Dwight, Assistant (to the) King (Commander) - Budget Counterspells

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Dwight, Assistant (to the) King
Rank #491
107decks
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Cooper Gottfried
Jan 12, 2026
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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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Wild Unraveling
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Disdainful Stroke
77%inclusion82 decks107 decks
72%synergy
Mana Leak
78%inclusion83 decks107 decks
71%synergy
Rewind
83%inclusion89 decks107 decks
71%synergy
Essence Scatter
70%inclusion75 decks107 decks
66%synergy
Cancel
71%inclusion76 decks107 decks
66%synergy
Dissipate
67%inclusion72 decks107 decks
65%synergy
Unwind
71%inclusion76 decks107 decks
61%synergy
Ertai's Scorn
60%inclusion64 decks107 decks
58%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
71%inclusion76 decks107 decks
57%synergy
Exclude
59%inclusion63 decks107 decks
57%synergy
Top Cards
Negate
87%inclusion93 decks107 decks
49%synergy
Counterspell
70%inclusion75 decks107 decks
4%synergy
Spell Pierce
65%inclusion70 decks107 decks
57%synergy
Wavebreak Hippocamp
61%inclusion65 decks107 decks
50%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
61%inclusion65 decks107 decks
51%synergy
Dissolve
59%inclusion63 decks107 decks
56%synergy
Bane's Contingency
59%inclusion63 decks107 decks
56%synergy
Wizard's Retort
59%inclusion63 decks107 decks
54%synergy
You Find the Villains' Lair
56%inclusion60 decks107 decks
53%synergy
Guile
56%inclusion60 decks107 decks
54%synergy
Game Changers
Narset, Parter of Veils
21%inclusion23 decks107 decks
10%synergy
Creatures
Naiad of Hidden Coves
51%inclusion55 decks107 decks
50%synergy
Mocking Sprite
46%inclusion49 decks107 decks
42%synergy
Archaeomancer
40%inclusion43 decks107 decks
25%synergy
Haughty Djinn
38%inclusion41 decks107 decks
31%synergy
Windrider Wizard
36%inclusion38 decks107 decks
34%synergy
Niblis of Frost
36%inclusion38 decks107 decks
34%synergy
Geyser Drake
34%inclusion33 decks98 decks
32%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
32%inclusion34 decks107 decks
11%synergy
Voracious Bibliophile
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
29%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
28%inclusion30 decks107 decks
3%synergy
Curious Homunculus
27%inclusion29 decks107 decks
26%synergy
Archmage of Runes
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Gadwick, the Wizened
19%inclusion20 decks107 decks
15%synergy
Triskaidekaphile
19%inclusion20 decks107 decks
8%synergy
Malevolent Hermit
18%inclusion19 decks107 decks
15%synergy
Mischievous Mystic
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Docent of Perfection
15%inclusion16 decks107 decks
12%synergy
Hypnotic Sprite
12%inclusion13 decks107 decks
12%synergy
Siren Stormtamer
12%inclusion13 decks107 decks
6%synergy
Eluge, the Shoreless Sea
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
4%synergy
Lullmage Mentor
11%inclusion12 decks107 decks
10%synergy
Disciple of the Ring
11%inclusion12 decks107 decks
11%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
11%inclusion9 decks81 decks
-3%synergy
Uthros Psionicist
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Sinister Cryologist
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Elementalist Adept
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Homunculus Horde
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Dirgur Island Dragon
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Highspire Bell-Ringer
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Diviner of Mist
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Constrictor Sage
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
9.3%inclusion10 decks107 decks
-9%synergy
Scourge of Fleets
8.4%inclusion9 decks107 decks
-4%synergy
Octavia, Living Thesis
8.4%inclusion9 decks107 decks
6%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Knights of Dol Amroth
7.5%inclusion8 decks107 decks
7%synergy
Nadir Kraken
7.5%inclusion8 decks107 decks
2%synergy
Chasm Skulker
7.5%inclusion8 decks107 decks
-5%synergy
Nimble Obstructionist
7.5%inclusion8 decks107 decks
7%synergy
Chrome Host Seedshark
7.5%inclusion8 decks107 decks
3%synergy
Clinquant Skymage
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Azami, Lady of Scrolls
6.5%inclusion7 decks107 decks
3%synergy
Vodalian Arcanist
6.5%inclusion7 decks107 decks
6%synergy
Brineborn Cutthroat
6.5%inclusion7 decks107 decks
6%synergy
Disruptive Pitmage
6.5%inclusion7 decks107 decks
6%synergy
Wizards of Thay
6.5%inclusion7 decks107 decks
4%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
6.5%inclusion7 decks107 decks
-1%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
6.1%inclusion6 decks99 decks
1%synergy
Karfell Harbinger
5.6%inclusion6 decks107 decks
5%synergy
Academy Wall
5.6%inclusion6 decks107 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Neutralize
55%inclusion59 decks107 decks
54%synergy
Dismiss
52%inclusion56 decks107 decks
51%synergy
Dispel
52%inclusion56 decks107 decks
43%synergy
Saw It Coming
50%inclusion54 decks107 decks
48%synergy
Sinister Sabotage
50%inclusion54 decks107 decks
49%synergy
Lose Focus
50%inclusion53 decks107 decks
49%synergy
Annul
50%inclusion53 decks107 decks
47%synergy
Supreme Will
47%inclusion50 decks107 decks
45%synergy
Defabricate
43%inclusion46 decks107 decks
41%synergy
Dream Fracture
42%inclusion45 decks107 decks
40%synergy
Insidious Will
41%inclusion44 decks107 decks
39%synergy
Memory Lapse
41%inclusion44 decks107 decks
38%synergy
Wash Away
39%inclusion42 decks107 decks
35%synergy
Out of Air
37%inclusion40 decks107 decks
37%synergy
Refute
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
31%synergy
Keep Safe
36%inclusion38 decks107 decks
33%synergy
Saruman's Trickery
35%inclusion37 decks107 decks
34%synergy
Quick Study
35%inclusion37 decks107 decks
29%synergy
Fact or Fiction
34%inclusion36 decks107 decks
24%synergy
Unravel
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Divert Disaster
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
31%synergy
Arcane Denial
33%inclusion35 decks107 decks
-4%synergy
Opt
30%inclusion32 decks107 decks
5%synergy
Mystic Confluence
30%inclusion32 decks107 decks
21%synergy
Frantic Search
29%inclusion31 decks107 decks
-1%synergy
Reality Shift
29%inclusion31 decks107 decks
2%synergy
Change the Equation
28%inclusion30 decks107 decks
28%synergy
Filter Out
26%inclusion28 decks107 decks
22%synergy
Spider-Sense
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Twist Reality
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
24%synergy
Brainstorm
22%inclusion24 decks107 decks
-19%synergy
It'll Quench Ya!
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Quench
21%inclusion23 decks107 decks
21%synergy
Don't Make a Sound
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
19%synergy
Scatter to the Winds
21%inclusion22 decks107 decks
20%synergy
Confounding Riddle
21%inclusion22 decks107 decks
19%synergy
Riverwalk Technique
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Blink of an Eye
20%inclusion21 decks107 decks
18%synergy
Aetherize
20%inclusion21 decks107 decks
-10%synergy
Logic Knot
20%inclusion21 decks107 decks
19%synergy
Foil
19%inclusion20 decks107 decks
13%synergy
Rakshasa's Disdain
19%inclusion20 decks107 decks
18%synergy
Calculated Dismissal
19%inclusion20 decks107 decks
18%synergy
Unsubstantiate
18%inclusion19 decks107 decks
15%synergy
Turn Aside
17%inclusion18 decks107 decks
15%synergy
Tale's End
17%inclusion18 decks107 decks
14%synergy
Remand
17%inclusion18 decks107 decks
14%synergy
High Tide
17%inclusion18 decks107 decks
-27%synergy
Countervailing Winds
16%inclusion17 decks107 decks
15%synergy
Whirlwind Denial
16%inclusion17 decks107 decks
14%synergy
Sorceries
Rise from the Tides
45%inclusion48 decks107 decks
42%synergy
Treasure Cruise
45%inclusion48 decks107 decks
34%synergy
Deep Analysis
39%inclusion42 decks107 decks
34%synergy
Ravenform
36%inclusion38 decks107 decks
26%synergy
Consuming Tide
32%inclusion34 decks107 decks
28%synergy
Boomerang Basics
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Curse of the Swine
16%inclusion17 decks107 decks
4%synergy
Preordain
14%inclusion15 decks107 decks
-10%synergy
Aether Gale
14%inclusion15 decks107 decks
12%synergy
Serum Visions
12%inclusion13 decks107 decks
2%synergy
Baral's Expertise
10%inclusion11 decks107 decks
9%synergy
Ponder
9.3%inclusion10 decks107 decks
-20%synergy
Windfall
9.3%inclusion10 decks107 decks
-13%synergy
Stock Up
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
4%synergy
Devastation Tide
7.5%inclusion8 decks107 decks
5%synergy
Solve the Equation
6.5%inclusion7 decks107 decks
-6%synergy
Flood of Recollection
5.6%inclusion6 decks107 decks
3%synergy
Chart a Course
