The Scorpion God (Commander) - Expensive

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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
Village Pillagers
62%inclusion18 decks29 decks
60%synergy
Sinister Gnarlbark
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
51%synergy
Scuzzback Scrounger
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
33%synergy
Dawnhand Dissident
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
37%synergy
Oft-Nabbed Goat
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
30%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Nest of Scarabs
95%inclusion260 decks273 decks
94%synergy
Blowfly Infestation
93%inclusion254 decks273 decks
92%synergy
Necroskitter
89%inclusion242 decks273 decks
88%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
84%inclusion230 decks273 decks
83%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
85%inclusion232 decks273 decks
83%synergy
Massacre Girl, Known Killer
84%inclusion229 decks273 decks
83%synergy
Everlasting Torment
84%inclusion228 decks273 decks
82%synergy
Kulrath Knight
80%inclusion218 decks273 decks
79%synergy
Crumbling Ashes
76%inclusion207 decks273 decks
75%synergy
Spitting Dilophosaurus
75%inclusion204 decks273 decks
74%synergy
Top Cards
All Will Be One
69%inclusion188 decks273 decks
66%synergy
Maha, Its Feathers Night
68%inclusion158 decks232 decks
67%synergy
Contagion Engine
67%inclusion184 decks273 decks
67%synergy
Contagion Clasp
63%inclusion173 decks273 decks
63%synergy
Soul Snuffers
63%inclusion171 decks273 decks
62%synergy
Persistent Constrictor
62%inclusion132 decks213 decks
55%synergy
Carnifex Demon
61%inclusion166 decks273 decks
60%synergy
Midnight Banshee
61%inclusion166 decks273 decks
60%synergy
Corrosive Mentor
60%inclusion165 decks273 decks
60%synergy
Dark Ritual
55%inclusion149 decks273 decks
13%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
61%inclusion167 decks273 decks
43%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
49%inclusion135 decks273 decks
35%synergy
Jeska's Will
45%inclusion124 decks273 decks
21%synergy
Ancient Tomb
42%inclusion116 decks273 decks
33%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
27%inclusion75 decks273 decks
17%synergy
The One Ring
20%inclusion55 decks273 decks
12%synergy
Mana Vault
19%inclusion52 decks273 decks
14%synergy
Chrome Mox
18%inclusion48 decks273 decks
12%synergy
Imperial Seal
16%inclusion45 decks273 decks
11%synergy
Mox Diamond
16%inclusion43 decks273 decks
12%synergy
Creatures
Stigma Lasher
53%inclusion145 decks273 decks
52%synergy
Banewhip Punisher
47%inclusion127 decks273 decks
46%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
45%inclusion124 decks273 decks
44%synergy
Dusk Urchins
45%inclusion122 decks273 decks
44%synergy
Harbinger of Night
45%inclusion122 decks273 decks
44%synergy
Mahadi, Emporium Master
43%inclusion118 decks273 decks
30%synergy
Skinrender
42%inclusion114 decks273 decks
41%synergy
Blood Artist
35%inclusion95 decks273 decks
16%synergy
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
34%inclusion94 decks273 decks
33%synergy
Soul-Scar Mage
32%inclusion87 decks273 decks
31%synergy
Festering Mummy
32%inclusion87 decks273 decks
31%synergy
Fume Spitter
31%inclusion85 decks273 decks
31%synergy
Plague Myr
30%inclusion81 decks273 decks
29%synergy
Massacre Girl
29%inclusion80 decks273 decks
25%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
29%inclusion78 decks273 decks
21%synergy
Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon
26%inclusion70 decks273 decks
25%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
24%inclusion66 decks273 decks
3%synergy
Archfiend of Ifnir
21%inclusion57 decks273 decks
17%synergy
Hateflayer
20%inclusion55 decks273 decks
20%synergy
Necropede
20%inclusion55 decks273 decks
20%synergy
Moonshadow
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Massacre Wurm
18%inclusion49 decks273 decks
10%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Magda, the Hoardmaster
