Animar, Soul of Elements (Commander) - Expensive Core

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
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Quandrix Charm
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Germination Practicum
3.8%inclusion1 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Growth Curve
3.7%inclusion1 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Turbulent Springs
3.6%inclusion1 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Studious First-Year
3.4%inclusion1 decks29 decks
0%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Beast Whisperer
67%inclusion126 decks188 decks
58%synergy
Soul of the Harvest
46%inclusion87 decks188 decks
42%synergy
The Great Henge
51%inclusion96 decks188 decks
41%synergy
Hardened Scales
52%inclusion97 decks188 decks
41%synergy
Vizier of the Menagerie
43%inclusion81 decks188 decks
40%synergy
The Ozolith
45%inclusion85 decks188 decks
39%synergy
Forgotten Ancient
45%inclusion85 decks188 decks
39%synergy
Rhythm of the Wild
57%inclusion107 decks188 decks
37%synergy
Rattleclaw Mystic
44%inclusion82 decks188 decks
36%synergy
Kozilek, Butcher of Truth
38%inclusion72 decks188 decks
36%synergy
Top Cards
Birds of Paradise
66%inclusion124 decks188 decks
31%synergy
Temur Ascendancy
55%inclusion104 decks188 decks
27%synergy
Heroic Intervention
47%inclusion88 decks188 decks
20%synergy
Garruk's Uprising
43%inclusion80 decks188 decks
16%synergy
Llanowar Elves
38%inclusion72 decks188 decks
23%synergy
Hydroid Krasis
37%inclusion70 decks188 decks
30%synergy
Delighted Halfling
37%inclusion69 decks188 decks
20%synergy
Mulldrifter
36%inclusion68 decks188 decks
32%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
35%inclusion66 decks188 decks
29%synergy
Kami of Whispered Hopes
34%inclusion64 decks188 decks
28%synergy
Game Changers
Worldly Tutor
11%inclusion20 decks188 decks
-4%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
10%inclusion18 decks188 decks
5%synergy
Creatures
Bloom Tender
34%inclusion63 decks188 decks
22%synergy
Primordial Sage
34%inclusion63 decks188 decks
31%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
33%inclusion62 decks188 decks
25%synergy
Elvish Mystic
32%inclusion61 decks188 decks
21%synergy
Peregrine Drake
31%inclusion59 decks188 decks
26%synergy
Maelstrom Wanderer
31%inclusion58 decks188 decks
21%synergy
Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre
31%inclusion58 decks188 decks
29%synergy
Eternal Witness
31%inclusion58 decks188 decks
15%synergy
Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger
30%inclusion57 decks188 decks
28%synergy
Biophagus
30%inclusion57 decks188 decks
25%synergy
Ancestral Statue
30%inclusion57 decks188 decks
26%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
30%inclusion57 decks188 decks
22%synergy
Fanatic of Rhonas
30%inclusion56 decks188 decks
19%synergy
Artisan of Kozilek
29%inclusion55 decks188 decks
27%synergy
Temur Sabertooth
29%inclusion55 decks188 decks
24%synergy
Walking Ballista
28%inclusion52 decks188 decks
23%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
28%inclusion52 decks188 decks
16%synergy
Apex Devastator
27%inclusion51 decks188 decks
18%synergy
Surrak Dragonclaw
26%inclusion49 decks188 decks
20%synergy
Gwenna, Eyes of Gaea
26%inclusion48 decks188 decks
20%synergy
Nulldrifter
26%inclusion48 decks188 decks
23%synergy
Ulamog, the Defiler
24%inclusion46 decks188 decks
23%synergy
Zoanthrope
24%inclusion46 decks188 decks
18%synergy
Terror of the Peaks
24%inclusion45 decks188 decks
10%synergy
Benevolent Hydra
23%inclusion43 decks188 decks
20%synergy
Spellskite
22%inclusion42 decks188 decks
19%synergy
Etali, Primal Conqueror
22%inclusion41 decks188 decks
12%synergy
