The Scorpion God (Commander) - Expensive -1/-1 Counters

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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
Dawnhand Dissident
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
100%synergy
Grave Venerations
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
98%synergy
Village Pillagers
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
98%synergy
Oft-Nabbed Goat
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
99%synergy
Eventide's Shadow
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
100%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Nest of Scarabs
97%inclusion86 decks89 decks
96%synergy
Blowfly Infestation
96%inclusion85 decks89 decks
95%synergy
Necroskitter
92%inclusion82 decks89 decks
91%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
90%inclusion80 decks89 decks
88%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
89%inclusion79 decks89 decks
88%synergy
Massacre Girl, Known Killer
88%inclusion78 decks89 decks
86%synergy
Everlasting Torment
85%inclusion76 decks89 decks
84%synergy
Crumbling Ashes
83%inclusion74 decks89 decks
82%synergy
Spitting Dilophosaurus
82%inclusion73 decks89 decks
81%synergy
Kulrath Knight
80%inclusion71 decks89 decks
79%synergy
Top Cards
All Will Be One
79%inclusion70 decks89 decks
75%synergy
Maha, Its Feathers Night
75%inclusion46 decks61 decks
74%synergy
Soul Snuffers
74%inclusion66 decks89 decks
74%synergy
Midnight Banshee
72%inclusion64 decks89 decks
71%synergy
Contagion Engine
71%inclusion63 decks89 decks
70%synergy
Corrosive Mentor
66%inclusion59 decks89 decks
66%synergy
Contagion Clasp
62%inclusion55 decks89 decks
61%synergy
Carnifex Demon
62%inclusion55 decks89 decks
61%synergy
Deflecting Swat
62%inclusion55 decks89 decks
41%synergy
Persistent Constrictor
58%inclusion28 decks48 decks
52%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
60%inclusion53 decks89 decks
42%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
48%inclusion43 decks89 decks
34%synergy
Jeska's Will
47%inclusion42 decks89 decks
23%synergy
Ancient Tomb
43%inclusion38 decks89 decks
33%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
21%inclusion19 decks89 decks
11%synergy
The One Ring
18%inclusion16 decks89 decks
10%synergy
Mana Vault
18%inclusion16 decks89 decks
12%synergy
Chrome Mox
16%inclusion14 decks89 decks
10%synergy
Imperial Seal
15%inclusion13 decks89 decks
10%synergy
Gamble
13%inclusion12 decks89 decks
3%synergy
Creatures
Sinister Gnarlbark
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
99%synergy
Gristle Glutton
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
98%synergy
Twilight Diviner
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
98%synergy
Shadow Urchin
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
99%synergy
Scuzzback Scrounger
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
95%synergy
Stigma Lasher
55%inclusion49 decks89 decks
54%synergy
Dusk Urchins
53%inclusion47 decks89 decks
52%synergy
Banewhip Punisher
53%inclusion47 decks89 decks
52%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
52%inclusion46 decks89 decks
50%synergy
Harbinger of Night
51%inclusion45 decks89 decks
50%synergy
Mahadi, Emporium Master
43%inclusion38 decks89 decks
29%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
43%inclusion38 decks89 decks
35%synergy
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
43%inclusion38 decks89 decks
41%synergy
Skinrender
42%inclusion37 decks89 decks
41%synergy
Plague Myr
39%inclusion35 decks89 decks
39%synergy
Fume Spitter
37%inclusion33 decks89 decks
