Karlov of the Ghost Council (Commander) - Optimized Lifegain

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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
97%inclusion113 decks117 decks
80%synergy
Soul's Attendant
91%inclusion106 decks117 decks
79%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
91%inclusion107 decks117 decks
75%synergy
Serra Ascendant
73%inclusion85 decks117 decks
66%synergy
Auriok Champion
68%inclusion80 decks117 decks
65%synergy
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
79%inclusion92 decks117 decks
65%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
69%inclusion81 decks117 decks
61%synergy
Heliod, Sun-Crowned
62%inclusion72 decks117 decks
57%synergy
Suture Priest
69%inclusion81 decks117 decks
57%synergy
Exquisite Blood
71%inclusion83 decks117 decks
55%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
78%inclusion91 decks117 decks
14%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
74%inclusion87 decks117 decks
54%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
67%inclusion78 decks117 decks
33%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
67%inclusion78 decks117 decks
25%synergy
Blind Obedience
61%inclusion71 decks117 decks
44%synergy
Sanguine Bond
57%inclusion67 decks117 decks
38%synergy
Mother of Runes
56%inclusion66 decks117 decks
47%synergy
Archangel of Thune
55%inclusion64 decks117 decks
51%synergy
Toxic Deluge
54%inclusion63 decks117 decks
37%synergy
Guide of Souls
54%inclusion63 decks117 decks
49%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
50%inclusion59 decks117 decks
35%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
50%inclusion58 decks117 decks
37%synergy
Smothering Tithe
45%inclusion53 decks117 decks
24%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
44%inclusion51 decks117 decks
33%synergy
Teferi's Protection
42%inclusion49 decks117 decks
27%synergy
Necropotence
41%inclusion48 decks117 decks
35%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
41%inclusion48 decks117 decks
30%synergy
Farewell
34%inclusion40 decks117 decks
23%synergy
The One Ring
30%inclusion35 decks117 decks
24%synergy
Ancient Tomb
26%inclusion30 decks117 decks
19%synergy
Creatures
Archivist of Oghma
51%inclusion60 decks117 decks
44%synergy
Esper Sentinel
50%inclusion58 decks117 decks
32%synergy
Daxos, Blessed by the Sun
50%inclusion58 decks117 decks
44%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
50%inclusion58 decks117 decks
41%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
49%inclusion57 decks117 decks
37%synergy
Blood Artist
46%inclusion54 decks117 decks
17%synergy
Exemplar of Light
44%inclusion52 decks117 decks
38%synergy
Dark Confidant
38%inclusion45 decks117 decks
32%synergy
Sunscorch Regent
38%inclusion45 decks117 decks
35%synergy
Lurrus of the Dream-Den
37%inclusion43 decks117 decks
27%synergy
Giver of Runes
36%inclusion42 decks117 decks
32%synergy
Voice of the Blessed
35%inclusion41 decks117 decks
32%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
35%inclusion41 decks117 decks
29%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
33%inclusion39 decks117 decks
14%synergy
Haliya, Guided by Light
33%inclusion31 decks94 decks
26%synergy
Ocelot Pride
31%inclusion36 decks117 decks
26%synergy
Spectrum Sentinel
30%inclusion35 decks117 decks
29%synergy
Scheming Silvertongue
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
21%synergy
Sorin of House Markov
29%inclusion34 decks117 decks
25%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
29%inclusion34 decks117 decks
18%synergy
Lunarch Veteran
28%inclusion33 decks117 decks
25%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
27%inclusion32 decks117 decks
22%synergy
The Gaffer
26%inclusion30 decks117 decks
23%synergy
Moseo, Vein's New Dean
25%inclusion10 decks40 decks
22%synergy
Starscape Cleric
25%inclusion29 decks117 decks
16%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
25%inclusion29 decks117 decks
12%synergy
Crypt Ghast
25%inclusion29 decks117 decks
18%synergy
Walking Ballista
23%inclusion27 decks117 decks
21%synergy
Witch Enchanter
22%inclusion26 decks117 decks
10%synergy
Amalia Benavides Aguirre
21%inclusion25 decks117 decks
15%synergy
Tymna the Weaver
21%inclusion25 decks117 decks
18%synergy
Kambal, Profiteering Mayor
21%inclusion24 decks117 decks
8%synergy
Mangara, the Diplomat
20%inclusion23 decks117 decks
12%synergy
Hinterland Sanctifier
20%inclusion23 decks117 decks
17%synergy
Witch of the Moors
19%inclusion22 decks117 decks
16%synergy
Grand Abolisher
19%inclusion22 decks117 decks
10%synergy
Skrelv, Defector Mite
18%inclusion21 decks117 decks
13%synergy
Delney, Streetwise Lookout
