Celes, Rune Knight (Commander) - Budget Upgraded

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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
Slumbering Walker
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
17%synergy
Lasting Tarfire
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Reaping Willow
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Twilight Diviner
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
3%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
0%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Priest of Fell Rites
76%inclusion56 decks74 decks
71%synergy
Murderous Redcap
65%inclusion48 decks74 decks
61%synergy
Terra, Herald of Hope
61%inclusion45 decks74 decks
59%synergy
Stitch Together
62%inclusion46 decks74 decks
59%synergy
Putrid Goblin
53%inclusion39 decks74 decks
51%synergy
Phoenix Down
50%inclusion36 decks72 decks
48%synergy
Puppeteer Clique
47%inclusion35 decks74 decks
46%synergy
Sun Titan
57%inclusion42 decks74 decks
46%synergy
Obstinate Gargoyle
45%inclusion33 decks74 decks
44%synergy
Gau, Feral Youth
47%inclusion34 decks72 decks
43%synergy
Top Cards
Reanimate
59%inclusion44 decks74 decks
43%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
53%inclusion39 decks74 decks
35%synergy
Ruinous Ultimatum
50%inclusion37 decks74 decks
11%synergy
Goblin Bombardment
47%inclusion35 decks74 decks
39%synergy
Viscera Seer
47%inclusion35 decks74 decks
34%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
47%inclusion35 decks74 decks
-15%synergy
Faithless Looting
46%inclusion34 decks74 decks
31%synergy
Anger
46%inclusion34 decks74 decks
38%synergy
Victimize
45%inclusion33 decks74 decks
37%synergy
Mortify
45%inclusion33 decks74 decks
29%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
0%synergy
Underworld Breach
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
1%synergy
Creatures
Locke, Treasure Hunter
44%inclusion32 decks72 decks
38%synergy
Stitcher's Supplier
43%inclusion32 decks74 decks
39%synergy
Lesser Masticore
43%inclusion32 decks74 decks
42%synergy
The Warring Triad
42%inclusion30 decks72 decks
38%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
41%inclusion30 decks74 decks
28%synergy
Banon, the Returners' Leader
40%inclusion29 decks72 decks
35%synergy
Carrion Feeder
39%inclusion29 decks74 decks
37%synergy
Alesha, Who Laughs at Fate
39%inclusion29 decks74 decks
27%synergy
Restless Apparition
38%inclusion28 decks74 decks
37%synergy
Shadow, Mysterious Assassin
38%inclusion27 decks72 decks
33%synergy
Mayhem Devil
36%inclusion27 decks74 decks
28%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
35%inclusion26 decks74 decks
25%synergy
Siegfried, Famed Swordsman
35%inclusion25 decks72 decks
30%synergy
Sabin, Master Monk
35%inclusion25 decks72 decks
33%synergy
General Leo Cristophe
35%inclusion25 decks72 decks
30%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
34%inclusion25 decks74 decks
15%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
33%inclusion21 decks64 decks
30%synergy
Mog, Moogle Warrior
32%inclusion23 decks72 decks
28%synergy
Molten Gatekeeper
31%inclusion23 decks74 decks
29%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
31%inclusion23 decks74 decks
28%synergy
Cyan, Vengeful Samurai
31%inclusion22 decks72 decks
27%synergy
Flayer of the Hatebound
30%inclusion22 decks74 decks
28%synergy
Millikin
28%inclusion21 decks74 decks
26%synergy
Chainer, Nightmare Adept
28%inclusion21 decks74 decks
25%synergy
Bartolomé del Presidio
28%inclusion21 decks74 decks
24%synergy
Edgar, Master Machinist
28%inclusion20 decks72 decks
26%synergy
Angel of the Ruins
27%inclusion20 decks74 decks
23%synergy
Kefka, Dancing Mad
26%inclusion19 decks72 decks
23%synergy
Blood Artist
26%inclusion19 decks74 decks