37%synergy
Blood Artist
35%inclusion31 decks89 decks
16%synergy
Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon
35%inclusion31 decks89 decks
34%synergy
Massacre Girl
34%inclusion30 decks89 decks
30%synergy
Festering Mummy
31%inclusion28 decks89 decks
31%synergy
Soul-Scar Mage
28%inclusion25 decks89 decks
28%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
27%inclusion24 decks89 decks
6%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
24%synergy
Necropede
25%inclusion22 decks89 decks
24%synergy
Magda, the Hoardmaster
23%inclusion19 decks81 decks
21%synergy
Dockside Extortionist
22%inclusion20 decks89 decks
19%synergy
Hateflayer
20%inclusion18 decks89 decks
20%synergy
Archfiend of Ifnir
16%inclusion14 decks89 decks
12%synergy
Phyrexian Crusader
16%inclusion14 decks89 decks
16%synergy
Ichor Rats
16%inclusion14 decks89 decks
15%synergy
Lockjaw Snapper
16%inclusion14 decks89 decks
15%synergy
Blightbelly Rat
16%inclusion14 decks89 decks
15%synergy
Kaervek, the Punisher
14%inclusion11 decks81 decks
12%synergy
Chainer, Nightmare Adept
13%inclusion12 decks89 decks
5%synergy
Soulstinger
13%inclusion12 decks89 decks
13%synergy
Harvester of Souls
13%inclusion12 decks89 decks
10%synergy
Murderous Redcap
13%inclusion12 decks89 decks
10%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
12%inclusion11 decks89 decks
2%synergy
Grim Poppet
12%inclusion11 decks89 decks
12%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
12%inclusion11 decks89 decks
4%synergy
Fallen Ferromancer
11%inclusion10 decks89 decks
11%synergy
Sickle Ripper
11%inclusion10 decks89 decks
11%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
11%inclusion10 decks89 decks
3%synergy
Ashenmoor Liege
11%inclusion10 decks89 decks
11%synergy
Gisa, Glorious Resurrector
11%inclusion10 decks89 decks
10%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Opposition Agent
10%inclusion9 decks89 decks
5%synergy
Grief Tyrant
10%inclusion9 decks89 decks
10%synergy
Plague Stinger
9.0%inclusion8 decks89 decks
9%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
9.0%inclusion8 decks89 decks
-4%synergy
Instants
Dark Ritual
53%inclusion47 decks89 decks
11%synergy
Grim Affliction
52%inclusion46 decks89 decks
51%synergy
Chaos Warp
46%inclusion41 decks89 decks
-2%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
46%inclusion41 decks89 decks
44%synergy
Deadly Rollick
42%inclusion37 decks89 decks
21%synergy
Withering Torment
35%inclusion17 decks48 decks
13%synergy
Rakdos Charm
35%inclusion31 decks89 decks
-9%synergy
Bedevil
35%inclusion31 decks89 decks
0%synergy
Terminate
33%inclusion29 decks89 decks
-7%synergy
Whisper of the Dross
30%inclusion27 decks89 decks
30%synergy
Puncture Blast
28%inclusion25 decks89 decks
28%synergy
Scar
24%inclusion21 decks89 decks
23%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Splendid Agony
22%inclusion20 decks89 decks
22%synergy
Fell the Profane
22%inclusion16 decks74 decks
9%synergy
Abrade
19%inclusion17 decks89 decks
-3%synergy
Redirect Lightning
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
10%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
18%inclusion16 decks89 decks
3%synergy
Volt Charge
18%inclusion16 decks89 decks
17%synergy
Tragic Slip
18%inclusion16 decks89 decks
14%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
17%inclusion15 decks89 decks
4%synergy
Torment of Venom
17%inclusion15 decks89 decks
17%synergy
Valakut Awakening
17%inclusion15 decks89 decks
9%synergy
Tainted Strike
16%inclusion14 decks89 decks
14%synergy
Cabal Ritual
12%inclusion11 decks89 decks
4%synergy
Blood for the Blood God!