16%inclusion42 decks259 decks
13%synergy
Shadow Urchin
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
15%inclusion41 decks273 decks
5%synergy
Ichor Rats
15%inclusion40 decks273 decks
14%synergy
Gristle Glutton
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Murderous Redcap
14%inclusion39 decks273 decks
11%synergy
Bile-Vial Boggart
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Chainer, Nightmare Adept
14%inclusion37 decks273 decks
5%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
14%inclusion37 decks273 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Crusader
13%inclusion36 decks273 decks
13%synergy
Lockjaw Snapper
13%inclusion36 decks273 decks
13%synergy
Grim Poppet
13%inclusion35 decks273 decks
13%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
13%inclusion35 decks273 decks
4%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
12%inclusion32 decks273 decks
-1%synergy
Blightbelly Rat
12%inclusion32 decks273 decks
11%synergy
Ashenmoor Liege
11%inclusion31 decks273 decks
11%synergy
Opposition Agent
11%inclusion29 decks273 decks
5%synergy
Dockside Extortionist
11%inclusion29 decks273 decks
8%synergy
Harvester of Souls
11%inclusion29 decks273 decks
7%synergy
Sickle Ripper
11%inclusion29 decks273 decks
10%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
10%inclusion14 decks137 decks
8%synergy
Soulstinger
10%inclusion26 decks273 decks
9%synergy
Core Prowler
8.1%inclusion22 decks273 decks
8%synergy
Mayhem Devil
8.1%inclusion22 decks273 decks
-16%synergy
Imperial Recruiter
8.1%inclusion22 decks273 decks
3%synergy
Fallen Ferromancer
7.7%inclusion21 decks273 decks
8%synergy
Grief Tyrant
7.7%inclusion21 decks273 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Deflecting Swat
53%inclusion145 decks273 decks
33%synergy
Grim Affliction
50%inclusion137 decks273 decks
50%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
50%inclusion137 decks273 decks
48%synergy
Deadly Rollick
44%inclusion119 decks273 decks
23%synergy
Chaos Warp
37%inclusion100 decks273 decks
-12%synergy
Bedevil
36%inclusion99 decks273 decks
1%synergy
Whisper of the Dross
36%inclusion97 decks273 decks
35%synergy
Rakdos Charm
32%inclusion86 decks273 decks
-12%synergy
Terminate
30%inclusion83 decks273 decks
-9%synergy
Withering Torment
28%inclusion59 decks213 decks
5%synergy
Puncture Blast
27%inclusion75 decks273 decks
27%synergy
Blight Rot
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
26%synergy
Scar
25%inclusion67 decks273 decks
24%synergy
Fell the Profane
21%inclusion52 decks247 decks
9%synergy
Volt Charge
19%inclusion53 decks273 decks
19%synergy
Abrade
18%inclusion49 decks273 decks
-4%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
18%inclusion38 decks213 decks
-1%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
16%inclusion45 decks273 decks
1%synergy
Valakut Awakening
16%inclusion43 decks273 decks
8%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
15%inclusion42 decks273 decks
6%synergy
Splendid Agony
15%inclusion42 decks273 decks
15%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
15%inclusion40 decks273 decks
1%synergy
Cabal Ritual
14%inclusion38 decks273 decks
6%synergy
Torment of Venom
14%inclusion37 decks273 decks
13%synergy
Tragic Slip
12%inclusion34 decks273 decks
8%synergy
Pyroblast
12%inclusion33 decks273 decks
3%synergy
Culling the Weak
12%inclusion32 decks273 decks
6%synergy
Imp's Mischief
11%inclusion31 decks273 decks
2%synergy
Puncture Bolt
11%inclusion31 decks273 decks
11%synergy
Tainted Strike
10%inclusion28 decks273 decks
8%synergy
Redirect Lightning
10%inclusion10 decks100 decks
2%synergy
Virulent Wound
10%inclusion27 decks273 decks
10%synergy
Entomb
9.2%inclusion25 decks273 decks
2%synergy
Lightning Bolt
8.8%inclusion24 decks273 decks
-9%synergy
Deadly Dispute
8.1%inclusion22 decks273 decks
-18%synergy
Blur of Blades
8.1%inclusion22 decks273 decks
8%synergy
Blood for the Blood God!
