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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
Chronicle of Victory
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Bloodline Bidding
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Gravecrawler
95%inclusion625 decks658 decks
85%synergy
Diregraf Captain
93%inclusion609 decks658 decks
81%synergy
Rooftop Storm
92%inclusion604 decks658 decks
81%synergy
Diregraf Colossus
86%inclusion566 decks658 decks
76%synergy
Necroduality
84%inclusion550 decks658 decks
76%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
78%inclusion515 decks658 decks
73%synergy
Undead Augur
80%inclusion529 decks658 decks
71%synergy
Headless Rider
78%inclusion515 decks658 decks
71%synergy
Undead Warchief
76%inclusion500 decks658 decks
69%synergy
Death Baron
79%inclusion520 decks658 decks
69%synergy
Top Cards
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
75%inclusion494 decks658 decks
62%synergy
Carrion Feeder
71%inclusion469 decks658 decks
65%synergy
Plague Belcher
69%inclusion453 decks658 decks
63%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
68%inclusion450 decks658 decks
63%synergy
Lord of the Undead
67%inclusion442 decks658 decks
62%synergy
Cryptbreaker
64%inclusion424 decks658 decks
58%synergy
The Scarab God
63%inclusion414 decks658 decks
58%synergy
Cemetery Reaper
62%inclusion409 decks658 decks
54%synergy
Feed the Swarm
61%inclusion402 decks658 decks
25%synergy
Cleaver Skaab
61%inclusion401 decks658 decks
54%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
69%inclusion452 decks658 decks
49%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
65%inclusion428 decks658 decks
41%synergy
Rhystic Study
65%inclusion425 decks658 decks
41%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
58%inclusion380 decks658 decks
41%synergy
Field of the Dead
58%inclusion379 decks658 decks
55%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
57%inclusion375 decks658 decks
38%synergy
Ancient Tomb
48%inclusion318 decks658 decks
40%synergy
Imperial Seal
16%inclusion104 decks658 decks
10%synergy
Chrome Mox
16%inclusion104 decks658 decks
9%synergy
Force of Will
15%inclusion101 decks658 decks
5%synergy
Creatures
Hordewing Skaab
60%inclusion398 decks658 decks
54%synergy
Noxious Ghoul
59%inclusion391 decks658 decks
54%synergy
Lord of the Accursed
59%inclusion389 decks658 decks
50%synergy
Relentless Dead
57%inclusion372 decks658 decks
53%synergy
Midnight Reaper
55%inclusion359 decks658 decks
48%synergy
Poppet Stitcher
53%inclusion348 decks658 decks
50%synergy
Warren Soultrader
53%inclusion267 decks507 decks
49%synergy
Zul Ashur, Lich Lord
52%inclusion118 decks225 decks
46%synergy
Champion of the Perished
52%inclusion341 decks658 decks
45%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
50%inclusion329 decks658 decks
41%synergy
Sidisi, Undead Vizier
48%inclusion319 decks658 decks
45%synergy
Accursed Marauder
47%inclusion233 decks492 decks
39%synergy
Gisa and Geralf
45%inclusion295 decks658 decks
39%synergy
Vengeful Dead
42%inclusion274 decks658 decks
37%synergy
Zombie Master
40%inclusion265 decks658 decks
35%synergy
Roaming Throne
38%inclusion247 decks658 decks
24%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
36%inclusion116 decks323 decks
31%synergy
Tomb Tyrant
33%inclusion220 decks658 decks
29%synergy
Gleaming Overseer
32%inclusion209 decks658 decks
25%synergy
Acererak the Archlich
30%inclusion195 decks658 decks
28%synergy
Archghoul of Thraben
25%inclusion162 decks658 decks
21%synergy
Grimgrin, Corpse-Born
24%inclusion159 decks658 decks
21%synergy
Grave Titan
24%inclusion156 decks658 decks
17%synergy
Ravenous Rotbelly
23%inclusion153 decks658 decks
20%synergy
Ghoulcaller Gisa
23%inclusion149 decks658 decks
19%synergy
Geralf, Visionary Stitcher
22%inclusion146 decks658 decks
18%synergy
Rot Hulk
22%inclusion142 decks658 decks
20%synergy
Overcharged Amalgam
21%inclusion136 decks658 decks
15%synergy
Murderous Rider
20%inclusion133 decks658 decks
17%synergy
Geralf, the Fleshwright
20%inclusion116 decks592 decks
17%synergy
Bladestitched Skaab
18%inclusion118 decks658 decks
15%synergy
Havengul Lich
17%inclusion115 decks658 decks
14%synergy
Putrid Goblin
17%inclusion110 decks658 decks
16%synergy
Gisa, the Hellraiser
17%inclusion99 decks596 decks
14%synergy
Feral Ghoul
16%inclusion106 decks658 decks
15%synergy
Shepherd of Rot
15%inclusion97 decks658 decks
12%synergy
Graveborn Muse
14%inclusion93 decks658 decks
12%synergy
Eternal Skylord
13%inclusion87 decks658 decks
9%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
12%inclusion80 decks658 decks
7%synergy
Gravespawn Sovereign
