Animar, Soul of Elements (Commander) - Expensive Core

Kyle Massa
Jun 24, 2026
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MTGStocks
Shang-Chi, Martial Mentor
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Giant-Man, Gargantuan Genius
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
War Machine, Avenging Arsenal
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Training Compound
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Iron Man, Armored Avenger
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Beast Whisperer
66%inclusion123 decks186 decks
58%synergy
Soul of the Harvest
45%inclusion83 decks186 decks
40%synergy
Hardened Scales
51%inclusion95 decks186 decks
40%synergy
The Great Henge
50%inclusion93 decks186 decks
40%synergy
Vizier of the Menagerie
43%inclusion80 decks186 decks
40%synergy
Forgotten Ancient
45%inclusion84 decks186 decks
38%synergy
The Ozolith
45%inclusion83 decks186 decks
38%synergy
Rhythm of the Wild
58%inclusion107 decks186 decks
37%synergy
Rattleclaw Mystic
44%inclusion81 decks186 decks
36%synergy
Kozilek, Butcher of Truth
38%inclusion70 decks186 decks
35%synergy
Top Cards
Birds of Paradise
66%inclusion123 decks186 decks
31%synergy
Temur Ascendancy
55%inclusion102 decks186 decks
26%synergy
Heroic Intervention
47%inclusion87 decks186 decks
20%synergy
Garruk's Uprising
42%inclusion78 decks186 decks
15%synergy
Llanowar Elves
38%inclusion71 decks186 decks
23%synergy
Hydroid Krasis
37%inclusion69 decks186 decks
30%synergy
Mulldrifter
37%inclusion68 decks186 decks
32%synergy
Delighted Halfling
36%inclusion67 decks186 decks
19%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
35%inclusion65 decks186 decks
28%synergy
Kami of Whispered Hopes
35%inclusion65 decks186 decks
29%synergy
Game Changers
Worldly Tutor
11%inclusion20 decks186 decks
-4%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
10%inclusion18 decks186 decks
6%synergy
Creatures
Primordial Sage
34%inclusion63 decks186 decks
31%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
33%inclusion62 decks186 decks
26%synergy
Bloom Tender
33%inclusion62 decks186 decks
22%synergy
Peregrine Drake
32%inclusion59 decks186 decks
27%synergy
Elvish Mystic
32%inclusion59 decks186 decks
20%synergy
Eternal Witness
32%inclusion59 decks186 decks
16%synergy
Maelstrom Wanderer
32%inclusion59 decks186 decks
22%synergy
Ancestral Statue
31%inclusion57 decks186 decks
27%synergy
Fanatic of Rhonas
30%inclusion56 decks186 decks
20%synergy
Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre
30%inclusion56 decks186 decks
28%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
30%inclusion56 decks186 decks
21%synergy
Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger
30%inclusion55 decks186 decks
27%synergy
Biophagus
30%inclusion55 decks186 decks
24%synergy
Temur Sabertooth
30%inclusion55 decks186 decks
24%synergy
Artisan of Kozilek
29%inclusion54 decks186 decks
26%synergy
Apex Devastator
28%inclusion52 decks186 decks
19%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
28%inclusion52 decks186 decks
16%synergy
Walking Ballista
27%inclusion51 decks186 decks
23%synergy
Surrak Dragonclaw
27%inclusion50 decks186 decks
21%synergy
Gwenna, Eyes of Gaea
25%inclusion47 decks186 decks
20%synergy
Nulldrifter
25%inclusion46 decks186 decks
22%synergy
Ulamog, the Defiler
24%inclusion45 decks186 decks
22%synergy
Zoanthrope
24%inclusion45 decks186 decks
18%synergy
Terror of the Peaks
24%inclusion45 decks186 decks
10%synergy
Benevolent Hydra
23%inclusion42 decks186 decks
20%synergy
Etali, Primal Conqueror
23%inclusion42 decks186 decks
13%synergy
Spellskite
22%inclusion41 decks186 decks
