Animar, Soul of Elements (Commander) - Hydras

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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
Level Up
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Hidden Hideout
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Abundant Countryside
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
11%synergy
Wistfulness
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
10%synergy
Mutagen Man, Living Ooze
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Voracious Hydra
83%inclusion83 decks100 decks
80%synergy
Hydroid Krasis
87%inclusion87 decks100 decks
80%synergy
Primordial Hydra
81%inclusion81 decks100 decks
79%synergy
Hungering Hydra
79%inclusion79 decks100 decks
78%synergy
Apocalypse Hydra
75%inclusion75 decks100 decks
74%synergy
Kalonian Hydra
76%inclusion76 decks100 decks
73%synergy
Steelbane Hydra
71%inclusion71 decks100 decks
69%synergy
Shivan Devastator
73%inclusion73 decks100 decks
69%synergy
Savageborn Hydra
67%inclusion67 decks100 decks
66%synergy
Gargos, Vicious Watcher
66%inclusion66 decks100 decks
65%synergy
Top Cards
Garruk's Uprising
73%inclusion73 decks100 decks
47%synergy
Goldvein Hydra
66%inclusion65 decks98 decks
62%synergy
Benevolent Hydra
66%inclusion66 decks100 decks
64%synergy
Branching Evolution
66%inclusion66 decks100 decks
60%synergy
Genesis Hydra
65%inclusion65 decks100 decks
63%synergy
Hardened Scales
65%inclusion65 decks100 decks
54%synergy
Unbound Flourishing
64%inclusion64 decks100 decks
60%synergy
Managorger Hydra
64%inclusion64 decks100 decks
62%synergy
Temur Ascendancy
64%inclusion64 decks100 decks
36%synergy
The Goose Mother
62%inclusion62 decks100 decks
60%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
28%inclusion28 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
19%inclusion19 decks100 decks
1%synergy
Worldly Tutor
19%inclusion19 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Rhystic Study
13%inclusion13 decks100 decks
-6%synergy
Seedborn Muse
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
-1%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
1%synergy
Creatures
Lifeblood Hydra
61%inclusion61 decks100 decks
60%synergy
Vastwood Hydra
60%inclusion60 decks100 decks
59%synergy
Mistcutter Hydra
59%inclusion59 decks100 decks
58%synergy
Protean Hydra
53%inclusion53 decks100 decks
53%synergy
Neverwinter Hydra
51%inclusion51 decks100 decks
50%synergy
Forgotten Ancient
44%inclusion44 decks100 decks
37%synergy
Stumpsquall Hydra
44%inclusion44 decks100 decks
44%synergy
Herald of Secret Streams
41%inclusion41 decks100 decks
37%synergy
Birds of Paradise
37%inclusion37 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Hooded Hydra
37%inclusion37 decks100 decks
36%synergy
Mossborn Hydra
36%inclusion22 decks61 decks
33%synergy
Hydra Omnivore
36%inclusion36 decks100 decks
36%synergy
Magus Lucea Kane
35%inclusion35 decks100 decks
34%synergy
Kodama of the West Tree
34%inclusion34 decks100 decks
31%synergy
Beast Whisperer
33%inclusion33 decks100 decks
24%synergy
Kami of Whispered Hopes
33%inclusion33 decks100 decks
27%synergy
Vorel of the Hull Clade
30%inclusion30 decks100 decks
29%synergy
Stonecoil Serpent
30%inclusion30 decks100 decks
26%synergy
Rampant Rejuvenator
30%inclusion30 decks100 decks
30%synergy
Selvala, Heart of the Wilds
29%inclusion29 decks100 decks
21%synergy
Ulvenwald Hydra
29%inclusion29 decks100 decks
29%synergy
Winged Hive Tyrant
29%inclusion29 decks100 decks
23%synergy
Ironscale Hydra
29%inclusion29 decks100 decks
29%synergy
Capricopian
28%inclusion28 decks100 decks
28%synergy
Nyxborn Hydra
28%inclusion25 decks90 decks
27%synergy
Warden of the Grove
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
26%synergy
Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider
25%inclusion25 decks100 decks
23%synergy
Rattleclaw Mystic
23%inclusion23 decks100 decks
15%synergy
Wildwood Scourge
23%inclusion23 decks100 decks
22%synergy
Zoanthrope
23%inclusion23 decks100 decks
16%synergy
Hydra Broodmaster
22%inclusion22 decks100 decks
22%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
20%inclusion20 decks100 decks
8%synergy
Fanatic of Rhonas
20%inclusion18 decks90 decks
10%synergy
Temur Battlecrier
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Ouroboroid
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Whiptongue Hydra
18%inclusion18 decks100 decks
18%synergy
Wren's Run Hydra
17%inclusion17 decks100 decks
17%synergy
Ancestral Statue
17%inclusion17 decks100 decks
13%synergy
Deepglow Skate
16%inclusion16 decks100 decks
