Animar, Soul of Elements (Commander) - Control

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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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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Hexing Squelcher
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
12%synergy
Wistfulness
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Tam, Mindful First-Year
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Glen Elendra Guardian
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Formidable Speaker
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Ancestral Statue
67%inclusion16 decks24 decks
63%synergy
Beast Whisperer
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
49%synergy
Spellskite
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
43%synergy
Imperial Recruiter
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
41%synergy
Birds of Paradise
75%inclusion18 decks24 decks
41%synergy
Wandering Archaic
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
39%synergy
Cloudstone Curio
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
38%synergy
Rattleclaw Mystic
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
38%synergy
Haywire Mite
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
36%synergy
Bloom Tender
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
35%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Swan Song
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
32%synergy
Eternal Witness
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
25%synergy
Rhythm of the Wild
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
21%synergy
Delighted Halfling
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
26%synergy
Peregrine Drake
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
32%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
30%synergy
Vizier of the Menagerie
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
34%synergy
Mana Drain
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
25%synergy
Temur Sabertooth
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
32%synergy
Game Changers
Fierce Guardianship
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
28%synergy
Worldly Tutor
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
27%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
33%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Rhystic Study
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Gaea's Cradle
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
26%synergy
Survival of the Fittest
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
24%synergy
Crop Rotation
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Seedborn Muse
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
17%synergy
Force of Will
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Creatures
Enduring Vitality
35%inclusion7 decks20 decks
27%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
27%synergy
Elvish Mystic
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
22%synergy
Walking Ballista
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
29%synergy
Cloud of Faeries
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
28%synergy
High Fae Trickster
30%inclusion6 decks20 decks
28%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
21%synergy
Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
27%synergy
Fauna Shaman
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
27%synergy
Glen Elendra Archmage
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
28%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Pollywog Prodigy
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
26%synergy
Reclamation Sage
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Mulldrifter
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Forgotten Ancient
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Simian Spirit Guide
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Spellseeker
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Llanowar Elves
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Elvish Spirit Guide
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Soul of the Harvest
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
21%synergy
Kozilek, Butcher of Truth
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
22%synergy
Gilded Drake
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
23%synergy
Wood Elves
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
22%synergy
Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Fyndhorn Elves
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
20%synergy
Tishana's Tidebinder
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Purphoros, God of the Forge
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Fierce Empath
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Destiny Spinner
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Phantasmal Image
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
17%synergy
Somberwald Sage
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Mockingbird
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
16%synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Fanatic of Rhonas
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Ulamog, the Defiler
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Nulldrifter
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Artisan of Kozilek
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Wild Cantor
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Shrieking Drake
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Slippery Bogbonder
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Primordial Sage
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Den Protector
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Stratus Dancer
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Ilysian Caryatid
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Augur of Autumn
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Instants
Heroic Intervention
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
7%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Beast Within
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
-9%synergy
Deflecting Swat
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Flusterstorm
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
17%synergy
Veil of Summer
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Chaos Warp
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
-11%synergy
Chord of Calling
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Force of Negation
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Shared Summons
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Mystical Tutor
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Strix Serenade
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Negate
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Arcane Denial
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
0%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Mental Misstep
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Stubborn Denial
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Archdruid's Charm
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Tyvar's Stand
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Force of Vigor
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Reality Shift
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
0%synergy
Flare of Denial
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Sink into Stupor
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Ugin's Binding
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
Krosan Grip
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Lightning Bolt
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-2%synergy
Brain Freeze
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Second Harvest
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Nature's Claim
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Summoner's Pact
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Noxious Revival
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-3%synergy
Tamiyo's Safekeeping
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Narset's Reversal
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Pact of Negation
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Spider-Sense
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Redirect Lightning
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-1%synergy
Heritage Reclamation
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Eldritch Evolution
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
27%synergy
Neoform
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Nature's Rhythm
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
10%synergy
Nature's Lore
