Animar, Soul of Elements (Commander) - Budget Hydras

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
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Primo, the Unbounded
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
99%synergy
Kinetic Ooze
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
98%synergy
Geometer's Arthropod
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
98%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Apocalypse Hydra
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
88%synergy
Steelbane Hydra
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
87%synergy
Voracious Hydra
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
86%synergy
Hydroid Krasis
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
82%synergy
Hungering Hydra
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
77%synergy
Vastwood Hydra
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
66%synergy
Mistcutter Hydra
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
66%synergy
Vorel of the Hull Clade
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
66%synergy
Stumpsquall Hydra
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
55%synergy
Protean Hydra
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
55%synergy
Top Cards
Garruk's Uprising
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
51%synergy
Kodama's Reach
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
35%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
42%synergy
Temur Ascendancy
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
38%synergy
Primordial Hydra
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
53%synergy
Gargos, Vicious Watcher
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
55%synergy
Genesis Hydra
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
54%synergy
Hydra's Growth
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
54%synergy
Kalonian Hydra
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
53%synergy
Cultivate
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
14%synergy
Game Changers
Consecrated Sphinx
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Creatures
Ferrafor, Young Yew
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
100%synergy
Great Forest Druid
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
100%synergy
Flamebraider
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
99%synergy
Temur Battlecrier
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
47%synergy
Lifeblood Hydra
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
54%synergy
Managorger Hydra
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
54%synergy
Neverwinter Hydra
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
55%synergy
Savageborn Hydra
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
55%synergy
Hydra Omnivore
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
44%synergy
Wren's Run Hydra
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
44%synergy
Shivan Devastator
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
41%synergy
Benevolent Hydra
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
31%synergy
Oran-Rief Hydra
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Warden of the Grove
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Eshki, Temur's Roar
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Forgotten Ancient
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
27%synergy
Ulvenwald Hydra
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Vizier of the Menagerie
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
30%synergy
Beast Whisperer
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
25%synergy
Winged Hive Tyrant
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
28%synergy
Rattleclaw Mystic
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
26%synergy
Hydra Broodmaster
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Evolution Sage
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Ancestral Statue
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
29%synergy
Zoanthrope
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
27%synergy
Kami of Whispered Hopes
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
27%synergy
Nessian Wilds Ravager
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Canopy Gargantuan
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Quilled Greatwurm
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Rampaging Aetherhood
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
15%synergy
Reclamation Sage
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Temperamental Oozewagg
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Sapphire Drake
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Magma Pummeler
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Herald of Secret Streams
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Nexos
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Nyxborn Hydra
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Hooded Hydra
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Soul of the Harvest
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Ingenious Prodigy
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Rosheen Meanderer
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Plaxcaster Frogling
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Kurbis, Harvest Celebrant
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Emergent Woodwurm
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Wildwood Scourge
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Heroes' Bane
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Exocrine
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
The Goose Mother
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Beastcaller Savant
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Instants
Inspiring Call
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
49%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
36%synergy
Bioshift
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
44%synergy
Invigorating Surge
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
43%synergy
Beast Within
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Counterspell
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
12%synergy
Solidarity of Heroes
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Evolution Charm
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Momentous Fall
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Pongify
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Chaos Warp
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-9%synergy
Reality Shift
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Arcane Denial
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Deny the Divine
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Reasonable Doubt
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Memory Drain
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Burst of Strength
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Fling
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Syncopate
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Negate
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-4%synergy
Growth Spiral
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-14%synergy
Brainstorm
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-3%synergy
Stubborn Denial
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Ambitious Assault
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Temur Charm
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Tyvar's Stand
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Fact or Fiction
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Signature Slam
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Lifecrafter's Gift
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Dragonscale Boon
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Summoner's Pact
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Gift of the Viper
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Bane's Contingency
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Slip Out the Back
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Plummet
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Revolutionary Rebuff
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Mindstatic
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Disallow
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Swan Song
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-3%synergy
Applied Biomancy
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Hubris
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Decree of Savagery
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Lead by Example
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Inscription of Abundance
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Bull's Strength
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Dragonshift
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Naturalize
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Collective Resistance
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Bring Low
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Sorceries
Shared Roots
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
39%synergy
Farseek
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
-3%synergy
Rampant Growth
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Biogenic Upgrade
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Skyshroud Claim
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
24%synergy
Rishkar's Expertise
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
25%synergy
Decimate
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
29%synergy
Overwhelming Stampede
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
31%synergy
Stall Out
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Felling Blow
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Hull Breach
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Courage in Crisis
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Harmonize
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Shamanic Revelation
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Drag Under
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Unnatural Restoration
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Wave Goodbye
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Traverse the Outlands
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Cached Defenses
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Three Visits
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-15%synergy
Primal Command
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Enter the Unknown
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Explosive Entry
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Aether Mutation
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Give // Take
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Rabid Bite
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Finale of Revelation
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Fangs of Kalonia
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Callous Dismissal
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Searing Barb
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Clan Defiance
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Storm the Seedcore
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Bushwhack
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Raze to the Ground
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Temur Monument
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Fractal Harness
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Power Conduit
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Lifecrafter's Bestiary
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Spellbook
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Explorer's Cache
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Agent's Toolkit
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Rhonas's Monument
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Herald's Horn
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Crystal Shard
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Emerald Medallion
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Mage Slayer
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Basilisk Collar
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Enchantments
Hardened Scales
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
45%synergy
Branching Evolution
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
27%synergy
Rhythm of the Wild
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
13%synergy
Elemental Bond
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Unbound Flourishing
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Simic Ascendancy
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Kenrith's Transformation
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Death's Presence
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Fires of Yavimaya
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Doubling Season
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Primal Empathy
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Carpet of Flowers
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Wizard Class
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Gift of Paradise
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Case of the Trampled Garden
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Primal Cocoon
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Uncivil Unrest
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Valakut Exploration
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Bred for the Hunt
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Planeswalkers
Garruk, Primal Hunter
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Garruk, Caller of Beasts
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Utility Lands
Novijen, Heart of Progress
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Reliquary Tower
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Kessig Wolf Run
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Temple of the False God
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
24%synergy
Rogue's Passage
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Ghost Quarter
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Tyrite Sanctum
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Skarrg, the Rage Pits
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Nesting Grounds
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Bonders' Enclave
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Lair of the Hydra
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Llanowar Reborn
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Karn's Bastion
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Sol Ring
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
-5%synergy
Commander's Sphere
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
26%synergy
Izzet Signet
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
13%synergy
Simic Signet
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
12%synergy
Elementalist's Palette
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Thought Vessel
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
12%synergy
Gilded Lotus
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Gruul Signet
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
14%synergy
Simic Cluestone
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
1%synergy
Basalt Monolith
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Temur Banner
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Island
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Forest
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Abundant Countryside
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
99%synergy
Evolving Wilds
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
51%synergy
Cinder Glade
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
15%synergy
Frontier Bivouac
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
28%synergy
Myriad Landscape
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
35%synergy
Exotic Orchard
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
-11%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Opal Palace
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
40%synergy
Game Trail
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Bountiful Landscape
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Thornwood Falls
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
26%synergy
Blighted Woodland
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Shivan Reef
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-10%synergy
Mossfire Valley
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
12%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Vineglimmer Snarl
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
13%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Thriving Isle
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Sulfur Falls
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-19%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
13%synergy
Thriving Bluff
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Rootbound Crag
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-17%synergy
Thriving Grove
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Path of Ancestry
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-6%synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-11%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-21%synergy
Ancient Ziggurat
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Rockfall Vale
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-20%synergy
Breeding Pool
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-37%synergy
Vivid Creek
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Temple of Abandon
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-7%synergy
Spire Garden
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-18%synergy
Captivating Cave
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Molten Tributary
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Overflowing Basin
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Ferrous Lake
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Gruul Turf
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-3%synergy
Ketria Triome
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-30%synergy
Rugged Highlands
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Waterlogged Grove
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Temple of Mystery
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-8%synergy
Vivid Grove
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Highland Lake
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Gruul Guildgate
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy