Animar, Soul of Elements (Commander) - Budget Upgraded

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
Geometer's Arthropod
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
3%synergy
Splatter Technique
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Quandrix, the Proof
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
0%synergy
Kinetic Ooze
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
3%synergy
Studious First-Year
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Ancestral Statue
52%inclusion84 decks163 decks
48%synergy
Beast Whisperer
52%inclusion85 decks163 decks
44%synergy
Primordial Sage
44%inclusion71 decks163 decks
41%synergy
Soul of the Harvest
45%inclusion73 decks163 decks
40%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
47%inclusion77 decks163 decks
40%synergy
Mulldrifter
44%inclusion71 decks163 decks
39%synergy
Rattleclaw Mystic
46%inclusion75 decks163 decks
39%synergy
Forgotten Ancient
42%inclusion69 decks163 decks
36%synergy
Hydroid Krasis
42%inclusion68 decks163 decks
35%synergy
Peregrine Drake
40%inclusion65 decks163 decks
35%synergy
Top Cards
Garruk's Uprising
40%inclusion65 decks163 decks
13%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
40%inclusion65 decks163 decks
33%synergy
Llanowar Elves
39%inclusion63 decks163 decks
23%synergy
Artisan of Kozilek
36%inclusion59 decks163 decks
34%synergy
Hardened Scales
33%inclusion54 decks163 decks
22%synergy
Beastcaller Savant
32%inclusion52 decks163 decks
30%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
32%inclusion52 decks163 decks
20%synergy
Vizier of the Menagerie
31%inclusion51 decks163 decks
28%synergy
Reclamation Sage
31%inclusion50 decks163 decks
26%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
28%inclusion46 decks163 decks
4%synergy
Game Changers
Seedborn Muse
13%inclusion21 decks163 decks
5%synergy
Creatures
Meteor Golem
28%inclusion45 decks163 decks
27%synergy
Fierce Empath
28%inclusion45 decks163 decks
25%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
26%inclusion42 decks163 decks
17%synergy
Kami of Whispered Hopes
25%inclusion41 decks163 decks
19%synergy
Elvish Mystic
25%inclusion41 decks163 decks
14%synergy
Maelstrom Wanderer
25%inclusion41 decks163 decks
15%synergy
Stratus Dancer
25%inclusion40 decks163 decks
24%synergy
Nulldrifter
23%inclusion37 decks163 decks
20%synergy
Willbender
22%inclusion36 decks163 decks
22%synergy
Surrak Dragonclaw
22%inclusion36 decks163 decks
16%synergy
Cloud of Faeries
22%inclusion36 decks163 decks
16%synergy
Stonecoil Serpent
21%inclusion35 decks163 decks
17%synergy
Zoanthrope
20%inclusion32 decks163 decks
13%synergy
Temur Sabertooth
19%inclusion31 decks163 decks
14%synergy
Farhaven Elf
19%inclusion31 decks163 decks
18%synergy
Ainok Survivalist
19%inclusion31 decks163 decks
18%synergy
Den Protector
18%inclusion30 decks163 decks
18%synergy
Eternal Witness
18%inclusion29 decks163 decks
2%synergy
Ilysian Caryatid
18%inclusion29 decks163 decks
14%synergy
Nantuko Vigilante
17%inclusion28 decks163 decks
17%synergy
Silver Myr
17%inclusion28 decks163 decks
16%synergy
Tishana, Voice of Thunder
17%inclusion27 decks163 decks
15%synergy
Garruk's Packleader
16%inclusion26 decks163 decks
15%synergy
Copper Myr
16%inclusion26 decks163 decks
15%synergy
Wood Elves
15%inclusion25 decks163 decks
13%synergy
Etali, Primal Storm
15%inclusion25 decks163 decks
5%synergy
Vesuvan Shapeshifter
15%inclusion25 decks163 decks
15%synergy
Icefeather Aven
13%inclusion22 decks163 decks
13%synergy
Apex Devastator
13%inclusion22 decks163 decks
5%synergy
Alloy Myr
13%inclusion22 decks163 decks
13%synergy
Voidmage Apprentice
13%inclusion21 decks163 decks
13%synergy
Garruk's Horde
13%inclusion21 decks163 decks
13%synergy
Hooded Hydra
13%inclusion21 decks163 decks
12%synergy
Ulamog's Crusher
13%inclusion21 decks163 decks
12%synergy
Duplicant
13%inclusion21 decks163 decks
12%synergy
Temur Battlecrier
13%inclusion18 decks142 decks
-7%synergy
Genesis Hydra
12%inclusion20 decks163 decks
11%synergy
Birds of Paradise
12%inclusion20 decks163 decks
-22%synergy
Flamebraider
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
11%synergy
