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Persist

First printed in Modern Horizons 2 (2021)

All 6 prints

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  • Lorwyn Eclipsed Commander (ECC) #83, 2026
  • Special Guests (SPG) #42, 2024
  • Modern Horizons 2 (MH2) #345, 2021
  • Modern Horizons 2 (MH2) #400, 2021
  • Modern Horizons 2 (MH2) #96, 2021
  • Modern Horizons 2 Promos (PMH2) #96s, 2021

Persist

Sorcery

Return target nonlegendary creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield with a -1/-1 counter on it.

In the tight-knit doun of Mistmeadow, death is less important than duty.

Illustrated by
Milivoj Ćeran

Legality

Legal in
Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Historic, Timeless, Gladiator, Commander, Duel Commander, Tiny Leaders, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Competitive Brawl
Not legal in
Standard, Pioneer, Pauper, Future Standard, Alchemy, Penny Dreadful, Premodern, Old School 93/94, Pauper Commander, PreDH, Standard Brawl

Prices

MTGO price: 0.02 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 1 Nov 2026).

Combos

25 combos, the most popular first:

See all 25 on Commander Spellbook

Duel Commander In 3 of 10 decks (30.0%), most in Aminatou, the Fateshifter

Staple: main deck, 7% of decks (#331) (last 120 days)

Share of decks
25.0%
▲ 10.0 vs previous 7 days
10 Aug: 7.7% 17 Aug: 3.8% 24 Aug: 4.9% 31 Aug: 16.7% 7 Sep: 5.4% 14 Sep: 2.7% 21 Sep: 9.7% 28 Sep: 0.0% 5 Oct: 14.3% 12 Oct: 12.9% 19 Oct: 15.0% 26 Oct: 25.0%
Weekly, last 90 days
Decks
3
3 main, 0 sideboard
Avg. copies
1.0
in the main deck
Win rate
–
0 top 8, leagues excluded
Weekly data
Week fromShare of decks
10 Aug7.7%
17 Aug3.8%
24 Aug4.9%
31 Aug16.7%
7 Sep5.4%
14 Sep2.7%
21 Sep9.7%
28 Sep0.0%
5 Oct14.3%
12 Oct12.9%
19 Oct15.0%
26 Oct25.0%

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype Meta Play it
Aminatou, the Fateshifter 20.0% 100%
Glarb, Calamity's Augur 10.0% 100%

Played together with

Card Together Lift
Undercity Sewers100%4.0
Dance of the Dead100%4.0
Frantic Search100%4.0
Hoarding Broodlord100%4.0
Collective Brutality100%4.0
Careful Study100%4.0
Mistrise Village100%4.0
Intuition100%4.0
Flash100%4.0
Galactus, Devourer of Worlds100%4.0
Together
decks with this card that also play the other one (main deck)
Lift
how much more often than chance: 1 = unrelated, above 1 = played together on purpose

Best win rate

No results yet.

Leagues excluded: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 decks.

Latest decks

DeckCopiesFinish
Aminatou, the Fateshifter
Professor-Rex, 		1 main 5-0
Aminatou, the Fateshifter
Professor-Rex, 		1 main 5-0
Glarb, Calamity's Augur
Betosore, 		1 main 5-0

Modern In 6 of 319 decks (1.9%), most in WUBRG (unclassified)

Staple: main deck, 2% of decks (#251) (last 120 days)

Share of decks
1.5%
▼ 0.3 vs previous 7 days
10 Aug: 3.4% 17 Aug: 2.1% 24 Aug: 1.4% 31 Aug: 1.1% 7 Sep: 1.7% 14 Sep: 1.1% 21 Sep: 1.3% 28 Sep: 1.9% 5 Oct: 1.0% 12 Oct: 1.3% 19 Oct: 1.8% 26 Oct: 1.6%
Weekly, last 90 days
Decks
6
6 main, 0 sideboard
Avg. copies
4.0
in the main deck
Win rate
56%
1 top 8, leagues excluded
Weekly data
Week fromShare of decks
10 Aug3.4%
17 Aug2.1%
24 Aug1.4%
31 Aug1.1%
7 Sep1.7%
14 Sep1.1%
21 Sep1.3%
28 Sep1.9%
5 Oct1.0%
12 Oct1.3%
19 Oct1.8%
26 Oct1.6%

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype Meta Play it
WUBRG (unclassified) 3.4% 9%
WUB (unclassified) 1.6% 80%
UBR (unclassified) 0.3% 100%

