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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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Madame Null, Power Broker
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Kinscaer Sentry
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Abigale, Eloquent First-Year
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
3%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
3.5%inclusion2 decks57 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Soul Warden
96%inclusion90 decks94 decks
78%synergy
Soul's Attendant
90%inclusion85 decks94 decks
78%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
93%inclusion87 decks94 decks
77%synergy
Serra Ascendant
71%inclusion67 decks94 decks
64%synergy
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
79%inclusion74 decks94 decks
64%synergy
Auriok Champion
67%inclusion63 decks94 decks
64%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
71%inclusion67 decks94 decks
63%synergy
Suture Priest
70%inclusion66 decks94 decks
56%synergy
Exquisite Blood
72%inclusion68 decks94 decks
55%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
77%inclusion72 decks94 decks
55%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
79%inclusion74 decks94 decks
14%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
69%inclusion65 decks94 decks
29%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
62%inclusion58 decks94 decks
27%synergy
Blind Obedience
61%inclusion57 decks94 decks
42%synergy
Heliod, Sun-Crowned
59%inclusion55 decks94 decks
53%synergy
Mother of Runes
57%inclusion54 decks94 decks
48%synergy
Sanguine Bond
56%inclusion53 decks94 decks
36%synergy
Archangel of Thune
54%inclusion51 decks94 decks
50%synergy
Archivist of Oghma
53%inclusion50 decks94 decks
45%synergy
Guide of Souls
52%inclusion49 decks94 decks
48%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
52%inclusion49 decks94 decks
38%synergy
Demonic Tutor
49%inclusion46 decks94 decks
33%synergy
Teferi's Protection
47%inclusion44 decks94 decks
31%synergy
Necropotence
45%inclusion42 decks94 decks
38%synergy
Smothering Tithe
43%inclusion40 decks94 decks
20%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
41%inclusion39 decks94 decks
30%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
41%inclusion39 decks94 decks
30%synergy
Farewell
30%inclusion28 decks94 decks
17%synergy
The One Ring
28%inclusion26 decks94 decks
21%synergy
Ancient Tomb
23%inclusion22 decks94 decks
17%synergy
Creatures
Esper Sentinel
50%inclusion47 decks94 decks
32%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
47%inclusion44 decks94 decks
35%synergy
Exemplar of Light
47%inclusion44 decks94 decks
39%synergy
Blood Artist
46%inclusion43 decks94 decks
14%synergy
Daxos, Blessed by the Sun
46%inclusion43 decks94 decks
40%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
46%inclusion43 decks94 decks
36%synergy
Sunscorch Regent
39%inclusion37 decks94 decks
35%synergy
Dark Confidant
37%inclusion35 decks94 decks
31%synergy
Voice of the Blessed
35%inclusion33 decks94 decks
31%synergy
Giver of Runes
35%inclusion33 decks94 decks
31%synergy
Lurrus of the Dream-Den
34%inclusion32 decks94 decks
24%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
33%inclusion31 decks94 decks
26%synergy
Haliya, Guided by Light
32%inclusion23 decks71 decks
25%synergy
Ocelot Pride
32%inclusion30 decks94 decks
28%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
31%inclusion29 decks94 decks
11%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
31%inclusion29 decks94 decks
19%synergy
Spectrum Sentinel
30%inclusion28 decks94 decks
28%synergy
Starscape Cleric
29%inclusion27 decks94 decks
19%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
29%inclusion27 decks94 decks
15%synergy
Sorin of House Markov
29%inclusion27 decks94 decks
24%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
28%inclusion26 decks94 decks
22%synergy
Lunarch Veteran
27%inclusion25 decks94 decks
23%synergy
Witch Enchanter
26%inclusion24 decks94 decks
14%synergy
Amalia Benavides Aguirre
26%inclusion24 decks94 decks
19%synergy
The Gaffer
26%inclusion24 decks94 decks
22%synergy
Crypt Ghast
26%inclusion24 decks94 decks
18%synergy
Walking Ballista
23%inclusion22 decks94 decks
21%synergy
Vizkopa Guildmage
23%inclusion22 decks94 decks
16%synergy
Tymna the Weaver
21%inclusion20 decks94 decks
17%synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
20%inclusion19 decks94 decks
8%synergy
Skrelv, Defector Mite
19%inclusion18 decks94 decks
14%synergy
Felidar Sovereign
19%inclusion18 decks94 decks
16%synergy
Kambal, Profiteering Mayor
19%inclusion18 decks94 decks
7%synergy
Grand Abolisher
