Karlov of the Ghost Council (Commander) - Expensive Optimized

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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Erode
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Hidden Hideout
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
South Wind Avatar
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Savanti Romero, Time's Exile
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Soul's Attendant
100%inclusion32 decks32 decks
88%synergy
Serra Ascendant
91%inclusion29 decks32 decks
84%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
97%inclusion31 decks32 decks
81%synergy
Soul Warden
97%inclusion31 decks32 decks
79%synergy
Auriok Champion
81%inclusion26 decks32 decks
78%synergy
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
84%inclusion27 decks32 decks
70%synergy
Esper Sentinel
88%inclusion28 decks32 decks
69%synergy
Guide of Souls
72%inclusion23 decks32 decks
67%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
84%inclusion27 decks32 decks
64%synergy
Shadowspear
66%inclusion21 decks32 decks
62%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
84%inclusion27 decks32 decks
20%synergy
Toxic Deluge
72%inclusion23 decks32 decks
55%synergy
Archivist of Oghma
69%inclusion22 decks32 decks
61%synergy
Deadly Rollick
66%inclusion21 decks32 decks
54%synergy
Blind Obedience
66%inclusion21 decks32 decks
48%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
66%inclusion21 decks32 decks
57%synergy
Mother of Runes
66%inclusion21 decks32 decks
56%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
66%inclusion21 decks32 decks
25%synergy
Path to Exile
66%inclusion21 decks32 decks
16%synergy
Ocelot Pride
66%inclusion21 decks32 decks
61%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
97%inclusion31 decks32 decks
81%synergy
Ancient Tomb
94%inclusion30 decks32 decks
87%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
91%inclusion29 decks32 decks
80%synergy
Smothering Tithe
78%inclusion25 decks32 decks
56%synergy
Teferi's Protection
78%inclusion25 decks32 decks
63%synergy
The One Ring
78%inclusion25 decks32 decks
72%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
75%inclusion24 decks32 decks
64%synergy
Necropotence
63%inclusion20 decks32 decks
56%synergy
Chrome Mox
59%inclusion19 decks32 decks
57%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
33%synergy
Creatures
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
63%inclusion20 decks32 decks
56%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
63%inclusion20 decks32 decks
41%synergy
Dark Confidant
59%inclusion19 decks32 decks
53%synergy
Heliod, Sun-Crowned
59%inclusion19 decks32 decks
54%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
59%inclusion19 decks32 decks
25%synergy
Giver of Runes
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
49%synergy
Suture Priest
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
40%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
30%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
41%synergy
Archangel of Thune
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
43%synergy
Lurrus of the Dream-Den
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
34%synergy
Walking Ballista
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
42%synergy
Ranger-Captain of Eos
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
41%synergy
Haliya, Guided by Light
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
35%synergy
Witch Enchanter
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
29%synergy
Daxos, Blessed by the Sun
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
32%synergy
Drannith Magistrate
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
34%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
32%synergy
Blood Artist
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
23%synergy
Sorin of House Markov
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
30%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
23%synergy
Spectrum Sentinel
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
33%synergy
Exemplar of Light
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
27%synergy
Delney, Streetwise Lookout
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
27%synergy
Tymna the Weaver
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
27%synergy
Voice of Victory
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
23%synergy
Skrelv, Defector Mite
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
23%synergy
Starscape Cleric
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
16%synergy
Grand Abolisher
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
16%synergy
Sunscorch Regent
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
21%synergy
Amalia Benavides Aguirre
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
16%synergy
Enduring Innocence
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Leonin Elder
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
21%synergy
Voice of the Blessed
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Crested Sunmare
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Lunarch Veteran
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Opposition Agent
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
16%synergy
Resplendent Angel
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Weathered Wayfarer
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Kambal, Profiteering Mayor
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
2%synergy
The Gaffer
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Celestine, the Living Saint
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Solitude
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Vizkopa Guildmage
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Abigale, Eloquent First-Year
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
10%synergy
Kinscaer Sentry
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
13%synergy
Angel of Destiny
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Instants
Flawless Maneuver
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
45%synergy
Dark Ritual
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
29%synergy
Ad Nauseam
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
33%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
26%synergy
Generous Gift
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Fell the Profane
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
21%synergy
Clever Concealment
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
21%synergy
Despark
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
-6%synergy
Inkshield
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Dawn's Truce
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Silence
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Reprieve
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Imp's Mischief
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Angel's Grace
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Rebuff the Wicked
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Dismember
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Akroma's Will
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Everybody Lives!
