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
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
81%synergy
Neoform
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
72%synergy
Prime Speaker Vannifar
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
66%synergy
Sarinth Steelseeker
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
65%synergy
Inspiring Statuary
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
65%synergy
Eternal Witness
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
63%synergy
Academy Manufactor
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
63%synergy
Temur Sabertooth
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
56%synergy
Timeless Witness
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
56%synergy
Eldritch Evolution
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
56%synergy
Top Cards
Beast Within
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Counterspell
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Reclamation Sage
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
53%synergy
Negate
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
41%synergy
Coiling Oracle
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
53%synergy
Mulldrifter
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
52%synergy
Ghostly Flicker
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
52%synergy
Tireless Tracker
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
52%synergy
Kiora's Follower
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
36%synergy
Elvish Mystic
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
27%synergy
Game Changers
Seedborn Muse
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
9%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Worldly Tutor
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-6%synergy
Creatures
Erdwal Illuminator
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
48%synergy
Dream Stalker
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
49%synergy
Wood Elves
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
43%synergy
Thought Monitor
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
47%synergy
Tireless Provisioner
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
36%synergy
Shimmer Dragon
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
48%synergy
Jaheira, Friend of the Forest
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
38%synergy
Cyberdrive Awakener
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
39%synergy
Peregrin Took
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
39%synergy
Farhaven Elf
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
37%synergy
Llanowar Elves
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Elvish Visionary
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
39%synergy
Wavesifter
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
40%synergy
Wall of Blossoms
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
40%synergy
Trophy Mage
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
29%synergy
Insidious Fungus
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Adrix and Nev, Twincasters
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Tangletrove Kelp
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
32%synergy
Wizened Snitches
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
33%synergy
Clifftop Lookout
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
28%synergy
Arbor Elf
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
28%synergy
Junk Winder
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
27%synergy
Beast Whisperer
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Pond Prophet
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
29%synergy
Haywire Mite
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
31%synergy
Transit Mage
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Mistbreath Elder
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
30%synergy
Skullwinder
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
32%synergy
Urza, Lord High Artificer
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
31%synergy
Trinket Mage
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
32%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
24%synergy
Loyal Inventor
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
30%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
18%synergy
Peregrine Drake
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
21%synergy
Quickling
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Silent Arbiter
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Ethereal Investigator
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Elvish Harbinger
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Risen Reef
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Kellan, Inquisitive Prodigy
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Frilled Mystic
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
22%synergy
Ornithopter
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Springbloom Druid
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
21%synergy
Kappa Cannoneer
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
21%synergy
Amphin Mutineer
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
22%synergy
Grazilaxx, Illithid Scholar
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Fyndhorn Elves
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Koma, World-Eater
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
7%synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
15%synergy
High Fae Trickster
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Instants
Hide on the Ceiling
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
99%synergy
Displace
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
39%synergy
Essence Flux
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
39%synergy
Reality Shift
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
27%synergy
Pongify
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
9%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Disruption Protocol
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
33%synergy
Rampage of the Clans
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
33%synergy
Memory Lapse
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
32%synergy
Blur
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Whir of Invention
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Aetherize
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Planar Incision
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Teferi's Time Twist
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Desynchronization
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Illusionist's Stratagem
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Growth Spiral
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-29%synergy
Siren's Ruse
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Second Harvest
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Chord of Calling
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
9%synergy
Stoic Rebuttal
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Resculpt
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Arcane Denial
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-6%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Assert Authority
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-15%synergy
Familiar's Ruse
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Bioshift
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Mystical Dispute
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Secrets of the Key
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Repulsive Mutation
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Nature's Claim
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-1%synergy
Dispel
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Summoner's Pact
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Filter Out
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Applied Biomancy
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Jwari Disruption
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Delay
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Confirm Suspicions
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Wash Away
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Expel from Orazca
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Snap
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Silundi Vision
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Sweep Away
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Simic Charm
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Spell Pierce
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Appetite for the Unnatural
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Sorceries
Rise and Shine
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
40%synergy
Reshape
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Anchor to the Aether
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Fabricate
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Time of Need
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Curse of the Swine
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Thoughtcast
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Season of Weaving
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Aggressive Biomancy
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Polymorph
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Flare of Cultivation
