Animar, Soul of Elements (Commander) - Budget +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
Planar Engineering
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Studious First-Year
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Kinetic Ooze
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Slumbering Trudge
4.5%inclusion1 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Growth Curve
4.5%inclusion1 decks22 decks
4%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Forgotten Ancient
62%inclusion114 decks185 decks
55%synergy
Hardened Scales
60%inclusion111 decks185 decks
49%synergy
Hydroid Krasis
49%inclusion91 decks185 decks
42%synergy
Rattleclaw Mystic
48%inclusion89 decks185 decks
41%synergy
Beast Whisperer
49%inclusion90 decks185 decks
40%synergy
Ancestral Statue
44%inclusion81 decks185 decks
40%synergy
Kami of Whispered Hopes
44%inclusion81 decks185 decks
38%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
45%inclusion83 decks185 decks
37%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
43%inclusion79 decks185 decks
36%synergy
Artisan of Kozilek
38%inclusion71 decks185 decks
36%synergy
Top Cards
Garruk's Uprising
49%inclusion90 decks185 decks
22%synergy
Rampant Growth
47%inclusion87 decks185 decks
13%synergy
Cultivate
44%inclusion81 decks185 decks
2%synergy
Inspiring Call
41%inclusion76 decks185 decks
35%synergy
Soul of the Harvest
40%inclusion74 decks185 decks
36%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
40%inclusion74 decks185 decks
16%synergy
Llanowar Elves
38%inclusion71 decks185 decks
23%synergy
Counterspell
38%inclusion70 decks185 decks
6%synergy
Rhythm of the Wild
37%inclusion69 decks185 decks
17%synergy
Primordial Sage
37%inclusion68 decks185 decks
34%synergy
Creatures
Zoanthrope
36%inclusion67 decks185 decks
30%synergy
Mulldrifter
36%inclusion66 decks185 decks
31%synergy
Winged Hive Tyrant
35%inclusion65 decks185 decks
29%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
35%inclusion65 decks185 decks
23%synergy
Peregrine Drake
31%inclusion58 decks185 decks
26%synergy
Broodlord
31%inclusion58 decks185 decks
27%synergy
The Goose Mother
30%inclusion55 decks185 decks
28%synergy
Vorel of the Hull Clade
29%inclusion54 decks185 decks
28%synergy
Stonecoil Serpent
28%inclusion52 decks185 decks
24%synergy
Reclamation Sage
28%inclusion51 decks185 decks
23%synergy
Aberrant
26%inclusion49 decks185 decks
22%synergy
Magus Lucea Kane
26%inclusion48 decks185 decks
25%synergy
Tyrant Guard
25%inclusion47 decks185 decks
20%synergy
Surrak Dragonclaw
25%inclusion46 decks185 decks
19%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
23%inclusion42 decks185 decks
14%synergy
Beastcaller Savant
23%inclusion42 decks185 decks
21%synergy
Exocrine
22%inclusion41 decks185 decks
18%synergy
Sporocyst
22%inclusion41 decks185 decks
17%synergy
Herald of Secret Streams
22%inclusion40 decks185 decks
18%synergy
Maelstrom Wanderer
22%inclusion40 decks185 decks
12%synergy
Vizier of the Menagerie
21%inclusion39 decks185 decks
18%synergy
Elvish Mystic
21%inclusion38 decks185 decks
9%synergy
Genesis Hydra
21%inclusion38 decks185 decks
19%synergy
Clamavus
21%inclusion38 decks185 decks
17%synergy
Tervigon
21%inclusion38 decks185 decks
16%synergy
Termagant Swarm
21%inclusion38 decks185 decks
16%synergy
Tyranid Prime
19%inclusion36 decks185 decks
17%synergy
Hooded Hydra
19%inclusion35 decks185 decks
18%synergy
Apocalypse Hydra
18%inclusion33 decks185 decks
17%synergy
Fierce Empath
18%inclusion33 decks185 decks
15%synergy
Managorger Hydra
18%inclusion33 decks185 decks
16%synergy
Trygon Prime
18%inclusion33 decks185 decks
15%synergy
Temur Battlecrier
17%inclusion15 decks89 decks
-2%synergy
Cloud of Faeries
17%inclusion31 decks185 decks
11%synergy
Nightshade Dryad
17%inclusion31 decks185 decks
16%synergy
Savageborn Hydra
16%inclusion30 decks185 decks
15%synergy
Rishkar, Peema Renegade
16%inclusion29 decks185 decks
15%synergy
Screamer-Killer
16%inclusion29 decks185 decks
13%synergy
Kalonian Hydra
16%inclusion29 decks185 decks
13%synergy
Ravener
15%inclusion28 decks185 decks
12%synergy
Hierophant Bio-Titan
15%inclusion27 decks185 decks
13%synergy
Voracious Hydra
15%inclusion27 decks185 decks
12%synergy
Temur Sabertooth
14%inclusion26 decks185 decks
9%synergy
Hormagaunt Horde
14%inclusion26 decks185 decks
11%synergy
Hungering Hydra
14%inclusion26 decks185 decks
13%synergy
Garruk's Packleader
14%inclusion25 decks185 decks
