---
name: "Persist"
mana_cost: "{1}{B}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "SPG"
set_name: "Special Guests"
collector_number: "42"
rarity: "mythic"
artist: "Jarel Threat"
oracle_id: "367d4cf2-270f-4236-af10-7d5e8ea8c9fe"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/persist-spg"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Persist
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{B}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Sorcery

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

> *「为能逃出黑暗深渊，我向不能言说之人付出了代价：用部分灵魂来换取重生机会。这笔交易我愿意重复一次又一次～直到灵魂耗光为止。」
～史革达教众蒂努娅*

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Special Guests (SPG) #42
- **Rarity:** Mythic
- **Artist:** Jarel Threat
- **Total Printings:** 48 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `not_legal`