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Animar, Soul of Elements
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Animar, Soul of Elements

{G}{U}{R}

Legendary Creature — Elemental

Protection from white and from black

Whenever you cast a creature spell, put a +1/+1 counter on Animar.

Creature spells you cast cost {1} less to cast for each +1/+1 counter on Animar.

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Protection
Set
Commander 2011 (CMD #181)
Rarity
Mythic
Mana value
3
Released
2011-06-17
Artist
Peter Mohrbacher
EDHREC rank
#2,363
Colour identity
{G}{R}{U}
Finishes
Nonfoil
Served from
Local database

Commander bracket

3 +
Bracket 3 and up — Upgraded
In 5 two-card combos

Derived from card traits, not a ruling — bracket rules turn on how a deck intends to use a card. Bracket rules

EDHREC

Salt Score 1.05
How much players resent seeing this card. The scale tops out around 3.1.
Can be your commanderIn a preconstructed deck

Combos 122

Ancestral Statue+Animar, Soul of Elements
{G}{U}{R}
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creatureInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite storm count
12,342 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Ashling, the Limitless+Animar, Soul of Elements+Greenwarden of Murasa
{W}{U}{B}{R}{G}
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creatureInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite creature tokens with hasteInfinite death triggersInfinite storm countReturn all cards from your graveyard to your hand
11,581 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Animar, Soul of Elements+Hullbreaker Horror
{G}{U}{R}
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creatureInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite storm count
11,312 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Ashling, the Limitless+Animar, Soul of Elements+Grave Sifter
{W}{U}{B}{R}{G}
Each opponent returns all creature cards from their graveyard to their handInfinite +1/+1 counters on a creatureInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite creature tokens with hasteInfinite death triggersInfinite storm countReturn all cards from your graveyard to your hand
5,878 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Animar, Soul of Elements+Cloudstone Curio
{G}{U}{R}
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creatureInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite storm count
5,267 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Animar, Soul of Elements+Palinchron
{G}{U}{R}
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creatureInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite mana lands you control can produceInfinite storm count
1,832 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Ashling, the Limitless+Animar, Soul of Elements+Graveshifter
{W}{U}{B}{R}{G}
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creatureInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite creature tokens with hasteInfinite death triggersInfinite storm countReturn all cards from your graveyard to your hand
1,797 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Animar, Soul of Elements+Primordial Mist
{G}{U}{R}
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creatureInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite storm count
314 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Animar, Soul of Elements+Cloudstone Curio+Endless One+Wandering Archaic // Explore the Vastlands
{G}{U}{R}
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creatureInfinite +1/+1 counters on certain creaturesInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite storm count
105 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Animar, Soul of Elements+Cloudstone Curio+Endless One+Ugin's Conjurant
{G}{U}{R}
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creatureInfinite +1/+1 counters on certain creaturesInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite storm count
100 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Animar, Soul of Elements+Cloudstone Curio+Eternal Scourge+Wandering Archaic // Explore the Vastlands
{G}{U}{R}
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creatureInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite storm count
84 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Animar, Soul of Elements+Cloudstone Curio+Endless One+Eternal Scourge
{G}{U}{R}
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creatureInfinite +1/+1 counters on certain creaturesInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite storm count
71 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Appa, Steadfast Guardian+Animar, Soul of Elements+Aang, Swift Savior // Aang and La, Ocean's Fury
{R}{G}{W}{U}
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creatureInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature tokensInfinite storm count
68 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Appa, Steadfast Guardian+Animar, Soul of Elements+Aang, Airbending Master
{R}{G}{W}{U}
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creatureInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature tokensInfinite storm count
63 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Scrap Trawler+Myr Retriever+Ashnod's Altar+Animar, Soul of Elements
{G}{U}{R}
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creatureInfinite artifact ETBInfinite artifact LTBInfinite artifact sacrifice triggersInfinite colorless manaInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggersInfinite storm count
48 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Appa, Steadfast Guardian+Animar, Soul of Elements+Aang, the Last Airbender
{R}{G}{W}{U}
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creatureInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature tokensInfinite storm count
46 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Animar, Soul of Elements+Cloudstone Curio+Ugin's Conjurant+Wandering Archaic // Explore the Vastlands
{G}{U}{R}
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creatureInfinite +1/+1 counters on certain creaturesInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite storm count
42 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Aang, Airbending Master+Aang, the Last Airbender+Animar, Soul of Elements
{R}{G}{W}{U}
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creatureInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite storm count
38 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Appa, Steadfast Guardian+Animar, Soul of Elements+Appa, Loyal Sky Bison
{R}{G}{W}{U}
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creatureInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature tokensInfinite storm count
34 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Animar, Soul of Elements+Cloudstone Curio+Ugin's Conjurant+Eternal Scourge
{G}{U}{R}
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creatureInfinite +1/+1 counters on certain creaturesInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite storm count
33 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Animar, Soul of Elements+Temur Sabertooth+Karametra's Acolyte+Urabrask the Hidden
{G}{U}{R}
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creatureInfinite blinking of some creaturesInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite green manaInfinite storm count
33 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Monk Gyatso+Animar, Soul of Elements+Lightning Greaves
{R}{G}{W}{U}
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creatureInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite storm count
29 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Scrap Trawler+Myr Retriever+Animar, Soul of Elements+Krark-Clan Ironworks
{G}{U}{R}
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creatureInfinite artifact ETBInfinite artifact LTBInfinite artifact sacrifice triggersInfinite colorless manaInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggersInfinite storm count
28 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Evolution Witness+Myr Scrapling+Animar, Soul of Elements
{G}{U}{R}
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creatureInfinite artifact ETBInfinite artifact LTBInfinite artifact sacrifice triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggersInfinite storm count
27 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Animar, Soul of Elements+Temur Sabertooth+Karametra's Acolyte+Lightning Greaves
{G}{U}{R}
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creatureInfinite blinking of some creaturesInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite green manaInfinite storm count