12%synergy
Etali, Primal Storm
13%inclusion24 decks185 decks
3%synergy
Mistcutter Hydra
13%inclusion24 decks185 decks
12%synergy
Old One Eye
13%inclusion24 decks185 decks
10%synergy
Cankerbloom
12%inclusion23 decks185 decks
12%synergy
Instants
Negate
26%inclusion48 decks185 decks
11%synergy
Invigorating Surge
26%inclusion48 decks185 decks
25%synergy
Beast Within
24%inclusion44 decks185 decks
-13%synergy
Chaos Warp
23%inclusion43 decks185 decks
-8%synergy
Repulsive Mutation
19%inclusion35 decks185 decks
15%synergy
Gaea's Gift
18%inclusion34 decks185 decks
14%synergy
Slip Out the Back
15%inclusion28 decks185 decks
11%synergy
Trap Essence
15%inclusion28 decks185 decks
14%synergy
Mutational Advantage
14%inclusion26 decks185 decks
12%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
13%inclusion24 decks185 decks
6%synergy
Growth Spiral
12%inclusion23 decks185 decks
-12%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
12%inclusion23 decks185 decks
4%synergy
Aetherize
9.2%inclusion17 decks185 decks
5%synergy
Temur Charm
8.6%inclusion16 decks185 decks
5%synergy
Bioshift
8.6%inclusion16 decks185 decks
8%synergy
Gift of the Viper
7.6%inclusion14 decks185 decks
5%synergy
Reality Shift
7.0%inclusion13 decks185 decks
-6%synergy
Solidarity of Heroes
7.0%inclusion13 decks185 decks
7%synergy
Harrow
7.0%inclusion13 decks185 decks
-4%synergy
Lightning Bolt
6.5%inclusion12 decks185 decks
-4%synergy
Sorceries
Farseek
33%inclusion61 decks185 decks
-14%synergy
Kodama's Reach
32%inclusion60 decks185 decks
1%synergy
Blasphemous Act
20%inclusion37 decks185 decks
-14%synergy
Wave Goodbye
17%inclusion32 decks185 decks
15%synergy
Hull Breach
12%inclusion23 decks185 decks
7%synergy
Decimate
11%inclusion21 decks185 decks
7%synergy
Overwhelming Stampede
11%inclusion21 decks185 decks
9%synergy
Fangs of Kalonia
11%inclusion21 decks185 decks
10%synergy
Explore
10%inclusion19 decks185 decks
-4%synergy
Shared Roots
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
-1%synergy
Shamanic Revelation
8.6%inclusion16 decks185 decks
5%synergy
Rishkar's Expertise
8.6%inclusion16 decks185 decks
0%synergy
Neoform
7.0%inclusion13 decks185 decks
3%synergy
Unnatural Restoration
6.5%inclusion12 decks185 decks
6%synergy
Nature's Lore
5.9%inclusion11 decks185 decks
-28%synergy
Harmonize
5.4%inclusion10 decks185 decks
3%synergy
Stump Stomp
5.4%inclusion10 decks185 decks
0%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
5.4%inclusion10 decks185 decks
0%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Bone Sabres
14%inclusion26 decks185 decks
12%synergy
Lightning Greaves
13%inclusion24 decks185 decks
-12%synergy
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
12%inclusion23 decks185 decks
8%synergy
The Earth Crystal
11%inclusion9 decks80 decks
8%synergy
Lifecrafter's Bestiary
9.2%inclusion17 decks185 decks
8%synergy
Enchantments
Branching Evolution
34%inclusion63 decks185 decks
28%synergy
Hydra's Growth
33%inclusion61 decks185 decks
31%synergy
Temur Ascendancy
30%inclusion55 decks185 decks
1%synergy
Simic Ascendancy
26%inclusion48 decks185 decks
23%synergy
The First Tyrannic War
21%inclusion38 decks185 decks
18%synergy
Bred for the Hunt
17%inclusion32 decks185 decks
14%synergy
Death's Presence
17%inclusion31 decks185 decks
15%synergy
Impact Tremors
10%inclusion19 decks185 decks
4%synergy
Warstorm Surge
10%inclusion18 decks185 decks
5%synergy
Up the Beanstalk
9.2%inclusion17 decks185 decks
3%synergy
Primal Empathy
8.6%inclusion16 decks185 decks
8%synergy
Frostcliff Siege
7.9%inclusion7 decks89 decks
-2%synergy
Stocking the Pantry
7.0%inclusion12 decks171 decks
7%synergy
Terrasymbiosis
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
3%synergy
Invigorating Hot Spring
6.5%inclusion12 decks185 decks
5%synergy
Forced Adaptation
5.9%inclusion11 decks185 decks
6%synergy
Retreat to Kazandu
5.9%inclusion11 decks185 decks
5%synergy
Elemental Bond
5.9%inclusion11 decks185 decks
-5%synergy
Loading Zone
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
4%synergy
Innkeeper's Talent
5.2%inclusion9 decks172 decks
2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Vivien, Champion of the Wilds
14%inclusion26 decks185 decks
13%synergy
Domri, Anarch of Bolas
5.9%inclusion11 decks185 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
29%inclusion54 decks185 decks
-1%synergy
Rogue's Passage
29%inclusion54 decks185 decks
14%synergy
Llanowar Reborn
16%inclusion30 decks185 decks
