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Cooper Gottfried
Jan 12, 2026
Cooper Gottfried
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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Abigale, Eloquent First-Year
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Kinscaer Sentry
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Serra Ascendant
100%inclusion10 decks10 decks
93%synergy
Soul's Attendant
100%inclusion10 decks10 decks
87%synergy
Ocelot Pride
90%inclusion9 decks10 decks
86%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
100%inclusion10 decks10 decks
84%synergy
Soul Warden
100%inclusion10 decks10 decks
82%synergy
Deadly Rollick
90%inclusion9 decks10 decks
79%synergy
Auriok Champion
80%inclusion8 decks10 decks
77%synergy
Shadowspear
80%inclusion8 decks10 decks
77%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
90%inclusion9 decks10 decks
69%synergy
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
80%inclusion8 decks10 decks
65%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
80%inclusion8 decks10 decks
56%synergy
Toxic Deluge
80%inclusion8 decks10 decks
63%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
80%inclusion8 decks10 decks
16%synergy
Archivist of Oghma
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
62%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
59%synergy
Dark Confidant
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
63%synergy
Lurrus of the Dream-Den
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
60%synergy
Esper Sentinel
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
52%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
61%synergy
Heliod, Sun-Crowned
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
65%synergy
Game Changers
Ancient Tomb
100%inclusion10 decks10 decks
94%synergy
Demonic Tutor
100%inclusion10 decks10 decks
84%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
100%inclusion10 decks10 decks
89%synergy
Teferi's Protection
90%inclusion9 decks10 decks
74%synergy
Smothering Tithe
80%inclusion8 decks10 decks
57%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
80%inclusion8 decks10 decks
69%synergy
The One Ring
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
64%synergy
Necropotence
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
54%synergy
Imperial Seal
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
48%synergy
Chrome Mox
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
47%synergy
Creatures
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
35%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
53%synergy
Haliya, Guided by Light
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
43%synergy
Witch Enchanter
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
38%synergy
Walking Ballista
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
48%synergy
Giver of Runes
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
46%synergy
Mother of Runes
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
40%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
28%synergy
Guide of Souls
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
45%synergy
Ranger-Captain of Eos
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
47%synergy
Delney, Streetwise Lookout
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
35%synergy
Blood Artist
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
28%synergy
Archangel of Thune
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
35%synergy
Sorin of House Markov
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
35%synergy
Daxos, Blessed by the Sun
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
34%synergy
Drannith Magistrate
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
36%synergy
Suture Priest
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
26%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
35%synergy
Crested Sunmare
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
29%synergy
Resplendent Angel
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
26%synergy
Amalia Benavides Aguirre
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
23%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Tymna the Weaver
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
26%synergy
Leonin Elder
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
29%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Voice of Victory
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
12%synergy
Aunt May
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Voice of the Blessed
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
16%synergy
Lunarch Veteran
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
16%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
0%synergy
Opposition Agent
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
17%synergy
Skrelv, Defector Mite
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
15%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
12%synergy
Kambal, Profiteering Mayor
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Celestine, the Living Saint
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Witch of the Moors
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
17%synergy
Starscape Cleric
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Spectrum Sentinel
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Righteous Valkyrie
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
14%synergy
Enduring Innocence
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
13%synergy
Grand Abolisher
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
11%synergy
Recruiter of the Guard
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
17%synergy
Solitude
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Starfield Shepherd
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Papalymo Totolymo
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Ainok Strike Leader
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Dalkovan Packbeasts
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Instants
Anguished Unmaking
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
30%synergy
Path to Exile
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
11%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
32%synergy
Despark
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Inkshield
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
22%synergy
Fell the Profane
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
17%synergy
Ad Nauseam
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
28%synergy
Hatred
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
13%synergy
Silence
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
16%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Beacon of Immortality
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
17%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
15%synergy
Restoration Magic
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Will of the Mardu
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Ephemerate
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
3%synergy
Go for the Throat
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Return to Dust
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Dawn's Truce
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
3%synergy
Everybody Lives!
