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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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Foot Headquarters
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
10%synergy
Kinscaer Sentry
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Abigale, Eloquent First-Year
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Madame Null, Power Broker
3.2%inclusion1 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
3.1%inclusion2 decks65 decks
0%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Soul Warden
95%inclusion96 decks101 decks
77%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
92%inclusion93 decks101 decks
76%synergy
Soul's Attendant
88%inclusion89 decks101 decks
76%synergy
Auriok Champion
67%inclusion68 decks101 decks
64%synergy
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
78%inclusion79 decks101 decks
64%synergy
Serra Ascendant
70%inclusion71 decks101 decks
63%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
69%inclusion70 decks101 decks
61%synergy
Exquisite Blood
72%inclusion73 decks101 decks
55%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
76%inclusion77 decks101 decks
55%synergy
Heliod, Sun-Crowned
59%inclusion60 decks101 decks
54%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
78%inclusion79 decks101 decks
14%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
69%inclusion70 decks101 decks
29%synergy
Suture Priest
66%inclusion67 decks101 decks
53%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
61%inclusion62 decks101 decks
27%synergy
Blind Obedience
60%inclusion61 decks101 decks
42%synergy
Sanguine Bond
58%inclusion59 decks101 decks
38%synergy
Mother of Runes
56%inclusion57 decks101 decks
47%synergy
Archivist of Oghma
52%inclusion53 decks101 decks
45%synergy
Guide of Souls
51%inclusion52 decks101 decks
47%synergy
Archangel of Thune
50%inclusion51 decks101 decks
46%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
50%inclusion51 decks101 decks
35%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
50%inclusion50 decks101 decks
36%synergy
Smothering Tithe
47%inclusion47 decks101 decks
24%synergy
Teferi's Protection
45%inclusion45 decks101 decks
29%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
45%inclusion45 decks101 decks
33%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
44%inclusion44 decks101 decks
32%synergy
Necropotence
42%inclusion42 decks101 decks
35%synergy
Farewell
31%inclusion31 decks101 decks
18%synergy
The One Ring
28%inclusion28 decks101 decks
21%synergy
Ancient Tomb
26%inclusion26 decks101 decks
19%synergy
Creatures
Esper Sentinel
50%inclusion51 decks101 decks
32%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
49%inclusion49 decks101 decks
39%synergy
Daxos, Blessed by the Sun
47%inclusion47 decks101 decks
40%synergy
Blood Artist
46%inclusion46 decks101 decks
15%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
46%inclusion46 decks101 decks
34%synergy
Exemplar of Light
43%inclusion43 decks101 decks
35%synergy
Dark Confidant
40%inclusion40 decks101 decks
33%synergy
Sunscorch Regent
38%inclusion38 decks101 decks
33%synergy
Voice of the Blessed
35%inclusion35 decks101 decks
31%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
35%inclusion35 decks101 decks
28%synergy
Lurrus of the Dream-Den
35%inclusion35 decks101 decks
25%synergy
Giver of Runes
34%inclusion34 decks101 decks
30%synergy
Ocelot Pride
32%inclusion32 decks101 decks
27%synergy
Haliya, Guided by Light
31%inclusion24 decks78 decks
24%synergy
Spectrum Sentinel
31%inclusion31 decks101 decks
29%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
30%inclusion30 decks101 decks
10%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
30%inclusion30 decks101 decks
18%synergy
Sorin of House Markov
29%inclusion29 decks101 decks
24%synergy
Lunarch Veteran
28%inclusion28 decks101 decks
24%synergy
Crypt Ghast
28%inclusion28 decks101 decks
20%synergy
Starscape Cleric
27%inclusion27 decks101 decks
17%synergy
Amalia Benavides Aguirre
27%inclusion27 decks101 decks
20%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
26%inclusion26 decks101 decks
20%synergy
Witch Enchanter
25%inclusion25 decks101 decks
13%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
25%inclusion25 decks101 decks
11%synergy
Walking Ballista
23%inclusion23 decks101 decks
21%synergy
The Gaffer
23%inclusion23 decks101 decks
19%synergy
Tymna the Weaver
22%inclusion22 decks101 decks
18%synergy
Vizkopa Guildmage
22%inclusion22 decks101 decks
15%synergy
Mangara, the Diplomat
21%inclusion21 decks101 decks
