Karlov of the Ghost Council (Commander) - Budget Upgraded

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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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Abandoned Air Temple
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
4%synergy
Compassionate Healer
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Airbender's Reversal
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Soul's Attendant
66%inclusion29 decks44 decks
53%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
68%inclusion30 decks44 decks
53%synergy
Daxos, Blessed by the Sun
59%inclusion26 decks44 decks
53%synergy
Soul Warden
70%inclusion31 decks44 decks
52%synergy
Sunscorch Regent
48%inclusion21 decks44 decks
43%synergy
Voice of the Blessed
45%inclusion20 decks44 decks
42%synergy
Lunarch Veteran
43%inclusion19 decks44 decks
39%synergy
Suture Priest
52%inclusion23 decks44 decks
38%synergy
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
52%inclusion23 decks44 decks
37%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
48%inclusion21 decks44 decks
34%synergy
Top Cards
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
64%inclusion28 decks44 decks
29%synergy
Blood Artist
45%inclusion20 decks44 decks
14%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
45%inclusion20 decks44 decks
-19%synergy
Blind Obedience
41%inclusion18 decks44 decks
22%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
39%inclusion17 decks44 decks
31%synergy
Cleric Class
39%inclusion17 decks44 decks
31%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
36%inclusion16 decks44 decks
11%synergy
Ajani's Pridemate
36%inclusion16 decks44 decks
34%synergy
Sanguine Bond
36%inclusion16 decks44 decks
15%synergy
Exemplar of Light
34%inclusion15 decks44 decks
27%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
25%inclusion11 decks44 decks
11%synergy
Creatures
Hinterland Sanctifier
32%inclusion14 decks44 decks
29%synergy
Lifecreed Duo
32%inclusion14 decks44 decks
27%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
32%inclusion14 decks44 decks
10%synergy
Essence Channeler
32%inclusion14 decks44 decks
25%synergy
Starscape Cleric
32%inclusion14 decks44 decks
22%synergy
Felidar Sovereign
27%inclusion12 decks44 decks
24%synergy
Auriok Champion
27%inclusion12 decks44 decks
24%synergy
Guide of Souls
27%inclusion12 decks44 decks
23%synergy
Vizkopa Guildmage
27%inclusion12 decks44 decks
20%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
27%inclusion12 decks44 decks
15%synergy
Impassioned Orator
27%inclusion12 decks44 decks
25%synergy
Witch of the Moors
27%inclusion12 decks44 decks
24%synergy
Wall of Reverence
25%inclusion11 decks44 decks
24%synergy
Mother of Runes
25%inclusion11 decks44 decks
15%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
17%synergy
Nyx-Fleece Ram
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
22%synergy
Distinguished Conjurer
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
20%synergy
Cliffhaven Vampire
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
15%synergy
Spectrum Sentinel
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
19%synergy
Rhox Faithmender
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
16%synergy
Obzedat, Ghost Council
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
18%synergy
Amalia Benavides Aguirre
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
14%synergy
Aerith Gainsborough
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
15%synergy
Tithe Drinker
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
14%synergy
Treasury Thrull
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
17%synergy
Pontiff of Blight
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
15%synergy
The Gaffer
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
15%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
-4%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Haliya, Guided by Light
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Fiendish Panda
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
14%synergy
Lurrus of the Dream-Den
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Dawnbringer Cleric
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
15%synergy
Vona, Butcher of Magan
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
13%synergy
Healer's Hawk
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
13%synergy
Sun Titan
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
1%synergy
Drana's Emissary
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
9%synergy
Teysa, Envoy of Ghosts
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
10%synergy
Ayli, Eternal Pilgrim
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Gifted Aetherborn
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
12%synergy
Archivist of Oghma
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Welcoming Vampire
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
-3%synergy
Bloodthirsty Aerialist
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
9%synergy
Speaker of the Heavens
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
9%synergy
Liesa, Forgotten Archangel
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
1%synergy
Dark Confidant
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Nykthos Paragon
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
10%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
-15%synergy
Kambal, Profiteering Mayor
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
-1%synergy
Tymaret, Chosen from Death
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Despark
32%inclusion14 decks44 decks
1%synergy
Path to Exile
30%inclusion13 decks44 decks
-20%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
25%inclusion11 decks44 decks
-15%synergy
Generous Gift
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
-2%synergy
Fracture
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
1%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Dark Ritual
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
-12%synergy
Mortify
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
-11%synergy
Utter End
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
-2%synergy
Return to Dust
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Inkshield
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
-6%synergy
Light of Hope
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
9%synergy
Kaya's Guile
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Hero's Downfall
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Invoke the Divine
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Revitalize
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
-5%synergy
Disenchant
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Restoration Magic
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Orzhov Charm
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Village Rites
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
-15%synergy
Murder
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Night's Whisper
30%inclusion13 decks44 decks
13%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
25%inclusion11 decks44 decks
15%synergy
Sign in Blood
25%inclusion11 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Vindicate
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
10%synergy
Austere Command
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
2%synergy
Exsanguinate
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Fumigate
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
10%synergy
Damn
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
-15%synergy
Ancient Craving
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
13%synergy
Read the Bones
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Toxic Deluge
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
-6%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Merciless Eviction
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Ascend from Avernus
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Unearth
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Dewdrop Cure
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
-1%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
1%synergy
Scout for Survivors
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Wrath of God
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
