Animar, Soul of Elements (Commander) - Ramp

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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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Turbulent Wilderness
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
3%synergy
Studious First-Year
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
3%synergy
Wildgrowth Archaic
4.9%inclusion3 decks61 decks
4%synergy
Germination Practicum
4.9%inclusion3 decks61 decks
2%synergy
Topiary Lecturer
3.3%inclusion2 decks60 decks
3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Beast Whisperer
67%inclusion155 decks233 decks
58%synergy
Ancestral Statue
52%inclusion121 decks233 decks
48%synergy
Forgotten Ancient
53%inclusion124 decks233 decks
47%synergy
Hardened Scales
54%inclusion126 decks233 decks
43%synergy
Vizier of the Menagerie
39%inclusion90 decks233 decks
36%synergy
Rattleclaw Mystic
42%inclusion99 decks233 decks
35%synergy
Soul of the Harvest
38%inclusion89 decks233 decks
34%synergy
Hydroid Krasis
41%inclusion95 decks233 decks
34%synergy
Mulldrifter
38%inclusion88 decks233 decks
33%synergy
Peregrine Drake
36%inclusion84 decks233 decks
31%synergy
Top Cards
Birds of Paradise
62%inclusion144 decks233 decks
27%synergy
Temur Ascendancy
54%inclusion125 decks233 decks
25%synergy
Rhythm of the Wild
48%inclusion113 decks233 decks
28%synergy
Garruk's Uprising
45%inclusion105 decks233 decks
18%synergy
Heroic Intervention
42%inclusion99 decks233 decks
16%synergy
Llanowar Elves
41%inclusion96 decks233 decks
26%synergy
Maelstrom Wanderer
40%inclusion93 decks233 decks
30%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
36%inclusion85 decks233 decks
30%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
36%inclusion84 decks233 decks
27%synergy
Elvish Mystic
36%inclusion83 decks233 decks
24%synergy
Game Changers
Worldly Tutor
32%inclusion74 decks233 decks
17%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
26%inclusion60 decks233 decks
22%synergy
Rhystic Study
26%inclusion60 decks233 decks
7%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
25%inclusion58 decks233 decks
4%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
23%inclusion53 decks233 decks
5%synergy
Gaea's Cradle
11%inclusion26 decks233 decks
4%synergy
Force of Will
9.4%inclusion22 decks233 decks
1%synergy
Ancient Tomb
8.2%inclusion19 decks233 decks
-3%synergy
Chrome Mox
7.7%inclusion18 decks233 decks
-1%synergy
Mystical Tutor
7.3%inclusion17 decks233 decks
-4%synergy
Creatures
Solemn Simulacrum
33%inclusion77 decks233 decks
25%synergy
Kami of Whispered Hopes
32%inclusion75 decks233 decks
26%synergy
Bloom Tender
32%inclusion74 decks233 decks
21%synergy
Apex Devastator
32%inclusion74 decks233 decks
23%synergy
Eternal Witness
31%inclusion72 decks233 decks
15%synergy
Walking Ballista
30%inclusion71 decks233 decks
26%synergy
Artisan of Kozilek
29%inclusion68 decks233 decks
27%synergy
Kozilek, Butcher of Truth
28%inclusion66 decks233 decks
26%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
28%inclusion66 decks233 decks
16%synergy
Nulldrifter
28%inclusion66 decks233 decks
25%synergy
Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger
28%inclusion65 decks233 decks
26%synergy
Surrak Dragonclaw
27%inclusion63 decks233 decks
21%synergy
Primordial Sage
27%inclusion62 decks233 decks
24%synergy
Fierce Empath
26%inclusion60 decks233 decks
23%synergy
Fanatic of Rhonas
25%inclusion59 decks233 decks
15%synergy
Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre
24%inclusion57 decks233 decks
22%synergy
Spellskite
24%inclusion57 decks233 decks
21%synergy
Selvala, Heart of the Wilds
24%inclusion55 decks233 decks
15%synergy
Delighted Halfling
24%inclusion55 decks233 decks
7%synergy
Reclamation Sage
23%inclusion54 decks233 decks
19%synergy
Biophagus
22%inclusion52 decks233 decks
17%synergy
Ulamog, the Defiler
22%inclusion51 decks233 decks
20%synergy
Imperial Recruiter