8.1%inclusion22 decks273 decks
0%synergy
Vraska's Fall
7.7%inclusion21 decks273 decks
7%synergy
Dose of Dawnglow
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
7%synergy
Burnt Offering
7.7%inclusion21 decks273 decks
2%synergy
Dismember
7.3%inclusion20 decks273 decks
3%synergy
Saw in Half
7.0%inclusion19 decks273 decks
-4%synergy
Fire Covenant
6.6%inclusion18 decks273 decks
0%synergy
Force of Despair
6.6%inclusion18 decks273 decks
6%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
6.6%inclusion18 decks273 decks
-12%synergy
Bolt Bend
6.6%inclusion18 decks273 decks
-3%synergy
Flare of Duplication
6.1%inclusion15 decks247 decks
1%synergy
Seething Song
5.5%inclusion15 decks273 decks
-6%synergy
Infernal Grasp
5.5%inclusion15 decks273 decks
-9%synergy
Black Sun's Twilight
5.5%inclusion15 decks273 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Toxic Deluge
44%inclusion121 decks273 decks
26%synergy
Feed the Swarm
42%inclusion115 decks273 decks
0%synergy
Persist
41%inclusion113 decks273 decks
39%synergy
Blasphemous Act
39%inclusion107 decks273 decks
-12%synergy
Vandalblast
39%inclusion107 decks273 decks
9%synergy
Reanimate
37%inclusion102 decks273 decks
15%synergy
Incremental Blight
35%inclusion96 decks273 decks
35%synergy
Drown in Ichor
29%inclusion80 decks273 decks
29%synergy
Darkness Descends
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
28%synergy
Soul Immolation
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
21%synergy
Damnation
19%inclusion51 decks273 decks
11%synergy
Faithless Looting
18%inclusion50 decks273 decks
-10%synergy
Liliana's Influence
18%inclusion48 decks273 decks
17%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
18%inclusion48 decks273 decks
12%synergy
Diabolic Intent
16%inclusion43 decks273 decks
7%synergy
Grim Tutor
15%inclusion41 decks273 decks
10%synergy
Gamble
15%inclusion40 decks273 decks
4%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
14%inclusion37 decks273 decks
7%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
13%inclusion35 decks273 decks
9%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
13%inclusion35 decks273 decks
7%synergy
Eventide's Shadow
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Aberrant Return
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Infectious Inquiry
9.2%inclusion25 decks273 decks
9%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
8.5%inclusion17 decks200 decks
-1%synergy
Vat Emergence
8.4%inclusion23 decks273 decks
8%synergy
Victimize
8.4%inclusion23 decks273 decks
-7%synergy
Night's Whisper
8.4%inclusion23 decks273 decks
-11%synergy
Phyresis Outbreak
8.1%inclusion22 decks273 decks
8%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
7.3%inclusion19 decks259 decks
3%synergy
Rite of Flame
7.3%inclusion20 decks273 decks
2%synergy
Sign in Blood
7.3%inclusion20 decks273 decks
-16%synergy
Dreadbore
7.0%inclusion19 decks273 decks
2%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
7.0%inclusion19 decks273 decks
4%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
7.0%inclusion19 decks273 decks
3%synergy
Spread the Sickness
6.2%inclusion17 decks273 decks
6%synergy
Lethal Sting
6.2%inclusion17 decks273 decks
6%synergy
Read the Bones
5.9%inclusion16 decks273 decks
-7%synergy
Twinflame
5.9%inclusion16 decks273 decks
0%synergy
Decree of Pain
5.1%inclusion14 decks273 decks
0%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
5.1%inclusion14 decks273 decks
1%synergy
Molten Duplication
5.0%inclusion13 decks259 decks
-1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Ozolith
41%inclusion111 decks273 decks
39%synergy
Skullclamp
32%inclusion88 decks273 decks
22%synergy
Lightning Greaves
29%inclusion79 decks273 decks
-6%synergy
Cauldron of Souls
29%inclusion78 decks273 decks
28%synergy
Sword of Truth and Justice
24%inclusion65 decks273 decks
23%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
19%inclusion52 decks273 decks
-13%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
19%inclusion51 decks273 decks
13%synergy
Jet Medallion
17%inclusion47 decks273 decks
10%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
14%inclusion39 decks273 decks
3%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
11%inclusion30 decks273 decks
0%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
