Athreos, Shroud-Veiled (Commander) - Control

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Alex Wicker
Dec 11, 2025
Commander Philosophy — 2-Card Combos in Lower Brackets
Is there space for 2-card combos in the lower Brackets of Commander? What's an acceptable combo and what isn't? Let's discuss.
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Abigale, Eloquent First-Year
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
4%synergy
Curious Colossus
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Sinister Gnarlbark
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Twilight Diviner
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Resourceful Defense
59%inclusion26 decks44 decks
57%synergy
Ashen Rider
57%inclusion25 decks44 decks
56%synergy
Reluctant Role Model
52%inclusion22 decks42 decks
51%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
64%inclusion28 decks44 decks
48%synergy
Mangara of Corondor
45%inclusion20 decks44 decks
45%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
55%inclusion24 decks44 decks
43%synergy
Nesting Grounds
45%inclusion20 decks44 decks
41%synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
43%inclusion19 decks44 decks
41%synergy
Debtors' Knell
41%inclusion18 decks44 decks
39%synergy
Strionic Resonator
39%inclusion17 decks44 decks
36%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
75%inclusion33 decks44 decks
11%synergy
Damn
64%inclusion28 decks44 decks
31%synergy
Path to Exile
61%inclusion27 decks44 decks
12%synergy
Despark
59%inclusion26 decks44 decks
28%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
48%inclusion21 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Austere Command
43%inclusion19 decks44 decks
25%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
43%inclusion19 decks44 decks
35%synergy
Mortify
39%inclusion17 decks44 decks
16%synergy
Accursed Marauder
38%inclusion16 decks42 decks
30%synergy
Knight of the White Orchid
36%inclusion16 decks44 decks
28%synergy
Game Changers
Farewell
36%inclusion16 decks44 decks
24%synergy
Smothering Tithe
32%inclusion14 decks44 decks
9%synergy
Teferi's Protection
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
-2%synergy
Demonic Tutor
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
-2%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
0%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
0%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
-7%synergy
Ancient Tomb
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
0%synergy
The One Ring
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
1%synergy
Necropotence
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
1%synergy
Creatures
Puppeteer Clique
34%inclusion15 decks44 decks
33%synergy
Plaguecrafter
34%inclusion15 decks44 decks
29%synergy
Erebos, Bleak-Hearted
32%inclusion14 decks44 decks
30%synergy
Sun Titan
32%inclusion14 decks44 decks
19%synergy
Noxious Gearhulk
30%inclusion13 decks44 decks
27%synergy
Karmic Guide
30%inclusion13 decks44 decks
25%synergy
Witch Enchanter
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
17%synergy
Junji, the Midnight Sky
27%inclusion12 decks44 decks
23%synergy
Kokusho, the Evening Star
27%inclusion12 decks44 decks
25%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
27%inclusion12 decks44 decks
15%synergy
Priest of Fell Rites
27%inclusion12 decks44 decks
24%synergy
Massacre Wurm
25%inclusion11 decks44 decks
19%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
25%inclusion11 decks44 decks
24%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
25%inclusion11 decks44 decks
-10%synergy
Burnished Hart
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
19%synergy
Gonti, Lord of Luxury
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
21%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
22%synergy
Spirited Companion
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
18%synergy
Ayli, Eternal Pilgrim
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
15%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
14%synergy
Claim Jumper
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
16%synergy
Mister Negative
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Angel of Despair
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
16%synergy
Luminous Broodmoth
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
10%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
15%synergy
Loran of the Third Path
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
10%synergy
Angel of Serenity
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
15%synergy
Flickerwisp
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
12%synergy
Charming Prince
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
12%synergy
Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Anticausal Vestige
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Sister Hospitaller
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
12%synergy
The Spot, Living Portal
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
-1%synergy
Cavalier of Dawn
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
13%synergy
Athreos, God of Passage
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Liesa, Forgotten Archangel
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Viscera Seer
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
-7%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
0%synergy
Yosei, the Morning Star
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
11%synergy
Crypt Ghast
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Angel of the Ruins
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Rune-Scarred Demon
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
9%synergy
Erebos, God of the Dead
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
9%synergy
Blood Artist
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
-20%synergy
Magus of the Disk
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
11%synergy
Keeper of the Accord
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Esper Sentinel
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
-7%synergy
Wall of Omens
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Contractual Safeguard
36%inclusion16 decks44 decks
36%synergy
Utter End
30%inclusion13 decks44 decks
17%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
25%inclusion11 decks44 decks
11%synergy
Dark Ritual
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
-1%synergy
Fracture
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Village Rites
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
1%synergy
Inkshield
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Fell the Profane
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Vanishing Verse
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
10%synergy
Stinging Study
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
15%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Generous Gift
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
-8%synergy
Hagra Mauling
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
12%synergy
Deadly Dispute
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
-8%synergy
Go for the Throat
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Kaya's Guile
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
9%synergy
Deadly Rollick
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
0%synergy
Infernal Grasp
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
2%synergy
Abstruse Appropriation
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Unwanted Remake
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
-2%synergy
Entomb
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Final Showdown
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Settle the Wreckage
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Doom Blade
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Cloudshift
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
1%synergy
Saw in Half
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Vanquish the Horde
32%inclusion14 decks44 decks
28%synergy
Sign in Blood
30%inclusion13 decks44 decks
12%synergy
Wrath of God
30%inclusion13 decks44 decks
23%synergy
Victimize
27%inclusion12 decks44 decks
9%synergy
Day of Judgment
25%inclusion11 decks44 decks
23%synergy
Fumigate
25%inclusion11 decks44 decks
17%synergy
Read the Bones
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
13%synergy
Vindicate
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Reanimate
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Night's Whisper
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Decree of Pain
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
19%synergy
Cleansing Nova
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
18%synergy
Damnation
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
16%synergy
Merciless Eviction
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
13%synergy
Toxic Deluge
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
1%synergy
Shatter the Sky
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
16%synergy
Sunfall
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
13%synergy
Ondu Inversion
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
14%synergy
Rout
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
15%synergy
Doomskar
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
13%synergy
Exterminatus
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
13%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
7%synergy
Dismantling Wave
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
11%synergy
Idyllic Tutor
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Rebirth