21%inclusion48 decks233 decks
16%synergy
Temur Sabertooth
20%inclusion47 decks233 decks
15%synergy
Cloud of Faeries
20%inclusion47 decks233 decks
14%synergy
Goldvein Hydra
19%inclusion45 decks233 decks
15%synergy
Benevolent Hydra
19%inclusion44 decks233 decks
16%synergy
Gwenna, Eyes of Gaea
19%inclusion44 decks233 decks
14%synergy
Fauna Shaman
18%inclusion43 decks233 decks
17%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
18%inclusion19 decks103 decks
9%synergy
Fyndhorn Elves
18%inclusion42 decks233 decks
12%synergy
Beastcaller Savant
18%inclusion41 decks233 decks
16%synergy
Terror of the Peaks
18%inclusion41 decks233 decks
4%synergy
Shrieking Drake
16%inclusion38 decks233 decks
14%synergy
Zoanthrope
16%inclusion38 decks233 decks
10%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
16%inclusion37 decks233 decks
9%synergy
Herald of Secret Streams
16%inclusion37 decks233 decks
12%synergy
Wandering Archaic
16%inclusion37 decks233 decks
14%synergy
Void Winnower
16%inclusion37 decks233 decks
15%synergy
Kalonian Hydra
16%inclusion37 decks233 decks
13%synergy
Wood Elves
16%inclusion37 decks233 decks
13%synergy
It That Betrays
16%inclusion37 decks233 decks
15%synergy
Etali, Primal Conqueror
15%inclusion36 decks233 decks
6%synergy
Shivan Devastator
15%inclusion34 decks233 decks
11%synergy
Sire of Seven Deaths
14%inclusion32 decks223 decks
13%synergy
Winged Hive Tyrant
14%inclusion33 decks233 decks
8%synergy
Temur Battlecrier
14%inclusion28 decks199 decks
-5%synergy
Craterhoof Behemoth
13%inclusion31 decks233 decks
9%synergy
Purphoros, God of the Forge
13%inclusion30 decks233 decks
8%synergy
Stonecoil Serpent
13%inclusion30 decks233 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Counterspell
32%inclusion75 decks233 decks
0%synergy
Beast Within
29%inclusion68 decks233 decks
-8%synergy
Deflecting Swat
27%inclusion62 decks233 decks
8%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
22%inclusion52 decks233 decks
3%synergy
Chaos Warp
19%inclusion45 decks233 decks
-12%synergy
Swan Song
19%inclusion44 decks233 decks
5%synergy
Inspiring Call
18%inclusion42 decks233 decks
12%synergy
Mana Drain
16%inclusion38 decks233 decks
4%synergy
Slip Out the Back
15%inclusion35 decks233 decks
11%synergy
Negate
14%inclusion33 decks233 decks
-1%synergy
Arcane Denial
12%inclusion27 decks233 decks
-4%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
9.4%inclusion22 decks233 decks
1%synergy
Stubborn Denial
9.4%inclusion22 decks233 decks
2%synergy
Veil of Summer
9.0%inclusion21 decks233 decks
2%synergy
Ugin's Binding
9.0%inclusion21 decks233 decks
9%synergy
Shared Summons
8.6%inclusion20 decks233 decks
7%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
8.2%inclusion19 decks233 decks
-5%synergy
Chord of Calling
8.2%inclusion19 decks233 decks
1%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
7.7%inclusion18 decks233 decks
1%synergy
Growth Spiral
7.7%inclusion18 decks233 decks
-17%synergy
Pact of Negation
7.3%inclusion17 decks233 decks
1%synergy
Crop Rotation
6.0%inclusion14 decks233 decks
-6%synergy
Repulsive Mutation
6.0%inclusion14 decks233 decks
2%synergy
Mutational Advantage
5.6%inclusion13 decks233 decks
4%synergy
Force of Negation
5.6%inclusion13 decks233 decks
0%synergy
Pongify
5.2%inclusion12 decks233 decks
-7%synergy
Ripples of Potential
5.2%inclusion12 decks233 decks
4%synergy
Flusterstorm
5.2%inclusion12 decks233 decks
-2%synergy
Sorceries
Cultivate
33%inclusion78 decks233 decks
-8%synergy
Farseek
31%inclusion73 decks233 decks
-16%synergy
Rampant Growth
24%inclusion57 decks233 decks
-9%synergy
Nature's Lore
23%inclusion54 decks233 decks
-11%synergy
Blasphemous Act
23%inclusion54 decks233 decks
-10%synergy
Kodama's Reach
23%inclusion53 decks233 decks
-9%synergy
Three Visits
18%inclusion41 decks233 decks
-9%synergy
Eldritch Evolution
14%inclusion33 decks233 decks
8%synergy
Neoform
12%inclusion27 decks233 decks
7%synergy
