Animarvelous

Commander / EDH* RUG (Temur)

Charge

Creature (50)

• 1x Ainok Survivalist
• 1x Apex Altisaur
• 1x Augur of Autumn
• 1x Beast Whisperer
• 1x Bloom Tender
• 1x Brutalizer Exarch
• 1x Defiler of Vigor
• 1x Den Protector
• 1x Druid of Purification
• 1x Duplicant
• 1x Elvish Aberration
• 1x Farhaven Elf
• 1x Flametongue Kavu
• 1x Glasspool Mimic  ^Flip
• 1x Kheru Spellsnatcher
• 1x Kogla, the Titan Ape
• 1x Man-o'-War
• 1x Moonsnare Specialist
• 1x Mulldrifter
• 1x Nantuko Vigilante
• 1x Oracle of Mul Daya
• 1x Ornithopter of Paradise
• 1x Phyrexian Ingester
• 1x Phyrexian Metamorph
• 1x Prime Speaker Zegana
• 1x Primordial Sage
• 1x Profaner of the Dead
• 1x Quickling
• 1x Rattleclaw Mystic
• 1x Reclamation Sage
• 1x Sakura-Tribe Elder
• 1x Shaman of Forgotten Ways
• 1x Silverback Elder
• 1x Solemn Simulacrum
• 1x Somberwald Sage
• 1x Soul of the Harvest
• 1x Spellskite
• 1x Stratus Dancer
• 1x Terror of the Peaks
• 1x The Tarrasque
• 1x Toski, Bearer of Secrets
• 1x Tyrant's Familiar
• 1x Venser, Shaper Savant
• 1x Verdurous Gearhulk
• 1x Vesuvan Shapeshifter
• 1x Vizier of the Menagerie
• 1x Voidmage Apprentice
• 1x Voidmage Prodigy
• 1x Willbender
• 1x Wood Elves

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Domri Rade

Land (33)

• 1x Alchemist's Refuge
• 1x Boseiju, Who Endures
• 1x Breeding Pool
• 1x Cascade Bluffs
• 1x Castle Garenbrig
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Fire-Lit Thicket
• 1x Flooded Grove
• 1x Forest
• 2x Forest
• 1x Hinterland Harbor
• 1x Homeward Path
• 1x Island
• 1x Kessig Wolf Run
• 1x Ketria Triome
• 1x Llanowar Reborn
• 1x Misty Rainforest
• 1x Mountain
• 1x Opal Palace
• 1x Otawara, Soaring City
• 1x Rootbound Crag
• 1x Scalding Tarn
• 1x Steam Vents
• 1x Stomping Ground
• 1x Sulfur Falls
• 1x Taiga
• 1x Tropical Island
• 1x Volcanic Island
• 1x Winding Canyons
• 1x Wooded Foothills
• 1x Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
• 1x Yavimaya Hollow

Artifact (2)

• 1x Lifecrafter's Bestiary
• 1x The Great Henge

Instant (8)

• 1x Cyclonic Rift
• 1x Deflecting Swat
• 1x Fierce Guardianship
• 1x Heroic Intervention
• 1x Inscription of Abundance
• 1x Keep Watch
• 1x Paradoxical Outcome
• 1x Setessan Tactics

Sorcery (5)

• 1x Bala Ged Recovery  ^Flip
• 1x Glimpse of Nature
• 1x Sea Gate Restoration  ^Flip
• 1x Shatterskull Smashing  ^Flip
• 1x Turntimber Symbiosis  ^Flip

Commander (1)

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Maybeboard

Creature (101)