17%inclusion20 decks117 decks
13%synergy
Felidar Sovereign
17%inclusion20 decks117 decks
14%synergy
Drannith Magistrate
17%inclusion20 decks117 decks
13%synergy
Vizkopa Guildmage
17%inclusion20 decks117 decks
11%synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
16%inclusion19 decks117 decks
5%synergy
Distinguished Conjurer
15%inclusion18 decks117 decks
13%synergy
Twilight Prophet
15%inclusion18 decks117 decks
6%synergy
Crested Sunmare
15%inclusion17 decks117 decks
13%synergy
Ranger-Captain of Eos
15%inclusion17 decks117 decks
12%synergy
Leonin Elder
15%inclusion17 decks117 decks
14%synergy
Lifecreed Duo
14%inclusion16 decks117 decks
10%synergy
Celestine, the Living Saint
14%inclusion16 decks117 decks
12%synergy
Wall of Reverence
13%inclusion15 decks117 decks
12%synergy
Instants
Path to Exile
48%inclusion56 decks117 decks
-2%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
32%inclusion37 decks117 decks
23%synergy
Dark Ritual
27%inclusion32 decks117 decks
2%synergy
Fell the Profane
26%inclusion31 decks117 decks
14%synergy
Despark
26%inclusion31 decks117 decks
-3%synergy
Generous Gift
26%inclusion31 decks117 decks
5%synergy
Deadly Rollick
24%inclusion28 decks117 decks
12%synergy
Fracture
23%inclusion27 decks117 decks
2%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
21%inclusion25 decks117 decks
17%synergy
Inkshield
19%inclusion22 decks117 decks
-2%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
16%inclusion19 decks117 decks
9%synergy
Akroma's Will
16%inclusion19 decks117 decks
10%synergy
Beacon of Immortality
14%inclusion16 decks117 decks
11%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
12%inclusion14 decks117 decks
0%synergy
Mortify
12%inclusion14 decks117 decks
-10%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
10%inclusion12 decks117 decks
5%synergy
Ad Nauseam
9.4%inclusion11 decks117 decks
8%synergy
Imp's Mischief
8.5%inclusion10 decks117 decks
4%synergy
Clever Concealment
8.5%inclusion10 decks117 decks
4%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
8.5%inclusion10 decks117 decks
-4%synergy
Restoration Magic
7.8%inclusion8 decks102 decks
4%synergy
Go for the Throat
6.8%inclusion8 decks117 decks
2%synergy
Dawn's Truce
6.8%inclusion8 decks117 decks
-1%synergy
Vanishing Verse
6.8%inclusion8 decks117 decks
0%synergy
Silence
6.8%inclusion8 decks117 decks
3%synergy
Erode
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
-2%synergy
Kaya's Guile
6.0%inclusion7 decks117 decks
3%synergy
Rebuff the Wicked
6.0%inclusion7 decks117 decks
2%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
3%synergy
Angel's Grace
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
2%synergy
Final Showdown
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
3%synergy
Utter End
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
-6%synergy
Reprieve
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
-3%synergy
Sorceries
Damn
46%inclusion54 decks117 decks
14%synergy
Night's Whisper
30%inclusion35 decks117 decks
12%synergy
Sign in Blood
23%inclusion27 decks117 decks
5%synergy
Exsanguinate
22%inclusion26 decks117 decks
9%synergy
Reanimate
21%inclusion24 decks117 decks
5%synergy
Vindicate
19%inclusion22 decks117 decks
7%synergy
Idyllic Tutor
13%inclusion15 decks117 decks
9%synergy
Fumigate
13%inclusion15 decks117 decks
6%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
11%inclusion13 decks117 decks
1%synergy
Read the Bones
10%inclusion12 decks117 decks
1%synergy
Grim Tutor
10%inclusion12 decks117 decks
6%synergy
Wrath of God
9.4%inclusion11 decks117 decks
4%synergy
Revival // Revenge
9.4%inclusion11 decks117 decks
5%synergy
Imperial Seal
8.5%inclusion10 decks117 decks
6%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
7.7%inclusion9 decks117 decks
2%synergy
Unearth
7.7%inclusion9 decks117 decks
3%synergy
Decorum Dissertation
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
2%synergy
Austere Command
6.8%inclusion8 decks117 decks
-10%synergy
Merciless Eviction
6.8%inclusion8 decks117 decks
3%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
6.8%inclusion8 decks117 decks
2%synergy
Damnation
6.8%inclusion8 decks117 decks
3%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
6.0%inclusion7 decks117 decks
-1%synergy
Raise the Past
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
2%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Shadowspear
44%inclusion52 decks117 decks
41%synergy
Lightning Greaves
44%inclusion51 decks117 decks
24%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
31%inclusion36 decks117 decks
6%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
21%inclusion25 decks117 decks
19%synergy
