Sorin of House Markov (Commander) - Upgraded Lifegain

Background image for The Top 40 Two-Mana Commanders
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.
Deck Filters
Cardsphere
Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Scheming Silvertongue
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
40%synergy
Moseo, Vein's New Dean
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Decorum Dissertation
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Fix What's Broken
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Stensian Sanguinist
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
9%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
77%inclusion101 decks131 decks
56%synergy
Exsanguinate
64%inclusion84 decks131 decks
52%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
61%inclusion80 decks131 decks
49%synergy
Soul Warden
65%inclusion85 decks131 decks
47%synergy
Soul's Attendant
58%inclusion76 decks131 decks
46%synergy
Blind Obedience
60%inclusion78 decks131 decks
42%synergy
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
55%inclusion72 decks131 decks
41%synergy
The Gaffer
44%inclusion57 decks131 decks
40%synergy
Twilight Prophet
49%inclusion64 decks131 decks
39%synergy
Sanguine Bond
57%inclusion75 decks131 decks
37%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
71%inclusion93 decks131 decks
7%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
57%inclusion75 decks131 decks
17%synergy
Toxic Deluge
52%inclusion68 decks131 decks
35%synergy
Path to Exile
52%inclusion68 decks131 decks
2%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
49%inclusion64 decks131 decks
33%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
46%inclusion60 decks131 decks
36%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
45%inclusion59 decks131 decks
16%synergy
Exquisite Blood
45%inclusion59 decks131 decks
28%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
44%inclusion57 decks131 decks
32%synergy
Crypt Ghast
44%inclusion57 decks131 decks
36%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
42%inclusion55 decks131 decks
28%synergy
Smothering Tithe
24%inclusion32 decks131 decks
2%synergy
Farewell
24%inclusion32 decks131 decks
12%synergy
Teferi's Protection
23%inclusion30 decks131 decks
8%synergy
Necropotence
19%inclusion25 decks131 decks
13%synergy
Demonic Tutor
11%inclusion14 decks131 decks
-5%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
10%inclusion13 decks131 decks
-1%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
8.4%inclusion11 decks131 decks
-3%synergy
The One Ring
6.9%inclusion9 decks131 decks
1%synergy
Creatures
Exemplar of Light
42%inclusion55 decks131 decks
35%synergy
Suture Priest
42%inclusion55 decks131 decks
28%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
41%inclusion54 decks131 decks
30%synergy
Blood Artist
40%inclusion53 decks131 decks
10%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
40%inclusion52 decks131 decks
34%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
40%inclusion52 decks131 decks
20%synergy
Indulging Patrician
39%inclusion51 decks131 decks
34%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
39%inclusion51 decks131 decks
25%synergy
Amalia Benavides Aguirre
39%inclusion51 decks131 decks
33%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
39%inclusion51 decks131 decks
30%synergy
Karlov of the Ghost Council
38%inclusion50 decks131 decks
33%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
35%inclusion46 decks131 decks
27%synergy
Starscape Cleric
34%inclusion44 decks131 decks
24%synergy
Haliya, Guided by Light
33%inclusion32 decks96 decks
26%synergy
Darkstar Augur
33%inclusion43 decks131 decks
28%synergy
Dark Confidant
33%inclusion43 decks131 decks
26%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
33%inclusion43 decks131 decks
-2%synergy
Rhox Faithmender
32%inclusion42 decks131 decks
28%synergy
Astarion, the Decadent
31%inclusion40 decks131 decks
