The Scorpion God (Commander) - Upgraded Infect

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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
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Aberrant Return
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Village Pillagers
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Oft-Nabbed Goat
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Eventide's Shadow
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Crumbling Ashes
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
99%synergy
Necroskitter
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
99%synergy
Nest of Scarabs
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
99%synergy
Kulrath Knight
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
99%synergy
Karn's Bastion
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
99%synergy
Everlasting Torment
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
99%synergy
Blowfly Infestation
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
91%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
90%synergy
Massacre Girl, Known Killer
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
82%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
81%synergy
Top Cards
Dusk Urchins
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
75%synergy
Carnifex Demon
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
74%synergy
Incremental Blight
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
66%synergy
Plague Myr
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
66%synergy
Contagion Clasp
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
66%synergy
Feed the Swarm
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
65%synergy
Glistening Oil
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
66%synergy
Stigma Lasher
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
66%synergy
Soul Snuffers
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
66%synergy
Game Changers
Jeska's Will
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-7%synergy
Demonic Tutor
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-1%synergy
Necropotence
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Ancient Tomb
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-1%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-2%synergy
The One Ring
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
0%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-2%synergy
Creatures
Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
66%synergy
Persistent Constrictor
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
52%synergy
Midnight Banshee
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
58%synergy
Spitting Dilophosaurus
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
49%synergy
Corrosive Mentor
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
49%synergy
Necropede
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
50%synergy
Soul-Scar Mage
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
41%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
21%synergy
Plague Stinger
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
42%synergy
Maha, Its Feathers Night
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
40%synergy
Mahadi, Emporium Master
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
28%synergy
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
40%synergy
Harbinger of Night
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
41%synergy
Core Prowler
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
33%synergy
Blood Artist
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Massacre Wurm
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
26%synergy
Festering Mummy
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
33%synergy
Banewhip Punisher
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
33%synergy
Hand of the Praetors
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
33%synergy
Ichor Rats
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
33%synergy
Chainer, Nightmare Adept
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Baleful Ammit
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Fallen Ferromancer
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Harvester of Souls
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
21%synergy
Fume Spitter
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Hateflayer
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Magda, the Hoardmaster
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
22%synergy
Ichorclaw Myr
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Phyrexian Crusader
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Blightbelly Rat
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Flesh-Eater Imp
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Skinrender
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Lockjaw Snapper
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Sinister Gnarlbark
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Phyrexian Juggernaut
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Humble Defector
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Razor Swine
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Archfiend of Ifnir
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Rustrazor Butcher
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Massacre Girl
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Crypt Ghast
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Kardur, Doomscourge
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-1%synergy
Sickle Ripper
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Blightsteel Colossus
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Gisa, Glorious Resurrector
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Vincent Valentine
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Contagious Nim
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-1%synergy
Instants
Sudden Spoiling
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
64%synergy
Grim Affliction
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
58%synergy
Puncture Blast
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
58%synergy
Chaos Warp
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Dark Ritual
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Bedevil
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Vraska's Fall
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
41%synergy
Rakdos Charm
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
-2%synergy
Terminate
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
-6%synergy
Virulent Wound
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
33%synergy
Volt Charge
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
33%synergy
Deadly Rollick
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Whisper of the Dross
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Deadly Dispute
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
-2%synergy
Tainted Strike
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Puncture Bolt
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Village Rites
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Anoint with Affliction
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Scar
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Dreadmaw's Ire
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Abrade
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-5%synergy
Valakut Awakening
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
9%synergy
Withering Torment
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-6%synergy
Redirect Lightning
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
1%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-4%synergy
Bile Blight
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Force of Despair
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-10%synergy
Go for the Throat
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
0%synergy
Imp's Mischief
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-1%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Soul's Fire
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Blur of Blades
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-5%synergy
Uncaged Fury
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Murder
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Torment of Venom
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Big Score
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-11%synergy
Blood for the Blood God!