12%inclusion11 decks89 decks
5%synergy
Entomb
11%inclusion10 decks89 decks
4%synergy
Culling the Weak
11%inclusion10 decks89 decks
5%synergy
Blur of Blades
11%inclusion10 decks89 decks
11%synergy
Virulent Wound
11%inclusion10 decks89 decks
11%synergy
Puncture Bolt
11%inclusion10 decks89 decks
11%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
10%inclusion9 decks89 decks
1%synergy
Lightning Bolt
9.0%inclusion8 decks89 decks
-9%synergy
Pyroblast
9.0%inclusion8 decks89 decks
0%synergy
Force of Despair
7.9%inclusion7 decks89 decks
7%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
7.9%inclusion7 decks89 decks
-11%synergy
Go for the Throat
7.9%inclusion7 decks89 decks
0%synergy
Imp's Mischief
7.9%inclusion7 decks89 decks
-1%synergy
Deadly Dispute
7.9%inclusion7 decks89 decks
-19%synergy
Saw in Half
7.9%inclusion7 decks89 decks
-3%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Overkill
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
3%synergy
Thrilling Encore
6.7%inclusion6 decks89 decks
6%synergy
Vraska's Fall
6.7%inclusion6 decks89 decks
6%synergy
Seething Song
6.7%inclusion6 decks89 decks
-4%synergy
Bolt Bend
6.7%inclusion6 decks89 decks
-3%synergy
Village Rites
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
-10%synergy
Infernal Grasp
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
-9%synergy
Black Sun's Twilight
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
5%synergy
Dismember
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
45%inclusion40 decks89 decks
3%synergy
Toxic Deluge
45%inclusion40 decks89 decks
27%synergy
Persist
44%inclusion39 decks89 decks
41%synergy
Blasphemous Act
40%inclusion36 decks89 decks
-10%synergy
Vandalblast
39%inclusion35 decks89 decks
9%synergy
Reanimate
37%inclusion33 decks89 decks
14%synergy
Incremental Blight
36%inclusion32 decks89 decks
35%synergy
Drown in Ichor
25%inclusion22 decks89 decks
24%synergy
Liliana's Influence
22%inclusion20 decks89 decks
22%synergy
Damnation
21%inclusion19 decks89 decks
14%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
19%inclusion17 decks89 decks
13%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
18%inclusion16 decks89 decks
12%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
18%inclusion16 decks89 decks
14%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Faithless Looting
15%inclusion13 decks89 decks
-14%synergy
Grim Tutor
13%inclusion12 decks89 decks
9%synergy
Diabolic Intent
11%inclusion10 decks89 decks
3%synergy
Phyresis Outbreak
11%inclusion10 decks89 decks
11%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
11%inclusion10 decks89 decks
5%synergy
Infectious Inquiry
10%inclusion9 decks89 decks
10%synergy
Lethal Sting
9.0%inclusion8 decks89 decks
9%synergy
Decree of Pain
9.0%inclusion8 decks89 decks
4%synergy
Sign in Blood
9.0%inclusion8 decks89 decks
-14%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
7.9%inclusion7 decks89 decks
4%synergy
Night's Whisper
7.9%inclusion7 decks89 decks
-11%synergy
Victimize
6.7%inclusion6 decks89 decks
-8%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
2%synergy
Read the Bones
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
-7%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
3%synergy
Twinflame
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
-1%synergy
Attempted Murder
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
5%synergy
Rite of Flame
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
1%synergy
Dreadbore
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
0%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
-3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Ozolith
44%inclusion39 decks89 decks
42%synergy
Lightning Greaves
36%inclusion32 decks89 decks
1%synergy
Skullclamp
35%inclusion31 decks89 decks
25%synergy
Cauldron of Souls
29%inclusion26 decks89 decks
28%synergy
Sword of Truth and Justice
26%inclusion23 decks89 decks
26%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
19%inclusion17 decks89 decks
13%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
19%inclusion17 decks89 decks
-13%synergy
Grafted Exoskeleton
18%inclusion16 decks89 decks
17%synergy
Jet Medallion
16%inclusion14 decks89 decks
8%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
13%inclusion12 decks89 decks
3%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
12%inclusion11 decks89 decks
2%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
