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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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Avatar's Wrath
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
3.8%inclusion2 decks53 decks
2%synergy
Abandoned Air Temple
3.0%inclusion1 decks33 decks
-1%synergy
Mai, Scornful Striker
2.8%inclusion1 decks36 decks
0%synergy
Merchant of Many Hats
1.6%inclusion1 decks62 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Soul Warden
96%inclusion88 decks92 decks
78%synergy
Soul's Attendant
90%inclusion83 decks92 decks
77%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
92%inclusion85 decks92 decks
77%synergy
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
79%inclusion73 decks92 decks
64%synergy
Auriok Champion
67%inclusion62 decks92 decks
64%synergy
Serra Ascendant
71%inclusion65 decks92 decks
64%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
71%inclusion65 decks92 decks
62%synergy
Suture Priest
71%inclusion65 decks92 decks
57%synergy
Exquisite Blood
72%inclusion66 decks92 decks
54%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
76%inclusion70 decks92 decks
54%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
78%inclusion72 decks92 decks
14%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
70%inclusion64 decks92 decks
30%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
61%inclusion56 decks92 decks
26%synergy
Blind Obedience
60%inclusion55 decks92 decks
41%synergy
Heliod, Sun-Crowned
59%inclusion54 decks92 decks
53%synergy
Mother of Runes
57%inclusion52 decks92 decks
47%synergy
Sanguine Bond
55%inclusion51 decks92 decks
34%synergy
Archangel of Thune
53%inclusion49 decks92 decks
49%synergy
Archivist of Oghma
52%inclusion48 decks92 decks
44%synergy
Guide of Souls
51%inclusion47 decks92 decks
46%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
52%inclusion48 decks92 decks
38%synergy
Demonic Tutor
50%inclusion46 decks92 decks
34%synergy
Teferi's Protection
47%inclusion43 decks92 decks
31%synergy
Necropotence
45%inclusion41 decks92 decks
38%synergy
Smothering Tithe
42%inclusion39 decks92 decks
19%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
42%inclusion39 decks92 decks
31%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
41%inclusion38 decks92 decks
30%synergy
The One Ring
27%inclusion25 decks92 decks
21%synergy
Ancient Tomb
23%inclusion21 decks92 decks
16%synergy
Drannith Magistrate
15%inclusion14 decks92 decks
11%synergy
Creatures
Esper Sentinel
50%inclusion46 decks92 decks
32%synergy
Exemplar of Light
48%inclusion44 decks92 decks
40%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
47%inclusion43 decks92 decks
35%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
47%inclusion43 decks92 decks
37%synergy
Blood Artist
46%inclusion42 decks92 decks
14%synergy
Daxos, Blessed by the Sun
45%inclusion41 decks92 decks
38%synergy
Sunscorch Regent
39%inclusion36 decks92 decks
35%synergy
Dark Confidant
38%inclusion35 decks92 decks
31%synergy
Giver of Runes
36%inclusion33 decks92 decks
32%synergy
Voice of the Blessed
35%inclusion32 decks92 decks
31%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
34%inclusion31 decks92 decks
27%synergy
Lurrus of the Dream-Den
34%inclusion31 decks92 decks
24%synergy
Ocelot Pride
33%inclusion30 decks92 decks
28%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
32%inclusion29 decks92 decks
12%synergy
Spectrum Sentinel
30%inclusion28 decks92 decks
29%synergy
Sorin of House Markov
29%inclusion27 decks92 decks
24%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
29%inclusion27 decks92 decks
17%synergy
Starscape Cleric
28%inclusion26 decks92 decks
18%synergy
Haliya, Guided by Light
28%inclusion19 decks68 decks
21%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
27%inclusion25 decks92 decks
22%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
27%inclusion25 decks92 decks
13%synergy
Lunarch Veteran
26%inclusion24 decks92 decks
22%synergy
Witch Enchanter
25%inclusion23 decks92 decks
14%synergy
Amalia Benavides Aguirre
25%inclusion23 decks92 decks
18%synergy
Crypt Ghast
25%inclusion23 decks92 decks
17%synergy
Walking Ballista
24%inclusion22 decks92 decks
22%synergy
The Gaffer
23%inclusion21 decks92 decks
19%synergy
Vizkopa Guildmage
23%inclusion21 decks92 decks
16%synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
21%inclusion19 decks92 decks
9%synergy
Tymna the Weaver
21%inclusion19 decks92 decks
17%synergy
Felidar Sovereign
20%inclusion18 decks92 decks
16%synergy
Kambal, Profiteering Mayor
20%inclusion18 decks92 decks
8%synergy
Grand Abolisher
20%inclusion18 decks92 decks
10%synergy
Mangara, the Diplomat
20%inclusion18 decks92 decks
13%synergy
Leonin Elder
20%inclusion18 decks92 decks
19%synergy
Skrelv, Defector Mite
18%inclusion17 decks92 decks
13%synergy
Delney, Streetwise Lookout
17%inclusion16 decks92 decks
