Baral, Chief of Compliance (Commander) - Expensive Counterspells

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Baral, Chief of Compliance
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Cooper Gottfried
Jan 12, 2026
Cooper Gottfried
The Top 40 Two-Mana Commanders
In this latest Top 40 list, Cooper dives into the most popular commanders on EDHREC that you can play for just two mana.
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Force of Negation
90%inclusion57 decks63 decks
75%synergy
Mana Leak
76%inclusion48 decks63 decks
70%synergy
Disallow
70%inclusion44 decks63 decks
63%synergy
Tale's End
63%inclusion40 decks63 decks
61%synergy
Mana Drain
87%inclusion55 decks63 decks
61%synergy
Mental Misstep
65%inclusion41 decks63 decks
58%synergy
Flusterstorm
67%inclusion42 decks63 decks
57%synergy
Pact of Negation
65%inclusion41 decks63 decks
56%synergy
Swan Song
83%inclusion52 decks63 decks
55%synergy
Isochron Scepter
68%inclusion43 decks63 decks
52%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
86%inclusion54 decks63 decks
20%synergy
Arcane Denial
79%inclusion50 decks63 decks
43%synergy
Negate
78%inclusion49 decks63 decks
40%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
75%inclusion47 decks63 decks
36%synergy
Mystic Remora
70%inclusion44 decks63 decks
44%synergy
Brainstorm
68%inclusion43 decks63 decks
27%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
67%inclusion42 decks63 decks
7%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
63%inclusion40 decks63 decks
43%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
59%inclusion37 decks63 decks
44%synergy
Rewind
59%inclusion37 decks63 decks
46%synergy
Game Changers
Force of Will
95%inclusion60 decks63 decks
79%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
94%inclusion59 decks63 decks
71%synergy
Rhystic Study
84%inclusion53 decks63 decks
53%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
84%inclusion53 decks63 decks
52%synergy
Mystical Tutor
76%inclusion48 decks63 decks
55%synergy
Chrome Mox
62%inclusion39 decks63 decks
53%synergy
Ancient Tomb
56%inclusion35 decks63 decks
44%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
51%inclusion32 decks63 decks
41%synergy
Mana Vault
48%inclusion30 decks63 decks
38%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
43%inclusion27 decks63 decks
31%synergy
Creatures
Hullbreaker Horror
59%inclusion37 decks63 decks
34%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
48%inclusion30 decks63 decks
41%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
48%inclusion30 decks63 decks
32%synergy
Spellseeker
46%inclusion29 decks63 decks
38%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
41%inclusion26 decks63 decks
29%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
41%inclusion26 decks63 decks
34%synergy
Eluge, the Shoreless Sea
38%inclusion24 decks63 decks
30%synergy
Wavebreak Hippocamp
35%inclusion22 decks63 decks
25%synergy
Harbinger of the Seas
33%inclusion21 decks63 decks
25%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
30%inclusion19 decks63 decks
17%synergy
Guile
29%inclusion18 decks63 decks
27%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
27%inclusion17 decks63 decks
7%synergy
Archmage of Runes
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
14%synergy
Tribute Mage
24%inclusion15 decks63 decks
17%synergy
Emeritus of Ideation
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Malevolent Hermit
19%inclusion12 decks63 decks
16%synergy
Gilded Drake
17%inclusion11 decks63 decks
15%synergy
Haughty Djinn
16%inclusion10 decks63 decks
9%synergy
Archaeomancer
16%inclusion10 decks63 decks
1%synergy
Tishana's Tidebinder
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
8%synergy
Lullmage Mentor
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
11%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
8%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
3%synergy
Diversion Unit
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
10%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
-10%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
-5%synergy
Kira, Great Glass-Spinner
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
7%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
5%synergy
Deadeye Navigator
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
5%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Mocking Sprite
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
5%synergy
Volatile Stormdrake
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
5%synergy
Displacer Kitten
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
-2%synergy
Walking Ballista
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
2%synergy
Glen Elendra Archmage
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
6%synergy
Triskaidekaphile
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
-3%synergy
Transcendent Dragon
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Ultima, Origin of Oblivion
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Patron Wizard
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
4%synergy
Tidespout Tyrant
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
3%synergy
Naiad of Hidden Coves
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
5%synergy
The Reality Chip
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
-5%synergy
Ledger Shredder
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
