Animated Army
Bello, Bard of the Brambles · BLC 2024 · official decklist · 100 cards
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What originality means here
Every card scores 0 to 1: one minus how close its nearest match anywhere in Magic gets, so 0.30 means something out there is 70% like it. A deck's figure is the average across its most original half of nonland cards, so it climbs by holding cards with less competition, never by holding more cards.
- 148 Sworn To Darkness 0.146
- 149 Phantom Premonition 0.146
- 150 Peer Through Time 0.146
- 151 Animated Army 0.145
- 152 Heavenly Inferno 0.144
- 153 Reap the Tides 0.144
- 154 Witherbloom Witchcraft 0.143
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What originality means here
Every card scores 0 to 1: one minus how close its nearest match anywhere in Magic gets, so 0.30 means something out there is 70% like it. A deck's figure is the average across its most original half of nonland cards, so it climbs by holding cards with less competition, never by holding more cards.
- 25 Witherbloom Witchcraft 0.143
- 26 Reap the Tides 0.144
- 27 Heavenly Inferno 0.144
- 28 Animated Army 0.145
- 29 Peer Through Time 0.146
- 30 Phantom Premonition 0.146
- 31 Sworn To Darkness 0.146
Most original cards
- Bello, Bard of the Brambles 0.31
- Rolling Hamsphere 0.29
- Rain of Riches 0.29
- Wildsear, Scouring Maw 0.22
- Outpost Siege 0.21
- Pyreswipe Hawk 0.19
- Domri, Anarch of Bolas 0.18
- Tendershoot Dryad 0.18
- Alchemist's Talent 0.18
- Kodama of the East Tree 0.17
- Grothama, All-Devouring 0.17
- Brightcap Badger // Fungus Frolic 0.16
- Evercoat Ursine 0.16
- Chaos Warp 0.15
- Teapot Slinger 0.14
- Esika's Chariot 0.14
- Grumgully, the Generous 0.14
- Goreclaw, Terror of Qal Sisma 0.14
- Trailtracker Scout 0.13
- Sunbird's Invocation 0.13
- Wandertale Mentor 0.12
- Bootleggers' Stash 0.11
- Thickest in the Thicket 0.10
- Primeval Bounty 0.10
- Greater Good 0.09
- Decimate 0.08
- Lotus Cobra 0.06
- Path of Discovery 0.05
- Spine of Ish Sah 0.04
- Etali, Primal Storm 0.04
- Prosperous Bandit 0.03
- Sakura-Tribe Elder 0.02
- Llanowar Loamspeaker 0.02
- Farseek 0.02
- Gratuitous Violence 0.01
- Burnished Hart 0.01
- Warstorm Surge 0.01
- Hedron Archive 0.01
- Talisman of Impulse 0.01
- Garruk's Packleader 0.00
- Garruk's Uprising 0.00
- Rampaging Baloths 0.00
- Blasphemous Act 0.00
- Beast Within 0.00
- Harmonize 0.00
- Gilded Lotus 0.00
- Abrade 0.00
- Starstorm 0.00
- Thought Vessel 0.00
- Arcane Signet 0.00
- Big Score 0.00
- Cultivate 0.00
- Fellwar Stone 0.00
- Ghalta, Primal Hunger 0.00
- Sol Ring 0.00
- Unnatural Growth 0.00
- Berserkers' Onslaught -0.00
- Mind Stone -0.00
- Explore -0.00
- Gruul Signet -0.00
- Thran Dynamo -0.00
- Rampant Growth -0.00
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What salt means here
EDHREC's annual survey asks players which cards they least enjoy facing, scoring each 0 to about 3: Stasis is 3.06, Rhystic Study 2.73, Mind Stone a flat 0. A deck's figure is those scores added up, so it gets there either through a few famous offenders or a long tail of mildly irritating ones. The one number here that is an opinion rather than a measurement.
