Karlov of the Ghost Council (Commander) - Budget Optimized +1/+1 Counters

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Cooper Gottfried
Jan 12, 2026
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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Moxfield
Scryfall
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Ajani's Pridemate
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
97%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
88%synergy
Metamorphosis Fanatic
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
66%synergy
Lunarch Veteran
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
63%synergy
Blood Artist
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
35%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
61%synergy
Auriok Champion
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
63%synergy
Spectrum Sentinel
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
65%synergy
Soul Warden
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
49%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
63%synergy
Voice of the Blessed
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Astarion, the Decadent
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Soul's Attendant
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
21%synergy
Leering Onlooker
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Starlit Soothsayer
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Starseer Mentor
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Dread Presence
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Sun-Blessed Healer
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Qala, Ajani's Pridemate
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Healer's Hawk
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Glidedive Duo
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
26%synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
21%synergy
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
19%synergy
Heliod, God of the Sun
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Giver of Runes
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Nine-Lives Familiar
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Mother of Runes
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
24%synergy
Kambal, Profiteering Mayor
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
21%synergy
Angel of Vitality
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Lifecreed Duo
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Celestine, the Living Saint
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Baird, Steward of Argive
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Youthful Valkyrie
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Distinguished Conjurer
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
11%synergy
Preacher of the Schism
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Witch of the Moors
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Starscape Cleric
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
23%synergy
Defiant Bloodlord
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Dazzling Angel
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
20%synergy
Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
24%synergy
Frodo, Sauron's Bane
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Gríma Wormtongue
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Sangromancer
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Athreos, Shroud-Veiled
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Exemplar of Light
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
26%synergy
Instants
Swords to Plowshares
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
2%synergy
Hero's Downfall
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Moment of Craving
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
When We Were Young
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Return to Dust
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Condemn
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Consuming Corruption
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Goryo's Vengeance
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Gods Willing
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Dash Hopes
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Murder
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Infernal Grasp
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Eyeblight's Ending
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Kaya's Guile
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Renewed Faith
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Beacon of Immortality
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Ghostway
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Defenestrate
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Illumination
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Path to Exile
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-16%synergy
Take Up the Shield
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Restoration Magic
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Sorceries
Exsanguinate
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
54%synergy
Damn
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
34%synergy
Austere Command
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
15%synergy
Rush of Dread
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Forever Young
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Wrath of God
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Unearth
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Idyllic Tutor
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
23%synergy
Night's Whisper
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
16%synergy
Spectacular Pileup
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Fell
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
White Sun's Twilight
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Lucky Offering
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Day of Judgment
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Stargaze
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Evil Reawakened
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Campfire
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Wedding Ring
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Traveler's Amulet
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Whip of Erebos
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Caduceus, Staff of Hermes
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Helm of the Host
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Bonehoard
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Bontu's Monument
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
25%synergy
Agatha's Soul Cauldron
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
8%synergy
Witch's Cauldron
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Loxodon Warhammer
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Cosmos Elixir
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Demon's Horn
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Basilisk Collar
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Venser's Journal
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Enchantments
Authority of the Consuls
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
85%synergy
Sanguine Bond
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
79%synergy
Exquisite Blood
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
83%synergy
Spirit Link
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
62%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
37%synergy
Test of Endurance
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
65%synergy
Waste Not
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Darksteel Mutation
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
24%synergy
Builder's Talent
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Case of the Uneaten Feast
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
23%synergy
Midnight Snack
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Blind Obedience
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
15%synergy
Pacifism
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Feast of the Victorious Dead
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Spirit Cairn
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Wound Reflection
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Leyline of Hope
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
16%synergy
Sheltered by Ghosts
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Cleric Class
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
25%synergy
True Conviction
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
47%synergy
Ancient Den
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Bojuka Bog
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-10%synergy
Windbrisk Heights
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Buried Ruin
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Arid Archway
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Radiant Fountain
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Restless Fortress
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
26%synergy
Secluded Steppe
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Karn's Bastion
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Temple of the False God
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
25%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
0%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Multiversal Passage
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
16%synergy
Commander's Sphere
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
50%synergy
Arcane Signet
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
-14%synergy
Pristine Talisman
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
61%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Fellwar Stone
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
13%synergy
Thought Vessel
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
19%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-19%synergy
Orzhov Signet
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-23%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
14%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
2%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
2%synergy
The Mycosynth Gardens
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
66%synergy
Exotic Orchard
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
42%synergy
Tainted Field
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
15%synergy
Godless Shrine
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
17%synergy
Path of Ancestry
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
43%synergy
Scoured Barrens
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
43%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
11%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
12%synergy
Caves of Koilos
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-24%synergy
Riveteers Overlook
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Spire of Industry
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Cabaretti Courtyard
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Isolated Chapel
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-32%synergy
Maestros Theater
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
The Grey Havens
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-8%synergy
Opal Palace
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Brokers Hideout
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Thriving Moor
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-1%synergy
Neglected Manor
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-8%synergy
Thriving Heath
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Uncharted Haven
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Obscura Storefront
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Temple of Silence
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-7%synergy
Forlorn Flats
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Vault of Champions
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-7%synergy
Voldaren Estate
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Crossroads Village
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Command Bridge
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy