Persist
Persist: Sorcery, Lorwyn Eclipsed Commander. MTG card details, printings, market prices, official rulings, and format legality, all in one place on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {1}{B}
- Mana value
- 2
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colour identity
- Black (B)
- Rarity
- Rare
- Set
- Lorwyn Eclipsed Commander (ECC)
- Released
- 2026-01-23
- Collector number
- 83
- Artist
- Milivoj Ćeran
- Commander rank
- 1,359 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
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About Persist
Persist is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare black sorcery from Lorwyn Eclipsed Commander (ECC), a Commander product released in January 2026. It is collector number 83 in that set, with art by Milivoj Ćeran. It costs {1}{B} (one generic and one black mana) to cast, for a mana value of 2. Its colour identity is black. It is legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Historic, Timeless and Gladiator. It has been printed in 4 sets, from Modern Horizons 2 (2021) to Lorwyn Eclipsed Commander (2026). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $1.61 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-03).
Card text
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.
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $1.61 (as of 2026-11-03).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Persist by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Modern | Legal |
|---|---|
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
Other printings of Persist
Persist has been printed in 4 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Special Guests (SPG) #42 | Mythic | 2024 |
| Modern Horizons 2 (MH2) #345 | Rare | 2021 |
| Modern Horizons 2 (MH2) #400 | Rare | 2021 |
| Modern Horizons 2 (MH2) #96 | Rare | 2021 |
| Modern Horizons 2 Promos (PMH2) #96s | Rare | 2021 |
Similar cards
Other sorcery cards with a black colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.
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Persist is in the decklist of these preconstructed Commander decks.
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