Lonis, Cryptozoologist (Commander) - Budget Birthing Pod

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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
MTGStocks
Shrieking Drake
91%inclusion10 decks11 decks
89%synergy
Neoform
82%inclusion9 decks11 decks
79%synergy
Prime Speaker Vannifar
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
63%synergy
Sarinth Steelseeker
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
62%synergy
Eternal Witness
82%inclusion9 decks11 decks
62%synergy
Inspiring Statuary
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
62%synergy
Temur Sabertooth
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
61%synergy
Academy Manufactor
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
60%synergy
Coiling Oracle
73%inclusion8 decks11 decks
60%synergy
Dream Stalker
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
54%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
82%inclusion9 decks11 decks
32%synergy
Beast Within
73%inclusion8 decks11 decks
23%synergy
Reclamation Sage
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
50%synergy
Negate
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
38%synergy
Eldritch Evolution
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
52%synergy
Kiora's Follower
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
40%synergy
Mulldrifter
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
48%synergy
Erdwal Illuminator
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
53%synergy
Timeless Witness
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
52%synergy
Ghostly Flicker
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
48%synergy
Game Changers
Seedborn Muse
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
2%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Worldly Tutor
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-5%synergy
Creatures
Shimmer Dragon
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
53%synergy
Tireless Tracker
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
48%synergy
Jaheira, Friend of the Forest
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
42%synergy
Elvish Mystic
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
22%synergy
Wood Elves
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
39%synergy
Thought Monitor
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
43%synergy
Tireless Provisioner
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
31%synergy
Elvish Visionary
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
43%synergy
Wavesifter
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
44%synergy
Wall of Blossoms
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
44%synergy
Clifftop Lookout
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
32%synergy
Pond Prophet
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
33%synergy
Mistbreath Elder
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
34%synergy
Trophy Mage
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
32%synergy
Cyberdrive Awakener
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
33%synergy
Peregrin Took
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
34%synergy
Tangletrove Kelp
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
35%synergy
Arbor Elf
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
31%synergy
Farhaven Elf
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
32%synergy
Junk Winder
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
30%synergy
Beast Whisperer
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
27%synergy
Llanowar Elves
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Skullwinder
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
35%synergy
Urza, Lord High Artificer
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
34%synergy
Loyal Inventor
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Peregrine Drake
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
23%synergy
Quickling
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
27%synergy
Adrix and Nev, Twincasters
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
19%synergy
Elvish Harbinger
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
27%synergy
Wizened Snitches
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
27%synergy
Risen Reef
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
25%synergy
Frilled Mystic
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
24%synergy
Haywire Mite
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
25%synergy
Ornithopter
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
27%synergy
Springbloom Druid
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
23%synergy
Kappa Cannoneer
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
24%synergy
Amphin Mutineer
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
24%synergy
Grazilaxx, Illithid Scholar
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
27%synergy
Fyndhorn Elves
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
13%synergy
Trinket Mage
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
26%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Insidious Fungus
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
11%synergy
Maraleaf Pixie
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
12%synergy
Venser, Shaper Savant
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Silent Arbiter
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Piper Wright, Publick Reporter
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Ethereal Investigator
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Vendilion Clique
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Kellan, Inquisitive Prodigy
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Instants
Displace
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
43%synergy
Pongify
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
12%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
10%synergy
Rampage of the Clans
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
36%synergy
Essence Flux
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
33%synergy
Reality Shift
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
22%synergy
Memory Lapse
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
35%synergy
Blur
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
25%synergy
Whir of Invention
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
25%synergy
Disruption Protocol
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
27%synergy
Planar Incision
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
25%synergy
Teferi's Time Twist
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
26%synergy
Desynchronization
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Illusionist's Stratagem
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Growth Spiral
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-27%synergy
Siren's Ruse
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Chord of Calling
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
11%synergy
Stoic Rebuttal
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Aetherize
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Resculpt
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
13%synergy
Arcane Denial
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-4%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Assert Authority
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-14%synergy
Familiar's Ruse
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Bioshift
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Mystical Dispute
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Secrets of the Key
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Repulsive Mutation
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Second Harvest
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Nature's Claim
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
0%synergy
Dispel
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Summoner's Pact
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Filter Out
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Applied Biomancy
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Jwari Disruption
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Delay
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Wash Away
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Expel from Orazca
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Snap
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Silundi Vision
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Sweep Away
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Simic Charm
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
1%synergy
Spell Pierce
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Appetite for the Unnatural
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Sorceries
Rise and Shine
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
35%synergy
Reshape
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
26%synergy
Anchor to the Aether
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Fabricate
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
12%synergy
Time of Need
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Curse of the Swine
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Thoughtcast
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Season of Weaving
