Animar, Soul of Elements (Commander)

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.
Deck Filters
Cardsphere
Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Growth Curve
4.8%inclusion137 decks2.86K decks
4%synergy
Germination Practicum
4.8%inclusion133 decks2.79K decks
2%synergy
Kinetic Ooze
4.2%inclusion130 decks3.10K decks
2%synergy
Wildgrowth Archaic
2.8%inclusion78 decks2.79K decks
2%synergy
Studious First-Year
2.6%inclusion82 decks3.15K decks
-1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Beast Whisperer
67%inclusion14.9K decks22.4K decks
58%synergy
Ancestral Statue
52%inclusion11.6K decks22.4K decks
48%synergy
Forgotten Ancient
52%inclusion11.6K decks22.4K decks
45%synergy
Hardened Scales
51%inclusion11.4K decks22.4K decks
40%synergy
Soul of the Harvest
42%inclusion9.30K decks22.4K decks
37%synergy
Peregrine Drake
41%inclusion9.23K decks22.4K decks
36%synergy
Rattleclaw Mystic
43%inclusion9.67K decks22.4K decks
36%synergy
Hydroid Krasis
41%inclusion9.10K decks22.4K decks
34%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
40%inclusion8.93K decks22.4K decks
33%synergy
Mulldrifter
38%inclusion8.47K decks22.4K decks
33%synergy
Top Cards
Birds of Paradise
60%inclusion13.4K decks22.4K decks
25%synergy
Rhythm of the Wild
49%inclusion10.9K decks22.4K decks
28%synergy
Temur Ascendancy
47%inclusion10.4K decks22.4K decks
18%synergy
Llanowar Elves
43%inclusion9.68K decks22.4K decks
28%synergy
Garruk's Uprising
43%inclusion9.65K decks22.4K decks
16%synergy
Counterspell
38%inclusion8.52K decks22.4K decks
6%synergy
Heroic Intervention
38%inclusion8.47K decks22.4K decks
11%synergy
Vizier of the Menagerie
36%inclusion8.12K decks22.4K decks
33%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
36%inclusion8.09K decks22.4K decks
29%synergy
Elvish Mystic
36%inclusion8.07K decks22.4K decks
25%synergy
Game Changers
Worldly Tutor
30%inclusion6.67K decks22.4K decks
15%synergy
Rhystic Study
25%inclusion5.63K decks22.4K decks
7%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
25%inclusion5.63K decks22.4K decks
7%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
25%inclusion5.49K decks22.4K decks
20%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
24%inclusion5.40K decks22.4K decks
3%synergy
Gaea's Cradle
12%inclusion2.63K decks22.4K decks
4%synergy
Force of Will
9.1%inclusion2.04K decks22.4K decks
1%synergy
Ancient Tomb
8.9%inclusion1.99K decks22.4K decks
-2%synergy
Chrome Mox
8.3%inclusion1.85K decks22.4K decks
0%synergy
Survival of the Fittest
7.5%inclusion1.67K decks22.4K decks
6%synergy
Creatures
Hullbreaker Horror
36%inclusion8.04K decks22.4K decks
27%synergy
Maelstrom Wanderer
34%inclusion7.50K decks22.4K decks
24%synergy
Kami of Whispered Hopes
33%inclusion7.32K decks22.4K decks
26%synergy
Walking Ballista
32%inclusion7.13K decks22.4K decks
27%synergy
Artisan of Kozilek
31%inclusion7K decks22.4K decks
29%synergy
Primordial Sage
30%inclusion6.80K decks22.4K decks
28%synergy
Eternal Witness
30%inclusion6.74K decks22.4K decks
14%synergy
Bloom Tender
30%inclusion6.67K decks22.4K decks
19%synergy
Nulldrifter
29%inclusion6.57K decks22.4K decks
26%synergy
Kozilek, Butcher of Truth
29%inclusion6.47K decks22.4K decks
26%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
28%inclusion6.36K decks22.4K decks
16%synergy
Surrak Dragonclaw
28%inclusion6.35K decks22.4K decks
22%synergy
Delighted Halfling
28%inclusion6.29K decks22.4K decks
