Animar, Soul of Elements (Commander) - +1/+1 Counters

Kyle Massa
Jun 24, 2026
Were the Original 2011 Commander Precon Decks the Best Ever?
The five decks that kicked Commander into high gear made their impact in 2011 - has Wizards of the Coast been chasing that impact ever since?
Deck Filters
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Shang-Chi, Martial Mentor
2.9%inclusion4 decks140 decks
2%synergy
Doc Samson, Super Psychiatrist
2.4%inclusion4 decks165 decks
-1%synergy
Galactus, Devourer of Worlds
1.4%inclusion2 decks139 decks
1%synergy
Kid Loki
1.4%inclusion2 decks140 decks
1%synergy
Training Compound
1.2%inclusion2 decks165 decks
-1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Forgotten Ancient
66%inclusion1.20K decks1.82K decks
59%synergy
Hardened Scales
69%inclusion1.26K decks1.82K decks
58%synergy
Beast Whisperer
64%inclusion1.17K decks1.82K decks
56%synergy
Hydroid Krasis
55%inclusion1K decks1.82K decks
48%synergy
Ancestral Statue
49%inclusion899 decks1.82K decks
45%synergy
Kami of Whispered Hopes
48%inclusion881 decks1.82K decks
42%synergy
Branching Evolution
45%inclusion830 decks1.82K decks
39%synergy
The Ozolith
45%inclusion828 decks1.82K decks
39%synergy
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
42%inclusion761 decks1.82K decks
37%synergy
Rhythm of the Wild
57%inclusion1.04K decks1.82K decks
36%synergy
Top Cards
Birds of Paradise
55%inclusion1.01K decks1.82K decks
20%synergy
Temur Ascendancy
52%inclusion945 decks1.82K decks
23%synergy
Garruk's Uprising
51%inclusion927 decks1.82K decks
24%synergy
Rattleclaw Mystic
43%inclusion782 decks1.82K decks
36%synergy
Heroic Intervention
42%inclusion760 decks1.82K decks
15%synergy
Counterspell
40%inclusion726 decks1.82K decks
8%synergy
Cultivate
39%inclusion715 decks1.82K decks
-2%synergy
Soul of the Harvest
37%inclusion674 decks1.82K decks
33%synergy
Inspiring Call
37%inclusion673 decks1.82K decks
31%synergy
Zoanthrope
36%inclusion662 decks1.82K decks
30%synergy
Game Changers
Worldly Tutor
27%inclusion486 decks1.82K decks
12%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
25%inclusion453 decks1.82K decks
4%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
22%inclusion404 decks1.82K decks
4%synergy
Rhystic Study
22%inclusion403 decks1.82K decks
4%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
19%inclusion344 decks1.82K decks
15%synergy
Gaea's Cradle
8.1%inclusion148 decks1.82K decks
1%synergy
Ancient Tomb
6.4%inclusion116 decks1.82K decks
-5%synergy
Force of Will
5.2%inclusion94 decks1.82K decks
-3%synergy
Creatures
Winged Hive Tyrant
36%inclusion648 decks1.82K decks
30%synergy
Benevolent Hydra
35%inclusion631 decks1.82K decks
32%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
34%inclusion617 decks1.82K decks
27%synergy
Llanowar Elves
34%inclusion614 decks1.82K decks
18%synergy
Herald of Secret Streams
33%inclusion603 decks1.82K decks
29%synergy
Kalonian Hydra
33%inclusion600 decks1.82K decks
30%synergy
Goldvein Hydra
33%inclusion594 decks1.82K decks
28%synergy
Biophagus
32%inclusion583 decks1.82K decks
27%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
32%inclusion582 decks1.82K decks
24%synergy
Peregrine Drake
32%inclusion582 decks1.82K decks
27%synergy
Vizier of the Menagerie
31%inclusion573 decks1.82K decks
28%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
30%inclusion544 decks1.82K decks
21%synergy
Shivan Devastator
30%inclusion539 decks1.82K decks
26%synergy
Mulldrifter
29%inclusion525 decks1.82K decks
24%synergy
Walking Ballista
29%inclusion523 decks1.82K decks
24%synergy
Surrak Dragonclaw
28%inclusion518 decks1.82K decks
22%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
28%inclusion505 decks1.82K decks
16%synergy
Tyrant Guard
28%inclusion504 decks1.82K decks
23%synergy
Stonecoil Serpent
27%inclusion488 decks1.82K decks
23%synergy
Elvish Mystic
27%inclusion485 decks1.82K decks
15%synergy
Magus Lucea Kane
26%inclusion483 decks1.82K decks
25%synergy
Maelstrom Wanderer
26%inclusion470 decks1.82K decks
16%synergy
Sporocyst
26%inclusion466 decks1.82K decks
20%synergy
Fanatic of Rhonas
25%inclusion451 decks1.82K decks
14%synergy
Bloom Tender
25%inclusion450 decks1.82K decks
13%synergy
Artisan of Kozilek
24%inclusion441 decks1.82K decks
22%synergy
Broodlord
24%inclusion434 decks1.82K decks
20%synergy
The Goose Mother
24%inclusion433 decks1.82K decks
22%synergy
Primordial Sage
24%inclusion432 decks1.82K decks
21%synergy
Voracious Hydra
23%inclusion413 decks1.82K decks
20%synergy
Eternal Witness
22%inclusion410 decks1.82K decks
7%synergy
Aberrant
21%inclusion392 decks1.82K decks
17%synergy
Delighted Halfling
21%inclusion392 decks1.82K decks
5%synergy
Ulamog, the Defiler
21%inclusion389 decks1.82K decks
19%synergy
Apex Devastator
21%inclusion383 decks1.82K decks
12%synergy
Nulldrifter
21%inclusion379 decks1.82K decks
18%synergy
Kozilek, Butcher of Truth
20%inclusion363 decks1.82K decks
17%synergy
Primordial Hydra
20%inclusion359 decks1.82K decks
17%synergy
Bristly Bill, Spine Sower
19%inclusion355 decks1.82K decks
17%synergy
Reclamation Sage
19%inclusion349 decks1.82K decks
15%synergy
Mawloc
19%inclusion348 decks1.82K decks
14%synergy
Gwenna, Eyes of Gaea
19%inclusion340 decks1.82K decks
14%synergy
Kodama of the West Tree
18%inclusion336 decks1.82K decks
16%synergy
Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger
18%inclusion335 decks1.82K decks
16%synergy
Spellskite
18%inclusion335 decks1.82K decks
15%synergy
Tervigon
18%inclusion333 decks1.82K decks
14%synergy
Defiler of Vigor
18%inclusion327 decks1.82K decks
15%synergy
Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider
17%inclusion318 decks1.82K decks
15%synergy
Clamavus
17%inclusion317 decks1.82K decks
14%synergy
Selvala, Heart of the Wilds
17%inclusion316 decks1.82K decks
9%synergy
Instants
Beast Within
31%inclusion565 decks1.82K decks
-6%synergy
Slip Out the Back
20%inclusion372 decks1.82K decks
16%synergy
Chaos Warp
19%inclusion348 decks1.82K decks
-12%synergy
Deflecting Swat
19%inclusion346 decks1.82K decks
0%synergy
Invigorating Surge
17%inclusion309 decks1.82K decks
16%synergy
Negate
16%inclusion289 decks1.82K decks
1%synergy
Mana Drain
15%inclusion280 decks1.82K decks
3%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
15%inclusion279 decks1.82K decks
-4%synergy
Mutational Advantage
15%inclusion274 decks1.82K decks
13%synergy
Repulsive Mutation
13%inclusion229 decks1.82K decks
9%synergy
Swan Song
12%inclusion223 decks1.82K decks
-2%synergy
Ripples of Potential
11%inclusion207 decks1.82K decks
10%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
11%inclusion205 decks1.82K decks
3%synergy
Trap Essence
10%inclusion177 decks1.82K decks
9%synergy
Arcane Denial
9.4%inclusion172 decks1.82K decks
-6%synergy
Pongify
9.0%inclusion165 decks1.82K decks
-3%synergy
Growth Spiral
9.0%inclusion165 decks1.82K decks
-16%synergy
Gaea's Gift
8.6%inclusion157 decks1.82K decks
5%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
8.5%inclusion155 decks1.82K decks
2%synergy
Solidarity of Heroes
7.0%inclusion128 decks1.82K decks
7%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
6.6%inclusion121 decks1.82K decks
-7%synergy
Chord of Calling
6.4%inclusion116 decks1.82K decks
-1%synergy
Stubborn Denial
6.3%inclusion115 decks1.82K decks
-1%synergy
Shared Summons
6.2%inclusion114 decks1.82K decks
5%synergy
Aetherize
5.6%inclusion102 decks1.82K decks
2%synergy
Tamiyo's Safekeeping
5.0%inclusion92 decks1.82K decks
-1%synergy
Sorceries
Farseek
35%inclusion646 decks1.82K decks
-12%synergy
Rampant Growth
30%inclusion545 decks1.82K decks
-4%synergy
Blasphemous Act
26%inclusion480 decks1.82K decks
-7%synergy
Kodama's Reach
26%inclusion473 decks1.82K decks
-5%synergy
Nature's Lore
22%inclusion403 decks1.82K decks
-12%synergy
Wave Goodbye
19%inclusion353 decks1.82K decks
17%synergy
Three Visits
16%inclusion296 decks1.82K decks
-11%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
12%inclusion222 decks1.82K decks
7%synergy
Overwhelming Stampede
11%inclusion205 decks1.82K decks
9%synergy
Hull Breach
10%inclusion189 decks1.82K decks
5%synergy
Fangs of Kalonia
10%inclusion189 decks1.82K decks
9%synergy
Rishkar's Expertise
10%inclusion185 decks1.82K decks
2%synergy
Neoform
8.3%inclusion151 decks1.82K decks
4%synergy
Eldritch Evolution
7.6%inclusion138 decks1.82K decks
2%synergy
Decimate
7.3%inclusion133 decks1.82K decks
3%synergy
Finale of Devastation
6.9%inclusion126 decks1.82K decks
-2%synergy
Explore
6.9%inclusion126 decks1.82K decks
-7%synergy
Growth Curve
6.6%inclusion23 decks351 decks
5%synergy
Shamanic Revelation
5.4%inclusion98 decks1.82K decks
2%synergy
Stump Stomp
5.1%inclusion93 decks1.82K decks
0%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
35%inclusion631 decks1.82K decks
10%synergy
The Great Henge
32%inclusion587 decks1.82K decks
22%synergy
Lightning Greaves
30%inclusion553 decks1.82K decks
5%synergy
The Earth Crystal
16%inclusion145 decks912 decks
13%synergy
Cloudstone Curio
15%inclusion276 decks1.82K decks
12%synergy
Bone Sabres
11%inclusion196 decks1.82K decks
9%synergy
Power Fist
7.5%inclusion136 decks1.82K decks
6%synergy
Mithril Coat
6.4%inclusion117 decks1.82K decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Innkeeper's Talent
24%inclusion426 decks1.79K decks
21%synergy
All Will Be One
23%inclusion421 decks1.82K decks
20%synergy
Hydra's Growth
21%inclusion376 decks1.82K decks
19%synergy
Simic Ascendancy
20%inclusion373 decks1.82K decks
18%synergy
Court of Garenbrig
20%inclusion366 decks1.82K decks
19%synergy
Guardian Project
18%inclusion336 decks1.82K decks
14%synergy
Terrasymbiosis
15%inclusion125 decks846 decks
11%synergy
Doubling Season
15%inclusion268 decks1.82K decks
8%synergy
Tribute to the World Tree
15%inclusion267 decks1.82K decks
13%synergy
Unbound Flourishing