- 87 Peer Through Time 20.1
- 88 Ahoy Mateys 20.1
- 89 Food and Fellowship 20.0
- 90 Animated Army 20.0
- 91 Keen Engineering 20.0
- 92 Temur Roar 19.9
- 93 Fae Dominion 19.9
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What salt means here
EDHREC's annual survey asks players which cards they least enjoy facing, scoring each 0 to about 3: Stasis is 3.06, Rhystic Study 2.73, Mind Stone a flat 0. A deck's figure is those scores added up, so it gets there either through a few famous offenders or a long tail of mildly irritating ones. The one number here that is an opinion rather than a measurement.
- 86 Fae Dominion 19.9
- 87 Temur Roar 19.9
- 88 Keen Engineering 20.0
- 89 Animated Army 20.0
- 90 Food and Fellowship 20.0
- 91 Ahoy Mateys 20.1
- 92 Peer Through Time 20.1
Saltiest cards
- Sol Ring 1.59
- Kodama of the East Tree 0.92
- Etali, Primal Storm 0.88
- Lotus Cobra 0.75
- Blasphemous Act 0.67
- Unnatural Growth 0.64
- Bello, Bard of the Brambles 0.63
- Greater Good 0.59
- Warstorm Surge 0.54
- Rampaging Baloths 0.51
- Ghalta, Primal Hunger 0.50
- Decimate 0.49
- Evercoat Ursine 0.43
- Gratuitous Violence 0.43
- Sunbird's Invocation 0.43
- Alchemist's Talent 0.41
- Arcane Signet 0.40
- Wildsear, Scouring Maw 0.40
- Path of Discovery 0.38
- Berserkers' Onslaught 0.37
- Garruk's Uprising 0.37
- Chaos Warp 0.36
- Goreclaw, Terror of Qal Sisma 0.35
- Primeval Bounty 0.35
- Rain of Riches 0.35
- Grothama, All-Devouring 0.31
- Beast Within 0.30
- Bootleggers' Stash 0.30
- Tendershoot Dryad 0.27
- Spine of Ish Sah 0.26
- Pyreswipe Hawk 0.24
- Reliquary Tower 0.21
- Command Tower 0.20
- Garruk's Packleader 0.20
- Starstorm 0.20
- Esika's Chariot 0.19
- Rolling Hamsphere 0.18
- Domri, Anarch of Bolas 0.17
- Outpost Siege 0.17
- Abrade 0.16
- Brightcap Badger // Fungus Frolic 0.16
- Thickest in the Thicket 0.16
- Cultivate 0.15
- Explore 0.15
- Rampant Growth 0.14
- Big Score 0.13
- Farseek 0.13
- Harmonize 0.13
- Mosswort Bridge 0.13
- Sakura-Tribe Elder 0.13
- Raging Ravine 0.10
- Wooded Ridgeline 0.10
- Exotic Orchard 0.08
- Game Trail 0.08
- Path of Ancestry 0.08
- Terramorphic Expanse 0.08
- Llanowar Loamspeaker 0.07
- Temple of Abandon 0.07
- Tranquil Thicket 0.07
- Cinder Glade 0.06
- Copperline Gorge 0.06
- Evolving Wilds 0.06
- Gilded Lotus 0.06
- Grumgully, the Generous 0.06
- Gruul Turf 0.06
- Prosperous Bandit 0.06
- Teapot Slinger 0.06
- Thran Dynamo 0.06
- Trailtracker Scout 0.06
- Burnished Hart 0.05
- Karplusan Forest 0.04
- Rootbound Crag 0.03
- Forgotten Cave 0.02
- Mossfire Valley 0.01
- Fellwar Stone 0.00
- Gruul Signet 0.00
- Hedron Archive 0.00
- Mind Stone 0.00
- Sheltered Thicket 0.00
- Talisman of Impulse 0.00
- Thought Vessel 0.00
- Wandertale Mentor 0.00
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What of cards means here
The cheapest paper printing of every card, added together: what the hundred cards cost to own as singles, not what the sealed box sells for. That is why one reserved list card can put a deck above four decks of staples. Basic lands count toward the total but are left out of the card list below, since thirty Islands are not what anyone means by a deck's cheapest cards.
