Animar, Soul of Elements (Commander) - Eldrazi

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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Moxfield
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MTGStocks
Studious First-Year
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Improvisation Capstone
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Kinetic Ooze
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Turbulent Wilderness
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Growth Curve
2.9%inclusion1 decks34 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger
74%inclusion247 decks334 decks
72%synergy
Artisan of Kozilek
74%inclusion246 decks334 decks
71%synergy
Conduit of Ruin
72%inclusion239 decks334 decks
71%synergy
Eldrazi Temple
69%inclusion230 decks334 decks
68%synergy
Kozilek, Butcher of Truth
70%inclusion233 decks334 decks
67%synergy
It That Betrays
68%inclusion227 decks334 decks
67%synergy
Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre
67%inclusion225 decks334 decks
65%synergy
Kozilek, the Great Distortion
66%inclusion220 decks334 decks
65%synergy
Herald of Kozilek
65%inclusion217 decks334 decks
65%synergy
All Is Dust
62%inclusion207 decks334 decks
61%synergy
Top Cards
Temur Ascendancy
70%inclusion233 decks334 decks
41%synergy
Nulldrifter
63%inclusion211 decks334 decks
60%synergy
Ulamog, the Defiler
63%inclusion210 decks334 decks
61%synergy
Kozilek's Unsealing
57%inclusion190 decks334 decks
55%synergy
Void Winnower
56%inclusion188 decks334 decks
55%synergy
Glaring Fleshraker
56%inclusion187 decks334 decks
56%synergy
It That Heralds the End
56%inclusion187 decks334 decks
56%synergy
Garruk's Uprising
54%inclusion182 decks334 decks
28%synergy
Oblivion Sower
54%inclusion180 decks334 decks
53%synergy
Pathrazer of Ulamog
53%inclusion176 decks334 decks
52%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
31%inclusion105 decks334 decks
11%synergy
Rhystic Study
27%inclusion89 decks334 decks
8%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
26%inclusion88 decks334 decks
8%synergy
Worldly Tutor
19%inclusion63 decks334 decks
4%synergy
Ancient Tomb
19%inclusion62 decks334 decks
8%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
9.3%inclusion31 decks334 decks
5%synergy
The One Ring
8.1%inclusion27 decks334 decks
1%synergy
Mana Vault
6.3%inclusion21 decks334 decks
-1%synergy
Creatures
World Breaker
48%inclusion161 decks334 decks
48%synergy
Snapping Voidcraw
48%inclusion159 decks334 decks
47%synergy
Emrakul, the World Anew
47%inclusion158 decks334 decks
47%synergy
Bane of Bala Ged
47%inclusion158 decks334 decks
47%synergy
Emrakul, the Promised End
47%inclusion158 decks334 decks
46%synergy
Kozilek, the Broken Reality
46%inclusion155 decks334 decks
46%synergy
Zhulodok, Void Gorger
45%inclusion150 decks334 decks
45%synergy
Birds of Paradise
44%inclusion148 decks334 decks
10%synergy
Flayer of Loyalties
43%inclusion142 decks334 decks
42%synergy
Beast Whisperer
42%inclusion140 decks334 decks
33%synergy
Endbringer
41%inclusion137 decks334 decks
41%synergy
Palladium Myr
40%inclusion133 decks334 decks
39%synergy
Sire of Seven Deaths
39%inclusion73 decks185 decks
38%synergy
Spawnbed Protector
38%inclusion126 decks334 decks
37%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
37%inclusion124 decks334 decks
31%synergy
Eldrazi Mimic
36%inclusion121 decks334 decks
36%synergy
Endless One
36%inclusion120 decks334 decks
35%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