Rishkar's Expertise
10%inclusion24 decks233 decks
2%synergy
Finale of Devastation
9.4%inclusion22 decks233 decks
0%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
7.7%inclusion18 decks233 decks
2%synergy
Wave Goodbye
6.9%inclusion16 decks233 decks
5%synergy
Green Sun's Zenith
6.0%inclusion14 decks233 decks
1%synergy
All Is Dust
6.0%inclusion14 decks233 decks
5%synergy
Decimate
6.0%inclusion14 decks233 decks
2%synergy
Jeska's Will
5.6%inclusion13 decks233 decks
-12%synergy
Sylvan Tutor
5.6%inclusion13 decks233 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
33%inclusion78 decks233 decks
9%synergy
Lightning Greaves
33%inclusion78 decks233 decks
9%synergy
The Ozolith
30%inclusion70 decks233 decks
24%synergy
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
27%inclusion64 decks233 decks
23%synergy
The Great Henge
27%inclusion64 decks233 decks
18%synergy
Cloudstone Curio
18%inclusion42 decks233 decks
15%synergy
The Earth Crystal
7.1%inclusion13 decks183 decks
4%synergy
The One Ring
5.2%inclusion12 decks233 decks
-2%synergy
Enchantments
Branching Evolution
27%inclusion64 decks233 decks
22%synergy
Guardian Project
24%inclusion55 decks233 decks
20%synergy
Mystic Remora
17%inclusion39 decks233 decks
4%synergy
All Will Be One
14%inclusion32 decks233 decks
11%synergy
Simic Ascendancy
13%inclusion31 decks233 decks
11%synergy
Tribute to the World Tree
13%inclusion30 decks233 decks
11%synergy
Sylvan Library
13%inclusion30 decks233 decks
6%synergy
Innkeeper's Talent
12%inclusion28 decks231 decks
9%synergy
Terrasymbiosis
11%inclusion19 decks168 decks
8%synergy
Hydra's Growth
10%inclusion23 decks233 decks
8%synergy
Elemental Bond
9.4%inclusion22 decks233 decks
-2%synergy
Impact Tremors
9.0%inclusion21 decks233 decks
2%synergy
Court of Garenbrig
8.6%inclusion20 decks233 decks
7%synergy
Up the Beanstalk
8.2%inclusion19 decks233 decks
2%synergy
Doubling Season
7.3%inclusion17 decks233 decks
0%synergy
Warstorm Surge
6.9%inclusion16 decks233 decks
2%synergy
Frostcliff Siege
6.5%inclusion13 decks199 decks
-3%synergy
Survival of the Fittest
6.4%inclusion15 decks233 decks
5%synergy
Unbound Flourishing
6.4%inclusion15 decks233 decks
2%synergy
Equilibrium
6.4%inclusion15 decks233 decks
6%synergy
Growing Rites of Itlimoc
6.4%inclusion15 decks233 decks
2%synergy
Loading Zone
6.1%inclusion10 decks163 decks
5%synergy
Kozilek's Unsealing
6.0%inclusion14 decks233 decks
4%synergy
Utopia Sprawl
5.6%inclusion13 decks233 decks
-1%synergy
Level Up
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
4%synergy
Zendikar Resurgent
5.2%inclusion12 decks233 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Kiora, Behemoth Beckoner
5.2%inclusion12 decks233 decks
-1%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
41%inclusion95 decks233 decks
11%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
27%inclusion62 decks233 decks
11%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
27%inclusion62 decks233 decks
6%synergy
Rogue's Passage
24%inclusion57 decks233 decks
9%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
19%inclusion44 decks233 decks
2%synergy
Mistrise Village
17%inclusion33 decks199 decks
0%synergy
Mosswort Bridge
12%inclusion29 decks233 decks
-1%synergy
Kessig Wolf Run
10%inclusion24 decks233 decks
-4%synergy
Eldrazi Temple
9.0%inclusion21 decks233 decks
8%synergy
Karn's Bastion
8.6%inclusion20 decks233 decks
6%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.9%inclusion16 decks233 decks
-2%synergy
Llanowar Reborn
6.9%inclusion16 decks233 decks
6%synergy
Evendo, Waking Haven
5.5%inclusion9 decks165 decks
2%synergy
Alchemist's Refuge
5.2%inclusion12 decks233 decks
0%synergy
Castle Garenbrig
5.2%inclusion12 decks233 decks
3%synergy
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
5.2%inclusion12 decks233 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
68%inclusion158 decks233 decks
-15%synergy
Arcane Signet
