Animar, Soul of Elements EDH

Commander / EDH

amgraham

Creature (53)

• 1x Ancestral Statue
• 1x Beastcaller Savant
• 1x Birds of Paradise
• 1x Bloodbraid Elf
• 1x Brutalizer Exarch
• 1x Deadwood Treefolk
• 1x Den Protector
• 1x Dream Stalker
• 1x Duplicant
• 1x Elvish Visionary
• 1x Farhaven Elf
• 1x Fierce Empath
• 1x Forgotten Ancient
• 1x Glen Elendra Archmage
• 1x Hoverguard Sweepers
• 1x Invasive Species
• 1x Kozilek, Butcher of Truth
• 1x Maelstrom Wanderer
• 1x Man-o'-War
• 1x Momir Vig, Simic Visionary
• 1x Mulldrifter
• 1x Nissa, Vastwood Seer  ^Flip
• 1x Peregrine Drake
• 1x Phyrexian Ingester
• 1x Phyrexian Metamorph
• 1x Pilgrim's Eye
• 1x Prime Speaker Zegana
• 1x Progenitor Mimic
• 1x Quickling
• 1x Rishkar, Peema Renegade
• 1x Riverwise Augur
• 1x Roaring Primadox
• 1x Slithermuse
• 1x Solemn Simulacrum
• 1x Species Gorger
• 1x Spellskite
• 1x Stonehoof Chieftain
• 1x Stunt Double
• 1x Thassa, God of the Sea
• 1x Thragtusk
• 1x Thunderfoot Baloth
• 1x Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre
• 1x Ulvenwald Hydra
• 1x Venser, Shaper Savant
• 1x Verdurous Gearhulk
• 1x Vizier of the Menagerie
• 1x Voidmage Husher
• 1x Walking Ballista
• 1x Wayward Swordtooth
• 1x Wood Elves
• 1x Woodland Bellower
• 1x World Breaker
• 1x Zealous Conscripts

Land (38)

• 1x Alchemist's Refuge
• 1x Ancient Ziggurat
• 1x Botanical Sanctum
• 1x Breeding Pool
• 1x Cinder Glade
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Copperline Gorge
• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 1x Flooded Grove
• 6x Forest
• 1x Frontier Bivouac
• 1x Hinterland Harbor
• 5x Island
• 1x Kessig Wolf Run
• 1x Misty Rainforest
• 2x Mountain
• 1x Reflecting Pool
• 1x Rootbound Crag
• 1x Scalding Tarn
• 1x Simic Growth Chamber
• 1x Spirebluff Canal
• 1x Steam Vents
• 1x Stomping Ground
• 1x Sulfur Falls
• 1x Terramorphic Expanse
• 1x Vivid Creek
• 1x Vivid Grove
• 1x Wooded Foothills

Commander (1)

Enchantment (6)

• 1x Equilibrium
• 1x Growing Rites of Itlimoc  ^Flip
• 1x Hadana's Climb  ^Flip
• 1x Hardened Scales
• 1x Lurking Predators
• 1x Sylvan Library

Artifact (2)

• 1x Cloudstone Curio
• 1x Panharmonicon

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Creature (2)

• 1x Imperial Recruiter
• 1x Oracle of Mul Daya

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Animar was my first commander deck when I started playing EDH. I remember reading Sheldon Menery's play-by-play article when I was looking at which commander to choose and was really intrigued by how the deck played. I have played EDH for years, and Animar remains my favorite deck to play.

I would consider my Animar build to be competitive without being too degenerate. I prefer it this way. I know that there are plenty of other cards that could be used to make the deck more competitive or explosive, but I have chosen these cards for their balance in my normal play group. There are a lot of decision trees and can have long turns, so learn to play the deck quickly to avoid your fellow players feeling like you are just playing solitaire. The deck is highly adaptable, and can be adjusted to many different play styles, budgets, and competitiveness.

This version of the deck is built around bounce effects and casting multiple creatures in the couple of turns after Animar is cast, in order to ramp out the bigger creatures or get Animar to a one/two hit kill. This deck normally wins through Animar commander damage or a large swing with all creatures pumped by Thunderfoot Baloth.

I run a large number of draw cards and creatures that put lands directly into play. Because tapping out to go wide with creatures is so important to the deck in the first few turns and how quickly it can accelerate, it will always draw a wrath from a prepared opponent. Putting lots of lands into play and retaining cards in hand after you have gotten Animar big enough is crucial to being able to rebuild after a board wipe. I have often been able to rebuild to the same or better position that I was at before.

Please leave comments or suggestions. Thank you for your feedback!

Date added	6 years
Last updated	6 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	10 - 0 Mythic Rares 49 - 0 Rares 16 - 0 Uncommons 12 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	4.27
Tokens	Ashaya, the Awoken World, Beast 3/3 G, City's Blessing, Copy Clone, Morph 2/2 C