12%synergy
Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger
25%inclusion5.69K decks22.4K decks
23%synergy
Apex Devastator
25%inclusion5.66K decks22.4K decks
16%synergy
Spellskite
25%inclusion5.52K decks22.4K decks
22%synergy
Fierce Empath
24%inclusion5.37K decks22.4K decks
21%synergy
Reclamation Sage
23%inclusion5.22K decks22.4K decks
19%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
23%inclusion5.14K decks22.4K decks
16%synergy
Fanatic of Rhonas
23%inclusion5.08K decks22.4K decks
13%synergy
Temur Sabertooth
22%inclusion5.03K decks22.4K decks
17%synergy
Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre
22%inclusion4.89K decks22.4K decks
20%synergy
Cloud of Faeries
22%inclusion4.87K decks22.4K decks
16%synergy
Ulamog, the Defiler
22%inclusion4.82K decks22.4K decks
20%synergy
Fyndhorn Elves
21%inclusion4.68K decks22.4K decks
15%synergy
Beastcaller Savant
20%inclusion4.51K decks22.4K decks
18%synergy
Zoanthrope
20%inclusion4.42K decks22.4K decks
13%synergy
Benevolent Hydra
20%inclusion4.37K decks22.4K decks
17%synergy
Imperial Recruiter
19%inclusion4.29K decks22.4K decks
15%synergy
Biophagus
19%inclusion4.15K decks22.4K decks
13%synergy
Goldvein Hydra
18%inclusion4.14K decks22.4K decks
14%synergy
Wandering Archaic
18%inclusion4.12K decks22.4K decks
16%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
18%inclusion1.18K decks6.51K decks
9%synergy
Stonecoil Serpent
18%inclusion4.06K decks22.4K decks
14%synergy
Kalonian Hydra
16%inclusion3.62K decks22.4K decks
14%synergy
Fauna Shaman
16%inclusion3.62K decks22.4K decks
14%synergy
Winged Hive Tyrant
16%inclusion3.55K decks22.4K decks
10%synergy
Shivan Devastator
16%inclusion3.52K decks22.4K decks
12%synergy
Herald of Secret Streams
15%inclusion3.45K decks22.4K decks
12%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
15%inclusion1.33K decks8.68K decks
10%synergy
Wood Elves
15%inclusion3.32K decks22.4K decks
12%synergy
Gwenna, Eyes of Gaea
15%inclusion3.30K decks22.4K decks
10%synergy
Selvala, Heart of the Wilds
14%inclusion3.22K decks22.4K decks
6%synergy
Temur Battlecrier
14%inclusion2.19K decks15.7K decks
-5%synergy
Purphoros, God of the Forge
14%inclusion3.06K decks22.4K decks
9%synergy
It That Betrays
13%inclusion2.95K decks22.4K decks
12%synergy
Void Winnower
13%inclusion2.92K decks22.4K decks
12%synergy
Terror of the Peaks
12%inclusion2.78K decks22.4K decks
-1%synergy
Sire of Seven Deaths
12%inclusion2.38K decks19.3K decks
11%synergy
Shrieking Drake
12%inclusion2.63K decks22.4K decks
10%synergy
Instants
Beast Within
31%inclusion6.86K decks22.4K decks
-7%synergy
Deflecting Swat
23%inclusion5.19K decks22.4K decks
4%synergy
Chaos Warp
18%inclusion4.11K decks22.4K decks
-13%synergy
Swan Song
18%inclusion4.06K decks22.4K decks
4%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
18%inclusion4.02K decks22.4K decks
-1%synergy
Negate
17%inclusion3.89K decks22.4K decks
2%synergy
Slip Out the Back
17%inclusion3.85K decks22.4K decks
13%synergy
Mana Drain
16%inclusion3.68K decks22.4K decks
4%synergy
Inspiring Call
16%inclusion3.66K decks22.4K decks
10%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
12%inclusion2.71K decks22.4K decks
3%synergy
Growth Spiral
11%inclusion2.47K decks22.4K decks
-14%synergy
Pongify
11%inclusion2.39K decks22.4K decks
-1%synergy
Arcane Denial
10%inclusion2.33K decks22.4K decks
-5%synergy
Chord of Calling
10%inclusion2.30K decks22.4K decks
3%synergy
Invigorating Surge
