Average Deck for Animar, Soul of Elements - Expensive Upgraded +1/+1 Counters

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

Ancestral Statue
Ancestral Statue
Apex Devastator
Apex Devastator
Beast Whisperer
Beast Whisperer
Benevolent Hydra
Benevolent Hydra
Biophagus
Biophagus
Birds of Paradise
Birds of Paradise
Bloom Tender
Bloom Tender
Consecrated Sphinx
Consecrated Sphinx
Delighted Halfling
Delighted Halfling
Fanatic of Rhonas
Fanatic of Rhonas
Fierce Empath
Fierce Empath
Forgotten Ancient
Forgotten Ancient
Goldvein Hydra
Goldvein Hydra
Gwenna, Eyes of Gaea
Gwenna, Eyes of Gaea
Herald of Secret Streams
Herald of Secret Streams
Hexing Squelcher
Hexing Squelcher
Hullbreaker Horror
Hullbreaker Horror
Hydroid Krasis
Hydroid Krasis
Imperial Recruiter
Imperial Recruiter
Kalonian Hydra
Kalonian Hydra
Kami of Whispered Hopes
Kami of Whispered Hopes
Kozilek, Butcher of Truth
Kozilek, Butcher of Truth
Llanowar Elves
Llanowar Elves
Maelstrom Wanderer
Maelstrom Wanderer
Nulldrifter
Nulldrifter
Ouroboroid
Ouroboroid
Peregrine Drake
Peregrine Drake
Rattleclaw Mystic
Rattleclaw Mystic
Soul of the Harvest
Soul of the Harvest
Spellskite
Spellskite
Surrak Dragonclaw
Surrak Dragonclaw
Terror of the Peaks
Terror of the Peaks
Ulamog, the Defiler
Ulamog, the Defiler
Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre
Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre
Vizier of the Menagerie
Vizier of the Menagerie
Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider
Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider
Walking Ballista
Walking Ballista
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
Winged Hive Tyrant
Winged Hive Tyrant
Instants (7)
Beast Within
Beast Within
Counterspell
Counterspell
Deflecting Swat
Deflecting Swat
Fierce Guardianship
Fierce Guardianship
Heroic Intervention
Heroic Intervention
Mana Drain
Mana Drain
Slip Out the Back
Slip Out the Back
Sorceries (5)
Blasphemous Act
Blasphemous Act
Farseek
Farseek
Nature's Lore
Nature's Lore
Three Visits
Three Visits
Wave Goodbye
Wave Goodbye
Artifacts (5)
Arcane Signet
Arcane Signet
Sol Ring
Sol Ring
Swiftfoot Boots
Swiftfoot Boots
The Great Henge
The Great Henge
The Ozolith
The Ozolith
Enchantments (8)
Branching Evolution
Branching Evolution
Garruk's Uprising
Garruk's Uprising
Hardened Scales
Hardened Scales
Innkeeper's Talent
Innkeeper's Talent
Rhystic Study
Rhystic Study
Rhythm of the Wild
Rhythm of the Wild
Temur Ascendancy
Temur Ascendancy
Terrasymbiosis
Terrasymbiosis
Lands (26)
Boseiju, Who Endures
Boseiju, Who Endures
Breeding Pool
Breeding Pool
Command Tower
Command Tower
Dreamroot Cascade
Dreamroot Cascade
Exotic Orchard
Exotic Orchard
Frontier Bivouac
Frontier Bivouac
Hinterland Harbor
Hinterland Harbor
Ketria Triome
Ketria Triome
Mana Confluence
Mana Confluence
Misty Rainforest
Misty Rainforest
Otawara, Soaring City
Otawara, Soaring City
Reflecting Pool
Reflecting Pool
Rejuvenating Springs
Rejuvenating Springs
Reliquary Tower
Reliquary Tower
Scalding Tarn
Scalding Tarn
Spire Garden
Spire Garden
Steam Vents
Steam Vents
Stomping Ground
Stomping Ground
Taiga
Taiga
Thornspire Verge
Thornspire Verge
Training Center
Training Center
Tropical Island
Tropical Island
Volcanic Island
Volcanic Island
Windswept Heath
Windswept Heath
Wooded Foothills
Wooded Foothills
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
Basics (3)
Forest
4 Forests
Island
3 Islands
Mountain
2 Mountains