35%inclusion117 decks334 decks
27%synergy
Ancestral Statue
35%inclusion117 decks334 decks
31%synergy
Kozilek's Channeler
35%inclusion116 decks334 decks
34%synergy
Desolation Twin
34%inclusion115 decks334 decks
34%synergy
Deepfathom Skulker
33%inclusion110 decks334 decks
33%synergy
Ulamog's Crusher
31%inclusion103 decks334 decks
30%synergy
Rattleclaw Mystic
30%inclusion101 decks334 decks
23%synergy
Void Grafter
28%inclusion95 decks334 decks
28%synergy
Sowing Mycospawn
28%inclusion93 decks334 decks
25%synergy
Roaming Throne
27%inclusion90 decks334 decks
18%synergy
Hideous Taskmaster
27%inclusion90 decks334 decks
26%synergy
Breaker of Armies
27%inclusion89 decks334 decks
26%synergy
Delighted Halfling
25%inclusion85 decks334 decks
9%synergy
Hope-Ender Coatl
25%inclusion82 decks334 decks
24%synergy
Wastescape Battlemage
24%inclusion81 decks334 decks
24%synergy
Forgotten Ancient
22%inclusion73 decks334 decks
15%synergy
Ulamog's Dreadsire
19%inclusion65 decks334 decks
19%synergy
Chittering Dispatcher
19%inclusion65 decks334 decks
19%synergy
Drowner of Truth
19%inclusion64 decks334 decks
19%synergy
Thought-Knot Seer
18%inclusion60 decks334 decks
18%synergy
Reality Smasher
18%inclusion59 decks334 decks
18%synergy
Breaker of Creation
18%inclusion59 decks334 decks
17%synergy
Writhing Chrysalis
17%inclusion57 decks334 decks
17%synergy
Blisterpod
17%inclusion56 decks334 decks
17%synergy
Matter Reshaper
16%inclusion55 decks334 decks
16%synergy
Deceiver of Form
16%inclusion53 decks334 decks
16%synergy
Llanowar Elves
16%inclusion52 decks334 decks
0%synergy
Surrak Dragonclaw
16%inclusion52 decks334 decks
9%synergy
Benthic Anomaly
15%inclusion51 decks334 decks
15%synergy
Decimator of the Provinces
15%inclusion49 decks334 decks
14%synergy
Titans' Vanguard
14%inclusion47 decks334 decks
14%synergy
Summon: Bahamut
14%inclusion12 decks86 decks
12%synergy
Fanatic of Rhonas
13%inclusion45 decks334 decks
3%synergy
Instants
Ugin's Binding
46%inclusion155 decks334 decks
46%synergy
Counterspell
39%inclusion129 decks334 decks
7%synergy
Heroic Intervention
37%inclusion124 decks334 decks
11%synergy
Titan's Presence
30%inclusion99 decks334 decks
30%synergy
Null Elemental Blast
29%inclusion96 decks334 decks
28%synergy
Not of This World
28%inclusion94 decks334 decks
28%synergy
Eldritch Immunity
27%inclusion91 decks334 decks
27%synergy
Mana Drain
26%inclusion86 decks334 decks
14%synergy
Beast Within
22%inclusion72 decks334 decks
-16%synergy
Deflecting Swat
21%inclusion69 decks334 decks
2%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
19%inclusion65 decks334 decks
11%synergy
Slip Out the Back
18%inclusion59 decks334 decks
13%synergy
Chaos Warp
17%inclusion57 decks334 decks
-14%synergy
Kozilek's Command
15%inclusion51 decks334 decks
15%synergy
Void Shatter
15%inclusion51 decks334 decks
15%synergy
Negate
13%inclusion45 decks334 decks
-2%synergy
Kozilek's Return
11%inclusion36 decks334 decks
11%synergy
Arcane Denial
10%inclusion35 decks334 decks
-5%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
10%inclusion33 decks334 decks
-10%synergy
Swan Song
9.0%inclusion30 decks334 decks
-5%synergy
Warping Wail
9.0%inclusion30 decks334 decks
9%synergy
Growth Spiral
8.7%inclusion29 decks334 decks
-16%synergy
Gaea's Gift
8.4%inclusion28 decks334 decks
4%synergy
Trap Essence
6.9%inclusion23 decks334 decks
6%synergy
Spell Shrivel
6.3%inclusion21 decks334 decks
6%synergy
Eldrazi Confluence
5.7%inclusion19 decks334 decks
