Animar, Soul of Elements (Commander) - Voltron

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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MTGStocks
Zuri, Warrior of Wakanda
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Germination Practicum
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Topiary Lecturer
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Emeritus of Ideation
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Studious First-Year
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
4%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Beast Whisperer
68%inclusion23 decks34 decks
59%synergy
Forgotten Ancient
59%inclusion20 decks34 decks
52%synergy
Vizier of the Menagerie
47%inclusion16 decks34 decks
44%synergy
Rhythm of the Wild
62%inclusion21 decks34 decks
41%synergy
Ancestral Statue
44%inclusion15 decks34 decks
40%synergy
Beastcaller Savant
38%inclusion13 decks34 decks
37%synergy
Mulldrifter
41%inclusion14 decks34 decks
37%synergy
Hardened Scales
47%inclusion16 decks34 decks
36%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
41%inclusion14 decks34 decks
35%synergy
Soul of the Harvest
38%inclusion13 decks34 decks
34%synergy
Top Cards
Birds of Paradise
62%inclusion21 decks34 decks
27%synergy
Elvish Mystic
44%inclusion15 decks34 decks
33%synergy
Llanowar Elves
41%inclusion14 decks34 decks
26%synergy
Peregrine Drake
35%inclusion12 decks34 decks
30%synergy
Bloom Tender
35%inclusion12 decks34 decks
24%synergy
Rattleclaw Mystic
35%inclusion12 decks34 decks
28%synergy
Delighted Halfling
35%inclusion12 decks34 decks
19%synergy
Heroic Intervention
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Branching Evolution
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
26%synergy
Hydroid Krasis
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
25%synergy
Game Changers
Worldly Tutor
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
12%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
16%synergy
Rhystic Study
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
-4%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
-6%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
-3%synergy
Force of Will
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
1%synergy
Chrome Mox
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
0%synergy
Gaea's Cradle
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-2%synergy
Gamble
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-2%synergy
Mystical Tutor
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-5%synergy
Creatures
Nulldrifter
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
29%synergy
Fanatic of Rhonas
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
19%synergy
Surrak Dragonclaw
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
23%synergy
Spellskite
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
26%synergy
Eternal Witness
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
19%synergy
Imperial Recruiter
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
22%synergy
Biophagus
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
21%synergy
Wood Elves
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
24%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
18%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
16%synergy
Illuna, Apex of Wishes
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
23%synergy
Primordial Sage
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
21%synergy
Fierce Empath
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
21%synergy
Augur of Autumn
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
21%synergy
Cloud of Faeries
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
17%synergy
Fyndhorn Elves
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
17%synergy
Reclamation Sage
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
16%synergy
Shrieking Drake
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
19%synergy
Goldvein Hydra
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
16%synergy
Man-o'-War
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
20%synergy
Kalonian Hydra
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
18%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Kami of Whispered Hopes
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Tam, Mindful First-Year
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
19%synergy
Willbender
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
17%synergy
Benevolent Hydra
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
15%synergy
Gemrazer
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
17%synergy
Fauna Shaman
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
16%synergy
Arbor Elf
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
15%synergy
Walking Ballista
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
13%synergy
Temur Sabertooth
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
13%synergy
Ulamog, the Defiler
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
16%synergy
Maelstrom Wanderer
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Glowstone Recluse
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
17%synergy
Xenagos, God of Revels
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Paradise Druid
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
17%synergy
Terror of the Peaks
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Dreamtail Heron
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Vorel of the Hull Clade
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Sea-Dasher Octopus
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Pouncing Shoreshark
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Artisan of Kozilek
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
12%synergy
Migratory Greathorn
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Lore Drakkis
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
12%synergy
Stratus Dancer
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Ornithopter
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
12%synergy
Wandering Archaic
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
12%synergy
Instants
Counterspell
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
-5%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
1%synergy
Beast Within
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
-17%synergy
Slip Out the Back
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
13%synergy
Stubborn Denial
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Mana Drain
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Swan Song
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
1%synergy
Veil of Summer
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Deflecting Swat
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
-7%synergy
Tamiyo's Safekeeping
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Negate
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
-6%synergy
Silkguard
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Flusterstorm
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
1%synergy
Trap Essence
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Pact of Negation
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Ram Through
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-3%synergy
Paradoxical Outcome
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Solidarity of Heroes
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Brain Freeze
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-1%synergy
Chord of Calling
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-1%synergy
Inspiring Call
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-0%synergy
Collective Resistance
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
1%synergy
Bolt Bend
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Shared Summons
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Obscuring Haze
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Ugin's Binding
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Farseek
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
-27%synergy
Nature's Lore
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
-14%synergy
Blasphemous Act
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
-13%synergy
Cultivate
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
-24%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
12%synergy
Rampant Growth
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
-19%synergy
Eldritch Evolution
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Broken Bond
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
10%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Stump Stomp
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Three Visits
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
-18%synergy
Hull Breach
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Fangs of Kalonia
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Rishkar's Expertise
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
0%synergy
Overwhelming Stampede
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Genesis Ultimatum
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-1%synergy
Kodama's Reach
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-25%synergy
Windfall
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-3%synergy