15%synergy
Llanowar Elves
16%inclusion16 decks100 decks
1%synergy
Bristly Bill, Spine Sower
15%inclusion15 decks98 decks
13%synergy
Nexos
15%inclusion15 decks100 decks
11%synergy
Rosheen Meanderer
15%inclusion15 decks100 decks
14%synergy
Gyre Sage
15%inclusion15 decks100 decks
13%synergy
Bugenhagen, Wise Elder
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Defiler of Vigor
14%inclusion14 decks100 decks
11%synergy
Vizier of the Menagerie
14%inclusion14 decks100 decks
11%synergy
Vigor
14%inclusion14 decks100 decks
12%synergy
Surrak Dragonclaw
14%inclusion14 decks100 decks
8%synergy
Zimone, Paradox Sculptor
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
12%synergy
Instants
Inspiring Call
61%inclusion61 decks100 decks
55%synergy
Heroic Intervention
53%inclusion53 decks100 decks
26%synergy
Counterspell
43%inclusion43 decks100 decks
11%synergy
Beast Within
36%inclusion36 decks100 decks
-2%synergy
Invigorating Surge
31%inclusion31 decks100 decks
30%synergy
Chaos Warp
25%inclusion25 decks100 decks
-7%synergy
Solidarity of Heroes
25%inclusion25 decks100 decks
25%synergy
Growth Spiral
22%inclusion22 decks100 decks
-3%synergy
Ripples of Potential
19%inclusion19 decks100 decks
18%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
18%inclusion18 decks100 decks
9%synergy
Mana Drain
18%inclusion18 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Repulsive Mutation
17%inclusion17 decks100 decks
13%synergy
Bioshift
14%inclusion14 decks100 decks
14%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
14%inclusion14 decks100 decks
-5%synergy
Slip Out the Back
14%inclusion14 decks100 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Denial
14%inclusion14 decks100 decks
-2%synergy
Mutational Advantage
13%inclusion13 decks100 decks
11%synergy
Negate
13%inclusion13 decks100 decks
-3%synergy
Momentous Fall
12%inclusion12 decks100 decks
11%synergy
Deflecting Swat
11%inclusion11 decks100 decks
-7%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
8%synergy
Entish Restoration
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
2%synergy
Fling
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Pongify
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
-5%synergy
Gaea's Gift
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Silkguard
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Tyvar's Stand
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
2%synergy
Reality Shift
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
-7%synergy
Krosan Grip
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
2%synergy
Tamiyo's Safekeeping
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
0%synergy
Stubborn Denial
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
-2%synergy
Swan Song
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
-9%synergy
Trap Essence
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Harrow
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
-6%synergy
Sorceries
Cultivate
59%inclusion59 decks100 decks
17%synergy
Kodama's Reach
47%inclusion47 decks100 decks
15%synergy
Farseek
47%inclusion47 decks100 decks
0%synergy
Rampant Growth
44%inclusion44 decks100 decks
10%synergy
Blasphemous Act
39%inclusion39 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Nature's Lore
35%inclusion35 decks100 decks
1%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
27%inclusion27 decks100 decks
22%synergy
Overwhelming Stampede
24%inclusion24 decks100 decks
21%synergy
Wave Goodbye
23%inclusion23 decks100 decks
21%synergy
Three Visits
22%inclusion22 decks100 decks
-5%synergy
Rishkar's Expertise
16%inclusion16 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Fangs of Kalonia
16%inclusion14 decks88 decks
15%synergy
Traverse the Outlands
12%inclusion12 decks100 decks
10%synergy
Skyshroud Claim
12%inclusion12 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Biogenic Upgrade
12%inclusion12 decks100 decks
12%synergy
Hull Breach
11%inclusion11 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Decimate
10%inclusion10 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Triumph of the Hordes
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
8%synergy
Soul Immolation
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Vandalblast
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
-2%synergy
Shamanic Revelation
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
-1%synergy
Unnatural Restoration
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Green Sun's Zenith
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