8%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
26%inclusion19 decks74 decks
25%synergy
Gogo, Mysterious Mime
24%inclusion17 decks72 decks
19%synergy
Lingering Tormentor
23%inclusion17 decks74 decks
23%synergy
Archfiend of Depravity
23%inclusion17 decks74 decks
18%synergy
Interceptor, Shadow's Hound
22%inclusion16 decks72 decks
21%synergy
Joshua, Phoenix's Dominant
22%inclusion16 decks72 decks
18%synergy
Karmic Guide
19%inclusion14 decks74 decks
12%synergy
Wingrattle Scarecrow
19%inclusion14 decks74 decks
19%synergy
Strago and Relm
18%inclusion13 decks72 decks
16%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
18%inclusion13 decks74 decks
7%synergy
Palace Jailer
18%inclusion13 decks74 decks
16%synergy
Dross Hopper
18%inclusion13 decks74 decks
18%synergy
Combustible Gearhulk
18%inclusion13 decks74 decks
15%synergy
Umaro, Raging Yeti
17%inclusion12 decks72 decks
16%synergy
Corpse Knight
16%inclusion12 decks74 decks
13%synergy
Woe Strider
16%inclusion12 decks74 decks
15%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
16%inclusion12 decks74 decks
3%synergy
Bloodthrone Vampire
16%inclusion12 decks74 decks
16%synergy
Dimir House Guard
15%inclusion11 decks74 decks
15%synergy
Kithkin Spellduster
15%inclusion11 decks74 decks
15%synergy
Ruin Grinder
15%inclusion11 decks74 decks
14%synergy
Instants
Laughing Mad
44%inclusion32 decks72 decks
40%synergy
Big Score
42%inclusion31 decks74 decks
32%synergy
Bedevil
41%inclusion30 decks74 decks
34%synergy
Crackling Doom
34%inclusion25 decks74 decks
17%synergy
Cloudshift
34%inclusion25 decks74 decks
31%synergy
Path to Exile
30%inclusion22 decks74 decks
-17%synergy
Espers to Magicite
24%inclusion17 decks72 decks
21%synergy
Ephemerate
23%inclusion17 decks74 decks
18%synergy
Reprieve
19%inclusion14 decks74 decks
16%synergy
Dark Ritual
19%inclusion14 decks74 decks
3%synergy
Deadly Dispute
15%inclusion11 decks74 decks
-8%synergy
Flicker of Fate
15%inclusion11 decks74 decks
14%synergy
Not Dead After All
15%inclusion11 decks74 decks
14%synergy
Generous Gift
15%inclusion11 decks74 decks
-4%synergy
First Day of Class
15%inclusion11 decks74 decks
15%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
14%inclusion10 decks74 decks
-20%synergy
Feign Death
14%inclusion10 decks74 decks
13%synergy
Undying Malice
14%inclusion10 decks74 decks
13%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
12%inclusion9 decks74 decks
12%synergy
Getaway Glamer
12%inclusion9 decks74 decks
12%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
12%inclusion9 decks74 decks
0%synergy
Justiciar's Portal
11%inclusion8 decks74 decks
11%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
9.5%inclusion7 decks74 decks
2%synergy
Cauldron Haze
9.5%inclusion7 decks74 decks
9%synergy
Burnt Offering
9.5%inclusion7 decks74 decks
7%synergy
Flare of Duplication
9.5%inclusion7 decks74 decks
8%synergy
Parting Gust
9.5%inclusion7 decks74 decks
9%synergy
Despark
9.5%inclusion7 decks74 decks
-5%synergy
Shred Memory
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
8%synergy
Disenchant
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
6%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
7%synergy
Mandate of Peace
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
8%synergy
Blacksmith's Skill
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
7%synergy
Vincent's Limit Break
6.9%inclusion5 decks72 decks
7%synergy
Overkill
6.9%inclusion5 decks72 decks
6%synergy
Village Rites
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
-5%synergy
Wear // Tear
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
-5%synergy
Chaos Warp
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
-10%synergy
Ultimate Magic: Holy
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
4%synergy
Fight On!