9.1%inclusion2.03K decks22.4K decks
8%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
8.7%inclusion1.95K decks22.4K decks
2%synergy
Shared Summons
8.3%inclusion1.85K decks22.4K decks
7%synergy
Veil of Summer
7.5%inclusion1.69K decks22.4K decks
0%synergy
Pact of Negation
7.1%inclusion1.58K decks22.4K decks
1%synergy
Mystical Tutor
6.7%inclusion1.50K decks22.4K decks
-5%synergy
Trap Essence
6.5%inclusion1.46K decks22.4K decks
5%synergy
Gaea's Gift
6.5%inclusion1.46K decks22.4K decks
2%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
6.5%inclusion1.45K decks22.4K decks
-7%synergy
Flusterstorm
6.3%inclusion1.41K decks22.4K decks
-1%synergy
Repulsive Mutation
6.3%inclusion1.40K decks22.4K decks
3%synergy
Brainstorm
6.2%inclusion1.38K decks22.4K decks
-8%synergy
Stubborn Denial
5.9%inclusion1.32K decks22.4K decks
-1%synergy
Mutational Advantage
5.8%inclusion1.29K decks22.4K decks
4%synergy
Force of Negation
5.7%inclusion1.28K decks22.4K decks
0%synergy
Ugin's Binding
5.6%inclusion1.24K decks22.4K decks
5%synergy
Snap
5.3%inclusion1.18K decks22.4K decks
-7%synergy
Tamiyo's Safekeeping
5.1%inclusion1.14K decks22.4K decks
-1%synergy
Sorceries
Cultivate
35%inclusion7.86K decks22.4K decks
-7%synergy
Farseek
32%inclusion7.08K decks22.4K decks
-16%synergy
Rampant Growth
27%inclusion5.97K decks22.4K decks
-7%synergy
Kodama's Reach
24%inclusion5.28K decks22.4K decks
-8%synergy
Blasphemous Act
23%inclusion5.23K decks22.4K decks
-10%synergy
Nature's Lore
20%inclusion4.46K decks22.4K decks
-14%synergy
Three Visits
16%inclusion3.57K decks22.4K decks
-11%synergy
Neoform
12%inclusion2.77K decks22.4K decks
8%synergy
Eldritch Evolution
12%inclusion2.73K decks22.4K decks
6%synergy
Finale of Devastation
11%inclusion2.35K decks22.4K decks
2%synergy
Rishkar's Expertise
10%inclusion2.17K decks22.4K decks
1%synergy
Wave Goodbye
8.6%inclusion1.93K decks22.4K decks
7%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
7.8%inclusion1.74K decks22.4K decks
2%synergy
Glimpse of Nature
7.8%inclusion1.74K decks22.4K decks
7%synergy
Overwhelming Stampede
7.5%inclusion1.68K decks22.4K decks
5%synergy
Green Sun's Zenith
6.6%inclusion1.48K decks22.4K decks
2%synergy
All Is Dust
5.8%inclusion1.29K decks22.4K decks
5%synergy
Decimate
5.7%inclusion1.29K decks22.4K decks
2%synergy
Hull Breach
5.5%inclusion1.23K decks22.4K decks
0%synergy
Gamble
5.5%inclusion1.23K decks22.4K decks
-3%synergy
Explore
5.5%inclusion1.22K decks22.4K decks
-9%synergy
Fangs of Kalonia
5.3%inclusion1.18K decks22.4K decks
4%synergy
Sylvan Tutor
5.1%inclusion1.15K decks22.4K decks
3%synergy
Shamanic Revelation
5.1%inclusion1.13K decks22.4K decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
32%inclusion7.24K decks22.4K decks
8%synergy
The Ozolith
31%inclusion7.01K decks22.4K decks
25%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
30%inclusion6.81K decks22.4K decks
6%synergy
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
26%inclusion5.91K decks22.4K decks
22%synergy
The Great Henge
26%inclusion5.85K decks22.4K decks
16%synergy
Cloudstone Curio
20%inclusion4.39K decks22.4K decks
16%synergy
The Earth Crystal
11%inclusion1.45K decks13.4K decks
8%synergy
The One Ring
7.0%inclusion1.56K decks22.4K decks
0%synergy
Mithril Coat
5.3%inclusion1.19K decks22.4K decks
2%synergy
Enchantments
Branching Evolution
25%inclusion5.69K decks22.4K decks
20%synergy
Guardian Project
21%inclusion4.63K decks22.4K decks