13%synergy
Ranger-Captain of Eos
17%inclusion16 decks92 decks
15%synergy
Witch of the Moors
16%inclusion15 decks92 decks
13%synergy
Enduring Innocence
16%inclusion15 decks92 decks
10%synergy
Twilight Prophet
16%inclusion15 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Crested Sunmare
15%inclusion14 decks92 decks
14%synergy
Wall of Reverence
15%inclusion14 decks92 decks
14%synergy
Resplendent Angel
15%inclusion14 decks92 decks
11%synergy
Celestine, the Living Saint
15%inclusion14 decks92 decks
13%synergy
Hinterland Sanctifier
15%inclusion14 decks92 decks
12%synergy
Boggart Trawler
14%inclusion13 decks92 decks
7%synergy
Ranger of Eos
14%inclusion13 decks92 decks
14%synergy
Distinguished Conjurer
13%inclusion12 decks92 decks
11%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
13%inclusion12 decks92 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Path to Exile
47%inclusion43 decks92 decks
-3%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
28%inclusion26 decks92 decks
20%synergy
Despark
28%inclusion26 decks92 decks
-3%synergy
Fracture
25%inclusion23 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Deadly Rollick
24%inclusion22 decks92 decks
13%synergy
Fell the Profane
22%inclusion20 decks92 decks
9%synergy
Inkshield
22%inclusion20 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
22%inclusion20 decks92 decks
16%synergy
Generous Gift
21%inclusion19 decks92 decks
-4%synergy
Dark Ritual
20%inclusion18 decks92 decks
-4%synergy
Beacon of Immortality
17%inclusion16 decks92 decks
14%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
16%inclusion15 decks92 decks
9%synergy
Mortify
14%inclusion13 decks92 decks
-8%synergy
Akroma's Will
13%inclusion12 decks92 decks
7%synergy
Ad Nauseam
12%inclusion11 decks92 decks
10%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
11%inclusion10 decks92 decks
-3%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
11%inclusion10 decks92 decks
0%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
10%inclusion9 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Clever Concealment
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Vanishing Verse
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
3%synergy
Restoration Magic
7.8%inclusion6 decks77 decks
4%synergy
Dawn's Truce
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
0%synergy
Silence
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Imp's Mischief
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
2%synergy
Angel's Grace
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Kaya's Guile
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Rebuff the Wicked
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
3%synergy
Go for the Throat
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
1%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
3%synergy
Utter End
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
-8%synergy
Galadriel's Dismissal
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Damn
49%inclusion45 decks92 decks
16%synergy
Toxic Deluge
48%inclusion44 decks92 decks
31%synergy
Farewell
30%inclusion28 decks92 decks
17%synergy
Night's Whisper
28%inclusion26 decks92 decks
11%synergy
Exsanguinate
27%inclusion25 decks92 decks
15%synergy
Sign in Blood
22%inclusion20 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Vindicate
18%inclusion17 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Reanimate
18%inclusion17 decks92 decks
3%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
13%inclusion12 decks92 decks
3%synergy
Revival // Revenge
12%inclusion11 decks92 decks
7%synergy
Fumigate
12%inclusion11 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Idyllic Tutor
11%inclusion10 decks92 decks
7%synergy
Read the Bones
11%inclusion10 decks92 decks
0%synergy
Grim Tutor
11%inclusion10 decks92 decks
7%synergy
Imperial Seal
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Wrath of God
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
2%synergy
Austere Command
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
-10%synergy
Merciless Eviction
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
3%synergy
Unearth
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
2%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
0%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
2%synergy
Damnation
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
2%synergy
Diabolic Intent
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
-5%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
-1%synergy
Ascend from Avernus
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
1%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
1%synergy
Essence Harvest
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
43%inclusion40 decks92 decks
24%synergy
Shadowspear
41%inclusion38 decks92 decks