25%synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
31%inclusion40 decks131 decks
19%synergy
Elenda, Saint of Dusk
31%inclusion40 decks131 decks
26%synergy
Serra Ascendant
28%inclusion37 decks131 decks
21%synergy
Witch Enchanter
25%inclusion33 decks131 decks
13%synergy
Tithe Drinker
24%inclusion32 decks131 decks
21%synergy
Guide of Souls
24%inclusion32 decks131 decks
20%synergy
Vizkopa Guildmage
24%inclusion32 decks131 decks
18%synergy
Witch of the Moors
22%inclusion29 decks131 decks
19%synergy
Boggart Trawler
21%inclusion28 decks131 decks
15%synergy
Esper Sentinel
21%inclusion27 decks131 decks
3%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
19%inclusion25 decks131 decks
12%synergy
Resplendent Angel
18%inclusion24 decks131 decks
14%synergy
Archivist of Oghma
18%inclusion23 decks131 decks
10%synergy
Welcoming Vampire
18%inclusion23 decks131 decks
3%synergy
Voice of the Blessed
17%inclusion22 decks131 decks
13%synergy
Ocelot Pride
17%inclusion22 decks131 decks
13%synergy
Rodolf Duskbringer
16%inclusion21 decks131 decks
12%synergy
Kambal, Profiteering Mayor
16%inclusion21 decks131 decks
4%synergy
Heliod, Sun-Crowned
16%inclusion21 decks131 decks
11%synergy
Mangara, the Diplomat
16%inclusion21 decks131 decks
9%synergy
Thrull Parasite
15%inclusion19 decks131 decks
13%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
15%inclusion19 decks131 decks
12%synergy
Markov Purifier
15%inclusion19 decks131 decks
11%synergy
Academy Manufactor
14%inclusion18 decks131 decks
12%synergy
Gollum, Obsessed Stalker
14%inclusion18 decks131 decks
13%synergy
Daxos, Blessed by the Sun
13%inclusion17 decks131 decks
7%synergy
Keen Duelist
13%inclusion17 decks131 decks
10%synergy
Essence Channeler
12%inclusion16 decks131 decks
6%synergy
Tomik, Wielder of Law
12%inclusion16 decks131 decks
10%synergy
Enduring Innocence
12%inclusion16 decks131 decks
5%synergy
Defacing Duskmage
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Dark Ritual
41%inclusion54 decks131 decks
17%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
41%inclusion54 decks131 decks
36%synergy
Despark
34%inclusion44 decks131 decks
3%synergy
Beacon of Immortality
28%inclusion37 decks131 decks
25%synergy
Fell the Profane
27%inclusion36 decks131 decks
15%synergy
Mortify
25%inclusion33 decks131 decks
3%synergy
Generous Gift
24%inclusion32 decks131 decks
1%synergy
Inkshield
24%inclusion31 decks131 decks
5%synergy
Deadly Rollick
18%inclusion24 decks131 decks
7%synergy
Fracture
18%inclusion24 decks131 decks
-1%synergy
Imp's Mischief
17%inclusion22 decks131 decks
13%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
16%inclusion21 decks131 decks
5%synergy
Dawn's Truce
15%inclusion19 decks131 decks
7%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
14%inclusion18 decks131 decks
0%synergy
Deadly Dispute
13%inclusion17 decks131 decks
-9%synergy
Reprieve
13%inclusion17 decks131 decks
5%synergy
Restoration Magic
12%inclusion12 decks101 decks
8%synergy
Get Lost
11%inclusion15 decks131 decks
8%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
11%inclusion15 decks131 decks
9%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
10%inclusion13 decks131 decks
3%synergy
Utter End
10%inclusion13 decks131 decks
-2%synergy
Snuff Out
9.2%inclusion12 decks131 decks
7%synergy
Infernal Grasp
9.2%inclusion12 decks131 decks
5%synergy
Batwing Brume
9.2%inclusion12 decks131 decks
6%synergy
Abstruse Appropriation
7.6%inclusion10 decks131 decks
4%synergy
Revitalize
7.6%inclusion10 decks131 decks
6%synergy
Crypt Incursion
7.6%inclusion10 decks131 decks
7%synergy
Congregate
7.6%inclusion10 decks131 decks
7%synergy
Flare of Malice
6.9%inclusion9 decks131 decks
4%synergy
Clever Concealment
6.1%inclusion8 decks131 decks
2%synergy
Vanishing Verse
6.1%inclusion8 decks131 decks
0%synergy
Village Rites
6.1%inclusion8 decks131 decks
-16%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
6.1%inclusion8 decks131 decks
-2%synergy
