Celes, Rune Knight (Commander) - 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
19%inclusion33 decks172 decks
16%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
14%inclusion25 decks179 decks
9%synergy
Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn
12%inclusion40 decks343 decks
11%synergy
Rhys, the Evermore
7.8%inclusion14 decks179 decks
7%synergy
Personify
5.0%inclusion9 decks179 decks
5%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Reanimate
83%inclusion515 decks624 decks
66%synergy
Murderous Redcap
54%inclusion336 decks624 decks
50%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
58%inclusion362 decks624 decks
50%synergy
Animate Dead
57%inclusion356 decks624 decks
49%synergy
Ephemerate
54%inclusion337 decks624 decks
49%synergy
Priest of Fell Rites
50%inclusion312 decks624 decks
46%synergy
Putrid Goblin
45%inclusion282 decks624 decks
44%synergy
Cloudshift
46%inclusion288 decks624 decks
43%synergy
Lesser Masticore
41%inclusion258 decks624 decks
40%synergy
Terra, Herald of Hope
42%inclusion259 decks624 decks
40%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
62%inclusion386 decks624 decks
0%synergy
Goblin Bombardment
48%inclusion302 decks624 decks
40%synergy
Entomb
41%inclusion258 decks624 decks
35%synergy
Faithless Looting
41%inclusion253 decks624 decks
25%synergy
Dark Ritual
40%inclusion252 decks624 decks
24%synergy
Anger
40%inclusion251 decks624 decks
33%synergy
Sun Titan
40%inclusion250 decks624 decks
30%synergy
Victimize
39%inclusion242 decks624 decks
31%synergy
Viscera Seer
39%inclusion242 decks624 decks
25%synergy
Path to Exile
39%inclusion241 decks624 decks
-8%synergy
Game Changers
Underworld Breach
30%inclusion190 decks624 decks
26%synergy
Demonic Tutor
30%inclusion188 decks624 decks
11%synergy
Gamble
27%inclusion170 decks624 decks
21%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
27%inclusion168 decks624 decks
12%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
25%inclusion156 decks624 decks
13%synergy
Smothering Tithe
24%inclusion151 decks624 decks
-2%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
21%inclusion133 decks624 decks
16%synergy
Ancient Tomb
20%inclusion126 decks624 decks
12%synergy
Jeska's Will
18%inclusion111 decks624 decks
8%synergy
The One Ring
17%inclusion109 decks624 decks
10%synergy
Creatures
Esper Sentinel
36%inclusion226 decks624 decks
18%synergy
Alesha, Who Laughs at Fate
35%inclusion218 decks624 decks
23%synergy
Stitcher's Supplier
35%inclusion216 decks624 decks
30%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
33%inclusion203 decks624 decks
19%synergy
Chainer, Nightmare Adept
29%inclusion178 decks624 decks
25%synergy
Grand Abolisher
28%inclusion177 decks624 decks
19%synergy
Voice of Victory
27%inclusion164 decks607 decks
10%synergy
Puppeteer Clique
27%inclusion168 decks624 decks
26%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
26%inclusion165 decks624 decks
8%synergy
Karmic Guide
25%inclusion159 decks624 decks
19%synergy
Banon, the Returners' Leader
25%inclusion143 decks571 decks
20%synergy
Locke, Treasure Hunter
25%inclusion142 decks571 decks
18%synergy
Mayhem Devil
24%inclusion151 decks624 decks
16%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
24%inclusion111 decks466 decks
21%synergy
The Warring Triad
23%inclusion134 decks571 decks
19%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
23%inclusion145 decks624 decks
6%synergy
Gau, Feral Youth
23%inclusion132 decks571 decks
19%synergy
Witch Enchanter
23%inclusion143 decks624 decks
17%synergy
Carrion Feeder
22%inclusion139 decks624 decks
20%synergy
Imperial Recruiter
22%inclusion137 decks624 decks
17%synergy
Obstinate Gargoyle
22%inclusion137 decks624 decks
21%synergy