6%synergy
Double Major
5.7%inclusion19 decks334 decks
3%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
5.4%inclusion18 decks334 decks
-1%synergy
Kindred Summons
5.4%inclusion18 decks334 decks
4%synergy
Invigorating Surge
5.1%inclusion17 decks334 decks
4%synergy
Unfathomable Truths
5.1%inclusion17 decks334 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Cultivate
46%inclusion155 decks334 decks
5%synergy
Farseek
41%inclusion137 decks334 decks
-6%synergy
Kodama's Reach
37%inclusion124 decks334 decks
6%synergy
Rampant Growth
30%inclusion101 decks334 decks
-3%synergy
Nature's Lore
19%inclusion65 decks334 decks
-15%synergy
Three Visits
18%inclusion61 decks334 decks
-8%synergy
Calamity of the Titans
16%inclusion53 decks334 decks
16%synergy
Rise of the Eldrazi
14%inclusion46 decks334 decks
14%synergy
Blasphemous Act
12%inclusion40 decks334 decks
-22%synergy
Tempt with Discovery
10%inclusion34 decks334 decks
7%synergy
Rishkar's Expertise
10%inclusion33 decks334 decks
1%synergy
Sylvan Scrying
6.3%inclusion21 decks334 decks
4%synergy
Growth Spasm
6.0%inclusion20 decks334 decks
5%synergy
Genesis Ultimatum
5.7%inclusion19 decks334 decks
-1%synergy
Gruesome Slaughter
5.7%inclusion19 decks334 decks
6%synergy
Last March of the Ents
5.4%inclusion18 decks334 decks
2%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
5.1%inclusion17 decks334 decks
0%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Forsaken Monument
52%inclusion174 decks334 decks
52%synergy
Lightning Greaves
43%inclusion142 decks334 decks
18%synergy
Urza's Incubator
36%inclusion120 decks334 decks
29%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
33%inclusion110 decks334 decks
8%synergy
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
27%inclusion91 decks334 decks
23%synergy
The Great Henge
27%inclusion90 decks334 decks
17%synergy
Herald's Horn
25%inclusion85 decks334 decks
19%synergy
The Ozolith
25%inclusion84 decks334 decks
19%synergy
Cloudstone Curio
15%inclusion51 decks334 decks
12%synergy
Darksteel Monolith
15%inclusion50 decks334 decks
15%synergy
Mystic Forge
12%inclusion40 decks334 decks
11%synergy
Idol of False Gods
11%inclusion38 decks334 decks
11%synergy
Eldrazi Monument
7.2%inclusion24 decks334 decks
7%synergy
Chronicle of Victory
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Rhythm of the Wild
51%inclusion171 decks334 decks
31%synergy
Hardened Scales
41%inclusion138 decks334 decks
30%synergy
From Beyond
40%inclusion133 decks334 decks
40%synergy
Echoes of Eternity
35%inclusion116 decks334 decks
34%synergy
Up the Beanstalk
33%inclusion111 decks334 decks
27%synergy
Awakening Zone
27%inclusion91 decks334 decks
27%synergy
Guardian Project
20%inclusion67 decks334 decks
16%synergy
Path of Annihilation
20%inclusion67 decks334 decks
20%synergy
Innkeeper's Talent
12%inclusion33 decks282 decks
9%synergy
Hydra's Growth
11%inclusion38 decks334 decks
10%synergy
Sylvan Library
10%inclusion35 decks334 decks
4%synergy
Branching Evolution
10%inclusion34 decks334 decks
4%synergy
Elemental Bond
10%inclusion33 decks334 decks
-1%synergy
Descendants' Path
10%inclusion32 decks334 decks
9%synergy
Level Up
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Kindred Discovery
9.3%inclusion31 decks334 decks
4%synergy
Terrasymbiosis
8.9%inclusion7 decks79 decks
5%synergy
Eldrazi Conscription
7.8%inclusion26 decks334 decks
8%synergy
Mystic Remora
7.2%inclusion24 decks334 decks
-5%synergy
Sarkhan's Unsealing
6.3%inclusion21 decks334 decks
5%synergy
Warstorm Surge
6.0%inclusion20 decks334 decks
1%synergy
Tribute to the World Tree
6.0%inclusion20 decks334 decks
4%synergy
Exploration
5.4%inclusion18 decks334 decks
-5%synergy
Shadow in the Warp
5.4%inclusion18 decks334 decks
0%synergy
Monstrous Vortex
5.1%inclusion17 decks334 decks
1%synergy
Impact Tremors
5.1%inclusion17 decks334 decks
-2%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
5.1%inclusion17 decks334 decks
-1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ugin, the Ineffable
39%inclusion129 decks334 decks
38%synergy
Ugin, the Spirit Dragon
13%inclusion45 decks334 decks
13%synergy
Ugin, Eye of the Storms
12%inclusion11 decks91 decks
12%synergy
Kiora, Behemoth Beckoner
8.4%inclusion28 decks334 decks
2%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
53%inclusion176 decks334 decks
23%synergy
Eye of Ugin
46%inclusion153 decks334 decks
45%synergy
Shrine of the Forsaken Gods
46%inclusion153 decks334 decks
45%synergy
Sanctum of Ugin
39%inclusion129 decks334 decks
38%synergy
Urza's Power Plant
37%inclusion124 decks334 decks
37%synergy
Urza's Tower
37%inclusion123 decks334 decks
36%synergy
Urza's Mine
37%inclusion122 decks334 decks
36%synergy
Temple of the False God
34%inclusion114 decks334 decks
25%synergy
Ugin's Labyrinth
30%inclusion101 decks334 decks
30%synergy
Rogue's Passage
26%inclusion86 decks334 decks
11%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
24%inclusion80 decks334 decks
8%synergy
Three Tree City
16%inclusion46 decks286 decks
12%synergy
Tomb of the Spirit Dragon
13%inclusion43 decks334 decks
13%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
13%inclusion42 decks334 decks
-9%synergy
Mistrise Village
11%inclusion10 decks91 decks
-5%synergy
Kessig Wolf Run
10%inclusion35 decks334 decks
-4%synergy
Forge of Heroes
10%inclusion34 decks334 decks
10%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
10%inclusion34 decks334 decks
-7%synergy
Urza's Saga
9.3%inclusion31 decks334 decks
4%synergy
Mosswort Bridge
9.3%inclusion31 decks334 decks
-5%synergy
Bonders' Enclave
6.9%inclusion23 decks334 decks
6%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
6.6%inclusion22 decks334 decks
4%synergy
Tyrite Sanctum
6.3%inclusion21 decks334 decks
4%synergy
Urza's Workshop
5.4%inclusion18 decks334 decks
5%synergy
Evendo, Waking Haven
5.2%inclusion4 decks77 decks
2%synergy
Alchemist's Refuge
5.1%inclusion17 decks334 decks
0%synergy
Command Beacon
5.1%inclusion17 decks334 decks
1%synergy
Karn's Bastion
5.1%inclusion17 decks334 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
89%inclusion296 decks334 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Signet
64%inclusion215 decks334 decks
-8%synergy
Thran Dynamo
38%inclusion126 decks334 decks
35%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
16%inclusion54 decks334 decks
1%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
16%inclusion52 decks334 decks
6%synergy
Talisman of Impulse
15%inclusion49 decks334 decks
0%synergy
Thought Vessel
14%inclusion46 decks334 decks
4%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
13%inclusion42 decks334 decks
-3%synergy
Mind Stone
10%inclusion33 decks334 decks
7%synergy
Hedron Archive
8.1%inclusion27 decks334 decks
8%synergy
Simic Signet
8.1%inclusion27 decks334 decks
-2%synergy
Fellwar Stone
7.8%inclusion26 decks334 decks
-10%synergy
Mana Crypt
7.5%inclusion25 decks334 decks
6%synergy
Commander's Sphere
7.2%inclusion24 decks334 decks
