Animar, Soul of Elements (Commander) - Big Mana

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Cooper Gottfried
Feb 9, 2026
The Top 40 Three-Mana Commanders
It's another Top 40 list from EDHREC! This time we're looking at the most popular commanders that you can play for just three mana.
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Michelangelo, Weirdness to 11
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Krang, the All-Powerful
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Hidden Hideout
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Renet, Temporal Apprentice
3.3%inclusion1 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Mutagen Man, Living Ooze
3.3%inclusion1 decks30 decks
3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger
54%inclusion63 decks116 decks
52%synergy
Artisan of Kozilek
50%inclusion58 decks116 decks
47%synergy
Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre
49%inclusion57 decks116 decks
47%synergy
Kozilek, Butcher of Truth
47%inclusion55 decks116 decks
45%synergy
It That Betrays
45%inclusion52 decks116 decks
44%synergy
Forgotten Ancient
47%inclusion55 decks116 decks
41%synergy
Beast Whisperer
47%inclusion55 decks116 decks
39%synergy
Ulamog, the Defiler
40%inclusion44 decks109 decks
38%synergy
Temur Ascendancy
66%inclusion77 decks116 decks
38%synergy
Emrakul, the Promised End
39%inclusion45 decks116 decks
38%synergy
Top Cards
Garruk's Uprising
55%inclusion64 decks116 decks
29%synergy
Birds of Paradise
51%inclusion59 decks116 decks
16%synergy
Heroic Intervention
48%inclusion56 decks116 decks
22%synergy
Rhythm of the Wild
46%inclusion53 decks116 decks
25%synergy
Hardened Scales
45%inclusion52 decks116 decks
34%synergy
Maelstrom Wanderer
45%inclusion52 decks116 decks
35%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
41%inclusion48 decks116 decks
35%synergy
Cultivate
41%inclusion48 decks116 decks
-1%synergy
Nulldrifter
39%inclusion44 decks112 decks
36%synergy
Rattleclaw Mystic
39%inclusion45 decks116 decks
31%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
19%inclusion22 decks116 decks
0%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
19%inclusion22 decks116 decks
-2%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
18%inclusion21 decks116 decks
14%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
18%inclusion21 decks116 decks
0%synergy
Worldly Tutor
16%inclusion19 decks116 decks
2%synergy
Gaea's Cradle
7.8%inclusion9 decks116 decks
0%synergy
Seedborn Muse
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
-2%synergy
Ancient Tomb
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
-6%synergy
Creatures
Kozilek, the Great Distortion
37%inclusion43 decks116 decks
36%synergy
Conduit of Ruin
37%inclusion43 decks116 decks
36%synergy
Apex Devastator
35%inclusion41 decks116 decks
27%synergy
Pathrazer of Ulamog
34%inclusion40 decks116 decks
34%synergy
Void Winnower
34%inclusion40 decks116 decks
33%synergy
Surrak Dragonclaw
34%inclusion40 decks116 decks
28%synergy
Soul of the Harvest
33%inclusion38 decks116 decks
28%synergy
Hydroid Krasis
32%inclusion37 decks116 decks
25%synergy
Emrakul, the World Anew
31%inclusion36 decks116 decks
30%synergy
Oblivion Sower
31%inclusion36 decks116 decks
30%synergy
Desolation Twin
29%inclusion34 decks116 decks
29%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
28%inclusion32 decks116 decks
20%synergy
Elvish Mystic
28%inclusion32 decks116 decks
16%synergy
Vizier of the Menagerie
28%inclusion32 decks116 decks
24%synergy
Zhulodok, Void Gorger
27%inclusion31 decks116 decks
26%synergy
Peregrine Drake
26%inclusion30 decks116 decks
21%synergy
Bane of Bala Ged
26%inclusion30 decks116 decks
25%synergy
Kami of Whispered Hopes
26%inclusion30 decks116 decks
20%synergy
Ancestral Statue
26%inclusion30 decks116 decks
22%synergy
Ulamog's Crusher
25%inclusion29 decks116 decks
24%synergy
Llanowar Elves
25%inclusion29 decks116 decks
10%synergy
Flayer of Loyalties
24%inclusion28 decks116 decks
24%synergy
World Breaker
24%inclusion28 decks116 decks
24%synergy
Kozilek, the Broken Reality
24%inclusion26 decks109 decks
23%synergy
Mulldrifter
23%inclusion27 decks116 decks
18%synergy
Etali, Primal Conqueror
23%inclusion27 decks116 decks
14%synergy
Herald of Kozilek
23%inclusion27 decks116 decks
23%synergy
Sire of Seven Deaths