25 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Scrap Trawler+Myr Retriever+Animar, Soul of Elements+Phyrexian Altar
{G}{U}{R}
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creatureInfinite artifact ETBInfinite artifact LTBInfinite artifact sacrifice triggersInfinite colored manaInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggersInfinite storm count
19 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Animar, Soul of Elements+Cloudstone Curio+Life Finds a Way
{G}{U}{R}
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creatureInfinite copies of nonartifact creature tokens you controlInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature tokensInfinite storm count
19 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Acererak the Archlich+Relic of Legends+Animar, Soul of Elements
{U}{B}{R}{G}
Infinite card drawInfinite draw triggersNear-infinite +1/+1 countersNear-infinite colored manaNear-infinite creature ETBNear-infinite creature LTBNear-infinite creature tokensNear-infinite lifegainNear-infinite lifegain triggersNear-infinite lifelossNear-infinite storm countNear-infinite Treasure tokensNear-infinite ventures into the dungeon
9 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Animar, Soul of Elements+Broodlord+Temur Sabertooth+Crystalline Crawler
{G}{U}{R}
Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you controlInfinite blinkingInfinite card drawInfinite colored manaInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite draw triggersInfinite storm count
9 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Animar, Soul of Elements+Temur Sabertooth+Karametra's Acolyte+Purphoros, Bronze-Blooded
{G}{U}{R}
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creatureInfinite blinking of some creaturesInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite green manaInfinite storm count
9 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Animar, Soul of Elements+Marang River Prowler+Phyrexian Altar
{G}{U}{R}
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creatureInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggersInfinite storm count
8 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Ominous Roost+Marang River Prowler+Animar, Soul of Elements+Phyrexian Altar
{G}{U}{R}
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creatureInfinite colored manaInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite creature tokensInfinite death triggersInfinite storm count
5 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Animar, Soul of Elements+Birgi, God of Storytelling // Harnfel, Horn of Bounty+Tangleroot+Sparkcaster
{G}{U}{R}
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creatureInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite damageInfinite storm count
4 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Aang, Swift Savior // Aang and La, Ocean's Fury+Reflections of Littjara+Animar, Soul of Elements
{R}{G}{W}{U}
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creatureInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite death triggersInfinite storm count
2 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Iraxxa, Empress of Mars+Squee, the Immortal+Phyrexian Altar+Animar, Soul of Elements
{G}{U}{R}
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creatureInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggersInfinite storm count
2 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Animar, Soul of Elements+Birgi, God of Storytelling // Harnfel, Horn of Bounty+Tangleroot+Shivan Wurm
{G}{U}{R}
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creatureInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite storm count
2 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Animar, Soul of Elements+Skitterbeam Battalion+Phyrexian Altar+Temur Sabertooth
{G}{U}{R}
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creatureInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggersInfinite storm count
2 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Ominous Roost+Marang River Prowler+Animar, Soul of Elements+Thermopod+Chromatic Orrery
{G}{U}{R}
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creatureInfinite card drawInfinite colored manaInfinite colorless manaInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite creature tokensInfinite death triggersInfinite draw triggersInfinite storm count
2 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Monk Gyatso+Animar, Soul of Elements+Shuko
{R}{G}{W}{U}
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creatureInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite storm count
2 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Ominous Roost+Marang River Prowler+Animar, Soul of Elements+Ashnod's Altar+Stonework Packbeast
{G}{U}{R}
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creatureInfinite colored manaInfinite colorless manaInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite creature tokensInfinite death triggersInfinite storm count
1 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Metallic Sliver+Lavabelly Sliver+Hibernation Sliver+Syphon Sliver+Animar, Soul of Elements
{W}{U}{B}{R}{G}
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creatureInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite damageInfinite lifegain triggersInfinite storm count
1 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Ominous Roost+Marang River Prowler+Animar, Soul of Elements+Ashnod's Altar+Signpost Scarecrow
{G}{U}{R}
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creatureInfinite colored manaInfinite colorless manaInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite creature tokensInfinite death triggersInfinite storm count
1 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Ominous Roost+Marang River Prowler+Animar, Soul of Elements+Thermopod+Mycosynth Lattice
{G}{U}{R}
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creatureInfinite colored manaInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite creature tokensInfinite death triggersInfinite storm count
1 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Ominous Roost+Marang River Prowler+Animar, Soul of Elements+Krark-Clan Ironworks+Mycosynth Lattice
{G}{U}{R}
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creatureInfinite colored manaInfinite colorless manaInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite creature tokensInfinite death triggersInfinite storm count
1 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Animar, Soul of Elements+Skitterbeam Battalion+Phyrexian Altar+Drafna, Founder of Lat-Nam
{G}{U}{R}
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creatureInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggersInfinite storm count
1 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Ominous Roost+Marang River Prowler+Animar, Soul of Elements+Ashnod's Altar+Gemstone Array
{G}{U}{R}
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creatureInfinite charge counters on a permanentInfinite colored manaInfinite colorless manaInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite creature tokensInfinite death triggersInfinite storm count
1 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Ominous Roost+Marang River Prowler+Animar, Soul of Elements+Ashnod's Altar+Chromatic Orrery
{G}{U}{R}
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creatureInfinite card drawInfinite colored manaInfinite colorless manaInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite creature tokensInfinite death triggersInfinite draw triggersInfinite storm count
1 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Ominous Roost+Marang River Prowler+Animar, Soul of Elements+Ashnod's Altar+Prismite
{G}{U}{R}
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creatureInfinite colored manaInfinite colorless manaInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite creature tokensInfinite death triggersInfinite storm count
1 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Animar, Soul of Elements+Temur Sabertooth+Somberwald Beastmaster+Phyrexian Altar
{G}{U}{R}
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creatureInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggersInfinite storm count
1 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Enduring Renewal+Phyrexian Altar+Cubwarden+Animar, Soul of Elements
{R}{G}{W}{U}
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creatureInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggersInfinite storm count
0 decks Commander Spellbook ↗

