Animar, Soul of Elements (Commander) - Budget cEDH

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Cooper Gottfried
Feb 9, 2026
The Top 40 Three-Mana Commanders
It's another Top 40 list from EDHREC! This time we're looking at the most popular commanders that you can play for just three mana.
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Explosive Prodigy
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Champions of the Perfect
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Impolite Entrance
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Sunderflock
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Vibrance
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Ancestral Statue
88%inclusion30 decks34 decks
84%synergy
Beast Whisperer
85%inclusion29 decks34 decks
76%synergy
Peregrine Drake
71%inclusion24 decks34 decks
65%synergy
Walking Ballista
65%inclusion22 decks34 decks
60%synergy
Neoform
59%inclusion20 decks34 decks
54%synergy
Cloud of Faeries
59%inclusion20 decks34 decks
53%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
59%inclusion20 decks34 decks
51%synergy
Imperial Recruiter
53%inclusion18 decks34 decks
48%synergy
Elvish Mystic
59%inclusion20 decks34 decks
48%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
56%inclusion19 decks34 decks
47%synergy
Top Cards
Birds of Paradise
76%inclusion26 decks34 decks
42%synergy
Llanowar Elves
62%inclusion21 decks34 decks
47%synergy
Bloom Tender
47%inclusion16 decks34 decks
37%synergy
Eldritch Evolution
47%inclusion16 decks34 decks
41%synergy
Eternal Witness
47%inclusion16 decks34 decks
31%synergy
Spellskite
47%inclusion16 decks34 decks
44%synergy
Fyndhorn Elves
47%inclusion16 decks34 decks
41%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
44%inclusion15 decks34 decks
37%synergy
Kozilek, Butcher of Truth
44%inclusion15 decks34 decks
41%synergy
Rattleclaw Mystic
44%inclusion15 decks34 decks
36%synergy
Game Changers
Worldly Tutor
53%inclusion18 decks34 decks
38%synergy
Rhystic Study
44%inclusion15 decks34 decks
25%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
41%inclusion14 decks34 decks
23%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
35%inclusion12 decks34 decks
31%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Force of Will
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
15%synergy
Chrome Mox
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
15%synergy
Ancient Tomb
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
10%synergy
Mystical Tutor
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Survival of the Fittest
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Creatures
Simian Spirit Guide
41%inclusion14 decks34 decks
36%synergy
Fierce Empath
41%inclusion14 decks34 decks
38%synergy
Beastcaller Savant
41%inclusion14 decks34 decks
39%synergy
Mulldrifter
38%inclusion13 decks34 decks
33%synergy
Temur Sabertooth
38%inclusion13 decks34 decks
33%synergy
Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre
38%inclusion13 decks34 decks
36%synergy
Phantasmal Image
38%inclusion13 decks34 decks
35%synergy
Elvish Spirit Guide
35%inclusion12 decks34 decks
29%synergy
Tinder Wall
35%inclusion12 decks34 decks
30%synergy
Spellseeker
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
26%synergy
Wandering Archaic
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
30%synergy
Nulldrifter
30%inclusion10 decks33 decks
27%synergy
Transit Mage
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
29%synergy
Shrieking Drake
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
28%synergy
Wild Cantor
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
27%synergy
Artisan of Kozilek
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
27%synergy
Myr Scrapling
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
29%synergy
Vizier of the Menagerie
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
26%synergy
Fauna Shaman
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
28%synergy
Oblivion Sower
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
29%synergy
Delighted Halfling
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
13%synergy
Maelstrom Wanderer
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
20%synergy
Reclamation Sage
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
22%synergy
Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
24%synergy
Wall of Roots
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
26%synergy
Soul of the Harvest
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
22%synergy
Deadeye Navigator
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
23%synergy
Arbor Elf
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
21%synergy
Haywire Mite
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
22%synergy
Purphoros, God of the Forge
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
19%synergy
Radagast the Brown
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
23%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
19%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
20%synergy
Void Winnower
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
19%synergy
Rishkar, Peema Renegade
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
19%synergy
Painter's Servant
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
20%synergy
Conduit of Ruin
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
20%synergy
It That Betrays
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
19%synergy
Shinestriker
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Eclipsed Flamekin
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Great Forest Druid
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Wistfulness
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Dundoolin Weaver
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Rimekin Recluse
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Mockingbird
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Volatile Stormdrake
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
16%synergy
Fanatic of Rhonas
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
9%synergy
High Fae Trickster
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Enduring Vitality
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
12%synergy
Instants
Swan Song
41%inclusion14 decks34 decks
27%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
13%synergy
Flusterstorm
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
25%synergy
Pact of Negation
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
26%synergy
Chord of Calling
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
22%synergy
Deflecting Swat
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Counterspell
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
-3%synergy
Veil of Summer
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
19%synergy
Shared Summons
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
25%synergy
Heroic Intervention
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
-6%synergy
Unforgiving Aim
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
End-Blaze Epiphany
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Feed the Flames
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Wild Unraveling
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Negate
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Beast Within
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
-20%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Flare of Denial
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
13%synergy
Autumn's Veil
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Stubborn Denial
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Signal the Clans
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Mana Drain
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
-1%synergy
Pongify
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
0%synergy
Lightning Bolt
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
1%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Legolas's Quick Reflexes
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
10%synergy
Dispel
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Growth Spiral
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
-14%synergy
Arcane Denial
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
-4%synergy
Force of Negation
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Snap
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
0%synergy
Spell Pierce
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
10%synergy
Summoner's Pact
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Miscast
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Brainstorm
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
-6%synergy
Not of This World
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Pyroblast
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Slip Out the Back
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Strix Serenade
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-1%synergy
Paradoxical Outcome
