Combustible Gearhulk
21%inclusion14 decks67 decks
18%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
21%inclusion14 decks67 decks
18%synergy
Interceptor, Shadow's Hound
20%inclusion13 decks64 decks
19%synergy
Putrid Goblin
19%inclusion13 decks67 decks
18%synergy
Archfiend of Depravity
19%inclusion13 decks67 decks
14%synergy
Ruin Grinder
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
17%synergy
Umaro, Raging Yeti
17%inclusion11 decks64 decks
16%synergy
Edgar, Master Machinist
17%inclusion11 decks64 decks
15%synergy
Lesser Masticore
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
15%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
13%synergy
Squall, SeeD Mercenary
16%inclusion10 decks64 decks
12%synergy
Selfless Spirit
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
9%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Carrion Feeder
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
13%synergy
Loran of the Third Path
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Obstinate Gargoyle
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
14%synergy
Boggart Trawler
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
11%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
13%synergy
Setzer, Wandering Gambler
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
11%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
-2%synergy
Blood Artist
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
-6%synergy
Palace Jailer
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
10%synergy
Breathless Knight
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
12%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
1%synergy
Summon: Esper Valigarmanda
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
8%synergy
Strago and Relm
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
9%synergy
Timeline Culler
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
10%synergy
Instants
Path to Exile
36%inclusion24 decks67 decks
-11%synergy
Laughing Mad
34%inclusion22 decks64 decks
30%synergy
Crackling Doom
34%inclusion23 decks67 decks
17%synergy
Mortify
33%inclusion22 decks67 decks
18%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
31%inclusion21 decks67 decks
-3%synergy
Big Score
31%inclusion21 decks67 decks
21%synergy
Bedevil
31%inclusion21 decks67 decks
24%synergy
Ephemerate
30%inclusion20 decks67 decks
25%synergy
Cloudshift
27%inclusion18 decks67 decks
24%synergy
Espers to Magicite
25%inclusion16 decks64 decks
23%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
22%inclusion15 decks67 decks
17%synergy
Generous Gift
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
-1%synergy
Deadly Dispute
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
-8%synergy
Cauldron Haze
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
13%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
2%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Parting Gust
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
10%synergy
Entomb
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Dark Ritual
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
-7%synergy
Dawn's Truce
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
2%synergy
Chaos Warp
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
-9%synergy
Eerie Interlude
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Rakdos Charm
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
-1%synergy
Terminate
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
-5%synergy
Despark
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
-7%synergy
Demand Answers
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
2%synergy
Abrade
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
2%synergy
Flicker of Fate
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Saw in Half
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Opera Love Song
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
5%synergy
Village Rites
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
-5%synergy
Clever Concealment
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
2%synergy
Wear // Tear
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
-6%synergy
Dawn Charm
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
1%synergy
Akroma's Will
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
-7%synergy
Feign Death
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Sevinne's Reclamation
36%inclusion24 decks67 decks
28%synergy
Night's Whisper
36%inclusion24 decks67 decks
23%synergy
Rejoin the Fight
34%inclusion22 decks64 decks
31%synergy
Buried Alive
28%inclusion19 decks67 decks
22%synergy
Tragic Arrogance
27%inclusion18 decks67 decks
24%synergy
Snort
25%inclusion16 decks64 decks
22%synergy
Blasphemous Act
24%inclusion16 decks67 decks
1%synergy
Legions to Ashes
24%inclusion16 decks67 decks
22%synergy
Living Death
19%inclusion13 decks67 decks
17%synergy
Unburial Rites
19%inclusion13 decks67 decks
17%synergy
Dread Return
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
15%synergy
Persist
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
14%synergy
Unearth
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
13%synergy
Lively Dirge
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
12%synergy
Toxic Deluge
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Damn
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
-6%synergy
Sundering Eruption
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Suplex
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
9%synergy
Will of the Abzan
9.2%inclusion6 decks65 decks
8%synergy
Austere Command
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
0%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Vandalblast
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
-3%synergy
Rite of Oblivion
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Will of the Jeskai
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Divine Reckoning
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Ascend from Avernus
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Phoenix Down
31%inclusion20 decks64 decks
29%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
28%inclusion19 decks67 decks
20%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
28%inclusion19 decks67 decks
-3%synergy
The Falcon, Airship Restored
28%inclusion18 decks64 decks
26%synergy
Key to the City
27%inclusion18 decks67 decks
23%synergy
Coin of Fate
19%inclusion12 decks64 decks
17%synergy