17%synergy
Mystic Remora
14%inclusion3.22K decks22.4K decks
2%synergy
Innkeeper's Talent
13%inclusion2.70K decks21.5K decks
9%synergy
Sylvan Library
12%inclusion2.71K decks22.4K decks
5%synergy
All Will Be One
12%inclusion2.70K decks22.4K decks
9%synergy
Hydra's Growth
12%inclusion2.69K decks22.4K decks
10%synergy
Simic Ascendancy
11%inclusion2.51K decks22.4K decks
9%synergy
Terrasymbiosis
11%inclusion1.28K decks12K decks
7%synergy
Impact Tremors
9.4%inclusion2.11K decks22.4K decks
3%synergy
Up the Beanstalk
9.2%inclusion2.06K decks22.4K decks
3%synergy
Doubling Season
9.1%inclusion2.04K decks22.4K decks
2%synergy
Elemental Bond
9.0%inclusion2.01K decks22.4K decks
-2%synergy
Court of Garenbrig
9.0%inclusion2.01K decks22.4K decks
7%synergy
Tribute to the World Tree
7.9%inclusion1.76K decks22.4K decks
6%synergy
Warstorm Surge
6.9%inclusion1.55K decks22.4K decks
2%synergy
Wild Growth
6.8%inclusion1.53K decks22.4K decks
-4%synergy
Kozilek's Unsealing
6.8%inclusion1.52K decks22.4K decks
5%synergy
Utopia Sprawl
5.9%inclusion1.33K decks22.4K decks
-1%synergy
Growing Rites of Itlimoc
5.7%inclusion1.29K decks22.4K decks
2%synergy
Equilibrium
5.5%inclusion1.23K decks22.4K decks
5%synergy
Sphere Grid
5.4%inclusion740 decks13.6K decks
4%synergy
Carpet of Flowers
5.1%inclusion1.14K decks22.4K decks
1%synergy
Unbound Flourishing
5.1%inclusion1.14K decks22.4K decks
1%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
35%inclusion7.80K decks22.4K decks
5%synergy
Rogue's Passage
24%inclusion5.45K decks22.4K decks
9%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
22%inclusion4.95K decks22.4K decks
1%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
21%inclusion4.66K decks22.4K decks
5%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
16%inclusion3.49K decks22.4K decks
-1%synergy
Mistrise Village
13%inclusion1.95K decks15.6K decks
-4%synergy
Mosswort Bridge
11%inclusion2.54K decks22.4K decks
-2%synergy
Kessig Wolf Run
10%inclusion2.24K decks22.4K decks
-4%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.7%inclusion1.94K decks22.4K decks
0%synergy
Eldrazi Temple
7.0%inclusion1.57K decks22.4K decks
6%synergy
Karn's Bastion
7.0%inclusion1.57K decks22.4K decks
5%synergy
Evendo, Waking Haven
6.8%inclusion811 decks12K decks
4%synergy
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
5.7%inclusion1.28K decks22.4K decks
4%synergy
Alchemist's Refuge
5.6%inclusion1.26K decks22.4K decks
1%synergy
Llanowar Reborn
5.5%inclusion1.23K decks22.4K decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
73%inclusion16.4K decks22.4K decks
-9%synergy
Arcane Signet
60%inclusion13.3K decks22.4K decks
-12%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
13%inclusion2.86K decks22.4K decks
3%synergy
Lotus Petal
10%inclusion2.28K decks22.4K decks
0%synergy
Fellwar Stone
9.4%inclusion2.09K decks22.4K decks
-8%synergy
Simic Signet
8.7%inclusion1.95K decks22.4K decks
-1%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
8.5%inclusion1.91K decks22.4K decks
-7%synergy
Thought Vessel
7.3%inclusion1.64K decks22.4K decks
-3%synergy
Gruul Signet
7.1%inclusion1.60K decks22.4K decks
-1%synergy
Talisman of Impulse
6.9%inclusion1.55K decks22.4K decks
-8%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
6.6%inclusion1.48K decks22.4K decks
-9%synergy
Commander's Sphere
6.3%inclusion1.41K decks22.4K decks
-1%synergy
Izzet Signet
6.2%inclusion1.38K decks22.4K decks
-3%synergy