12%inclusion77 decks658 decks
9%synergy
Grim Servant
11%inclusion58 decks507 decks
10%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
11%inclusion75 decks658 decks
8%synergy
Lost Monarch of Ifnir
11%inclusion9 decks81 decks
9%synergy
Shambling Ghast
11%inclusion72 decks658 decks
10%synergy
Fell Stinger
11%inclusion70 decks658 decks
9%synergy
Blood Artist
11%inclusion70 decks658 decks
6%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
9%synergy
Vile Entomber
9.4%inclusion62 decks658 decks
6%synergy
Master of Death
9.3%inclusion61 decks658 decks
5%synergy
Tainted Adversary
9.1%inclusion60 decks658 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Mana Drain
56%inclusion368 decks658 decks
39%synergy
Dark Ritual
54%inclusion357 decks658 decks
19%synergy
Counterspell
54%inclusion354 decks658 decks
-2%synergy
Entomb
51%inclusion337 decks658 decks
43%synergy
Deadly Rollick
48%inclusion316 decks658 decks
28%synergy
Swan Song
35%inclusion232 decks658 decks
17%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
33%inclusion218 decks658 decks
3%synergy
Withering Torment
29%inclusion93 decks317 decks
13%synergy
Go for the Throat
20%inclusion134 decks658 decks
4%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
20%inclusion130 decks658 decks
10%synergy
Lazotep Plating
19%inclusion125 decks658 decks
14%synergy
Village Rites
18%inclusion117 decks658 decks
11%synergy
Rise of the Dread Marn
17%inclusion109 decks658 decks
14%synergy
Negate
16%inclusion103 decks658 decks
-17%synergy
Fell the Profane
16%inclusion79 decks507 decks
0%synergy
Culling the Weak
15%inclusion100 decks658 decks
13%synergy
Arcane Denial
12%inclusion82 decks658 decks
-13%synergy
Mystical Tutor
12%inclusion82 decks658 decks
-2%synergy
Force of Negation
12%inclusion81 decks658 decks
3%synergy
Infernal Grasp
11%inclusion71 decks658 decks
-5%synergy
Sink into Stupor
11%inclusion54 decks507 decks
-5%synergy
Cabal Ritual
9.4%inclusion62 decks658 decks
4%synergy
Deadly Dispute
8.8%inclusion58 decks658 decks
2%synergy
Brainstorm
8.7%inclusion57 decks658 decks
-22%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
8.5%inclusion56 decks658 decks
6%synergy
Tragic Slip
8.5%inclusion56 decks658 decks
5%synergy
Pongify
8.2%inclusion54 decks658 decks
-7%synergy
Pact of Negation
8.2%inclusion54 decks658 decks
3%synergy
Reality Shift
6.7%inclusion44 decks658 decks
-7%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
6.2%inclusion41 decks658 decks
5%synergy
Flusterstorm
6.1%inclusion40 decks658 decks
-1%synergy
Deadly Plot
5.9%inclusion39 decks658 decks
5%synergy
Drown in the Loch
5.6%inclusion37 decks658 decks
-13%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Reanimate
56%inclusion368 decks658 decks
32%synergy
Zombie Apocalypse
53%inclusion347 decks658 decks
45%synergy
Empty the Laboratory
51%inclusion333 decks658 decks
46%synergy
Toxic Deluge
47%inclusion310 decks658 decks
21%synergy
Diabolic Intent
42%inclusion279 decks658 decks
37%synergy
Damnation
33%inclusion218 decks658 decks
23%synergy
Victimize
28%inclusion187 decks658 decks
15%synergy
Army of the Damned
28%inclusion186 decks658 decks
21%synergy
Distant Melody
23%inclusion153 decks658 decks
11%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
22%inclusion48 decks214 decks
15%synergy
Buried Alive
21%inclusion139 decks658 decks
14%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
20%inclusion132 decks658 decks
15%synergy
Kindred Dominance
16%inclusion107 decks658 decks
6%synergy
Living Death
15%inclusion96 decks658 decks
10%synergy
Dark Salvation
12%inclusion78 decks658 decks
9%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
12%inclusion77 decks658 decks
9%synergy
Grim Tutor
12%inclusion77 decks658 decks
8%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
9.0%inclusion59 decks658 decks
6%synergy
Unmarked Grave
8.2%inclusion54 decks658 decks
5%synergy
Ghouls' Night Out
8.2%inclusion54 decks658 decks
6%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
7.8%inclusion51 decks658 decks
-2%synergy
Raise the Palisade
7.3%inclusion48 decks658 decks
2%synergy
Dread Return
6.7%inclusion44 decks658 decks
0%synergy
Windfall
6.4%inclusion42 decks658 decks
-7%synergy
Dread Summons
6.2%inclusion41 decks658 decks
3%synergy
Eaten Alive
5.6%inclusion37 decks658 decks
4%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
5.3%inclusion35 decks658 decks
-1%synergy
Necrotic Hex
5.3%inclusion35 decks658 decks
3%synergy
Unearth
5.0%inclusion33 decks658 decks
1%synergy
Day of Black Sun
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Boomerang Basics
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Ashnod's Altar