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
5%synergy
Opera Love Song
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
4%synergy
Scrollshift
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Fracture
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
-1%synergy
Decaying Time Loop
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Soul Partition
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
4%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
0%synergy
Rally the Ancestors
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Personify
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Rise of the Dark Realms
42%inclusion31 decks74 decks
38%synergy
Night's Whisper
38%inclusion28 decks74 decks
25%synergy
Legions to Ashes
35%inclusion26 decks74 decks
33%synergy
Buried Alive
35%inclusion26 decks74 decks
29%synergy
Rejoin the Fight
35%inclusion25 decks72 decks
31%synergy
Lively Dirge
34%inclusion25 decks74 decks
32%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
31%inclusion23 decks74 decks
23%synergy
Unearth
30%inclusion22 decks74 decks
28%synergy
Tragic Arrogance
26%inclusion19 decks74 decks
23%synergy
Snort
19%inclusion14 decks72 decks
17%synergy
Persist
19%inclusion14 decks74 decks
18%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
15%inclusion11 decks74 decks
9%synergy
Blasphemous Act
14%inclusion10 decks74 decks
-9%synergy
Resentful Revelation
13%inclusion9 decks72 decks
12%synergy
Jolted Awake
12%inclusion9 decks74 decks
12%synergy
Evil Reawakened
10%inclusion7 decks72 decks
9%synergy
Starfall Invocation
9.5%inclusion7 decks74 decks
9%synergy
Toxic Deluge
9.5%inclusion7 decks74 decks
1%synergy
Damn
9.5%inclusion7 decks74 decks
-9%synergy
Austere Command
9.5%inclusion7 decks74 decks
2%synergy
Dread Return
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
6%synergy
Storm of Souls
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
8%synergy
Demonic Counsel
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
4%synergy
Suplex
6.9%inclusion5 decks72 decks
6%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
3%synergy
Read the Bones
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
-3%synergy
Mythos of Snapdax
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
1%synergy
Day of Judgment
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Search for Glory
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
6%synergy
Feed the Swarm
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
2%synergy
Spectacular Pileup
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
7%synergy
Final Parting
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
6%synergy
Vindicate
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
-1%synergy
Unburial Rites
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
3%synergy
Command the Dreadhorde
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Living Death
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
3%synergy
Helping Hand
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Dusk // Dawn
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
41%inclusion30 decks74 decks
9%synergy
Key to the City
28%inclusion21 decks74 decks
25%synergy
The Falcon, Airship Restored
26%inclusion19 decks72 decks
25%synergy
Coin of Fate
22%inclusion16 decks72 decks
21%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
19%inclusion14 decks74 decks
10%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
16%inclusion12 decks74 decks
8%synergy
Cauldron of Souls
14%inclusion10 decks74 decks
13%synergy
Altar of Dementia
12%inclusion9 decks74 decks
9%synergy
Phantom Train
8.3%inclusion6 decks72 decks
8%synergy
Conjurer's Closet
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
7%synergy
Grinding Station
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
4%synergy
Blasting Station
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Cryptcaller Chariot
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Skullclamp
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
-23%synergy
Lightning Greaves
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
-29%synergy
Enchantments
Touch the Spirit Realm
19%inclusion14 decks74 decks
18%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
19%inclusion14 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Impact Tremors
18%inclusion13 decks74 decks
2%synergy
Thran Vigil
15%inclusion11 decks74 decks
15%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
12%inclusion9 decks74 decks
-7%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
9.5%inclusion7 decks74 decks
6%synergy
Smuggler's Share
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
6%synergy
Animate Dead
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
0%synergy
Astral Drift
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
7%synergy
Astral Slide
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
7%synergy
Thunder of Unity
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
1%synergy
Grasp of Fate
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
4%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
4%synergy
Airbender Ascension
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