10%inclusion28 decks273 decks
-4%synergy
Grafted Exoskeleton
10%inclusion28 decks273 decks
9%synergy
Expedition Map
8.8%inclusion24 decks273 decks
7%synergy
Heartstone
8.8%inclusion24 decks273 decks
7%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
6.6%inclusion18 decks273 decks
0%synergy
Serrated Arrows
5.5%inclusion15 decks273 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
The Meathook Massacre
36%inclusion99 decks273 decks
32%synergy
Black Market
32%inclusion88 decks273 decks
27%synergy
Black Market Connections
31%inclusion84 decks273 decks
13%synergy
Glistening Oil
27%inclusion75 decks273 decks
27%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
26%inclusion71 decks273 decks
2%synergy
Fists of the Demigod
22%inclusion60 decks273 decks
21%synergy
Revel in Riches
19%inclusion51 decks273 decks
12%synergy
Animate Dead
15%inclusion41 decks273 decks
5%synergy
Lasting Tarfire
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
13%inclusion36 decks273 decks
11%synergy
Spiteful Banditry
13%inclusion35 decks273 decks
10%synergy
Underworld Breach
10%inclusion28 decks273 decks
3%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
10%inclusion28 decks273 decks
6%synergy
Phyresis
7.3%inclusion20 decks273 decks
6%synergy
Necropotence
7.3%inclusion20 decks273 decks
1%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
6.9%inclusion15 decks216 decks
5%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
6.6%inclusion18 decks273 decks
0%synergy
Bitterblossom
6.2%inclusion17 decks273 decks
3%synergy
Necromancy
5.9%inclusion16 decks273 decks
2%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
5.5%inclusion15 decks273 decks
3%synergy
Blood Moon
5.5%inclusion15 decks273 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting
31%inclusion84 decks273 decks
30%synergy
Liliana, Death Wielder
29%inclusion79 decks273 decks
29%synergy
Utility Lands
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
74%inclusion201 decks273 decks
55%synergy
Karn's Bastion
64%inclusion176 decks273 decks
63%synergy
Reliquary Tower
53%inclusion146 decks273 decks
35%synergy
Cabal Coffers
53%inclusion145 decks273 decks
43%synergy
Bojuka Bog
40%inclusion108 decks273 decks
4%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
30%inclusion83 decks273 decks
20%synergy
Nesting Grounds
25%inclusion67 decks273 decks
24%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
22%inclusion61 decks273 decks
13%synergy
Grasping Dunes
20%inclusion54 decks273 decks
19%synergy
Inkmoth Nexus
16%inclusion45 decks273 decks
16%synergy
Ifnir Deadlands
16%inclusion45 decks273 decks
15%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
16%inclusion43 decks273 decks
15%synergy
Urza's Saga
14%inclusion37 decks273 decks
7%synergy
Rogue's Passage
11%inclusion30 decks273 decks
-9%synergy
Arena of Glory
10%inclusion24 decks245 decks
1%synergy
Castle Locthwain
10%inclusion26 decks273 decks
3%synergy
Barren Moor
9.2%inclusion25 decks273 decks
4%synergy
Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
9.2%inclusion25 decks273 decks
5%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
8.1%inclusion22 decks273 decks
6%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
7.3%inclusion20 decks273 decks
5%synergy
Molten Slagheap
6.6%inclusion18 decks273 decks
4%synergy
Witch's Cottage
6.6%inclusion18 decks273 decks
4%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
6.2%inclusion17 decks273 decks
1%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
6.2%inclusion17 decks273 decks
5%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
6.1%inclusion15 decks247 decks
3%synergy
Forgotten Cave
5.5%inclusion15 decks273 decks
0%synergy
Temple of the False God
5.1%inclusion14 decks273 decks
-5%synergy
Strip Mine
5.1%inclusion14 decks273 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
96%inclusion261 decks273 decks
9%synergy
Arcane Signet
88%inclusion241 decks273 decks
6%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
63%inclusion171 decks273 decks
7%synergy
Rakdos Signet
55%inclusion151 decks273 decks
-4%synergy
Thought Vessel
40%inclusion109 decks273 decks
22%synergy
Staff of Compleation
30%inclusion82 decks273 decks
29%synergy
Fellwar Stone
26%inclusion71 decks273 decks
-8%synergy
The Soul Stone
18%inclusion19 decks107 decks