Palladium Myr
12%inclusion19 decks163 decks
11%synergy
Fauna Shaman
12%inclusion19 decks163 decks
10%synergy
Pathrazer of Ulamog
12%inclusion19 decks163 decks
11%synergy
Iron Myr
12%inclusion19 decks163 decks
11%synergy
Maelstrom Colossus
12%inclusion19 decks163 decks
10%synergy
Brine Elemental
12%inclusion19 decks163 decks
11%synergy
Echo Tracer
12%inclusion19 decks163 decks
11%synergy
Augur of Autumn
12%inclusion19 decks163 decks
9%synergy
Kheru Spellsnatcher
12%inclusion19 decks163 decks
11%synergy
Vorel of the Hull Clade
11%inclusion18 decks163 decks
10%synergy
Bane of Bala Ged
11%inclusion18 decks163 decks
10%synergy
Instants
Counterspell
26%inclusion42 decks163 decks
-6%synergy
Negate
24%inclusion39 decks163 decks
9%synergy
Beast Within
21%inclusion34 decks163 decks
-16%synergy
Chaos Warp
20%inclusion33 decks163 decks
-11%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
15%inclusion24 decks163 decks
8%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
13%inclusion22 decks163 decks
5%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
12%inclusion20 decks163 decks
-7%synergy
Slip Out the Back
11%inclusion18 decks163 decks
7%synergy
Inspiring Call
11%inclusion18 decks163 decks
5%synergy
Paradoxical Outcome
9.2%inclusion15 decks163 decks
9%synergy
Gaea's Gift
8.0%inclusion13 decks163 decks
4%synergy
Growth Spiral
8.0%inclusion13 decks163 decks
-17%synergy
Shared Summons
7.4%inclusion12 decks163 decks
6%synergy
Fog
6.7%inclusion11 decks163 decks
5%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
6.1%inclusion10 decks163 decks
-7%synergy
Abrade
6.1%inclusion10 decks163 decks
1%synergy
Reality Shift
6.1%inclusion10 decks163 decks
-7%synergy
Arcane Denial
6.1%inclusion10 decks163 decks
-9%synergy
Stubborn Denial
5.5%inclusion9 decks163 decks
-1%synergy
Sorceries
Cultivate
28%inclusion46 decks163 decks
-13%synergy
Rampant Growth
27%inclusion44 decks163 decks
-7%synergy
Farseek
19%inclusion31 decks163 decks
-28%synergy
Kodama's Reach
17%inclusion28 decks163 decks
-14%synergy
Blasphemous Act
14%inclusion23 decks163 decks
-19%synergy
Decimate
10%inclusion17 decks163 decks
7%synergy
Neoform
8.6%inclusion14 decks163 decks
4%synergy
Shamanic Revelation
6.7%inclusion11 decks163 decks
4%synergy
Lessons from Life
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Rishkar's Expertise
5.5%inclusion9 decks163 decks
-3%synergy
Overwhelming Stampede
5.5%inclusion9 decks163 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
15%inclusion25 decks163 decks
-9%synergy
Lifecrafter's Bestiary
8.6%inclusion14 decks163 decks
8%synergy
Cloudstone Curio
6.7%inclusion11 decks163 decks
3%synergy
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
6.1%inclusion10 decks163 decks
2%synergy
Panoptic Projektor
6.1%inclusion10 decks163 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Temur Ascendancy
25%inclusion41 decks163 decks
-3%synergy
Rhythm of the Wild
25%inclusion40 decks163 decks
4%synergy
Impact Tremors
18%inclusion30 decks163 decks
12%synergy
Warstorm Surge
14%inclusion23 decks163 decks
9%synergy
Branching Evolution
13%inclusion21 decks163 decks
7%synergy
Hydra's Growth
12%inclusion20 decks163 decks
11%synergy
Up the Beanstalk
10%inclusion17 decks163 decks
5%synergy
Equilibrium
10%inclusion16 decks163 decks
9%synergy
Simic Ascendancy
10%inclusion16 decks163 decks
7%synergy
Trail of Mystery
10%inclusion16 decks163 decks
10%synergy
Secret Plans
10%inclusion16 decks163 decks
10%synergy
Elemental Bond
8.0%inclusion13 decks163 decks
-3%synergy
Wild Growth
7.4%inclusion12 decks163 decks
-3%synergy
Rising of the Day
6.7%inclusion11 decks163 decks
5%synergy
Frostcliff Siege
6.3%inclusion9 decks142 decks
-3%synergy
Kozilek's Unsealing
6.1%inclusion10 decks163 decks
4%synergy
Zendikar Resurgent
5.5%inclusion9 decks163 decks
4%synergy
Wilderness Reclamation
5.5%inclusion9 decks163 decks
0%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
29%inclusion47 decks163 decks
14%synergy
Reliquary Tower
17%inclusion28 decks163 decks
-13%synergy
Mosswort Bridge
10%inclusion16 decks163 decks
-4%synergy
Zoetic Cavern
9.2%inclusion15 decks163 decks
9%synergy
Llanowar Reborn
