Animar, Soul of Elements
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.
How Animar decks play in EDH
Animar, Soul of Elements is a Temur commander in blue, red and green costing GUR, and its legendary creature - elemental line shapes the whole deck around it. It cares about +1/+1 counters, so counter-doubling effects and creatures that grow on their own carry the deck. The cards below are the ones Animar, Soul of Elements decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $81.70Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (2)
Card draw (2)
Removal (1)
Counterspells (1)
Creatures (10)
Synergy & payoffs (3)
Lands (1)
Build the full 100
Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Animar, Soul of Elements decklist with a written strategy, a full mana base and live prices — from the whole card pool, or only from cards you already own.
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What colours can I use in a Animar, Soul of Elements deck?
Animar, Soul of Elements has a Temur colour identity, so every card in the deck must be blue, red and green or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for Animar, Soul of Elements?
The cards played most often in Animar, Soul of Elements decks include Radagast of Rhosgobel, Emrakul, the Exigent Doom, Samut, Hazoret's Champion. The full list of staples above is grouped by the job each card does, so you can see the deck's skeleton rather than just a pile of names.
How much does a Animar, Soul of Elements deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $81.70 at current market prices. A complete 100-card build costs more, and Grimoire can generate a budget version instead if you set a price ceiling.
Can I build a Animar, Soul of Elements deck from cards I already own?
Yes. Import your collection into Grimoire and choose "my cards" when you build. The generator will only use cards you actually own, and the Missing Cards page shows what you would need to buy to finish any list.