Kudo, King Among Bears (Commander) - Expensive +1/+1 Counters

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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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Chronicle of Victory
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
18%synergy
Brigid, Clachan's Heart
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
17%synergy
Springleaf Parade
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
9%synergy
Mirrormind Crown
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
4%synergy
Selfless Safewright
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite
93%inclusion81 decks87 decks
84%synergy
Ayula, Queen Among Bears
85%inclusion74 decks87 decks
82%synergy
Esper Sentinel
79%inclusion69 decks87 decks
63%synergy
Arwen, Weaver of Hope
66%inclusion57 decks87 decks
61%synergy
Kami of Whispered Hopes
67%inclusion58 decks87 decks
54%synergy
Champion of Lambholt
76%inclusion66 decks87 decks
53%synergy
Birds of Paradise
74%inclusion64 decks87 decks
51%synergy
Bristly Bill, Spine Sower
54%inclusion47 decks87 decks
50%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
67%inclusion58 decks87 decks
50%synergy
Forgotten Ancient
59%inclusion51 decks87 decks
49%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
77%inclusion67 decks87 decks
11%synergy
Kutzil, Malamet Exemplar
72%inclusion63 decks87 decks
39%synergy
Heroic Intervention
70%inclusion61 decks87 decks
34%synergy
Hardened Scales
63%inclusion55 decks87 decks
45%synergy
Path to Exile
63%inclusion55 decks87 decks
9%synergy
Branching Evolution
60%inclusion52 decks87 decks
48%synergy
The Great Henge
60%inclusion52 decks87 decks
49%synergy
Tribute to the World Tree
55%inclusion48 decks87 decks
44%synergy
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
55%inclusion48 decks87 decks
47%synergy
Cathars' Crusade
55%inclusion48 decks87 decks
42%synergy
Game Changers
Gaea's Cradle
82%inclusion71 decks87 decks
76%synergy
Teferi's Protection
62%inclusion54 decks87 decks
45%synergy
Worldly Tutor
46%inclusion40 decks87 decks
35%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
38%inclusion33 decks87 decks
24%synergy
Smothering Tithe
37%inclusion32 decks87 decks
23%synergy
Aura Shards
31%inclusion27 decks87 decks
16%synergy
Ancient Tomb
25%inclusion22 decks87 decks
21%synergy
Farewell
24%inclusion21 decks87 decks
11%synergy
Drannith Magistrate
16%inclusion14 decks87 decks
12%synergy
The One Ring
13%inclusion11 decks87 decks
9%synergy
Creatures
Shalai, Voice of Plenty
55%inclusion48 decks87 decks
39%synergy
Toski, Bearer of Secrets
54%inclusion47 decks87 decks
43%synergy
Avacyn's Pilgrim
53%inclusion46 decks87 decks
18%synergy
Beast Whisperer
52%inclusion45 decks87 decks
35%synergy
Kalonian Hydra
49%inclusion43 decks87 decks
45%synergy
Managorger Hydra
49%inclusion43 decks87 decks
43%synergy
Metallic Mimic
47%inclusion41 decks87 decks
44%synergy
Enduring Innocence
46%inclusion26 decks56 decks
40%synergy
Abzan Falconer
45%inclusion39 decks87 decks
31%synergy
Goldvein Hydra
44%inclusion38 decks87 decks
41%synergy
Sovereign Okinec Ahau
41%inclusion36 decks87 decks
32%synergy
Elvish Mystic
41%inclusion36 decks87 decks
20%synergy
Basking Broodscale
41%inclusion35 decks86 decks
36%synergy
Llanowar Elves
39%inclusion34 decks87 decks
10%synergy
Roaming Throne
36%inclusion31 decks87 decks
32%synergy
Rishkar, Peema Renegade
34%inclusion30 decks87 decks
26%synergy
Mikaeus, the Lunarch
33%inclusion29 decks87 decks
24%synergy
Rampaging Yao Guai
33%inclusion29 decks87 decks
32%synergy
Good-Fortune Unicorn
32%inclusion28 decks87 decks
24%synergy
Ouroboroid
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
27%synergy
Botanical Brawler
31%inclusion27 decks87 decks
26%synergy
Jacked Rabbit
30%inclusion21 decks69 decks
24%synergy
Craterhoof Behemoth
30%inclusion26 decks87 decks
20%synergy
Grand Abolisher
30%inclusion26 decks87 decks
21%synergy
Kodama of the West Tree
30%inclusion26 decks87 decks
22%synergy
Delighted Halfling
28%inclusion24 decks87 decks
19%synergy
Conclave Mentor
26%inclusion23 decks87 decks
15%synergy
