Baral, Chief of Compliance (Commander) - Optimized Counterspells

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Baral, Chief of Compliance
Rank #495
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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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Fblthp, Impossibly Lost
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
18xlift
Top Cards
Counterspell
87%inclusion26 decks30 decks
1.0xlift
Rewind
83%inclusion25 decks30 decks
2.9xlift
Sapphire Medallion
83%inclusion25 decks30 decks
1.1xlift
Disallow
67%inclusion20 decks30 decks
3.5xlift
Negate
67%inclusion20 decks30 decks
1.7xlift
Archmage Emeritus
63%inclusion19 decks30 decks
1.8xlift
Brainstorm
63%inclusion19 decks30 decks
1.3xlift
Laboratory Maniac
60%inclusion18 decks30 decks
1.8xlift
Rhystic Study
60%inclusion18 decks30 decks
1.1xlift
Arcane Denial
60%inclusion18 decks30 decks
1.4xlift
High Lift Cards
Ertai's Scorn
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
7.4xlift
Lullmage Mentor
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
7.1xlift
Guile
43%inclusion13 decks30 decks
7.0xlift
Remand
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
6.2xlift
Naiad of Hidden Coves
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
6.2xlift
Spelljack
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
5.8xlift
Void Shatter
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
5.8xlift
Dissipate
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
5.5xlift
Defabricate
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
5.4xlift
Jace, Unraveler of Secrets
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
5.4xlift
Creatures
Haughty Djinn
50%inclusion15 decks30 decks
3.7xlift
Hullbreaker Horror
50%inclusion15 decks30 decks
1.4xlift
Talrand, Sky Summoner
50%inclusion15 decks30 decks
2.7xlift
Wavebreak Hippocamp
47%inclusion14 decks30 decks
2.8xlift
Archmage of Runes
43%inclusion13 decks30 decks
2.2xlift
Thassa's Oracle
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
1.3xlift
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
2.2xlift
Eluge, the Shoreless Sea
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
2.2xlift
Murmuring Mystic
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
2.8xlift
Mocking Sprite
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
3.6xlift
Consecrated Sphinx
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
1.0xlift
Snapcaster Mage
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
1.2xlift
Kira, Great Glass-Spinner
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
4.3xlift
Nezahal, Primal Tide
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
2.2xlift
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
1.9xlift
Triskaidekaphile
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
1.3xlift
Valeria Richards, Precocious
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
13xlift
Leveler
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
3.3xlift
Patron Wizard
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
2.0xlift
Spellseeker
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
1.1xlift
The Reality Chip
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
1.3xlift
Thunderclap Drake
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
2.3xlift
Archaeomancer
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
0.6xlift
Dirgur Focusmage
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
8.1xlift
Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
1.6xlift
Malevolent Hermit
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
1.8xlift
Vnwxt, Verbose Host
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
3.9xlift
Faerie Mastermind
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
0.8xlift
Deadeye Navigator
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
1.5xlift
Katara, Waterbending Master
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
3.1xlift
Psychosis Crawler
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
0.7xlift
Tishana's Tidebinder
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
1.1xlift
The Mindskinner
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
2.4xlift
Chrome Host Seedshark
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
2.0xlift
Harbinger of the Seas
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
0.5xlift
Arcanis the Omnipotent
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
1.4xlift
Homunculus Horde
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
2.9xlift
Jace's Archivist
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
2.2xlift
Gadwick, the Wizened
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
1.3xlift
Hydro-Man, Fluid Felon
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4.7xlift
Exhibition Tidecaller
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6.0xlift
Muse Seeker
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
12xlift
Harmonized Trio
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
1.7xlift
Peregrine Drake
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
0.7xlift
Azami, Lady of Scrolls
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
1.6xlift
Scrawling Crawler
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
1.2xlift
Kami of the Crescent Moon
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
2.2xlift
Fog Bank
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
1.9xlift
Hydroelectric Specimen
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
0.5xlift
Jace, Vryn's Prodigy
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
2.2xlift
Instants
Cyclonic Rift
57%inclusion17 decks30 decks
0.9xlift
Fierce Guardianship
53%inclusion16 decks30 decks
1.0xlift
Unwind
50%inclusion15 decks30 decks
3.0xlift
Mana Leak
50%inclusion15 decks30 decks
4.6xlift
Tale's End
50%inclusion15 decks30 decks
5.0xlift
An Offer You Can't Refuse
47%inclusion14 decks30 decks
0.9xlift
Mana Drain
43%inclusion13 decks30 decks
0.9xlift
Force of Will
43%inclusion13 decks30 decks
0.9xlift
High Tide
43%inclusion13 decks30 decks
0.8xlift
Mana Sculpt
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
3.6xlift
Cryptic Command
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
1.5xlift
Cancel
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
3.5xlift
Swan Song
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
0.8xlift
Dissolve
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
5.0xlift
Force of Negation
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
1.1xlift
Frantic Search
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
