Karlov of the Ghost Council (Commander) - Optimized Lifegain

Karlov of the Ghost Council
Rank #458
104decks
As CommanderAs CardAverage DeckDecksView Precon
Bracket
All12345
Budget
Any$$$$
Background image for The Top 40 Two-Mana Commanders
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.
Deck Filters
Cardsphere
Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
New Cards
High Synergy Cards
Top Cards
Game Changers
Creatures
Instants
Sorceries
Utility Artifacts
Enchantments
Planeswalkers
Utility Lands
Mana Artifacts
Lands
Back to Top
Foot Headquarters
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Madame Null, Power Broker
2.9%inclusion1 decks35 decks
2%synergy
South Wind Avatar
2.9%inclusion1 decks35 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Soul Warden
95%inclusion99 decks104 decks
77%synergy
Soul's Attendant
88%inclusion92 decks104 decks
76%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
90%inclusion94 decks104 decks
75%synergy
Auriok Champion
67%inclusion70 decks104 decks
64%synergy
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
78%inclusion81 decks104 decks
63%synergy
Serra Ascendant
69%inclusion72 decks104 decks
62%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
69%inclusion72 decks104 decks
61%synergy
Exquisite Blood
71%inclusion74 decks104 decks
54%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
76%inclusion79 decks104 decks
54%synergy
Heliod, Sun-Crowned
59%inclusion61 decks104 decks
53%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
79%inclusion82 decks104 decks
15%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
68%inclusion71 decks104 decks
28%synergy
Suture Priest
66%inclusion69 decks104 decks
53%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
63%inclusion65 decks104 decks
28%synergy
Blind Obedience
62%inclusion64 decks104 decks
44%synergy
Sanguine Bond
60%inclusion62 decks104 decks
39%synergy
Mother of Runes
56%inclusion58 decks104 decks
46%synergy
Archivist of Oghma
53%inclusion55 decks104 decks
45%synergy
Archangel of Thune
52%inclusion54 decks104 decks
47%synergy
Guide of Souls
51%inclusion53 decks104 decks
46%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
49%inclusion51 decks104 decks
35%synergy
Demonic Tutor
49%inclusion51 decks104 decks
34%synergy
Smothering Tithe
45%inclusion47 decks104 decks
23%synergy
Teferi's Protection
44%inclusion46 decks104 decks
29%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
44%inclusion46 decks104 decks
33%synergy
Necropotence
42%inclusion44 decks104 decks
36%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
42%inclusion44 decks104 decks
31%synergy
Farewell
31%inclusion32 decks104 decks
18%synergy
The One Ring
28%inclusion29 decks104 decks
22%synergy
Ancient Tomb
25%inclusion26 decks104 decks
19%synergy
Creatures
Esper Sentinel
49%inclusion51 decks104 decks
31%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
48%inclusion50 decks104 decks
39%synergy
Blood Artist
47%inclusion49 decks104 decks
16%synergy
Daxos, Blessed by the Sun
47%inclusion49 decks104 decks
41%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
46%inclusion48 decks104 decks
34%synergy
Exemplar of Light
43%inclusion45 decks104 decks
36%synergy
Dark Confidant
39%inclusion41 decks104 decks
33%synergy
Sunscorch Regent
39%inclusion41 decks104 decks
35%synergy
Voice of the Blessed
35%inclusion36 decks104 decks
31%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
35%inclusion36 decks104 decks
28%synergy
Lurrus of the Dream-Den
35%inclusion36 decks104 decks
25%synergy
Giver of Runes
34%inclusion35 decks104 decks
30%synergy
Haliya, Guided by Light
31%inclusion25 decks81 decks
24%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
31%inclusion32 decks104 decks
11%synergy
Spectrum Sentinel