King Darien XLVIII
24%inclusion21 decks87 decks
16%synergy
Voice of Victory
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
19%synergy
Enduring Vitality
23%inclusion13 decks56 decks
13%synergy
Welcoming Vampire
23%inclusion20 decks87 decks
17%synergy
Scute Swarm
23%inclusion20 decks87 decks
15%synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
22%inclusion19 decks87 decks
20%synergy
Adaptive Automaton
21%inclusion18 decks87 decks
19%synergy
Faithful Watchdog
20%inclusion17 decks83 decks
18%synergy
Frenzied Baloth
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Benevolent Hydra
18%inclusion16 decks87 decks
17%synergy
Primordial Hydra
18%inclusion16 decks87 decks
17%synergy
Hungering Hydra
18%inclusion16 decks87 decks
17%synergy
Surrak and Goreclaw
17%inclusion15 decks87 decks
14%synergy
Ohran Frostfang
17%inclusion15 decks87 decks
11%synergy
Warden of the Grove
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Evolution Witness
16%inclusion14 decks85 decks
11%synergy
Fyndhorn Elves
16%inclusion14 decks87 decks
4%synergy
Exalted Sunborn
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Mossborn Hydra
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
12%synergy
Archivist of Oghma
15%inclusion13 decks87 decks
11%synergy
Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
15%inclusion13 decks87 decks
6%synergy
Wilson, Refined Grizzly
15%inclusion13 decks87 decks
13%synergy
Scurry Oak
15%inclusion13 decks87 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Akroma's Will
51%inclusion44 decks87 decks
38%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
45%inclusion39 decks87 decks
32%synergy
Beast Within
43%inclusion37 decks87 decks
5%synergy
Generous Gift
40%inclusion35 decks87 decks
8%synergy
Inspiring Call
38%inclusion33 decks87 decks
20%synergy
Eladamri's Call
33%inclusion29 decks87 decks
19%synergy
Aura Mutation
22%inclusion19 decks87 decks
14%synergy
Archdruid's Charm
17%inclusion15 decks87 decks
13%synergy
Unbreakable Formation
17%inclusion15 decks87 decks
3%synergy
Grand Crescendo
17%inclusion15 decks87 decks
13%synergy
Chord of Calling
16%inclusion14 decks87 decks
10%synergy
Dawn's Truce
14%inclusion10 decks71 decks
5%synergy
March of the Multitudes
13%inclusion11 decks87 decks
4%synergy
Reprieve
11%inclusion10 decks87 decks
5%synergy
Crop Rotation
10%inclusion9 decks87 decks
6%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
10%inclusion9 decks87 decks
-1%synergy
Veil of Summer
9.2%inclusion8 decks87 decks
6%synergy
Fog
9.2%inclusion8 decks87 decks
3%synergy
Final Showdown
9.2%inclusion8 decks87 decks
7%synergy
Silence
8.0%inclusion7 decks87 decks
4%synergy
Secure the Wastes
8.0%inclusion7 decks87 decks
2%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
2%synergy
Rebuff the Wicked
6.9%inclusion6 decks87 decks
5%synergy
And They Shall Know No Fear
5.7%inclusion5 decks87 decks
4%synergy
Silkguard
5.7%inclusion5 decks87 decks
4%synergy
Galadriel's Dismissal
5.7%inclusion5 decks87 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Nature's Lore
53%inclusion46 decks87 decks
25%synergy
Three Visits
49%inclusion43 decks87 decks
30%synergy
Cultivate
46%inclusion40 decks87 decks
4%synergy
Rampant Growth
43%inclusion37 decks87 decks
8%synergy
Requisition Raid
37%inclusion32 decks87 decks
29%synergy
Damning Verdict
33%inclusion29 decks87 decks
26%synergy
Kodama's Reach
28%inclusion24 decks87 decks
1%synergy
Farseek
28%inclusion24 decks87 decks
5%synergy
Finale of Devastation
22%inclusion19 decks87 decks
16%synergy
Triumph of the Hordes
21%inclusion18 decks87 decks
17%synergy
Green Sun's Zenith
15%inclusion13 decks87 decks
10%synergy
Shamanic Revelation
15%inclusion13 decks87 decks
-2%synergy
Fangs of Kalonia
14%inclusion12 decks83 decks
11%synergy
Awaken the Woods
10%inclusion9 decks87 decks
8%synergy
Harmonize
9.2%inclusion8 decks87 decks
-5%synergy
Sylvan Tutor
9.2%inclusion8 decks87 decks
8%synergy
Explore
9.2%inclusion8 decks87 decks
3%synergy
Skyshroud Claim
8.0%inclusion7 decks87 decks
3%synergy
Idyllic Tutor
8.0%inclusion7 decks87 decks
0%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
