Animar, Soul of Elements (Commander) - Core Ramp

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.
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Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Planar Engineering
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Wildgrowth Archaic
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Pensive Professor
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Studious First-Year
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Prismari Charm
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Forgotten Ancient
57%inclusion17 decks30 decks
50%synergy
Hydroid Krasis
50%inclusion15 decks30 decks
43%synergy
Rattleclaw Mystic
50%inclusion15 decks30 decks
43%synergy
Soul of the Harvest
43%inclusion13 decks30 decks
39%synergy
Beast Whisperer
47%inclusion14 decks30 decks
38%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
43%inclusion13 decks30 decks
37%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
43%inclusion13 decks30 decks
36%synergy
Primordial Sage
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
34%synergy
Kami of Whispered Hopes
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
34%synergy
Vizier of the Menagerie
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
34%synergy
Top Cards
Garruk's Uprising
50%inclusion15 decks30 decks
23%synergy
Temur Ascendancy
47%inclusion14 decks30 decks
18%synergy
Hardened Scales
43%inclusion13 decks30 decks
32%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
28%synergy
Blasphemous Act
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Rampant Growth
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Nature's Lore
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
-1%synergy
Kalonian Hydra
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
31%synergy
Cultivate
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
-8%synergy
Creatures
Maelstrom Wanderer
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
23%synergy
Birds of Paradise
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
-1%synergy
Mulldrifter
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
25%synergy
Nulldrifter
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
27%synergy
Artisan of Kozilek
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
24%synergy
Eternal Witness
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Fanatic of Rhonas
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Managorger Hydra
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
25%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
18%synergy
Llanowar Elves
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Surrak Dragonclaw
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
17%synergy
Gwenna, Eyes of Gaea
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
18%synergy
Ancestral Statue
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
19%synergy
Peregrine Drake
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
15%synergy
Selvala, Heart of the Wilds
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Palladium Myr
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
19%synergy
It That Betrays
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
19%synergy
Winged Hive Tyrant
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
14%synergy
Biophagus
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
15%synergy
Shivan Devastator
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
16%synergy
The Goose Mother
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
18%synergy
Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
14%synergy
Goldvein Hydra
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Elvish Mystic
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Fierce Empath
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
14%synergy
Stonecoil Serpent
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Ulamog, the Defiler
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
15%synergy
Apex Devastator
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Michelangelo, Weirdness to 11
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Bristly Bill, Spine Sower
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
14%synergy
Zoanthrope
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Temur Battlecrier
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-3%synergy
Voracious Hydra
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
14%synergy
Kinetic Ooze
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Ouroboroid
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
14%synergy
Sunderflock
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Tam, Mindful First-Year
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Reclamation Sage
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Garruk's Packleader
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Primordial Hydra
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Prime Speaker Zegana
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Walking Ballista
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Pathrazer of Ulamog
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Silver Myr
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Vigor
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Copper Myr
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Temur Sabertooth
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Sporocyst
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Lifeblood Hydra
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Animal Attendant
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
13%synergy
Instants
Counterspell
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Beast Within
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
-7%synergy
Inspiring Call
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
24%synergy
Chaos Warp
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
-11%synergy
Heroic Intervention
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
-7%synergy
Negate
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
5%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
-3%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Growth Spiral
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
-8%synergy
Slip Out the Back
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
0%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Repulsive Mutation
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Denial
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
-2%synergy
Saved by the Shell
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Temur Charm
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Gaea's Gift
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Entish Restoration
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Collective Resistance
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Harmonized Crescendo
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Pongify
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-5%synergy
Ripples of Potential
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Mutational Advantage
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Solidarity of Heroes
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Kozilek's Return
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Mana Leak
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Return to Nature
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Summoner's Pact
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Deflecting Swat
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-12%synergy
Spell Shrivel
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Hurkyl's Recall
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Ugin's Binding
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Strength of Will
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Farseek
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
-17%synergy
Kodama's Reach
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
-5%synergy
Three Visits
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
-3%synergy
Stump Stomp
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Lessons from Life
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Curse of the Swine
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Rishkar's Expertise
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Explore
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-4%synergy