1%synergy
Animist's Awakening
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Finale of Revelation
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Ozolith
61%inclusion61 decks100 decks
55%synergy
The Great Henge
44%inclusion44 decks100 decks
34%synergy
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
39%inclusion39 decks100 decks
35%synergy
Lightning Greaves
38%inclusion38 decks100 decks
13%synergy
The Earth Crystal
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
29%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
31%inclusion31 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Urza's Incubator
14%inclusion14 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Mage Slayer
13%inclusion13 decks100 decks
13%synergy
Herald's Horn
12%inclusion12 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Emerald Medallion
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Mithril Coat
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Fractal Harness
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Rhonas's Monument
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Lifecrafter's Bestiary
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Bone Sabres
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Rhythm of the Wild
59%inclusion59 decks100 decks
39%synergy
Court of Garenbrig
42%inclusion42 decks100 decks
40%synergy
Terrasymbiosis
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
33%synergy
Innkeeper's Talent
37%inclusion29 decks79 decks
34%synergy
All Will Be One
36%inclusion36 decks100 decks
33%synergy
Hydra's Growth
35%inclusion35 decks100 decks
33%synergy
Doubling Season
33%inclusion33 decks100 decks
26%synergy
Simic Ascendancy
23%inclusion23 decks100 decks
20%synergy
Elemental Bond
20%inclusion20 decks100 decks
9%synergy
Uncivil Unrest
20%inclusion20 decks100 decks
19%synergy
Loading Zone
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Guardian Project
17%inclusion17 decks100 decks
13%synergy
Tribute to the World Tree
16%inclusion16 decks100 decks
14%synergy
The First Tyrannic War
15%inclusion15 decks100 decks
12%synergy
Primal Vigor
13%inclusion13 decks100 decks
11%synergy
Asceticism
12%inclusion12 decks100 decks
11%synergy
Warstorm Surge
12%inclusion12 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Frostcliff Siege
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
0%synergy
Up the Beanstalk
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Death's Presence
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Growing Rites of Itlimoc
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Hadana's Climb
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Sphere Grid
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Kindred Discovery
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
2%synergy
Primal Empathy
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Virtue of Strength
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Unnatural Growth
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Colossal Majesty
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Bred for the Hunt
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
2%synergy
Invigorating Hot Spring
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Kiora, Behemoth Beckoner
10%inclusion10 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
45%inclusion45 decks100 decks
15%synergy
Rogue's Passage
32%inclusion32 decks100 decks
16%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
21%inclusion21 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Mistrise Village
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Kessig Wolf Run
20%inclusion20 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Karn's Bastion
16%inclusion16 decks100 decks
14%synergy
Temple of the False God
16%inclusion16 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Evendo, Waking Haven
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Lair of the Hydra
11%inclusion11 decks100 decks
10%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
11%inclusion11 decks100 decks
10%synergy
Castle Garenbrig
10%inclusion10 decks100 decks
8%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
10%inclusion10 decks100 decks
-11%synergy
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
10%inclusion10 decks100 decks
8%synergy
Mosswort Bridge
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
-4%synergy
Three Tree City
8.8%inclusion7 decks80 decks
5%synergy
Alchemist's Refuge
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