0%synergy
Austere Command
5.7%inclusion5 decks87 decks
-14%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
5.7%inclusion5 decks87 decks
-2%synergy
Overwhelming Stampede
5.7%inclusion5 decks87 decks
-2%synergy
United Front
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Ozolith
52%inclusion45 decks87 decks
44%synergy
Lightning Greaves
36%inclusion31 decks87 decks
19%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
34%inclusion30 decks87 decks
8%synergy
Banner of Kinship
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
15%synergy
The Earth Crystal
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Coat of Arms
13%inclusion11 decks87 decks
11%synergy
Bow of Nylea
8.0%inclusion7 decks87 decks
5%synergy
Emerald Medallion
8.0%inclusion7 decks87 decks
5%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
6.9%inclusion6 decks87 decks
1%synergy
Blasting Station
5.7%inclusion5 decks87 decks
5%synergy
Akroma's Memorial
5.7%inclusion5 decks87 decks
4%synergy
Rhonas's Monument
5.7%inclusion5 decks87 decks
4%synergy
Agatha's Soul Cauldron
5.7%inclusion5 decks87 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Doubling Season
53%inclusion46 decks87 decks
37%synergy
Mirari's Wake
48%inclusion42 decks87 decks
26%synergy
Reverence
48%inclusion42 decks87 decks
47%synergy
Felidar Retreat
46%inclusion40 decks87 decks
26%synergy
Innkeeper's Talent
41%inclusion29 decks71 decks
33%synergy
Flowering of the White Tree
40%inclusion35 decks87 decks
33%synergy
Guardian Project
37%inclusion32 decks87 decks
26%synergy
Court of Garenbrig
31%inclusion27 decks87 decks
27%synergy
Sylvan Library
31%inclusion27 decks87 decks
20%synergy
Beastmaster Ascension
30%inclusion26 decks87 decks
18%synergy
Virtue of Loyalty
16%inclusion14 decks87 decks
12%synergy
Parallel Lives
14%inclusion12 decks87 decks
4%synergy
Unnatural Growth
14%inclusion12 decks87 decks
7%synergy
Nature's Revolt
13%inclusion11 decks87 decks
12%synergy
Alpha Status
13%inclusion11 decks87 decks
12%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
13%inclusion11 decks87 decks
9%synergy
Terrasymbiosis
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Communal Brewing
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
10%synergy
Growing Rites of Itlimoc
11%inclusion10 decks87 decks
2%synergy
Sphere Grid
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Anointed Procession
9.2%inclusion8 decks87 decks
0%synergy
Rally the Ranks
9.2%inclusion8 decks87 decks
7%synergy
Strength of the Harvest
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
-6%synergy
Anthem of Champions
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
3%synergy
Bear Umbra
8.0%inclusion7 decks87 decks
-1%synergy
Survival of the Fittest
6.9%inclusion6 decks87 decks
5%synergy
Blind Obedience
6.9%inclusion6 decks87 decks
1%synergy
Ghostly Prison
6.9%inclusion6 decks87 decks
-4%synergy
Concordant Crossroads
6.9%inclusion6 decks87 decks
3%synergy
Cryptolith Rite
5.7%inclusion5 decks87 decks
-1%synergy
Radiant Destiny
5.7%inclusion5 decks87 decks
5%synergy
Garruk's Uprising
5.7%inclusion5 decks87 decks
-7%synergy
Bearscape
5.7%inclusion5 decks87 decks
5%synergy
Primal Vigor
5.7%inclusion5 decks87 decks
0%synergy
Land Tax
5.7%inclusion5 decks87 decks
1%synergy
Dollmaker's Shop // Porcelain Gallery
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Elspeth, Storm Slayer
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Elspeth, Sun's Champion
18%inclusion16 decks87 decks
12%synergy
Nissa, Voice of Zendikar
16%inclusion14 decks87 decks
15%synergy
Ajani, the Greathearted
8.0%inclusion7 decks87 decks
1%synergy
Utility Lands
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
64%inclusion56 decks87 decks
46%synergy
Gavony Township
62%inclusion54 decks87 decks
37%synergy
Three Tree City
49%inclusion35 decks72 decks
41%synergy
Reliquary Tower
44%inclusion38 decks87 decks
14%synergy
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
37%inclusion32 decks87 decks
31%synergy
Minas Tirith
34%inclusion30 decks87 decks
26%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