Cosmos Elixir
21%inclusion24 decks117 decks
18%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
20%inclusion23 decks117 decks
13%synergy
Tablet of the Guilds
15%inclusion18 decks117 decks
15%synergy
Caduceus, Staff of Hermes
15%inclusion18 decks117 decks
13%synergy
The Ozolith
15%inclusion17 decks117 decks
11%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
14%inclusion16 decks117 decks
11%synergy
The Wind Crystal
13%inclusion13 decks104 decks
6%synergy
Whip of Erebos
10%inclusion12 decks117 decks
7%synergy
Skullclamp
10%inclusion12 decks117 decks
-16%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
10%inclusion12 decks117 decks
6%synergy
Sun Droplet
9.4%inclusion11 decks117 decks
9%synergy
Umezawa's Jitte
8.5%inclusion10 decks117 decks
8%synergy
Sword of Light and Shadow
7.7%inclusion9 decks117 decks
7%synergy
Bontu's Monument
6.8%inclusion8 decks117 decks
2%synergy
Brotherhood Regalia
6.8%inclusion8 decks117 decks
4%synergy
Loxodon Warhammer
6.0%inclusion7 decks117 decks
5%synergy
Basilisk Collar
6.0%inclusion7 decks117 decks
4%synergy
Profane Memento
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
5%synergy
Archaeomancer's Map
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
0%synergy
Enchantments
Black Market Connections
51%inclusion60 decks117 decks
29%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
46%inclusion54 decks117 decks
18%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
26%inclusion31 decks117 decks
17%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
26%inclusion30 decks117 decks
22%synergy
Land Tax
25%inclusion29 decks117 decks
12%synergy
Lunar Convocation
21%inclusion25 decks117 decks
11%synergy
Abiding Grace
21%inclusion25 decks117 decks
20%synergy
Dawn of Hope
20%inclusion23 decks117 decks
16%synergy
Ajani's Welcome
18%inclusion21 decks117 decks
15%synergy
Cleric Class
18%inclusion21 decks117 decks
11%synergy
Case of the Uneaten Feast
17%inclusion20 decks117 decks
15%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
14%inclusion16 decks117 decks
9%synergy
Ghostly Prison
14%inclusion16 decks117 decks
-2%synergy
Test of Endurance
14%inclusion16 decks117 decks
12%synergy
Glasswing Grace
11%inclusion13 decks117 decks
3%synergy
Sheltered by Ghosts
11%inclusion13 decks117 decks
4%synergy
Bitterblossom
10%inclusion12 decks117 decks
2%synergy
Darksteel Mutation
9.4%inclusion11 decks117 decks
-1%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
9.4%inclusion11 decks117 decks
4%synergy
Ashes of the Abhorrent
6.8%inclusion8 decks117 decks
6%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
6.0%inclusion7 decks117 decks
4%synergy
True Conviction
6.0%inclusion7 decks117 decks
5%synergy
Greed
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
1%synergy
Animate Dead
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
-5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ajani, Strength of the Pride
27%inclusion32 decks117 decks
26%synergy
Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord
15%inclusion17 decks117 decks
10%synergy
Utility Lands
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
52%inclusion61 decks117 decks
32%synergy
Rogue's Passage
51%inclusion60 decks117 decks
32%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
47%inclusion55 decks117 decks
15%synergy
Bojuka Bog
45%inclusion53 decks117 decks
1%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
40%inclusion47 decks117 decks
36%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
28%inclusion33 decks117 decks
19%synergy
Castle Locthwain
26%inclusion31 decks117 decks
18%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
26%inclusion30 decks117 decks
15%synergy
Radiant Fountain
21%inclusion25 decks117 decks
18%synergy
Cabal Coffers
20%inclusion23 decks117 decks
8%synergy
Witch's Clinic
19%inclusion22 decks117 decks
18%synergy
Reliquary Tower
16%inclusion19 decks117 decks
-7%synergy
Shambling Vent
15%inclusion18 decks117 decks
11%synergy
Urza's Saga
15%inclusion18 decks117 decks
10%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
14%inclusion16 decks117 decks
5%synergy
War Room
14%inclusion16 decks117 decks
5%synergy
Restless Fortress
14%inclusion16 decks117 decks
8%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
11%inclusion12 decks107 decks
9%synergy
Seraph Sanctuary
10%inclusion12 decks117 decks
7%synergy
Minas Tirith
10%inclusion12 decks117 decks
3%synergy
Kabira Crossroads
10%inclusion12 decks117 decks
9%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
8.5%inclusion10 decks117 decks
5%synergy
High Market
8.5%inclusion10 decks117 decks
-2%synergy
Castle Ardenvale
6.8%inclusion8 decks117 decks