38%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
28%inclusion26 decks92 decks
3%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
23%inclusion21 decks92 decks
15%synergy
Cosmos Elixir
22%inclusion20 decks92 decks
19%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
21%inclusion19 decks92 decks
18%synergy
Caduceus, Staff of Hermes
18%inclusion17 decks92 decks
15%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
18%inclusion17 decks92 decks
14%synergy
Tablet of the Guilds
16%inclusion15 decks92 decks
15%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
13%inclusion12 decks92 decks
10%synergy
The Wind Crystal
13%inclusion10 decks79 decks
5%synergy
The Ozolith
12%inclusion11 decks92 decks
8%synergy
Umezawa's Jitte
11%inclusion10 decks92 decks
10%synergy
Sword of Light and Shadow
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
8%synergy
Sun Droplet
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
8%synergy
Skullclamp
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
-18%synergy
Bontu's Monument
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
3%synergy
Whip of Erebos
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Basilisk Collar
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
5%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
6.1%inclusion5 decks82 decks
2%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
3%synergy
Brotherhood Regalia
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
3%synergy
Fountain of Renewal
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Archaeomancer's Map
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
1%synergy
Enchantments
Black Market Connections
50%inclusion46 decks92 decks
29%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
45%inclusion41 decks92 decks
15%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
26%inclusion24 decks92 decks
22%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
25%inclusion23 decks92 decks
14%synergy
Abiding Grace
24%inclusion22 decks92 decks
23%synergy
Land Tax
23%inclusion21 decks92 decks
13%synergy
Lunar Convocation
20%inclusion18 decks92 decks
8%synergy
Ajani's Welcome
18%inclusion17 decks92 decks
16%synergy
Cleric Class
18%inclusion17 decks92 decks
11%synergy
Case of the Uneaten Feast
17%inclusion16 decks92 decks
15%synergy
Test of Endurance
16%inclusion15 decks92 decks
15%synergy
Dawn of Hope
14%inclusion13 decks92 decks
10%synergy
Ghostly Prison
14%inclusion13 decks92 decks
0%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
12%inclusion11 decks92 decks
7%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
12%inclusion11 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Glasswing Grace
11%inclusion10 decks92 decks
3%synergy
Bitterblossom
10%inclusion9 decks92 decks
2%synergy
Darksteel Mutation
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
0%synergy
Sheltered by Ghosts
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Ashes of the Abhorrent
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
7%synergy
Animate Dead
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
-3%synergy
Polluted Bonds
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Leyline of Hope
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
3%synergy
True Conviction
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ajani, Strength of the Pride
29%inclusion27 decks92 decks
28%synergy
Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord
16%inclusion15 decks92 decks
11%synergy
Utility Lands
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
50%inclusion46 decks92 decks
29%synergy
Rogue's Passage
49%inclusion45 decks92 decks
29%synergy
Bojuka Bog
47%inclusion43 decks92 decks
3%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
42%inclusion39 decks92 decks
9%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
38%inclusion35 decks92 decks
33%synergy
Castle Locthwain
28%inclusion26 decks92 decks
18%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
27%inclusion25 decks92 decks
17%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
26%inclusion24 decks92 decks
14%synergy
Witch's Clinic
24%inclusion22 decks92 decks
23%synergy
Cabal Coffers
21%inclusion19 decks92 decks
9%synergy
Reliquary Tower
21%inclusion19 decks92 decks
-2%synergy
Urza's Saga
18%inclusion17 decks92 decks
13%synergy
Radiant Fountain
18%inclusion17 decks92 decks
15%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
15%inclusion14 decks92 decks
7%synergy
Restless Fortress
14%inclusion13 decks92 decks
7%synergy
War Room
13%inclusion12 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Shambling Vent
12%inclusion11 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Minas Tirith
12%inclusion11 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Seraph Sanctuary
10%inclusion9 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
5%synergy
High Market
