Animar, Soul of Elements [EDH]

Commander / EDH Combo Multiplayer RUG (Temur)

Czernobog

Creature (46)

• 1x Acidic Slime
• 1x AEthersnipe
• 1x Artisan of Kozilek
• 1x Borderland Ranger
• 1x Brutalizer Exarch
• 1x Clone
• 1x Deadwood Treefolk
• 1x Diluvian Primordial
• 1x Edric, Spymaster of Trest
• 1x Eternal Witness
• 1x Farhaven Elf
• 1x Fierce Empath
• 1x Forgotten Ancient
• 1x Gyre Sage
• 1x Intet, the Dreamer
• 1x Kamahl, Pit Fighter
• 1x Kheru Spellsnatcher
• 1x Krosan Tusker
• 1x Llawan, Cephalid Empress
• 1x Maelstrom Wanderer
• 1x Man-o'-War
• 1x Masked Admirers
• 1x Mercurial Chemister
• 1x Molder Slug
• 1x Molten Primordial
• 1x Momir Vig, Simic Visionary
• 1x Mulldrifter
• 1x Mystic Snake
• 1x Niv-Mizzet, Dracogenius
• 1x Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
• 1x Oracle of Mul Daya
• 1x Phyrexian Metamorph
• 1x Pilgrim's Eye
• 1x Plaxmanta
• 1x Primordial Sage
• 1x Reclamation Sage
• 1x Riku of Two Reflections
• 1x Sage Owl
• 1x Sagu Mauler
• 1x Solemn Simulacrum
• 1x Soul of the Harvest
• 1x Terastodon
• 1x Thopter Assembly
• 1x Tomorrow, Azami's Familiar
• 1x Venser, Shaper Savant
• 1x Void Stalker

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Domri Rade

Land (41)

• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 11x Forest
• 1x Fungal Reaches
• 1x Grove of the Burnwillows
• 1x Gruul Turf
• 1x Homeward Path
• 8x Island
• 1x Izzet Boilerworks
• 1x Kazandu Refuge
• 7x Mountain
• 1x Rupture Spire
• 1x Simic Growth Chamber
• 1x Simic Guildgate
• 1x Temple of the False God
• 1x Transguild Promenade
• 1x Vivid Crag
• 1x Vivid Grove

Enchantment (1)

• 1x Tranquil Grove

Artifact (4)

• 1x Cloudstone Curio
• 1x Glaring Spotlight
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Prophetic Prism

Instant (1)

• 1x Evacuation

Sorcery (5)

• 1x Cultivate
• 1x Devastation Tide
• 1x Kodama's Reach
• 1x Rite of Replication
• 1x Vengeful Rebirth

Commander (1)

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Sideboard

Creature (6)

• 1x Avatar of Fury
• 1x Gaea's Herald
• 1x Peregrine Drake
• 1x Vexing Shusher
• 1x Voidmage Husher
• 1x Woodfall Primus

Instant (6)

• 1x Cunning Wish
• 1x Pongify
• 1x Signal the Clans
• 1x Spell Crumple
• 1x Trap Essence
• 1x Voidslime

Sorcery (3)

• 1x Guided Passage
• 1x Icefall
• 1x Wreak Havoc

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Typical Animar deck, but hell of a lot fun to play! As you can see, it's 45% creatures, most of which trigger abilities when they come into play, so the major drawback to the deck is that cards like Hushwing Gryff and Torpor Orb essentially shut this deck down (I do have a few responses, but unless I can tutor for them, I would just have to wait to draw them.)

Second drawback is that the deck relies heavily on the general to ensure a swift victory and keep the mana curve at a manageable level with all the high-CMC creatures. Luckily, Animar has protection from the two highest target-removal colors in Commander (BW), and he's only 3 CMC. Plus I threw in plenty of cards like Pilgrim's Eye and Cultivate to keep the mana flow consistent.

Third drawback is the heavy reliance on combat damage to win the game. Azorius control lockdown is probably the most difficult matchup for this kind of deck; that and Izzet shenanigans, since Animar is vulnerable to blue and red target removal.

I'm a firm believer in the notion that fun gameplay takes precedence over combos with easy 3-turn wins. This deck is designed for fun play, as opposed cheap, easy wins (not to imply that this deck doesn't win); otherwise I'd take out the more mana-costly cards like the Niv-Mizzets, and replace them with Palinchron and throw more counterspells, tutoring, and mana ramp in here.

There are a few cards in here that hose out specific niche decks: Llawan, Cephalid Empress , Tranquil Grove , Molder Slug . These cards prove useful 9 times out of 10 in the multiplayer formats I usually run them in.

Date added	10 years
Last updated	8 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	7 - 0 Mythic Rares 33 - 9 Rares 14 - 4 Uncommons 20 - 2 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	4.44
Tokens	Ape 3/3 G, Copy Clone, Elephant 3-3 G, Emblem Domri Rade, Morph 2/2 C, Thopter 1/1 C
Folders	EDH / Commander