1.2xlift
Spell Pierce
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
2.6xlift
Dispel
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
3.1xlift
Disdainful Stroke
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
3.3xlift
Mystical Tutor
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
0.6xlift
Wash Away
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
2.5xlift
Bane's Contingency
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
4.6xlift
Rapid Hybridization
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
0.9xlift
Blue Sun's Zenith
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
1.4xlift
Sink into Stupor
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
0.9xlift
Snap
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
1.0xlift
Flusterstorm
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
1.4xlift
Essence Scatter
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
3.6xlift
Dismiss
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
5.3xlift
Mystic Confluence
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
1.9xlift
Three Steps Ahead
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
1.4xlift
Summary Dismissal
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
4.3xlift
Pact of Negation
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
1.4xlift
Pongify
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
0.6xlift
Saw It Coming
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
5.1xlift
Insidious Will
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
5.1xlift
Opt
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
1.0xlift
Reality Shift
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
0.8xlift
Refute
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
2.7xlift
Archmage's Charm
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
0.7xlift
Aetherize
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
0.6xlift
Brush Off
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
6.0xlift
Dramatic Reversal
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
0.8xlift
Muddle the Mixture
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
0.8xlift
Narset's Reversal
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
0.6xlift
Strix Serenade
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
0.8xlift
Forbid
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
4.3xlift
Sublime Epiphany
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
1.3xlift
Mental Misstep
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
1.9xlift
Trickbind
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
4.3xlift
Sorceries
Preordain
43%inclusion13 decks30 decks
1.7xlift
Ponder
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
1.1xlift
Wisdom of Ages
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
3.5xlift
Windfall
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
1.4xlift
Enter the Infinite
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
1.7xlift
Treasure Cruise
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
2.0xlift
Merchant Scroll
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
1.4xlift
Sea Gate Restoration
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
1.1xlift
Solve the Equation
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
1.0xlift
Gitaxian Probe
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
1.5xlift
Sleight of Hand
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
3.3xlift
Serum Visions
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
2.7xlift
Personal Tutor
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
1.4xlift
Time Warp
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
0.7xlift
Rise from the Tides
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
4.3xlift
Devastation Tide
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
2.4xlift
Curse of the Swine
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
1.1xlift
Deep Analysis
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
1.6xlift
Paradigm Shift
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
2.2xlift
Day's Undoing
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
2.9xlift
Capture of Jingzhou
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
0.6xlift
Baral's Expertise
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
2.9xlift
Expropriate
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
0.7xlift
Temporal Trespass
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
1.2xlift
Step Through
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
0.6xlift
River's Rebuke
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
1.2xlift
Spirit Water Revival
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
1.2xlift
Utility Artifacts
Isochron Scepter
50%inclusion15 decks30 decks
1.8xlift
The Magic Mirror
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
3.7xlift
Sensei's Divining Top
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
0.7xlift
Winter Moon
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
1.2xlift
Lightning Greaves
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
0.5xlift
Wizard's Staff
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
2.2xlift
Glamdring, Foe-hammer
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
2.7xlift
The Water Crystal
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
1.4xlift
Wayfarer's Bauble
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
1.0xlift
Teferi's Puzzle Box
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
2.9xlift
Mindsplice Apparatus
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
2.0xlift
Swiftfoot Boots
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
0.4xlift
Alhammarret's Archive
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
6.5xlift
The One Ring
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
0.5xlift
Weathered Runestone
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5.8xlift
Vexing Bauble
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4.3xlift
The Immortal Sun
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4.3xlift
Veilstone Amulet
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
8.7xlift
Cursed Totem
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
8.7xlift
Torpor Orb
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
2.9xlift
Venser's Journal
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
1.7xlift
Damping Sphere
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
8.7xlift
Enchantments
Propaganda
57%inclusion17 decks30 decks
1.3xlift
Teferi's Ageless Insight
50%inclusion15 decks30 decks
