Counter Intuitive by user4976161

Format: Commander

Commander: Animar, Soul of Elements

Bracket: 2

DeckCheck Threat Index: 25

Deck overview

This deck is a Temur creature-centric midrange build designed to leverage Animar, Soul of Elements for explosive mana discounts and scaling combat threats. By casting creature spells and proliferating +1/+1 counters through engines like Hardened Scales, Kami of Whispered Hopes, and Bristly Bill, Spine Sower, the deck rapidly grows its commander while reducing the generic mana costs of massive bombs. Late-game payoffs include high-impact creatures such as Apex Devastator, Ancient Bronze Dragon, and Vigor, which easily overwhelm opposing boards through pure power, trample, or unblockability granted by Herald of Secret Streams. While the deck excels at building high power and recovering via a deep land base, it relies heavily on natural card draws and combat steps, lacking fast combo finishes or heavy stax elements.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Aberrant
  • 1 Abhorrent Oculus
  • 1 Absorbing Man and Titania
  • 1 Abundance
  • 1 Abundant Harvest
  • 1 Abzan Beastmaster
  • 1 Access Denied
  • 1 Additive Evolution
  • 1 Aesi, Tyrant of Gyre Strait
  • 1 Agatha's Soul Cauldron
  • 1 Alchemist's Refuge
  • 1 All Will Be One
  • 1 Ancient Bronze Dragon
  • 1 Ancient Silver Dragon
  • 1 Ancient Ziggurat
  • 1 Andúril, Narsil Reforged
  • 1 Animar, Soul of Elements
  • 1 Anzrag, the Quake-Mole
  • 1 Apex Devastator
  • 1 Apocalypse Hydra
  • 1 Archdruid's Charm
  • 1 Arni Slays the Troll
  • 1 Arwen, Weaver of Hope
  • 1 Ascendant Acolyte
  • 1 Azusa, Lost but Seeking
  • 1 Bala Ged Recovery // Bala Ged Sanctuary
  • 1 Bard Class
  • 1 Barkchannel Pathway // Tidechannel Pathway
  • 1 Borborygmos
  • 1 Bristly Bill, Spine Sower
  • 1 Claim the Kingdom
  • 1 Command Beacon
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Countervailing Winds
  • 1 Crop Rotation
  • 1 Crucible of Worlds
  • 1 Dancing from Dark to Dawn
  • 1 Expansion Algorithm
  • 1 Exploration
  • 1 Exploration Broodship
  • 15 Forest
  • 1 Forgotten Ancient
  • 1 Frontier Bivouac
  • 1 Ghost Quarter
  • 1 Gruul War Plow
  • 1 Hardened Scales
  • 1 Herald of Secret Streams
  • 1 Hullbreaker Horror
  • 1 Innkeeper's Talent
  • 8 Island
  • 1 Jungle Basin
  • 1 Kami of Whispered Hopes
  • 1 Misty Rainforest
  • 1 Mossborn Hydra
  • 7 Mountain
  • 1 Myriad Landscape
  • 1 Pick Your Poison
  • 1 Primeval Herald
  • 1 Rampaging Baloths
  • 1 Ramunap Excavator
  • 1 Repulsive Mutation
  • 1 Sab-Sunen, Luxa Embodied
  • 1 Scalding Tarn
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Temur Ascendancy
  • 1 Temur Banner
  • 1 Temur Battlecrier
  • 1 Temur Monument
  • 1 The Swarmlord
  • 1 Tireless Provisioner
  • 1 Tromell, Seymour's Butler
  • 1 Vigor
  • 1 Will of the Temur