12%inclusion11 decks89 decks
-2%synergy
Heartstone
9.0%inclusion8 decks89 decks
7%synergy
Sword of the Animist
9.0%inclusion8 decks89 decks
7%synergy
Whip of Erebos
6.7%inclusion6 decks89 decks
0%synergy
Shadowspear
6.7%inclusion6 decks89 decks
3%synergy
Serrated Arrows
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
5%synergy
Expedition Map
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
The Meathook Massacre
42%inclusion37 decks89 decks
37%synergy
Glistening Oil
33%inclusion29 decks89 decks
32%synergy
Black Market Connections
27%inclusion24 decks89 decks
10%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
27%inclusion24 decks89 decks
3%synergy
Black Market
26%inclusion23 decks89 decks
21%synergy
Fists of the Demigod
25%inclusion22 decks89 decks
24%synergy
Spiteful Banditry
19%inclusion17 decks89 decks
17%synergy
Revel in Riches
17%inclusion15 decks89 decks
10%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
17%inclusion15 decks89 decks
15%synergy
Animate Dead
16%inclusion14 decks89 decks
6%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
12%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
11%inclusion10 decks89 decks
9%synergy
Underworld Breach
10%inclusion9 decks89 decks
3%synergy
Phyresis
10%inclusion9 decks89 decks
9%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
10%inclusion9 decks89 decks
4%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
9.0%inclusion8 decks89 decks
5%synergy
Super State
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Necropotence
6.7%inclusion6 decks89 decks
1%synergy
Grave Pact
6.7%inclusion6 decks89 decks
4%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Thran Vigil
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
4%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Death Wielder
30%inclusion27 decks89 decks
30%synergy
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting
27%inclusion24 decks89 decks
26%synergy
Utility Lands
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
78%inclusion69 decks89 decks
59%synergy
Karn's Bastion
70%inclusion62 decks89 decks
68%synergy
Reliquary Tower
55%inclusion49 decks89 decks
37%synergy
Cabal Coffers
54%inclusion48 decks89 decks
44%synergy
Bojuka Bog
36%inclusion32 decks89 decks
0%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
29%inclusion26 decks89 decks
19%synergy
Nesting Grounds
26%inclusion23 decks89 decks
25%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
24%inclusion21 decks89 decks
15%synergy
Inkmoth Nexus
19%inclusion17 decks89 decks
19%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
18%inclusion16 decks89 decks
17%synergy
Grasping Dunes
17%inclusion15 decks89 decks
17%synergy
Arena of Glory
15%inclusion11 decks72 decks
6%synergy
Urza's Saga
12%inclusion11 decks89 decks
6%synergy
Ifnir Deadlands
12%inclusion11 decks89 decks
11%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
11%inclusion10 decks89 decks
9%synergy
Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
11%inclusion10 decks89 decks
7%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
10%inclusion9 decks89 decks
8%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
10%inclusion9 decks89 decks
9%synergy
Castle Locthwain
9.0%inclusion8 decks89 decks
3%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
7.9%inclusion7 decks89 decks
2%synergy
Molten Slagheap
7.9%inclusion7 decks89 decks
6%synergy
Witch's Cottage
7.9%inclusion7 decks89 decks
5%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
3%synergy
Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep
6.7%inclusion6 decks89 decks
5%synergy
Rogue's Passage
6.7%inclusion6 decks89 decks
-13%synergy
Barren Moor
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
1%synergy
Urborg
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
5%synergy
Strip Mine
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Wickersmith's Tools
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
100%synergy
Sol Ring
97%inclusion86 decks89 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Signet
85%inclusion76 decks89 decks
3%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
58%inclusion52 decks89 decks
3%synergy
Rakdos Signet
47%inclusion42 decks89 decks
-12%synergy
Thought Vessel
43%inclusion38 decks89 decks
25%synergy
Staff of Compleation
29%inclusion26 decks89 decks
28%synergy
Fellwar Stone
27%inclusion24 decks89 decks
