Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver (Commander) - Optimized

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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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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Bloodline Bidding
5.1%inclusion7 decks138 decks
3%synergy
Harmonized Crescendo
4.9%inclusion7 decks142 decks
0%synergy
Chronicle of Victory
2.1%inclusion3 decks142 decks
0%synergy
Rimefire Torque
0.8%inclusion1 decks132 decks
-1%synergy
Dream Harvest
0.8%inclusion1 decks132 decks
-4%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Gravecrawler
98%inclusion777 decks796 decks
87%synergy
Rooftop Storm
94%inclusion747 decks796 decks
83%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
84%inclusion670 decks796 decks
79%synergy
Diregraf Captain
87%inclusion696 decks796 decks
76%synergy
Diregraf Colossus
84%inclusion666 decks796 decks
74%synergy
Necroduality
81%inclusion644 decks796 decks
73%synergy
Carrion Feeder
78%inclusion620 decks796 decks
72%synergy
Undead Augur
80%inclusion635 decks796 decks
70%synergy
Headless Rider
75%inclusion595 decks796 decks
67%synergy
Plague Belcher
68%inclusion543 decks796 decks
63%synergy
Top Cards
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
76%inclusion603 decks796 decks
63%synergy
Death Baron
67%inclusion533 decks796 decks
57%synergy
Cryptbreaker
67%inclusion530 decks796 decks
60%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
64%inclusion513 decks796 decks
59%synergy
Dark Ritual
60%inclusion480 decks796 decks
25%synergy
Noxious Ghoul
60%inclusion480 decks796 decks
55%synergy
Undead Warchief
60%inclusion477 decks796 decks
53%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
59%inclusion469 decks796 decks
52%synergy
Poppet Stitcher
57%inclusion455 decks796 decks
54%synergy
Counterspell
57%inclusion453 decks796 decks
1%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
61%inclusion482 decks796 decks
41%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
56%inclusion442 decks796 decks
32%synergy
Rhystic Study
51%inclusion406 decks796 decks
27%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
49%inclusion388 decks796 decks
32%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
43%inclusion344 decks796 decks
25%synergy
Field of the Dead
36%inclusion286 decks796 decks
33%synergy
Ancient Tomb
26%inclusion204 decks796 decks
17%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
21%inclusion165 decks796 decks
15%synergy
Mystical Tutor
17%inclusion136 decks796 decks
3%synergy
Necropotence
14%inclusion114 decks796 decks
11%synergy
Creatures
Zul Ashur, Lich Lord
57%inclusion448 decks790 decks
51%synergy
Warren Soultrader
55%inclusion441 decks795 decks
52%synergy
Midnight Reaper
55%inclusion434 decks796 decks
48%synergy
Relentless Dead
52%inclusion414 decks796 decks
48%synergy
The Scarab God
52%inclusion410 decks796 decks
47%synergy
Lord of the Undead
50%inclusion396 decks796 decks
45%synergy
Sidisi, Undead Vizier
47%inclusion375 decks796 decks
44%synergy
Vengeful Dead
45%inclusion361 decks796 decks
40%synergy
Accursed Marauder
45%inclusion358 decks795 decks
37%synergy
Hordewing Skaab
45%inclusion358 decks796 decks
38%synergy
Champion of the Perished
45%inclusion357 decks796 decks
38%synergy
Zombie Master
43%inclusion341 decks796 decks
38%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
43%inclusion340 decks796 decks
34%synergy
Cemetery Reaper
43%inclusion339 decks796 decks
34%synergy
Cleaver Skaab
42%inclusion334 decks796 decks
35%synergy
Lord of the Accursed
42%inclusion332 decks796 decks
33%synergy
Gisa and Geralf
37%inclusion295 decks796 decks
31%synergy
Acererak the Archlich
36%inclusion286 decks796 decks
34%synergy
Grimgrin, Corpse-Born
30%inclusion239 decks796 decks
27%synergy
Archghoul of Thraben
29%inclusion234 decks796 decks
26%synergy
Gleaming Overseer
28%inclusion223 decks796 decks
22%synergy
Rot Hulk
26%inclusion207 decks796 decks
24%synergy
Tomb Tyrant
25%inclusion200 decks796 decks
21%synergy
Blood Artist
22%inclusion174 decks796 decks
18%synergy
Ravenous Rotbelly
22%inclusion174 decks796 decks
18%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
21%inclusion167 decks791 decks
16%synergy
Putrid Goblin
21%inclusion167 decks796 decks
20%synergy
Murderous Rider
20%inclusion159 decks796 decks
17%synergy
Overcharged Amalgam
20%inclusion159 decks796 decks
14%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