- 90 Counter Intelligence $69.56
- 91 Explorers of the Deep $68.74
- 92 Rebellion Rising $68.59
- 93 Animated Army $68.20
- 94 Food and Fellowship $66.83
- 95 Jump Scare! $66.61
- 96 Death Toll $65.53
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What of cards means here
The cheapest paper printing of every card, added together: what the hundred cards cost to own as singles, not what the sealed box sells for. That is why one reserved list card can put a deck above four decks of staples. Basic lands count toward the total but are left out of the card list below, since thirty Islands are not what anyone means by a deck's cheapest cards.
- 83 Death Toll $65.53
- 84 Jump Scare! $66.61
- 85 Food and Fellowship $66.83
- 86 Animated Army $68.20
- 87 Rebellion Rising $68.59
- 88 Explorers of the Deep $68.74
- 89 Counter Intelligence $69.56
Priciest cards
- Alchemist's Talent $14.13
- Rain of Riches $6.58
- Kodama of the East Tree $4.35
- Thran Dynamo $2.62
- Brightcap Badger // Fungus Frolic $2.27
- Bello, Bard of the Brambles $2.26
- Greater Good $2.06
- Lotus Cobra $2.01
- Unnatural Growth $1.91
- Reliquary Tower $1.64
- Goreclaw, Terror of Qal Sisma $1.62
- Tendershoot Dryad $1.38
- Thought Vessel $1.37
- Ghalta, Primal Hunger $1.01
- Fellwar Stone $0.92
- Sol Ring $0.91
- Blasphemous Act $0.88
- Copperline Gorge $0.86
- Gratuitous Violence $0.86
- Gilded Lotus $0.83
- Wildsear, Scouring Maw $0.62
- Karplusan Forest $0.55
- Warstorm Surge $0.50
- Garruk's Uprising $0.48
- Etali, Primal Storm $0.47
- Esika's Chariot $0.45
- Evercoat Ursine $0.44
- Big Score $0.43
- Domri, Anarch of Bolas $0.43
- Talisman of Impulse $0.41
- Trailtracker Scout $0.41
- Primeval Bounty $0.39
- Gruul Signet $0.38
- Berserkers' Onslaught $0.37
- Prosperous Bandit $0.37
- Bootleggers' Stash $0.36
- Chaos Warp $0.34
- Sakura-Tribe Elder $0.34
- Rolling Hamsphere $0.33
- Rootbound Crag $0.32
- Rampaging Baloths $0.30
- Cultivate $0.29
- Llanowar Loamspeaker $0.29
- Mosswort Bridge $0.28
- Starstorm $0.27
- Wandertale Mentor $0.27
- Wooded Ridgeline $0.27
- Cinder Glade $0.26
- Farseek $0.26
- Hedron Archive $0.26
- Spine of Ish Sah $0.26
- Thickest in the Thicket $0.26
- Arcane Signet $0.25
- Beast Within $0.25
- Grothama, All-Devouring $0.25
- Grumgully, the Generous $0.25
- Mind Stone $0.25
- Teapot Slinger $0.25
- Rampant Growth $0.24
- Decimate $0.23
- Exotic Orchard $0.23
- Sunbird's Invocation $0.23
- Gruul Turf $0.22
- Mossfire Valley $0.22
- Command Tower $0.21
- Explore $0.21
- Outpost Siege $0.21
- Pyreswipe Hawk $0.21
- Sheltered Thicket $0.21
- Path of Discovery $0.20
- Temple of Abandon $0.20
- Game Trail $0.19
- Path of Ancestry $0.19
- Raging Ravine $0.19
- Abrade $0.18
- Garruk's Packleader $0.15
- Harmonize $0.15
- Forgotten Cave $0.12
- Burnished Hart $0.11
- Tranquil Thicket $0.11
- Evolving Wilds $0.09
- Terramorphic Expanse $0.09
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What median play rate means here
EDHREC ranks every card by how many Commander decks run it, #1 being the most played in the format. A deck's figure is the median rank across its nonland cards, so #1200 means half this deck sits inside the format's twelve hundred most played cards. A smaller number is the deck built out of staples.
- 1 Jeskai Striker #886
- 2 Animated Army #921
- 3 Quick Draw #1090
- 4 Keen Engineering #1114
- 5 20 Ways to Win #1169
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What median play rate means here
EDHREC ranks every card by how many Commander decks run it, #1 being the most played in the format. A deck's figure is the median rank across its nonland cards, so #1200 means half this deck sits inside the format's twelve hundred most played cards. A smaller number is the deck built out of staples.
- 174 20 Ways to Win #1169
- 175 Keen Engineering #1114
- 176 Quick Draw #1090
- 177 Animated Army #921
- 178 Jeskai Striker #886
Most played cards
- Sol Ring #1
- Arcane Signet #3
- Fellwar Stone #17
- Cultivate #20
- Thought Vessel #21
- Blasphemous Act #22
- Farseek #23
- Beast Within #25
- Rampant Growth #28
- Chaos Warp #29
- Mind Stone #32
- Garruk's Uprising #92
- Sakura-Tribe Elder #118
- Big Score #138
- Abrade #144
- Thran Dynamo #194
- Explore #238
- Etali, Primal Storm #283
- Harmonize #324
- Lotus Cobra #326
- Rampaging Baloths #387
- Gilded Lotus #416
- Unnatural Growth #439
- Ghalta, Primal Hunger #455
- Burnished Hart #525
- Hedron Archive #545
- Talisman of Impulse #590
- Greater Good #632
- Goreclaw, Terror of Qal Sisma #634
- Warstorm Surge #738
- Gruul Signet #837
- Decimate #1005
- Kodama of the East Tree #1012
- Tendershoot Dryad #1314
- Rain of Riches #1474
- Gratuitous Violence #1513
- Sunbird's Invocation #1956
- Garruk's Packleader #1995
- Bootleggers' Stash #2027
- Alchemist's Talent #2051
- Primeval Bounty #2205
- Berserkers' Onslaught #2419
- Outpost Siege #2431
- Spine of Ish Sah #2679
- Domri, Anarch of Bolas #2789
- Thickest in the Thicket #3045
- Esika's Chariot #3076
- Starstorm #3164
- Trailtracker Scout #3549
- Brightcap Badger // Fungus Frolic #3566
- Path of Discovery #3614
- Bello, Bard of the Brambles #3762
- Wildsear, Scouring Maw #3773
- Llanowar Loamspeaker #4002
- Rolling Hamsphere #4365
- Grumgully, the Generous #4524
- Wandertale Mentor #4985
- Evercoat Ursine #5089
- Prosperous Bandit #5573
- Grothama, All-Devouring #7004
- Teapot Slinger #9131
- Pyreswipe Hawk #9479
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What a card on average means here
How long ago each card was first printed, averaged across the deck. A reprint does not make an old card new, so a deck published last year and stuffed with reprints still reads old. The total underneath is every card's age added together; the ranking uses the average, because a sum quietly rewards the bigger deck for being bigger.
- 52 Timeless Wisdom 13.7 years
- 53 Sneak Attack 13.7 years
- 54 Merciless Rage 13.7 years
- 55 Animated Army 13.6 years
- 56 Land's Wrath 13.6 years
- 57 Draconic Destruction 13.6 years
- 58 Mishra's Burnished Banner 13.6 years
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What a card on average means here
How long ago each card was first printed, averaged across the deck. A reprint does not make an old card new, so a deck published last year and stuffed with reprints still reads old. The total underneath is every card's age added together; the ranking uses the average, because a sum quietly rewards the bigger deck for being bigger.