19%inclusion18 decks94 decks
10%synergy
Mangara, the Diplomat
19%inclusion18 decks94 decks
12%synergy
Leonin Elder
19%inclusion18 decks94 decks
18%synergy
Delney, Streetwise Lookout
17%inclusion16 decks94 decks
12%synergy
Witch of the Moors
17%inclusion16 decks94 decks
14%synergy
Ranger-Captain of Eos
17%inclusion16 decks94 decks
14%synergy
Celestine, the Living Saint
16%inclusion15 decks94 decks
13%synergy
Enduring Innocence
16%inclusion15 decks94 decks
9%synergy
Twilight Prophet
16%inclusion15 decks94 decks
6%synergy
Hinterland Sanctifier
16%inclusion15 decks94 decks
13%synergy
Crested Sunmare
15%inclusion14 decks94 decks
14%synergy
Wall of Reverence
15%inclusion14 decks94 decks
14%synergy
Resplendent Angel
15%inclusion14 decks94 decks
11%synergy
Drannith Magistrate
15%inclusion14 decks94 decks
11%synergy
Distinguished Conjurer
14%inclusion13 decks94 decks
11%synergy
Boggart Trawler
14%inclusion13 decks94 decks
7%synergy
Ranger of Eos
14%inclusion13 decks94 decks
13%synergy
Instants
Path to Exile
47%inclusion44 decks94 decks
-3%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
30%inclusion28 decks94 decks
21%synergy
Despark
29%inclusion27 decks94 decks
-2%synergy
Deadly Rollick
24%inclusion23 decks94 decks
13%synergy
Fracture
24%inclusion23 decks94 decks
5%synergy
Fell the Profane
22%inclusion21 decks94 decks
10%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
22%inclusion21 decks94 decks
17%synergy
Generous Gift
22%inclusion21 decks94 decks
-2%synergy
Dark Ritual
21%inclusion20 decks94 decks
-2%synergy
Inkshield
21%inclusion20 decks94 decks
4%synergy
Beacon of Immortality
17%inclusion16 decks94 decks
14%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
16%inclusion15 decks94 decks
9%synergy
Mortify
14%inclusion13 decks94 decks
-9%synergy
Akroma's Will
13%inclusion12 decks94 decks
6%synergy
Ad Nauseam
12%inclusion11 decks94 decks
10%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
11%inclusion10 decks94 decks
-3%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
11%inclusion10 decks94 decks
-1%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
10%inclusion9 decks94 decks
5%synergy
Restoration Magic
8.9%inclusion7 decks79 decks
5%synergy
Dawn's Truce
8.5%inclusion8 decks94 decks
1%synergy
Clever Concealment
8.5%inclusion8 decks94 decks
4%synergy
Vanishing Verse
7.4%inclusion7 decks94 decks
2%synergy
Silence
7.4%inclusion7 decks94 decks
3%synergy
Go for the Throat
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
2%synergy
Imp's Mischief
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
2%synergy
Angel's Grace
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
3%synergy
Kaya's Guile
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
4%synergy
Galadriel's Dismissal
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
4%synergy
Rebuff the Wicked
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
3%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
3%synergy
Utter End
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
-8%synergy
Sorceries
Toxic Deluge
48%inclusion45 decks94 decks
31%synergy
Damn
47%inclusion44 decks94 decks
14%synergy
Night's Whisper
30%inclusion28 decks94 decks
13%synergy
Exsanguinate
27%inclusion25 decks94 decks
14%synergy
Sign in Blood
22%inclusion21 decks94 decks
4%synergy
Vindicate
18%inclusion17 decks94 decks
6%synergy
Reanimate
18%inclusion17 decks94 decks
3%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
13%inclusion12 decks94 decks
3%synergy
Fumigate
13%inclusion12 decks94 decks
5%synergy
Idyllic Tutor
11%inclusion10 decks94 decks
7%synergy
Read the Bones
11%inclusion10 decks94 decks
0%synergy
Revival // Revenge
11%inclusion10 decks94 decks
6%synergy
Grim Tutor
11%inclusion10 decks94 decks
7%synergy
Avatar's Wrath
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Imperial Seal
8.5%inclusion8 decks94 decks
6%synergy
Austere Command
7.4%inclusion7 decks94 decks
-11%synergy
Wrath of God
7.4%inclusion7 decks94 decks
1%synergy
Merciless Eviction
7.4%inclusion7 decks94 decks
3%synergy
Unearth
7.4%inclusion7 decks94 decks
2%synergy
Essence Harvest
7.4%inclusion7 decks94 decks
7%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
7.4%inclusion7 decks94 decks
0%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
2%synergy
Damnation
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
2%synergy
Diabolic Intent
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
-5%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
-1%synergy
Ascend from Avernus
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
1%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Shadowspear
41%inclusion39 decks94 decks
38%synergy
Lightning Greaves