Ranger-Captain of Eos
21%inclusion133 decks624 decks
18%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
21%inclusion130 decks624 decks
13%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
21%inclusion130 decks624 decks
18%synergy
Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward
20%inclusion126 decks624 decks
19%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
20%inclusion123 decks624 decks
9%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
20%inclusion122 decks624 decks
16%synergy
Blood Artist
20%inclusion122 decks624 decks
1%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
19%inclusion120 decks624 decks
6%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
19%inclusion118 decks624 decks
16%synergy
Warren Soultrader
19%inclusion117 decks624 decks
14%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
19%inclusion116 decks624 decks
9%synergy
General Leo Cristophe
18%inclusion103 decks571 decks
14%synergy
Joshua, Phoenix's Dominant
18%inclusion98 decks559 decks
13%synergy
Simian Spirit Guide
17%inclusion105 decks624 decks
14%synergy
Archivist of Oghma
16%inclusion102 decks624 decks
14%synergy
Molten Gatekeeper
16%inclusion102 decks624 decks
15%synergy
Flayer of the Hatebound
16%inclusion101 decks624 decks
15%synergy
Angel of the Ruins
16%inclusion98 decks624 decks
12%synergy
Hoarding Broodlord
16%inclusion97 decks624 decks
12%synergy
Sabin, Master Monk
15%inclusion88 decks571 decks
13%synergy
Mog, Moogle Warrior
14%inclusion81 decks571 decks
10%synergy
Shadow, Mysterious Assassin
14%inclusion80 decks571 decks
9%synergy
Restless Apparition
14%inclusion87 decks624 decks
13%synergy
Siegfried, Famed Swordsman
14%inclusion78 decks571 decks
9%synergy
Luminous Broodmoth
14%inclusion85 decks624 decks
11%synergy
Kefka, Dancing Mad
13%inclusion74 decks571 decks
9%synergy
Recruiter of the Guard
13%inclusion79 decks624 decks
10%synergy
Sister Hospitaller
13%inclusion79 decks624 decks
11%synergy
Dragon's Rage Channeler
13%inclusion78 decks624 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Deflecting Swat
28%inclusion176 decks624 decks
13%synergy
Silence
28%inclusion172 decks624 decks
22%synergy
Saw in Half
27%inclusion169 decks624 decks
24%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
25%inclusion156 decks624 decks
-9%synergy
Pyroblast
22%inclusion137 decks624 decks
17%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
21%inclusion134 decks624 decks
17%synergy
Laughing Mad
21%inclusion122 decks571 decks
17%synergy
Culling the Weak
20%inclusion127 decks624 decks
17%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
20%inclusion126 decks624 decks
15%synergy
Big Score
20%inclusion123 decks624 decks
10%synergy
Cabal Ritual
19%inclusion119 decks624 decks
16%synergy
Mortify
17%inclusion109 decks624 decks
2%synergy
Crackling Doom
17%inclusion106 decks624 decks
0%synergy
Deadly Rollick
17%inclusion104 decks624 decks
6%synergy
Burnt Offering
16%inclusion99 decks624 decks
14%synergy
Cauldron Haze
14%inclusion88 decks624 decks
14%synergy
Bedevil
14%inclusion87 decks624 decks
7%synergy
Generous Gift
14%inclusion86 decks624 decks
-5%synergy
Deadly Dispute
13%inclusion80 decks624 decks
-10%synergy
Flicker of Fate
13%inclusion78 decks624 decks
12%synergy
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion69 decks624 decks
5%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
11%inclusion69 decks624 decks
-1%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
11%inclusion67 decks624 decks
6%synergy
Espers to Magicite
9.5%inclusion54 decks571 decks
7%synergy
Teferi's Protection
9.3%inclusion58 decks624 decks
-11%synergy
Soul Partition
9.3%inclusion58 decks624 decks
8%synergy
Final Fortune
9.3%inclusion58 decks624 decks