2%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
45%inclusion33 decks74 decks
21%synergy
High Market
36%inclusion27 decks74 decks
32%synergy
Bojuka Bog
11%inclusion8 decks74 decks
-20%synergy
Mortuary Mire
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
7%synergy
Desert of the Glorified
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
7%synergy
Secluded Steppe
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
6%synergy
Hidden Necropolis
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
6%synergy
Desert of the True
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
7%synergy
Forgotten Cave
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
6%synergy
Hidden Courtyard
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
6%synergy
Desert of the Fervent
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
7%synergy
Barren Moor
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
6%synergy
Eden, Seat of the Sanctum
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
5%synergy
Drifting Meadow
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Polluted Mire
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Smoldering Crater
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
-17%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
93%inclusion69 decks74 decks
7%synergy
Sol Ring
88%inclusion65 decks74 decks
-1%synergy
Talisman of Conviction
69%inclusion51 decks74 decks
28%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
62%inclusion46 decks74 decks
25%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
35%inclusion26 decks74 decks
-6%synergy
Mind Stone
35%inclusion26 decks74 decks
27%synergy
Rakdos Signet
34%inclusion25 decks74 decks
3%synergy
Orzhov Signet
30%inclusion22 decks74 decks
-3%synergy
Fellwar Stone
26%inclusion19 decks74 decks
-2%synergy
Commander's Sphere
26%inclusion19 decks74 decks
11%synergy
Boros Signet
23%inclusion17 decks74 decks
-6%synergy
Cursed Mirror
9.5%inclusion7 decks74 decks
7%synergy
Lands
Plains
100%inclusion74 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Swamp
99%inclusion73 decks74 decks
4%synergy
Mountain
96%inclusion71 decks74 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
95%inclusion70 decks74 decks
2%synergy
Nomad Outpost
84%inclusion62 decks74 decks
25%synergy
Exotic Orchard
81%inclusion60 decks74 decks
29%synergy
Isolated Chapel
77%inclusion57 decks74 decks
25%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
76%inclusion56 decks74 decks
39%synergy
Clifftop Retreat
74%inclusion55 decks74 decks
24%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
72%inclusion53 decks74 decks
20%synergy
Battlefield Forge
68%inclusion50 decks74 decks
28%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
68%inclusion50 decks74 decks
58%synergy
Path of Ancestry
66%inclusion49 decks74 decks
29%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
65%inclusion48 decks74 decks
54%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
65%inclusion48 decks74 decks
38%synergy
Furycalm Snarl
59%inclusion44 decks74 decks
50%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
58%inclusion43 decks74 decks
43%synergy
Fetid Heath
57%inclusion42 decks74 decks
37%synergy
Rugged Prairie
54%inclusion40 decks74 decks
38%synergy
Graven Cairns
51%inclusion38 decks74 decks
40%synergy
Desolate Mire
51%inclusion38 decks74 decks
40%synergy
Evolving Wilds
50%inclusion37 decks74 decks
23%synergy
Ash Barrens
46%inclusion34 decks74 decks
39%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
45%inclusion33 decks74 decks
41%synergy
Sunscorched Divide
43%inclusion32 decks74 decks
37%synergy
Sacred Peaks
42%inclusion31 decks74 decks
38%synergy
Geothermal Bog
41%inclusion30 decks74 decks
37%synergy
Demolition Field
38%inclusion28 decks74 decks
34%synergy
Caves of Koilos
27%inclusion20 decks74 decks
-12%synergy
Temple of Malice
20%inclusion15 decks74 decks
3%synergy
Temple of Silence
20%inclusion15 decks74 decks
-3%synergy
Temple of Triumph
19%inclusion14 decks74 decks
-3%synergy
Shattered Landscape
16%inclusion12 decks74 decks
-3%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
14%inclusion10 decks74 decks
-6%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
14%inclusion10 decks74 decks
-1%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
12%inclusion9 decks74 decks
0%synergy
Canyon Slough
12%inclusion9 decks74 decks
3%synergy
Boros Garrison
11%inclusion8 decks74 decks
-2%synergy
Wind-Scarred Crag
9.5%inclusion7 decks74 decks
1%synergy
Radiant Summit
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
-1%synergy
Thriving Bluff
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
6%synergy
Thriving Moor
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
6%synergy
Scoured Barrens
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
-1%synergy
Myriad Landscape
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
-4%synergy
Tainted Field
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
-4%synergy
Capital City
6.9%inclusion5 decks72 decks
7%synergy
Starting Town
6.9%inclusion5 decks72 decks
4%synergy
Holdout Settlement
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
7%synergy
Tainted Peak
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
-4%synergy