Showing the 50 most played of 122.

Commander recommendations

Top synergy 50

Played far more in this commander's decks than elsewhere.

  1. Beast Whisperer 67 %+58.3 %
  2. Ancestral Statue 51 %+47.6 %
  3. Forgotten Ancient 52 %+45.5 %
  4. Hardened Scales 51 %+40.2 %
  5. Soul of the Harvest 42 %+37.6 %
  6. Peregrine Drake 42 %+36.8 %
  7. Rattleclaw Mystic 43 %+35.8 %
  8. Vizier of the Menagerie 37 %+34.1 %
  9. Hydroid Krasis 41 %+34.1 %
  10. Ornithopter of Paradise 40 %+33.6 %
  11. Mulldrifter 38 %+33.4 %
  12. Hullbreaker Horror 38 %+28.9 %
  13. Llanowar Elves 45 %+28.4 %
  14. Artisan of Kozilek 31 %+28.4 %
  15. Walking Ballista 33 %+28.2 %
  16. Solemn Simulacrum 35 %+28.0 %
  17. Primordial Sage 30 %+27.9 %
  18. Nulldrifter 31 %+27.6 %
  19. Rhythm of the Wild 48 %+27.4 %
  20. Kozilek, Butcher of Truth 30 %+26.9 %
  21. Kami of Whispered Hopes 33 %+26.6 %
  22. Birds of Paradise 61 %+25.7 %
  23. Elvish Mystic 37 %+25.5 %
  24. The Ozolith 32 %+25.2 %
  25. Maelstrom Wanderer 35 %+24.9 %
  26. Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger 26 %+24.0 %
  27. Surrak Dragonclaw 28 %+22.3 %
  28. Fierce Empath 25 %+22.2 %
  29. Spellskite 25 %+22.2 %
  30. Ozolith, the Shattered Spire 26 %+21.6 %
  31. Consecrated Sphinx 24 %+20.4 %
  32. Branching Evolution 26 %+20.3 %
  33. Ulamog, the Defiler 22 %+20.3 %
  34. Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre 22 %+20.0 %
  35. Bloom Tender 32 %+20.0 %
  36. Reclamation Sage 23 %+19.0 %
  37. Beastcaller Savant 20 %+18.0 %
  38. Apex Devastator 27 %+17.9 %
  39. Benevolent Hydra 20 %+17.8 %
  40. Temur Ascendancy 47 %+17.7 %
  41. Garruk's Uprising 44 %+17.1 %
  42. Guardian Project 21 %+17.0 %
  43. Cloudstone Curio 20 %+17.0 %
  44. Temur Sabertooth 22 %+16.7 %
  45. The Great Henge 27 %+16.7 %
  46. Phyrexian Metamorph 23 %+16.5 %
  47. Sakura-Tribe Elder 28 %+16.3 %
  48. Cloud of Faeries 22 %+16.1 %
  49. Wandering Archaic 18 %+15.7 %
  50. Worldly Tutor 30 %+15.7 %