2.3xlift
Telepathy
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
4.6xlift
Mystic Remora
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
0.7xlift
Back to Basics
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
1.6xlift
Wizard Class
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
1.1xlift
Counterbalance
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
3.1xlift
Shark Typhoon
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
1.5xlift
Enchanted River's Grasp
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
6.0xlift
Jace's Sanctum
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
2.0xlift
Psychic Corrosion
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
1.8xlift
Imprisoned in the Moon
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
0.9xlift
Omniscience
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
0.7xlift
Overburden
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
4.3xlift
Declaration of Naught
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
8.7xlift
Arcane Laboratory
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
2.9xlift
Case of the Ransacked Lab
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
1.6xlift
Aether Barrier
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
8.7xlift
Fortune Teller's Talent
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4.3xlift
Shadow of the Second Sun
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
2.2xlift
Frozen Aether
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
2.5xlift
Sunken Field
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4.3xlift
Ominous Seas
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
3.5xlift
Thought Lash
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
2.2xlift
Leyline of Anticipation
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
0.6xlift
Witness Protection
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
2.9xlift
Web of Inertia
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5.8xlift
Teferi's Tutelage
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
2.5xlift
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
47%inclusion14 decks30 decks
1.8xlift
Narset, Parter of Veils
47%inclusion14 decks30 decks
2.0xlift
Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
1.3xlift
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
1.1xlift
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
80%inclusion24 decks30 decks
1.1xlift
Mystic Sanctuary
73%inclusion22 decks30 decks
1.1xlift
Rivendell
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
2.4xlift
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
1.1xlift
Otawara, Soaring City
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
1.0xlift
Castle Vantress
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
1.3xlift
Maze of Ith
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
2.6xlift
Riptide Laboratory
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
1.3xlift
Agna Qel'a
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
1.9xlift
Lonely Sandbar
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
1.3xlift
Temple of the False God
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
1.6xlift
Wasteland
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
2.4xlift
War Room
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
0.8xlift
Geier Reach Sanitarium
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
5.2xlift
Academy Ruins
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
0.6xlift
Terrain Generator
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
1.0xlift
Mistrise Village
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
0.7xlift
Remote Isle
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
1.6xlift
Blast Zone
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
2.5xlift
Halimar Depths
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
0.7xlift
Urza's Saga
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
0.4xlift
Inkmoth Nexus
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4.3xlift
The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
8.7xlift
Inventors' Fair
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
0.8xlift
Thespian's Stage
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
1.6xlift
Dark Depths
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
2.9xlift
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
80%inclusion24 decks30 decks
0.9xlift
Arcane Signet
57%inclusion17 decks30 decks
0.9xlift
Thought Vessel
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
0.6xlift
Decanter of Endless Water
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
2.1xlift
Sky Diamond
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
1.6xlift
Bender's Waterskin
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
1.7xlift
Fellwar Stone
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
1.0xlift
Mind Stone
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
0.7xlift
Commander's Sphere
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
1.8xlift
Extraplanar Lens
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
1.2xlift
Mox Amber
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
1.4xlift
Midnight Clock
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
1.0xlift
Caged Sun
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
0.7xlift
Gauntlet of Power
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
1.2xlift
Lotus Petal
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
0.5xlift
Basalt Monolith
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
0.7xlift
Lands
Island
97%inclusion29 decks30 decks
1.1xlift
Myriad Landscape
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
1.3xlift
Sink into Stupor
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
0.9xlift
Sea Gate Restoration
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
1.1xlift
Jwari Disruption
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
2.0xlift
Polluted Delta
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
1.2xlift
Prismatic Vista
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
1.4xlift
Fabled Passage
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
2.5xlift
Hydroelectric Specimen
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
0.5xlift
Snow-Covered Island
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
0.6xlift
Glasspool Mimic
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
1.6xlift
Flooded Strand
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
0.7xlift
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