---
target_card: Persistent Specimen
mana_cost: "{B}"
type_line: "Creature — Skeleton"
algorithm: "4096-dimensional Qwen 8B Cosine Similarity over 38,000 Oracle embeddings"
canonical_url: https://avascry.com/similar/persistent-specimen
json_api: https://avascry.com/similar/persistent-specimen.json
---

# Cards Similar & Synergistic to Persistent Specimen

- **Target Card:** [Persistent Specimen](https://avascry.com/printing/persistent-specimen-j25) (Creature — Skeleton) `{B}`
- **Algorithm:** 4096-dimensional Qwen 8B Cosine Similarity over 38,000 Oracle embeddings
- **JSON API:** https://avascry.com/similar/persistent-specimen.json

## Top 31 Synergistic Matches

1. [**Reassembling Skeleton**](https://avascry.com/printing/reassembling-skeleton-cmm) `{1}{B}` — *Creature — Skeleton Warrior*
2. [**Sanitarium Skeleton**](https://avascry.com/printing/sanitarium-skeleton-c19) `{B}` — *Creature — Skeleton*
3. [**Tenacious Dead**](https://avascry.com/printing/tenacious-dead-m14) `{B}` — *Creature — Skeleton Warrior*
4. [**Cult Conscript**](https://avascry.com/printing/cult-conscript-dmu) `{B}` — *Creature — Skeleton Warrior*
5. [**Persist**](https://avascry.com/printing/persist-spg) `{1}{B}` — *Sorcery*
6. [**Xu-Ifit, Osteoharmonist**](https://avascry.com/printing/xu-ifit-osteoharmonist-peoe) `{1}{B}{B}` — *Legendary Creature — Human Wizard*
7. [**Project Deathlok Soldier**](https://avascry.com/printing/project-deathlok-soldier-msh) `{B}` — *Artifact Creature — Zombie Soldier*
8. [**Disentomb**](https://avascry.com/printing/disentomb-m11) `{B}` — *Sorcery*
9. [**Gutterbones**](https://avascry.com/printing/gutterbones-prna) `{B}` — *Creature — Skeleton Warrior*
10. [**Mortus Strider**](https://avascry.com/printing/mortus-strider-rvr) `{1}{U}{B}` — *Creature — Skeleton*
11. [**Retrofitted Transmogrant**](https://avascry.com/printing/retrofitted-transmogrant-mh3) `{B}` — *Artifact Creature — Zombie*
12. [**Rise Again**](https://avascry.com/printing/rise-again-m21) `{4}{B}` — *Sorcery*
13. [**Restless Dead**](https://avascry.com/printing/restless-dead-mir) `{1}{B}` — *Creature — Skeleton*
14. [**Zombify**](https://avascry.com/printing/zombify-wc03) `{3}{B}` — *Sorcery*
15. [**Return to Battle**](https://avascry.com/printing/return-to-battle-ptk) `{B}` — *Sorcery*
16. [**Diminished Returner**](https://avascry.com/printing/diminished-returner-ydmu) `{1}{B}{B}` — *Creature — Phyrexian Skeleton*
17. [**Raise Dead**](https://avascry.com/printing/raise-dead-leb) `{B}` — *Sorcery*
18. [**Undertaker**](https://avascry.com/printing/undertaker-tsb) `{1}{B}` — *Creature — Human Spellshaper*
19. [**Champion of Stray Souls**](https://avascry.com/printing/champion-of-stray-souls-bng) `{4}{B}{B}` — *Creature — Skeleton Warrior*
20. [**Phyrexian Reclamation**](https://avascry.com/printing/phyrexian-reclamation-tdc) `{B}` — *Enchantment*
21. [**Bonecaller Cleric**](https://avascry.com/printing/bonecaller-cleric-clb) `{1}{B}` — *Creature — Human Cleric*
22. [**Doomed Necromancer**](https://avascry.com/printing/doomed-necromancer-ajmp) `{2}{B}` — *Creature — Human Cleric Mercenary*
23. [**Grim Return**](https://avascry.com/printing/grim-return-m14) `{2}{B}` — *Instant*
24. [**Tunnel Rats**](https://avascry.com/printing/tunnel-rats-tmt) `{1}{B}` — *Creature — Rat*
25. [**Unworthy Dead**](https://avascry.com/printing/unworthy-dead-usg) `{1}{B}` — *Creature — Phyrexian Skeleton*
26. [**Carrionette**](https://avascry.com/printing/carrionette-tmp) `{1}{B}` — *Creature — Skeleton*
27. [**Necrosavant**](https://avascry.com/printing/necrosavant-6ed) `{3}{B}{B}{B}` — *Creature — Zombie Giant*
28. [**Asphodel Wanderer**](https://avascry.com/printing/asphodel-wanderer-ths) `{B}` — *Creature — Skeleton Soldier*
29. [**Dread Wanderer**](https://avascry.com/printing/dread-wanderer-akh) `{B}` — *Creature — Zombie Jackal*
30. [**Fleshless Gladiator**](https://avascry.com/printing/fleshless-gladiator-one) `{1}{B}` — *Creature — Phyrexian Skeleton*
31. [**Deadhead**](https://avascry.com/printing/deadhead-ugl) `{3}{B}` — *Creature — Zombie*