8.6%inclusion14 decks163 decks
8%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.0%inclusion13 decks163 decks
-1%synergy
Alchemist's Refuge
7.4%inclusion12 decks163 decks
3%synergy
Branch of Vitu-Ghazi
6.7%inclusion11 decks163 decks
7%synergy
Kessig Wolf Run
6.7%inclusion11 decks163 decks
-8%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
60%inclusion97 decks163 decks
-23%synergy
Arcane Signet
49%inclusion80 decks163 decks
-23%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
12%inclusion19 decks163 decks
2%synergy
Commander's Sphere
11%inclusion18 decks163 decks
4%synergy
Simic Signet
10%inclusion17 decks163 decks
0%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
8.0%inclusion13 decks163 decks
-7%synergy
Fellwar Stone
7.4%inclusion12 decks163 decks
-10%synergy
Izzet Signet
6.7%inclusion11 decks163 decks
-3%synergy
Gruul Signet
6.7%inclusion11 decks163 decks
-2%synergy
Thought Vessel
5.5%inclusion9 decks163 decks
-4%synergy
Lands
Mountain
100%inclusion163 decks163 decks
8%synergy
Forest
100%inclusion163 decks163 decks
5%synergy
Island
100%inclusion163 decks163 decks
6%synergy
Command Tower
90%inclusion147 decks163 decks
-1%synergy
Frontier Bivouac
71%inclusion115 decks163 decks
20%synergy
Evolving Wilds
56%inclusion91 decks163 decks
29%synergy
Exotic Orchard
53%inclusion87 decks163 decks
-2%synergy
Cinder Glade
48%inclusion78 decks163 decks
7%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
44%inclusion72 decks163 decks
28%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
44%inclusion71 decks163 decks
9%synergy
Shivan Reef
39%inclusion64 decks163 decks
7%synergy
Temple of Mystery
37%inclusion61 decks163 decks
18%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
37%inclusion61 decks163 decks
-6%synergy
Sulfur Falls
34%inclusion55 decks163 decks
-7%synergy
Bountiful Landscape
34%inclusion55 decks163 decks
11%synergy
Rootbound Crag
34%inclusion55 decks163 decks
-6%synergy
Temple of Abandon
32%inclusion52 decks163 decks
14%synergy
Path of Ancestry
31%inclusion50 decks163 decks
2%synergy
Gruul Turf
29%inclusion47 decks163 decks
15%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
28%inclusion46 decks163 decks
13%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
25%inclusion40 decks163 decks
8%synergy
Game Trail
24%inclusion39 decks163 decks
12%synergy
Opal Palace
24%inclusion39 decks163 decks
20%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
23%inclusion38 decks163 decks
10%synergy
Flooded Grove
23%inclusion38 decks163 decks
7%synergy
Karplusan Forest
23%inclusion37 decks163 decks
-4%synergy
Thornwood Falls
22%inclusion36 decks163 decks
15%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
22%inclusion36 decks163 decks
-6%synergy
Rockfall Vale
21%inclusion35 decks163 decks
-10%synergy
Vineglimmer Snarl
20%inclusion33 decks163 decks
11%synergy
Rugged Highlands
20%inclusion32 decks163 decks
13%synergy
Myriad Landscape
17%inclusion27 decks163 decks
7%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
17%inclusion27 decks163 decks
11%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
16%inclusion26 decks163 decks
7%synergy
Ash Barrens
15%inclusion25 decks163 decks
11%synergy
Mossfire Valley
14%inclusion23 decks163 decks
4%synergy
Tangled Islet
12%inclusion19 decks163 decks
7%synergy
Ancient Ziggurat
12%inclusion19 decks163 decks
10%synergy
Sheltered Thicket
12%inclusion19 decks163 decks
2%synergy
Thriving Isle
11%inclusion18 decks163 decks
9%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
10%inclusion17 decks163 decks
2%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
10%inclusion16 decks163 decks
-12%synergy
Wooded Ridgeline
8.6%inclusion14 decks163 decks
5%synergy
Overflowing Basin
8.6%inclusion14 decks163 decks
3%synergy
Sodden Verdure
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
2%synergy
Rain-Slicked Copse
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Waterlogged Grove
8.0%inclusion13 decks163 decks
2%synergy
Thriving Bluff
8.0%inclusion13 decks163 decks
6%synergy
Simic Guildgate
6.7%inclusion11 decks163 decks
4%synergy
Stomping Ground
6.1%inclusion10 decks163 decks
-41%synergy