-0%synergy
Homunculus Horde
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-2%synergy
Transit Mage
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
3%synergy
Instants
Mana Sculpt
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
54%synergy
Unwind
59%inclusion37 decks63 decks
49%synergy
Strix Serenade
57%inclusion36 decks63 decks
48%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
52%inclusion33 decks63 decks
34%synergy
Dispel
51%inclusion32 decks63 decks
42%synergy
Ertai's Scorn
51%inclusion32 decks63 decks
49%synergy
Delay
48%inclusion30 decks63 decks
44%synergy
Flare of Denial
46%inclusion29 decks63 decks
39%synergy
High Tide
46%inclusion29 decks63 decks
2%synergy
Cryptic Command
44%inclusion28 decks63 decks
32%synergy
Sink into Stupor
44%inclusion28 decks63 decks
22%synergy
Frantic Search
38%inclusion24 decks63 decks
7%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
37%inclusion23 decks63 decks
26%synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
37%inclusion23 decks63 decks
25%synergy
Spell Pierce
35%inclusion22 decks63 decks
26%synergy
Dig Through Time
33%inclusion21 decks63 decks
24%synergy
Narset's Reversal
32%inclusion20 decks63 decks
19%synergy
Pongify
30%inclusion19 decks63 decks
-10%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
29%inclusion18 decks63 decks
24%synergy
Snap
29%inclusion18 decks63 decks
9%synergy
Remand
29%inclusion18 decks63 decks
26%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
25%inclusion16 decks63 decks
-9%synergy
Brush Off
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
24%inclusion15 decks63 decks
18%synergy
Wash Away
24%inclusion15 decks63 decks
20%synergy
Dissipate
22%inclusion14 decks63 decks
20%synergy
Stifle
21%inclusion13 decks63 decks
18%synergy
Mystic Confluence
21%inclusion13 decks63 decks
12%synergy
Saw It Coming
19%inclusion12 decks63 decks
16%synergy
Miscast
19%inclusion12 decks63 decks
16%synergy
Trickbind
17%inclusion11 decks63 decks
16%synergy
Daze
17%inclusion11 decks63 decks
15%synergy
Dissolve
16%inclusion10 decks63 decks
13%synergy
Opt
16%inclusion10 decks63 decks
-9%synergy
Chain of Vapor
14%inclusion9 decks63 decks
10%synergy
Reality Shift
14%inclusion9 decks63 decks
-12%synergy
Bane's Contingency
14%inclusion9 decks63 decks
12%synergy
Archmage's Charm
14%inclusion9 decks63 decks
-3%synergy
Whir of Invention
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
1%synergy
Dismiss
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
11%synergy
Cancel
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
8%synergy
Foil
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
7%synergy
Refute
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Essence Scatter
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
7%synergy
Defabricate
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
9%synergy
Misdirection
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
6%synergy
Spell Snare
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
9%synergy
Fact or Fiction
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
1%synergy
Dazzling Denial
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
9%synergy
Aetherize
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
-22%synergy
Sorceries
Merchant Scroll
57%inclusion36 decks63 decks
49%synergy
Ponder
52%inclusion33 decks63 decks
23%synergy
Windfall
51%inclusion32 decks63 decks
29%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
48%inclusion30 decks63 decks
37%synergy
Solve the Equation
48%inclusion30 decks63 decks
36%synergy
Preordain
44%inclusion28 decks63 decks
21%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
29%inclusion18 decks63 decks
13%synergy
Fabricate
25%inclusion16 decks63 decks
5%synergy
Treasure Cruise
24%inclusion15 decks63 decks
13%synergy
Timetwister
16%inclusion10 decks63 decks
14%synergy
Enter the Infinite
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
8%synergy
Lórien Revealed
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
4%synergy
Stock Up
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
6%synergy
Personal Tutor
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
7%synergy
Time Warp
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
5%synergy
Echo of Eons
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
5%synergy
Mists of Lórien
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
7%synergy
Time Spiral
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Sensei's Divining Top
54%inclusion34 decks63 decks
40%synergy
The One Ring
32%inclusion20 decks63 decks
20%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
16%inclusion10 decks63 decks
10%synergy
The Magic Mirror
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
5%synergy
Lightning Greaves
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
-15%synergy
Monument to Endurance
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
10%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
5%synergy
Primal Amulet
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
6%synergy
Vexing Bauble
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
5%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
-22%synergy
Codex Shredder
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
1%synergy
Enchantments
Counterbalance
51%inclusion32 decks63 decks
48%synergy
Back to Basics
44%inclusion28 decks63 decks