Unexplained Absence
6.1%inclusion8 decks131 decks
5%synergy
Withering Torment
6.1%inclusion8 decks131 decks
3%synergy
Hagra Mauling
5.3%inclusion7 decks131 decks
3%synergy
Orim's Chant
5.3%inclusion7 decks131 decks
4%synergy
Kaya's Guile
5.3%inclusion7 decks131 decks
3%synergy
Breathe Your Last
5.3%inclusion7 decks131 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Damn
37%inclusion49 decks131 decks
4%synergy
Sign in Blood
37%inclusion49 decks131 decks
19%synergy
Fumigate
33%inclusion43 decks131 decks
25%synergy
Night's Whisper
32%inclusion42 decks131 decks
15%synergy
Revival // Revenge
32%inclusion42 decks131 decks
27%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
21%inclusion27 decks131 decks
17%synergy
Blood Tribute
21%inclusion27 decks131 decks
19%synergy
Reanimate
18%inclusion23 decks131 decks
2%synergy
Feed the Swarm
13%inclusion17 decks131 decks
5%synergy
Read the Bones
13%inclusion17 decks131 decks
3%synergy
Vanquish the Horde
11%inclusion15 decks131 decks
7%synergy
Austere Command
11%inclusion14 decks131 decks
-7%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
10%inclusion13 decks131 decks
4%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
10%inclusion13 decks131 decks
0%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
10%inclusion13 decks131 decks
4%synergy
Vindicate
9.2%inclusion12 decks131 decks
-3%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
9.2%inclusion12 decks131 decks
2%synergy
Grim Tutor
9.2%inclusion12 decks131 decks
5%synergy
The Battle of Bywater
7.6%inclusion10 decks131 decks
6%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
7.6%inclusion10 decks131 decks
3%synergy
Unearth
6.9%inclusion9 decks131 decks
2%synergy
Wrath of God
6.1%inclusion8 decks131 decks
0%synergy
Profane Tutor
6.1%inclusion8 decks131 decks
5%synergy
Sorin's Vengeance
6.1%inclusion8 decks131 decks
6%synergy
Withering Curse
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Bloodline Bidding
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Diabolic Intent
5.3%inclusion7 decks131 decks
-4%synergy
Victimize
5.3%inclusion7 decks131 decks
-13%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
5.3%inclusion7 decks131 decks
3%synergy
Damnation
5.3%inclusion7 decks131 decks
1%synergy
Dusk // Dawn
5.3%inclusion7 decks131 decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Aetherflux Reservoir
36%inclusion47 decks131 decks
28%synergy
The Wind Crystal
29%inclusion30 decks102 decks
22%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
24%inclusion32 decks131 decks
20%synergy
Jet Medallion
18%inclusion24 decks131 decks
12%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
15%inclusion19 decks131 decks
7%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
12%inclusion16 decks131 decks
-1%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
12%inclusion12 decks104 decks
7%synergy
Pearl Medallion
11%inclusion15 decks131 decks
5%synergy
Tainted Sigil
11%inclusion15 decks131 decks
9%synergy
Archaeomancer's Map
11%inclusion14 decks131 decks
6%synergy
Bontu's Monument
10%inclusion13 decks131 decks
4%synergy
The Book of Exalted Deeds
8.4%inclusion11 decks131 decks
7%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
6.9%inclusion9 decks131 decks
4%synergy
Whip of Erebos
6.1%inclusion8 decks131 decks
3%synergy
Skullclamp
6.1%inclusion8 decks131 decks
-21%synergy
Lightning Greaves
6.1%inclusion8 decks131 decks
-14%synergy
Cosmos Elixir
6.1%inclusion8 decks131 decks
3%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
5.3%inclusion7 decks131 decks
-20%synergy
Caduceus, Staff of Hermes
5.3%inclusion7 decks131 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Lunar Convocation
44%inclusion57 decks131 decks
33%synergy
Black Market Connections
38%inclusion50 decks131 decks
16%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
20%inclusion26 decks131 decks
16%synergy
Cleric Class
19%inclusion25 decks131 decks