19%synergy
Reclamation Sage
20%inclusion38 decks186 decks
16%synergy
Goldvein Hydra
20%inclusion38 decks186 decks
16%synergy
Wandering Archaic
20%inclusion37 decks186 decks
18%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
19%inclusion36 decks186 decks
12%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
19%inclusion14 decks74 decks
14%synergy
Tyrant Guard
19%inclusion35 decks186 decks
14%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
19%inclusion11 decks59 decks
9%synergy
Shivan Devastator
18%inclusion33 decks186 decks
14%synergy
Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider
17%inclusion32 decks186 decks
15%synergy
Bristly Bill, Spine Sower
17%inclusion32 decks186 decks
15%synergy
Fyndhorn Elves
17%inclusion32 decks186 decks
11%synergy
Sire of Seven Deaths
17%inclusion29 decks171 decks
16%synergy
Beastcaller Savant
17%inclusion31 decks186 decks
15%synergy
Kalonian Hydra
17%inclusion31 decks186 decks
14%synergy
Stonecoil Serpent
16%inclusion30 decks186 decks
12%synergy
Craterhoof Behemoth
16%inclusion29 decks186 decks
11%synergy
Cloud of Faeries
16%inclusion29 decks186 decks
9%synergy
Imperial Recruiter
15%inclusion28 decks186 decks
11%synergy
Fierce Empath
15%inclusion28 decks186 decks
12%synergy
Conduit of Ruin
15%inclusion28 decks186 decks
14%synergy
Void Winnower
15%inclusion27 decks186 decks
13%synergy
Wood Elves
15%inclusion27 decks186 decks
12%synergy
Selvala, Heart of the Wilds
14%inclusion26 decks186 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Beast Within
27%inclusion51 decks186 decks
-10%synergy
Counterspell
27%inclusion51 decks186 decks
-5%synergy
Inspiring Call
17%inclusion32 decks186 decks
11%synergy
Mana Drain
16%inclusion30 decks186 decks
4%synergy
Chaos Warp
16%inclusion29 decks186 decks
-15%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
15%inclusion28 decks186 decks
-5%synergy
Deflecting Swat
15%inclusion27 decks186 decks
-4%synergy
Slip Out the Back
14%inclusion26 decks186 decks
10%synergy
Swan Song
13%inclusion25 decks186 decks
-1%synergy
Pongify
11%inclusion20 decks186 decks
-1%synergy
Arcane Denial
11%inclusion20 decks186 decks
-5%synergy
Mutational Advantage
9.1%inclusion17 decks186 decks
7%synergy
Negate
9.1%inclusion17 decks186 decks
-6%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
8.6%inclusion16 decks186 decks
0%synergy
Growth Spiral
8.1%inclusion15 decks186 decks
-17%synergy
Ugin's Binding
8.1%inclusion15 decks186 decks
8%synergy
Krosan Grip
7.5%inclusion14 decks186 decks
4%synergy
Ripples of Potential
7.0%inclusion13 decks186 decks
6%synergy
Veil of Summer
6.5%inclusion12 decks186 decks
-1%synergy
Trap Essence
6.5%inclusion12 decks186 decks
5%synergy
Stubborn Denial
5.9%inclusion11 decks186 decks
-1%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
5.4%inclusion10 decks186 decks
-8%synergy
Sorceries
Farseek
30%inclusion55 decks186 decks
-18%synergy
Nature's Lore
28%inclusion52 decks186 decks
-6%synergy
Three Visits
27%inclusion51 decks186 decks
1%synergy
Cultivate
27%inclusion51 decks186 decks
-14%synergy
Blasphemous Act
20%inclusion38 decks186 decks
-13%synergy
Kodama's Reach
17%inclusion31 decks186 decks
-15%synergy
Rampant Growth
17%inclusion31 decks186 decks
-17%synergy
Wave Goodbye
11%inclusion21 decks186 decks
9%synergy
Finale of Devastation
8.1%inclusion15 decks186 decks
-1%synergy
Vandalblast
7.5%inclusion14 decks186 decks
-0%synergy
Last March of the Ents
6.5%inclusion12 decks186 decks
3%synergy
Rishkar's Expertise
6.5%inclusion12 decks186 decks
-2%synergy
Genesis Ultimatum
5.9%inclusion11 decks186 decks
-1%synergy
All Is Dust
5.9%inclusion11 decks186 decks