38%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
44%inclusion28 decks63 decks
27%synergy
Propaganda
29%inclusion18 decks63 decks
-3%synergy
Telepathy
21%inclusion13 decks63 decks
19%synergy
Omniscience
16%inclusion10 decks63 decks
7%synergy
Copy Artifact
14%inclusion9 decks63 decks
11%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
14%inclusion9 decks63 decks
9%synergy
Shark Typhoon
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
5%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
6%synergy
Spider-Man No More
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Jace's Sanctum
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
4%synergy
Search for Azcanta
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
6%synergy
Power Artifact
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
4%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
-2%synergy
Witness Protection
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
1%synergy
As Foretold
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
25%inclusion16 decks63 decks
11%synergy
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
8%synergy
Tezzeret the Seeker
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
-1%synergy
Tezzeret, Cruel Captain
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
1%synergy
Jace, Unraveler of Secrets
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
5%synergy
Teferi, Master of Time
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
2%synergy
Utility Lands
Mystic Sanctuary
83%inclusion52 decks63 decks
33%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
76%inclusion48 decks63 decks
50%synergy
Reliquary Tower
70%inclusion44 decks63 decks
14%synergy
Urza's Saga
57%inclusion36 decks63 decks
40%synergy
Rivendell
38%inclusion24 decks63 decks
28%synergy
Castle Vantress
35%inclusion22 decks63 decks
17%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
30%inclusion19 decks63 decks
21%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
25%inclusion16 decks63 decks
16%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
22%inclusion14 decks63 decks
6%synergy
Academy Ruins
22%inclusion14 decks63 decks
3%synergy
Maze of Ith
19%inclusion12 decks63 decks
14%synergy
Tolaria West
19%inclusion12 decks63 decks
14%synergy
Strip Mine
16%inclusion10 decks63 decks
13%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
14%inclusion9 decks63 decks
1%synergy
War Room
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
-3%synergy
Inventors' Fair
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
-0%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
-2%synergy
Hall of Storm Giants
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
6%synergy
Halimar Depths
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
-2%synergy
Mistrise Village
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-1%synergy
Wasteland
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
5%synergy
The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
92%inclusion58 decks63 decks
7%synergy
Mox Amber
68%inclusion43 decks63 decks
61%synergy
Arcane Signet
67%inclusion42 decks63 decks
2%synergy
Mox Diamond
41%inclusion26 decks63 decks
36%synergy
Mox Opal
33%inclusion21 decks63 decks
24%synergy
Thought Vessel
32%inclusion20 decks63 decks
-20%synergy
Lotus Petal
30%inclusion19 decks63 decks
18%synergy
Fellwar Stone
25%inclusion16 decks63 decks
6%synergy
Mind Stone
21%inclusion13 decks63 decks
-14%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
21%inclusion13 decks63 decks
13%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
19%inclusion12 decks63 decks
10%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Grim Monolith
16%inclusion10 decks63 decks
11%synergy
Sky Diamond
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
-9%synergy
Mana Crypt
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
12%synergy
Midnight Clock
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
-7%synergy
Basalt Monolith
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
-0%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
-8%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
-5%synergy
Commander's Sphere
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
-2%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
6%synergy
Misleading Signpost
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
3%synergy
Aetheric Amplifier
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Island
76%inclusion48 decks63 decks
-18%synergy
Sink into Stupor
44%inclusion28 decks63 decks
22%synergy
Scalding Tarn
43%inclusion27 decks63 decks
35%synergy
Misty Rainforest
40%inclusion25 decks63 decks
32%synergy
Polluted Delta
38%inclusion24 decks63 decks
30%synergy
Flooded Strand
38%inclusion24 decks63 decks
30%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
29%inclusion18 decks63 decks
13%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
27%inclusion17 decks63 decks
21%synergy
Prismatic Vista
25%inclusion16 decks63 decks
21%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
25%inclusion16 decks63 decks
18%synergy
Myriad Landscape
14%inclusion9 decks63 decks
-10%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
-5%synergy
Fabled Passage
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
3%synergy
Jwari Disruption
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
1%synergy
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