Karlov of the Ghost Council (Commander) - Expensive Optimized

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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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Kinscaer Sentry
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Abigale, Eloquent First-Year
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Soul's Attendant
100%inclusion29 decks29 decks
87%synergy
Serra Ascendant
90%inclusion26 decks29 decks
83%synergy
Soul Warden
100%inclusion29 decks29 decks
82%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
97%inclusion28 decks29 decks
81%synergy
Auriok Champion
83%inclusion24 decks29 decks
79%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
90%inclusion26 decks29 decks
69%synergy
Esper Sentinel
86%inclusion25 decks29 decks
68%synergy
Shadowspear
69%inclusion20 decks29 decks
66%synergy
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
79%inclusion23 decks29 decks
65%synergy
Guide of Souls
69%inclusion20 decks29 decks
64%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
86%inclusion25 decks29 decks
22%synergy
Mother of Runes
69%inclusion20 decks29 decks
59%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
69%inclusion20 decks29 decks
29%synergy
Path to Exile
69%inclusion20 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Toxic Deluge
69%inclusion20 decks29 decks
52%synergy
Deadly Rollick
66%inclusion19 decks29 decks
54%synergy
Archivist of Oghma
66%inclusion19 decks29 decks
58%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
66%inclusion19 decks29 decks
57%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
62%inclusion18 decks29 decks
52%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
62%inclusion18 decks29 decks
55%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
97%inclusion28 decks29 decks
81%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
93%inclusion27 decks29 decks
82%synergy
Ancient Tomb
90%inclusion26 decks29 decks
83%synergy
Teferi's Protection
79%inclusion23 decks29 decks
64%synergy
The One Ring
76%inclusion22 decks29 decks
70%synergy
Necropotence
76%inclusion22 decks29 decks
70%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
72%inclusion21 decks29 decks
61%synergy
Smothering Tithe
69%inclusion20 decks29 decks
46%synergy
Chrome Mox
55%inclusion16 decks29 decks
52%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
34%synergy
Creatures
Dark Confidant
62%inclusion18 decks29 decks
55%synergy
Heliod, Sun-Crowned
59%inclusion17 decks29 decks
53%synergy
Suture Priest
59%inclusion17 decks29 decks
45%synergy
Giver of Runes
59%inclusion17 decks29 decks
55%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
59%inclusion17 decks29 decks
24%synergy
Ocelot Pride
55%inclusion16 decks29 decks
51%synergy
Lurrus of the Dream-Den
55%inclusion16 decks29 decks
46%synergy
Haliya, Guided by Light
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
45%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
30%synergy
Archangel of Thune
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
47%synergy
Daxos, Blessed by the Sun
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
46%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
35%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
25%synergy
Walking Ballista
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
43%synergy
Exemplar of Light
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
37%synergy
Sorin of House Markov
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
37%synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
26%synergy
Ranger-Captain of Eos
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
35%synergy
Tymna the Weaver
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
34%synergy
Blood Artist
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Witch Enchanter
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
23%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
23%synergy
Skrelv, Defector Mite
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
26%synergy
Spectrum Sentinel
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
30%synergy
Amalia Benavides Aguirre
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
24%synergy
Delney, Streetwise Lookout
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
26%synergy
Drannith Magistrate
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
27%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
26%synergy
Sunscorch Regent
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
23%synergy
Starscape Cleric
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Leonin Elder
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
23%synergy
Recruiter of the Guard
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
21%synergy
Voice of Victory
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Crested Sunmare
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
19%synergy
Enduring Innocence
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Voice of the Blessed
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Weathered Wayfarer
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
16%synergy
The Gaffer
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Lunarch Veteran
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Celestine, the Living Saint
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Grand Abolisher
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Resplendent Angel
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Opposition Agent
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Stoneforge Mystic
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Kambal, Profiteering Mayor
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
0%synergy
Mangara, the Diplomat
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Solitude
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Flawless Maneuver
55%inclusion16 decks29 decks
47%synergy
Dark Ritual
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
25%synergy
Ad Nauseam
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
33%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
29%synergy
Generous Gift
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Clever Concealment
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Inkshield
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Fell the Profane
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Dawn's Truce
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Silence
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Despark
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
-10%synergy
Galadriel's Dismissal
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
18%synergy
Imp's Mischief
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Get Lost
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Angel's Grace
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Fracture
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
-5%synergy
Rebuff the Wicked
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Culling the Weak
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Everybody Lives!
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-1%synergy
Beacon of Immortality
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Akroma's Will
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Final Showdown
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Reprieve
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Hatred
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Orim's Chant
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Tithe
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Dismember
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Damn
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Imperial Seal
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
39%synergy
Night's Whisper
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Farewell
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Diabolic Intent
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Grim Tutor
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
0%synergy
Reanimate
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-5%synergy
Raise the Past
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Sign in Blood
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-8%synergy
Avatar's Wrath
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Winds of Abandon
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Revival // Revenge
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Idyllic Tutor
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Read the Bones
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-3%synergy
Exsanguinate
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-5%synergy
Armageddon
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Steelshaper's Gift
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Vindicate
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
32%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
46%synergy
Skullclamp
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
-6%synergy
Umezawa's Jitte
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Tablet of the Guilds
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
-12%synergy
The Ozolith
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Sword of Fire and Ice
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Cosmos Elixir
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Sword of Light and Shadow
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Brotherhood Regalia
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Silver Shroud Costume
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Sword of Feast and Famine
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-1%synergy
Fountain of Renewal
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Blind Obedience
62%inclusion18 decks29 decks
44%synergy
Black Market Connections
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
30%synergy
Exquisite Blood
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
31%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
23%synergy
Land Tax
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Bitterblossom
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Case of the Uneaten Feast
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Sanguine Bond
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
-4%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Ghostly Prison
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
-1%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-19%synergy
Abiding Grace
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Animate Dead
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Aura of Silence
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Glasswing Grace
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-1%synergy
Ajani's Welcome
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Deafening Silence
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Necrodominance
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Cleric Class
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-1%synergy
Luminarch Ascension
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Test of Endurance
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Boon Reflection
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Painful Quandary
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ajani, Strength of the Pride
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
22%synergy
Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Utility Lands
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
62%inclusion18 decks29 decks
57%synergy
Urza's Saga
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
47%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
32%synergy
Rogue's Passage
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
18%synergy
Bojuka Bog
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
-16%synergy
Cabal Coffers
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
-6%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Castle Locthwain
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Witch's Clinic
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
19%synergy
High Market
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Wasteland
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Maze of Ith
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Inventors' Fair
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Seraph Sanctuary
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Radiant Fountain
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Reliquary Tower
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-13%synergy
Strip Mine
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Abandoned Air Temple
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Ancient Den
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Minas Tirith
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-1%synergy
Urborg
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Westvale Abbey
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-1%synergy
Vault of Whispers
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Command Beacon
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
93%inclusion27 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Arcane Signet
79%inclusion23 decks29 decks
-1%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
62%inclusion18 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Orzhov Signet
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
-15%synergy
Lotus Petal
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
35%synergy
Mox Amber
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
35%synergy
Mox Diamond
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
29%synergy
Fellwar Stone
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Mana Vault
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
22%synergy
Mox Opal
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
12%synergy
The Soul Stone
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Pristine Talisman
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Springleaf Drum
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Godless Shrine
97%inclusion28 decks29 decks
46%synergy
Command Tower
93%inclusion27 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Swamp
93%inclusion27 decks29 decks
-5%synergy
Plains
93%inclusion27 decks29 decks
-4%synergy
Marsh Flats
93%inclusion27 decks29 decks
63%synergy
Scrubland
90%inclusion26 decks29 decks
78%synergy
Vault of Champions
90%inclusion26 decks29 decks
50%synergy
Isolated Chapel
76%inclusion22 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Silent Clearing
72%inclusion21 decks29 decks
57%synergy
Caves of Koilos
72%inclusion21 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Flooded Strand
62%inclusion18 decks29 decks
56%synergy
Polluted Delta
59%inclusion17 decks29 decks
53%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
59%inclusion17 decks29 decks
32%synergy
Mana Confluence
59%inclusion17 decks29 decks
55%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
55%inclusion16 decks29 decks
33%synergy
Windswept Heath
55%inclusion16 decks29 decks
49%synergy
Prismatic Vista
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
46%synergy
Arid Mesa
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
46%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
45%synergy
City of Brass
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
45%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
26%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
36%synergy
Fetid Heath
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Witch Enchanter
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
23%synergy
Reflecting Pool
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
27%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
22%synergy
Fell the Profane
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Exotic Orchard
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
-11%synergy
Cavern of Souls
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Snow-Covered Plains
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Temple of Silence
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
-27%synergy
Tainted Field
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-41%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-31%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-1%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Fabled Passage
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Glasswing Grace
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-1%synergy
Desolate Mire
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-9%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy