mtg animar commander deck Series #7 Animar, Soul of Elements Holofoil Playmat for Magic: The Gathering Protection from white and from black Whenever you cast a creature spell What to run with Commander

The top cards that slot right into contending decks are Boomerang Basics and Badgermole Cub

Eris, Roar of the Storm rewards this deck for enacting its natural game plan, and it provides a solid board state for relatively little effort

This same effect is seen on Echo of Eons, but in this case we get that effect for half as much

Cid, Timeless Artificer Cid, Timeless Artificer is an interesting build-around that I imagine comes in two flavors: You either go hard on looting, cycling, and self-mill to throw multiple copies of Cid in the graveyard, or you do some Mirror Box shenanigans

A deck full of counter synergies and equipment like Ring of Kalonia or Whispersilk Cloak takes Skullbriar to the next level