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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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Serra Ascendant
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
93%synergy
Soul's Attendant
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
87%synergy
Ocelot Pride
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
85%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
85%synergy
Soul Warden
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
82%synergy
Deadly Rollick
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
78%synergy
Auriok Champion
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
74%synergy
Shadowspear
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
74%synergy
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
74%synergy
Heliod, Sun-Crowned
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
72%synergy
Top Cards
Toxic Deluge
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
61%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
13%synergy
Archivist of Oghma
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
59%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
56%synergy
Dark Confidant
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
60%synergy
Lurrus of the Dream-Den
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
57%synergy
Dark Ritual
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
44%synergy
Esper Sentinel
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
48%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
58%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Game Changers
Teferi's Protection
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
84%synergy
Ancient Tomb
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
93%synergy
Demonic Tutor
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
84%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
88%synergy
Smothering Tithe
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
55%synergy
The One Ring
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
71%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
66%synergy
Necropotence
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
60%synergy
Imperial Seal
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
53%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
39%synergy
Creatures
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
49%synergy
Giver of Runes
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
51%synergy
Archangel of Thune
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
51%synergy
Witch Enchanter
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Delney, Streetwise Lookout
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
40%synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Walking Ballista
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
42%synergy
Mother of Runes
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
35%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Sorin of House Markov
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
40%synergy
Guide of Souls
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
40%synergy
Suture Priest
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
30%synergy
Ranger-Captain of Eos
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
42%synergy
Crested Sunmare
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Resplendent Angel
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
29%synergy
Blood Artist
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Spectrum Sentinel
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Amalia Benavides Aguirre
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
27%synergy
Daxos, Blessed by the Sun
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
27%synergy
Drannith Magistrate
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
29%synergy
Tymna the Weaver
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
30%synergy
Recruiter of the Guard
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
31%synergy
Leonin Elder
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
24%synergy
Voice of Victory
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
17%synergy
Opposition Agent
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Skrelv, Defector Mite
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
14%synergy
Starscape Cleric
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
12%synergy
Righteous Valkyrie
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Enduring Innocence
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Exemplar of Light
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
15%synergy
Grand Abolisher
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
13%synergy
Sunscorch Regent
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Solitude
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Starfield Shepherd
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Haliya, Guided by Light
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
13%synergy
Ainok Strike Leader
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Dalkovan Packbeasts
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Papalymo Totolymo
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Voice of the Blessed
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Angel of Destiny
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Lunarch Veteran
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-9%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Avacyn, Angel of Hope
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Anguished Unmaking
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
27%synergy
Path to Exile
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
36%synergy
Ad Nauseam
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Despark
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Inkshield
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Fell the Profane
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Hatred
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
15%synergy
Vanishing Verse
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Silence
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Beacon of Immortality
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Restoration Magic
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Will of the Mardu
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Ephemerate
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Return to Dust
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Dawn's Truce
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Everybody Lives!
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Clever Concealment
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Deadly Dispute
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-10%synergy
Get Lost
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Culling the Weak
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Angel's Grace
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Final Showdown
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-3%synergy
Secure the Wastes
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Galadriel's Dismissal
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Fracture
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-8%synergy
Generous Gift
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-13%synergy
Akroma's Will
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Farewell
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Night's Whisper
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Damn
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
0%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
12%synergy
Grim Tutor
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Diabolic Intent
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
1%synergy
Austere Command
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-7%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
1%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Open the Armory
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Winds of Abandon
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Idyllic Tutor
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Read the Bones
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
1%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Sickening Dreams
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Exsanguinate
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-1%synergy
Revival // Revenge
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Reanimate
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-4%synergy
Raise the Past
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Cleansing Nova
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Sign in Blood
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-7%synergy
Damnation
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Steelshaper's Gift
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Sensei's Divining Top
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
42%synergy
Lightning Greaves
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
25%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Sword of Light and Shadow
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Umezawa's Jitte
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Skullclamp
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-5%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-3%synergy
Sun Droplet
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
The Ozolith
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Sword of Fire and Ice
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Whip of Erebos
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Tablet of the Guilds
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Sword of Hearth and Home
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Sword of War and Peace
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Silver Shroud Costume
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Agatha's Soul Cauldron
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Sword of Forge and Frontier
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Sword of Feast and Famine
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Brotherhood Regalia
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Archaeomancer's Map
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Basilisk Collar
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Enchantments
Blind Obedience
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
37%synergy
Exquisite Blood
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
38%synergy
Sanguine Bond
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
12%synergy
Black Market Connections
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
12%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
29%synergy
Case of the Uneaten Feast
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Land Tax
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
12%synergy
Bitterblossom
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
15%synergy
Darksteel Mutation
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Tocasia's Welcome
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Ajani's Welcome
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Celestial Convergence
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Angelic Accord
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Wound Reflection
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Boon Reflection
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Animate Dead
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Painful Quandary
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Aura of Silence
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Ghostly Prison
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-3%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-18%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Test of Endurance
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
28%synergy
Ajani, Strength of the Pride
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Tezzeret, Cruel Captain
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Archangel Elspeth
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Sorin the Mirthless
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Utility Lands
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
68%synergy
Urza's Saga
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
61%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
51%synergy
Cabal Coffers
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
44%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
37%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
35%synergy
Witch's Clinic
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Reliquary Tower
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
0%synergy
Bojuka Bog
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-22%synergy
Seraph Sanctuary
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Maze of Ith
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Radiant Fountain
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Inventors' Fair
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Castle Locthwain
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
12%synergy
Rogue's Passage
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Adagia, Windswept Bastion
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Ancient Den
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Vault of Whispers
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Buried Ruin
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
War Room
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Minas Tirith
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
High Market
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
0%synergy
Glimmerpost
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Fountainport
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-1%synergy
Strip Mine
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Sol Ring
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
15%synergy
Mox Amber
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
41%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
-8%synergy
Chrome Mox
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
42%synergy
Mana Vault
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
31%synergy
Orzhov Signet
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
-24%synergy
Mox Diamond
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
32%synergy
The Soul Stone
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
20%synergy
Lotus Petal
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Fellwar Stone
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Mox Opal
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Thought Vessel
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-3%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
14%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Godless Shrine
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
50%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Scrubland
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
89%synergy
Marsh Flats
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
70%synergy
Mana Confluence
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
86%synergy
Vault of Champions
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
49%synergy
Isolated Chapel
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
12%synergy
Prismatic Vista
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
61%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
39%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
45%synergy
Flooded Strand
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
61%synergy
Windswept Heath
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
50%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
50%synergy
Arid Mesa
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
50%synergy
Polluted Delta
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
50%synergy
Silent Clearing
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
40%synergy
Witch Enchanter
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
23%synergy
Reflecting Pool
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
41%synergy
City of Brass
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
41%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
38%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
12%synergy
Caves of Koilos
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
-24%synergy
Fetid Heath
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
-5%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
-1%synergy
Fell the Profane
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Cavern of Souls
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Fabled Passage
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Exotic Orchard
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-13%synergy
Desolate Mire
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-4%synergy
Tainted Field
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-41%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-31%synergy
Snow-Covered Plains
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Obscura Storefront
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Temple of Silence
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-30%synergy
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