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Culling the Weak
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Mana Tithe
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-2%synergy
Beacon of Immortality
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Fracture
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-10%synergy
Restoration Magic
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Orim's Chant
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Get Lost
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Tithe
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Final Showdown
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Hatred
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-7%synergy
Dawn Charm
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Galadriel's Dismissal
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Disenchant
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Sorceries
Imperial Seal
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
38%synergy
Damn
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Farewell
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
16%synergy
Night's Whisper
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
17%synergy
Diabolic Intent
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Reanimate
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Grim Tutor
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Wrath of God
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Read the Bones
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Vindicate
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-3%synergy
Exsanguinate
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-3%synergy
Raise the Past
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Idyllic Tutor
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Winds of Abandon
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Fumigate
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Sign in Blood
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-12%synergy
Armageddon
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Damnation
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Steelshaper's Gift
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
27%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
38%synergy
The Ozolith
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
-6%synergy
Tablet of the Guilds
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Skullclamp
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
-11%synergy
Umezawa's Jitte
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Sword of Light and Shadow
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Sword of Fire and Ice
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Cosmos Elixir
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Pearl Medallion
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Whip of Erebos
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Silver Shroud Costume
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Sword of Feast and Famine
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Fountain of Renewal
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Caduceus, Staff of Hermes
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Brotherhood Regalia
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Exquisite Blood
63%inclusion20 decks32 decks
46%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
56%inclusion18 decks32 decks
46%synergy
Black Market Connections
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
25%synergy
Sanguine Bond
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
24%synergy
Land Tax
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Case of the Uneaten Feast
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
19%synergy
Bitterblossom
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-16%synergy
Cleric Class
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Abiding Grace
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Animate Dead
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Ghostly Prison
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-2%synergy
Ajani's Welcome
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Retribution of the Ancients
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Glasswing Grace
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-2%synergy
Deafening Silence
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Necrodominance
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Dawn of Hope
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Aura of Silence
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Boon Reflection
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Painful Quandary
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Test of Endurance
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ajani, Strength of the Pride
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
23%synergy
Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
17%synergy
Utility Lands
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
48%synergy
Urza's Saga
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
48%synergy
Rogue's Passage
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
25%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
-2%synergy
Cabal Coffers
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Bojuka Bog
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
-22%synergy
Castle Locthwain
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
17%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Wasteland
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Witch's Clinic
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
15%synergy
High Market
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Reliquary Tower
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
-7%synergy
War Room
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Inventors' Fair
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Strip Mine
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Radiant Fountain
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Seraph Sanctuary
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Maze of Ith
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Minas Tirith
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Ancient Den
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Vault of Whispers
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Urborg
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Command Beacon
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Abandoned Air Temple
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
94%inclusion30 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Arcane Signet
84%inclusion27 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
63%inclusion20 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Mox Amber
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
44%synergy
Orzhov Signet
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
-15%synergy
Lotus Petal
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
31%synergy
Mox Diamond
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
30%synergy
Fellwar Stone
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Mana Vault
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
20%synergy
Mox Opal
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
11%synergy
The Soul Stone
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Pristine Talisman
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Springleaf Drum
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
97%inclusion31 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Godless Shrine
94%inclusion30 decks32 decks
43%synergy
Swamp
91%inclusion29 decks32 decks
-7%synergy
Plains
91%inclusion29 decks32 decks
-7%synergy
Marsh Flats
91%inclusion29 decks32 decks
61%synergy
Vault of Champions
88%inclusion28 decks32 decks
48%synergy
Scrubland
84%inclusion27 decks32 decks
73%synergy
Isolated Chapel
66%inclusion21 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Silent Clearing
66%inclusion21 decks32 decks
51%synergy
Caves of Koilos
63%inclusion20 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Flooded Strand
63%inclusion20 decks32 decks
57%synergy
Prismatic Vista
59%inclusion19 decks32 decks
54%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
59%inclusion19 decks32 decks
37%synergy
Windswept Heath
59%inclusion19 decks32 decks
54%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
59%inclusion19 decks32 decks
33%synergy
Mana Confluence
59%inclusion19 decks32 decks
56%synergy
Arid Mesa
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
47%synergy
Polluted Delta
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
47%synergy
City of Brass
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
46%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
23%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
41%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
41%synergy
Witch Enchanter
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
29%synergy
Fetid Heath
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Reflecting Pool
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
31%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
-2%synergy
Fell the Profane
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
26%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
17%synergy
Tainted Field
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
-32%synergy
Exotic Orchard
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
-9%synergy
Cavern of Souls
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Snow-Covered Plains
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Desolate Mire
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-7%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-2%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-32%synergy
Temple of Silence
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-30%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-31%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Fabled Passage
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-4%synergy
Glasswing Grace
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-2%synergy
Evolving Wilds
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-14%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
1%synergy