14%synergy
Kambal, Profiteering Mayor
20%inclusion20 decks101 decks
8%synergy
Skrelv, Defector Mite
19%inclusion19 decks101 decks
14%synergy
Felidar Sovereign
19%inclusion19 decks101 decks
16%synergy
Witch of the Moors
19%inclusion19 decks101 decks
16%synergy
Grand Abolisher
19%inclusion19 decks101 decks
10%synergy
Leonin Elder
19%inclusion19 decks101 decks
18%synergy
Delney, Streetwise Lookout
17%inclusion17 decks101 decks
12%synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
17%inclusion17 decks101 decks
5%synergy
Hinterland Sanctifier
17%inclusion17 decks101 decks
14%synergy
Wall of Reverence
16%inclusion16 decks101 decks
15%synergy
Celestine, the Living Saint
16%inclusion16 decks101 decks
13%synergy
Drannith Magistrate
16%inclusion16 decks101 decks
12%synergy
Ranger-Captain of Eos
16%inclusion16 decks101 decks
13%synergy
Distinguished Conjurer
15%inclusion15 decks101 decks
12%synergy
Enduring Innocence
15%inclusion15 decks101 decks
8%synergy
Crested Sunmare
14%inclusion14 decks101 decks
13%synergy
Twilight Prophet
14%inclusion14 decks101 decks
4%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
14%inclusion14 decks101 decks
9%synergy
Resplendent Angel
13%inclusion13 decks101 decks
9%synergy
Lifecreed Duo
13%inclusion13 decks101 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Path to Exile
47%inclusion47 decks101 decks
-3%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
31%inclusion31 decks101 decks
22%synergy
Despark
29%inclusion29 decks101 decks
-2%synergy
Deadly Rollick
25%inclusion25 decks101 decks
13%synergy
Dark Ritual
25%inclusion25 decks101 decks
1%synergy
Fracture
25%inclusion25 decks101 decks
6%synergy
Generous Gift
24%inclusion24 decks101 decks
0%synergy
Fell the Profane
23%inclusion23 decks101 decks
10%synergy
Beacon of Immortality
21%inclusion21 decks101 decks
18%synergy
Inkshield
21%inclusion21 decks101 decks
3%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
20%inclusion20 decks101 decks
15%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
16%inclusion16 decks101 decks
9%synergy
Mortify
15%inclusion15 decks101 decks
-8%synergy
Akroma's Will
13%inclusion13 decks101 decks
6%synergy
Ad Nauseam
11%inclusion11 decks101 decks
9%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
11%inclusion11 decks101 decks
0%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
11%inclusion11 decks101 decks
6%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
10%inclusion10 decks101 decks
-4%synergy
Restoration Magic
8.1%inclusion7 decks86 decks
4%synergy
Go for the Throat
7.9%inclusion8 decks101 decks
3%synergy
Clever Concealment
7.9%inclusion8 decks101 decks
4%synergy
Silence
7.9%inclusion8 decks101 decks
4%synergy
Kaya's Guile
7.9%inclusion8 decks101 decks
5%synergy
Imp's Mischief
6.9%inclusion7 decks101 decks
3%synergy
Dawn's Truce
6.9%inclusion7 decks101 decks
-1%synergy
Vanishing Verse
6.9%inclusion7 decks101 decks
1%synergy
Rebuff the Wicked
6.9%inclusion7 decks101 decks
3%synergy
Angel's Grace
5.9%inclusion6 decks101 decks
3%synergy
Galadriel's Dismissal
5.9%inclusion6 decks101 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Toxic Deluge
50%inclusion51 decks101 decks
33%synergy
Damn
45%inclusion45 decks101 decks
12%synergy
Night's Whisper
30%inclusion30 decks101 decks
12%synergy
Exsanguinate
24%inclusion24 decks101 decks
11%synergy
Sign in Blood
22%inclusion22 decks101 decks
4%synergy
Vindicate
20%inclusion20 decks101 decks
8%synergy
Reanimate
20%inclusion20 decks101 decks
4%synergy
Fumigate
13%inclusion13 decks101 decks
5%synergy
Idyllic Tutor
12%inclusion12 decks101 decks
8%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
12%inclusion12 decks101 decks
2%synergy
Revival // Revenge
12%inclusion12 decks101 decks
7%synergy
Read the Bones
10%inclusion10 decks101 decks
0%synergy
Grim Tutor
10%inclusion10 decks101 decks
6%synergy
Imperial Seal
8.9%inclusion9 decks101 decks
6%synergy
Wrath of God
8.9%inclusion9 decks101 decks
3%synergy
Austere Command
7.9%inclusion8 decks101 decks
-10%synergy
Merciless Eviction
7.9%inclusion8 decks101 decks
3%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
7.9%inclusion8 decks101 decks
0%synergy
Avatar's Wrath
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
4%synergy
Unearth
6.9%inclusion7 decks101 decks
2%synergy
Essence Harvest
6.9%inclusion7 decks101 decks
7%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
5.9%inclusion6 decks101 decks
0%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
5.9%inclusion6 decks101 decks
1%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