11%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
18%inclusion24 decks131 decks
8%synergy
Ghostly Prison
16%inclusion21 decks131 decks
1%synergy
Deification
15%inclusion20 decks131 decks
15%synergy
Land Tax
15%inclusion19 decks131 decks
4%synergy
Griffin Aerie
13%inclusion17 decks131 decks
11%synergy
Glasswing Grace
12%inclusion16 decks131 decks
4%synergy
Life Insurance
12%inclusion16 decks131 decks
9%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
12%inclusion16 decks131 decks
7%synergy
Test of Endurance
9.2%inclusion12 decks131 decks
8%synergy
Angelic Accord
8.4%inclusion11 decks131 decks
6%synergy
Leyline of Hope
7.6%inclusion10 decks131 decks
5%synergy
Case of the Uneaten Feast
6.9%inclusion9 decks131 decks
4%synergy
Midnight Snack
6.9%inclusion9 decks131 decks
6%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
6.9%inclusion9 decks131 decks
-3%synergy
Dawn of Hope
6.9%inclusion9 decks131 decks
3%synergy
Greed
6.1%inclusion8 decks131 decks
2%synergy
Boon Reflection
6.1%inclusion8 decks131 decks
5%synergy
March of the Canonized
6.1%inclusion8 decks131 decks
0%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
5.3%inclusion7 decks131 decks
-1%synergy
Necrodominance
5.3%inclusion7 decks131 decks
5%synergy
Wound Reflection
5.3%inclusion7 decks131 decks
2%synergy
Bitterblossom
5.3%inclusion7 decks131 decks
-2%synergy
Charitable Levy
5.3%inclusion7 decks131 decks
4%synergy
Animate Dead
5.3%inclusion7 decks131 decks
-4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord
37%inclusion49 decks131 decks
32%synergy
Sorin Markov
23%inclusion30 decks131 decks
21%synergy
Sorin the Mirthless
23%inclusion30 decks131 decks
22%synergy
Sorin, Grim Nemesis
17%inclusion22 decks131 decks
15%synergy
Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord
15%inclusion19 decks131 decks
12%synergy
Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
12%inclusion16 decks131 decks
7%synergy
Sorin, Solemn Visitor
11%inclusion15 decks131 decks
10%synergy
Ajani, Strength of the Pride
7.6%inclusion10 decks131 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
55%inclusion72 decks131 decks
11%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
42%inclusion55 decks131 decks
9%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
32%inclusion42 decks131 decks
11%synergy
Radiant Fountain
18%inclusion24 decks131 decks
15%synergy
Reliquary Tower
18%inclusion24 decks131 decks
-5%synergy
Cabal Coffers
18%inclusion23 decks131 decks
6%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
18%inclusion23 decks131 decks
8%synergy
Castle Locthwain
18%inclusion23 decks131 decks
8%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
16%inclusion21 decks131 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
14%inclusion18 decks131 decks
-3%synergy
War Room
13%inclusion17 decks131 decks
6%synergy
Restless Fortress
13%inclusion17 decks131 decks
6%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
12%inclusion16 decks131 decks
7%synergy
Rogue's Passage
11%inclusion15 decks131 decks
-8%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
8.7%inclusion9 decks104 decks
7%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
8.4%inclusion11 decks131 decks
4%synergy
Shambling Vent
8.4%inclusion11 decks131 decks
3%synergy
Multiversal Passage
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
7%synergy
Witch's Cottage
6.9%inclusion9 decks131 decks
4%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
6.1%inclusion8 decks131 decks
-2%synergy
Witch's Clinic
5.3%inclusion7 decks131 decks
4%synergy
Mortuary Mire
5.3%inclusion7 decks131 decks
0%synergy
Urza's Saga
5.3%inclusion7 decks131 decks
0%synergy
Temple of the False God
5.3%inclusion7 decks131 decks
-3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
89%inclusion116 decks131 decks
4%synergy
Arcane Signet
86%inclusion113 decks131 decks
6%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
65%inclusion85 decks131 decks
12%synergy