57%inclusion376 decks658 decks
50%synergy
Skullclamp
52%inclusion340 decks658 decks
43%synergy
Wand of Orcus
30%inclusion200 decks658 decks
27%synergy
Altar of Dementia
29%inclusion194 decks658 decks
25%synergy
Bontu's Monument
22%inclusion144 decks658 decks
18%synergy
Jet Medallion
18%inclusion121 decks658 decks
11%synergy
Herald's Horn
18%inclusion118 decks658 decks
10%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
15%inclusion98 decks658 decks
9%synergy
The One Ring
13%inclusion88 decks658 decks
6%synergy
Lightning Greaves
12%inclusion77 decks658 decks
-16%synergy
Banner of Kinship
8.3%inclusion18 decks217 decks
5%synergy
Whip of Erebos
8.2%inclusion54 decks658 decks
6%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
7.6%inclusion50 decks658 decks
5%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
3%synergy
Urza's Incubator
7.3%inclusion48 decks658 decks
4%synergy
Blasting Station
5.9%inclusion39 decks658 decks
6%synergy
Pyre of Heroes
5.6%inclusion37 decks658 decks
5%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
5.2%inclusion34 decks658 decks
-19%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
5.0%inclusion33 decks658 decks
-4%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
5.0%inclusion33 decks658 decks
-9%synergy
Enchantments
The Meathook Massacre
56%inclusion366 decks658 decks
50%synergy
Endless Ranks of the Dead
53%inclusion347 decks658 decks
45%synergy
Grave Pact
45%inclusion296 decks658 decks
40%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
40%inclusion265 decks658 decks
35%synergy
Kindred Discovery
32%inclusion213 decks658 decks
19%synergy
Mystic Remora
22%inclusion145 decks658 decks
6%synergy
Black Market Connections
22%inclusion145 decks658 decks
12%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
21%inclusion137 decks658 decks
18%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
19%inclusion127 decks658 decks
16%synergy
Animate Dead
17%inclusion113 decks658 decks
6%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
16%inclusion52 decks324 decks
15%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
16%inclusion104 decks658 decks
6%synergy
Liliana's Mastery
15%inclusion100 decks658 decks
11%synergy
Open the Graves
15%inclusion98 decks658 decks
10%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
14%inclusion90 decks658 decks
0%synergy
Curse of the Restless Dead
11%inclusion75 decks658 decks
9%synergy
Necropotence
9.3%inclusion61 decks658 decks
6%synergy
Black Market
8.4%inclusion55 decks658 decks
3%synergy
Tombstone Stairwell
7.4%inclusion49 decks658 decks
7%synergy
Graf Harvest
7.0%inclusion46 decks658 decks
6%synergy
Sothera, the Supervoid
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Moonlit Meditation
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Into the Pit
5.2%inclusion16 decks307 decks
5%synergy
Honest Work
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Obsessive Pursuit
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
49%inclusion325 decks658 decks
44%synergy
Liliana, Death's Majesty
26%inclusion168 decks658 decks
20%synergy
Liliana, Untouched by Death
17%inclusion115 decks658 decks
15%synergy
Utility Lands
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
79%inclusion519 decks658 decks
59%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
68%inclusion446 decks658 decks
62%synergy
Unholy Grotto
57%inclusion377 decks658 decks
53%synergy
Cabal Coffers
55%inclusion361 decks658 decks
44%synergy
Bojuka Bog
53%inclusion352 decks658 decks
15%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
46%inclusion303 decks658 decks
33%synergy
Three Tree City
46%inclusion197 decks430 decks
39%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
42%inclusion274 decks658 decks
23%synergy
Reliquary Tower
31%inclusion202 decks658 decks
-6%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
24%inclusion157 decks658 decks
21%synergy
Mortuary Mire
19%inclusion126 decks658 decks
11%synergy
Urza's Saga
13%inclusion85 decks658 decks
7%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
12%inclusion10 decks81 decks
10%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
11%inclusion72 decks658 decks
9%synergy
Castle Locthwain
11%inclusion72 decks658 decks
7%synergy
High Market
9.4%inclusion62 decks658 decks
8%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
9.0%inclusion59 decks658 decks
8%synergy
Academy Ruins
8.4%inclusion55 decks658 decks
5%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
5.6%inclusion37 decks658 decks
-3%synergy
Strip Mine
5.6%inclusion37 decks658 decks