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Mental Misstep
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
0%synergy
Invigorating Surge
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Crop Rotation
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-6%synergy
Archdruid's Charm
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Guttural Response
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Titan's Presence
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Sorceries
Weird Harvest
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
26%synergy
Nature's Rhythm
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Fabricate
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
18%synergy
Assert Perfection
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Farseek
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
-29%synergy
Finale of Devastation
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Green Sun's Zenith
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
10%synergy
Glimpse of Nature
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Rampant Growth
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
-20%synergy
Vandalblast
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Nature's Lore
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
-23%synergy
Kodama's Reach
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
-23%synergy
Threats Undetected
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Sylvan Tutor
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Cultivate
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
-34%synergy
Genesis Ultimatum
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-1%synergy
Three Visits
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-21%synergy
Natural Order
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Rishkar's Expertise
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-3%synergy
Gamble
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
38%inclusion13 decks34 decks
13%synergy
Cloudstone Curio
35%inclusion12 decks34 decks
32%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
-4%synergy
The Great Henge
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
8%synergy
The Ozolith
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Altar of the Brood
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Birthing Pod
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Mystic Remora
38%inclusion13 decks34 decks
26%synergy
Temur Ascendancy
38%inclusion13 decks34 decks
10%synergy
Wild Growth
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
22%synergy
Rhythm of the Wild
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
12%synergy
Sylvan Library
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
25%synergy
Hardened Scales
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
18%synergy
Noggle the Mind
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Carpet of Flowers
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Garruk's Uprising
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
-12%synergy
Equilibrium
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Utopia Sprawl
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Guardian Project
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Hydra's Growth
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Echoes of Eternity
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Kozilek's Unsealing
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Cryptolith Rite
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
1%synergy
Up the Beanstalk
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
0%synergy
Branching Evolution
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
0%synergy
Growing Rites of Itlimoc
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Burgeoning
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Reliquary Tower
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
-10%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
-3%synergy
Evendo, Waking Haven
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Alchemist's Refuge
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Eldrazi Temple
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Rogue's Passage
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
-7%synergy
Eye of Ugin
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Lotus Field
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Sanctum of Ugin
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Command Beacon
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Tyrite Sanctum
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Kessig Wolf Run
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-8%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
74%inclusion25 decks34 decks
-9%synergy
Arcane Signet
62%inclusion21 decks34 decks
-11%synergy
Lotus Petal
35%inclusion12 decks34 decks
25%synergy
Simic Signet
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Fellwar Stone
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
0%synergy
Gruul Signet
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
-1%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Talisman of Impulse
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
-3%synergy
Commander's Sphere
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
1%synergy
Izzet Signet
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
-2%synergy
Thought Vessel
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
-1%synergy
Mox Amber
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Vault
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-2%synergy
Basalt Monolith
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Forest
100%inclusion34 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Command Tower
97%inclusion33 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Island
97%inclusion33 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Mountain
79%inclusion27 decks34 decks
-13%synergy
Breeding Pool
74%inclusion25 decks34 decks
26%synergy
Stomping Ground
71%inclusion24 decks34 decks
24%synergy
Steam Vents
68%inclusion23 decks34 decks
24%synergy
Exotic Orchard
68%inclusion23 decks34 decks
12%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
68%inclusion23 decks34 decks
33%synergy
Misty Rainforest
59%inclusion20 decks34 decks
25%synergy
Karplusan Forest
56%inclusion19 decks34 decks
30%synergy
Shivan Reef
53%inclusion18 decks34 decks
21%synergy
Wooded Foothills
53%inclusion18 decks34 decks
19%synergy
Scalding Tarn
47%inclusion16 decks34 decks
15%synergy
Ketria Triome
44%inclusion15 decks34 decks
3%synergy
City of Brass
44%inclusion15 decks34 decks
33%synergy
Sulfur Falls
41%inclusion14 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Rootbound Crag
41%inclusion14 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
38%inclusion13 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Training Center
38%inclusion13 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
38%inclusion13 decks34 decks
-4%synergy
Windswept Heath
35%inclusion12 decks34 decks
24%synergy
Mana Confluence
35%inclusion12 decks34 decks
25%synergy
Frontier Bivouac
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
-19%synergy
Ancient Ziggurat
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
28%synergy
Spire Garden
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
1%synergy
Polluted Delta
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
16%synergy
Rockfall Vale
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
-8%synergy
Reflecting Pool
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
16%synergy
Waterlogged Grove
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
17%synergy
Botanical Sanctum
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
20%synergy
Opal Palace
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
19%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
-4%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
16%synergy
Flooded Strand
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
12%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
21%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
19%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
10%synergy
Arid Mesa
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
12%synergy
Eclipsed Realms
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Fabled Passage
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Thran Quarry
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
17%synergy
Cavern of Souls
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
10%synergy
Fiery Islet
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Copperline Gorge
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Cinder Glade
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
-26%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Evolving Wilds
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
-13%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Flooded Grove
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
0%synergy