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
-3%synergy
Kabira Crossroads
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
7%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
8.5%inclusion7 decks82 decks
7%synergy
Ghost Quarter
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Castle Ardenvale
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
1%synergy
Strip Mine
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
-11%synergy
Mortuary Mire
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
0%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
3%synergy
The Black Gate
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
87%inclusion80 decks92 decks
2%synergy
Arcane Signet
80%inclusion74 decks92 decks
0%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
58%inclusion53 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Orzhov Signet
54%inclusion50 decks92 decks
-3%synergy
Pristine Talisman
38%inclusion35 decks92 decks
32%synergy
Fellwar Stone
18%inclusion17 decks92 decks
-2%synergy
Mox Amber
13%inclusion12 decks92 decks
10%synergy
Mind Stone
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
-16%synergy
The Soul Stone
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
3%synergy
Lotus Petal
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Chrome Mox
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Mana Vault
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Thought Vessel
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
-8%synergy
Lands
Swamp
99%inclusion91 decks92 decks
1%synergy
Plains
99%inclusion91 decks92 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
95%inclusion87 decks92 decks
8%synergy
Godless Shrine
84%inclusion77 decks92 decks
34%synergy
Isolated Chapel
80%inclusion74 decks92 decks
15%synergy
Caves of Koilos
78%inclusion72 decks92 decks
21%synergy
Vault of Champions
75%inclusion69 decks92 decks
35%synergy
Marsh Flats
65%inclusion60 decks92 decks
35%synergy
Fetid Heath
62%inclusion57 decks92 decks
23%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
57%inclusion52 decks92 decks
29%synergy
Tainted Field
52%inclusion48 decks92 decks
0%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
51%inclusion47 decks92 decks
17%synergy
Scoured Barrens
49%inclusion45 decks92 decks
25%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
43%inclusion40 decks92 decks
23%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
35%inclusion32 decks92 decks
-6%synergy
Silent Clearing
35%inclusion32 decks92 decks
20%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
33%inclusion30 decks92 decks
11%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
30%inclusion28 decks92 decks
-11%synergy
Scrubland
27%inclusion25 decks92 decks
16%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
26%inclusion24 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Witch Enchanter
25%inclusion23 decks92 decks
14%synergy
Temple of Silence
25%inclusion23 decks92 decks
-16%synergy
Fell the Profane
22%inclusion20 decks92 decks
9%synergy
Exotic Orchard
21%inclusion19 decks92 decks
-4%synergy
Prismatic Vista
20%inclusion18 decks92 decks
14%synergy
Mana Confluence
18%inclusion17 decks92 decks
15%synergy
Fabled Passage
15%inclusion14 decks92 decks
6%synergy
City of Brass
15%inclusion14 decks92 decks
12%synergy
Reflecting Pool
14%inclusion13 decks92 decks
11%synergy
Boggart Trawler
14%inclusion13 decks92 decks
7%synergy
Windswept Heath
12%inclusion11 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Desolate Mire
12%inclusion11 decks92 decks
-3%synergy
Arid Mesa
12%inclusion11 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Polluted Delta
12%inclusion11 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Flooded Strand
12%inclusion11 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Glasswing Grace
11%inclusion10 decks92 decks
3%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
11%inclusion10 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
11%inclusion10 decks92 decks
0%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
10%inclusion9 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Evolving Wilds
10%inclusion9 decks92 decks
-11%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
10%inclusion9 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
10%inclusion9 decks92 decks
3%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
-6%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
-1%synergy
Obscura Storefront
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
-1%synergy
Opal Palace
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Path of Ancestry
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
-17%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
1%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
3%synergy
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