23%inclusion18 decks78 decks
22%synergy
Primordial Sage
22%inclusion26 decks116 decks
20%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
22%inclusion26 decks116 decks
14%synergy
Bloom Tender
22%inclusion25 decks116 decks
11%synergy
Breaker of Armies
22%inclusion25 decks116 decks
21%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
21%inclusion24 decks116 decks
8%synergy
Delighted Halfling
21%inclusion24 decks116 decks
4%synergy
Etali, Primal Storm
20%inclusion23 decks116 decks
9%synergy
Craterhoof Behemoth
20%inclusion23 decks116 decks
16%synergy
Spawnbed Protector
20%inclusion21 decks106 decks
20%synergy
Glaring Fleshraker
19%inclusion21 decks108 decks
19%synergy
Temur Battlecrier
19%inclusion11 decks59 decks
-1%synergy
Endless One
18%inclusion21 decks116 decks
17%synergy
Deepfathom Skulker
18%inclusion21 decks116 decks
18%synergy
Endbringer
18%inclusion21 decks116 decks
18%synergy
Fanatic of Rhonas
18%inclusion19 decks108 decks
8%synergy
Fierce Empath
17%inclusion20 decks116 decks
14%synergy
Palladium Myr
17%inclusion20 decks116 decks
16%synergy
Gwenna, Eyes of Gaea
17%inclusion20 decks116 decks
12%synergy
It That Heralds the End
17%inclusion20 decks116 decks
17%synergy
Ouroboroid
17%inclusion9 decks53 decks
16%synergy
Eshki, Temur's Roar
17%inclusion10 decks59 decks
12%synergy
Zimone, Paradox Sculptor
17%inclusion13 decks78 decks
15%synergy
Instants
Counterspell
39%inclusion45 decks116 decks
7%synergy
Beast Within
22%inclusion25 decks116 decks
-16%synergy
Not of This World
18%inclusion21 decks116 decks
18%synergy
Deflecting Swat
18%inclusion21 decks116 decks
0%synergy
Slip Out the Back
17%inclusion20 decks116 decks
13%synergy
Titan's Presence
16%inclusion18 decks116 decks
15%synergy
Ugin's Binding
15%inclusion16 decks106 decks
15%synergy
Chaos Warp
15%inclusion17 decks116 decks
-17%synergy
Mana Drain
14%inclusion16 decks116 decks
2%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
13%inclusion15 decks116 decks
4%synergy
Eldritch Immunity
12%inclusion13 decks106 decks
12%synergy
Growth Spiral
12%inclusion14 decks116 decks
-13%synergy
Inspiring Call
11%inclusion13 decks116 decks
5%synergy
Null Elemental Blast
11%inclusion12 decks112 decks
10%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
10%inclusion12 decks116 decks
-9%synergy
Negate
9.5%inclusion11 decks116 decks
-6%synergy
Trap Essence
9.5%inclusion11 decks116 decks
8%synergy
Pongify
8.6%inclusion10 decks116 decks
-3%synergy
Arcane Denial
7.8%inclusion9 decks116 decks
-8%synergy
Ripples of Potential
6.9%inclusion8 decks116 decks
6%synergy
Void Shatter
6.9%inclusion8 decks116 decks
7%synergy
Strength of Will
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Stubborn Denial
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
-1%synergy
Repulsive Mutation
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
2%synergy
Swan Song
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
-8%synergy
Kozilek's Command
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
5%synergy
Harmonized Crescendo
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
-8%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
-1%synergy
Mutational Advantage
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
3%synergy
Invigorating Surge
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
4%synergy
Shared Summons
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Kodama's Reach
34%inclusion39 decks116 decks
2%synergy
Farseek
31%inclusion36 decks116 decks
-16%synergy
All Is Dust
23%inclusion27 decks116 decks
23%synergy
Rampant Growth
23%inclusion27 decks116 decks
-11%synergy
Blasphemous Act
19%inclusion22 decks116 decks
-15%synergy
Rishkar's Expertise
15%inclusion17 decks116 decks
6%synergy
Rise of the Eldrazi
13%inclusion15 decks116 decks
13%synergy
Nature's Lore
12%inclusion14 decks116 decks
-22%synergy
Last March of the Ents
11%inclusion13 decks116 decks
8%synergy
Calamity of the Titans
11%inclusion13 decks116 decks
11%synergy
Three Visits
10%inclusion12 decks116 decks
-16%synergy
Genesis Ultimatum
9.5%inclusion11 decks116 decks
2%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
7.8%inclusion9 decks116 decks
3%synergy
Wave Goodbye
6.9%inclusion8 decks116 decks
5%synergy
Overwhelming Stampede
6.9%inclusion8 decks116 decks
4%synergy
Hull Breach
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