14%inclusion250 decks1.82K decks
10%synergy
The First Tyrannic War
14%inclusion249 decks1.82K decks
11%synergy
Mystic Remora
10%inclusion188 decks1.82K decks
-2%synergy
Bred for the Hunt
10%inclusion188 decks1.82K decks
7%synergy
Sylvan Library
10%inclusion177 decks1.82K decks
3%synergy
Up the Beanstalk
8.1%inclusion147 decks1.82K decks
2%synergy
Sphere Grid
7.5%inclusion70 decks929 decks
6%synergy
Elemental Bond
7.4%inclusion135 decks1.82K decks
-4%synergy
Loading Zone
7.1%inclusion59 decks835 decks
6%synergy
Impact Tremors
6.9%inclusion126 decks1.82K decks
0%synergy
Warstorm Surge
6.7%inclusion122 decks1.82K decks
2%synergy
Shadow in the Warp
6.6%inclusion121 decks1.82K decks
1%synergy
Death's Presence
6.5%inclusion119 decks1.82K decks
5%synergy
Growing Rites of Itlimoc
6.3%inclusion115 decks1.82K decks
2%synergy
Level Up
6.1%inclusion28 decks461 decks
5%synergy
Uncivil Unrest
6.0%inclusion110 decks1.82K decks
5%synergy
Kozilek's Unsealing
5.4%inclusion98 decks1.82K decks
3%synergy
Primal Empathy
5.1%inclusion93 decks1.82K decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Vivien, Champion of the Wilds
5.4%inclusion99 decks1.82K decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
40%inclusion721 decks1.82K decks
10%synergy
Rogue's Passage
28%inclusion505 decks1.82K decks
12%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
23%inclusion427 decks1.82K decks
8%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
21%inclusion380 decks1.82K decks
-0%synergy
Mistrise Village
16%inclusion159 decks1K decks
-0%synergy
Karn's Bastion
14%inclusion253 decks1.82K decks
12%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
13%inclusion236 decks1.82K decks
-4%synergy
Kessig Wolf Run
13%inclusion236 decks1.82K decks
-1%synergy
Mosswort Bridge
12%inclusion218 decks1.82K decks
-2%synergy
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
10%inclusion186 decks1.82K decks
9%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.9%inclusion163 decks1.82K decks
0%synergy
Llanowar Reborn
8.5%inclusion155 decks1.82K decks
8%synergy
Castle Garenbrig
6.8%inclusion124 decks1.82K decks
4%synergy
Evendo, Waking Haven
6.7%inclusion56 decks841 decks
4%synergy
Alchemist's Refuge
5.3%inclusion96 decks1.82K decks
1%synergy
Drannith Ruins
5.3%inclusion96 decks1.82K decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
75%inclusion1.38K decks1.82K decks
-7%synergy
Arcane Signet
64%inclusion1.16K decks1.82K decks
-8%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
13%inclusion239 decks1.82K decks
4%synergy
Herd Heirloom
9.0%inclusion90 decks1K decks
2%synergy
Simic Signet
8.3%inclusion152 decks1.82K decks
-1%synergy
Fellwar Stone
7.0%inclusion128 decks1.82K decks
-10%synergy
Commander's Sphere
7.0%inclusion127 decks1.82K decks
-0%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
6.8%inclusion124 decks1.82K decks
-8%synergy
Gruul Signet
6.6%inclusion121 decks1.82K decks
-2%synergy
Elementalist's Palette
6.5%inclusion118 decks1.82K decks
4%synergy
Thought Vessel
6.4%inclusion116 decks1.82K decks
-4%synergy
Talisman of Impulse
5.9%inclusion107 decks1.82K decks
-9%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
5.3%inclusion96 decks1.82K decks
-11%synergy
Izzet Signet