- 121 Mishra's Burnished Banner 13.6 years
- 122 Draconic Destruction 13.6 years
- 123 Land's Wrath 13.6 years
- 124 Animated Army 13.6 years
- 125 Merciless Rage 13.7 years
- 126 Sneak Attack 13.7 years
- 127 Timeless Wisdom 13.7 years
Oldest cards
- Sol Ring 33.3 years
- Fellwar Stone 32.3 years
- Karplusan Forest 31.5 years
- Rampant Growth 30.1 years
- Mind Stone 29.4 years
- Greater Good 28.1 years
- Thran Dynamo 27.4 years
- Decimate 25.1 years
- Mossfire Valley 25.1 years
- Forgotten Cave 24.1 years
- Gratuitous Violence 24.1 years
- Starstorm 24.1 years
- Tranquil Thicket 24.1 years
- Gilded Lotus 23.1 years
- Talisman of Impulse 23.1 years
- Sakura-Tribe Elder 22.1 years
- Terramorphic Expanse 21.2 years
- Farseek 21.1 years
- Gruul Signet 20.8 years
- Gruul Turf 20.8 years
- Harmonize 19.8 years
- Mosswort Bridge 19.1 years
- Exotic Orchard 17.8 years
- Reliquary Tower 17.8 years
- Rootbound Crag 17.3 years
- Lotus Cobra 17.1 years
- Rampaging Baloths 17.1 years
- Explore 16.8 years
- Raging Ravine 16.8 years
- Evolving Wilds 16.6 years
- Cultivate 16.3 years
- Garruk's Packleader 16.3 years
- Copperline Gorge 16.1 years
- Spine of Ish Sah 15.8 years
- Beast Within 15.5 years
- Chaos Warp 15.4 years
- Command Tower 15.4 years
- Warstorm Surge 15.3 years
- Blasphemous Act 15.1 years
- Primeval Bounty 13.3 years
- Burnished Hart 13.1 years
- Temple of Abandon 13.1 years
- Outpost Siege 11.8 years
- Berserkers' Onslaught 11.6 years
- Cinder Glade 11.1 years
- Hedron Archive 11.1 years
- Thought Vessel 11.0 years
- Game Trail 10.6 years
- Sheltered Thicket 9.5 years
- Abrade 9.3 years
- Path of Ancestry 9.2 years
- Sunbird's Invocation 9.1 years
- Etali, Primal Storm 8.8 years
- Ghalta, Primal Hunger 8.8 years
- Path of Discovery 8.8 years
- Tendershoot Dryad 8.8 years
- Grothama, All-Devouring 8.4 years
- Goreclaw, Terror of Qal Sisma 8.3 years
- Domri, Anarch of Bolas 7.5 years
- Arcane Signet 7.1 years
- Grumgully, the Generous 7.1 years
- Garruk's Uprising 6.4 years
- Kodama of the East Tree 6.0 years
- Esika's Chariot 5.8 years
- Unnatural Growth 5.1 years
- Big Score 4.5 years
- Bootleggers' Stash 4.5 years
- Rain of Riches 4.5 years
- Llanowar Loamspeaker 4.2 years
- Wooded Ridgeline 4.2 years
- Alchemist's Talent 2.3 years
- Bello, Bard of the Brambles 2.3 years
- Brightcap Badger // Fungus Frolic 2.3 years
- Evercoat Ursine 2.3 years
- Prosperous Bandit 2.3 years
- Pyreswipe Hawk 2.3 years
- Rolling Hamsphere 2.3 years
- Teapot Slinger 2.3 years
- Thickest in the Thicket 2.3 years
- Trailtracker Scout 2.3 years
- Wandertale Mentor 2.3 years
- Wildsear, Scouring Maw 2.3 years
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What the figures on each card mean
- Originality
- One minus how close the card's nearest match anywhere in Magic gets, so a card at 0.30 has something out there 70% like it.
- Play rate
- EDHREC's rank for how often the card is played in Commander, where #1 is the most played card in the format.
- Salt
- Out of about 3, from EDHREC's salt survey, where players vote on the cards they least enjoy facing.
- Card age
- How long ago the card was first printed, counted from its earliest printing, so a reprint does not make an old card new.
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