mtg animar commander deck Best Builds For Animar, Soul Of Elements In MTG's Format Protection from white and from black Whenever you cast a creature spell Animar, Soul of Elements MORPHS

Sacrifice Outlets The best sacrifice outlets are permanents with activated abilities that cost no mana and have no timing restrictions, like Altar of Dementia and Phyrexian Altar, which provide good value on their own and enable various infinite loops

For reference, while the art for these cards is unique, these are reprints of Standard-legal cards that have already been revealed to appear in the main set

I'd place this around Bitterblossom in usefulness (costs more mana, but doesn't lose you life)

If enough -1/-1 counters are put on Essence Channeler at the same time to make its toughness 0 or less, its last ability will see all of the +1/+1 counters it had when it died as well as the -1/-1 counters it had, and an equal number of each of those types of counters (plus any other applicable counters) will be put onto the target creature

Then you got the pushed in cost Beast Whisperer that is the best now

And dont forget Boros Charm or Heroic Intervention as protection for your attacking creatures