41%inclusion39 decks94 decks
22%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
27%inclusion25 decks94 decks
1%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
23%inclusion22 decks94 decks
15%synergy
Cosmos Elixir
22%inclusion21 decks94 decks
19%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
20%inclusion19 decks94 decks
18%synergy
Caduceus, Staff of Hermes
17%inclusion16 decks94 decks
14%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
17%inclusion16 decks94 decks
13%synergy
Tablet of the Guilds
16%inclusion15 decks94 decks
15%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
14%inclusion13 decks94 decks
11%synergy
The Wind Crystal
12%inclusion10 decks81 decks
5%synergy
The Ozolith
12%inclusion11 decks94 decks
8%synergy
Umezawa's Jitte
11%inclusion10 decks94 decks
10%synergy
Sun Droplet
10%inclusion9 decks94 decks
9%synergy
Sword of Light and Shadow
8.5%inclusion8 decks94 decks
8%synergy
Whip of Erebos
8.5%inclusion8 decks94 decks
6%synergy
Skullclamp
8.5%inclusion8 decks94 decks
-18%synergy
Bontu's Monument
7.4%inclusion7 decks94 decks
2%synergy
Basilisk Collar
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
4%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
1%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
2%synergy
Brotherhood Regalia
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
3%synergy
Loxodon Warhammer
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
4%synergy
Fountain of Renewal
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
4%synergy
Archaeomancer's Map
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
1%synergy
Enchantments
Black Market Connections
49%inclusion46 decks94 decks
27%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
45%inclusion42 decks94 decks
15%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
27%inclusion25 decks94 decks
22%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
26%inclusion24 decks94 decks
15%synergy
Abiding Grace
23%inclusion22 decks94 decks
22%synergy
Land Tax
22%inclusion21 decks94 decks
12%synergy
Lunar Convocation
20%inclusion19 decks94 decks
9%synergy
Ajani's Welcome
19%inclusion18 decks94 decks
16%synergy
Cleric Class
18%inclusion17 decks94 decks
10%synergy
Case of the Uneaten Feast
16%inclusion15 decks94 decks
13%synergy
Dawn of Hope
16%inclusion15 decks94 decks
12%synergy
Test of Endurance
16%inclusion15 decks94 decks
14%synergy
Ghostly Prison
14%inclusion13 decks94 decks
-1%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
13%inclusion12 decks94 decks
8%synergy
Glasswing Grace
11%inclusion10 decks94 decks
3%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
11%inclusion10 decks94 decks
5%synergy
Bitterblossom
10%inclusion9 decks94 decks
2%synergy
Darksteel Mutation
8.5%inclusion8 decks94 decks
0%synergy
Sheltered by Ghosts
8.5%inclusion8 decks94 decks
3%synergy
Ashes of the Abhorrent
7.4%inclusion7 decks94 decks
7%synergy
Animate Dead
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
-3%synergy
Polluted Bonds
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
3%synergy
Leyline of Hope
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
3%synergy
True Conviction
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ajani, Strength of the Pride
30%inclusion28 decks94 decks
28%synergy
Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord
16%inclusion15 decks94 decks
11%synergy
Utility Lands
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
49%inclusion46 decks94 decks
28%synergy
Rogue's Passage
49%inclusion46 decks94 decks
29%synergy
Bojuka Bog
47%inclusion44 decks94 decks
3%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
43%inclusion40 decks94 decks
9%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
38%inclusion36 decks94 decks
34%synergy
Castle Locthwain
29%inclusion27 decks94 decks
19%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
27%inclusion25 decks94 decks
17%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
26%inclusion24 decks94 decks
14%synergy
Witch's Clinic
23%inclusion22 decks94 decks
23%synergy
Reliquary Tower
21%inclusion20 decks94 decks
-2%synergy
Cabal Coffers
20%inclusion19 decks94 decks
9%synergy
Radiant Fountain
19%inclusion18 decks94 decks
16%synergy
Urza's Saga
18%inclusion17 decks94 decks
13%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
15%inclusion14 decks94 decks
7%synergy
Restless Fortress
15%inclusion14 decks94 decks
8%synergy
Shambling Vent
13%inclusion12 decks94 decks
7%synergy
War Room
13%inclusion12 decks94 decks
6%synergy
Minas Tirith
12%inclusion11 decks94 decks
4%synergy
Seraph Sanctuary
10%inclusion9 decks94 decks
6%synergy
High Market
10%inclusion9 decks94 decks