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
9%synergy
Hour of Revelation
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
10%synergy
Rite of Oblivion
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
2%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Bone Shards
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Legions to Ashes
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
-1%synergy
Dread Return
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
-1%synergy
Buried Alive
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Grim Tutor
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Hymn of the Faller
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Split Up
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
3%synergy
Martial Coup
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Winds of Abandon
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Blood Money
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
6%synergy
End Hostilities
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Living Death
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Syphon Mind
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Diabolic Intent
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
-3%synergy
Unmarked Grave
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Exsanguinate
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
-5%synergy
Akroma's Vengeance
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wayfarer's Bauble
25%inclusion11 decks44 decks
11%synergy
Whip of Erebos
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
20%synergy
Lithoform Engine
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
18%synergy
Panharmonicon
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
15%synergy
Archaeomancer's Map
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
14%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
-1%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
9%synergy
The Ozolith
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
10%synergy
Pearl Medallion
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
2%synergy
Jet Medallion
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Conjurer's Closet
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Altar of Dementia
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Helm of the Host
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Phyrexian Arena
36%inclusion16 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Life Insurance
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
19%synergy
Revel in Riches
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
20%synergy
Black Market Connections
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
1%synergy
Land Tax
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
10%synergy
Blind Obedience
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
2%synergy
Black Market
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
11%synergy
Vampiric Rites
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Glasswing Grace
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
-2%synergy
Grave Betrayal
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
11%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
1%synergy
Feast of the Victorious Dead
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Teleportation Circle
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Ghostly Prison
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
-3%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
10%synergy
The Eldest Reborn
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Grave Pact
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
0%synergy
Leyline of the Void
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Monologue Tax
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Spirit-Sister's Call
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Profane Procession
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
1%synergy
Planeswalkers
The Eternal Wanderer
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
15%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Sorin, Grim Nemesis
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
10%synergy
Kaya, Intangible Slayer
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Kaya the Inexorable
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
50%inclusion22 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Reliquary Tower
30%inclusion13 decks44 decks
7%synergy
High Market
27%inclusion12 decks44 decks
16%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Shambling Vent
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
15%synergy
Castle Locthwain
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
-3%synergy
Temple of the False God
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Restless Fortress
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
9%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
4%synergy
War Room
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
-20%synergy
Arid Archway
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Maze of Ith
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Westvale Abbey
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
1%synergy
Mortuary Mire
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Barren Moor
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Witch's Cottage
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Secluded Steppe
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Bonders' Enclave
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Ghost Quarter
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
82%inclusion36 decks44 decks
-3%synergy
Arcane Signet
70%inclusion31 decks44 decks
-10%synergy
Orzhov Signet
59%inclusion26 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
48%inclusion21 decks44 decks
-5%synergy
Mind Stone
36%inclusion16 decks44 decks
12%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
25%inclusion11 decks44 decks
25%synergy
Fellwar Stone
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
2%synergy
Commander's Sphere
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
2%synergy
Worn Powerstone
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
17%synergy
Thought Vessel
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
2%synergy
The Soul Stone
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Gilded Lotus
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
10%synergy
Hedron Archive
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Thran Dynamo
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Nyx Lotus
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
9%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
1%synergy
Marble Diamond
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Swamp
95%inclusion42 decks44 decks
-2%synergy
Plains
95%inclusion42 decks44 decks
-2%synergy
Command Tower
84%inclusion37 decks44 decks
-2%synergy
Caves of Koilos
70%inclusion31 decks44 decks
13%synergy
Tainted Field
61%inclusion27 decks44 decks
10%synergy
Isolated Chapel
59%inclusion26 decks44 decks
-7%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
55%inclusion24 decks44 decks
13%synergy
Godless Shrine
52%inclusion23 decks44 decks
2%synergy
Temple of Silence
48%inclusion21 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Vault of Champions
45%inclusion20 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Fetid Heath
43%inclusion19 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
43%inclusion19 decks44 decks
9%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
39%inclusion17 decks44 decks
-2%synergy
Marsh Flats
36%inclusion16 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
34%inclusion15 decks44 decks
12%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
34%inclusion15 decks44 decks
13%synergy
Witch Enchanter
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
17%synergy
Evolving Wilds
27%inclusion12 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
27%inclusion12 decks44 decks
0%synergy
Myriad Landscape
27%inclusion12 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Scoured Barrens
27%inclusion12 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Desolate Mire
25%inclusion11 decks44 decks
9%synergy
Fell the Profane
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Exotic Orchard
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
-4%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Fabled Passage
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
9%synergy
Ondu Inversion
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
14%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Scrubland
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Silent Clearing
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
1%synergy
Glasswing Grace
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Hagra Mauling
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
12%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
-11%synergy
Boggart Trawler
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
3%synergy
Prismatic Vista
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
-2%synergy
Ash Barrens
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Obscura Storefront
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Forlorn Flats
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
2%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Polluted Delta
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
1%synergy
Windswept Heath
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
1%synergy
Snow-Covered Plains
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
3%synergy