0%synergy
Gruesome Slaughter
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
6%synergy
Explosive Vegetation
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
2%synergy
Decimate
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
34%inclusion39 decks116 decks
9%synergy
The Great Henge
31%inclusion36 decks116 decks
21%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
28%inclusion33 decks116 decks
4%synergy
The Ozolith
24%inclusion28 decks116 decks
18%synergy
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
23%inclusion27 decks116 decks
19%synergy
Forsaken Monument
19%inclusion22 decks116 decks
19%synergy
Urza's Incubator
15%inclusion17 decks116 decks
8%synergy
Herald's Horn
13%inclusion15 decks116 decks
6%synergy
Cloudstone Curio
11%inclusion13 decks116 decks
8%synergy
The Earth Crystal
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Darksteel Monolith
9.5%inclusion11 decks116 decks
9%synergy
Mithril Coat
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
3%synergy
Chronicle of Victory
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Mystic Forge
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Kozilek's Unsealing
21%inclusion23 decks109 decks
19%synergy
Branching Evolution
20%inclusion23 decks116 decks
14%synergy
Guardian Project
19%inclusion22 decks116 decks
15%synergy
Up the Beanstalk
16%inclusion19 decks116 decks
10%synergy
Innkeeper's Talent
16%inclusion15 decks95 decks
13%synergy
From Beyond
16%inclusion18 decks116 decks
15%synergy
Court of Garenbrig
15%inclusion17 decks116 decks
13%synergy
Echoes of Eternity
13%inclusion14 decks109 decks
13%synergy
Terrasymbiosis
9.4%inclusion5 decks53 decks
6%synergy
Warstorm Surge
8.6%inclusion10 decks116 decks
4%synergy
Hydra's Growth
8.6%inclusion10 decks116 decks
7%synergy
Simic Ascendancy
8.6%inclusion10 decks116 decks
6%synergy
Tribute to the World Tree
8.6%inclusion10 decks116 decks
6%synergy
Elemental Bond
8.6%inclusion10 decks116 decks
-2%synergy
Zendikar Resurgent
7.8%inclusion9 decks116 decks
6%synergy
Monstrous Vortex
7.5%inclusion8 decks106 decks
4%synergy
Frostcliff Siege
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
-3%synergy
Doubling Season
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
-1%synergy
Exploration
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
-4%synergy
Eldrazi Conscription
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
6%synergy
All Will Be One
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
3%synergy
Unbound Flourishing
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
2%synergy
Awakening Zone
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
6%synergy
Loading Zone
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Shadow in the Warp
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
0%synergy
The First Tyrannic War
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ugin, the Ineffable
16%inclusion19 decks116 decks
16%synergy
Ugin, the Spirit Dragon
7.8%inclusion9 decks116 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
56%inclusion65 decks116 decks
26%synergy
Eldrazi Temple
27%inclusion31 decks116 decks
26%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
25%inclusion29 decks116 decks
9%synergy
Eye of Ugin
23%inclusion27 decks116 decks
23%synergy
Temple of the False God
22%inclusion26 decks116 decks
13%synergy
Rogue's Passage
19%inclusion22 decks116 decks
4%synergy
Mistrise Village
19%inclusion11 decks59 decks
2%synergy
Urza's Mine
18%inclusion21 decks116 decks
18%synergy
Urza's Power Plant
18%inclusion21 decks116 decks
18%synergy
Urza's Tower
17%inclusion20 decks116 decks
17%synergy
Sanctum of Ugin
16%inclusion19 decks116 decks
16%synergy
Mosswort Bridge
16%inclusion19 decks116 decks
3%synergy
Shrine of the Forsaken Gods
16%inclusion18 decks116 decks
15%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
16%inclusion18 decks116 decks
-6%synergy
Ugin's Labyrinth
13%inclusion14 decks112 decks
12%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
12%inclusion14 decks116 decks
-5%synergy
Three Tree City
8.3%inclusion8 decks96 decks
4%synergy
Karn's Bastion
6.9%inclusion8 decks116 decks
5%synergy
Dryad Arbor
6.9%inclusion8 decks116 decks
4%synergy
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
6.9%inclusion8 decks116 decks
5%synergy
Bonders' Enclave
