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

Kyle Massa
Jun 24, 2026
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Deck Filters
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Hardened Scales
83%inclusion20 decks24 decks
72%synergy
Ancestral Statue
67%inclusion16 decks24 decks
63%synergy
Hydroid Krasis
63%inclusion15 decks24 decks
56%synergy
Rattleclaw Mystic
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
51%synergy
Forgotten Ancient
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
47%synergy
Beast Whisperer
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
46%synergy
Mulldrifter
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
45%synergy
Kami of Whispered Hopes
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
44%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
43%synergy
Stonecoil Serpent
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
42%synergy
Top Cards
Garruk's Uprising
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
32%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
38%synergy
Peregrine Drake
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
41%synergy
Soul of the Harvest
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
42%synergy
Rampant Growth
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Reclamation Sage
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
37%synergy
Artisan of Kozilek
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
39%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
17%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
30%synergy
Negate
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
22%synergy
Creatures
Primordial Sage
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
35%synergy
Vizier of the Menagerie
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
34%synergy
Fierce Empath
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
35%synergy
Llanowar Elves
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
22%synergy
Surrak Dragonclaw
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
31%synergy
Maelstrom Wanderer
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
28%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
29%synergy
Zoanthrope
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
31%synergy
Elvish Mystic
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
22%synergy
The Goose Mother
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
31%synergy
Herald of Secret Streams
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
25%synergy
Kalonian Hydra
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
27%synergy
Shivan Devastator
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
25%synergy
Beastcaller Savant
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
28%synergy
Etali, Primal Storm
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Temur Sabertooth
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Magus Lucea Kane
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
24%synergy
Savageborn Hydra
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
24%synergy
Vorel of the Hull Clade
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Eternal Witness
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Mistcutter Hydra
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Bloodbraid Elf
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
17%synergy
Genesis Hydra
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Winged Hive Tyrant
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Vastwood Hydra
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Cloud of Faeries
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Managorger Hydra
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Apex Devastator
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Birds of Paradise
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
-14%synergy
Voracious Hydra
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Temur Battlecrier
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-1%synergy
Garruk's Packleader
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Apocalypse Hydra
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Aberrant
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Farhaven Elf
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Ilysian Caryatid
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Burnished Hart
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Fathom Mage
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Hungering Hydra
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Meteor Golem
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Steelbane Hydra
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Imoti, Celebrant of Bounty
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Sporocyst
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Nightshade Dryad
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Shocking Sharpshooter
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Etherium-Horn Sorcerer
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Benevolent Hydra
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Maelstrom Colossus
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Primordial Hydra
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Acidic Slime
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Inspiring Call
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
27%synergy
Counterspell
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Slip Out the Back
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
25%synergy
Chaos Warp
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
-6%synergy
Beast Within
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
-12%synergy
Fog
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Growth Spiral
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
-4%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-3%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Trap Essence
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Invigorating Surge
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Arcane Denial
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-3%synergy
Pongify
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-4%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-5%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Fling
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Heroic Intervention
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-18%synergy
Gaea's Gift
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Temur Battle Rage
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Bioshift
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Lightning Bolt
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-2%synergy
Silkguard
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Return to Nature
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Gift of the Viper
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Resculpt
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Unsummon
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Natural Reclamation
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Get Out
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Octopus Form
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
-0%synergy
Strength of Will
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Abandon Attachments
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
-1%synergy
Consult the Star Charts
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Kodama's Reach
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
-2%synergy
Farseek
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
-18%synergy
Cultivate
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
-12%synergy
Blasphemous Act
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
-9%synergy
Wave Goodbye
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Decimate
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Impolite Entrance
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Genesis Ultimatum
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Clutch of Currents
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Hull Breach
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Neoform
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Rishkar's Expertise
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-0%synergy
Bushwhack
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Overwhelming Stampede
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Shared Roots
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
-4%synergy
Earth Rumble
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Combat Tutorial
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Chocobo Kick
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
-4%synergy
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Peter Parker's Camera
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Thrumming Hivepool
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Rhythm of the Wild
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Temur Ascendancy
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Branching Evolution
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
23%synergy
Hydra's Growth
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
23%synergy
Warstorm Surge
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Frostcliff Siege
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Guardian Project
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Simic Ascendancy
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Impact Tremors
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Elemental Bond
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Loading Zone
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
9%synergy
Up the Beanstalk
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Unbound Flourishing
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Invigorating Hot Spring
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Terrasymbiosis
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Domri, Anarch of Bolas
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
35%synergy
Reliquary Tower
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Tyrite Sanctum
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Kessig Wolf Run
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
75%inclusion18 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Sol Ring
71%inclusion17 decks24 decks
-12%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Thought Vessel
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Commander's Sphere
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Fellwar Stone
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-5%synergy
Simic Signet
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
Elementalist's Palette
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-7%synergy
Lands
Mountain
100%inclusion24 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Island
100%inclusion24 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Forest
100%inclusion24 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Command Tower
88%inclusion21 decks24 decks
-4%synergy
Frontier Bivouac
79%inclusion19 decks24 decks
28%synergy
Evolving Wilds
67%inclusion16 decks24 decks
40%synergy
Cinder Glade
63%inclusion15 decks24 decks
22%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
38%synergy
Exotic Orchard
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
-2%synergy
Bountiful Landscape
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
32%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Sulfur Falls
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Shivan Reef
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Temple of Mystery
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
22%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Temple of Abandon
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Rootbound Crag
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
-7%synergy
Flooded Grove
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
17%synergy
Thornwood Falls
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
27%synergy
Rockfall Vale
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
-2%synergy
Rugged Highlands
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
23%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Karplusan Forest
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Game Trail
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Gruul Turf
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Opal Palace
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
21%synergy
Path of Ancestry
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
-3%synergy
Mossfire Valley
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Vineglimmer Snarl
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Simic Guildgate
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Ancient Ziggurat
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-0%synergy
Myriad Landscape
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-9%synergy
Ash Barrens
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Overflowing Basin
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Ketria Triome
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-28%synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-21%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Sodden Verdure
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Rain-Slicked Copse
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Abundant Countryside
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Breeding Pool
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-40%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Ferrous Lake
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Thriving Isle
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Thriving Grove
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy