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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Soul Warden
88%inclusion22 decks25 decks
71%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
84%inclusion21 decks25 decks
68%synergy
Soul's Attendant
76%inclusion19 decks25 decks
64%synergy
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
76%inclusion19 decks25 decks
63%synergy
Exquisite Blood
76%inclusion19 decks25 decks
61%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
80%inclusion20 decks25 decks
60%synergy
Sanguine Bond
76%inclusion19 decks25 decks
57%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
55%synergy
Auriok Champion
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
53%synergy
Suture Priest
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
47%synergy
Top Cards
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
72%inclusion18 decks25 decks
39%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
72%inclusion18 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
32%synergy
Blood Artist
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
27%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
44%synergy
Blind Obedience
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
35%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
44%synergy
Path to Exile
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Archangel of Thune
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
40%synergy
Heliod, Sun-Crowned
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
39%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
31%synergy
Teferi's Protection
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
21%synergy
Demonic Tutor
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Necropotence
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
22%synergy
Farewell
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Smothering Tithe
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Ancient Tomb
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
14%synergy
The One Ring
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Drannith Magistrate
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Creatures
Mother of Runes
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
31%synergy
Crypt Ghast
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
33%synergy
Haliya, Guided by Light
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
33%synergy
Voice of the Blessed
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
33%synergy
Serra Ascendant
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
30%synergy
Exemplar of Light
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
29%synergy
Daxos, Blessed by the Sun
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
30%synergy
Scheming Silvertongue
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
26%synergy
Archivist of Oghma
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
21%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Rhox Faithmender
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
24%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
22%synergy
Esper Sentinel
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Starscape Cleric
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Sorin of House Markov
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
24%synergy
Guide of Souls
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
24%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Moseo, Vein's New Dean
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
22%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
11%synergy
The Gaffer
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
21%synergy
Sunscorch Regent
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Defiling Daemogoth
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
22%synergy
Lunarch Veteran
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Essence Channeler
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Lurrus of the Dream-Den
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Witch of the Moors
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Spectrum Sentinel
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Mangara, the Diplomat
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
1%synergy
South Wind Avatar
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
18%synergy
Angel of Destiny
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Wall of Reverence
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Resplendent Angel
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Divinity of Pride
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Giver of Runes
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Felidar Sovereign
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Kambal, Profiteering Mayor
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Lifecreed Duo
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Ocelot Pride
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Hinterland Sanctifier
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Ayli, Eternal Pilgrim
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Liesa, Forgotten Archangel
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Vizkopa Guildmage
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Aerith Gainsborough
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Instants
Anguished Unmaking
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Fracture
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Dark Ritual
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Fell the Profane
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Despark
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
-6%synergy
Inkshield
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Mortify
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
-2%synergy
Generous Gift
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
-2%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Akroma's Will
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Go for the Throat
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Mana Tithe
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Beacon of Immortality
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Utter End
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Breathe Your Last
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Rebuff the Wicked
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Restoration Magic
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Deadly Rollick
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-4%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Angel's Grace
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-5%synergy
Kaya's Guile
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-4%synergy
Disenchant
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Dawn Charm
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Revitalize
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Congregate
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Withering Torment
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Continue?
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Damn
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Exsanguinate
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
27%synergy
Toxic Deluge
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Fumigate
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
25%synergy
Vindicate
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Reanimate
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Sign in Blood
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Night's Whisper
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Fix What's Broken
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Revival // Revenge
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Death Grasp
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Victimize
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-5%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Idyllic Tutor
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Austere Command
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-8%synergy
Duress
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Merciless Eviction
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Feed the Swarm
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
White Sun's Twilight
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Day of Judgment
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Disentomb
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Decorum Dissertation
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
2%synergy
Avatar's Wrath
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Wind Crystal
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
31%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
25%synergy
Caduceus, Staff of Hermes
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
21%synergy
Lightning Greaves
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Bontu's Monument
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Cosmos Elixir
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Whip of Erebos
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
12%synergy
The Ozolith
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Mindcrank
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Profane Memento
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Sun Droplet
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Skullclamp
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-18%synergy
Tablet of the Guilds
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Panharmonicon
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-3%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Jet Medallion
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Fountain of Renewal
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Enchantments
Black Market Connections
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Ajani's Welcome
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
33%synergy
Ghostly Prison
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Cleric Class
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
21%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Dawn of Hope
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
21%synergy
Bitterblossom
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Case of the Uneaten Feast
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Polluted Bonds
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Land Tax
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Abiding Grace
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Greed
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Glasswing Grace
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Debtors' Knell
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-6%synergy
Lunar Convocation
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
2%synergy
True Conviction
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Reprobation
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Court of Ambition
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Vampiric Rites
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Grave Pact
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Feast of the Victorious Dead
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Angelic Accord
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Boon Reflection
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Soul Link
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Oubliette
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Endless Foot Assault
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Ajani, Strength of the Pride
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Kaya, Orzhov Usurper
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Ajani, Outland Chaperone
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Rogue's Passage
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Radiant Fountain
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
21%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Restless Fortress
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Windbrisk Heights
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Cabal Coffers
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Castle Locthwain
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Shambling Vent
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Minas Tirith
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
High Market
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Reliquary Tower
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-11%synergy
Strip Mine
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Witch's Clinic
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Mortuary Mire
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Maze of Ith
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
War Room
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-0%synergy
Karn's Bastion
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Kabira Crossroads
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Three Tree City
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Field of Ruin
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Castle Ardenvale
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
84%inclusion21 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Arcane Signet
68%inclusion17 decks25 decks
-12%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
-13%synergy
Pristine Talisman
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
31%synergy
Orzhov Signet
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
-21%synergy
Fellwar Stone
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-10%synergy
Commander's Sphere
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-6%synergy
Thought Vessel
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-6%synergy
Mind Stone
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-14%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion25 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion25 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
80%inclusion20 decks25 decks
-6%synergy
Isolated Chapel
68%inclusion17 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Caves of Koilos
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Godless Shrine
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
35%synergy
Fetid Heath
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Marsh Flats
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
22%synergy
Scoured Barrens
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
25%synergy
Vault of Champions
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Temple of Silence
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Tainted Field
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
-10%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
-10%synergy
Fell the Profane
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Scrubland
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Fabled Passage
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Prismatic Vista
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Silent Clearing
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Hidden Hideout
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
13%synergy
Foot Headquarters
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
11%synergy
Witch Enchanter
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-0%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-2%synergy
Glasswing Grace
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Desolate Mire
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-7%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Evolving Wilds
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-7%synergy
Obscura Storefront
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Exotic Orchard
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-18%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Reflecting Pool
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Boggart Trawler
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Forsaken Sanctuary
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-3%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-4%synergy
Opal Palace
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Path of Ancestry
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-15%synergy
Goldmire Bridge
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Forlorn Flats
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Polluted Delta
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
City of Brass
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
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