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
5%synergy
Evendo, Waking Haven
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Tomb of the Spirit Dragon
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
5%synergy
Forge of Heroes
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
5%synergy
Kessig Wolf Run
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
-9%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
72%inclusion84 decks116 decks
-10%synergy
Arcane Signet
54%inclusion63 decks116 decks
-18%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
16%inclusion18 decks116 decks
6%synergy
Thran Dynamo
16%inclusion18 decks116 decks
13%synergy
Commander's Sphere
6.9%inclusion8 decks116 decks
-1%synergy
Hedron Archive
6.9%inclusion8 decks116 decks
6%synergy
Simic Signet
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
-5%synergy
Thought Vessel
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
-4%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
1%synergy
Chromatic Orrery
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
4%synergy
Gruul Signet
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
-4%synergy
Lands
Forest
94%inclusion109 decks116 decks
-1%synergy
Mountain
92%inclusion107 decks116 decks
0%synergy
Island
91%inclusion106 decks116 decks
-3%synergy
Command Tower
90%inclusion104 decks116 decks
-2%synergy
Ketria Triome
60%inclusion70 decks116 decks
19%synergy
Frontier Bivouac
58%inclusion67 decks116 decks
7%synergy
Stomping Ground
54%inclusion63 decks116 decks
8%synergy
Breeding Pool
53%inclusion61 decks116 decks
5%synergy
Steam Vents
46%inclusion53 decks116 decks
2%synergy
Exotic Orchard
44%inclusion51 decks116 decks
-12%synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
39%inclusion45 decks116 decks
5%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
37%inclusion43 decks116 decks
2%synergy
Wooded Foothills
37%inclusion43 decks116 decks
3%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
37%inclusion43 decks116 decks
-5%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
34%inclusion39 decks116 decks
6%synergy
Shivan Reef
32%inclusion37 decks116 decks
0%synergy
Misty Rainforest
31%inclusion36 decks116 decks
-3%synergy
Rockfall Vale
31%inclusion36 decks116 decks
0%synergy
Rootbound Crag
31%inclusion36 decks116 decks
-8%synergy
Opal Palace
31%inclusion36 decks116 decks
26%synergy
Scalding Tarn
29%inclusion34 decks116 decks
-3%synergy
Sulfur Falls
28%inclusion32 decks116 decks
-13%synergy
Cinder Glade
28%inclusion32 decks116 decks
-13%synergy
Bountiful Landscape
27%inclusion29 decks106 decks
5%synergy
Training Center
27%inclusion31 decks116 decks
-3%synergy
Spire Garden
26%inclusion30 decks116 decks
-3%synergy
Karplusan Forest
26%inclusion30 decks116 decks
0%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
24%inclusion28 decks116 decks
3%synergy
Flooded Grove
24%inclusion28 decks116 decks
9%synergy
Temple of Mystery
21%inclusion24 decks116 decks
1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
18%inclusion21 decks116 decks
-9%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
16%inclusion19 decks116 decks
0%synergy
Temple of Abandon
16%inclusion19 decks116 decks
-2%synergy
Fire-Lit Thicket
16%inclusion19 decks116 decks
12%synergy
Taiga
15%inclusion17 decks116 decks
0%synergy
Gruul Turf
15%inclusion17 decks116 decks
0%synergy
Reflecting Pool
15%inclusion17 decks116 decks
7%synergy
Ancient Ziggurat
14%inclusion16 decks116 decks
12%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
14%inclusion16 decks116 decks
0%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
14%inclusion16 decks116 decks
-3%synergy
Tropical Island
14%inclusion16 decks116 decks
-1%synergy
Volcanic Island
14%inclusion16 decks116 decks
-1%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
14%inclusion16 decks116 decks
6%synergy
Willowrush Verge
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Thornspire Verge
12%inclusion11 decks89 decks
4%synergy
Fabled Passage
12%inclusion14 decks116 decks
0%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
12%inclusion14 decks116 decks
-5%synergy
Barkchannel Pathway
12%inclusion14 decks116 decks
6%synergy
Cragcrown Pathway
12%inclusion14 decks116 decks
6%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
11%inclusion13 decks116 decks
6%synergy