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

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
Studious First-Year
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Primo, the Unbounded
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Kinetic Ooze
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Geometer's Arthropod
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Ancestral Statue
70%inclusion16 decks23 decks
66%synergy
Hardened Scales
74%inclusion17 decks23 decks
63%synergy
Hydroid Krasis
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
50%synergy
Artisan of Kozilek
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
45%synergy
Rattleclaw Mystic
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
45%synergy
Beast Whisperer
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
44%synergy
Stonecoil Serpent
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
39%synergy
Reclamation Sage
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
39%synergy
Mulldrifter
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
39%synergy
Forgotten Ancient
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
37%synergy
Top Cards
Garruk's Uprising
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
30%synergy
Rampant Growth
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
36%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
35%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
33%synergy
Soul of the Harvest
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
35%synergy
Kami of Whispered Hopes
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
33%synergy
Peregrine Drake
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
30%synergy
Vizier of the Menagerie
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
32%synergy
Fierce Empath
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
32%synergy
Creatures
Llanowar Elves
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
23%synergy
Zoanthrope
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
28%synergy
Primordial Sage
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
28%synergy
Maelstrom Wanderer
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
20%synergy
The Goose Mother
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
28%synergy
Etali, Primal Storm
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Herald of Secret Streams
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
22%synergy
Elvish Mystic
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Surrak Dragonclaw
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Kalonian Hydra
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
23%synergy
Magus Lucea Kane
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Beastcaller Savant
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
24%synergy
Temur Battlecrier
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Mistcutter Hydra
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Vastwood Hydra
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Ilysian Caryatid
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Meteor Golem
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Burnished Hart
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Savageborn Hydra
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Shivan Devastator
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Voracious Hydra
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Vorel of the Hull Clade
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Eternal Witness
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Garruk's Packleader
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Apocalypse Hydra
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Fauna Shaman
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Bloodbraid Elf
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Ruby, Daring Tracker
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Winged Hive Tyrant
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Temur Sabertooth
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Managorger Hydra
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Hungering Hydra
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Steelbane Hydra
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Smokebraider
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Imoti, Celebrant of Bounty
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Nulldrifter
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Nightshade Dryad
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Anticausal Vestige
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
14%synergy
Shocking Sharpshooter
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Spider Manifestation
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
12%synergy
Benevolent Hydra
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Primordial Hydra
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Selvala, Heart of the Wilds
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Genesis Hydra
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
High Fae Trickster
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Tyrant Guard
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Goldvein Hydra
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Ulamog's Crusher
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Prime Speaker Zegana
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Instants
Fog
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
29%synergy
Counterspell
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
-2%synergy
Negate
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Chaos Warp
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
-9%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Slip Out the Back
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Inspiring Call
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Beast Within
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-20%synergy
Arcane Denial
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Growth Spiral
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-12%synergy
Invigorating Surge
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Trap Essence
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Fling
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Heroic Intervention
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-18%synergy
Bioshift
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Lightning Bolt
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-2%synergy
Gift of the Viper
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Resculpt
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Unsummon
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Naturalize
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Octopus Form
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
1%synergy
Strength of Will
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Abandon Attachments
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
0%synergy
It'll Quench Ya!
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
1%synergy
Consult the Star Charts
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Magic Damper
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Yuna's Whistle
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Kodama's Reach
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Farseek
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
-21%synergy
Blasphemous Act
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
-8%synergy
Cultivate
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
-16%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Shared Roots
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
4%synergy
Wave Goodbye
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Decimate
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Lessons from Life
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Clutch of Currents
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Neoform
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Rishkar's Expertise
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Overwhelming Stampede
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Earth Rumble
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Combat Tutorial
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Chocobo Kick
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Suplex
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Lightning Greaves
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
-3%synergy
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Cloudstone Curio
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Peter Parker's Camera
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Thrumming Hivepool
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Rhythm of the Wild
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Branching Evolution
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Impact Tremors
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Temur Ascendancy
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
-3%synergy
Hydra's Growth
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Frostcliff Siege
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
10%synergy
Warstorm Surge
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Loading Zone
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
10%synergy
Up the Beanstalk
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Fight Rigging
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Court of Garenbrig
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Simic Ascendancy
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Unbound Flourishing
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Guardian Project
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Berserkers' Onslaught
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Invigorating Hot Spring
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Elemental Bond
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-2%synergy
Terrasymbiosis
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
2%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Rogue's Passage
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Tyrite Sanctum
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Llanowar Reborn
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Three Tree City
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
70%inclusion16 decks23 decks
-2%synergy
Sol Ring
70%inclusion16 decks23 decks
-13%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Commander's Sphere
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Thought Vessel
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Simic Signet
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-2%synergy
Relic of Legends
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Elementalist's Palette
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Fellwar Stone
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-9%synergy
Mind Stone
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Gruul Signet
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Talisman of Impulse
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-6%synergy
Lands
Mountain
100%inclusion23 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Island
100%inclusion23 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Forest
100%inclusion23 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Command Tower
87%inclusion20 decks23 decks
-4%synergy
Evolving Wilds
74%inclusion17 decks23 decks
47%synergy
Frontier Bivouac
74%inclusion17 decks23 decks
23%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
40%synergy
Cinder Glade
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Exotic Orchard
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
-4%synergy
Bountiful Landscape
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
30%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Shivan Reef
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Sulfur Falls
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Temple of Mystery
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Opal Palace
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
30%synergy
Karplusan Forest
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Temple of Abandon
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Rugged Highlands
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
24%synergy
Flooded Grove
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Thornwood Falls
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
24%synergy
Game Trail
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Rockfall Vale
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
-5%synergy
Vineglimmer Snarl
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Gruul Turf
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Rootbound Crag
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
-14%synergy
Path of Ancestry
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
-2%synergy
Mossfire Valley
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Breeding Pool
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-35%synergy
Ancient Ziggurat
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Overflowing Basin
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-8%synergy
Thriving Isle
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Ketria Triome
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-28%synergy
Simic Guildgate
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-20%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Sodden Verdure
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Rain-Slicked Copse
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Abundant Countryside
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-7%synergy
Myriad Landscape
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Ash Barrens
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Ferrous Lake
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-1%synergy