31%inclusion32 decks104 decks
29%synergy
Ocelot Pride
31%inclusion32 decks104 decks
27%synergy
Sorin of House Markov
30%inclusion31 decks104 decks
25%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
30%inclusion31 decks104 decks
18%synergy
Lunarch Veteran
29%inclusion30 decks104 decks
25%synergy
Starscape Cleric
27%inclusion28 decks104 decks
17%synergy
Crypt Ghast
27%inclusion28 decks104 decks
20%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
26%inclusion27 decks104 decks
12%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
25%inclusion26 decks104 decks
20%synergy
Amalia Benavides Aguirre
25%inclusion26 decks104 decks
19%synergy
Witch Enchanter
24%inclusion25 decks104 decks
12%synergy
Walking Ballista
23%inclusion24 decks104 decks
21%synergy
The Gaffer
23%inclusion24 decks104 decks
20%synergy
Mangara, the Diplomat
22%inclusion23 decks104 decks
15%synergy
Tymna the Weaver
21%inclusion22 decks104 decks
17%synergy
Vizkopa Guildmage
21%inclusion22 decks104 decks
14%synergy
Kambal, Profiteering Mayor
20%inclusion21 decks104 decks
8%synergy
Witch of the Moors
19%inclusion20 decks104 decks
16%synergy
Skrelv, Defector Mite
18%inclusion19 decks104 decks
13%synergy
Felidar Sovereign
18%inclusion19 decks104 decks
15%synergy
Grand Abolisher
18%inclusion19 decks104 decks
9%synergy
Leonin Elder
18%inclusion19 decks104 decks
17%synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
17%inclusion18 decks104 decks
6%synergy
Wall of Reverence
16%inclusion17 decks104 decks
16%synergy
Delney, Streetwise Lookout
16%inclusion17 decks104 decks
12%synergy
Celestine, the Living Saint
15%inclusion16 decks104 decks
13%synergy
Twilight Prophet
15%inclusion16 decks104 decks
5%synergy
Drannith Magistrate
15%inclusion16 decks104 decks
11%synergy
Ranger-Captain of Eos
15%inclusion16 decks104 decks
13%synergy
Hinterland Sanctifier
15%inclusion16 decks104 decks
13%synergy
Crested Sunmare
14%inclusion15 decks104 decks
13%synergy
Distinguished Conjurer
14%inclusion15 decks104 decks
12%synergy
Enduring Innocence
14%inclusion15 decks104 decks
8%synergy
Ranger of Eos
13%inclusion14 decks104 decks
13%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
13%inclusion14 decks104 decks
8%synergy
Resplendent Angel
13%inclusion13 decks104 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Path to Exile
47%inclusion49 decks104 decks
-2%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
30%inclusion31 decks104 decks
21%synergy
Despark
30%inclusion31 decks104 decks
-1%synergy
Dark Ritual
25%inclusion26 decks104 decks
1%synergy
Generous Gift
25%inclusion26 decks104 decks
1%synergy
Deadly Rollick
24%inclusion25 decks104 decks
13%synergy
Fracture
24%inclusion25 decks104 decks
5%synergy
Fell the Profane
23%inclusion24 decks104 decks
11%synergy
Inkshield
20%inclusion21 decks104 decks
3%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
20%inclusion21 decks104 decks
15%synergy
Beacon of Immortality
19%inclusion20 decks104 decks
16%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
16%inclusion17 decks104 decks
9%synergy
Mortify
14%inclusion15 decks104 decks
-8%synergy
Akroma's Will
13%inclusion14 decks104 decks
7%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
12%inclusion12 decks104 decks
0%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
12%inclusion12 decks104 decks
6%synergy
Ad Nauseam
11%inclusion11 decks104 decks
9%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
10%inclusion10 decks104 decks
-4%synergy
Clever Concealment
8.7%inclusion9 decks104 decks
4%synergy
Restoration Magic
7.9%inclusion7 decks89 decks
4%synergy
Go for the Throat
7.7%inclusion8 decks104 decks
3%synergy
Vanishing Verse
7.7%inclusion8 decks104 decks
2%synergy
Silence
7.7%inclusion8 decks104 decks
4%synergy