Goldvein Hydra
20%inclusion38 decks188 decks
16%synergy
Reclamation Sage
20%inclusion38 decks188 decks
16%synergy
Wandering Archaic
20%inclusion37 decks188 decks
17%synergy
Tyrant Guard
19%inclusion36 decks188 decks
14%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
19%inclusion14 decks75 decks
13%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
19%inclusion11 decks59 decks
9%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
19%inclusion35 decks188 decks
11%synergy
Shivan Devastator
18%inclusion33 decks188 decks
14%synergy
Sire of Seven Deaths
17%inclusion30 decks172 decks
16%synergy
Fyndhorn Elves
17%inclusion32 decks188 decks
11%synergy
Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider
17%inclusion32 decks188 decks
15%synergy
Bristly Bill, Spine Sower
17%inclusion32 decks188 decks
15%synergy
Beastcaller Savant
16%inclusion31 decks188 decks
15%synergy
Stonecoil Serpent
16%inclusion31 decks188 decks
12%synergy
Kalonian Hydra
16%inclusion30 decks188 decks
13%synergy
Conduit of Ruin
16%inclusion30 decks188 decks
15%synergy
Craterhoof Behemoth
15%inclusion29 decks188 decks
11%synergy
Cloud of Faeries
15%inclusion29 decks188 decks
9%synergy
Toski, Bearer of Secrets
15%inclusion28 decks188 decks
13%synergy
Void Winnower
15%inclusion28 decks188 decks
14%synergy
Imperial Recruiter
15%inclusion28 decks188 decks
11%synergy
Broodlord
15%inclusion28 decks188 decks
11%synergy
Selvala, Heart of the Wilds
14%inclusion27 decks188 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Beast Within
28%inclusion52 decks188 decks
-10%synergy
Counterspell
28%inclusion52 decks188 decks
-4%synergy
Inspiring Call
18%inclusion33 decks188 decks
11%synergy
Mana Drain
17%inclusion32 decks188 decks
5%synergy
Chaos Warp
15%inclusion29 decks188 decks
-16%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
15%inclusion28 decks188 decks
-5%synergy
Slip Out the Back
14%inclusion26 decks188 decks
10%synergy
Deflecting Swat
14%inclusion26 decks188 decks
-5%synergy
Swan Song
13%inclusion25 decks188 decks
-1%synergy
Pongify
11%inclusion21 decks188 decks
-1%synergy
Arcane Denial
11%inclusion20 decks188 decks
-5%synergy
Mutational Advantage
9.0%inclusion17 decks188 decks
7%synergy
Negate
9.0%inclusion17 decks188 decks
-6%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
8.5%inclusion16 decks188 decks
-0%synergy
Growth Spiral
8.0%inclusion15 decks188 decks
-17%synergy
Ugin's Binding
8.0%inclusion15 decks188 decks
7%synergy
Krosan Grip
7.4%inclusion14 decks188 decks
4%synergy
Ripples of Potential
6.9%inclusion13 decks188 decks
6%synergy
Veil of Summer
6.9%inclusion13 decks188 decks
-0%synergy
Trap Essence
6.4%inclusion12 decks188 decks
5%synergy
Stubborn Denial
5.9%inclusion11 decks188 decks
-1%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
5.3%inclusion10 decks188 decks
-8%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
5.3%inclusion10 decks188 decks
-1%synergy
Sorceries
Farseek
30%inclusion57 decks188 decks
-17%synergy
Nature's Lore
28%inclusion53 decks188 decks
-6%synergy
Cultivate
28%inclusion53 decks188 decks
-13%synergy
Three Visits
28%inclusion52 decks188 decks
1%synergy
Blasphemous Act
20%inclusion38 decks188 decks
-13%synergy
Kodama's Reach
17%inclusion32 decks188 decks
-14%synergy
Rampant Growth
16%inclusion31 decks188 decks
-17%synergy
Wave Goodbye
12%inclusion22 decks188 decks
10%synergy
Finale of Devastation
8.0%inclusion15 decks188 decks
-1%synergy
Vandalblast
7.4%inclusion14 decks188 decks
-0%synergy
All Is Dust
6.4%inclusion12 decks188 decks
6%synergy
Hull Breach
6.4%inclusion12 decks188 decks
1%synergy
Rishkar's Expertise
6.4%inclusion12 decks188 decks
-2%synergy
Last March of the Ents
5.9%inclusion11 decks188 decks