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Clever Concealment
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Deadly Dispute
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-12%synergy
Get Lost
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Vanishing Verse
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Culling the Weak
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Angel's Grace
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Final Showdown
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Mana Tithe
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-4%synergy
Secure the Wastes
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Galadriel's Dismissal
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Reprieve
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
2%synergy
Fracture
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-9%synergy
Generous Gift
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-14%synergy
Dismember
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Akroma's Will
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Farewell
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
27%synergy
Night's Whisper
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
23%synergy
Damn
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
-3%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Reanimate
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Grim Tutor
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
16%synergy
Diabolic Intent
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
0%synergy
Austere Command
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-8%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
0%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Open the Armory
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Winds of Abandon
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Idyllic Tutor
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Read the Bones
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
0%synergy
Tempt with Bunnies
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Sickening Dreams
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Exsanguinate
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-2%synergy
Revival // Revenge
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Raise the Past
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Cleansing Nova
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Sign in Blood
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-8%synergy
Damnation
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Steelshaper's Gift
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
30%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
37%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
26%synergy
Sword of Light and Shadow
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Umezawa's Jitte
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Skullclamp
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
-7%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
-5%synergy
Sun Droplet
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
The Ozolith
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Sword of Fire and Ice
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Whip of Erebos
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Tablet of the Guilds
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-1%synergy
Sword of Hearth and Home
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
2%synergy
Sword of War and Peace
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Silver Shroud Costume
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Agatha's Soul Cauldron
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Sword of Forge and Frontier
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Sword of Feast and Famine
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Brotherhood Regalia
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Archaeomancer's Map
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Basilisk Collar
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Enchantments
Blind Obedience
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
42%synergy
Exquisite Blood
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
43%synergy
Sanguine Bond
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Black Market Connections
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
26%synergy
Case of the Uneaten Feast
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
17%synergy
Land Tax
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Bitterblossom
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
12%synergy
Darksteel Mutation
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
1%synergy
Tocasia's Welcome
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Ajani's Welcome
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
3%synergy
Celestial Convergence
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Angelic Accord
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Wound Reflection
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Boon Reflection
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Animate Dead
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
1%synergy
Painful Quandary
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Spirit Link
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Dawn of Hope
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Aura of Silence
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Ghostly Prison
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-4%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-20%synergy
Test of Endurance
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
25%synergy
Ajani, Strength of the Pride
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Tezzeret, Cruel Captain
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Archangel Elspeth
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Sorin the Mirthless
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Utility Lands
Urza's Saga
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
65%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
45%synergy
Cabal Coffers
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
38%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
40%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
32%synergy
Witch's Clinic
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
29%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
29%synergy
Castle Locthwain
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Reliquary Tower
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
-4%synergy
Bojuka Bog
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
-24%synergy
Seraph Sanctuary
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
16%synergy
Maze of Ith
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Radiant Fountain
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
16%synergy
War Room
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
13%synergy
Inventors' Fair
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Rogue's Passage
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
0%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Adagia, Windswept Bastion
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Ancient Den
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Vault of Whispers
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Buried Ruin
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Minas Tirith
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
3%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
High Market
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-1%synergy
Glimmerpost
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Fountainport
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Strip Mine
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
100%inclusion10 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Sol Ring
100%inclusion10 decks10 decks
16%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
-3%synergy
Mox Amber
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
37%synergy
Orzhov Signet
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
-16%synergy
Mana Vault
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
28%synergy
Fellwar Stone
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Mox Diamond
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
28%synergy
The Soul Stone
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Lotus Petal
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
17%synergy
Mox Opal
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Pristine Talisman
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Thought Vessel
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-4%synergy
Springleaf Drum
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion10 decks10 decks
14%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion10 decks10 decks
2%synergy
Godless Shrine
100%inclusion10 decks10 decks
50%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion10 decks10 decks
2%synergy
Scrubland
100%inclusion10 decks10 decks
89%synergy
Marsh Flats
100%inclusion10 decks10 decks
70%synergy
Vault of Champions
90%inclusion9 decks10 decks
50%synergy
Mana Confluence
80%inclusion8 decks10 decks
77%synergy
Prismatic Vista
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
64%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
43%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
47%synergy
Isolated Chapel
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Flooded Strand
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
64%synergy
Windswept Heath
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
54%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
54%synergy
Arid Mesa
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
54%synergy
Polluted Delta
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
54%synergy
Silent Clearing
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
45%synergy
Witch Enchanter
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
38%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
28%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
44%synergy
Reflecting Pool
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
36%synergy
City of Brass
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
36%synergy
Fell the Profane
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
17%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Caves of Koilos
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
-27%synergy
Fetid Heath
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
-9%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
-5%synergy
Exotic Orchard
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
-4%synergy
Cavern of Souls
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
15%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Snow-Covered Plains
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
17%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
17%synergy
Fabled Passage
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
0%synergy
Desolate Mire
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-6%synergy
Tainted Field
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-42%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-31%synergy
Obscura Storefront
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Temple of Silence
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-30%synergy
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