13%synergy
Glistening Sphere
18%inclusion48 decks273 decks
17%synergy
Wickersmith's Tools
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Lotus Petal
17%inclusion47 decks273 decks
9%synergy
Mox Opal
16%inclusion45 decks273 decks
12%synergy
Mind Stone
16%inclusion45 decks273 decks
-13%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
10%inclusion28 decks273 decks
7%synergy
Commander's Sphere
10%inclusion26 decks273 decks
-8%synergy
Mox Amber
10%inclusion26 decks273 decks
5%synergy
Mana Crypt
10%inclusion26 decks273 decks
8%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
9.2%inclusion25 decks273 decks
7%synergy
Replicating Ring
8.8%inclusion24 decks273 decks
8%synergy
Grim Monolith
7.3%inclusion20 decks273 decks
5%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
6.2%inclusion17 decks273 decks
5%synergy
Astral Cornucopia
5.9%inclusion16 decks273 decks
6%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
5.9%inclusion16 decks273 decks
3%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
5.5%inclusion15 decks273 decks
-3%synergy
Lands
Swamp
94%inclusion256 decks273 decks
-4%synergy
Mountain
93%inclusion253 decks273 decks
-5%synergy
Command Tower
90%inclusion247 decks273 decks
4%synergy
Blood Crypt
90%inclusion245 decks273 decks
45%synergy
Badlands
86%inclusion234 decks273 decks
73%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
78%inclusion212 decks273 decks
45%synergy
Luxury Suite
76%inclusion208 decks273 decks
38%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
70%inclusion191 decks273 decks
7%synergy
Haunted Ridge
61%inclusion167 decks273 decks
25%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
53%inclusion144 decks273 decks
-11%synergy
Raucous Theater
48%inclusion131 decks273 decks
26%synergy
Blazemire Verge
47%inclusion101 decks216 decks
16%synergy
Graven Cairns
44%inclusion121 decks273 decks
14%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
43%inclusion118 decks273 decks
-3%synergy
Tainted Peak
40%inclusion110 decks273 decks
-2%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
40%inclusion110 decks273 decks
17%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
26%inclusion72 decks273 decks
24%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
24%inclusion65 decks273 decks
-9%synergy
Marsh Flats
23%inclusion64 decks273 decks
15%synergy
Canyon Slough
22%inclusion61 decks273 decks
3%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
22%inclusion59 decks273 decks
-24%synergy
Mount Doom
22%inclusion59 decks273 decks
5%synergy
Polluted Delta
22%inclusion59 decks273 decks
14%synergy
Fell the Profane
21%inclusion52 decks247 decks
9%synergy
Arid Mesa
21%inclusion57 decks273 decks
12%synergy
Temple of Malice
20%inclusion54 decks273 decks
-14%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
19%inclusion53 decks273 decks
12%synergy
Scalding Tarn
19%inclusion51 decks273 decks
11%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
16%inclusion45 decks273 decks
1%synergy
Wooded Foothills
16%inclusion45 decks273 decks
9%synergy
Prismatic Vista
16%inclusion44 decks273 decks
11%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
16%inclusion44 decks273 decks
-4%synergy
Fabled Passage
16%inclusion43 decks273 decks
7%synergy
Valakut Awakening
16%inclusion43 decks273 decks
8%synergy
Myriad Landscape
14%inclusion38 decks273 decks
-5%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
14%inclusion37 decks273 decks
-22%synergy
Exotic Orchard
13%inclusion35 decks273 decks
-18%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
13%inclusion35 decks273 decks
9%synergy
City of Brass
12%inclusion33 decks273 decks
6%synergy
Mana Confluence
12%inclusion33 decks273 decks
6%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
12%inclusion32 decks273 decks
7%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
8.1%inclusion22 decks273 decks
5%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
7.0%inclusion19 decks273 decks
4%synergy
Snow-Covered Mountain
7.0%inclusion19 decks273 decks
4%synergy
Reflecting Pool
6.2%inclusion17 decks273 decks
3%synergy
Boggart Trawler
6.1%inclusion15 decks246 decks
-1%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
5.9%inclusion16 decks273 decks
-13%synergy
Cavern of Souls
5.5%inclusion15 decks273 decks
1%synergy