Animar, Soul of Elements (Commander) - Exhibition

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
Cardsphere
Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Brass Infiniscope
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Owlin Spiralmancer
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Geometer's Arthropod
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Kinetic Ooze
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Zimone, Infinite Analyst
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
4%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Primordial Sage
31%inclusion17 decks54 decks
29%synergy
Soul of the Harvest
31%inclusion17 decks54 decks
27%synergy
Forgotten Ancient
33%inclusion18 decks54 decks
27%synergy
Beast Whisperer
33%inclusion18 decks54 decks
25%synergy
Hardened Scales
35%inclusion19 decks54 decks
24%synergy
Rattleclaw Mystic
31%inclusion17 decks54 decks
24%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
30%inclusion16 decks54 decks
22%synergy
Ancestral Statue
26%inclusion14 decks54 decks
22%synergy
Surrak Dragonclaw
28%inclusion15 decks54 decks
22%synergy
Mulldrifter
26%inclusion14 decks54 decks
21%synergy
Top Cards
Cultivate
39%inclusion21 decks54 decks
-3%synergy
Temur Ascendancy
39%inclusion21 decks54 decks
10%synergy
Garruk's Uprising
37%inclusion20 decks54 decks
10%synergy
Birds of Paradise
37%inclusion20 decks54 decks
2%synergy
Rhythm of the Wild
33%inclusion18 decks54 decks
13%synergy
Winged Hive Tyrant
26%inclusion14 decks54 decks
20%synergy
Rampant Growth
26%inclusion14 decks54 decks
-8%synergy
Farseek
26%inclusion14 decks54 decks
-21%synergy
Kodama's Reach
24%inclusion13 decks54 decks
-7%synergy
Hydroid Krasis
24%inclusion13 decks54 decks
17%synergy
Game Changers
Worldly Tutor
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
-7%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
1%synergy
Rhystic Study
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
-13%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
-13%synergy
Chrome Mox
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
-3%synergy
Creatures
Sakura-Tribe Elder
24%inclusion13 decks54 decks
12%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
22%inclusion12 decks54 decks
16%synergy
Temur Sabertooth
22%inclusion12 decks54 decks
17%synergy
Maelstrom Wanderer
22%inclusion12 decks54 decks
12%synergy
Llanowar Elves
22%inclusion12 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Reclamation Sage
20%inclusion11 decks54 decks
16%synergy
Peregrine Drake
19%inclusion10 decks54 decks
13%synergy
Bloom Tender
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Eternal Witness
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
1%synergy
Kami of Whispered Hopes
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
10%synergy
Beastcaller Savant
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
15%synergy
Artisan of Kozilek
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
12%synergy
Vizier of the Menagerie
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
12%synergy
Fierce Empath
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
12%synergy
Den Protector
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
14%synergy
The Goose Mother
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
13%synergy
Fyndhorn Elves
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
9%synergy
Biophagus
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
9%synergy
Cloud of Faeries
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
9%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Sporocyst
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
10%synergy
Benevolent Hydra
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
11%synergy
Fanatic of Rhonas
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Apex Devastator
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Clamavus
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
10%synergy
Stonecoil Serpent
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
9%synergy
Zoanthrope
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Sunderflock
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
11%synergy
Eshki, Temur's Roar
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Etali, Primal Storm
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
1%synergy
Tyranid Prime
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
9%synergy
Willbender
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
11%synergy
Fauna Shaman
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
9%synergy
Herald of Secret Streams
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Elvish Mystic
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
-0%synergy
Aberrant
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Tyrant Guard
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Goldvein Hydra
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Gwenna, Eyes of Gaea
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Wood Elves
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
8%synergy
Walking Ballista
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Stratus Dancer
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
10%synergy
Mawloc
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Nulldrifter
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
8%synergy
Kalonian Hydra
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
8%synergy
Ulamog, the Defiler
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
9%synergy
Broodlord
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Transcendent Dragon
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Defiler of Vigor
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Beast Within
24%inclusion13 decks54 decks
-13%synergy
Heroic Intervention
20%inclusion11 decks54 decks
-6%synergy
Chaos Warp
19%inclusion10 decks54 decks
-12%synergy
Inspiring Call
19%inclusion10 decks54 decks
12%synergy
Repulsive Mutation
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
9%synergy
Counterspell
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
-19%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Ripples of Potential
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
8%synergy
Trap Essence
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
8%synergy
Slip Out the Back
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Quandrix Command
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Strength of Will
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Frantic Search
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
-6%synergy
Negate
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
-8%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
-1%synergy
Mutational Advantage
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Invigorating Surge
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Growth Spiral
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
-17%synergy
Mana Drain
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
-5%synergy
Harrow
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
-3%synergy
Yuna's Whistle
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Paradoxical Outcome
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Khalni Ambush
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Starstorm
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Nature's Claim
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
-1%synergy
Aetherize
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
1%synergy
Rebuild
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Shared Summons
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Arcane Denial
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
-10%synergy
Deflecting Swat
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
-13%synergy
Sorceries
Wave Goodbye
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
9%synergy
Blasphemous Act
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
-22%synergy
Three Visits
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
-17%synergy
Explore
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
-5%synergy
Stump Stomp
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Hull Breach
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
2%synergy
Rishkar's Expertise
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
-1%synergy
Give // Take
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Overwhelming Stampede
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Nature's Lore
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
-27%synergy
Decimate
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Genesis Ultimatum
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
-1%synergy