3%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
5.9%inclusion11 decks188 decks
-1%synergy
Genesis Ultimatum
5.3%inclusion10 decks188 decks
-2%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
5.3%inclusion10 decks188 decks
-0%synergy
Soul Immolation
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
31%inclusion59 decks188 decks
27%synergy
Lightning Greaves
30%inclusion56 decks188 decks
5%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
21%inclusion40 decks188 decks
-3%synergy
Cloudstone Curio
20%inclusion37 decks188 decks
16%synergy
The Earth Crystal
13%inclusion15 decks118 decks
10%synergy
Mithril Coat
7.4%inclusion14 decks188 decks
4%synergy
Forsaken Monument
5.3%inclusion10 decks188 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Guardian Project
26%inclusion48 decks188 decks
22%synergy
Branching Evolution
23%inclusion43 decks188 decks
17%synergy
Innkeeper's Talent
16%inclusion30 decks185 decks
13%synergy
Up the Beanstalk
16%inclusion30 decks188 decks
10%synergy
Tribute to the World Tree
15%inclusion28 decks188 decks
13%synergy
Court of Garenbrig
14%inclusion26 decks188 decks
12%synergy
All Will Be One
13%inclusion25 decks188 decks
10%synergy
Mystic Remora
12%inclusion22 decks188 decks
-1%synergy
Simic Ascendancy
12%inclusion22 decks188 decks
9%synergy
Terrasymbiosis
10%inclusion11 decks106 decks
7%synergy
Doubling Season
10%inclusion19 decks188 decks
3%synergy
Sylvan Library
10%inclusion18 decks188 decks
3%synergy
Hydra's Growth
9.0%inclusion17 decks188 decks
7%synergy
Kozilek's Unsealing
8.5%inclusion16 decks188 decks
6%synergy
Growing Rites of Itlimoc
8.5%inclusion16 decks188 decks
4%synergy
Elemental Bond
8.0%inclusion15 decks188 decks
-3%synergy
Shadow in the Warp
8.0%inclusion15 decks188 decks
3%synergy
Unbound Flourishing
7.4%inclusion14 decks188 decks
3%synergy
Equilibrium
6.4%inclusion12 decks188 decks
6%synergy
Utopia Sprawl
5.9%inclusion11 decks188 decks
-1%synergy
Elven Chorus
5.9%inclusion11 decks188 decks
5%synergy
Wild Growth
5.9%inclusion11 decks188 decks
-5%synergy
Zendikar Resurgent
5.3%inclusion10 decks188 decks
4%synergy
Trail of Mystery
5.3%inclusion10 decks188 decks
5%synergy
Sphere Grid
5.0%inclusion6 decks119 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ugin, the Ineffable
5.9%inclusion11 decks188 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
39%inclusion73 decks188 decks
9%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
38%inclusion72 decks188 decks
17%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
37%inclusion69 decks188 decks
21%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
27%inclusion50 decks188 decks
10%synergy
Rogue's Passage
20%inclusion38 decks188 decks
5%synergy
Mistrise Village
17%inclusion22 decks133 decks
0%synergy
Evendo, Waking Haven
14%inclusion15 decks104 decks
11%synergy
Alchemist's Refuge
11%inclusion20 decks188 decks
6%synergy
Eldrazi Temple
10%inclusion19 decks188 decks
10%synergy
Kessig Wolf Run
9.0%inclusion17 decks188 decks
-5%synergy
Eye of Ugin
8.0%inclusion15 decks188 decks
8%synergy
Mosswort Bridge
8.0%inclusion15 decks188 decks
-6%synergy
Castle Garenbrig
7.4%inclusion14 decks188 decks
5%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.4%inclusion12 decks188 decks
-3%synergy
Karn's Bastion
5.9%inclusion11 decks188 decks
4%synergy
Llanowar Reborn
5.9%inclusion11 decks188 decks
5%synergy
Shrine of the Forsaken Gods
5.3%inclusion10 decks188 decks
5%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
5.3%inclusion10 decks188 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
57%inclusion108 decks188 decks
-25%synergy
Arcane Signet
55%inclusion103 decks188 decks
-17%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
