Ancestral Animar: Mid-Budget

Commander / EDH Budget Competitive Infinite Combo Multiplayer RUG (Temur)

JMCraig

Lands (29)

• 1x Ancient Ziggurat
• 1x Arid Mesa
• 1x Bloodstained Mire
• 1x Botanical Sanctum
• 1x Breeding Pool
• 1x City of Brass
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Dryad Arbor
• 1x Fiery Islet
• 1x Flooded Strand
• 1x Forbidden Orchard
• 1x Forest
• 1x Gemstone Mine
• 1x Hinterland Harbor
• 1x Island
• 1x Mana Confluence
• 1x Misty Rainforest
• 1x Polluted Delta
• 1x Reflecting Pool
• 1x Scalding Tarn
• 1x Steam Vents
• 1x Stomping Ground
• 1x Tarnished Citadel
• 1x Thran Quarry
• 1x Verdant Catacombs
• 1x Waterlogged Grove
• 1x Windswept Heath
• 1x Wooded Foothills
• 1x Yavimaya Coast

Tutors (12)

• 1x Chord of Calling
• 1x Eldritch Evolution
• 1x Fabricate
• 1x Fauna Shaman
• 1x Green Sun's Zenith
• 1x Imperial Recruiter
• 1x Mystical Tutor
• 1x Neoform
• 1x Shared Summons
• 1x Spellseeker
• 1x Weird Harvest
• 1x Worldly Tutor

Ramp (21)

• 1x Arbor Elf
• 1x Beastcaller Savant
• 1x Birds of Paradise
• 1x Bond Beetle
• 1x Carpet of Flowers
• 1x Chrome Mox
• 1x Cloud of Faeries
• 1x Dockside Extortionist
• 1x Elvish Mystic
• 1x Elvish Spirit Guide
• 1x Fyndhorn Elves
• 1x Llanowar Elves
• 1x Lotus Petal
• 1x Priest of Titania
• 1x Rishkar, Peema Renegade
• 1x Tinder Wall
• 1x Utopia Sprawl
• 1x Wall of Roots
• 1x Wild Cantor
• 1x Wild Growth
• 1x Wood Elves

Draw (12)

• 1x Beast Whisperer
• 1x Consecrated Sphinx
• 1x Elvish Visionary
• 1x Fblthp, the Lost
• 1x Generous Patron
• 1x Glimpse of Nature
• 1x Loyal Drake
• 1x Mulldrifter
• 1x Mystic Remora
• 1x Slithermuse
• 1x Tishana, Voice of Thunder
• 1x Wall of Blossoms

Commander (1)

Interaction (18)

• 1x Bane of Progress
• 1x Caustic Caterpillar
• 1x Destiny Spinner
• 1x Dispel
• 1x Fierce Guardianship
• 1x Flusterstorm
• 1x Goblin Cratermaker
• 1x Mental Misstep
• 1x Pact of Negation
• 1x Painter's Servant
• 1x Phyrexian Revoker
• 1x Prowling Serpopard
• 1x Scavenging Ooze
• 1x Siren Stormtamer
• 1x Spellskite
• 1x Swan Song
• 1x Sylvan Safekeeper
• 1x Veil of Summer

Wincons & Recursion (7)

• 1x Ancestral Statue
• 1x Barrin, Master Wizard
• 1x Den Protector
• 1x Eternal Witness
• 1x Phantasmal Image
• 1x Phyrexian Metamorph
• 1x Walking Ballista

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Introduction

This list is based on my Ancestral Animar. I've had a lot of fun with that deck and I'd strongly recommend building towards my list if you have any interest in playing Animar competitively, but it's not cheap, sadly.

For this deck, I've made a few small budget cuts to the base list aiming for a cap of $1000 total. I've removed all my foils and fancy printings, plus a handful of staggeringly overpriced cards like Duals, Cradle, Mox Diamond etc. It should still play well at almost every table, but it'll lose a bit of an edge compared to a fully optimized list.

Here's hoping this list provides a path for more players to get in on the fun!

Updated April 2020 for Ikoria & Commander 2020.

Other Versions

• Ancestral Animar (No Budget)
• Ancestral Animar: Low-Budget (~$500)

Date added	7 years
Last updated	4 years
Exclude colors	WB
Splash colors	R
Legality	This deck is not Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	7 - 0 Mythic Rares 56 - 0 Rares 16 - 0 Uncommons 19 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.14
Tokens	Bird 2/2 U, Morph 2/2 C, Spirit 1/1 C, Treasure
Folders	Other ppl decks, JMCraig's Decks, Animar, Soul of Elements
Based on	Ancestral Animar JMCraig EDH