1%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
6.0%inclusion7 decks117 decks
-10%synergy
Ghost Quarter
6.0%inclusion7 decks117 decks
4%synergy
Mortuary Mire
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
0%synergy
Temple of the False God
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
-3%synergy
Strip Mine
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
89%inclusion104 decks117 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Signet
82%inclusion96 decks117 decks
2%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
59%inclusion69 decks117 decks
6%synergy
Orzhov Signet
54%inclusion63 decks117 decks
0%synergy
Pristine Talisman
37%inclusion43 decks117 decks
32%synergy
Fellwar Stone
16%inclusion19 decks117 decks
-6%synergy
Mox Amber
13%inclusion15 decks117 decks
10%synergy
Mind Stone
9.4%inclusion11 decks117 decks
-13%synergy
Chrome Mox
7.7%inclusion9 decks117 decks
5%synergy
Thought Vessel
6.8%inclusion8 decks117 decks
-7%synergy
Lotus Petal
6.0%inclusion7 decks117 decks
3%synergy
Mana Vault
6.0%inclusion7 decks117 decks
4%synergy
The Soul Stone
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
0%synergy
Commander's Sphere
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
-9%synergy
Lands
Swamp
99%inclusion116 decks117 decks
1%synergy
Plains
99%inclusion116 decks117 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
95%inclusion111 decks117 decks
8%synergy
Godless Shrine
85%inclusion100 decks117 decks
34%synergy
Isolated Chapel
84%inclusion98 decks117 decks
16%synergy
Caves of Koilos
79%inclusion93 decks117 decks
22%synergy
Vault of Champions
74%inclusion86 decks117 decks
34%synergy
Fetid Heath
66%inclusion77 decks117 decks
23%synergy
Marsh Flats
65%inclusion76 decks117 decks
35%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
58%inclusion68 decks117 decks
32%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
54%inclusion63 decks117 decks
15%synergy
Tainted Field
50%inclusion58 decks117 decks
-1%synergy
Scoured Barrens
50%inclusion58 decks117 decks
27%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
45%inclusion53 decks117 decks
25%synergy
Silent Clearing
42%inclusion49 decks117 decks
27%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
34%inclusion40 decks117 decks
10%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
34%inclusion40 decks117 decks
-8%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
30%inclusion35 decks117 decks
7%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
30%inclusion35 decks117 decks
-9%synergy
Scrubland
30%inclusion35 decks117 decks
18%synergy
Fell the Profane
26%inclusion31 decks117 decks
14%synergy
Temple of Silence
26%inclusion31 decks117 decks
-12%synergy
Witch Enchanter
22%inclusion26 decks117 decks
10%synergy
Prismatic Vista
21%inclusion25 decks117 decks
16%synergy
Mana Confluence
21%inclusion24 decks117 decks
17%synergy
Exotic Orchard
17%inclusion20 decks117 decks
-9%synergy
City of Brass
17%inclusion20 decks117 decks
13%synergy
Flooded Strand
15%inclusion17 decks117 decks
9%synergy
Windswept Heath
14%inclusion16 decks117 decks
8%synergy
Desolate Mire
14%inclusion16 decks117 decks
-5%synergy
Arid Mesa
14%inclusion16 decks117 decks
8%synergy
Polluted Delta
13%inclusion15 decks117 decks
7%synergy
Fabled Passage
12%inclusion14 decks117 decks
-0%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
12%inclusion14 decks117 decks
6%synergy
Reflecting Pool
12%inclusion14 decks117 decks
8%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
12%inclusion14 decks117 decks
0%synergy
Glasswing Grace
11%inclusion13 decks117 decks
3%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
10%inclusion12 decks117 decks
7%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
10%inclusion12 decks117 decks
5%synergy
Boggart Trawler
9.4%inclusion11 decks117 decks
2%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
9.4%inclusion11 decks117 decks
3%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
6.8%inclusion8 decks117 decks
2%synergy
Evolving Wilds
6.8%inclusion8 decks117 decks
-12%synergy
Obscura Storefront
6.8%inclusion8 decks117 decks
4%synergy
Turbulent Moor
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
-15%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
6.0%inclusion7 decks117 decks
-8%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
6.0%inclusion7 decks117 decks
-2%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
3%synergy
Forsaken Sanctuary
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
1%synergy
Snow-Covered Plains
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
2%synergy
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