1%synergy
Revival // Revenge
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
2%synergy
Essence Harvest
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Sanctify
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Victimize
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
-11%synergy
Idyllic Tutor
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Death Grasp
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Excalibur II
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
30%synergy
Cosmos Elixir
32%inclusion14 decks44 decks
29%synergy
Tablet of the Guilds
32%inclusion14 decks44 decks
31%synergy
Lightning Greaves
27%inclusion12 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
9%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
13%synergy
Chalice of Life
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
13%synergy
Loxodon Warhammer
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
10%synergy
Angel's Feather
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
11%synergy
The Wind Crystal
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Caduceus, Staff of Hermes
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Bontu's Monument
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Profane Memento
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
9%synergy
Sun Droplet
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
9%synergy
Ring of Thune
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
9%synergy
Whip of Erebos
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Fountain of Renewal
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Blackblade Reforged
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Skullclamp
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
-20%synergy
Mask of Avacyn
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Phyrexian Arena
34%inclusion15 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Lunar Convocation
30%inclusion13 decks44 decks
18%synergy
Case of the Uneaten Feast
25%inclusion11 decks44 decks
22%synergy
Ajani's Welcome
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
20%synergy
Light of Promise
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
18%synergy
Abiding Grace
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
19%synergy
Righteous Cause
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
18%synergy
Dawn of Hope
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
14%synergy
Greed
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Banishing Light
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
9%synergy
Exquisite Blood
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
-6%synergy
Leyline of Hope
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
9%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
9%synergy
Test of Endurance
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
10%synergy
Ajani's Mantra
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
11%synergy
Glasswing Grace
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
-6%synergy
Gift of Orzhova
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Ghostly Prison
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
-5%synergy
Life Insurance
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Sheltered by Ghosts
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Ashes of the Abhorrent
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Grasp of Fate
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Felidar Umbra
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Retribution of the Ancients
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Spirit Mantle
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Resourceful Defense
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Contemplation
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Dark Tutelage
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Sigarda's Splendor
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Necromancer's Covenant
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Sunbond
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Trespasser's Curse
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Friendly Neighborhood
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ajani, Strength of the Pride
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
12%synergy
Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
1%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
50%inclusion22 decks44 decks
30%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
41%inclusion18 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Radiant Fountain
34%inclusion15 decks44 decks
30%synergy
Bojuka Bog
25%inclusion11 decks44 decks
-19%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
21%synergy
Kabira Crossroads
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
16%synergy
Seraph Sanctuary
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
10%synergy
Orzhova, the Church of Deals
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
13%synergy
Restless Fortress
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Castle Ardenvale
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
5%synergy
High Market
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
0%synergy
Castle Locthwain
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
1%synergy
Temple of the False God
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Shambling Vent
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Mortuary Mire
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
1%synergy
Reliquary Tower
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
-16%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
75%inclusion33 decks44 decks
-10%synergy
Arcane Signet
64%inclusion28 decks44 decks
-17%synergy
Orzhov Signet
55%inclusion24 decks44 decks
-2%synergy
Pristine Talisman
43%inclusion19 decks44 decks
37%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
39%inclusion17 decks44 decks
-14%synergy
Commander's Sphere
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
-1%synergy
Fellwar Stone
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
-5%synergy
Marble Diamond
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Mind Stone
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
-12%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Orzhov Cluestone
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Orzhov Locket
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Plains
100%inclusion44 decks44 decks
2%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion44 decks44 decks
2%synergy
Isolated Chapel
77%inclusion34 decks44 decks
12%synergy
Command Tower
77%inclusion34 decks44 decks
-9%synergy
Scoured Barrens
75%inclusion33 decks44 decks
51%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
68%inclusion30 decks44 decks
27%synergy
Caves of Koilos
59%inclusion26 decks44 decks
2%synergy
Tainted Field
57%inclusion25 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
41%inclusion18 decks44 decks
0%synergy
Temple of Silence
39%inclusion17 decks44 decks
-2%synergy
Fetid Heath
36%inclusion16 decks44 decks
-2%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
27%inclusion12 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Evolving Wilds
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
2%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
14%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
-7%synergy
Desolate Mire
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
-20%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Forsaken Sanctuary
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Obscura Storefront
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Myriad Landscape
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
-9%synergy
Exotic Orchard
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
-13%synergy
Godless Shrine
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
-38%synergy
Glasswing Grace
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Insomnia, Crown City
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Opal Palace
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Fabled Passage
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
-3%synergy
Silent Clearing
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
-8%synergy
Silverquill Campus
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
2%synergy