55%inclusion129 decks233 decks
-17%synergy
Fellwar Stone
12%inclusion27 decks233 decks
-6%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
10%inclusion24 decks233 decks
1%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
9.0%inclusion21 decks233 decks
-6%synergy
Lotus Petal
7.7%inclusion18 decks233 decks
-3%synergy
Simic Signet
7.3%inclusion17 decks233 decks
-3%synergy
Talisman of Impulse
7.3%inclusion17 decks233 decks
-7%synergy
Herd Heirloom
6.0%inclusion12 decks199 decks
-1%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
6.0%inclusion14 decks233 decks
-10%synergy
Thought Vessel
5.6%inclusion13 decks233 decks
-4%synergy
Izzet Signet
5.2%inclusion12 decks233 decks
-4%synergy
Mox Amber
5.2%inclusion12 decks233 decks
-3%synergy
Gruul Signet
5.2%inclusion12 decks233 decks
-3%synergy
Lands
Forest
96%inclusion223 decks233 decks
1%synergy
Island
95%inclusion221 decks233 decks
0%synergy
Command Tower
93%inclusion216 decks233 decks
2%synergy
Mountain
92%inclusion214 decks233 decks
0%synergy
Stomping Ground
58%inclusion136 decks233 decks
11%synergy
Breeding Pool
57%inclusion132 decks233 decks
8%synergy
Exotic Orchard
53%inclusion124 decks233 decks
-3%synergy
Frontier Bivouac
53%inclusion124 decks233 decks
2%synergy
Ketria Triome
52%inclusion121 decks233 decks
11%synergy
Steam Vents
51%inclusion118 decks233 decks
6%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
51%inclusion118 decks233 decks
8%synergy
Wooded Foothills
47%inclusion110 decks233 decks
13%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
45%inclusion104 decks233 decks
10%synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
45%inclusion104 decks233 decks
11%synergy
Rootbound Crag
44%inclusion102 decks233 decks
4%synergy
Misty Rainforest
41%inclusion95 decks233 decks
7%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
40%inclusion94 decks233 decks
12%synergy
Scalding Tarn
40%inclusion94 decks233 decks
8%synergy
Spire Garden
37%inclusion87 decks233 decks
8%synergy
Cinder Glade
35%inclusion81 decks233 decks
-6%synergy
Shivan Reef
34%inclusion80 decks233 decks
2%synergy
Karplusan Forest
33%inclusion78 decks233 decks
7%synergy
Training Center
33%inclusion78 decks233 decks
4%synergy
Sulfur Falls
32%inclusion75 decks233 decks
-9%synergy
Rockfall Vale
30%inclusion71 decks233 decks
-1%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
23%inclusion53 decks233 decks
1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
22%inclusion51 decks233 decks
-5%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
20%inclusion47 decks233 decks
5%synergy
Temple of Mystery
20%inclusion47 decks233 decks
1%synergy
Opal Palace
20%inclusion47 decks233 decks
16%synergy
Flooded Grove
20%inclusion47 decks233 decks
4%synergy
Path of Ancestry
20%inclusion46 decks233 decks
-8%synergy
Tropical Island
18%inclusion43 decks233 decks
3%synergy
Taiga
18%inclusion42 decks233 decks
3%synergy
Bountiful Landscape
18%inclusion41 decks233 decks
-5%synergy
Reflecting Pool
18%inclusion41 decks233 decks
10%synergy
Volcanic Island
18%inclusion41 decks233 decks
3%synergy
Temple of Abandon
16%inclusion38 decks233 decks
-2%synergy
Fabled Passage
16%inclusion37 decks233 decks
4%synergy
Gruul Turf
15%inclusion36 decks233 decks
2%synergy
City of Brass
15%inclusion36 decks233 decks
4%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
15%inclusion34 decks233 decks
-2%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
14%inclusion33 decks233 decks
-2%synergy
Ancient Ziggurat
14%inclusion32 decks233 decks
12%synergy
Cragcrown Pathway
13%inclusion31 decks233 decks
7%synergy
Mana Confluence
13%inclusion31 decks233 decks
3%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
12%inclusion29 decks233 decks
-1%synergy
Windswept Heath
11%inclusion26 decks233 decks
-1%synergy
Barkchannel Pathway
11%inclusion26 decks233 decks
6%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
11%inclusion26 decks233 decks
3%synergy