Herd Heirloom
6.0%inclusion934 decks15.5K decks
-1%synergy
Mox Diamond
5.4%inclusion1.22K decks22.4K decks
-1%synergy
Lands
Forest
94%inclusion21.1K decks22.4K decks
0%synergy
Island
93%inclusion20.8K decks22.4K decks
-1%synergy
Command Tower
92%inclusion20.5K decks22.4K decks
0%synergy
Mountain
91%inclusion20.3K decks22.4K decks
-1%synergy
Breeding Pool
55%inclusion12.3K decks22.4K decks
7%synergy
Stomping Ground
55%inclusion12.2K decks22.4K decks
8%synergy
Exotic Orchard
51%inclusion11.5K decks22.4K decks
-4%synergy
Steam Vents
50%inclusion11.2K decks22.4K decks
6%synergy
Frontier Bivouac
49%inclusion11K decks22.4K decks
-2%synergy
Ketria Triome
45%inclusion10K decks22.4K decks
4%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
42%inclusion9.40K decks22.4K decks
-1%synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
41%inclusion9.12K decks22.4K decks
7%synergy
Wooded Foothills
40%inclusion8.98K decks22.4K decks
6%synergy
Misty Rainforest
38%inclusion8.60K decks22.4K decks
5%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
38%inclusion8.53K decks22.4K decks
3%synergy
Rootbound Crag
38%inclusion8.49K decks22.4K decks
-2%synergy
Scalding Tarn
36%inclusion8.10K decks22.4K decks
4%synergy
Cinder Glade
34%inclusion7.66K decks22.4K decks
-7%synergy
Spire Garden
34%inclusion7.65K decks22.4K decks
5%synergy
Sulfur Falls
33%inclusion7.28K decks22.4K decks
-8%synergy
Training Center
32%inclusion7.25K decks22.4K decks
3%synergy
Shivan Reef
30%inclusion6.75K decks22.4K decks
-2%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
29%inclusion6.42K decks22.4K decks
0%synergy
Karplusan Forest
26%inclusion5.90K decks22.4K decks
0%synergy
Rockfall Vale
26%inclusion5.72K decks22.4K decks
-6%synergy
Evolving Wilds
24%inclusion5.43K decks22.4K decks
-3%synergy
Opal Palace
20%inclusion4.46K decks22.4K decks
16%synergy
Flooded Grove
19%inclusion4.30K decks22.4K decks
3%synergy
Taiga
19%inclusion4.18K decks22.4K decks
4%synergy
Tropical Island
19%inclusion4.17K decks22.4K decks
3%synergy
Volcanic Island
18%inclusion3.98K decks22.4K decks
3%synergy
Temple of Mystery
17%inclusion3.78K decks22.4K decks
-3%synergy
City of Brass
17%inclusion3.73K decks22.4K decks
6%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
17%inclusion3.71K decks22.4K decks
0%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
17%inclusion3.70K decks22.4K decks
-5%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
16%inclusion3.51K decks22.4K decks
0%synergy
Path of Ancestry
16%inclusion3.49K decks22.4K decks
-13%synergy
Bountiful Landscape
15%inclusion3.46K decks22.4K decks
-7%synergy
Mana Confluence
15%inclusion3.45K decks22.4K decks
5%synergy
Temple of Abandon
14%inclusion3.23K decks22.4K decks
-4%synergy
Reflecting Pool
14%inclusion3.18K decks22.4K decks
7%synergy
Windswept Heath
13%inclusion2.98K decks22.4K decks
2%synergy
Gruul Turf
13%inclusion2.95K decks22.4K decks
-1%synergy
Ancient Ziggurat
13%inclusion2.94K decks22.4K decks
12%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
12%inclusion2.76K decks22.4K decks
-4%synergy
Flooded Strand
12%inclusion2.73K decks22.4K decks
1%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
12%inclusion2.63K decks22.4K decks
1%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
11%inclusion2.52K decks22.4K decks
-2%synergy
Fabled Passage
11%inclusion2.44K decks22.4K decks
-1%synergy
Polluted Delta
11%inclusion2.42K decks22.4K decks
0%synergy