7%synergy
Chaos Warp
9.0%inclusion56 decks624 decks
-7%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
8.7%inclusion54 decks624 decks
1%synergy
Not Dead After All
8.2%inclusion51 decks624 decks
7%synergy
Parting Gust
7.7%inclusion48 decks624 decks
7%synergy
Village Rites
7.5%inclusion47 decks624 decks
-4%synergy
Reprieve
7.4%inclusion46 decks624 decks
4%synergy
First Day of Class
7.4%inclusion46 decks624 decks
7%synergy
Eerie Interlude
7.1%inclusion44 decks624 decks
5%synergy
Ad Nauseam
6.9%inclusion43 decks624 decks
5%synergy
Tainted Pact
6.7%inclusion42 decks624 decks
5%synergy
Wear // Tear
6.7%inclusion42 decks624 decks
-5%synergy
Demand Answers
6.7%inclusion42 decks624 decks
2%synergy
Boros Charm
6.4%inclusion40 decks624 decks
-23%synergy
Flare of Duplication
6.3%inclusion39 decks624 decks
5%synergy
Redirect Lightning
6.1%inclusion25 decks409 decks
0%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
5.6%inclusion35 decks624 decks
2%synergy
Despark
5.6%inclusion35 decks624 decks
-9%synergy
Abrade
5.3%inclusion33 decks624 decks
0%synergy
Sorceries
Stitch Together
36%inclusion226 decks624 decks
33%synergy
Buried Alive
35%inclusion219 decks624 decks
29%synergy
Ruinous Ultimatum
34%inclusion212 decks624 decks
-5%synergy
Diabolic Intent
28%inclusion176 decks624 decks
19%synergy
Persist
28%inclusion173 decks624 decks
26%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
28%inclusion172 decks624 decks
24%synergy
Unearth
27%inclusion168 decks624 decks
25%synergy
Lively Dirge
25%inclusion156 decks624 decks
23%synergy
Blasphemous Act
19%inclusion119 decks624 decks
-4%synergy
Rejoin the Fight
18%inclusion102 decks571 decks
14%synergy
Toxic Deluge
17%inclusion107 decks624 decks
9%synergy
Night's Whisper
17%inclusion103 decks624 decks
4%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
17%inclusion103 decks624 decks
12%synergy
Living Death
15%inclusion94 decks624 decks
12%synergy
Imperial Seal
15%inclusion94 decks624 decks
11%synergy
Damn
14%inclusion87 decks624 decks
-4%synergy
Molten Duplication
13%inclusion84 decks624 decks
11%synergy
Unmarked Grave
13%inclusion81 decks624 decks
11%synergy
Dread Return
13%inclusion79 decks624 decks
11%synergy
Rite of Flame
13%inclusion78 decks624 decks
10%synergy
Snort
12%inclusion69 decks571 decks
10%synergy
Unburial Rites
12%inclusion74 decks624 decks
9%synergy
Tragic Arrogance
12%inclusion72 decks624 decks
9%synergy
Twinflame
11%inclusion67 decks624 decks
9%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
10%inclusion65 decks624 decks
7%synergy
Legions to Ashes
10%inclusion63 decks624 decks
8%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
8.3%inclusion52 decks624 decks
6%synergy
Demonic Counsel
7.2%inclusion45 decks624 decks
3%synergy
Jolted Awake
6.9%inclusion43 decks624 decks
7%synergy
Sundering Eruption
6.3%inclusion39 decks624 decks
3%synergy
Flicker
6.3%inclusion39 decks624 decks
5%synergy
Vandalblast
6.3%inclusion39 decks624 decks
-4%synergy
Incarnation Technique
5.6%inclusion35 decks624 decks
5%synergy
Will of the Abzan
5.5%inclusion33 decks598 decks
5%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
5.3%inclusion33 decks624 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Altar of Dementia
35%inclusion220 decks624 decks
32%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
29%inclusion178 decks624 decks
22%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
24%inclusion149 decks624 decks
16%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
21%inclusion133 decks624 decks
-10%synergy
Blasting Station
20%inclusion127 decks624 decks
20%synergy
Phoenix Down
18%inclusion101 decks571 decks
15%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
