Animar, Soul of Elements (Commander) - Budget Combo

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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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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Formidable Speaker
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Ancestral Statue
81%inclusion34 decks42 decks
77%synergy
Peregrine Drake
76%inclusion32 decks42 decks
71%synergy
Primordial Sage
67%inclusion28 decks42 decks
64%synergy
Beast Whisperer
71%inclusion30 decks42 decks
62%synergy
Rattleclaw Mystic
62%inclusion26 decks42 decks
54%synergy
Soul of the Harvest
57%inclusion24 decks42 decks
53%synergy
Cloud of Faeries
57%inclusion24 decks42 decks
51%synergy
Mulldrifter
52%inclusion22 decks42 decks
48%synergy
Vizier of the Menagerie
48%inclusion20 decks42 decks
44%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
52%inclusion22 decks42 decks
44%synergy
Top Cards
Forgotten Ancient
45%inclusion19 decks42 decks
38%synergy
Llanowar Elves
43%inclusion18 decks42 decks
28%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
43%inclusion18 decks42 decks
36%synergy
Hardened Scales
43%inclusion18 decks42 decks
32%synergy
Beastcaller Savant
43%inclusion18 decks42 decks
41%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
43%inclusion18 decks42 decks
30%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
43%inclusion18 decks42 decks
34%synergy
Shrieking Drake
40%inclusion17 decks42 decks
39%synergy
Fierce Empath
40%inclusion17 decks42 decks
38%synergy
Temur Ascendancy
40%inclusion17 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Creatures
Reclamation Sage
36%inclusion15 decks42 decks
31%synergy
Temur Sabertooth
36%inclusion15 decks42 decks
30%synergy
Birds of Paradise
36%inclusion15 decks42 decks
1%synergy
Eternal Witness
33%inclusion14 decks42 decks
17%synergy
Hydroid Krasis
33%inclusion14 decks42 decks
26%synergy
Fauna Shaman
33%inclusion14 decks42 decks
31%synergy
Surrak Dragonclaw
33%inclusion14 decks42 decks
27%synergy
Artisan of Kozilek
31%inclusion13 decks42 decks
28%synergy
Maelstrom Wanderer
31%inclusion13 decks42 decks
21%synergy
Elvish Mystic
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
17%synergy
Kami of Whispered Hopes
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
22%synergy
Tishana, Voice of Thunder
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
25%synergy
Fyndhorn Elves
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
20%synergy
Nulldrifter
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
23%synergy
Willbender
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
23%synergy
Silver Myr
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
23%synergy
Walking Ballista
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
17%synergy
Molten Gatekeeper
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
19%synergy
Apex Devastator
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Zoanthrope
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
15%synergy
Wild Cantor
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
17%synergy
Man-o'-War
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
19%synergy
Elvish Spirit Guide
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Wood Elves
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
16%synergy
Maelstrom Colossus
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
15%synergy
Simian Spirit Guide
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Imperial Recruiter
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
12%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
14%synergy
Stratus Dancer
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
16%synergy
Iron Myr
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
16%synergy
Stonecoil Serpent
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Ainok Survivalist
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
16%synergy
Palladium Myr
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
16%synergy
The Goose Mother
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
14%synergy
Spellskite
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Alloy Myr
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
16%synergy
Copper Myr
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
16%synergy
Transit Mage
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
16%synergy
Etali, Primal Storm
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
3%synergy
Foundry Inspector
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Tidespout Tyrant
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Augur of Autumn
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
12%synergy
Tinder Wall
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Shimmer Myr
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
14%synergy
Dream Stalker
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
14%synergy
Duplicant
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Haywire Mite
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
12%synergy
Weftstalker Ardent
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Etherium-Horn Sorcerer
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Negate
33%inclusion14 decks42 decks
17%synergy
Counterspell
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
-6%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Denial
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Chaos Warp
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
-13%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Slip Out the Back
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
12%synergy
Beast Within
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
-24%synergy
Shared Summons
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Gaea's Gift
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Reality Shift
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
-1%synergy
Trap Essence
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Signal the Clans
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Autumn's Veil
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
0%synergy
Stubborn Denial
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
3%synergy
Fog
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Repulsive Mutation
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Chord of Calling
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
2%synergy
Swan Song
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
-4%synergy
Tamiyo's Safekeeping
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
3%synergy
Inspiring Call
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
3%synergy
Long River's Pull
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Paradoxical Outcome
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Mutational Advantage
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Growth Spiral
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
-18%synergy
Turn Aside
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Rebuild
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Heroic Intervention
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
-19%synergy
Dispel
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Aetherize
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
3%synergy
Familiar's Ruse
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Snap
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
-5%synergy
Ugin's Binding
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Hurkyl's Recall
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Yuna's Whistle
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Auroral Procession
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Rampant Growth
33%inclusion14 decks42 decks
-1%synergy
Cultivate
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
-14%synergy
Weird Harvest
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
26%synergy
Farseek
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
-28%synergy
Nature's Lore
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
-15%synergy
Blasphemous Act
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
-15%synergy
Eldritch Evolution
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Kodama's Reach
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
-15%synergy
Neoform
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
12%synergy
Decimate
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Consuming Tide
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Stump Stomp
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Primal Command
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Fabricate
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Overwhelming Stampede
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Regrowth
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
2%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
2%synergy
Nature's Rhythm
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Cloudstone Curio
33%inclusion14 decks42 decks
30%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
33%inclusion14 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Lightning Greaves
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
10%synergy
Lifecrafter's Bestiary
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Panharmonicon
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
-1%synergy
Enchantments
Rhythm of the Wild
36%inclusion15 decks42 decks
15%synergy
Impact Tremors
31%inclusion13 decks42 decks
24%synergy
Garruk's Uprising
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
2%synergy
Simic Ascendancy
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
16%synergy
Warstorm Surge
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
12%synergy
Equilibrium
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
16%synergy
Loading Zone
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Utopia Sprawl
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
2%synergy
Branching Evolution
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Bitter Reunion
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Guardian Project
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Song of Creation
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
1%synergy
Zendikar Resurgent
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Master's Guidance
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Primal Empathy
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Rising of the Day
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Wild Growth
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
-3%synergy
Mystic Remora
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
-6%synergy
Future Sight
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Hadana's Climb
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Kozilek's Unsealing
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
31%inclusion13 decks42 decks
1%synergy
Rogue's Passage
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Llanowar Reborn
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Buried Ruin
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Kessig Wolf Run
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
-5%synergy
Academy Ruins
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Zoetic Cavern
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Seat of the Synod
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Branch of Vitu-Ghazi
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
62%inclusion26 decks42 decks
-21%synergy
Arcane Signet
52%inclusion22 decks42 decks
-20%synergy
Fellwar Stone
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
2%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
1%synergy
Talisman of Impulse
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
0%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
-7%synergy
Commander's Sphere
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
-1%synergy
Simic Signet
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
-4%synergy
Thought Vessel
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
-3%synergy
Mind Stone
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Pictures of Spider-Man
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion42 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Forest
100%inclusion42 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion42 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Command Tower
95%inclusion40 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Exotic Orchard
67%inclusion28 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Frontier Bivouac
62%inclusion26 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
50%inclusion21 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Evolving Wilds
48%inclusion20 decks42 decks
20%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
43%inclusion18 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Rootbound Crag
43%inclusion18 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Bountiful Landscape
40%inclusion17 decks42 decks
18%synergy
Sulfur Falls
40%inclusion17 decks42 decks
1%synergy
Cinder Glade
38%inclusion16 decks42 decks
-3%synergy
Shivan Reef
36%inclusion15 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
36%inclusion15 decks42 decks
19%synergy
Karplusan Forest
31%inclusion13 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
1%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
10%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
12%synergy
Temple of Abandon
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Gruul Turf
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
12%synergy
Opal Palace
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
21%synergy
Flooded Grove
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Temple of Mystery
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Path of Ancestry
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
-2%synergy
Game Trail
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
12%synergy
Thornwood Falls
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
17%synergy
Rockfall Vale
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
-10%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
16%synergy
Vineglimmer Snarl
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
10%synergy
Rugged Highlands
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
12%synergy
Mossfire Valley
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
14%synergy
Waterlogged Grove
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
10%synergy
Ancient Ziggurat
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Stomping Ground
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
-32%synergy
Tangled Islet
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
10%synergy
Breeding Pool
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
-36%synergy
Overflowing Basin
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Fiery Islet
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Thran Quarry
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Ash Barrens
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
0%synergy
Bristling Backwoods
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Stump Stomp
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Botanical Sanctum
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Sheltered Thicket
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
0%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
2%synergy
Steam Vents
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
-37%synergy