0%synergy
Gruul Signet
6.9%inclusion23 decks334 decks
-2%synergy
Izzet Signet
6.3%inclusion21 decks334 decks
-3%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
5.4%inclusion18 decks334 decks
4%synergy
Basalt Monolith
5.4%inclusion18 decks334 decks
3%synergy
Chromatic Orrery
5.1%inclusion17 decks334 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Forest
94%inclusion313 decks334 decks
-1%synergy
Command Tower
93%inclusion309 decks334 decks
1%synergy
Island
92%inclusion306 decks334 decks
-3%synergy
Mountain
90%inclusion300 decks334 decks
-2%synergy
Breeding Pool
55%inclusion185 decks334 decks
7%synergy
Stomping Ground
54%inclusion182 decks334 decks
7%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
54%inclusion179 decks334 decks
19%synergy
Ketria Triome
53%inclusion176 decks334 decks
12%synergy
Steam Vents
49%inclusion165 decks334 decks
5%synergy
Shivan Reef
49%inclusion163 decks334 decks
17%synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
44%inclusion147 decks334 decks
11%synergy
Frontier Bivouac
42%inclusion141 decks334 decks
-9%synergy
Karplusan Forest
42%inclusion140 decks334 decks
15%synergy
Exotic Orchard
40%inclusion134 decks334 decks
-16%synergy
Wooded Foothills
37%inclusion125 decks334 decks
3%synergy
Training Center
35%inclusion116 decks334 decks
6%synergy
Misty Rainforest
34%inclusion112 decks334 decks
0%synergy
Scalding Tarn
34%inclusion112 decks334 decks
1%synergy
Spire Garden
31%inclusion104 decks334 decks
2%synergy
Opal Palace
29%inclusion97 decks334 decks
25%synergy
Flooded Grove
27%inclusion89 decks334 decks
11%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
26%inclusion88 decks334 decks
-17%synergy
Bountiful Landscape
25%inclusion85 decks334 decks
3%synergy
Cavern of Souls
25%inclusion83 decks334 decks
17%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
25%inclusion82 decks334 decks
-4%synergy
Rootbound Crag
23%inclusion78 decks334 decks
-16%synergy
Rockfall Vale
23%inclusion76 decks334 decks
-9%synergy
Sulfur Falls
22%inclusion74 decks334 decks
-19%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
22%inclusion72 decks334 decks
14%synergy
Cinder Glade
21%inclusion71 decks334 decks
-20%synergy
Drowner of Truth
19%inclusion64 decks334 decks
19%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
17%inclusion57 decks334 decks
-4%synergy
Fire-Lit Thicket
17%inclusion57 decks334 decks
13%synergy
Wastes
16%inclusion55 decks334 decks
16%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
16%inclusion55 decks334 decks
10%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
15%inclusion51 decks334 decks
11%synergy
Evolving Wilds
15%inclusion49 decks334 decks
-12%synergy
Urza's Cave
14%inclusion46 decks334 decks
12%synergy
Tropical Island
14%inclusion46 decks334 decks
-2%synergy
Volcanic Island
14%inclusion46 decks334 decks
-1%synergy
Taiga
13%inclusion45 decks334 decks
-2%synergy
Myriad Landscape
11%inclusion38 decks334 decks
2%synergy
Temple of Abandon
10%inclusion32 decks334 decks
-9%synergy
Temple of Mystery
10%inclusion32 decks334 decks
-10%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
9.0%inclusion30 decks334 decks
-7%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
8.7%inclusion29 decks334 decks
-7%synergy
Ash Barrens
8.7%inclusion29 decks334 decks
5%synergy
Path of Ancestry
8.1%inclusion27 decks334 decks
-20%synergy
Willowrush Verge
7.8%inclusion9 decks115 decks
0%synergy
Gruul Turf
7.8%inclusion26 decks334 decks
-6%synergy