Average Deck for Animar, Soul of Elements - Expensive Upgraded X Spells

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

Beast Whisperer
Beast Whisperer
Benevolent Hydra
Benevolent Hydra
Biophagus
Biophagus
Birds of Paradise
Birds of Paradise
Bloom Tender
Bloom Tender
Broodlord
Broodlord
Bugenhagen, Wise Elder
Bugenhagen, Wise Elder
Defiler of Vigor
Defiler of Vigor
Disciple of Freyalise
Disciple of Freyalise
Eshki, Temur's Roar
Eshki, Temur's Roar
Fanatic of Rhonas
Fanatic of Rhonas
Forgotten Ancient
Forgotten Ancient
Goldvein Hydra
Goldvein Hydra
Gyre Sage
Gyre Sage
Herald of Secret Streams
Herald of Secret Streams
Hungering Hydra
Hungering Hydra
Hydroid Krasis
Hydroid Krasis
Incubation Druid
Incubation Druid
Kalonian Hydra
Kalonian Hydra
Kami of Whispered Hopes
Kami of Whispered Hopes
Kodama of the West Tree
Kodama of the West Tree
Magus Lucea Kane
Magus Lucea Kane
Mawloc
Mawloc
Ouroboroid
Ouroboroid
Primordial Hydra
Primordial Hydra
Rattleclaw Mystic
Rattleclaw Mystic
Raucous Audience
Raucous Audience
Savageborn Hydra
Savageborn Hydra
Selvala, Heart of the Wilds
Selvala, Heart of the Wilds
Shivan Devastator
Shivan Devastator
Steelbane Hydra
Steelbane Hydra
Temur Battlecrier
Temur Battlecrier
Tyranid Prime
Tyranid Prime
Tyrant Guard
Tyrant Guard
Voracious Hydra
Voracious Hydra
Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider
Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider
Winged Hive Tyrant
Winged Hive Tyrant
Zoanthrope
Zoanthrope
Instants (9)
Beast Within
Beast Within
Chaos Warp
Chaos Warp
Counterspell
Counterspell
Gaea's Gift
Gaea's Gift
Heroic Intervention
Heroic Intervention
Mana Drain
Mana Drain
Mutational Advantage
Mutational Advantage
Negate
Negate
Worldly Tutor
Worldly Tutor
Sorceries (6)
Blasphemous Act
Blasphemous Act
Farseek
Farseek
Nature's Lore
Nature's Lore
Three Visits
Three Visits
Time of Need
Time of Need
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 (7)
All Will Be One
All Will Be One
Branching Evolution
Branching Evolution
Court of Garenbrig
Court of Garenbrig
Innkeeper's Talent
Innkeeper's Talent
Rhystic Study
Rhystic Study
Simic Ascendancy
Simic Ascendancy
Temur Ascendancy
Temur Ascendancy
Lands (28)
Arid Mesa
Arid Mesa
Bloodstained Mire
Bloodstained Mire
Boseiju, Who Endures
Boseiju, Who Endures
Breeding Pool
Breeding Pool
Command Tower
Command Tower
Exotic Orchard
Exotic Orchard
Flooded Strand
Flooded Strand
Frontier Bivouac
Frontier Bivouac
Karn's Bastion
Karn's Bastion
Ketria Triome
Ketria Triome
Misty Rainforest
Misty Rainforest
Polluted Delta
Polluted Delta
Prismatic Vista
Prismatic Vista
Reflecting Pool
Reflecting Pool
Rejuvenating Springs
Rejuvenating Springs
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
Verdant Catacombs
Verdant Catacombs
Volcanic Island
Volcanic Island
Windswept Heath
Windswept Heath
Wooded Foothills
Wooded Foothills
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
Basics (3)
Forest
2 Forests
Island
2 Islands
Mountain
2 Mountains