Skyshroud Claim
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
-4%synergy
Neoform
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
1%synergy
Sylvan Tutor
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Shamanic Revelation
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
2%synergy
Fangs of Kalonia
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Ozolith
22%inclusion12 decks54 decks
16%synergy
Lightning Greaves
20%inclusion11 decks54 decks
-4%synergy
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
10%synergy
The Great Henge
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
-10%synergy
The Earth Crystal
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Cloudstone Curio
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
8%synergy
Herald's Horn
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Lifecrafter's Bestiary
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Bone Sabres
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Urza's Incubator
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
0%synergy
Icon of Ancestry
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
4%synergy
The Skullspore Nexus
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Branching Evolution
20%inclusion11 decks54 decks
14%synergy
Bred for the Hunt
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
12%synergy
All Will Be One
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
10%synergy
Guardian Project
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Elemental Bond
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
-0%synergy
Equilibrium
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
11%synergy
Terrasymbiosis
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Trail of Mystery
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
9%synergy
Secret Plans
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
9%synergy
Impact Tremors
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Asceticism
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
8%synergy
Sphere Grid
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Court of Garenbrig
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Elven Chorus
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Simic Ascendancy
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
5%synergy
The First Tyrannic War
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Shadow in the Warp
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
2%synergy
Unbound Flourishing
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Uncivil Unrest
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Innkeeper's Talent
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Death's Presence
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Loading Zone
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Up the Beanstalk
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
-0%synergy
Primal Empathy
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Tribute to the World Tree
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Mystic Remora
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
-7%synergy
Hadana's Climb
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Zendikar Resurgent
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Kozilek's Unsealing
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Growing Rites of Itlimoc
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
1%synergy
Abundance
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
1%synergy
New Horizons
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Kiora, Behemoth Beckoner
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
1%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
22%inclusion12 decks54 decks
-8%synergy
Rogue's Passage
20%inclusion11 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Mosswort Bridge
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
-1%synergy
Kessig Wolf Run
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
-3%synergy
Alchemist's Refuge
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
-6%synergy
Llanowar Reborn
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
9%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
-12%synergy
Zoetic Cavern
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Skarrg, the Rage Pits
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Karn's Bastion
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
-1%synergy
Castle Garenbrig
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
-11%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
67%inclusion36 decks54 decks
-16%synergy
Arcane Signet
63%inclusion34 decks54 decks
-9%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
-5%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
-4%synergy
Talisman of Impulse
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
-3%synergy
Simic Signet
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
-1%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
-0%synergy
Gruul Signet
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
1%synergy
Izzet Signet
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
-2%synergy
Fellwar Stone
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
-10%synergy
Herd Heirloom
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-0%synergy
Commander's Sphere
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
-2%synergy
Lotus Petal
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
-5%synergy
Lands
Forest
93%inclusion50 decks54 decks
-2%synergy
Mountain
91%inclusion49 decks54 decks
-1%synergy
Island
91%inclusion49 decks54 decks
-4%synergy
Command Tower
85%inclusion46 decks54 decks
-6%synergy
Frontier Bivouac
61%inclusion33 decks54 decks
10%synergy
Exotic Orchard
52%inclusion28 decks54 decks
-4%synergy
Cinder Glade
41%inclusion22 decks54 decks
-0%synergy
Evolving Wilds
37%inclusion20 decks54 decks
10%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
35%inclusion19 decks54 decks
-8%synergy
Shivan Reef
33%inclusion18 decks54 decks
1%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
33%inclusion18 decks54 decks
-2%synergy
Sulfur Falls
33%inclusion18 decks54 decks
-8%synergy
Rootbound Crag
31%inclusion17 decks54 decks
-8%synergy
Breeding Pool
30%inclusion16 decks54 decks
-19%synergy
Karplusan Forest
30%inclusion16 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Flooded Grove
30%inclusion16 decks54 decks
14%synergy
Steam Vents
28%inclusion15 decks54 decks
-17%synergy
Ketria Triome
28%inclusion15 decks54 decks
-13%synergy
Stomping Ground
26%inclusion14 decks54 decks
-21%synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
26%inclusion14 decks54 decks
-7%synergy
Path of Ancestry
26%inclusion14 decks54 decks
-2%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
24%inclusion13 decks54 decks
8%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
24%inclusion13 decks54 decks
-4%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
22%inclusion12 decks54 decks
9%synergy
Spire Garden
22%inclusion12 decks54 decks
-7%synergy
Temple of Mystery
22%inclusion12 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Misty Rainforest
20%inclusion11 decks54 decks
-13%synergy
Rockfall Vale
20%inclusion11 decks54 decks
-11%synergy
Gruul Turf
20%inclusion11 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Temple of Abandon
19%inclusion10 decks54 decks
0%synergy
Wooded Foothills
19%inclusion10 decks54 decks
-16%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
19%inclusion10 decks54 decks
2%synergy
Opal Palace
19%inclusion10 decks54 decks
14%synergy
Training Center
19%inclusion10 decks54 decks
-10%synergy
Ancient Ziggurat
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
15%synergy
Bountiful Landscape
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
-6%synergy
City of Brass
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Game Trail
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Taiga
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
-0%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
-7%synergy
Tropical Island
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
-1%synergy
Scalding Tarn
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
-18%synergy
Thornwood Falls
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
8%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
-2%synergy
Volcanic Island
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
-2%synergy
Rugged Highlands
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Molten Tributary
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
8%synergy
Fire-Lit Thicket
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Fabled Passage
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
-3%synergy