Baral, Chief of Compliance (Commander) - Optimized 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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Brush Off
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Wisdom of Ages
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
The Dawning Archaic
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Mana Sculpt
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Harmonized Trio
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
13%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Rewind
81%inclusion22 decks27 decks
69%synergy
Disallow
59%inclusion16 decks27 decks
53%synergy
Tale's End
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
45%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
63%inclusion17 decks27 decks
43%synergy
Isochron Scepter
59%inclusion16 decks27 decks
42%synergy
Unwind
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
42%synergy
Ertai's Scorn
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
39%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
38%synergy
Mana Leak
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
38%synergy
Dissolve
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
38%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
81%inclusion22 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Negate
74%inclusion20 decks27 decks
37%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
74%inclusion20 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Brainstorm
59%inclusion16 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Arcane Denial
59%inclusion16 decks27 decks
23%synergy
Propaganda
59%inclusion16 decks27 decks
28%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
27%synergy
Wavebreak Hippocamp
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
38%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
33%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
63%inclusion17 decks27 decks
31%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
38%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
26%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
32%synergy
Force of Will
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
28%synergy
Mystical Tutor
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
6%synergy
The One Ring
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
3%synergy
The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Creatures
Laboratory Maniac
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
25%synergy
Archmage of Runes
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
29%synergy
Haughty Djinn
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
34%synergy
Guile
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
35%synergy
Eluge, the Shoreless Sea
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
25%synergy
Lullmage Mentor
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
32%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
24%synergy
Mocking Sprite
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
23%synergy
Nezahal, Primal Tide
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
21%synergy
Triskaidekaphile
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
19%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Kira, Great Glass-Spinner
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
20%synergy
Spellseeker
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Patron Wizard
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Naiad of Hidden Coves
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Archaeomancer
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
0%synergy
Malevolent Hermit
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Vnwxt, Verbose Host
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Deadeye Navigator
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
11%synergy
The Reality Chip
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Homunculus Horde
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Katara, Waterbending Master
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Tishana's Tidebinder
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Gilded Drake
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Tribute Mage
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Chrome Host Seedshark
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Harbinger of the Seas
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Leveler
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Hydro-Man, Fluid Felon
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
9%synergy
Azami, Lady of Scrolls
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Displacer Kitten
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-2%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Peregrine Drake
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
The Mindskinner
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Jace, Vryn's Prodigy
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Subtlety
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Fog Bank
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-7%synergy
Jace's Archivist
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Dreamscape Artist
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Wizards of Thay
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Chasm Skulker
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-6%synergy
Lier, Disciple of the Drowned
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Arcanis the Omnipotent
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Instants
High Tide
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
0%synergy
Mana Drain
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Swan Song
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
32%synergy
Defabricate
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
35%synergy
Cancel
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
32%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Frantic Search
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Bane's Contingency
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
31%synergy
Dissipate
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
31%synergy
Dispel
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
25%synergy
Spell Pierce
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
25%synergy
Pongify
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
-11%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
20%synergy
Essence Scatter
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
26%synergy
Reality Shift
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Flusterstorm
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
20%synergy
Saw It Coming
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
27%synergy
Cryptic Command
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Dismiss
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
24%synergy
Force of Negation
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Snap
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Mystic Confluence
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Narset's Reversal
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Refute
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Aetherize
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
-8%synergy
Strix Serenade
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Insidious Will
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
21%synergy
Archmage's Charm
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Wash Away
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Sink into Stupor
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
0%synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Summary Dismissal
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
21%synergy
Mental Misstep
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Jwari Disruption
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Exclude
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Wizard's Retort
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Dream Fracture
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Opt
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
-6%synergy
Remand
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
0%synergy
Nexus of Fate
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Supreme Will
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Void Shatter
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Fact or Fiction
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Flare of Denial
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Daze
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Capsize
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Annul
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Sorceries
Preordain
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
25%synergy
Ponder
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Enter the Infinite
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
32%synergy
Merchant Scroll
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Treasure Cruise
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Solve the Equation
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Time Warp
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Windfall
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
-4%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Sleight of Hand
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Devastation Tide
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Curse of the Swine
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Serum Visions
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Personal Tutor
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Spirit Water Revival
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
7%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-4%synergy
Capture of Jingzhou
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Deep Analysis
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Rise from the Tides
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Scour All Possibilities
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Fabricate
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-13%synergy
Wash Out
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Temporal Trespass
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
River's Rebuke
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Ravenform
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Beacon of Tomorrows
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Baral's Expertise
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Expropriate
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Magic Mirror
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
0%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-6%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Winter Moon
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Vexing Bauble
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Panoptic Mirror
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Teferi's Puzzle Box
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-21%synergy
Lightning Greaves
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-19%synergy
Ensnaring Bridge
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Waterbending Scroll
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
-2%synergy
Enchantments
Teferi's Ageless Insight
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
27%synergy
Telepathy
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
28%synergy
Counterbalance
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
23%synergy
Wizard Class
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Back to Basics
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Mystic Remora
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
-4%synergy
Shark Typhoon
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Jace's Sanctum
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Frozen Aether
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Shadow of the Second Sun
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Fortune Teller's Talent
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Omniscience
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Overburden
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Sunken Field
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Treachery
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Ominous Seas
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-4%synergy
Witness Protection
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Stasis
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Web of Inertia
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Standstill
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Spider-Man No More
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Unraveler of Secrets
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
78%inclusion21 decks27 decks
21%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
63%inclusion17 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Rivendell
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
23%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Castle Vantress
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Agna Qel'a
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
17%synergy
Maze of Ith
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Wasteland
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
War Room
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Remote Isle
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Academy Ruins
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-8%synergy
Terrain Generator
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Mistrise Village
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Ancient Tomb
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-4%synergy
Urza's Saga
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-9%synergy
Thespian's Stage
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-2%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-6%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Inventors' Fair
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-6%synergy
Strip Mine
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
85%inclusion23 decks27 decks
0%synergy
Arcane Signet
63%inclusion17 decks27 decks
-2%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
27%synergy
Thought Vessel
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
-22%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Sky Diamond
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
0%synergy
Mind Stone
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
-13%synergy
Midnight Clock
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-5%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Commander's Sphere
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Fellwar Stone
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-9%synergy
Grim Monolith
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Gauntlet of Power
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Lotus Petal
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-4%synergy
Basalt Monolith
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-3%synergy
Chrome Mox
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-2%synergy
Mox Amber
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Island
96%inclusion26 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Myriad Landscape
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
-3%synergy
Sink into Stupor
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
0%synergy
Jwari Disruption
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-4%synergy
Prismatic Vista
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
0%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-7%synergy
Polluted Delta
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Flooded Strand
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
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