31%inclusion27 decks87 decks
22%synergy
Karn's Bastion
26%inclusion23 decks87 decks
18%synergy
Dryad Arbor
20%inclusion17 decks87 decks
16%synergy
Castle Garenbrig
17%inclusion15 decks87 decks
13%synergy
Rogue's Passage
15%inclusion13 decks87 decks
-9%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
14%inclusion12 decks87 decks
9%synergy
Urza's Saga
13%inclusion11 decks87 decks
10%synergy
Shifting Woodland
12%inclusion10 decks83 decks
9%synergy
Adagia, Windswept Bastion
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Evendo, Waking Haven
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Castle Ardenvale
11%inclusion10 decks87 decks
2%synergy
Abandoned Air Temple
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
1%synergy
Khalni Garden
10%inclusion9 decks87 decks
8%synergy
Strip Mine
8.0%inclusion7 decks87 decks
6%synergy
Restless Prairie
8.0%inclusion7 decks87 decks
2%synergy
Mosswort Bridge
5.7%inclusion5 decks87 decks
-6%synergy
Diamond City
5.7%inclusion5 decks87 decks
5%synergy
Ba Sing Se
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
91%inclusion79 decks87 decks
16%synergy
Arcane Signet
66%inclusion57 decks87 decks
8%synergy
Patchwork Banner
29%inclusion20 decks70 decks
21%synergy
Talisman of Unity
22%inclusion19 decks87 decks
6%synergy
Selesnya Signet
15%inclusion13 decks87 decks
-4%synergy
Mana Crypt
8.0%inclusion7 decks87 decks
7%synergy
Lands
Forest
100%inclusion87 decks87 decks
2%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion87 decks87 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
90%inclusion78 decks87 decks
7%synergy
Temple Garden
85%inclusion74 decks87 decks
41%synergy
Bountiful Promenade
79%inclusion69 decks87 decks
44%synergy
Sunpetal Grove
72%inclusion63 decks87 decks
19%synergy
Windswept Heath
68%inclusion59 decks87 decks
38%synergy
Savannah
68%inclusion59 decks87 decks
56%synergy
Canopy Vista
54%inclusion47 decks87 decks
-12%synergy
Overgrown Farmland
51%inclusion44 decks87 decks
12%synergy
Branchloft Pathway
45%inclusion39 decks87 decks
23%synergy
Hushwood Verge
45%inclusion25 decks56 decks
18%synergy
Wooded Bastion
39%inclusion34 decks87 decks
25%synergy
Brushland
34%inclusion30 decks87 decks
0%synergy
Lush Portico
33%inclusion29 decks87 decks
16%synergy
Fortified Village
28%inclusion24 decks87 decks
-18%synergy
Wooded Foothills
26%inclusion23 decks87 decks
21%synergy
Sungrass Prairie
24%inclusion21 decks87 decks
-10%synergy
Arid Mesa
23%inclusion20 decks87 decks
18%synergy
Flooded Strand
22%inclusion19 decks87 decks
17%synergy
Cavern of Souls
21%inclusion18 decks87 decks
15%synergy
Marsh Flats
21%inclusion18 decks87 decks
16%synergy
Selesnya Sanctuary
20%inclusion17 decks87 decks
-12%synergy
Misty Rainforest
18%inclusion16 decks87 decks
13%synergy
Razorverge Thicket
18%inclusion16 decks87 decks
4%synergy
Prismatic Vista
17%inclusion15 decks87 decks
13%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
17%inclusion15 decks87 decks
12%synergy
Fabled Passage
16%inclusion14 decks87 decks
7%synergy
Horizon Canopy
16%inclusion14 decks87 decks
2%synergy
Path of Ancestry
16%inclusion14 decks87 decks
-4%synergy
Scattered Groves
15%inclusion13 decks87 decks
-4%synergy
Temple of Plenty
13%inclusion11 decks87 decks
-21%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
10%inclusion9 decks87 decks
8%synergy
Exotic Orchard
9.2%inclusion8 decks87 decks
-13%synergy
Radiant Grove
9.2%inclusion8 decks87 decks
-4%synergy
Krosan Verge
9.2%inclusion8 decks87 decks
-10%synergy
Strength of the Harvest
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
-6%synergy
Reflecting Pool
8.0%inclusion7 decks87 decks
5%synergy
Evolving Wilds
8.0%inclusion7 decks87 decks
-11%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
6.9%inclusion6 decks87 decks
4%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
0%synergy
Arctic Treeline
5.7%inclusion5 decks87 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Confluence
5.7%inclusion5 decks87 decks
3%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
5.7%inclusion5 decks87 decks
-2%synergy
City of Brass
5.7%inclusion5 decks87 decks
3%synergy