Ancestral Animar: Low-Budget

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

JMCraig

Lands (29)

• 1x Ancient Ziggurat
• 1x Botanical Sanctum
• 1x Breeding Pool
• 1x City of Brass
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Exotic Orchard
• 1x Forbidden Orchard
• 8x Forest
• 1x Gemstone Mine
• 1x Hinterland Harbor
• 3x Island
• 1x Mana Confluence
• 1x Reflecting Pool
• 1x Rootbound Crag
• 1x Steam Vents
• 1x Stomping Ground
• 1x Sulfur Falls
• 1x Tarnished Citadel
• 1x Thran Quarry
• 1x Yavimaya Coast

Interaction (15)

• 1x Ainok Survivalist
• 1x Bane of Progress
• 1x Caustic Caterpillar
• 1x Destiny Spinner
• 1x Dispel
• 1x Goblin Cratermaker
• 1x Mental Misstep
• 1x Phyrexian Revoker
• 1x Prowling Serpopard
• 1x Scavenging Ooze
• 1x Siren Stormtamer
• 1x Spellskite
• 1x Swan Song
• 1x Sylvan Safekeeper
• 1x Veil of Summer

Ramp (19)

• 1x Arbor Elf
• 1x Beastcaller Savant
• 1x Birds of Paradise
• 1x Bond Beetle
• 1x Cloud of Faeries
• 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 Simian Spirit Guide
• 1x Tinder Wall
• 1x Utopia Sprawl
• 1x Wall of Roots
• 1x Wild Cantor
• 1x Wild Growth
• 1x Wood Elves

Tutors (13)

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

Commander (1)

Draw (17)

• 1x Beast Whisperer
• 1x Coiling Oracle
• 1x Elvish Visionary
• 1x Fblthp, the Lost
• 1x Generous Patron
• 1x Glimpse of Nature
• 1x Loyal Drake
• 1x Mulldrifter
• 1x Mystic Remora
• 1x Primordial Sage
• 1x Raven Familiar
• 1x Sea Gate Oracle
• 1x Skullclamp
• 1x Slithermuse
• 1x Soul of the Harvest
• 1x Tishana, Voice of Thunder
• 1x Wall of Blossoms

Wincons &Recusrion (6)

• 1x Ancestral Statue
• 1x Den Protector
• 1x Eternal Witness
• 1x Phyrexian Metamorph
• 1x Reckless Fireweaver
• 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 some heavy budget cuts to the base list aiming for a cap of $500 total. I've removed all my foils and fancy printings, plus some of the more expensive but inessential cards I play. It should still be able to execute its core gameplan quickly and effectively, but it'll lose some consistency and protection compared to a fully optimized list. Nevertheless, it should provide a good starting point for building Animar, and it'll help players avoid some of the more common pitfalls associated with the deck (over-costed junk creatures, clunky combos, etc.) I'd strongly recommend starting your upgrades with the manabase for the deck; playing so many basics really hurts your ability to cast Animar on turn 2.

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: Mid-Budget (~$1000)

Date added	7 years
Last updated	4 years
Exclude colors	WB
Splash colors	R
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	4 - 0 Mythic Rares 43 - 0 Rares 18 - 0 Uncommons 24 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.27
Tokens	Bird 2/2 U, Morph 2/2 C, Spirit 1/1 C
Folders	Future Builds, Commander, Decks, Animar deck, JMCraig's Decks, Animar, Soul of Elements
Based on	Ancestral Animar: Mid-Budget JMCraig EDH