5.9%inclusion6 decks101 decks
2%synergy
Damnation
5.9%inclusion6 decks101 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
43%inclusion43 decks101 decks
23%synergy
Shadowspear
42%inclusion42 decks101 decks
38%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
28%inclusion28 decks101 decks
2%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
24%inclusion24 decks101 decks
16%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
20%inclusion20 decks101 decks
17%synergy
Cosmos Elixir
20%inclusion20 decks101 decks
17%synergy
Tablet of the Guilds
17%inclusion17 decks101 decks
16%synergy
Caduceus, Staff of Hermes
16%inclusion16 decks101 decks
13%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
15%inclusion15 decks101 decks
11%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
14%inclusion14 decks101 decks
11%synergy
The Ozolith
12%inclusion12 decks101 decks
8%synergy
Sun Droplet
11%inclusion11 decks101 decks
10%synergy
The Wind Crystal
10%inclusion9 decks88 decks
3%synergy
Umezawa's Jitte
8.9%inclusion9 decks101 decks
8%synergy
Whip of Erebos
8.9%inclusion9 decks101 decks
6%synergy
Skullclamp
8.9%inclusion9 decks101 decks
-18%synergy
Sword of Light and Shadow
6.9%inclusion7 decks101 decks
6%synergy
Bontu's Monument
6.9%inclusion7 decks101 decks
1%synergy
Profane Memento
5.9%inclusion6 decks101 decks
6%synergy
Loxodon Warhammer
5.9%inclusion6 decks101 decks
5%synergy
Basilisk Collar
5.9%inclusion6 decks101 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Black Market Connections
47%inclusion47 decks101 decks
25%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
46%inclusion46 decks101 decks
16%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
28%inclusion28 decks101 decks
17%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
24%inclusion24 decks101 decks
19%synergy
Land Tax
22%inclusion22 decks101 decks
12%synergy
Abiding Grace
22%inclusion22 decks101 decks
21%synergy
Ajani's Welcome
20%inclusion20 decks101 decks
17%synergy
Lunar Convocation
19%inclusion19 decks101 decks
8%synergy
Cleric Class
18%inclusion18 decks101 decks
10%synergy
Case of the Uneaten Feast
16%inclusion16 decks101 decks
13%synergy
Dawn of Hope
16%inclusion16 decks101 decks
12%synergy
Test of Endurance
16%inclusion16 decks101 decks
14%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
14%inclusion14 decks101 decks
9%synergy
Ghostly Prison
14%inclusion14 decks101 decks
-1%synergy
Glasswing Grace
11%inclusion11 decks101 decks
3%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
11%inclusion11 decks101 decks
5%synergy
Bitterblossom
11%inclusion11 decks101 decks
3%synergy
Darksteel Mutation
10%inclusion10 decks101 decks
1%synergy
Sheltered by Ghosts
8.9%inclusion9 decks101 decks
4%synergy
Ashes of the Abhorrent
7.9%inclusion8 decks101 decks
7%synergy
Animate Dead
5.9%inclusion6 decks101 decks
-3%synergy
Leyline of Hope
5.9%inclusion6 decks101 decks
4%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
5.9%inclusion6 decks101 decks
4%synergy
True Conviction
5.9%inclusion6 decks101 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ajani, Strength of the Pride
27%inclusion27 decks101 decks
25%synergy
Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord
16%inclusion16 decks101 decks
11%synergy
Utility Lands
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
50%inclusion51 decks101 decks
30%synergy
Rogue's Passage
50%inclusion51 decks101 decks
31%synergy
Bojuka Bog
45%inclusion45 decks101 decks
1%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
44%inclusion44 decks101 decks
10%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
37%inclusion37 decks101 decks
32%synergy
Castle Locthwain
28%inclusion28 decks101 decks
18%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
27%inclusion27 decks101 decks
17%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
26%inclusion26 decks101 decks
14%synergy
Witch's Clinic
21%inclusion21 decks101 decks
20%synergy
Radiant Fountain
20%inclusion20 decks101 decks
16%synergy
Reliquary Tower
20%inclusion20 decks101 decks
-3%synergy
Cabal Coffers
19%inclusion19 decks101 decks
7%synergy
Urza's Saga
18%inclusion18 decks101 decks
13%synergy
Restless Fortress
16%inclusion16 decks101 decks
9%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
15%inclusion15 decks101 decks
7%synergy
Shambling Vent
15%inclusion15 decks101 decks
10%synergy
War Room
12%inclusion12 decks101 decks
5%synergy
Minas Tirith
11%inclusion11 decks101 decks
3%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
10%inclusion9 decks91 decks
8%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