Played together with

Card Together Lift
Archon of Cruelty100%48.5
Emperor of Bones83%17.0
Psychic Frog83%10.4
Undercity Sewers83%9.5
Prismatic Ending83%9.0
Watery Grave83%8.7
Thoughtseize83%3.8
Polluted Delta83%3.3
Faithful Mending67%28.7
Shadowy Backstreet67%14.4
Together
decks with this card that also play the other one (main deck)
Lift
how much more often than chance: 1 = unrelated, above 1 = played together on purpose

Best win rate

DeckRecord
WUB
Serosocram in Modern Challenge 16		 4-2
67%
WUB
Serosocram in Modern Challenge 32		 4-2
67%
UBR
JPA93 in Modern Challenge 32		 4-3
57%
WUB
Serosocram in Modern Challenge 32		 3-3
50%
WUB
Serosocram in Modern Challenge 16		 2-3
40%

Leagues excluded: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 decks.

Latest decks

DeckCopiesFinish
UBR
JPA93, 		4 main #18
of 66
4-3
WUB
Serosocram, 		4 main #7
of 28
4-2
WUBRG
GrowingPaynes, 		4 main 5-0
WUB
Serosocram, 		4 main #28
of 58
3-3
WUB
Serosocram, 		4 main #9
of 57
4-2
WUB
Serosocram, 		4 main #19
of 24
2-3

Commander In 10 of 719 decks (1.4%), most in K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
Share of decks
1.4%
▲ 0.7 vs previous 7 days
17 Aug: 1.6% 24 Aug: 1.1% 31 Aug: 1.4% 7 Sep: 0.7% 14 Sep: 1.3% 21 Sep: 1.4% 28 Sep: 1.4% 5 Oct: 0.7% 12 Oct: 1.2% 19 Oct: 0.7% 26 Oct: 1.4%
Weekly, last 90 days
Decks
10
10 main, 0 sideboard
Avg. copies
1.0
in the main deck
Win rate
–
3 top 8, leagues excluded
Weekly data
Week fromShare of decks
10 Aug–
17 Aug1.6%
24 Aug1.1%
31 Aug1.4%
7 Sep0.7%
14 Sep1.3%
21 Sep1.4%
28 Sep1.4%
5 Oct0.7%
12 Oct1.2%
19 Oct0.7%
26 Oct1.4%

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype Meta Play it
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth 0.8% 33%
Inalla, Archmage Ritualist 0.4% 100%
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff 0.4% 67%
Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh + Tymna the Weaver 0.4% 33%
Rona, Herald of Invasion 0.4% 33%
Grist, the Hunger Tide 0.1% 100%

Played together with

Card Together Lift
Entomb100%10.6
Reanimate100%8.6
Cabal Ritual100%3.4
Imperial Seal100%2.7
Dark Ritual100%2.5
Demonic Tutor100%2.2
Vampiric Tutor100%2.2
Mana Vault100%1.2
Chrome Mox100%1.2
Lotus Petal100%1.2
Together
decks with this card that also play the other one (main deck)
Lift
how much more often than chance: 1 = unrelated, above 1 = played together on purpose

Best win rate

No results yet.

Leagues excluded: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 decks.

Latest decks

DeckCopiesFinish
Inalla, Archmage Ritualist
Jack Aris, 		1 main #25
of 29
0-4
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
Tay Tay, 		1 main #22
of 32
0-1
Grist, the Hunger Tide
Will stueven, 		1 main #7
of 32
2-2
Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh + Tymna the Weaver
Patrick Warren, 		1 main #14
of 32
1-3
Inalla, Archmage Ritualist
Taka [BAD], 		1 main #1
of 20
3-0
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
Michael Gutierrez, 		1 main #41
of 58
0-3
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
Aleix Vitoria Gracia, 		1 main #23
of 52
1-3
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
Anton Jensen, 		1 main #20
of 38
1-3

Vintage No decks in this period

No decks with this card in this period.

Limited On MTG Arena

Win rates in Arena drafts and sealed, retrieved from 17Lands (CC BY 4.0).

Set GIH WR vs set IWD Games
Modern Horizons 3 (MH3), Premier Draft 51.3% -3.8 -0.3 593
GIH WR
win rate of the games in which the card was in the opening hand or drawn
vs set
points above or below the average win rate of all decks in the set
IWD
improvement when drawn: GIH WR minus the win rate when the card stayed in the library
Games
games in which the card was seen