Average Deck for Animar, Soul of Elements - Expensive Commander Matters

Nick Price
Jun 1, 2026
The Top 10 Most Played Cards in Commander 2011
Commander 2011 turns 15 next month. Nick Price dives into the 10 most-played cards from the release's first dedicated product, and why they still matter to brewers in 2026.
Alex Wicker
May 28, 2026
Why Aren’t Commanders Game Changers?
This week's Commander Philosophy digs into kill-on-sight commanders, the Game Changer list, and why drawing all the attention isn't the same as being the strongest
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Average Decklist

Apex Devastator
Apex Devastator
Apocalypse Hydra
Apocalypse Hydra
Beast Whisperer
Beast Whisperer
Benevolent Hydra
Benevolent Hydra
Birds of Paradise
Birds of Paradise
Bloom Tender
Bloom Tender
Consecrated Sphinx
Consecrated Sphinx
Delighted Halfling
Delighted Halfling
Endless One
Endless One
Fanatic of Rhonas
Fanatic of Rhonas
Fierce Empath
Fierce Empath
Glen Elendra Archmage
Glen Elendra Archmage
Goldvein Hydra
Goldvein Hydra
Gwenna, Eyes of Gaea
Gwenna, Eyes of Gaea
Hullbreaker Horror
Hullbreaker Horror
Hungering Hydra
Hungering Hydra
Hydroid Krasis
Hydroid Krasis
Kami of Whispered Hopes
Kami of Whispered Hopes
Kinetic Ooze
Kinetic Ooze
Kozilek, Butcher of Truth
Kozilek, Butcher of Truth
Llanowar Elves
Llanowar Elves
Mulldrifter
Mulldrifter
Nulldrifter
Nulldrifter
Nyxbloom Ancient
Nyxbloom Ancient
Peregrine Drake
Peregrine Drake
Phyrexian Metamorph
Phyrexian Metamorph
Primordial Hydra
Primordial Hydra
Rattleclaw Mystic
Rattleclaw Mystic
Shivan Devastator
Shivan Devastator
Soul of the Harvest
Soul of the Harvest
Spark Double
Spark Double
Spellskite
Spellskite
Stonecoil Serpent
Stonecoil Serpent
Surrak Dragonclaw
Surrak Dragonclaw
Tam, Mindful First-Year
Tam, Mindful First-Year
Temur Battlecrier
Temur Battlecrier
Terror of the Peaks
Terror of the Peaks
Tidespout Tyrant
Tidespout Tyrant
Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre
Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre
Vastwood Hydra
Vastwood Hydra
Venser, Shaper Savant
Venser, Shaper Savant
Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider
Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider
Walking Ballista
Walking Ballista
Instants (6)
Archdruid's Charm
Archdruid's Charm
Beast Within
Beast Within
Deflecting Swat
Deflecting Swat
Fierce Guardianship
Fierce Guardianship
Heroic Intervention
Heroic Intervention
Inspiring Call
Inspiring Call
Sorceries (3)
Cultivate
Cultivate
Jeska's Will
Jeska's Will
Kodama's Reach
Kodama's Reach
Artifacts (5)
Arcane Signet
Arcane Signet
Elementalist's Palette
Elementalist's Palette
Sol Ring
Sol Ring
The Great Henge
The Great Henge
The Ozolith
The Ozolith
Enchantments (6)
Branching Evolution
Branching Evolution
Garruk's Uprising
Garruk's Uprising
Hardened Scales
Hardened Scales
Innkeeper's Talent
Innkeeper's Talent
Rhythm of the Wild
Rhythm of the Wild
Unbound Flourishing
Unbound Flourishing
Lands (27)
Boseiju, Who Endures
Boseiju, Who Endures
Breeding Pool
Breeding Pool
Command Tower
Command Tower
Dreamroot Cascade
Dreamroot Cascade
Flooded Grove
Flooded Grove
Frontier Bivouac
Frontier Bivouac
Gaea's Cradle
Gaea's Cradle
Hinterland Harbor
Hinterland Harbor
Ketria Triome
Ketria Triome
Mistrise Village
Mistrise Village
Misty Rainforest
Misty Rainforest
Otawara, Soaring City
Otawara, Soaring City
Reflecting Pool
Reflecting Pool
Rejuvenating Springs
Rejuvenating Springs
Reliquary Tower
Reliquary Tower
Rootbound Crag
Rootbound Crag
Scalding Tarn
Scalding Tarn
Spire Garden
Spire Garden
Steam Vents
Steam Vents
Stomping Ground
Stomping Ground
Sulfur Falls
Sulfur Falls
Taiga
Taiga
Training Center
Training Center
Tropical Island
Tropical Island
Volcanic Island
Volcanic Island
Wooded Foothills
Wooded Foothills
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
Basics (3)
Forest
4 Forests
Island
2 Islands
Mountain
3 Mountains