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Aggressive Biomancy
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Flare of Cultivation
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Temporal Spring
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Shape Anew
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Gleeful Sabotage
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Follow the Bodies
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Time Ebb
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Farseek
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-17%synergy
Winterthorn Blessing
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Commit // Memory
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Adventurous Impulse
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Increasing Savagery
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Overwhelming Encounter
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Incremental Growth
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Rampant Growth
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-32%synergy
Cultivate
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-38%synergy
Rishkar's Expertise
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
0%synergy
Gone Missing
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Inevitable Betrayal
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Gaea's Blessing
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Ezuri's Predation
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
2%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-1%synergy
Time Warp
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Body of Research
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Whelming Wave
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-2%synergy
Reverse Engineer
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Repurposing Bay
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Birthing Pod
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
45%synergy
Ghoulcaller's Bell
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
27%synergy
Lantern of Insight
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
27%synergy
Codex Shredder
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
26%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Tamiyo's Journal
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Pyxis of Pandemonium
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Expedition Map
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
13%synergy
Idol of Oblivion
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Altar of the Brood
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Vexing Bauble
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Bow of Nylea
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Lifecrafter's Bestiary
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Krark-Clan Ironworks
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Panharmonicon
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Esika's Chariot
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Combine Chrysalis
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Transmutation Font
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-16%synergy
Lightning Greaves
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-11%synergy
Strionic Resonator
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Temple Bell
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Enchantments
Utopia Sprawl
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
30%synergy
Wild Growth
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
28%synergy
Ulvenwald Mysteries
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
26%synergy
Birthing Ritual
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
On the Trail
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Elfhame Sanctuary
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Parallel Lives
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
12%synergy
Mystic Remora
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Forced Adaptation
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Intruder Alarm
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Mechanized Production
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Pattern of Rebirth
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Ominous Seas
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Ongoing Investigation
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Clan Crafter
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Jace's Erasure
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Equilibrium
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Fertile Ground
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Elemental Bond
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Growing Rites of Itlimoc
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Virtue of Knowledge
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Candlekeep Sage
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Fleeting Memories
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Planeswalkers
Oko, Thief of Crowns
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
11%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Vivien on the Hunt
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Utility Lands
Labyrinth of Skophos
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
27%synergy
Reliquary Tower
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
-22%synergy
Archway of Innovation
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Alchemist's Refuge
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
1%synergy
Buried Ruin
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Maze of Ith
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
14%synergy
The Shire
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Dryad Arbor
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
13%synergy
Rogue's Passage
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-4%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Mosswort Bridge
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-9%synergy
Tranquil Thicket
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Memorial to Unity
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Khalni Garden
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Castle Garenbrig
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Field of Ruin
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
-26%synergy
Arcane Signet
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
-36%synergy
Simic Cluestone
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Simic Signet
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-22%synergy
Fellwar Stone
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-1%synergy
Five Hundred Year Diary
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Simic Locket
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Mind Stone
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion11 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Forest
100%inclusion11 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Command Tower
91%inclusion10 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Vineglimmer Snarl
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
25%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
2%synergy
Tangled Islet
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
39%synergy
Flooded Grove
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
12%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
-3%synergy
Exotic Orchard
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
13%synergy
Temple of Mystery
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
-2%synergy
Thornwood Falls
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
19%synergy
Quandrix Campus
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
21%synergy
Tanglepool Bridge
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
22%synergy
Overflowing Basin
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Path of Ancestry
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
10%synergy
Woodland Stream
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
22%synergy
Simic Guildgate
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Myriad Landscape
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-3%synergy
Waterlogged Grove
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-2%synergy
Botanical Sanctum
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Rimewood Falls
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
10%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
14%synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Abstergo Entertainment
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Blighted Woodland
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
2%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-11%synergy
Breeding Pool
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-37%synergy
Tangled Florahedron
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Jwari Disruption
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Evolving Wilds
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-16%synergy
Silundi Vision
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-1%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-34%synergy