Vandalblast
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-1%synergy
Decimate
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Sundering Eruption
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Fangs of Kalonia
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Bushwhack
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Shared Roots
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
-5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
26%synergy
Lightning Greaves
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Lifecrafter's Bestiary
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
12%synergy
The Great Henge
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
3%synergy
The Ozolith
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
4%synergy
The Earth Crystal
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Chronicle of Victory
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Mithril Coat
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Urza's Incubator
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-0%synergy
Insight Engine
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Sledge-Class Seedship
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Rhythm of the Wild
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Branching Evolution
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
24%synergy
Level Up
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Terrasymbiosis
21%inclusion4 decks19 decks
17%synergy
Elemental Bond
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Guardian Project
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Simic Ascendancy
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
14%synergy
Tribute to the World Tree
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
15%synergy
Hydra's Growth
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
12%synergy
High Score
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Loading Zone
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
9%synergy
Kindred Discovery
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Up the Beanstalk
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Unbound Flourishing
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Innkeeper's Talent
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Frostcliff Siege
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
Collective Inferno
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Beastmaster Ascension
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Court of Garenbrig
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
From Beyond
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Case of the Locked Hothouse
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Aqueous Form
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Wizard Class
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
All Will Be One
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
The First Tyrannic War
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Bitter Work
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Colossal Majesty
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Awakening Zone
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ugin, the Ineffable
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Mosswort Bridge
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Kessig Wolf Run
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Rogue's Passage
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Eldrazi Temple
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-11%synergy
Bonders' Enclave
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Mistrise Village
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-8%synergy
Eye of Ugin
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Sanctum of Ugin
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Llanowar Reborn
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Karn's Bastion
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Novijen, Heart of Progress
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Drannith Ruins
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Nesting Grounds
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Secret Tunnel
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
60%inclusion18 decks30 decks
-22%synergy
Arcane Signet
57%inclusion17 decks30 decks
-15%synergy
Fellwar Stone
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Thought Vessel
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Talisman of Impulse
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Commander's Sphere
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
-2%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-6%synergy
Patchwork Banner
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Herd Heirloom
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Simic Signet
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-3%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Gruul Signet
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-2%synergy
Barrels of Blasting Jelly
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Mountain
97%inclusion29 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Island
97%inclusion29 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Forest
97%inclusion29 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
93%inclusion28 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Frontier Bivouac
63%inclusion19 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Exotic Orchard
53%inclusion16 decks30 decks
-2%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
47%inclusion14 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Temple of Mystery
43%inclusion13 decks30 decks
24%synergy
Rootbound Crag
43%inclusion13 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Evolving Wilds
43%inclusion13 decks30 decks
17%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
25%synergy
Stomping Ground
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
-10%synergy
Rockfall Vale
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Temple of Abandon
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
18%synergy
Cinder Glade
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
-4%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
17%synergy
Ketria Triome
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
-7%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
17%synergy
Karplusan Forest
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
-0%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
-10%synergy
Path of Ancestry
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Flooded Grove
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
14%synergy
Shivan Reef
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
-6%synergy
Bountiful Landscape
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Gruul Turf
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Opal Palace
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
22%synergy
Breeding Pool
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
-25%synergy
Sulfur Falls
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
-18%synergy
Misty Rainforest
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
-14%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Spire Garden
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
-9%synergy
Wooded Foothills
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
-15%synergy
Scalding Tarn
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
-12%synergy
Thornwood Falls
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Fabled Passage
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Steam Vents
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
-28%synergy
Training Center
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
-12%synergy
Turbulent Springs
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Scorched Geyser
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Sodden Verdure
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
10%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Stump Stomp
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Hidden Hideout
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Ash Barrens
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Rugged Highlands
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Commercial District
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-1%synergy