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Temporal Spring
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Shape Anew
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Gleeful Sabotage
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Follow the Bodies
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Time Ebb
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Farseek
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-17%synergy
Winterthorn Blessing
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Commit // Memory
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Adventurous Impulse
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Increasing Savagery
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Overwhelming Encounter
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Incremental Growth
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Rampant Growth
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-32%synergy
Cultivate
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-39%synergy
Rishkar's Expertise
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
0%synergy
Gone Missing
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Inevitable Betrayal
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Gaea's Blessing
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Traverse the Ulvenwald
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Ezuri's Predation
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-2%synergy
Time Warp
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Body of Research
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Whelming Wave
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-3%synergy
Analyze the Pollen
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Reverse Engineer
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Rite of Replication
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Birthing Pod
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
49%synergy
Repurposing Bay
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Lantern of Insight
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
33%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Tamiyo's Journal
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Ghoulcaller's Bell
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Codex Shredder
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Pyxis of Pandemonium
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Esika's Chariot
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Expedition Map
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Idol of Oblivion
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Altar of the Brood
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Vexing Bauble
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Bow of Nylea
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Lifecrafter's Bestiary
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Vedalken Orrery
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Krark-Clan Ironworks
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Panharmonicon
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Combine Chrysalis
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Transmutation Font
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-17%synergy
Lightning Greaves
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-12%synergy
Conjurer's Closet
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Strionic Resonator
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Temple Bell
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Brainstone
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Enchantments
Utopia Sprawl
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
27%synergy
Wild Growth
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Ulvenwald Mysteries
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Birthing Ritual
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
On the Trail
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Elfhame Sanctuary
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Parallel Lives
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Mystic Remora
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Forced Adaptation
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Intruder Alarm
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Mechanized Production
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Pattern of Rebirth
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Ominous Seas
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Ongoing Investigation
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Clan Crafter
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Wilderness Reclamation
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-1%synergy
Jace's Erasure
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Equilibrium
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Fertile Ground
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Elemental Bond
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Growing Rites of Itlimoc
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Virtue of Knowledge
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Candlekeep Sage
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Fleeting Memories
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Planeswalkers
Oko, Thief of Crowns
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Vivien on the Hunt
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Utility Lands
Archway of Innovation
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
27%synergy
Maze of Ith
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
22%synergy
Labyrinth of Skophos
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Reliquary Tower
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
-25%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Alchemist's Refuge
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-1%synergy
Buried Ruin
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
12%synergy
The Shire
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Dryad Arbor
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Rogue's Passage
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-5%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Mosswort Bridge
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-9%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-13%synergy
Tranquil Thicket
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Memorial to Unity
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Thespian's Stage
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Khalni Garden
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Dark Depths
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Castle Garenbrig
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Field of Ruin
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
-22%synergy
Arcane Signet
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
-38%synergy
Simic Cluestone
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Simic Signet
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-23%synergy
Fellwar Stone
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-1%synergy
Five Hundred Year Diary
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Simic Locket
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Mind Stone
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Forest
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Command Tower
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Vineglimmer Snarl
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
28%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Flooded Grove
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Tangled Islet
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
34%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
-7%synergy
Temple of Mystery
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Exotic Orchard
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Overflowing Basin
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Thornwood Falls
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
24%synergy
Quandrix Campus
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
18%synergy
Tanglepool Bridge
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
20%synergy
Path of Ancestry
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Woodland Stream
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
20%synergy
Simic Guildgate
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
15%synergy
Myriad Landscape
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-5%synergy
Waterlogged Grove
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-3%synergy
Botanical Sanctum
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Rimewood Falls
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-26%synergy
Abstergo Entertainment
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Blighted Woodland
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-12%synergy
Breeding Pool
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-38%synergy
Tangled Florahedron
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Ash Barrens
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Jwari Disruption
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Evolving Wilds
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-17%synergy
Silundi Vision
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Hedge Maze
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-11%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-2%synergy