Visions of Dominance
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Tempt with Discovery
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Vandalblast
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-2%synergy
Neoform
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Fabricate
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Finale of Devastation
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-3%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Decimate
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Ezuri's Predation
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Grapeshot
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-0%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Great Henge
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
22%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
8%synergy
The Ozolith
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
13%synergy
Lightning Greaves
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
-7%synergy
Cloudstone Curio
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Mithril Coat
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Panharmonicon
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
1%synergy
The Earth Crystal
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Dream Chisel
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Rhonas's Monument
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Crystal Shard
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Garruk's Uprising
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
-3%synergy
Temur Ascendancy
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
-5%synergy
Innkeeper's Talent
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
18%synergy
Guardian Project
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
17%synergy
Simic Ascendancy
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
15%synergy
All Will Be One
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
15%synergy
Mystic Remora
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Equilibrium
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Growing Rites of Itlimoc
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Terrasymbiosis
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Doubling Season
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Season of Growth
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
10%synergy
Sylvan Library
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Defense of the Heart
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Utopia Sprawl
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Exploration
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
-1%synergy
Elven Chorus
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Hydra's Growth
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Tribute to the World Tree
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Asceticism
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Level Up
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Cryptolith Rite
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
1%synergy
Up the Beanstalk
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
0%synergy
Trail of Mystery
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Court of Garenbrig
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Unbound Flourishing
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Shadow in the Warp
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
1%synergy
Vesuvan Duplimancy
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Wild Growth
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-5%synergy
Song of Creation
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-3%synergy
Impact Tremors
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-1%synergy
Zendikar Resurgent
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Invigorating Hot Spring
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Insight
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Uncivil Unrest
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Propaganda
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Ikoria
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Vivien, Champion of the Wilds
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Vivien, Monsters' Advocate
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
41%inclusion14 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Mistrise Village
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
-2%synergy
Rogue's Passage
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
-1%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
-9%synergy
Temple of the False God
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Evendo, Waking Haven
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Mosswort Bridge
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
-5%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
0%synergy
Shifting Woodland
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-1%synergy
Llanowar Reborn
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Skarrg, the Rage Pits
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Kessig Wolf Run
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-8%synergy
Nesting Grounds
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Castle Garenbrig
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Dryad Arbor
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
56%inclusion19 decks34 decks
-27%synergy
Arcane Signet
38%inclusion13 decks34 decks
-34%synergy
Commander's Sphere
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Simic Signet
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
-1%synergy
Lotus Petal
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
-2%synergy
Herd Heirloom
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Izzet Signet
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-4%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Thought Vessel
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-4%synergy
Lands
Forest
100%inclusion34 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Command Tower
94%inclusion32 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Mountain
94%inclusion32 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Island
94%inclusion32 decks34 decks
-0%synergy
Breeding Pool
65%inclusion22 decks34 decks
16%synergy
Steam Vents
59%inclusion20 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Stomping Ground
59%inclusion20 decks34 decks
12%synergy
Wooded Foothills
56%inclusion19 decks34 decks
21%synergy
Frontier Bivouac
56%inclusion19 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Ketria Triome
50%inclusion17 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Rootbound Crag
44%inclusion15 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Misty Rainforest
41%inclusion14 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
41%inclusion14 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Scalding Tarn
41%inclusion14 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Karplusan Forest
38%inclusion13 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Training Center
38%inclusion13 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Exotic Orchard
35%inclusion12 decks34 decks
-21%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
35%inclusion12 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Rockfall Vale
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
1%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
-3%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Cinder Glade
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
-9%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
-11%synergy
Shivan Reef
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
-3%synergy
Sulfur Falls
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
-14%synergy
Evolving Wilds
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
-0%synergy
Fabled Passage
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Flooded Grove
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Ancient Ziggurat
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
19%synergy
Taiga
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Spire Garden
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
-8%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
16%synergy
Path of Ancestry
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
-8%synergy
Willowrush Verge
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Abundant Countryside
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
19%synergy
Thornspire Verge
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
10%synergy
Reflecting Pool
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
10%synergy
Cragcrown Pathway
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
12%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Barkchannel Pathway
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
12%synergy
Tropical Island
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
-1%synergy
Arid Mesa
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Simic Guildgate
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
12%synergy
City of Brass
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
-1%synergy
Bountiful Landscape
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
-11%synergy