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-18%synergy
Rampant Growth
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-18%synergy
Jeska's Will
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-5%synergy
Fabricate
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Farseek
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-35%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Sundering Eruption
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Ponder
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
Green Sun's Zenith
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Croaking Counterpart
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
All Is Dust
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Kodama's Reach
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-23%synergy
Three Visits
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-18%synergy
Vandalblast
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
0%synergy
Mythos of Illuna
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Deep Analysis
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Finale of Devastation
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Cultivate
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-34%synergy
Sylvan Tutor
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Rishkar's Expertise
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
0%synergy
Repudiate // Replicate
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Gamble
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
0%synergy
Ezuri's Predation
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Grapeshot
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Rite of Replication
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
8%synergy
The Ozolith
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
19%synergy
The Great Henge
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
12%synergy
The One Ring
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-8%synergy
Sword of the Ages
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Vedalken Orrery
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Helm of the Host
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Combine Chrysalis
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Emerald Medallion
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Enchantments
Hardened Scales
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
26%synergy
Mystic Remora
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
21%synergy
Sylvan Library
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
22%synergy
Guardian Project
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
17%synergy
Impact Tremors
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Equilibrium
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Propaganda
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Innkeeper's Talent
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Utopia Sprawl
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Wild Growth
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Temur Ascendancy
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-15%synergy
Frostcliff Siege
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
1%synergy
Cryptolith Rite
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Carpet of Flowers
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Food Chain
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Glorious Sunrise
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Parallel Lives
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Terrasymbiosis
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
3%synergy
Threats Around Every Corner
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Ikoria
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Planeswalkers
Vivien, Champion of the Wilds
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Oko, Thief of Crowns
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Boseiju, Who Endures
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Mistrise Village
28%inclusion5 decks18 decks
11%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Yavimaya Hollow
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Reliquary Tower
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-14%synergy
Kessig Wolf Run
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Shifting Woodland
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Ugin's Labyrinth
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Ancient Tomb
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-3%synergy
Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Tyrite Sanctum
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Urza's Saga
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Mosswort Bridge
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-5%synergy
Eldrazi Temple
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Rogue's Passage
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-7%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
75%inclusion18 decks24 decks
-8%synergy
Arcane Signet
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
-22%synergy
Mox Amber
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Chrome Mox
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Lotus Petal
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Basalt Monolith
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Mana Vault
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Mox Diamond
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Simic Signet
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-3%synergy
Gruul Signet
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
Herd Heirloom
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-2%synergy
The Aetherspark
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion24 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Island
92%inclusion22 decks24 decks
-3%synergy
Forest
88%inclusion21 decks24 decks
-7%synergy
Mountain
75%inclusion18 decks24 decks
-17%synergy
Steam Vents
71%inclusion17 decks24 decks
27%synergy
Breeding Pool
67%inclusion16 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Wooded Foothills
67%inclusion16 decks24 decks
32%synergy
Misty Rainforest
63%inclusion15 decks24 decks
29%synergy
Stomping Ground
63%inclusion15 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Scalding Tarn
63%inclusion15 decks24 decks
30%synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
63%inclusion15 decks24 decks
28%synergy
Exotic Orchard
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
-2%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Ketria Triome
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Flooded Grove
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
27%synergy
Training Center
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Spire Garden
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Flooded Strand
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
26%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
-4%synergy
Windswept Heath
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
22%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
23%synergy
Frontier Bivouac
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
-18%synergy
Rootbound Crag
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
-9%synergy
Polluted Delta
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Fabled Passage
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Shivan Reef
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
-6%synergy
Taiga
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Sulfur Falls
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
-15%synergy
Volcanic Island
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
20%synergy
Tropical Island
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Arid Mesa
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
13%synergy
City of Brass
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Prismatic Vista
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Ancient Ziggurat
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Rockfall Vale
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-14%synergy
Vineglimmer Snarl
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Karplusan Forest
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-9%synergy
Mana Confluence
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Fire-Lit Thicket
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Game Trail
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
0%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-4%synergy
Temple of Abandon
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-6%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Reflecting Pool
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Waterlogged Grove
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
6%synergy