cards with persist mtg Rules Text: Persist, 33 cards Illustrated by Milivoj eran. Persistence and +1/+1 counters :

Topaz Dragon is a black Dragon card that uses its breath weapon to give creatures deathtouch, and when the Dragon finally enters the battlefield, it also has deathtouch

Players shouldn't expect Ariel to bring much to the table in terms of Strength, Willpower, or Lore, but her ability to easily draw a song card and then play it for free by Exerting is certainly nothing to laugh at

I like Emmara because its a nice, cheap commander and this deck has a handful of cards like Jaspera Sentinel and convoke spells to enable its token production

With all that said, here are my picks

Nothing sucks more than having 8 mana and no cards on turn 3