Orzhov Signet
63%inclusion82 decks131 decks
7%synergy
Fellwar Stone
31%inclusion40 decks131 decks
10%synergy
Pristine Talisman
19%inclusion25 decks131 decks
13%synergy
Mind Stone
19%inclusion25 decks131 decks
-5%synergy
Thought Vessel
12%inclusion16 decks131 decks
-2%synergy
Commander's Sphere
11%inclusion14 decks131 decks
-5%synergy
Staff of Compleation
6.9%inclusion9 decks131 decks
5%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
6.1%inclusion8 decks131 decks
0%synergy
The Soul Stone
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
0%synergy
Marble Diamond
5.3%inclusion7 decks131 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion131 decks131 decks
2%synergy
Plains
98%inclusion129 decks131 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
92%inclusion120 decks131 decks
5%synergy
Isolated Chapel
80%inclusion105 decks131 decks
14%synergy
Caves of Koilos
72%inclusion94 decks131 decks
15%synergy
Godless Shrine
67%inclusion88 decks131 decks
16%synergy
Tainted Field
50%inclusion65 decks131 decks
-2%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
49%inclusion64 decks131 decks
13%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
45%inclusion59 decks131 decks
4%synergy
Marsh Flats
45%inclusion59 decks131 decks
15%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
44%inclusion58 decks131 decks
17%synergy
Vault of Champions
44%inclusion57 decks131 decks
4%synergy
Fetid Heath
43%inclusion56 decks131 decks
3%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
40%inclusion52 decks131 decks
-1%synergy
Temple of Silence
37%inclusion48 decks131 decks
-3%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
31%inclusion41 decks131 decks
9%synergy
Scoured Barrens
30%inclusion39 decks131 decks
6%synergy
Exotic Orchard
28%inclusion37 decks131 decks
4%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
28%inclusion37 decks131 decks
7%synergy
Path of Ancestry
28%inclusion37 decks131 decks
5%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
28%inclusion36 decks130 decks
5%synergy
Fell the Profane
27%inclusion36 decks131 decks
15%synergy
Witch Enchanter
25%inclusion33 decks131 decks
13%synergy
Boggart Trawler
21%inclusion28 decks131 decks
15%synergy
Silent Clearing
18%inclusion24 decks131 decks
3%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
16%inclusion21 decks131 decks
5%synergy
Scrubland
16%inclusion21 decks131 decks
4%synergy
Desolate Mire
15%inclusion19 decks131 decks
-2%synergy
Fabled Passage
12%inclusion16 decks131 decks
2%synergy
Glasswing Grace
12%inclusion16 decks131 decks
4%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
12%inclusion16 decks131 decks
1%synergy
Myriad Landscape
11%inclusion15 decks131 decks
-8%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
11%inclusion15 decks131 decks
9%synergy
Voldaren Estate
11%inclusion15 decks131 decks
6%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
11%inclusion14 decks131 decks
4%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
9.2%inclusion12 decks131 decks
-5%synergy
Evolving Wilds
9.2%inclusion12 decks131 decks
-11%synergy
Urza's Cave
8.4%inclusion11 decks131 decks
7%synergy
Demolition Field
7.6%inclusion10 decks131 decks
4%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
7.6%inclusion10 decks131 decks
3%synergy
Flooded Strand
7.6%inclusion10 decks131 decks
2%synergy
Polluted Delta
7.6%inclusion10 decks131 decks
2%synergy
Windswept Heath
6.9%inclusion9 decks131 decks
1%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
6.9%inclusion9 decks131 decks
0%synergy
Arid Mesa
6.9%inclusion9 decks131 decks
1%synergy
Neglected Manor
6.9%inclusion9 decks131 decks
4%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
6.1%inclusion8 decks131 decks
0%synergy
Forlorn Flats
6.1%inclusion8 decks131 decks
1%synergy
Turbulent Moor
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
-7%synergy
Umbral Expanse
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
-1%synergy