Kaya's Guile
7.7%inclusion8 decks104 decks
5%synergy
Imp's Mischief
6.7%inclusion7 decks104 decks
3%synergy
Dawn's Truce
6.7%inclusion7 decks104 decks
-1%synergy
Rebuff the Wicked
6.7%inclusion7 decks104 decks
3%synergy
Angel's Grace
5.8%inclusion6 decks104 decks
3%synergy
Galadriel's Dismissal
5.8%inclusion6 decks104 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Toxic Deluge
50%inclusion52 decks104 decks
33%synergy
Damn
44%inclusion46 decks104 decks
11%synergy
Night's Whisper
30%inclusion31 decks104 decks
12%synergy
Exsanguinate
24%inclusion25 decks104 decks
12%synergy
Sign in Blood
23%inclusion24 decks104 decks
5%synergy
Vindicate
19%inclusion20 decks104 decks
7%synergy
Reanimate
19%inclusion20 decks104 decks
4%synergy
Idyllic Tutor
13%inclusion13 decks104 decks
9%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
13%inclusion13 decks104 decks
3%synergy
Fumigate
13%inclusion13 decks104 decks
5%synergy
Read the Bones
12%inclusion12 decks104 decks
2%synergy
Revival // Revenge
12%inclusion12 decks104 decks
7%synergy
Grim Tutor
11%inclusion11 decks104 decks
7%synergy
Imperial Seal
8.7%inclusion9 decks104 decks
6%synergy
Wrath of God
8.7%inclusion9 decks104 decks
3%synergy
Austere Command
7.7%inclusion8 decks104 decks
-10%synergy
Merciless Eviction
7.7%inclusion8 decks104 decks
3%synergy
Unearth
7.7%inclusion8 decks104 decks
2%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
7.7%inclusion8 decks104 decks
0%synergy
Avatar's Wrath
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
6.7%inclusion7 decks104 decks
2%synergy
Essence Harvest
6.7%inclusion7 decks104 decks
6%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
5.8%inclusion6 decks104 decks
0%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
5.8%inclusion6 decks104 decks
2%synergy
Damnation
5.8%inclusion6 decks104 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
42%inclusion44 decks104 decks
22%synergy
Shadowspear
41%inclusion43 decks104 decks
38%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
28%inclusion29 decks104 decks
2%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
25%inclusion26 decks104 decks
17%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
19%inclusion20 decks104 decks
17%synergy
Cosmos Elixir
19%inclusion20 decks104 decks
16%synergy
Tablet of the Guilds
17%inclusion18 decks104 decks
16%synergy
Caduceus, Staff of Hermes
15%inclusion16 decks104 decks
13%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
14%inclusion15 decks104 decks
10%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
13%inclusion14 decks104 decks
10%synergy
The Ozolith
12%inclusion12 decks104 decks
8%synergy
Sun Droplet
11%inclusion11 decks104 decks
10%synergy
The Wind Crystal
10%inclusion9 decks91 decks
2%synergy
Whip of Erebos
10%inclusion10 decks104 decks
7%synergy
Umezawa's Jitte
8.7%inclusion9 decks104 decks
8%synergy
Skullclamp
8.7%inclusion9 decks104 decks
-18%synergy
Sword of Light and Shadow
6.7%inclusion7 decks104 decks
6%synergy
Bontu's Monument
6.7%inclusion7 decks104 decks
1%synergy
Loxodon Warhammer
6.7%inclusion7 decks104 decks
6%synergy
Basilisk Collar
6.7%inclusion7 decks104 decks
5%synergy
Profane Memento
5.8%inclusion6 decks104 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Black Market Connections
47%inclusion49 decks104 decks
25%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
45%inclusion47 decks104 decks
16%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
27%inclusion28 decks104 decks
16%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
24%inclusion25 decks104 decks
20%synergy
Abiding Grace
22%inclusion23 decks104 decks
21%synergy
Land Tax
21%inclusion22 decks104 decks
11%synergy
Ajani's Welcome
19%inclusion20 decks104 decks
16%synergy
Lunar Convocation