8.9%inclusion9 decks101 decks
5%synergy
Kabira Crossroads
8.9%inclusion9 decks101 decks
7%synergy
Seraph Sanctuary
7.9%inclusion8 decks101 decks
4%synergy
High Market
7.9%inclusion8 decks101 decks
-3%synergy
Castle Ardenvale
7.9%inclusion8 decks101 decks
2%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
5.9%inclusion6 decks101 decks
-10%synergy
Ghost Quarter
5.9%inclusion6 decks101 decks
4%synergy
Strip Mine
5.9%inclusion6 decks101 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
88%inclusion89 decks101 decks
4%synergy
Arcane Signet
81%inclusion82 decks101 decks
1%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
58%inclusion59 decks101 decks
6%synergy
Orzhov Signet
51%inclusion52 decks101 decks
-4%synergy
Pristine Talisman
39%inclusion39 decks101 decks
33%synergy
Fellwar Stone
19%inclusion19 decks101 decks
-2%synergy
Mox Amber
13%inclusion13 decks101 decks
10%synergy
Mind Stone
8.9%inclusion9 decks101 decks
-15%synergy
Chrome Mox
8.9%inclusion9 decks101 decks
6%synergy
Lotus Petal
7.9%inclusion8 decks101 decks
5%synergy
Thought Vessel
7.9%inclusion8 decks101 decks
-6%synergy
Mana Vault
5.9%inclusion6 decks101 decks
4%synergy
The Soul Stone
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Swamp
99%inclusion100 decks101 decks
1%synergy
Plains
99%inclusion100 decks101 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
95%inclusion96 decks101 decks
9%synergy
Godless Shrine
84%inclusion85 decks101 decks
34%synergy
Isolated Chapel
82%inclusion83 decks101 decks
16%synergy
Caves of Koilos
79%inclusion80 decks101 decks
22%synergy
Vault of Champions
73%inclusion74 decks101 decks
34%synergy
Marsh Flats
64%inclusion65 decks101 decks
35%synergy
Fetid Heath
61%inclusion62 decks101 decks
22%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
55%inclusion56 decks101 decks
29%synergy
Tainted Field
51%inclusion52 decks101 decks
0%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
51%inclusion52 decks101 decks
16%synergy
Scoured Barrens
50%inclusion51 decks101 decks
27%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
45%inclusion45 decks101 decks
24%synergy
Silent Clearing
37%inclusion37 decks101 decks
21%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
36%inclusion36 decks101 decks
-5%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
33%inclusion33 decks101 decks
10%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
33%inclusion33 decks101 decks
-8%synergy
Scrubland
30%inclusion30 decks101 decks
18%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
29%inclusion29 decks101 decks
6%synergy
Temple of Silence
27%inclusion27 decks101 decks
-13%synergy
Witch Enchanter
25%inclusion25 decks101 decks
13%synergy
Fell the Profane
23%inclusion23 decks101 decks
10%synergy
Prismatic Vista
22%inclusion22 decks101 decks
16%synergy
Exotic Orchard
21%inclusion21 decks101 decks
-4%synergy
Mana Confluence
21%inclusion21 decks101 decks
18%synergy
City of Brass
17%inclusion17 decks101 decks
13%synergy
Reflecting Pool
14%inclusion14 decks101 decks
10%synergy
Fabled Passage
13%inclusion13 decks101 decks
3%synergy
Arid Mesa
13%inclusion13 decks101 decks
7%synergy
Windswept Heath
12%inclusion12 decks101 decks
6%synergy
Desolate Mire
12%inclusion12 decks101 decks
-4%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
12%inclusion12 decks101 decks
6%synergy
Boggart Trawler
12%inclusion12 decks101 decks
5%synergy
Polluted Delta
12%inclusion12 decks101 decks
6%synergy
Flooded Strand
12%inclusion12 decks101 decks
6%synergy
Glasswing Grace
11%inclusion11 decks101 decks
3%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
11%inclusion11 decks101 decks
0%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
11%inclusion11 decks101 decks
6%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
10%inclusion10 decks101 decks
4%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
8.9%inclusion9 decks101 decks
5%synergy
Evolving Wilds
8.9%inclusion9 decks101 decks
-12%synergy
Obscura Storefront
7.9%inclusion8 decks101 decks
4%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
6.9%inclusion7 decks101 decks
-7%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
6.9%inclusion7 decks101 decks
-2%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
5.9%inclusion6 decks101 decks
1%synergy
Forsaken Sanctuary
5.9%inclusion6 decks101 decks
2%synergy
Opal Palace
5.9%inclusion6 decks101 decks
4%synergy
Snow-Covered Plains
5.9%inclusion6 decks101 decks
3%synergy
Path of Ancestry
5.9%inclusion6 decks101 decks
-17%synergy
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