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

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Dwight, Assistant (to the) King
Rank #500
26decks
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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MTGStocks
Rewind
85%inclusion22 decks26 decks
72%synergy
Disallow
62%inclusion16 decks26 decks
55%synergy
Tale's End
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
47%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
65%inclusion17 decks26 decks
45%synergy
Unwind
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
44%synergy
Isochron Scepter
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
41%synergy
Ertai's Scorn
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
41%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
40%synergy
Mana Leak
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
40%synergy
Dissolve
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
40%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
81%inclusion21 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Negate
73%inclusion19 decks26 decks
36%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
73%inclusion19 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Brainstorm
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Arcane Denial
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
21%synergy
Propaganda
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
26%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
29%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Wavebreak Hippocamp
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
39%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
35%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
62%inclusion16 decks26 decks
30%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
40%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
24%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
30%synergy
Force of Will
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
26%synergy
Mystical Tutor
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
7%synergy
The One Ring
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Creatures
Laboratory Maniac
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
30%synergy
Archmage of Runes
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
31%synergy
Haughty Djinn
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
36%synergy
Guile
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
36%synergy
Eluge, the Shoreless Sea
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
26%synergy
Lullmage Mentor
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
33%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
25%synergy
Mocking Sprite
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
24%synergy
Nezahal, Primal Tide
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Triskaidekaphile
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
20%synergy
Kira, Great Glass-Spinner
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
21%synergy
Archaeomancer
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
8%synergy
The Dawning Archaic
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Harmonized Trio
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
12%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Patron Wizard
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Naiad of Hidden Coves
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-0%synergy
Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Spellseeker
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Malevolent Hermit
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Vnwxt, Verbose Host
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
13%synergy
The Reality Chip
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Homunculus Horde
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Deadeye Navigator
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Katara, Waterbending Master
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
14%synergy
Tishana's Tidebinder
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Chrome Host Seedshark
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Harbinger of the Seas
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Leveler
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Tribute Mage
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Hydro-Man, Fluid Felon
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
9%synergy
Peregrine Drake
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-0%synergy
Azami, Lady of Scrolls
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
The Mindskinner
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Subtlety
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Fog Bank
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-7%synergy
Jace, Vryn's Prodigy
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Chasm Skulker
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-6%synergy
Gilded Drake
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Arcanis the Omnipotent
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Lighthouse Chronologist
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Jace's Archivist
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Dreamscape Artist
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Instants
High Tide
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Sculpt
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
34%synergy
Brush Off
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
34%synergy
Defabricate
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
36%synergy
Mana Drain
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Cancel
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
34%synergy
Swan Song
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Frantic Search
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Dissipate
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
32%synergy
Dispel
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
26%synergy
Bane's Contingency
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
32%synergy
Spell Pierce
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
26%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
-4%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
21%synergy
Essence Scatter
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
27%synergy
Flusterstorm
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
21%synergy
Saw It Coming
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
28%synergy
Pongify
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
-13%synergy
Dismiss
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
25%synergy
Reality Shift
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Cryptic Command
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Snap
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Mystic Confluence
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Narset's Reversal
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Refute
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Opt
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
Aetherize
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
-8%synergy
Strix Serenade
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Insidious Will
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
21%synergy
Archmage's Charm
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Wash Away
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Force of Negation
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Sink into Stupor
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Summary Dismissal
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Mental Misstep
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Exclude
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Dream Fracture
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Remand
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Void Shatter
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Fact or Fiction
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Flare of Denial
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Sublime Epiphany
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Nexus of Fate
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Daze
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Supreme Will
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Capsize
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Jwari Disruption
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Wizard's Retort
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Sorceries
Preordain
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
27%synergy
Ponder
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Wisdom of Ages
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
36%synergy
Enter the Infinite
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
34%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Treasure Cruise
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Merchant Scroll
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Solve the Equation
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Windfall
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
-3%synergy
Time Warp
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Sleight of Hand
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Curse of the Swine
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Serum Visions
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Personal Tutor
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Spirit Water Revival
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
8%synergy
Devastation Tide
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-4%synergy
Rise from the Tides
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Scour All Possibilities
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Wash Out
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Deep Analysis
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Capture of Jingzhou
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Baral's Expertise
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Temporal Trespass
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
River's Rebuke
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Ravenform
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-0%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Magic Mirror
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-6%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Winter Moon
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Teferi's Puzzle Box
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Vexing Bauble
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-20%synergy
Lightning Greaves
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-19%synergy
Waterbending Scroll
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
-1%synergy
Enchantments
Teferi's Ageless Insight
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
29%synergy
Telepathy
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
29%synergy
Counterbalance
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
24%synergy
Wizard Class
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Mystic Remora
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
-3%synergy
Shark Typhoon
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Back to Basics
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Jace's Sanctum
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Fortune Teller's Talent
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Shadow of the Second Sun
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Frozen Aether
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-0%synergy
Sunken Field
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Ominous Seas
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-4%synergy
Omniscience
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Overburden
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Witness Protection
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Web of Inertia
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Standstill
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Spider-Man No More
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Unraveler of Secrets
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
81%inclusion21 decks26 decks
24%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
62%inclusion16 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Rivendell
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
24%synergy
Castle Vantress
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Agna Qel'a
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
19%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Maze of Ith
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
10%synergy
War Room
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-0%synergy
Wasteland
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Remote Isle
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Academy Ruins
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-7%synergy
Terrain Generator
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Mistrise Village
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-6%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Inventors' Fair
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-5%synergy
Thespian's Stage
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
85%inclusion22 decks26 decks
-0%synergy
Arcane Signet
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
-7%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
29%synergy
Thought Vessel
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
-21%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
30%inclusion6 decks20 decks
19%synergy
Sky Diamond
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Mind Stone
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
-12%synergy
Commander's Sphere
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Fellwar Stone
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-8%synergy
Midnight Clock
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-8%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Gauntlet of Power
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Lotus Petal
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-4%synergy
Basalt Monolith
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
Mox Amber
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Chrome Mox
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Lands
Island
96%inclusion25 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Myriad Landscape
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
Sink into Stupor
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Jwari Disruption
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-4%synergy
Prismatic Vista
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-7%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-0%synergy
Polluted Delta
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-0%synergy
Flooded Strand
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-0%synergy