Brass's Tunnel-Grinder
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
11%synergy
Cauldron of Souls
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
11%synergy
Altar of Dementia
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Monument to Endurance
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
10%synergy
Phantom Train
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
9%synergy
Lightning Greaves
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
-25%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
-1%synergy
Panharmonicon
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
6%synergy
The Fire Crystal
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
4%synergy
Blasting Station
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
5%synergy
The Circle of Loyalty
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Animate Dead
37%inclusion25 decks67 decks
29%synergy
Necromancy
22%inclusion15 decks67 decks
19%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
13%synergy
Goblin Bombardment
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Smile at Death
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
13%synergy
Touch the Spirit Realm
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
11%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
-8%synergy
Rakdos Joins Up
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Knights' Charge
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Teval's Judgment
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Dihada, Binder of Wills
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
39%inclusion26 decks67 decks
15%synergy
Bojuka Bog
31%inclusion21 decks67 decks
0%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
-9%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
1%synergy
Reliquary Tower
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
-5%synergy
Ishgard, the Holy See
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
8%synergy
Minas Tirith
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
0%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
0%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
-6%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
3%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
91%inclusion61 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Sol Ring
84%inclusion56 decks67 decks
-5%synergy
Talisman of Conviction
61%inclusion41 decks67 decks
20%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
60%inclusion40 decks67 decks
23%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
40%inclusion27 decks67 decks
-1%synergy
Mind Stone
30%inclusion20 decks67 decks
21%synergy
Rakdos Signet
25%inclusion17 decks67 decks
-5%synergy
Orzhov Signet
25%inclusion17 decks67 decks
-7%synergy
Fellwar Stone
24%inclusion16 decks67 decks
-4%synergy
Commander's Sphere
22%inclusion15 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Boros Signet
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
-11%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
-5%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion67 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion67 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion67 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Command Tower
94%inclusion63 decks67 decks
2%synergy
Nomad Outpost
84%inclusion56 decks67 decks
25%synergy
Isolated Chapel
82%inclusion55 decks67 decks
30%synergy
Clifftop Retreat
78%inclusion52 decks67 decks
27%synergy
Exotic Orchard
76%inclusion51 decks67 decks
24%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
76%inclusion51 decks67 decks
25%synergy
Battlefield Forge
72%inclusion48 decks67 decks
32%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
64%inclusion43 decks67 decks
28%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
63%inclusion42 decks67 decks
35%synergy
Fetid Heath
60%inclusion40 decks67 decks
40%synergy
Path of Ancestry
60%inclusion40 decks67 decks
22%synergy
Graven Cairns
54%inclusion36 decks67 decks
43%synergy
Rugged Prairie
51%inclusion34 decks67 decks
34%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
43%inclusion29 decks67 decks
28%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
43%inclusion29 decks67 decks
34%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
42%inclusion28 decks67 decks
31%synergy
Sunscorched Divide
42%inclusion28 decks67 decks
36%synergy
Desolate Mire
40%inclusion27 decks67 decks
29%synergy
Furycalm Snarl
39%inclusion26 decks67 decks
29%synergy
Caves of Koilos
37%inclusion25 decks67 decks
-2%synergy
Evolving Wilds
36%inclusion24 decks67 decks
9%synergy
Demolition Field
34%inclusion23 decks67 decks
30%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
31%inclusion21 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Ash Barrens
30%inclusion20 decks67 decks
23%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
28%inclusion19 decks67 decks
24%synergy
Haunted Ridge
28%inclusion19 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Geothermal Bog
28%inclusion19 decks67 decks
25%synergy
Godless Shrine
28%inclusion19 decks67 decks
-19%synergy
Sacred Foundry
25%inclusion17 decks67 decks
-19%synergy
Sundown Pass
25%inclusion17 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Blood Crypt
24%inclusion16 decks67 decks
-20%synergy
Sacred Peaks
24%inclusion16 decks67 decks
20%synergy
Witch Enchanter
22%inclusion15 decks67 decks
16%synergy
Shattered Landscape
22%inclusion15 decks67 decks
3%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
22%inclusion15 decks67 decks
17%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
21%inclusion14 decks67 decks
18%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
19%inclusion13 decks67 decks
-13%synergy
Savai Triome
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
-20%synergy
Luxury Suite
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
-14%synergy
Marsh Flats
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
-15%synergy
Vault of Champions
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
-17%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Arid Mesa
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
-17%synergy
Spectator Seating
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
-17%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
-6%synergy
Boggart Trawler
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
11%synergy
Tainted Field
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
0%synergy