4%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
5.3%inclusion35 decks658 decks
-12%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
2%synergy
Secret Tunnel
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
97%inclusion636 decks658 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Signet
92%inclusion607 decks658 decks
8%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
71%inclusion470 decks658 decks
13%synergy
Dimir Signet
56%inclusion366 decks658 decks
-4%synergy
Crowded Crypt
40%inclusion261 decks658 decks
35%synergy
The Soul Stone
34%inclusion13 decks38 decks
29%synergy
Mana Crypt
28%inclusion184 decks658 decks
26%synergy
Fellwar Stone
26%inclusion168 decks658 decks
-5%synergy
Patchwork Banner
23%inclusion98 decks425 decks
14%synergy
Thought Vessel
17%inclusion109 decks658 decks
-15%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
16%inclusion104 decks658 decks
14%synergy
Mana Vault
14%inclusion94 decks658 decks
9%synergy
Commander's Sphere
12%inclusion81 decks658 decks
-5%synergy
Mox Diamond
11%inclusion75 decks658 decks
7%synergy
Lotus Petal
11%inclusion72 decks658 decks
3%synergy
Mind Stone
10%inclusion67 decks658 decks
-19%synergy
Mox Opal
7.4%inclusion49 decks658 decks
3%synergy
Mox Amber
6.7%inclusion44 decks658 decks
1%synergy
Heraldic Banner
5.5%inclusion36 decks658 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
97%inclusion638 decks658 decks
9%synergy
Swamp
94%inclusion620 decks658 decks
-2%synergy
Watery Grave
90%inclusion595 decks658 decks
43%synergy
Underground Sea
90%inclusion594 decks658 decks
77%synergy
Island
90%inclusion594 decks658 decks
-6%synergy
Polluted Delta
80%inclusion525 decks658 decks
48%synergy
Morphic Pool
73%inclusion483 decks658 decks
37%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
64%inclusion424 decks658 decks
11%synergy
Cavern of Souls
63%inclusion416 decks658 decks
54%synergy
Sunken Hollow
61%inclusion399 decks658 decks
-5%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
60%inclusion396 decks658 decks
20%synergy
Underground River
59%inclusion389 decks658 decks
20%synergy
Tainted Isle
57%inclusion374 decks658 decks
13%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
53%inclusion352 decks658 decks
29%synergy
Sunken Ruins
43%inclusion283 decks658 decks
28%synergy
Path of Ancestry
40%inclusion264 decks658 decks
12%synergy
Undercity Sewers
38%inclusion249 decks658 decks
18%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
37%inclusion121 decks323 decks
14%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
34%inclusion226 decks658 decks
-6%synergy
Choked Estuary
28%inclusion182 decks658 decks
-20%synergy
Exotic Orchard
27%inclusion177 decks658 decks
-6%synergy
Marsh Flats
25%inclusion162 decks658 decks
16%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
24%inclusion159 decks658 decks
18%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
23%inclusion152 decks658 decks
15%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
22%inclusion148 decks658 decks
15%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
22%inclusion144 decks658 decks
14%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
21%inclusion141 decks658 decks
14%synergy
Misty Rainforest
21%inclusion136 decks658 decks
12%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
21%inclusion136 decks658 decks
-18%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
20%inclusion132 decks658 decks
15%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
20%inclusion130 decks658 decks
10%synergy
Temple of Deceit
19%inclusion126 decks658 decks
-17%synergy
Scalding Tarn
19%inclusion125 decks658 decks
11%synergy
Flooded Strand
17%inclusion114 decks658 decks
8%synergy
Prismatic Vista
17%inclusion112 decks658 decks
11%synergy
Darkslick Shores
16%inclusion107 decks658 decks
2%synergy
Fell the Profane
16%inclusion79 decks507 decks
0%synergy
Fetid Pools
14%inclusion95 decks658 decks
-2%synergy
City of Brass
14%inclusion95 decks658 decks
8%synergy
Myriad Landscape
13%inclusion87 decks658 decks
-9%synergy
Fabled Passage
13%inclusion84 decks658 decks
5%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
13%inclusion83 decks658 decks
7%synergy
Mana Confluence
12%inclusion81 decks658 decks
6%synergy
Sink into Stupor
11%inclusion54 decks507 decks
-5%synergy
Reflecting Pool
10%inclusion66 decks658 decks
5%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
7.3%inclusion48 decks658 decks
2%synergy
River of Tears
6.4%inclusion42 decks658 decks
-4%synergy
Evolving Wilds
6.1%inclusion40 decks658 decks
-11%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
5.3%inclusion35 decks658 decks
-1%synergy