-2%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
10%inclusion8 decks84 decks
8%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
8.5%inclusion8 decks94 decks
4%synergy
Kabira Crossroads
8.5%inclusion8 decks94 decks
7%synergy
Ghost Quarter
7.4%inclusion7 decks94 decks
5%synergy
Castle Ardenvale
7.4%inclusion7 decks94 decks
1%synergy
Strip Mine
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
-11%synergy
Mortuary Mire
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
0%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
3%synergy
The Black Gate
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
87%inclusion82 decks94 decks
3%synergy
Arcane Signet
81%inclusion76 decks94 decks
0%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
57%inclusion54 decks94 decks
5%synergy
Orzhov Signet
53%inclusion50 decks94 decks
-3%synergy
Pristine Talisman
38%inclusion36 decks94 decks
32%synergy
Fellwar Stone
18%inclusion17 decks94 decks
-3%synergy
Mox Amber
13%inclusion12 decks94 decks
10%synergy
Mind Stone
10%inclusion9 decks94 decks
-15%synergy
Lotus Petal
8.5%inclusion8 decks94 decks
5%synergy
Chrome Mox
7.4%inclusion7 decks94 decks
5%synergy
The Soul Stone
7.4%inclusion5 decks68 decks
2%synergy
Mana Vault
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
4%synergy
Thought Vessel
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
-8%synergy
Lands
Swamp
99%inclusion93 decks94 decks
1%synergy
Plains
99%inclusion93 decks94 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
96%inclusion90 decks94 decks
9%synergy
Godless Shrine
83%inclusion78 decks94 decks
33%synergy
Isolated Chapel
81%inclusion76 decks94 decks
15%synergy
Caves of Koilos
78%inclusion73 decks94 decks
21%synergy
Vault of Champions
73%inclusion69 decks94 decks
34%synergy
Marsh Flats
65%inclusion61 decks94 decks
35%synergy
Fetid Heath
63%inclusion59 decks94 decks
24%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
56%inclusion53 decks94 decks
29%synergy
Tainted Field
53%inclusion50 decks94 decks
1%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
51%inclusion48 decks94 decks
17%synergy
Scoured Barrens
50%inclusion47 decks94 decks
26%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
44%inclusion41 decks94 decks
23%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
35%inclusion33 decks94 decks
-6%synergy
Silent Clearing
34%inclusion32 decks94 decks
19%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
32%inclusion30 decks94 decks
10%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
32%inclusion30 decks94 decks
-9%synergy
Scrubland
27%inclusion25 decks94 decks
15%synergy
Temple of Silence
27%inclusion25 decks94 decks
-14%synergy
Witch Enchanter
26%inclusion24 decks94 decks
14%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
26%inclusion24 decks94 decks
3%synergy
Fell the Profane
22%inclusion21 decks94 decks
10%synergy
Exotic Orchard
21%inclusion20 decks94 decks
-3%synergy
Prismatic Vista
19%inclusion18 decks94 decks
13%synergy
Mana Confluence
19%inclusion18 decks94 decks
16%synergy
City of Brass
16%inclusion15 decks94 decks
12%synergy
Fabled Passage
15%inclusion14 decks94 decks
5%synergy
Reflecting Pool
14%inclusion13 decks94 decks
10%synergy
Boggart Trawler
14%inclusion13 decks94 decks
7%synergy
Desolate Mire
13%inclusion12 decks94 decks
-3%synergy
Windswept Heath
12%inclusion11 decks94 decks
6%synergy
Arid Mesa
12%inclusion11 decks94 decks
6%synergy
Polluted Delta
12%inclusion11 decks94 decks
6%synergy
Flooded Strand
12%inclusion11 decks94 decks
6%synergy
Glasswing Grace
11%inclusion10 decks94 decks
3%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
11%inclusion10 decks94 decks
5%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
11%inclusion10 decks94 decks
-1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
11%inclusion10 decks94 decks
-10%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
10%inclusion9 decks94 decks
6%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
10%inclusion9 decks94 decks
5%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
10%inclusion9 decks94 decks
3%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
8.5%inclusion8 decks94 decks
-6%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
7.4%inclusion7 decks94 decks
-1%synergy
Obscura Storefront
7.4%inclusion7 decks94 decks
4%synergy
Opal Palace
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
4%synergy
Path of Ancestry
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
-17%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
1%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
3%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
-2%synergy
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