5.6%inclusion6 decks107 decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Mindsplice Apparatus
27%inclusion29 decks107 decks
23%synergy
Adaptive Training Post
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Waterbending Scroll
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Runechanter's Pike
12%inclusion13 decks107 decks
11%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
11%inclusion12 decks107 decks
-47%synergy
The Water Crystal
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
1%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
10%inclusion11 decks107 decks
-8%synergy
Thopter Fabricator
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
3%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
6.5%inclusion7 decks107 decks
3%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
6.5%inclusion7 decks107 decks
-22%synergy
Isochron Scepter
6.5%inclusion7 decks107 decks
-11%synergy
Bag of Holding
5.6%inclusion6 decks107 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Telepathy
49%inclusion52 decks107 decks
47%synergy
Jace's Sanctum
35%inclusion37 decks107 decks
30%synergy
Precognition Field
33%inclusion35 decks107 decks
32%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
25%inclusion27 decks107 decks
21%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
20%inclusion21 decks107 decks
2%synergy
Propaganda
18%inclusion19 decks107 decks
-13%synergy
Ominous Seas
15%inclusion16 decks107 decks
4%synergy
As Foretold
14%inclusion15 decks107 decks
10%synergy
Wizard Class
13%inclusion14 decks107 decks
-4%synergy
Future Sight
13%inclusion14 decks107 decks
11%synergy
Metallurgic Summonings
12%inclusion13 decks107 decks
9%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
9.3%inclusion10 decks107 decks
-3%synergy
Thought Reflection
9.3%inclusion10 decks107 decks
8%synergy
Witness Protection
9.3%inclusion10 decks107 decks
4%synergy
Shark Typhoon
7.5%inclusion8 decks107 decks
0%synergy
Eaten by Piranhas
7.5%inclusion8 decks107 decks
4%synergy
Utter Insignificance
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
6%synergy
Frogify
6.5%inclusion7 decks107 decks
5%synergy
Declaration of Naught
5.6%inclusion6 decks107 decks
5%synergy
Kasmina's Transmutation
5.6%inclusion6 decks107 decks
4%synergy
Trail of Evidence
5.6%inclusion6 decks107 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
5.6%inclusion6 decks107 decks
-9%synergy
Utility Lands
Mystic Sanctuary
40%inclusion43 decks107 decks
-10%synergy
Reliquary Tower
34%inclusion36 decks107 decks
-23%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
26%inclusion28 decks107 decks
12%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
19%inclusion20 decks107 decks
9%synergy
Castle Vantress
19%inclusion20 decks107 decks
0%synergy
Halimar Depths
10%inclusion11 decks107 decks
0%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.4%inclusion9 decks107 decks
-2%synergy
Remote Isle
6.5%inclusion7 decks107 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
58%inclusion62 decks107 decks
-27%synergy
Arcane Signet
51%inclusion55 decks107 decks
-14%synergy
Sky Diamond
47%inclusion50 decks107 decks
24%synergy
Commander's Sphere
43%inclusion46 decks107 decks
33%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
33%inclusion35 decks107 decks
19%synergy
Thought Vessel
27%inclusion29 decks107 decks
-25%synergy
Mind Stone
22%inclusion24 decks107 decks
-13%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
13%synergy
Midnight Clock
20%inclusion21 decks107 decks
-1%synergy
Fellwar Stone
14%inclusion15 decks107 decks
-6%synergy
Ether
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Honored Heirloom
9.3%inclusion10 decks107 decks
9%synergy
Letter of Acceptance
8.4%inclusion9 decks107 decks
8%synergy
Network Terminal
7.5%inclusion8 decks107 decks
7%synergy
Prismatic Lens
7.5%inclusion8 decks107 decks
4%synergy
Mana Geode
6.5%inclusion7 decks107 decks
6%synergy
Bonder's Ornament
6.5%inclusion7 decks107 decks
6%synergy
Vessel of Endless Rest
6.5%inclusion7 decks107 decks
6%synergy
Worn Powerstone
5.6%inclusion6 decks107 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Island
99%inclusion106 decks107 decks
6%synergy
Myriad Landscape
21%inclusion22 decks107 decks
-5%synergy
Jwari Disruption
13%inclusion14 decks107 decks
8%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
11%inclusion9 decks81 decks
-3%synergy
Evolving Wilds
8.4%inclusion9 decks107 decks
4%synergy