17%inclusion106 decks624 decks
13%synergy
Grinding Station
14%inclusion90 decks624 decks
13%synergy
Monument to Endurance
12%inclusion76 decks624 decks
12%synergy
The Falcon, Airship Restored
12%inclusion69 decks571 decks
10%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
12%inclusion72 decks624 decks
3%synergy
Cauldron of Souls
11%inclusion70 decks624 decks
11%synergy
Lightning Greaves
9.5%inclusion59 decks624 decks
-25%synergy
Brass's Tunnel-Grinder
8.0%inclusion50 decks624 decks
6%synergy
Key to the City
7.5%inclusion47 decks624 decks
4%synergy
Coin of Fate
7.4%inclusion42 decks571 decks
6%synergy
Vexing Bauble
6.7%inclusion42 decks624 decks
6%synergy
Skullclamp
6.4%inclusion40 decks624 decks
-22%synergy
Conjurer's Closet
6.1%inclusion38 decks624 decks
5%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
5.9%inclusion37 decks624 decks
-1%synergy
Defense Grid
5.3%inclusion33 decks624 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Necromancy
38%inclusion237 decks624 decks
35%synergy
Touch the Spirit Realm
18%inclusion113 decks624 decks
17%synergy
Dance of the Dead
17%inclusion103 decks624 decks
15%synergy
Impact Tremors
16%inclusion101 decks624 decks
1%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
14%inclusion86 decks624 decks
10%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
8.8%inclusion55 decks624 decks
-5%synergy
Smile at Death
8.2%inclusion51 decks624 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
8.0%inclusion50 decks624 decks
-11%synergy
Black Market Connections
7.9%inclusion49 decks624 decks
-8%synergy
Teval's Judgment
7.3%inclusion44 decks605 decks
6%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
6.4%inclusion40 decks624 decks
5%synergy
Teleportation Circle
5.8%inclusion36 decks624 decks
4%synergy
Thran Vigil
5.4%inclusion34 decks624 decks
5%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
5.3%inclusion33 decks624 decks
0%synergy
Necropotence
5.1%inclusion32 decks624 decks
0%synergy
Planeswalkers
Dihada, Binder of Wills
12%inclusion73 decks624 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
High Market
26%inclusion160 decks624 decks
22%synergy
Rogue's Passage
22%inclusion137 decks624 decks
-2%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
19%inclusion118 decks624 decks
9%synergy
Bojuka Bog
19%inclusion116 decks624 decks
-13%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
15%inclusion96 decks624 decks
8%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
14%inclusion85 decks624 decks
0%synergy
Reliquary Tower
8.8%inclusion55 decks624 decks
-7%synergy
Emergence Zone
7.7%inclusion48 decks624 decks
6%synergy
City of Traitors
6.7%inclusion42 decks624 decks
5%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
6.6%inclusion41 decks624 decks
-16%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
6.0%inclusion33 decks553 decks
3%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
5.4%inclusion34 decks624 decks
-1%synergy
Urza's Saga
5.1%inclusion32 decks624 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
93%inclusion581 decks624 decks
7%synergy
Sol Ring
90%inclusion561 decks624 decks
1%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
64%inclusion398 decks624 decks
27%synergy
Talisman of Conviction
57%inclusion353 decks624 decks
15%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
50%inclusion309 decks624 decks
9%synergy
Fellwar Stone
41%inclusion253 decks624 decks
13%synergy
Lotus Petal
24%inclusion148 decks624 decks
18%synergy
Rakdos Signet
18%inclusion110 decks624 decks
-13%synergy
Mind Stone
18%inclusion110 decks624 decks
9%synergy
Orzhov Signet
17%inclusion109 decks624 decks
-15%synergy
Chrome Mox
17%inclusion107 decks624 decks
12%synergy
Mana Vault