2%synergy
Llanowar Reborn
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Skarrg, the Rage Pits
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
80%inclusion80 decks100 decks
-3%synergy
Arcane Signet
70%inclusion70 decks100 decks
-2%synergy
Elementalist's Palette
37%inclusion37 decks100 decks
35%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
24%inclusion24 decks100 decks
14%synergy
Simic Signet
10%inclusion10 decks100 decks
-1%synergy
Commander's Sphere
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
1%synergy
Thought Vessel
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
-1%synergy
Gruul Signet
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
-1%synergy
Izzet Signet
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
-3%synergy
Gilded Lotus
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Thran Dynamo
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Nyx Lotus
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Fellwar Stone
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
-12%synergy
Lands
Forest
99%inclusion99 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Island
96%inclusion96 decks100 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
95%inclusion95 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Mountain
95%inclusion95 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Frontier Bivouac
65%inclusion65 decks100 decks
14%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
62%inclusion62 decks100 decks
20%synergy
Rootbound Crag
60%inclusion60 decks100 decks
21%synergy
Breeding Pool
51%inclusion51 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Ketria Triome
49%inclusion49 decks100 decks
8%synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
49%inclusion49 decks100 decks
15%synergy
Stomping Ground
47%inclusion47 decks100 decks
0%synergy
Cinder Glade
47%inclusion47 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Exotic Orchard
44%inclusion44 decks100 decks
-12%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
39%inclusion39 decks100 decks
11%synergy
Steam Vents
38%inclusion38 decks100 decks
-6%synergy
Sulfur Falls
38%inclusion38 decks100 decks
-2%synergy
Opal Palace
37%inclusion37 decks100 decks
32%synergy
Rockfall Vale
36%inclusion36 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Spire Garden
35%inclusion35 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Training Center
33%inclusion33 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Wooded Foothills
28%inclusion28 decks100 decks
-6%synergy
Evolving Wilds
26%inclusion26 decks100 decks
-1%synergy
Scalding Tarn
26%inclusion26 decks100 decks
-6%synergy
Flooded Grove
26%inclusion26 decks100 decks
11%synergy
Misty Rainforest
25%inclusion25 decks100 decks
-8%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
25%inclusion25 decks100 decks
-9%synergy
Bountiful Landscape
23%inclusion20 decks88 decks
0%synergy
Cragcrown Pathway
19%inclusion19 decks100 decks
13%synergy
Shivan Reef
18%inclusion18 decks100 decks
-14%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
18%inclusion18 decks100 decks
1%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
18%inclusion18 decks100 decks
-3%synergy
Karplusan Forest
18%inclusion18 decks100 decks
-8%synergy
Barkchannel Pathway
16%inclusion16 decks100 decks
10%synergy
Path of Ancestry
16%inclusion16 decks100 decks
-12%synergy
Fabled Passage
15%inclusion15 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Game Trail
13%inclusion13 decks100 decks
1%synergy
Cavern of Souls
13%inclusion13 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Temple of Mystery
12%inclusion12 decks100 decks
-8%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
12%inclusion12 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
12%inclusion12 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
11%inclusion11 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Gruul Turf
11%inclusion11 decks100 decks
-3%synergy
Reflecting Pool
11%inclusion11 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Fire-Lit Thicket
11%inclusion11 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
10%inclusion10 decks100 decks
-6%synergy
Vineglimmer Snarl
10%inclusion10 decks100 decks
1%synergy
Thornwood Falls
10%inclusion10 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Ancient Ziggurat
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
8%synergy
Myriad Landscape
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
-1%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
8%synergy