Most included 50

Highest share of decks running them, distinctive or not.

  1. Forest 94 %-0.7 %
  2. Island 93 %-1.4 %
  3. Command Tower 92 %+0.4 %
  4. Mountain 91 %-1.4 %
  5. Sol Ring 73 %-9.7 %
  6. Beast Whisperer 67 %+58.3 %
  7. Birds of Paradise 61 %+25.7 %
  8. Arcane Signet 59 %-12.5 %
  9. Breeding Pool 56 %+7.3 %
  10. Stomping Ground 56 %+8.2 %
  11. Forgotten Ancient 52 %+45.5 %
  12. Exotic Orchard 52 %-4.3 %
  13. Hardened Scales 51 %+40.2 %
  14. Ancestral Statue 51 %+47.6 %
  15. Steam Vents 51 %+6.5 %
  16. Frontier Bivouac 48 %-2.0 %
  17. Rhythm of the Wild 48 %+27.4 %
  18. Temur Ascendancy 47 %+17.7 %
  19. Ketria Triome 45 %+4.5 %
  20. Llanowar Elves 45 %+28.4 %
  21. Garruk's Uprising 44 %+17.1 %
  22. Hinterland Harbor 43 %-1.2 %
  23. Rattleclaw Mystic 43 %+35.8 %
  24. Peregrine Drake 42 %+36.8 %
  25. Soul of the Harvest 42 %+37.6 %
  26. Rejuvenating Springs 42 %+8.3 %
  27. Hydroid Krasis 41 %+34.1 %
  28. Wooded Foothills 41 %+6.1 %
  29. Ornithopter of Paradise 40 %+33.6 %
  30. Rootbound Crag 39 %-1.9 %
  31. Misty Rainforest 39 %+5.4 %
  32. Heroic Intervention 39 %+11.2 %
  33. Yavimaya Coast 39 %+3.2 %
  34. Counterspell 38 %+5.8 %
  35. Mulldrifter 38 %+33.4 %
  36. Hullbreaker Horror 38 %+28.9 %
  37. Elvish Mystic 37 %+25.5 %
  38. Vizier of the Menagerie 37 %+34.1 %
  39. Scalding Tarn 36 %+4.2 %
  40. Solemn Simulacrum 35 %+28.0 %
  41. Spire Garden 35 %+5.7 %
  42. Maelstrom Wanderer 35 %+24.9 %
  43. Reliquary Tower 35 %+4.6 %
  44. Cultivate 34 %-6.9 %
  45. Cinder Glade 34 %-7.1 %
  46. Sulfur Falls 34 %-8.1 %
  47. Kami of Whispered Hopes 33 %+26.6 %
  48. Training Center 33 %+4.1 %
  49. Walking Ballista 33 %+28.2 %
  50. Lightning Greaves 33 %+7.7 %

Format legality

Standard Not legal
Pioneer Not legal
Modern Not legal
Legacy Legal
Vintage Legal
Pauper Not legal
Commander Legal
Oathbreaker Legal
Duel Commander Legal
Brawl Not legal
Standard Brawl Not legal
Historic Not legal
Timeless Not legal
Alchemy Not legal
Penny Not legal
Premodern Not legal
PreDH Not legal
Pauper EDH Not legal
Old School Not legal
Future Not legal
Gladiator Not legal
All printingsScryfall ↗Gatherer ↗Edhrec ↗

Rulings

  • 2018-03-16

    Animar's triggered ability resolves before the creature spell that causes it to trigger. The ability will resolve even if that spell is countered.

  • 2018-03-16

    Animar's triggered ability triggers only when a creature spell is cast, after costs are paid. The counter put on Animar for a creature spell won't affect the cost of that creature spell, only future ones.

  • 2018-03-16

    To determine the total cost of a creature spell, start with the mana cost or alternative cost you're paying, add any cost increases, then apply any cost reductions. The mana value of the creature remains unchanged, no matter what the total cost to cast it was.

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