20%inclusion158 decks796 decks
17%synergy
Geralf, Visionary Stitcher
19%inclusion155 decks796 decks
15%synergy
Shambling Ghast
19%inclusion153 decks796 decks
18%synergy
Grave Titan
19%inclusion153 decks796 decks
13%synergy
Havengul Lich
19%inclusion149 decks796 decks
15%synergy
Ghoulcaller Gisa
18%inclusion141 decks796 decks
14%synergy
Roaming Throne
18%inclusion141 decks796 decks
4%synergy
Graveborn Muse
17%inclusion139 decks796 decks
16%synergy
Grim Servant
16%inclusion124 decks795 decks
14%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
15%inclusion120 decks796 decks
12%synergy
Vile Entomber
14%inclusion115 decks796 decks
11%synergy
Geralf, the Fleshwright
11%inclusion91 decks795 decks
9%synergy
Fell Stinger
11%inclusion91 decks796 decks
10%synergy
Eternal Skylord
11%inclusion90 decks796 decks
7%synergy
Shepherd of Rot
11%inclusion89 decks796 decks
9%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
11%inclusion85 decks796 decks
6%synergy
Lost Monarch of Ifnir
10%inclusion75 decks781 decks
7%synergy
Gravespawn Sovereign
10%inclusion76 decks796 decks
7%synergy
Vizier of the Scorpion
9.3%inclusion74 decks796 decks
7%synergy
Master of Death
9.3%inclusion74 decks796 decks
5%synergy
Bladestitched Skaab
9.3%inclusion74 decks796 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Entomb
55%inclusion438 decks796 decks
47%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
40%inclusion319 decks796 decks
10%synergy
Deadly Rollick
37%inclusion295 decks796 decks
18%synergy
Mana Drain
36%inclusion283 decks796 decks
18%synergy
Swan Song
33%inclusion265 decks796 decks
15%synergy
Lazotep Plating
24%inclusion192 decks796 decks
19%synergy
Go for the Throat
22%inclusion175 decks796 decks
6%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
22%inclusion172 decks796 decks
12%synergy
Culling the Weak
20%inclusion163 decks796 decks
18%synergy
Withering Torment
20%inclusion156 decks791 decks
3%synergy
Negate
18%inclusion147 decks796 decks
-14%synergy
Arcane Denial
17%inclusion134 decks796 decks
-9%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion133 decks795 decks
1%synergy
Village Rites
16%inclusion131 decks796 decks
10%synergy
Sink into Stupor
15%inclusion116 decks795 decks
-1%synergy
Force of Will
14%inclusion113 decks796 decks
4%synergy
Infernal Grasp
12%inclusion96 decks796 decks
-4%synergy
Cabal Ritual
10%inclusion77 decks796 decks
5%synergy
Brainstorm
9.3%inclusion74 decks796 decks
-21%synergy
Deadly Dispute
9.2%inclusion73 decks796 decks
2%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
8.9%inclusion71 decks796 decks
7%synergy
Pact of Negation
8.5%inclusion68 decks796 decks
3%synergy
Tragic Slip
8.5%inclusion68 decks796 decks
5%synergy
Pongify
8.2%inclusion65 decks796 decks
-7%synergy
Force of Negation
7.9%inclusion63 decks796 decks
-1%synergy
Reality Shift
7.7%inclusion61 decks796 decks
-6%synergy
Rise of the Dread Marn
7.2%inclusion57 decks796 decks
5%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
6.4%inclusion51 decks796 decks
-2%synergy
Flusterstorm
6.2%inclusion49 decks796 decks
0%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
5.4%inclusion43 decks796 decks
4%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
5.2%inclusion41 decks796 decks
-5%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
57%inclusion450 decks796 decks
21%synergy
Reanimate
55%inclusion441 decks796 decks
31%synergy
Diabolic Intent
51%inclusion405 decks796 decks
45%synergy
Toxic Deluge
44%inclusion352 decks796 decks
18%synergy
Empty the Laboratory
42%inclusion333 decks796 decks
37%synergy
Victimize
40%inclusion322 decks796 decks
27%synergy
Zombie Apocalypse
40%inclusion318 decks796 decks
32%synergy
Buried Alive
34%inclusion270 decks796 decks
26%synergy
Living Death
22%inclusion175 decks796 decks
17%synergy
Army of the Damned
22%inclusion174 decks796 decks
14%synergy
Damnation
22%inclusion173 decks796 decks
11%synergy
Distant Melody
19%inclusion148 decks796 decks
6%synergy
Grim Tutor
16%inclusion130 decks796 decks
12%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
15%inclusion120 decks796 decks
10%synergy
Unmarked Grave
13%inclusion106 decks796 decks
10%synergy
Kindred Dominance
12%inclusion99 decks796 decks
3%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
12%inclusion95 decks790 decks
5%synergy
Dread Return
10%inclusion83 decks796 decks
4%synergy
Imperial Seal
10%inclusion81 decks796 decks
4%synergy
Dark Salvation
9.3%inclusion74 decks796 decks