15%synergy
Kessig Wolf Run
15%inclusion28 decks185 decks
1%synergy
Temple of the False God
12%inclusion23 decks185 decks
3%synergy
Mosswort Bridge
12%inclusion22 decks185 decks
-2%synergy
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
12%inclusion22 decks185 decks
10%synergy
Karn's Bastion
9.2%inclusion17 decks185 decks
7%synergy
Forge of Heroes
5.9%inclusion11 decks185 decks
6%synergy
Drannith Ruins
5.9%inclusion11 decks185 decks
6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
68%inclusion125 decks185 decks
-15%synergy
Arcane Signet
64%inclusion118 decks185 decks
-8%synergy
Simic Signet
23%inclusion42 decks185 decks
13%synergy
Commander's Sphere
16%inclusion30 decks185 decks
9%synergy
Gruul Signet
15%inclusion27 decks185 decks
6%synergy
Izzet Signet
11%inclusion21 decks185 decks
2%synergy
Thought Vessel
10%inclusion19 decks185 decks
0%synergy
Fellwar Stone
10%inclusion18 decks185 decks
-8%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
7.0%inclusion13 decks185 decks
-3%synergy
Herd Heirloom
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
-1%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
5.9%inclusion11 decks185 decks
-9%synergy
Talisman of Impulse
5.4%inclusion10 decks185 decks
-9%synergy
Lands
Mountain
99%inclusion183 decks185 decks
7%synergy
Island
99%inclusion183 decks185 decks
4%synergy
Forest
99%inclusion183 decks185 decks
4%synergy
Command Tower
90%inclusion167 decks185 decks
-1%synergy
Frontier Bivouac
75%inclusion139 decks185 decks
24%synergy
Evolving Wilds
60%inclusion111 decks185 decks
33%synergy
Exotic Orchard
55%inclusion102 decks185 decks
-1%synergy
Cinder Glade
53%inclusion98 decks185 decks
12%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
46%inclusion85 decks185 decks
30%synergy
Temple of Mystery
43%inclusion80 decks185 decks
24%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
37%inclusion68 decks185 decks
-6%synergy
Bountiful Landscape
36%inclusion67 decks185 decks
14%synergy
Opal Palace
36%inclusion66 decks185 decks
31%synergy
Thornwood Falls
36%inclusion66 decks185 decks
29%synergy
Temple of Abandon
35%inclusion64 decks185 decks
16%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
34%inclusion62 decks185 decks
17%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
33%inclusion61 decks185 decks
-2%synergy
Rugged Highlands
31%inclusion57 decks185 decks
24%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
30%inclusion56 decks185 decks
15%synergy
Sulfur Falls
30%inclusion56 decks185 decks
-11%synergy
Game Trail
29%inclusion53 decks185 decks
17%synergy
Shivan Reef
27%inclusion50 decks185 decks
-5%synergy
Rootbound Crag
27%inclusion50 decks185 decks
-13%synergy
Path of Ancestry
26%inclusion49 decks185 decks
-2%synergy
Gruul Turf
25%inclusion46 decks185 decks
11%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
21%inclusion38 decks185 decks
7%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
19%inclusion36 decks185 decks
14%synergy
Myriad Landscape
19%inclusion35 decks185 decks
9%synergy
Flooded Grove
18%inclusion33 decks185 decks
2%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
17%inclusion32 decks185 decks
-11%synergy
Karplusan Forest
16%inclusion29 decks185 decks
-11%synergy
Vineglimmer Snarl
15%inclusion28 decks185 decks
6%synergy
Rockfall Vale
15%inclusion27 decks185 decks
-17%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
12%inclusion23 decks185 decks
3%synergy
Simic Guildgate
12%inclusion22 decks185 decks
9%synergy
Gruul Guildgate
11%inclusion20 decks185 decks
8%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
10%inclusion18 decks185 decks
7%synergy
Ancient Ziggurat
9.2%inclusion17 decks185 decks
8%synergy
Ash Barrens
9.2%inclusion17 decks185 decks
5%synergy
Mossfire Valley
8.6%inclusion16 decks185 decks
-2%synergy
Botanical Sanctum
8.1%inclusion15 decks185 decks
4%synergy
Tangled Islet
7.6%inclusion14 decks185 decks
3%synergy
Wooded Ridgeline
7.6%inclusion14 decks185 decks
4%synergy
Thriving Grove
7.6%inclusion14 decks185 decks
6%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
7.0%inclusion13 decks185 decks
-14%synergy
Blighted Woodland
6.5%inclusion12 decks185 decks
5%synergy
Ketria Triome
6.5%inclusion12 decks185 decks
-34%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
6.5%inclusion12 decks185 decks
-2%synergy
Molten Tributary
5.9%inclusion11 decks185 decks
3%synergy
Thriving Isle
5.9%inclusion11 decks185 decks
4%synergy