5%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
5.9%inclusion11 decks186 decks
-1%synergy
Hull Breach
5.4%inclusion10 decks186 decks
0%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
5.4%inclusion10 decks186 decks
0%synergy
Soul Immolation
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
31%inclusion58 decks186 decks
27%synergy
Lightning Greaves
30%inclusion55 decks186 decks
5%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
21%inclusion39 decks186 decks
-4%synergy
Cloudstone Curio
20%inclusion38 decks186 decks
17%synergy
The Earth Crystal
12%inclusion14 decks117 decks
9%synergy
Mithril Coat
7.5%inclusion14 decks186 decks
4%synergy
Forsaken Monument
5.4%inclusion10 decks186 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Guardian Project
24%inclusion45 decks186 decks
20%synergy
Branching Evolution
23%inclusion42 decks186 decks
17%synergy
Innkeeper's Talent
16%inclusion30 decks184 decks
13%synergy
Up the Beanstalk
16%inclusion30 decks186 decks
10%synergy
Tribute to the World Tree
15%inclusion28 decks186 decks
13%synergy
Court of Garenbrig
13%inclusion25 decks186 decks
12%synergy
All Will Be One
13%inclusion25 decks186 decks
10%synergy
Terrasymbiosis
12%inclusion13 decks105 decks
9%synergy
Simic Ascendancy
12%inclusion23 decks186 decks
10%synergy
Mystic Remora
12%inclusion22 decks186 decks
-1%synergy
Doubling Season
10%inclusion19 decks186 decks
3%synergy
Sylvan Library
10%inclusion18 decks186 decks
3%synergy
Hydra's Growth
9.1%inclusion17 decks186 decks
8%synergy
Kozilek's Unsealing
9.1%inclusion17 decks186 decks
7%synergy
Shadow in the Warp
8.1%inclusion15 decks186 decks
3%synergy
Growing Rites of Itlimoc
8.1%inclusion15 decks186 decks
4%synergy
Unbound Flourishing
7.0%inclusion13 decks186 decks
3%synergy
Elemental Bond
7.0%inclusion13 decks186 decks
-4%synergy
Equilibrium
6.5%inclusion12 decks186 decks
6%synergy
Elven Chorus
5.9%inclusion11 decks186 decks
5%synergy
Wild Growth
5.9%inclusion11 decks186 decks
-4%synergy
Utopia Sprawl
5.4%inclusion10 decks186 decks
-2%synergy
Trail of Mystery
5.4%inclusion10 decks186 decks
5%synergy
Zendikar Resurgent
5.4%inclusion10 decks186 decks
4%synergy
Sphere Grid
5.1%inclusion6 decks118 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ugin, the Ineffable
5.4%inclusion10 decks186 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
39%inclusion72 decks186 decks
9%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
38%inclusion71 decks186 decks
17%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
37%inclusion68 decks186 decks
21%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
26%inclusion49 decks186 decks
9%synergy
Rogue's Passage
20%inclusion38 decks186 decks
5%synergy
Mistrise Village
16%inclusion21 decks132 decks
-0%synergy
Evendo, Waking Haven
14%inclusion14 decks103 decks
11%synergy
Alchemist's Refuge
11%inclusion20 decks186 decks
6%synergy
Eldrazi Temple
10%inclusion19 decks186 decks
10%synergy
Kessig Wolf Run
9.1%inclusion17 decks186 decks
-5%synergy
Eye of Ugin
8.6%inclusion16 decks186 decks
8%synergy
Mosswort Bridge
8.1%inclusion15 decks186 decks
-6%synergy
Castle Garenbrig
7.5%inclusion14 decks186 decks
5%synergy
Llanowar Reborn
6.5%inclusion12 decks186 decks
6%synergy
Karn's Bastion
5.9%inclusion11 decks186 decks
4%synergy
Temple of the False God
5.9%inclusion11 decks186 decks
-3%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
5.4%inclusion10 decks186 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
58%inclusion107 decks186 decks
-25%synergy
Arcane Signet
55%inclusion103 decks186 decks
-16%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
10%inclusion19 decks186 decks