7%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
8.8%inclusion70 decks796 decks
2%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
8.7%inclusion69 decks796 decks
6%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
8.7%inclusion69 decks796 decks
-1%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
8.4%inclusion67 decks796 decks
6%synergy
Dread Summons
7.5%inclusion60 decks796 decks
4%synergy
Unearth
7.3%inclusion58 decks796 decks
4%synergy
Eaten Alive
7.0%inclusion56 decks796 decks
6%synergy
Windfall
6.9%inclusion55 decks796 decks
-7%synergy
Ponder
6.2%inclusion49 decks796 decks
-10%synergy
Final Parting
6.2%inclusion49 decks796 decks
5%synergy
Ghouls' Night Out
6.0%inclusion48 decks796 decks
4%synergy
Fabricate
5.4%inclusion43 decks796 decks
2%synergy
Lively Dirge
5.3%inclusion42 decks795 decks
3%synergy
Raise the Palisade
5.2%inclusion41 decks796 decks
0%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Skullclamp
50%inclusion398 decks796 decks
41%synergy
Altar of Dementia
35%inclusion277 decks796 decks
31%synergy
Bontu's Monument
25%inclusion199 decks796 decks
21%synergy
Jet Medallion
22%inclusion176 decks796 decks
14%synergy
Wand of Orcus
19%inclusion152 decks796 decks
16%synergy
Lightning Greaves
12%inclusion98 decks796 decks
-15%synergy
The One Ring
12%inclusion96 decks796 decks
5%synergy
Herald's Horn
8.8%inclusion70 decks796 decks
1%synergy
Urza's Incubator
7.9%inclusion63 decks796 decks
5%synergy
Blasting Station
6.5%inclusion52 decks796 decks
6%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
6.2%inclusion49 decks796 decks
2%synergy
Pyre of Heroes
5.9%inclusion47 decks796 decks
5%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
5.4%inclusion43 decks796 decks
-4%synergy
Enchantments
Grave Pact
47%inclusion374 decks796 decks
42%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
47%inclusion371 decks796 decks
41%synergy
Endless Ranks of the Dead
42%inclusion338 decks796 decks
35%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
34%inclusion273 decks796 decks
29%synergy
Kindred Discovery
27%inclusion216 decks796 decks
13%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
26%inclusion203 decks796 decks
23%synergy
Mystic Remora
23%inclusion182 decks796 decks
7%synergy
Animate Dead
20%inclusion157 decks796 decks
8%synergy
Black Market Connections
17%inclusion136 decks796 decks
7%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
16%inclusion131 decks796 decks
14%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
16%inclusion124 decks796 decks
2%synergy
Open the Graves
15%inclusion119 decks796 decks
10%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
15%inclusion116 decks791 decks
13%synergy
Liliana's Mastery
13%inclusion102 decks796 decks
8%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
10%inclusion82 decks796 decks
0%synergy
Curse of the Restless Dead
10%inclusion76 decks796 decks
7%synergy
Tombstone Stairwell
7.2%inclusion57 decks796 decks
7%synergy
Black Market
6.8%inclusion54 decks796 decks
2%synergy
Necromancy
5.3%inclusion42 decks796 decks
1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
43%inclusion341 decks796 decks
38%synergy
Liliana, Untouched by Death
23%inclusion183 decks796 decks
20%synergy
Liliana, Death's Majesty
19%inclusion150 decks796 decks
13%synergy
Utility Lands
Unholy Grotto
57%inclusion451 decks796 decks
52%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
56%inclusion447 decks796 decks
37%synergy
Bojuka Bog
55%inclusion435 decks796 decks
16%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
51%inclusion407 decks796 decks
45%synergy
Cabal Coffers
38%inclusion299 decks796 decks
27%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
32%inclusion253 decks796 decks
19%synergy
Reliquary Tower
31%inclusion243 decks796 decks
-6%synergy
Mortuary Mire
26%inclusion205 decks796 decks
18%synergy
Three Tree City
25%inclusion200 decks794 decks
18%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
24%inclusion192 decks796 decks
5%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
14%inclusion110 decks796 decks
11%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
14%inclusion107 decks781 decks
11%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
12%inclusion96 decks796 decks
10%synergy
Castle Locthwain
8.9%inclusion71 decks796 decks
5%synergy
Academy Ruins
7.7%inclusion61 decks796 decks
4%synergy
Urza's Saga
7.5%inclusion60 decks796 decks
2%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
7.2%inclusion57 decks795 decks
4%synergy
High Market
6.9%inclusion55 decks796 decks
5%synergy
Witch's Cottage
5.4%inclusion43 decks796 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
98%inclusion781 decks796 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Signet
94%inclusion745 decks796 decks
9%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
74%inclusion593 decks796 decks
16%synergy
Dimir Signet
52%inclusion412 decks796 decks
-8%synergy
Crowded Crypt
34%inclusion268 decks796 decks
29%synergy
Fellwar Stone
30%inclusion242 decks796 decks
0%synergy
Thought Vessel
17%inclusion138 decks796 decks
-15%synergy
Commander's Sphere
16%inclusion124 decks796 decks
-2%synergy
Mind Stone
13%inclusion105 decks796 decks
-16%synergy
Patchwork Banner
11%inclusion85 decks794 decks
2%synergy
Lotus Petal
10%inclusion78 decks796 decks
2%synergy
Chrome Mox
10%inclusion77 decks796 decks
3%synergy
The Soul Stone
8.6%inclusion41 decks479 decks
3%synergy
Mana Vault
7.8%inclusion62 decks796 decks
3%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
7.4%inclusion59 decks796 decks
-1%synergy
Sky Diamond
5.0%inclusion40 decks796 decks
-3%synergy
Lands
Swamp
97%inclusion772 decks796 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
96%inclusion766 decks796 decks
8%synergy
Island
94%inclusion752 decks796 decks
-2%synergy
Watery Grave
77%inclusion612 decks796 decks
30%synergy
Sunken Hollow
73%inclusion583 decks796 decks
7%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
62%inclusion494 decks796 decks
9%synergy
Tainted Isle
60%inclusion481 decks796 decks
16%synergy
Polluted Delta
59%inclusion471 decks796 decks
28%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
58%inclusion458 decks796 decks
18%synergy
Underground River
56%inclusion447 decks796 decks
17%synergy
Choked Estuary
54%inclusion426 decks796 decks
6%synergy
Morphic Pool
54%inclusion426 decks796 decks
17%synergy
Path of Ancestry
49%inclusion394 decks796 decks
22%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
49%inclusion389 decks796 decks
9%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
43%inclusion339 decks796 decks
18%synergy
Cavern of Souls
42%inclusion337 decks796 decks
33%synergy
Exotic Orchard
40%inclusion321 decks796 decks
7%synergy
Temple of Deceit
33%inclusion266 decks796 decks
-3%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
33%inclusion261 decks791 decks
9%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
32%inclusion256 decks796 decks
-7%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
31%inclusion244 decks796 decks
24%synergy
Sunken Ruins
25%inclusion202 decks796 decks
10%synergy
Undercity Sewers
25%inclusion198 decks796 decks
5%synergy
Darkslick Shores
22%inclusion174 decks796 decks
8%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
22%inclusion172 decks796 decks
12%synergy
Underground Sea
18%inclusion141 decks796 decks
5%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
17%inclusion137 decks796 decks
10%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion133 decks795 decks
1%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
17%inclusion132 decks796 decks
11%synergy
Myriad Landscape
16%inclusion128 decks796 decks
-6%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
15%inclusion123 decks796 decks
8%synergy
Fetid Pools
15%inclusion122 decks796 decks
-1%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
15%inclusion120 decks796 decks
10%synergy
Sink into Stupor
15%inclusion116 decks795 decks
-1%synergy
Fabled Passage
12%inclusion99 decks796 decks
4%synergy
Marsh Flats
12%inclusion97 decks796 decks
4%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
12%inclusion94 decks796 decks
4%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
12%inclusion92 decks796 decks
3%synergy
Flooded Strand
10%inclusion83 decks796 decks
1%synergy
Reflecting Pool
10%inclusion80 decks796 decks
5%synergy
Dismal Backwater
9.3%inclusion74 decks796 decks
-7%synergy
City of Brass
9.3%inclusion74 decks796 decks
3%synergy
Prismatic Vista
8.7%inclusion69 decks796 decks
3%synergy
Scalding Tarn
8.4%inclusion67 decks796 decks
0%synergy
Misty Rainforest
8.3%inclusion66 decks796 decks
0%synergy
Evolving Wilds
8.2%inclusion65 decks796 decks
-9%synergy
River of Tears
7.8%inclusion62 decks796 decks
-3%synergy
Mana Confluence
7.2%inclusion57 decks796 decks
1%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
5.3%inclusion42 decks796 decks
0%synergy