15%inclusion95 decks624 decks
11%synergy
Mox Opal
15%inclusion91 decks624 decks
11%synergy
Boros Signet
14%inclusion88 decks624 decks
-15%synergy
Mox Diamond
14%inclusion87 decks624 decks
10%synergy
Commander's Sphere
13%inclusion81 decks624 decks
-2%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
13%inclusion80 decks624 decks
11%synergy
The Soul Stone
9.2%inclusion39 decks422 decks
6%synergy
Mox Amber
7.4%inclusion46 decks624 decks
3%synergy
Grim Monolith
6.1%inclusion38 decks624 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
96%inclusion598 decks624 decks
4%synergy
Swamp
90%inclusion562 decks624 decks
-5%synergy
Plains
89%inclusion554 decks624 decks
-6%synergy
Mountain
87%inclusion542 decks624 decks
-7%synergy
Exotic Orchard
68%inclusion427 decks624 decks
17%synergy
Godless Shrine
61%inclusion383 decks624 decks
14%synergy
Sacred Foundry
60%inclusion376 decks624 decks
16%synergy
Isolated Chapel
57%inclusion358 decks624 decks
5%synergy
Blood Crypt
57%inclusion354 decks624 decks
13%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
55%inclusion344 decks624 decks
4%synergy
Battlefield Forge
54%inclusion335 decks624 decks
14%synergy
Clifftop Retreat
52%inclusion322 decks624 decks
1%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
50%inclusion313 decks624 decks
18%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
50%inclusion309 decks624 decks
22%synergy
Marsh Flats
48%inclusion300 decks624 decks
16%synergy
Nomad Outpost
47%inclusion295 decks624 decks
-11%synergy
Arid Mesa
45%inclusion283 decks624 decks
14%synergy
Fetid Heath
40%inclusion248 decks624 decks
20%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
37%inclusion232 decks624 decks
1%synergy
Vault of Champions
37%inclusion232 decks624 decks
4%synergy
Caves of Koilos
37%inclusion230 decks624 decks
-2%synergy
Graven Cairns
36%inclusion227 decks624 decks
25%synergy
Luxury Suite
36%inclusion223 decks624 decks
4%synergy
Rugged Prairie
35%inclusion219 decks624 decks
19%synergy
Path of Ancestry
33%inclusion203 decks624 decks
-5%synergy
Savai Triome
32%inclusion200 decks624 decks
-6%synergy
Spectator Seating
32%inclusion199 decks624 decks
0%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
31%inclusion192 decks624 decks
21%synergy
Raucous Theater
30%inclusion186 decks624 decks
20%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
26%inclusion162 decks624 decks
11%synergy
Elegant Parlor
25%inclusion157 decks624 decks
15%synergy
City of Brass
25%inclusion155 decks624 decks
15%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
24%inclusion150 decks624 decks
13%synergy
Scrubland
24%inclusion150 decks624 decks
12%synergy
Badlands
24%inclusion149 decks624 decks
12%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
24%inclusion149 decks624 decks
15%synergy
Plateau
24%inclusion147 decks624 decks
12%synergy
Mana Confluence
24%inclusion147 decks624 decks
14%synergy
Desolate Mire
23%inclusion145 decks624 decks
12%synergy
Witch Enchanter
23%inclusion143 decks624 decks
17%synergy
Furycalm Snarl
22%inclusion140 decks624 decks
13%synergy
Sunscorched Divide
22%inclusion140 decks624 decks
17%synergy
Polluted Delta
21%inclusion134 decks624 decks
15%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
21%inclusion131 decks624 decks
14%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
20%inclusion127 decks624 decks
-3%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
20%inclusion126 decks624 decks
15%synergy
Haunted Ridge
20%inclusion123 decks624 decks
0%synergy
Flooded Strand
20%inclusion122 decks624 decks
13%synergy
Wooded Foothills
19%inclusion121 decks624 decks
13%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
19%inclusion118 decks624 decks
16%synergy