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Deflecting Swat
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-12%synergy
Demand Answers
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-5%synergy
Splendid Agony
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Antagonize
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Sorceries
Vandalblast
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
28%synergy
Infectious Inquiry
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
58%synergy
Drown in Ichor
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
58%synergy
Persist
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
48%synergy
Phyresis Outbreak
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
50%synergy
Blasphemous Act
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
-1%synergy
Faithless Looting
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Toxic Deluge
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Victimize
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Night's Whisper
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
21%synergy
Damnation
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
18%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
19%synergy
Vat Emergence
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Exsanguinate
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Syphon Mind
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Diabolic Intent
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
0%synergy
Increasing Ambition
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Razaketh's Rite
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Spread the Sickness
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Retribution
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Dread Return
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Crash Through
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Lethal Sting
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Reckless Impulse
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Yawgmoth's Vile Offering
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Liliana's Influence
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Red Sun's Zenith
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Light Up the Stage
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-1%synergy
Reanimate
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-14%synergy
Wrenn's Resolve
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Geth's Summons
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
0%synergy
Sign in Blood
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-15%synergy
Dreadbore
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Grim Tutor
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Molten Collapse
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Contagion Engine
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
58%synergy
Cauldron of Souls
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
41%synergy
The Ozolith
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
31%synergy
Throne of Geth
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Skullclamp
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Jet Medallion
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
18%synergy
Lightning Greaves
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
-10%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Whip of Erebos
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Sword of Truth and Justice
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Expedition Map
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Grafted Exoskeleton
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Umezawa's Jitte
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-6%synergy
Embercleave
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Blight Sickle
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Serrated Arrows
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Bontu's Monument
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-24%synergy
Sword of the Animist
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Hazoret's Monument
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Black Market
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
53%synergy
All Will Be One
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
47%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
18%synergy
Phyresis
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
32%synergy
Fists of the Demigod
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Revel in Riches
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Black Market Connections
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-1%synergy
Pain for All
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Sadistic Obsession
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Braid of Fire
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Night of Souls' Betrayal
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Mana Flare
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Curse of Opulence
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Demonic Embrace
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Sneak Attack
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Heartless Summoning
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Planeswalkers
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
41%synergy
Liliana, Death Wielder
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
32%synergy
Nesting Grounds
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
50%synergy
Bojuka Bog
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Grasping Dunes
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
41%synergy
Ifnir Deadlands
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
40%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Molten Slagheap
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Witch's Cottage
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
22%synergy
Cabal Coffers
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
2%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Vault of Whispers
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Desert of the Glorified
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Tyrite Sanctum
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Inkmoth Nexus
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Command Beacon
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Barad-dûr
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Smoldering Crater
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Castle Locthwain
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Access Tunnel
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
-3%synergy
Arcane Signet
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
-8%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
19%synergy
Rakdos Signet
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
-1%synergy
Glistening Sphere
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
50%synergy
Thought Vessel
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Mind Stone
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Commander's Sphere
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-1%synergy
Staff of Compleation
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Astral Cornucopia
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Fellwar Stone
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-17%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Star Compass
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Prismatic Lens
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
-3%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Blood Crypt
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
30%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Haunted Ridge
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
31%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Temple of Malice
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Tainted Peak
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Canyon Slough
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
31%synergy
Graven Cairns
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
20%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
27%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
9%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
-2%synergy
Exotic Orchard
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Luxury Suite
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
-5%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Fabled Passage
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Blazemire Verge
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
-5%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Evolving Wilds
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-3%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Valakut Awakening
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
9%synergy
Escape Tunnel
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Prismatic Vista
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Raucous Theater
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-13%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-4%synergy
Badlands
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-5%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-8%synergy
Myriad Landscape
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-11%synergy
Ash Barrens
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Wooded Foothills
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Mount Doom
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-8%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
0%synergy
Scalding Tarn
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Geothermal Bog
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-1%synergy
Polluted Delta
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
0%synergy