• 1x Acidic Slime
• 1x AEthersnipe
• 1x Ancient Silver Dragon
• 1x Archetype of Endurance
• 1x Archetype of Imagination
• 1x Azusa, Lost but Seeking
• 1x Bane of Progress
• 1x Beastcaller Savant
• 1x Bogardan Hellkite
• 1x Burnished Hart
• 1x Chromeshell Crab
• 1x Coiling Oracle
• 1x Conclave Naturalists
• 1x Consecrated Sphinx
• 1x Craterhoof Behemoth
• 1x Dack's Duplicate
• 1x Dawntreader Elk
• 1x Deadeye Navigator
• 1x Diligent Farmhand
• 1x Dragonlord Atarka
• 1x Draining Whelk
• 1x Dream Stalker
• 1x Edric, Spymaster of Trest
• 1x Elgaud Shieldmate
• 1x Elvish Visionary
• 1x Fathom Mage
• 1x Fertilid
• 1x Fierce Empath
• 1x Forgotten Ancient
• 1x Garruk's Horde
• 1x Garruk's Packleader
• 1x Genesis Hydra
• 1x Glen Elendra Archmage
• 1x Great Whale
• 1x Green Slime
• 1x Heartwood Storyteller
• 1x Hydroid Krasis
• 1x Illithid Harvester
• 1x Imperial Recruiter
• 1x Indrik Stomphowler
• 1x Inferno Titan
• 1x Irencrag Pyromancer
• 1x Kalonian Hydra
• 1x Karametra's Acolyte
• 1x Kiri-Onna
• 1x Knollspine Dragon
• 1x Kodama of the West Tree
• 1x Lifeblood Hydra
• 1x Lotus Cobra
• 1x Maelstrom Wanderer
• 1x Magus of the Future
• 1x Magus of the Jar
• 1x Master Biomancer
• 1x Mischievous Quanar
• 1x Momir Vig, Simic Visionary
• 1x Myojin of Life's Web
• 1x Myojin of Seeing Winds
• 1x Nissa, Vastwood Seer  ^Flip
• 1x Novijen Sages
• 1x Oblivion Sower
• 1x Ondu Giant
• 1x Peregrine Drake
• 1x Plaxcaster Frogling
• 1x Primeval Titan
• 1x Progenitor Mimic
• 1x Prophet of Kruphix
• 1x Purphoros, God of the Forge
• 1x Quirion Trailblazer
• 1x Regal Force
• 1x Roaring Primadox
• 1x Sages of the Anima
• 1x Savage Ventmaw
• 1x Scuttlemutt
• 1x Seedborn Muse
• 1x Separatist Voidmage
• 1x Shaman of the Great Hunt
• 1x Slithermuse
• 1x Soulbright Flamekin
• 1x Species Gorger
• 1x Sphinx of Lost Truths
• 1x Steel Hellkite
• 1x Sylvan Caryatid
• 1x Sylvan Primordial
• 1x Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir
• 1x Temur Sabertooth
• 1x Terastodon
• 1x Thorn Mammoth
• 1x Thousand Winds
• 1x Thunderfoot Baloth
• 1x Trygon Predator
• 1x Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger
• 1x Ulrich of the Krallenhorde  ^Flip
• 1x Vigor
• 1x Voidwielder
• 1x Vorel of the Hull Clade
• 1x Vorinclex, Voice of Hunger
• 1x Woodland Bellower
• 1x Worldspine Wurm
• 1x Yasova Dragonclaw
• 1x Yavimaya Elder
• 1x Zameck Guildmage

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Tamiyo, the Moon Sage

Land (9)

• 1x Ancient Ziggurat
• 1x Frontier Bivouac
• 1x Gaea's Cradle
• 1x Mosswort Bridge
• 1x Rejuvenating Springs
• 1x Shivan Reef
• 1x Simic Growth Chamber
• 1x Skarrg, the Rage Pits
• 1x Training Center

Enchantment (9)

• 1x Asceticism
• 1x Elemental Bond
• 1x Equilibrium
• 1x Growing Rites of Itlimoc  ^Flip
• 1x Guardian Project
• 1x Hardened Scales
• 1x Sylvan Library
• 1x Temur Ascendancy
• 1x Zendikar Resurgent

Artifact (7)

• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Bident of Thassa
• 1x Chromatic Lantern
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Slate of Ancestry
• 1x Strionic Resonator
• 1x The Ozolith

Instant (7)

• 1x Blue Sun's Zenith
• 1x Hunter's Insight
• 1x Momentous Fall
• 1x Simic Charm
• 1x Skyshroud Ambush
• 1x Temur Charm
• 1x Trap Essence

Sorcery (6)

• 1x Biomantic Mastery
• 1x Collective Unconscious
• 1x Give / Take
• 1x Shamanic Revelation
• 1x Smell Fear
• 1x Urban Evolution

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***Something to note is that I play with friends and generally we avoid un-fun mechanics:

Aggressive land destruction.
Aggressive discarding.
Infinite combos (Admittedly Deadeye Navigator creates a few mana combos but there's really nice synergy with so many other things so I leave it in. I just don't play out the infinite)

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This is a take on an Animar heavy creature list, naturally taking advantage of the reduction of casting cost. It initially started as a morph deck but evolved as I wanted to give the deck further control and interaction with my opponents (various contingency spells attached to creature bodies). There are a lot of ways to play Animar but I opted for a more control type approach. It should be noted that making sure there is a lot of card draw is very important with a command that can reduce casting costs in this way.

Maybe board - cards that were considered or were in the deck at one point and then cycled out for others.

Side board - cards that I am evaluating to consider if I can cut something to fit it in.

It's been a blast to play and feels quite potent. If you have any questions about why cards are present just ask away.

Date added	9 years
Last updated	2 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	15 - 0 Mythic Rares 57 - 0 Rares 9 - 0 Uncommons 12 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.93
Tokens	Emblem Domri Rade, Morph 2/2 C