10%inclusion18 decks188 decks
-0%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
8.5%inclusion16 decks188 decks
-7%synergy
Simic Signet
7.4%inclusion14 decks188 decks
-2%synergy
Talisman of Impulse
7.4%inclusion14 decks188 decks
-7%synergy
Thought Vessel
7.4%inclusion14 decks188 decks
-3%synergy
Herd Heirloom
6.8%inclusion9 decks133 decks
-1%synergy
Lotus Petal
5.9%inclusion11 decks188 decks
-5%synergy
Fellwar Stone
5.9%inclusion11 decks188 decks
-11%synergy
Gruul Signet
5.3%inclusion10 decks188 decks
-3%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
5.3%inclusion10 decks188 decks
-11%synergy
Lands
Forest
96%inclusion180 decks188 decks
1%synergy
Island
95%inclusion179 decks188 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
94%inclusion177 decks188 decks
3%synergy
Mountain
94%inclusion176 decks188 decks
2%synergy
Breeding Pool
84%inclusion157 decks188 decks
35%synergy
Stomping Ground
82%inclusion155 decks188 decks
35%synergy
Steam Vents
77%inclusion144 decks188 decks
32%synergy
Misty Rainforest
74%inclusion140 decks188 decks
41%synergy
Scalding Tarn
71%inclusion134 decks188 decks
39%synergy
Ketria Triome
69%inclusion130 decks188 decks
29%synergy
Wooded Foothills
66%inclusion125 decks188 decks
32%synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
62%inclusion116 decks188 decks
28%synergy
Spire Garden
57%inclusion107 decks188 decks
28%synergy
Tropical Island
56%inclusion106 decks188 decks
41%synergy
Taiga
55%inclusion104 decks188 decks
40%synergy
Volcanic Island
54%inclusion102 decks188 decks
39%synergy
Training Center
54%inclusion102 decks188 decks
25%synergy
Exotic Orchard
48%inclusion91 decks188 decks
-7%synergy
Rootbound Crag
40%inclusion75 decks188 decks
-0%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
38%inclusion71 decks188 decks
9%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
37%inclusion69 decks188 decks
-7%synergy
Frontier Bivouac
36%inclusion67 decks188 decks
-15%synergy
Rockfall Vale
32%inclusion61 decks188 decks
1%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
31%inclusion58 decks188 decks
-4%synergy
Shivan Reef
29%inclusion54 decks188 decks
-4%synergy
Karplusan Forest
28%inclusion52 decks188 decks
1%synergy
Sulfur Falls
27%inclusion51 decks188 decks
-14%synergy
Flooded Strand
26%inclusion49 decks188 decks
15%synergy
Windswept Heath
25%inclusion47 decks188 decks
13%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
24%inclusion45 decks188 decks
2%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
23%inclusion44 decks188 decks
13%synergy
Reflecting Pool
23%inclusion44 decks188 decks
16%synergy
Arid Mesa
23%inclusion43 decks188 decks
15%synergy
City of Brass
21%inclusion40 decks188 decks
10%synergy
Mana Confluence
21%inclusion39 decks188 decks
10%synergy
Polluted Delta
20%inclusion38 decks188 decks
10%synergy
Flooded Grove
20%inclusion37 decks188 decks
4%synergy
Opal Palace
19%inclusion36 decks188 decks
15%synergy
Cinder Glade
19%inclusion35 decks188 decks
-22%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
17%inclusion32 decks188 decks
9%synergy
Hedge Maze
16%inclusion31 decks188 decks
4%synergy
Ancient Ziggurat
16%inclusion30 decks188 decks
15%synergy
Commercial District
16%inclusion30 decks188 decks
5%synergy
Path of Ancestry
16%inclusion30 decks188 decks
-12%synergy
Thornspire Verge
13%inclusion24 decks181 decks
5%synergy
Thundering Falls
13%inclusion24 decks188 decks
3%synergy
Evolving Wilds
12%inclusion23 decks188 decks
-15%synergy
Abundant Countryside
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
11%synergy
Cavern of Souls
12%inclusion22 decks188 decks
4%synergy
Fire-Lit Thicket
12%inclusion22 decks188 decks
7%synergy