-7%synergy
Glistening Sphere
20%inclusion18 decks89 decks
20%synergy
Mox Opal
20%inclusion18 decks89 decks
16%synergy
Mana Crypt
18%inclusion16 decks89 decks
16%synergy
Mind Stone
16%inclusion14 decks89 decks
-14%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
15%inclusion13 decks89 decks
12%synergy
Lotus Petal
13%inclusion12 decks89 decks
6%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
13%inclusion12 decks89 decks
12%synergy
Mox Diamond
13%inclusion12 decks89 decks
10%synergy
Replicating Ring
12%inclusion11 decks89 decks
12%synergy
Commander's Sphere
11%inclusion10 decks89 decks
-6%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
11%inclusion10 decks89 decks
10%synergy
Astral Cornucopia
10%inclusion9 decks89 decks
10%synergy
The Soul Stone
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Mox Amber
7.9%inclusion7 decks89 decks
3%synergy
The Eternity Elevator
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Grim Monolith
6.7%inclusion6 decks89 decks
5%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
-3%synergy
Gilded Lotus
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
3%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Swamp
96%inclusion85 decks89 decks
-2%synergy
Mountain
96%inclusion85 decks89 decks
-2%synergy
Command Tower
93%inclusion83 decks89 decks
7%synergy
Blood Crypt
87%inclusion77 decks89 decks
41%synergy
Badlands
84%inclusion75 decks89 decks
71%synergy
Luxury Suite
80%inclusion71 decks89 decks
41%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
73%inclusion65 decks89 decks
40%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
72%inclusion64 decks89 decks
9%synergy
Haunted Ridge
72%inclusion64 decks89 decks
36%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
57%inclusion51 decks89 decks
-6%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
49%inclusion44 decks89 decks
27%synergy
Raucous Theater
44%inclusion39 decks89 decks
22%synergy
Graven Cairns
44%inclusion39 decks89 decks
14%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
43%inclusion38 decks89 decks
-4%synergy
Tainted Peak
42%inclusion37 decks89 decks
-1%synergy
Blazemire Verge
40%inclusion20 decks50 decks
10%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
28%inclusion25 decks89 decks
-4%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
28%inclusion25 decks89 decks
26%synergy
Fell the Profane
22%inclusion16 decks74 decks
9%synergy
Marsh Flats
21%inclusion19 decks89 decks
13%synergy
Temple of Malice
20%inclusion18 decks89 decks
-14%synergy
Fabled Passage
19%inclusion17 decks89 decks
11%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
19%inclusion17 decks89 decks
-27%synergy
Mount Doom
19%inclusion17 decks89 decks
3%synergy
Arid Mesa
19%inclusion17 decks89 decks
11%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
18%inclusion16 decks89 decks
14%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
18%inclusion16 decks89 decks
3%synergy
Polluted Delta
18%inclusion16 decks89 decks
10%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
17%inclusion15 decks89 decks
10%synergy
Valakut Awakening
17%inclusion15 decks89 decks
9%synergy
Prismatic Vista
16%inclusion14 decks89 decks
10%synergy
Canyon Slough
16%inclusion14 decks89 decks
-4%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
16%inclusion14 decks89 decks
-4%synergy
Wooded Foothills
16%inclusion14 decks89 decks
9%synergy
Myriad Landscape
13%inclusion12 decks89 decks
-6%synergy
Scalding Tarn
13%inclusion12 decks89 decks
6%synergy
Exotic Orchard
12%inclusion11 decks89 decks
-19%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
11%inclusion10 decks89 decks
-24%synergy
Jagged Barrens
10%inclusion8 decks81 decks
2%synergy
Reflecting Pool
9.0%inclusion8 decks89 decks
6%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
9.0%inclusion8 decks89 decks
4%synergy
Mana Confluence
9.0%inclusion8 decks89 decks
3%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
7.9%inclusion7 decks89 decks
4%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
7.9%inclusion7 decks89 decks
4%synergy
City of Brass
7.9%inclusion7 decks89 decks
1%synergy
Boggart Trawler
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
0%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
6.7%inclusion6 decks89 decks
-12%synergy
Snow-Covered Mountain
6.7%inclusion6 decks89 decks
3%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
-3%synergy