1%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
8.6%inclusion16 decks186 decks
-7%synergy
Herd Heirloom
7.6%inclusion10 decks132 decks
0%synergy
Simic Signet
7.5%inclusion14 decks186 decks
-2%synergy
Talisman of Impulse
7.5%inclusion14 decks186 decks
-7%synergy
Thought Vessel
7.0%inclusion13 decks186 decks
-3%synergy
Lotus Petal
5.9%inclusion11 decks186 decks
-5%synergy
Fellwar Stone
5.9%inclusion11 decks186 decks
-11%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
5.4%inclusion10 decks186 decks
-11%synergy
Gruul Signet
5.4%inclusion10 decks186 decks
-3%synergy
Lands
Forest
96%inclusion178 decks186 decks
1%synergy
Island
95%inclusion177 decks186 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
94%inclusion175 decks186 decks
3%synergy
Mountain
94%inclusion174 decks186 decks
1%synergy
Breeding Pool
83%inclusion154 decks186 decks
34%synergy
Stomping Ground
82%inclusion152 decks186 decks
34%synergy
Steam Vents
77%inclusion143 decks186 decks
32%synergy
Misty Rainforest
74%inclusion137 decks186 decks
40%synergy
Scalding Tarn
70%inclusion131 decks186 decks
38%synergy
Ketria Triome
68%inclusion127 decks186 decks
28%synergy
Wooded Foothills
67%inclusion125 decks186 decks
33%synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
62%inclusion116 decks186 decks
29%synergy
Spire Garden
58%inclusion107 decks186 decks
29%synergy
Tropical Island
56%inclusion105 decks186 decks
41%synergy
Taiga
56%inclusion104 decks186 decks
41%synergy
Volcanic Island
55%inclusion102 decks186 decks
40%synergy
Training Center
54%inclusion101 decks186 decks
25%synergy
Exotic Orchard
48%inclusion89 decks186 decks
-8%synergy
Rootbound Crag
40%inclusion74 decks186 decks
-0%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
38%inclusion70 decks186 decks
9%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
37%inclusion69 decks186 decks
-6%synergy
Frontier Bivouac
37%inclusion68 decks186 decks
-14%synergy
Rockfall Vale
33%inclusion62 decks186 decks
2%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
31%inclusion58 decks186 decks
-4%synergy
Shivan Reef
28%inclusion53 decks186 decks
-4%synergy
Karplusan Forest
28%inclusion52 decks186 decks
1%synergy
Sulfur Falls
27%inclusion51 decks186 decks
-14%synergy
Flooded Strand
26%inclusion48 decks186 decks
15%synergy
Windswept Heath
25%inclusion46 decks186 decks
13%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
25%inclusion46 decks186 decks
3%synergy
Reflecting Pool
24%inclusion44 decks186 decks
16%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
23%inclusion43 decks186 decks
13%synergy
Arid Mesa
22%inclusion41 decks186 decks
14%synergy
City of Brass
22%inclusion40 decks186 decks
11%synergy
Mana Confluence
21%inclusion39 decks186 decks
10%synergy
Flooded Grove
21%inclusion39 decks186 decks
5%synergy
Polluted Delta
20%inclusion37 decks186 decks
9%synergy
Opal Palace
19%inclusion36 decks186 decks
15%synergy
Cinder Glade
18%inclusion33 decks186 decks
-23%synergy
Hedge Maze
17%inclusion31 decks186 decks
4%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
17%inclusion31 decks186 decks
9%synergy
Ancient Ziggurat
16%inclusion30 decks186 decks
15%synergy
Commercial District
16%inclusion30 decks186 decks
5%synergy
Path of Ancestry
15%inclusion28 decks186 decks
-13%synergy
Thornspire Verge
14%inclusion25 decks180 decks
6%synergy
Thundering Falls
13%inclusion24 decks186 decks
3%synergy
Evolving Wilds
12%inclusion23 decks186 decks
-14%synergy
Fire-Lit Thicket
12%inclusion23 decks186 decks
8%synergy
Abundant Countryside
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
11%synergy
Fabled Passage
11%inclusion21 decks186 decks
-1%synergy