5.2%inclusion95 decks1.82K decks
-4%synergy
Lotus Petal
5.2%inclusion95 decks1.82K decks
-5%synergy
Lands
Forest
96%inclusion1.75K decks1.82K decks
1%synergy
Island
95%inclusion1.73K decks1.82K decks
0%synergy
Command Tower
95%inclusion1.73K decks1.82K decks
3%synergy
Mountain
93%inclusion1.70K decks1.82K decks
1%synergy
Frontier Bivouac
56%inclusion1.03K decks1.82K decks
6%synergy
Exotic Orchard
54%inclusion985 decks1.82K decks
-2%synergy
Stomping Ground
53%inclusion971 decks1.82K decks
6%synergy
Breeding Pool
52%inclusion956 decks1.82K decks
4%synergy
Ketria Triome
49%inclusion890 decks1.82K decks
8%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
47%inclusion865 decks1.82K decks
4%synergy
Steam Vents
46%inclusion843 decks1.82K decks
2%synergy
Rootbound Crag
43%inclusion784 decks1.82K decks
3%synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
43%inclusion783 decks1.82K decks
10%synergy
Cinder Glade
40%inclusion732 decks1.82K decks
-1%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
36%inclusion663 decks1.82K decks
1%synergy
Wooded Foothills
36%inclusion661 decks1.82K decks
2%synergy
Spire Garden
35%inclusion647 decks1.82K decks
6%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
34%inclusion619 decks1.82K decks
5%synergy
Misty Rainforest
33%inclusion608 decks1.82K decks
-0%synergy
Sulfur Falls
32%inclusion578 decks1.82K decks
-9%synergy
Training Center
31%inclusion572 decks1.82K decks
2%synergy
Scalding Tarn
31%inclusion564 decks1.82K decks
-2%synergy
Rockfall Vale
30%inclusion542 decks1.82K decks
-2%synergy
Opal Palace
29%inclusion522 decks1.82K decks
24%synergy
Evolving Wilds
27%inclusion498 decks1.82K decks
1%synergy
Shivan Reef
27%inclusion487 decks1.82K decks
-6%synergy
Karplusan Forest
26%inclusion469 decks1.82K decks
-1%synergy
Temple of Mystery
21%inclusion379 decks1.82K decks
2%synergy
Flooded Grove
21%inclusion375 decks1.82K decks
5%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
20%inclusion364 decks1.82K decks
4%synergy
Bountiful Landscape
19%inclusion347 decks1.82K decks
-3%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
19%inclusion346 decks1.82K decks
-3%synergy
Path of Ancestry
17%inclusion319 decks1.82K decks
-11%synergy
Temple of Abandon
17%inclusion313 decks1.82K decks
-1%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
16%inclusion295 decks1.82K decks
1%synergy
Reflecting Pool
16%inclusion286 decks1.82K decks
8%synergy
Game Trail
15%inclusion278 decks1.82K decks
4%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
15%inclusion269 decks1.82K decks
-1%synergy
Taiga
15%inclusion265 decks1.82K decks
-1%synergy
Tropical Island
14%inclusion261 decks1.82K decks
-1%synergy
Ancient Ziggurat
14%inclusion254 decks1.82K decks
13%synergy
Volcanic Island
14%inclusion248 decks1.82K decks
-1%synergy
Gruul Turf
13%inclusion241 decks1.82K decks
-0%synergy
Fabled Passage
13%inclusion234 decks1.82K decks
0%synergy
City of Brass
13%inclusion231 decks1.82K decks
2%synergy
Cragcrown Pathway
12%inclusion219 decks1.82K decks
6%synergy
Barkchannel Pathway
12%inclusion218 decks1.82K decks
6%synergy
Thornwood Falls
11%inclusion209 decks1.82K decks
5%synergy
Willowrush Verge
11%inclusion126 decks1.13K decks
3%synergy
Thornspire Verge
11%inclusion173 decks1.59K decks
3%synergy