Karlov of the Ghost Council (Commander) - Optimized Lifedrain

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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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Scheming Silvertongue
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
35%synergy
Fix What's Broken
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Moseo, Vein's New Dean
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Stensian Sanguinist
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Defiling Daemogoth
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Authority of the Consuls
86%inclusion19 decks22 decks
71%synergy
Soul Warden
86%inclusion19 decks22 decks
69%synergy
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
82%inclusion18 decks22 decks
68%synergy
Sanguine Bond
82%inclusion18 decks22 decks
63%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
82%inclusion18 decks22 decks
62%synergy
Soul's Attendant
73%inclusion16 decks22 decks
61%synergy
Exquisite Blood
73%inclusion16 decks22 decks
57%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
48%synergy
Auriok Champion
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
47%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
47%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
73%inclusion16 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
68%inclusion15 decks22 decks
35%synergy
Blood Artist
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
29%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
31%synergy
Suture Priest
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
42%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
46%synergy
Blind Obedience
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
33%synergy
Path to Exile
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Crypt Ghast
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
39%synergy
Damn
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
28%synergy
Teferi's Protection
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Demonic Tutor
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
21%synergy
Necropotence
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
26%synergy
Farewell
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Smothering Tithe
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Ancient Tomb
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
12%synergy
The One Ring
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Drannith Magistrate
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Creatures
Archangel of Thune
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
37%synergy
Mother of Runes
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
32%synergy
Heliod, Sun-Crowned
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
36%synergy
Haliya, Guided by Light
40%inclusion8 decks20 decks
33%synergy
Serra Ascendant
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
30%synergy
Exemplar of Light
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
29%synergy
Daxos, Blessed by the Sun
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
31%synergy
Voice of the Blessed
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
28%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Archivist of Oghma
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
20%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Rhox Faithmender
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
23%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
21%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
20%synergy
Esper Sentinel
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Sorin of House Markov
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
23%synergy
Starscape Cleric
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
14%synergy
The Gaffer
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
20%synergy
Sunscorch Regent
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Guide of Souls
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Lunarch Veteran
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Wall of Reverence
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Divinity of Pride
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Essence Channeler
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Lurrus of the Dream-Den
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Spectrum Sentinel
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Ajani's Pridemate
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Ayli, Eternal Pilgrim
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Liesa, Forgotten Archangel
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Astarion, the Decadent
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-11%synergy
Blood Seeker
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Walking Ballista
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Giver of Runes
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Thrull Parasite
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Felidar Sovereign
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Kambal, Profiteering Mayor
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Lifecreed Duo
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Obzedat, Ghost Council
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Basilica Screecher
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Syndic of Tithes
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Instants
Anguished Unmaking
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Fracture
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Dark Ritual
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Fell the Profane
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Despark
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
-7%synergy
Inkshield
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Mortify
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Generous Gift
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-4%synergy
Akroma's Will
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Go for the Throat
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Utter End
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Breathe Your Last
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Beacon of Immortality
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Rebuff the Wicked
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Restoration Magic
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
6%synergy
Deadly Rollick
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-3%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Kaya's Guile
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Disenchant
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Dawn Charm
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Revitalize
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Mana Tithe
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-3%synergy
Withering Torment
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Congregate
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Continue?
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Dual-Sun Technique
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Exsanguinate
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
28%synergy
Toxic Deluge
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Fumigate
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
25%synergy
Vindicate
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Reanimate
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Sign in Blood
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Night's Whisper
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
0%synergy
Revival // Revenge
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Death Grasp
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Victimize
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-4%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Idyllic Tutor
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Decorum Dissertation
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Austere Command
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-7%synergy
Merciless Eviction
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Duress
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Feed the Swarm
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Read the Bones
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-0%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
4%synergy
White Sun's Twilight
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Day of Judgment
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Disentomb
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Grim Tutor
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Avatar's Wrath
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
16%synergy
The Wind Crystal
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
31%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
25%synergy
Lightning Greaves
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Caduceus, Staff of Hermes
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
20%synergy
Bontu's Monument
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Whip of Erebos
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Cosmos Elixir
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
16%synergy
The Ozolith
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Profane Memento
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
10%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Campfire
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Sun Droplet
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Tablet of the Guilds
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Skullclamp
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-18%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-2%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Mindcrank
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Fountain of Renewal
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Enchantments
Black Market Connections
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Ajani's Welcome
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
29%synergy
Ghostly Prison
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Bitterblossom
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Cleric Class
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Polluted Bonds
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Land Tax
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Case of the Uneaten Feast
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Greed
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Glasswing Grace
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-4%synergy
Debtors' Knell
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Dawn of Hope
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
10%synergy
True Conviction
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Abiding Grace
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Reprobation
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Court of Ambition
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Vampiric Rites
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Grave Pact
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
0%synergy
Feast of the Victorious Dead
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Soul Link
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Oubliette
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Endless Foot Assault
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Parker Luck
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
23%synergy
Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Kaya, Orzhov Usurper
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Ajani, Strength of the Pride
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Rogue's Passage
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Radiant Fountain
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
24%synergy
Restless Fortress
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
21%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Windbrisk Heights
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Cabal Coffers
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Shambling Vent
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
9%synergy
High Market
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Castle Locthwain
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Strip Mine
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Reliquary Tower
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-9%synergy
Witch's Clinic
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Mortuary Mire
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Minas Tirith
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
2%synergy
War Room
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Karn's Bastion
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Kabira Crossroads
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Three Tree City
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Field of Ruin
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Castle Ardenvale
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Adagia, Windswept Bastion
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
91%inclusion20 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Arcane Signet
73%inclusion16 decks22 decks
-7%synergy
Pristine Talisman
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
36%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
-12%synergy
Orzhov Signet
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
-22%synergy
Fellwar Stone
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-8%synergy
Commander's Sphere
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-5%synergy
Thought Vessel
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-5%synergy
Mind Stone
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-14%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion22 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion22 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
82%inclusion18 decks22 decks
-5%synergy
Isolated Chapel
68%inclusion15 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Godless Shrine
64%inclusion14 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
38%synergy
Caves of Koilos
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Marsh Flats
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
25%synergy
Fetid Heath
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Scoured Barrens
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
27%synergy
Vault of Champions
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Tainted Field
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
-9%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
-1%synergy
Temple of Silence
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
-12%synergy
Fell the Profane
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Fabled Passage
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Scrubland
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Prismatic Vista
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-1%synergy
Glasswing Grace
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Evolving Wilds
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-6%synergy
Silent Clearing
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-1%synergy
Obscura Storefront
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Witch Enchanter
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-3%synergy
Exotic Orchard
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-17%synergy
Desolate Mire
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-9%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Reflecting Pool
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Boggart Trawler
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Forsaken Sanctuary
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-2%synergy
Opal Palace
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Goldmire Bridge
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-3%synergy
Path of Ancestry
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-14%synergy
Forlorn Flats
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
4%synergy
City of Brass
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Flooded Strand
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Hidden Hideout
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Foot Headquarters
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Polluted Delta
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
3%synergy
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