19%inclusion20 decks104 decks
8%synergy
Cleric Class
18%inclusion19 decks104 decks
11%synergy
Dawn of Hope
17%inclusion18 decks104 decks
13%synergy
Case of the Uneaten Feast
15%inclusion16 decks104 decks
13%synergy
Test of Endurance
15%inclusion16 decks104 decks
14%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
14%inclusion15 decks104 decks
10%synergy
Ghostly Prison
13%inclusion14 decks104 decks
-1%synergy
Glasswing Grace
12%inclusion12 decks104 decks
4%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
11%inclusion11 decks104 decks
5%synergy
Bitterblossom
11%inclusion11 decks104 decks
3%synergy
Darksteel Mutation
10%inclusion10 decks104 decks
1%synergy
Sheltered by Ghosts
10%inclusion10 decks104 decks
5%synergy
Ashes of the Abhorrent
7.7%inclusion8 decks104 decks
7%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
6.7%inclusion7 decks104 decks
5%synergy
Animate Dead
5.8%inclusion6 decks104 decks
-3%synergy
Leyline of Hope
5.8%inclusion6 decks104 decks
4%synergy
True Conviction
5.8%inclusion6 decks104 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ajani, Strength of the Pride
27%inclusion28 decks104 decks
25%synergy
Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord
15%inclusion16 decks104 decks
10%synergy
Utility Lands
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
51%inclusion53 decks104 decks
30%synergy
Rogue's Passage
51%inclusion53 decks104 decks
31%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
45%inclusion47 decks104 decks
12%synergy
Bojuka Bog
44%inclusion46 decks104 decks
1%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
37%inclusion38 decks104 decks
32%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
27%inclusion28 decks104 decks
17%synergy
Castle Locthwain
27%inclusion28 decks104 decks
17%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
25%inclusion26 decks104 decks
14%synergy
Radiant Fountain
21%inclusion22 decks104 decks
18%synergy
Witch's Clinic
20%inclusion21 decks104 decks
19%synergy
Reliquary Tower
19%inclusion20 decks104 decks
-4%synergy
Cabal Coffers
18%inclusion19 decks104 decks
7%synergy
Urza's Saga
17%inclusion18 decks104 decks
12%synergy
Shambling Vent
16%inclusion17 decks104 decks
11%synergy
Restless Fortress
16%inclusion17 decks104 decks
9%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
14%inclusion15 decks104 decks
7%synergy
War Room
12%inclusion12 decks104 decks
5%synergy
Minas Tirith
11%inclusion11 decks104 decks
3%synergy
Seraph Sanctuary
10%inclusion10 decks104 decks
6%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
10%inclusion10 decks104 decks
6%synergy
Kabira Crossroads
10%inclusion10 decks104 decks
8%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
10%inclusion9 decks94 decks
8%synergy
High Market
8.7%inclusion9 decks104 decks
-3%synergy
Castle Ardenvale
7.7%inclusion8 decks104 decks
1%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
5.8%inclusion6 decks104 decks
-11%synergy
Ghost Quarter
5.8%inclusion6 decks104 decks
3%synergy
Strip Mine
5.8%inclusion6 decks104 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
88%inclusion92 decks104 decks
4%synergy
Arcane Signet
81%inclusion84 decks104 decks
1%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
57%inclusion59 decks104 decks
4%synergy
Orzhov Signet
51%inclusion53 decks104 decks
-5%synergy
Pristine Talisman
39%inclusion41 decks104 decks
34%synergy
Fellwar Stone
19%inclusion20 decks104 decks
-1%synergy
Mox Amber
13%inclusion13 decks104 decks
9%synergy
Lotus Petal
8.7%inclusion9 decks104 decks
5%synergy
Mind Stone
8.7%inclusion9 decks104 decks
-15%synergy
Chrome Mox
8.7%inclusion9 decks104 decks
6%synergy
Thought Vessel
6.7%inclusion7 decks104 decks
-7%synergy
Mana Vault
5.8%inclusion6 decks104 decks
4%synergy
The Soul Stone
5.1%inclusion4 decks78 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Swamp
99%inclusion103 decks104 decks
1%synergy
Plains
99%inclusion103 decks104 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
95%inclusion99 decks104 decks
9%synergy
Godless Shrine
83%inclusion86 decks104 decks
32%synergy
Isolated Chapel
83%inclusion86 decks104 decks
17%synergy
Caves of Koilos
80%inclusion83 decks104 decks
23%synergy
Vault of Champions
72%inclusion75 decks104 decks
32%synergy
Marsh Flats
63%inclusion66 decks104 decks
34%synergy
Fetid Heath
62%inclusion64 decks104 decks
22%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
56%inclusion58 decks104 decks
29%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
53%inclusion55 decks104 decks
18%synergy
Scoured Barrens
52%inclusion54 decks104 decks
28%synergy
Tainted Field
51%inclusion53 decks104 decks
-1%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
44%inclusion46 decks104 decks
23%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
37%inclusion38 decks104 decks
-5%synergy
Silent Clearing
37%inclusion38 decks104 decks
21%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
36%inclusion37 decks104 decks
-5%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
34%inclusion35 decks104 decks
11%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
29%inclusion30 decks104 decks
6%synergy
Scrubland
29%inclusion30 decks104 decks
17%synergy
Temple of Silence
28%inclusion29 decks104 decks
-12%synergy
Witch Enchanter
24%inclusion25 decks104 decks
12%synergy
Fell the Profane
23%inclusion24 decks104 decks
11%synergy
Prismatic Vista
21%inclusion22 decks104 decks
15%synergy
Exotic Orchard
21%inclusion22 decks104 decks
-3%synergy
Mana Confluence
20%inclusion21 decks104 decks
17%synergy
City of Brass
15%inclusion16 decks104 decks
12%synergy
Fabled Passage
13%inclusion13 decks104 decks
3%synergy
Desolate Mire
13%inclusion13 decks104 decks
-4%synergy
Reflecting Pool
13%inclusion13 decks104 decks
9%synergy
Arid Mesa
13%inclusion13 decks104 decks
7%synergy
Windswept Heath
12%inclusion12 decks104 decks
6%synergy
Glasswing Grace
12%inclusion12 decks104 decks
4%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
12%inclusion12 decks104 decks
6%synergy
Boggart Trawler
12%inclusion12 decks104 decks
5%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
12%inclusion12 decks104 decks
0%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
12%inclusion12 decks104 decks
6%synergy
Polluted Delta
12%inclusion12 decks104 decks
6%synergy
Flooded Strand
12%inclusion12 decks104 decks
6%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
10%inclusion10 decks104 decks
3%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
8.7%inclusion9 decks104 decks
5%synergy
Evolving Wilds
8.7%inclusion9 decks104 decks
-12%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
7.7%inclusion8 decks104 decks
-1%synergy
Obscura Storefront
7.7%inclusion8 decks104 decks
4%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
6.7%inclusion7 decks104 decks
-7%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
6.7%inclusion7 decks104 decks
2%synergy
Forsaken Sanctuary
5.8%inclusion6 decks104 decks
2%synergy
Opal Palace
5.8%inclusion6 decks104 decks
3%synergy
Snow-Covered Plains
5.8%inclusion6 decks104 decks
2%synergy
Path of Ancestry
5.8%inclusion6 decks104 decks
-17%synergy
About UsContactPrivacy PolicyTerms of Service
Space Cow MediaArchidektCardsphereCommander SpellbookFABRECSpellvoid
Space Cow MediaArchidektCommander's Herald
Commander SpellbookFABRECSpellvoid
EDHREC is unofficial Fan Content permitted under the Fan Content Policy. Not approved/endorsed by Wizards. Portions of the materials used are property of Wizards of the Coast. ©Wizards of the Coast LLC.
next@15 test